re sea. And I John saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold,
the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they
shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their
God."

Notice how clear and evident it is that the first heaven and earth signify
the former Law. For it is said that the first heaven and earth have passed
away and there is no more sea--that is to say, that the earth is the place
of judgment, and on this earth of judgment there is no sea, meaning that
the teachings and the Law of God will entirely spread over the earth, and
all men will enter the Cause of God, and the earth will be completely
inhabited by believers; therefore, there will be no more sea, for the
dwelling place and abode of man is the dry land. In other words, at that
epoch the field of that Law will become the pleasure-ground of man. Such
earth is solid; the feet do not slip upon it.

The Law of God is also described as the Holy City, the New Jerusalem. It
is evident that the New Jerusalem which descends from heaven is not a city
of stone, mortar, bricks, earth and wood. It is the Law of God which
descends from heaven and is called new, for it is clear that the Jerusalem
which is of stone and earth does not descend from heaven, and that it is
not renewed; but that which is renewed is the Law of God.

The Law of God is also compared to an adorned bride who appears with most
beautiful ornaments, as it has been said in chapter 21 of the Revelation
of St. John: "And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down
from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."(73)
And in chapter 12, verse 1, it is said: "And there appeared a great wonder
in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and
upon her head a crown of twelve stars." This woman is that bride, the Law
of God that descended upon Muhammad. The sun with which she was clothed,
and the moon which was under her feet, are the two nations which are under
the shadow of that Law, the Persian and Ottoman kingdoms; for the emblem
of Persia is the sun, and that of the Ottoman Empire is the crescent moon.
Thus the sun and moon are the emblems of two kingdoms which are under the
power of the Law of God. Afterward it is said: "upon her head is a crown
of twelve stars." These twelve star