Preview: Section 21
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Start: After this, I beheld until they were come
Stop after: Meantime, I bid my reader ADIEU.
Having crossed the Enchanted Ground and welcomed Stand-fast, the pilgrims approach the Celestial City. Bunyan now slows the journey and returns to themes established earlier in both parts of the dream.
As the company nears the city, familiar biblical images connect personal character, shared faith, and the pilgrims’ long history on the road.