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This book must not
be taken from the
Library building.
A Singular Book.
We have on our table a singular pub-
lication, in the form of pamphlet, from
the publishing office of John Xichols, of
this city. entitled "A Wonderful Revela-
tion of Heaven by an Angel sent from
God to Luzene Chipman.'" The author-
ess, Luzene Chipman, is a Quaker lady,
living in the couaty of Guilford, and,
we are told, is highly respected by all
who knew her as a pious, christian wo-
man of more than ordinary intelligence.
She says, in the preface, that she° pub-
lishes the book because she was com-
manded by the Angel to "take this and
publish it to the world for the sake of
the Lord Jesus."
Whether in or out of the flesh, as
Saint Paul says, we cannot tell, but it
is certain she professes to have seen
some wonderful things, and she tells of
them in a manner to convince the read- ,
er that she, at least, is convinced of the
truth of the narration.
We believe the book-sellers of the
city have the pamphlet for sale.
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WONDERFUL
Revelation of Heaven
AN ANGEL SENT FROM GOD
LUZENE CHIPMAN.
RALEIGH:
JOHN NICHOLS, BOOK A> T D JOB PRINTER AND BINDER.
1877.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877,
By Luzene Chipman,
in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at "Wathington.
PREFACE
Dear Reader:
My design in publishing this Wonderful Revelation of
God's goodness to me, who am the most unworthy of all
His children, is because I was commanded by the Angel to
"Take this and publish it to the world, for the sake of the
Lord Jesus.'" And this command rang in my ears for days.
in so much that my spirit was pressed beyond measure. I
could neither eat nor sleep until I promised my Heavenly
Father to offer it to the public. And, dear reader, it is not
for us to say to the Almighty "what doest thou I " but for
us to obey His divine teachings, trusting all to the Lord,
who is the disposer of events; for all the increase comes
from Him.
I am aware that many exclaim against revelation in this,
our day, as Enthusiasm, Imagination, or a Dream ; but,
dear reader, I do certify that this is no imagination,
neither a dream ; but that God, in His loving kindness and
mysterious workings, saw fit to send His Angel and take
my spirit and show me the happy home of the blessed and
the glory that should be revealed through His dear Son
Jesus Christ. Also, we are told that God is yesterday, to-
day and forever; the same unchangeable being, and it is
His prerogative to reveal to whom He will.
Therefore. I do most earnestly crave the prayers of all
God's children of every name, that this Revelation may ac-
complish whereunto it is sent. That, after the expense of
publication is settled off, if there should be a surplus, it is
for missionary purposes and purposes of charity ; therefore,
I do most earnestly solicit the patronage of all to whom it
may come ; it will only be a dime or two, which will not be
missed, and it may prove as great a blessing as the widow's
mite.
fSi f(evelktioi\ of Seavei\.
On the 7th of the 4th month, 1874, I was taken
sick, and from the 13th was in an unconscious state two
days and nights. And when consciousness was re-
stored my mind was calm and quiet, and my trust was
in my blessed Redeemer by a living faith. I thought
the time was nigh at haud that I must die and leave
this world, and I could say in truth, "Lord, thy will
be done." That if I had finished the work that the
Father had appointed for me to do, I Avas ready to
meet the Messenger of Death; nothing appeared to be
in my way. I most fervently prayed the Lord, that
if there was anything that would hinder my recep-
tion, that He would show it to me. He soon gave me
the desired evidence. Oh! He filled my soul with
love, and I felt the comforting presence of my blessed
Saviour to be very near and His arm of power to be
underneath to bear my spirit up.
Thus I was waiting and listening to hear the cry.
"Behold the bridegroom conieth," and while I was
6 A REVELATION OF HEAVEN.
waiting and listening to hear the summons, I was pray-
ing to the Father that it might please Him, not that
I was worthy of such a privilege or such honor, but
for the sake of Jesus, who had done so much for me
and I so little for Him, that He would grant me that
I might have a bright testimony of His saving power
from the fear of death, and that I might glorify and
praise His name with my last breath, that my friends
and others who might witness the same might be
brought to Christ for life and salvation.
