ALL the logic and reason of the ages concerning Life and Being, is valueless unless its superstructure is based upon divine revelation. In the divine order of revelation, the world, at this stage of progress, is indebted to Christian Science, as revealed in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker G. Eddy, for shedding spiritual Light upon the footsteps of Truth, heavenward. This revelation reopens the way of salvation, as taught and demonstrated by Jesus Christ, who has said, "No man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Biblical history of divine revelations, of prophetic visions and their fulfilment, of the demonstrations of healing the sick and destroying sin and death,— all acknowledge one and the same God; otherwise they would not be true to Truth, or express the divine order that Truth demonstrates.
This one God, who is Life, Truth, and Love, implies one Intelligence and the unity and scientific order of all that reflects God. The Scriptures declare there is a "first and last" in the order of Being; therefore, there must also be a "first and last" in the order of revelation of spiritual thoughts and things upon the earth. Spiritual thoughts and things are spiritually discerned. The prophet must have discerned the things of God when he said, "Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last: and beside me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show unto them." No one can prophetically show the things to come without the spiritual guidance of immutable Truth, which reveals an invariable rule of rightness. No more can man reason rightly without the intelligent and scientific Principle, or Truth, revealing absolute rightness.
In the order of revelation, this seems to be the day of scientific acknowledgment; but the true understanding of Science must reflect immutable Truth and Life, which reveal all things spiritual in the footsteps of scientific order. This is indicated in the order of creation, as recorded in the first chapter of Genesis. God's work, though perfect, was not finished in one day or period of revelation, nor did the last appear first. If God is what the Scriptures declare and imply,— the spiritually intelligent "All-in-all," —then every thought or thing in the image of Truth and Life, must reflect the heavenly harmony and scientific unity which unite the "first and the last" in perfect oneness of Being. Jesus said. "I and my Father are one," and "who are my brethren?" but "whosoever shall do the will of my Father?" His day of revelation, however, did not appear before the promises and prophecies which foretold the coming period of his wonderful demonstrations.
