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Jesus, and John saw in those days the spiritual
idea as the Messiah, who would baptize with the Holy
Ghost, - divine Science. As Elias presented
the idea of the fatherhood of God, which Jesus
afterwards manifested, so the Revelator completed this
figure with woman, typifying the spiritual idea of God's
motherhood. The moon is under her feet. This idea
reveals the universe as secondary and tributary to Spirit,
from which the universe borrows its reflected light, substance,
life, and intelligence.
(Spiritual idea crowned)
The spiritual idea is crowned with twelve stars. The
twelve tribes of Israel with all mortals, - separated by
belief from man's divine origin and the true
idea, - will through much tribulation yield to
the activities of the divine Principle of man in the harmony
of Science. These are the stars in the crown of
rejoicing. They are the lamps in the spiritual heavens
of the age, which show the workings of the spiritual idea
by healing the sick and the sinning, and by manifesting
the light which shines "unto the perfect day" as the night
of materialism wanes.
(Travail and joy)
Revelation xii. 2. And she being with child cried, travailing
in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Also the spiritual idea is typified by a woman in travail,
waiting to be delivered of her sweet promise, but remembering
no more her sorrow for joy that
the birth goes on; for great is the idea, and the
travail portentous.
(The dragon as a type)
Revelation xii. 3. And there appeared another wonder in
heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads
and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
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