Just at that moment there was spread before me a
most beautiful white sheet of glass. It appeared to
me to be about twelve inches square, with oval edges
all carved and tinged with a golden hue. And as I
looked upon it with astonishment, and wondering what
it meant, a soft, sweet voice addressed me in the affec-
tionate language of "Sister," and he said, "Thee may
call me Brother." "Sister, give me thy hand." And
as he stood near my left side I gave him my left hand,
and as he took my hand I felt the pressure of his hand
as plainly as ever I felt any one's hand. His hand was a
slim and delicate one, and his sleeve, with a cuff on it
perfectly white, was very neat. I was not permitted
to see his face, for he had, it seemed to me, a white
A REVELATION OF HEAVEX. 7
satin robe thrown loosely over him, but I could
hear his voice, every word he spoke, plainly and dis-
tinctly.
"Sister, give rne thy hand, I have some things to
show thee," and he placed me on that plate of glass
and took me right up. I made no effort and neither
did he appear to make any. We were raised up by
the mighty power of God. The Angel said, "I will
take thee up four blocks, then thee can see all that is
below thee and have a better view of all above thee."
He called them blocks; they appeared to me to be
about eight or ten feet apart as we passed them.
Each block had its plates, apparently to rest upon, ex-
tending through the whole space. They were beauti-
fully carved and decked with gold. Each space ap-
peared filled with the glorified and the redeemed.
And when we passed through the pearly gate the
door of heaven was wide open for our reception. He
said, here is a space of four miles square that is given
for thee to see. I stood on that sheet of glass and he
still held my hand. Oh! what a scene of beauty was
presented! I said, "Brother, what glorious place is
this?" He answered, "This is the Kingdom of our
God, the Xew Jerusalem," And as I beheld the glo*
8 A REVELATION OF HEAVEN.
rious scene with astonishment and delight, I heard the
sweetest and most melodious music on my right hand
that ever saluted the mortal ear. The sound lingered
long in the distance and softly died away. My very
soul was charmed as the sweet sound subsided into
perfect silence. And as I turned to look to my right
hand I saw a company coming up before me, four
abreast, all with their harps of gold well tuned to im-
mortal praise. I said, "Brother, who are these?"
He said, "These are that innumerable company that
no man can number, that have come up through great
tribulation out of every nation, kindred, tongue and
people, and have washed their robes and made them
white in the Blood of the Lamb; therefore are they
before the throne of God and serve Him day and
night in His temple, and he that sitteth upon the
throne shall dwell amongst them. They shall hunger
no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun
light on them nor any heat; for the Lamb which is in
the midst of the throne shall feed them and shall lead
them unto living fountains of water, and God shall
wipe all the tears from their eyes."
And as he talked to me this immense multitude
still passed on and on, with their white satin robes
A REVELATION OF HEAVEN. 9
thrown over them, so beautiful and glistening, with
their harps in their hands. They came, it seemed to
me, from a block above the one on which we stood,
passed down on it and then on the one below, and as
they passed they touched their harps of gold, and oh!
what strains of melodious music, enough to charm
every soul, as the sound lingered long. They passed
on, and others still coming up before us, raised the
high notes of salvation to our God that sitteth upon
the throne, and to the Lamb who has washed us from
our sius in His most precious blood. These notes of
high praises to God filled every soul with triumphant
joy, and the whole heavenly host cried, " Glory and
honor, and high majesty, and power, belongeth to our
God." And then the golden harps were tuned anew,
if it were possible, with sweeter melody; my soul, too,
was filled with joy unspeakable, and I praised God with
my feeble voice as we still stood looking at this im-
mense multitude as they appeared and disappeared,
and the happy spirits that filled the space between
those blocks that we passed appeared gloriously happy.
