Project Gutenberg 2018-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 121 Bates, Joseph 1792 1872 The Opening Heavens or a Connected View of the Testimony of the Prophets and Apostles, Concerning the Opening Heavens, Compared With Astronomical Observations, and of the Present and Future Location of the New Jerusalem, the Paradise of God Produced by Heiko Evermann, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Opening Heavens" by Joseph Bates is a theological publication written in the mid-19th century. This book delves into the interpretations of biblical prophecies and apostolic teachings concerning the nature of the heavens, the anticipated second coming of Jesus Christ, and the ultimate establishment of the New Jerusalem. It reflects the religious fervor and eschatological beliefs prevalent during the time. In this work, Bates presents a comprehensive account that attempts to reconcile prophetic visions from the Bible, especially from the books of Revelation and Ezekiel, with astronomical observations. He argues for a literal interpretation of the New Jerusalem as a physical manifestation of God's kingdom on Earth, emphasizing its divinely ordained location and grandeur. Bates challenges contemporary theological views that spiritualize the second coming, insisting instead on a tangible return of Christ and a restored heavenly sanctuary. Through various scriptural references, he promotes the idea that the faithful will witness the descent of the New Jerusalem from the heavens as a central event in Christian eschatology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Second Advent Bible -- Prophecies Paradise BT Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 122946 2025-07-23T03:59:14.284097 text/html 119107 2018-06-14T11:09:36 text/html 116867 2025-07-23T03:59:16.639094 application/epub+zip 115704 2025-07-23T03:59:14.717097 application/epub+zip 115704 2025-07-23T03:59:14.484094 application/epub+zip 157576 2025-07-23T03:59:18.291089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142976 2025-07-23T03:59:16.408097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147249 2022-08-25T17:55:37.712214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111288 2025-07-23T03:59:13.983104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111613 2018-06-14T11:09:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18644 2025-07-23T03:59:18.414074 application/rdf+xml 10843 2025-07-23T03:59:14.554077 image/jpeg 1877 2025-07-23T03:59:14.519076 image/jpeg 42810 2018-06-14T11:09:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 100127 2018-06-14T11:09:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 102521 2025-07-23T03:59:14.296104 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia