The strange effects of faith. Fourth part

Everyone must stand in perfect order,
As they were made at first.
The graves must open and awake,
And the earth give up her dead;
The foaming waves will roar
Where millions are laid.
But such a sound will then echo,
and trembling saints will stand
To see that awful day appear,
When I command the earth
To appear and meet ME here,
And soul and body meet;
In perfect form, as they are known now,
The resemblance will be great;
But they shall all come, I say,
Appearing in the bloom of youth,
Much brighter than they ever were,
But still resembling man—
Just as your pictures appear
To give some likeness to your view;
But I shall make the body beautiful,
In brighter colors too.
Thus the awe-inspiring scene must begin,
And you will call everything to mind:
How you have been in those bodies;
And you will find your memories are quick,
When acquaintance will meet acquaintance
Face to face from every place;
And I guarantee that every age
Will greet their companions.

"Thus the righteous will appear here
With hearts inflamed with joy.
But when the sinners appear,
This will destroy their peace:
To meet the foe Satan who, here below,
Sought their ruin;
The murderers will know their victims
and tremble at their feet.
The scenes of war will then appear,
For men must stand in ranks
and view each other face to face,
Just as you view man now.
When this is done, war will begin
and enmity will appear;
Men's consciences will burn within
To meet their fellows here,
Whom they used ill or abused
By any crafty hand;