Just at that moment I saw a vacant space between
those that raised the high notes and those that carried
the harps, and I said, "Brother, may I not step in
10 A REVELATION OP HEAVEN".
there?" He answered, " Not now." I then said, " Broth-
er, where is our little company of Friends or Quakers ?
I want to see where they are." He answered me,
with a voice a little elevated, " We have no Quakers
here, we have no Methodists here, we have no Baptists
her, no Presbyterians here; none but those that believe
on the Lord Jesus, God's dear children, and that is
why it is so glorious."
(O, dear reader, what a lesson of instruction is here.
No names in heaven; no partiality with God; all that
take Jesus as their Saviour are God's dear children,
both Jew and Gentile, rich and poor.)
It seemed that I was not satisfied. I then asked,
" Where is our great preachers — Nathan Hunt and
others ?" He answered, " It is not for thee to distin-
guish or know individuals." I then felt perfectly sat-
isfied, and I thought how wonderful it was that
although there was such an immense multitude pass-
ing and repassing to and fro, yet there was no sound
of any footstep, no jar, no shake, no coming in contact
with another; each one moved in his own respective
sphere.
And it seemed to me that the whole heavens were
supported and held up by the mighty power of the
A REVELATION OE HEAVEN. 11
hand of Omnipotence — He who cast such a glorious
light over the whole four miles square. It seemed
to me that a more brilliant light was thrown on the
outskirts than in the middle. I said to the Angel,
"What a glorious light, with such a golden hue."
"Yes," he answered, "but it is necessary for the
Father's face to be veiled a little, for it is so bright
and glorious that the angels cannot behold it." (This
light far excelled our noon-day sunlight, and was as
much above the brightness of the sun as our noon-
light is to thick darkness; not a light that reflected
heat, but bright and glorious.) And as we still lin-
gered I was filled with amazement at the beauty, the
majestic grandeur of the scene. I said, "Brother,
how true it is that the City of our Lord has no need
of the sun, neither of the moon nor of a candle, for
the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the
light thereof." He said, "Yea; I will now take thee
round and through the whole space that is given thee
to see." We started on the right hand side. I did
not move nor make any effort to, neither did I discover
that the Angel did, but it seemed that we just sailed
on a heavenly breeze that no language could describe.
Scenes of new beauty continually presented themselves
12 A REVELATION OF HEAVEN".
before us — the golden passways or streets, the rich
carved walks with diamond shades tinged with a
golden hue; and O, how majestically grand were the
checker works, perfectly white, that hung through
every space we passed. No fine silk gauze or lace
could bear any comparison for richness and beauty.
It was looped up with gold lockets about two yards
apart; the loops came a little below my shoulders and
the folds hung near the golden pavement. This heav-
enly breeze that wafted us on, the odor thereof was
so sweet; it had truly a sweet-smelling savor of the
prayers of the saints that came up before the Lord
perfumed by the merits of Jesus, upon which the soul
might live forty days and nights without partaking of
angels' food.
As we passed away round to the left I saw some-
thing that represented rather a different shade. I
said, " Brother, where are the regions of darkness ?" and
he said, " That is not for thee to see." (I was not to
see the pit of woe and misery where all those are
driven who will not accept of Jesus as their Saviour;
where the smoke of their torment will ascend forever
and ever; but to see the glory that awaits God's dear
children that believe the record that God has given of
A KEVELATION OF HEAVEN. 13
His dear Son.) Then we passed through the middle
of the whole space and stopped. He said, " I will now
show thee the magnificent dome of heaven." I sat
down on the sheet of glass whereon I stood. He said,
" Recline thy head back on my wing." Oh! how beau-
tiful were his wings. I had not seen them until then.
As I placed my head over on his wing it came round
to my right cheek. I felt its soft, downy feathers press
my cheek as he held me up. I often put my hand to
my cheek to see if it was not still there, for it seemed
that I could feel it all the next day.
O, dear reader, would I had language to describe
the beauty and magnificence of the scene that pre-
sented its height as far as my eye could see. " High up
is the Father's Throne," he said. I viewed the great
pillars on the right and on the left that supported it,
and the smaller ones all along the whole line. On
every side of these pillars were carved and hung with
devices of gold and transparent glass, glistening and
reflecting their golden shade. As I was gazing in
wonder at the marvelous scene, I thought how often
I had read that " eye hath not seen nor ear heard,
neither hath it entered into the heart of man to con-
ceive the things which God hath prepared for them
14 A REVELATION OP HEAVEN.
that love Him." I now see how true this is. O, dear
reader, it grieves me to see how far short I come of
giving a description of the Christian's home. The
tongue of mortal man cannot describe it, and I have
thought that the tongues of angels that have been
taught to speak of the glories of heaven as they
should be, would fall short of its richness and grandeur.
It will be with thee, dear reader, as it was with the
Queen of Sheba when she came to see the wisdom and
glory of Solomon — the half had not been told.
We then made towards the place where we ascended.
I exclaimed, with a shudder, " O, Brother, please don't
take me back to that poor world." " Yes," he said,
" thee must go back a little while." So he brought
me back, and as he was about to leave me he said,
" Take this and publish it to the world for the sake of
the Lord Jesus," and disappeared. This command
rang in my ears night and day, for some time. I
could neither eat nor sleep, my mind was so impressed
with the subject and what I had seen and heard.
Sleep was gone from my eyes until I promised the
Lord that I would publish it. Yes, dear reader, the
Lord sent His Angel and took my spirit and showed
me the Christian's home. It is truly a glorious home,
A REVELATION OF HEAVEN. 15
and is worth forsaking all this world for. Reader,
art thou a Christian? Hast thou accepted Christ as
thy Saviour ? If thou hast, then this glorious home
is for thee; then look forward with joyful hope and
let no one take thy crown. But if thou hast not
known Christ in the pardon of thy sins, seek Him now;
delay not, for now mercy is offered to-day, for now is
the time "and now is the day of salvation." If you
lose heaven you lose your all, " for what will it profit
a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own
soul." O, think what would a man give in his dying
hour to know that his peace was made with God. O,
think what thou wouldst take for thy life in a perilous
hour, to be delivered from the jaws of death; from that
enemy that is in swift pursuit of thee to cut thee down.
Think, I pray thee, think what thou wouldst give to
be safely rescued from death. It is said that all that
a man hath would he give for his life. O, dear reader,
is this life all that we have to care for? This present
life is transient, momentary and fast passing away.
This body must soon be consigned to its narrow house
and laid in the cold grave, to mingle with its mother
dust, for "Dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt
return." Yet there is an undying principle in man, a
16 A .REVELATION OP HEAVEN.
precious, immortal soul, that must live through an ever-
lasting eternity, happy with God in heaven or driven
from Him into that pit of woe, " where the worm dieth
not and the fire is not quenched." Oh! who can in-
dure God's wrath in the day of judgment? O, then
be persuaded to redeem the precious moments as they
pass and take hold of every opportunity to secure thy
everlasting peace.
dl\ri£t domfoftettj Sis' ©is'ciples.
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"In niy Father's house are many mansions; if it -were not so I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go
and prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you to
myself, that where I am you shall he also."
What an impressive and encouraging thought that
Jesus will come and receive us to Himself, that we may
behold His glory. How affectionately he addressed
His disciples: "Ye believe in God, believe also in
Me." Te believe in God as the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe, "Lord over all and blessed forevermore."
Believe in Jesus as your Saviour and your Redeemer;
your Mediator between God, the offended, and man,
the offender, making peace for us. Therefore we may
look to God for every blessing, but expect it through
Jesus. Then may our hearts be cheered and comforted,
for in Jesus we can have all that we need to fit us for
heaven and make us a child of God. He can give us
a "clean heart and renew a right mind within us;"
He will give us a new life and new desires; in a word,
" old things in us shall be done away with and all things
shall be made new," for "I go to prepare a place for
you in the Kingdom of eternal glory ;" a blessed state,
a home for all that believe and accept of Jesus as
18 CHEIST COMFORTETH HIS DISCIPLES.
their Saviour and live and die in the faith of the
gospel.
