TESTIMONIES AGAINST THE JEWS. 155 him, My lord,thou knowest. And he saidunto me, These are they who have come out of great tribulation,and have washed theirrobes,and made them white in the bloodof the Lamb. Therefore they are beforethe throneof God, and serveHim day and nightin His temple; and He who sitteth upon the throne shalldwellamong them. They shallneither hunger nor thirstever; and neithershallthe sun fallupon them, nor shalltheysufferany heat: fortheLamb who isin themidst ofthethroneshallprotectthem, and shallleadthem to the fountainsof the waters of life; and God shallwipe away every tearfrom theireyes."1 Also in the same place: " He who shallovercome I willgivehim to eatof the treeof life,which isin the paradiseof my God."2 Also inthe same place: " Be thou faithfuleven unto death,and I willgive thee a crown of life."3Also in the same place: " Blessed shallthey be who shallwatch,and shallkeep theirgarments, lestthey walk naked, and they see theirshame."4 Of this same thing,Paul in the second Epistleto Timothy : " I am now offeredup, and the time of my assumption isat hand. I have fought a good fight,I have finishedmy course,I have kept the faith. There now remains for me a crown of righteousness,which the Lord, the righteousJ udge,willgive me in thatday ; and not only to me, but to allalsowho love His appearing."* Of thissame thingto the Romans : " We are the sons of God : but if sons and heirsof God, we are alsojoint-heirswith Christ; ifwe suffertogether,that we may alsobe magnified together."0 Of thissame thing in the 118th Psalm: "Blessed are they who are undefiledin the way, and walk in the law of the Lord. Blessedare they who searchintoHis testimonies."' 17. That what we sufferin thisworld is of lessaccount than isthe reward which ispromised. In the Epistleof Paul to the Romans : " The sufferings of thispresenttime are not worthy of comparisonwith the 1 Rev.vii.9-17. 2 Rev.ii.7. * Rev.ii.10. 4 Rev.xvi.15. * 2 Tim.iv.6-8. 6 Rom. viii.16,17. 1 Ps.cxix.1,2.