. . . the Spirit of Elohim carried me unto an exceeding high Mountain, and from it I again beheld the Holy City of Zion, radiant with the glory of God, descending through the Heavens.

Within her burned the Seven Sacred Fires of Elohim, clothing her in a garment of Light.

Her luminary was as a Jasper-stone whose facets are clear as crystal, and was therefore most precious.

Around her a wall was raised, exceeding high, and she had Twelve Gates, and at each Gate an Angel whose name was that of the House of Israel; three Gates looked towards the East and three towards the West, three towards the North and three towards the South.

And the wall of the City was built upon twelve foundations named after the Lamb of God, and they were the Apostles of the Lord.

And the City lieth four square, whose length and breadth and height are equal, the measurement being that of a full-grown man – that is, of an Angel.

And the walls of the City were of Jasper; but the City itself was built of pure gold, transparent as glass.

And the foundations of the wall of the City were garnished with every kind of precious stone – Jasper, Sapphire, Chalcedony, Emerald, Sardonyx, Sardius, Chrysolyte, Beryl, Topaz, Chrysoprasus, Jacinth and Amethyst.

The twelve Gates were as twelve Pearls, each Gate being one perfect Pearl. And the City had no more any earthly Temples, because the Eternal One was the Overshadowing Presence and Temple, and the Lamb was its worship.

And the City required no more another Sun to lighten it, nor Moon to shine at night; for the Glory of God did lighten it through the worship of the Lamb.

And the Nations of them who are of the Redeemed Ones shall walk in the light of it, and the Kings of the East shall bring the Glory of the Lord unto it.

Its Gates shall not be shut at all by day, and there is no night in it.

The River of Life and the Tree of Life

And the Angel of His Presence showed unto me a river of pure clear Water of Life, which reflected the Light of the Heavens like a perfect crystal, as it proceeded from the Throne of God and of the Lamb.

In the midst of the stream of it, and upon each side of it, there grew the Tree of Life whose fruits were twelve, each in its season; and whose leaves were for the healing of the people.

And wheresoever the river floweth there shall be no more anything accursed; but the Throne of God and of the Lamb shall be there, and all His servants shall enter into His service.

And they shall behold His Face, and the sign of His Name shall be upon their foreheads.

There shall be no night there in which the light of the candle is needed; for wheresoever the river floweth there shall be the Light of Life which proceedeth from the Lord as their Sun; and they shall reign evermore with Him.

And His Angel saith: “These Sayings are from the Faithful and True One who hath sent His Angel to speak of them unto His servants.”

“BEHOLD! HE COMETH.”

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Conclusion of the Apocalypse, as given in The Logia or Sayings of the Master by John Todd Ferrier, pp 382-386.
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