Dear reader, think what Jesus has done and suffered
for us; what love and compassion He has shown for
lost sinners. He left the glory that he had with the
Father and became the poor babe of Bethlehem, and
when He became a man His path was strewed with
sorrow. He traveled up and down the world doing
good to the souls and bodies of men; forgiving sins,
healing the sick, cleansing the leprosy, opening the
eyes of the blind, unstopping the ears of the deaf,
and the dead He raised to life. Reader, look at Him
in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He said, "My
soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death." O,
what agony he must have undergone when the weight
of the sins of the world was upon Him; when His
sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down
to the ground. Thus He suffered, the just for the un-
just, that He might bring us to God. Oh! glorious
news! Infinitely meritorious were His sufferings, and
above all, His eternal love that caused Him to undergo
such sufferings to save sinners from eternal death.
O, see Him at the Judgment Hall, falsely accused, re-
viled, mocked and spat upon, a crown of thorns upon
His head — meekly bearing all for the sins of the world.
Follow Him to the. Cross; see Him raised between
the heavens and earth and His hands and feet nailed to
the rugged wood, there to suffer and die — the just for
CHEIST COMEOETETH HIS DISCIPLES. 19
the unjust. The sun refused to shine and darkness
spread its gloomy shade over the earth, making the
scene still more solemn. TThen He bowed His head
and gave up the ghost, the veil of the temple was
rent from the top to the bottom, and the earth did
quake and the rocks were rent. It seemed that all
nature sympathized with her suffering Lord. The plan
that God had so wonderfully devised for the redemp-
tion of the world was so majestically grand and glo-
rious, that the angels in heaven were struck with as-
tonishment at the wonderful condescension and love
of Christ and amazed at the incarnation of that object
they had so long adored. O, reader, if the angels
were deeply impressed with the glad tidings of the
salvation of the human race, how much more should
we be interested that are looking for so much benefit
from it? 0, reader, it was the Holy Spirit that moved
the prophets to prophesy of the coming Messiah, the
Son of God, and it is the same blessed Spirit that
reveals Christ to us, and Jesus Christ can never be
known to the redemption or salvation of any soul
but by the revelation of the Holy Spirit, for it is
the " Spirit that beareth witness with our spirits " that
we are God's children. O, then, let us take courage
and gird up the loins of our minds and fix them on
that inestimable gift that God has given to save lost
sinners. TTe may expect trials and tribulation as we
pass on our heavenward journey, yet God's grace will
20 CHRIST COMFORTETH HIS DISCIPLES.
be sufficieDt for every trial, nor will He withhold any-
thing that is for our good. Then we may with confi-
dence and patience expect all that God has promised,
" even to the utmost." Salvation, justification and
glorification of soul and body will be given unto all
God's children when " Christ shall come with His holy
angels to judge the world."
O, dear reader, hast thou ever thought of the price
that was paid for thy soul, that thou mighst be re-
deemed from the curse of the law and the yoke and
bondage of sin and eternal death. O, it cost the
precious blood of Jesus Christ. Silver and gold can-
not redeem a soul from death, but it must be " a price
of infinite value." God's righteousness required it.
If created things could have redeemed man Jesus
would not have had to been offered. God would not
have had to give up the brightest jewel of heaven.
No, nothing short of the price that God required, " a
Lamb without spot, perfect, without a blemish," could
be a sufficient ransom or oblation for the sins of the
world. O, reader, hast thou ever considered the value
of the precious blood of Christ? The imagination of
man, with all his powers of intellect, cannot fathom
it nor calculate its infinite worth. It was the Lamb
of God that was required for a sin offering; the Lamb
that was given from the foundation of the world, per-
fectly pure in soul and holy in life; " Jesus, the Lamb
that beareth away the sins of the world." Yes, it
CHEIST COMFORTETH HIS DISCIPLES. 21
was the Lord Jesus that was appointed in the wisdom
of God and sent into the world to be a Prince and
Saviour, to give repentance and remission of sins
to all that will obey the truth by believing in Him.
He was chosen of God to be the Saviour of all men.
There is no other name given under heaven amongst
men whereby we can be saved but the name of Jesus
Christ, who is the founder of the Church, the pillar on
which it stands, and as Jesus was the chosen of God,
we need have no doubts of the power and sufficiency
of His merits to save to the uttermost all that will come
to Him for life and salvation; for all that are united
to Christ are accepted and made heirs of heaven;
made members of that glorious body. Jesus took
upon Himself the nature of man and laid down His
precious life for all mankind, without respect of per-
sons; yea, equally for all, for every man, and on the
third day after his crucifixion and burial he rose from
the dead and showed Himself for many days to His
disciples and others, and then ascended to heaven,
where He ever liveth to make intercession for us, and
will continue to be the Mediator for the whole human
race to all eternity. There is no forgiveness of sins,
no salvation, but through Jesus Christ, and throughout
the Scriptures His passion and death is considered a
sufficient atonement, and all may find pardon and sal-
vation by the shedding of His blood upon the Cross.
No human being since the fall neither has nor can
22 CHRIST C0MF0ETETH HIS DISCIPLES.
have merit or worthiness in or of himself to obtain
the mercy of God but by Jesus Christ; therefore, I
am bold to say, that pardon for sin and every other
blessing promised in the gospel have been purchased
by His sacrificial death, and it is given to every one
that believeth, not on account of anything they have
done or suffered, but for Jesus' sake, and through His
merits alone; for all these blessings are received, not
of works nor of suffering, but by faith in Jesus Christ.
Man is a free agent and is not impelled by any
influence either to do good or evil, but has it con-
tinually in his power to chose life or death, which is
set before him; therefore, he is an accountable being
and answerable for his own conduct in life, and on
this ground he is capable of being rewarded or pun-
ished. Every human being that has arrived at proper
understanding has the freedom of will, with a suffi-
ciency of light to direct his footsteps. This light God
has sent into the world, " a measure of which is given
to every man." It is not inherent in any man's nature,
but is graciously bestowed on man by Him who is the
true light and who enlighteneth every man that cometh
into the world. Jesus Christ made, by His once offer-
ing Himself upon the Cross, a sufficient sacrifice and
complete satisfaction for the sins of the whole world,
and by His loving and gracious spirit strives with and
enlightens all men and, consequently, all women, for
all are one in Christ Jesus, thus bringing them into an
CHRIST C0ME0ETETH HIS DISCIPLES. 23
awakened state. Therefore, there is no plea, no excuse;
every human soul may be saved if it will, for God
has said that it is not His wish that any should perish,
but that all should repent and be saved. Then, if we
are not saved, it is our own fault.
O, dear reader, what more could Jesus have done
for us in this state of probation than he has done ? and
He is now gone to prepare a place for us, a mansion in
glory, at the right hand of God; yes, for all of eveiy
nation, kindred, tongue and people that accept Him
as their Saviour and Redeemer.
And now, dear reader, in conclusion, it is my most
fervent prayer that the divine favor may rest upon
thee, and mayst thou receive from the source of all good
whatever is calculated to make thee wise, happy, holy
and useful; walking near to God and letting thy light
shine not only by precept, but by example; con-
secrating thyself more fully to the service of our
blessed Master, who will amply reward all His ser-
vants and give them a crown of glory, a robe of right-
eousness and a harp of gold, so that they may join
the blood-washed millions in singing the new song of
glory to God and the Lamb that has redeemed us by
His blood.
LUZENE CHIPMAK
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