The years will move on in gladness. The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold greater than it is now. Over the scene the morning stars will sing together, and the sons of God will shout for joy, while God and Christ will unite in proclaiming, There shall be no more sin, neither shall there be any more death.T. vol. 8, p. 42.

Then we entered a field full of all kinds of beasts,-the lion, the lamb, the leopard, and the wolf, all together in perfect union. We passed through the midst of them, and they followed on peaceably after.

Then we entered a wood, not like the dark woods we have here; no, no; but light, and all over glorious; the branches of the trees waved to and fro, and we all cried out, 'We will dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.' We passed through the woods, for we were on our way to Mount Zion.

As we were traveling along, we met a company who also were gazing at the glories of the place. I noticed red as a border on their garments; their crowns were brilliant; their robes were pure white. As we greeted them, I asked Jesus who they were. He said they were martyrs that had been slain for Him. With them was an innumerable company of little ones; they also had a hem of red on their garments.

Mount Zion was just before us, and on the mount was a glorious temple, and about it were seven other mountains, on which grew roses and lilies. And I saw the little ones climb, or, if they chose, use their little wings and fly to the top of the mountains, and pluck the never-fading flowers.

There were all kinds of trees around the temple to beautify the place; the box, the pine, the fir, the oil, the myrtle, the pomegranate, and the fig-tree bowed down with the weight of its timely figs,- these made the place all over glorious. . . . And I saw a table of pure silver; it was many miles in length, yet our eyes could extend over it.-EW, pp. 18, 19.

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That's one of my all-time favorite passages from Ellen White's writings, NB. It was originally published in 1848 in Broadside #1, obviously as a source of encouragement to those who were tempted to give up their faith in the 1844 movement.

After those ". . ." in your quote, the original has this: "And as we were about to enter the holy temple, Jesus raised his lovely voice and said, only the 144,000 enter this place, and we shouted Hallelujah."

That is very interesting, and probably worthy of a whole book to be written on.

Another interesting thing in this quote is that it says they will "sleep in the woods".  I've had several fellow SDAs tell me that there will be no sleep in heaven or the New Earth, but this shows clearly that there will be.  In re-reading Revelation, I see that it is only talking about within the New Jerusalem when it talks about no night there.  Of course nights in heaven/new earth will not be scary or troublesome, like they are sometimes here on earth.

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What we want is to be armed with the same mind that was in Christ Jesus our Lord.  And when we are armed with His mind, we can say with the apostle, that we are not to look at the things that are seen, but we are to look away from these things.  These things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are unseen are eternal, therefore we are to keep our minds fixed upon heavenly things, the eternal weight of glory.  That is what we are to think about and what we are to talk about.  {1SAT 75.3} 

Views of heavenly things do not incapacitate men and women for the duties of this life, but rather render them more efficient and faithful.  Although the grand realities of the eternal world seem to charm the mind, engross the attention, and enrapture the whole being, yet with spiritual enlightenment there comes a calm, heaven-born diligence that enables the Christian to take pleasure in the performance of the commonplace duties of life ...  {TMK 168.3} 

The mind must be trained to dwell upon heavenly things. Humility will come as the result of discerning the loveliness of Jesus Christ.   tdg.Sept 9

There every power will be developed, every capability increased. The grandest enterprises will be carried forward, the loftiest aspirations will be reached, the highest ambitions realized. And still there will arise new heights to surmount, new wonders to admire, new truths to comprehend, fresh objects to call forth the powers of body and mind and soul.  {Ed 307.4} 

All the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of God's children. With unutterable delight we shall enter into the joy and the wisdom of unfallen beings. We shall share the treasures gained through ages upon ages spent in contemplation of God's handiwork. And the years of eternity, as they roll, will continue to bring more glorious revelations. "Exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20) will be, forever and forever, the impartation of the gifts of God.  {Ed 307.5} 

Heaven, . . . witness the high, the holy state of perfection that ever abides there,every soul filled with love; every countenance beaming with joy; enchanting music in melodious strains rising in honor of God and the Lamb; and ceaseless streams of light flowing upon the saints from the face of Him who sitteth upon the throne, and from the Lamb; . . . realize that there is higher and greater joy yet to experience, for the more they receive of the enjoyment of God, the more is their capacity increased to rise higher in eternal enjoyment, and thus continue to receive new and greater supplies from the ceaseless sources of glory and bliss inexpressible.Testimonies, vol. 2, pp. 226, 227

 The years will move on in gladness. The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold greater than it is now. Over the scene the morning stars will sing together, and the sons of God will shout for joy, while God and Christ will unite in proclaiming, There shall be no more sin, neither shall there be any more death. Testimonies, vol. 8, p. 42.

Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Isaiah 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord .

notice here that there WILL be a sun and a moon for there will be a telling if time but there will be No Need of the light as the light of God will over-shine everything 

2RH 1884-12-23  I have a faith that

looks over into the future, and sees the tree of life. Upon it grown

precious fruits, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the

nations. No more broken hearts, no more sadness, no more sins, no more

sorrow, no more suffering, in that kingdom of glory. If I am faithful,

I expect to meet the loved ones there. Oh! I have everything to be

thankful for. I expect to see Jesus, in whom our hopes of eternal life

shall have glad fulfillment. I expect to see the Redeemer's glorified

saints,--the white-robed ones about the throne, singing, the victor's

song. They have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of

their testimony. There they stand by the great white throne, and Jesus,

he that was crowned with majesty, glory, and honor,--he leads them to

fountains of living waters. He is to open to us the living truths of

the word of God. We have a little of it here; but throughout eternity

will be unfolded the rich treasures of truth. I am so glad that he has

honored me in giving me a part to act in this work of shedding the

light of truth on the earth. I am so thankful that I can be a partaker

with Christ of his self-denial and suffering, and finally of his glory.

I thank him with all my heart; with all my voice will I praise the Most

High, and glorify him on the earth. Soon we shall know as we are known.

If there are any who have had wrong feelings of jealousy, now is the

time to confess them. God help us to humble our proud hearts, and bring

Jesus into our midst. Open the door of your hearts and let him enter,

and you will have such a Thanksgiving as you never experienced before.

Elijah was a type of the saints who will be living on the earth at the time of the second advent of Christ and who will be "changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump," without tasting of death. 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52. It was as a representative of those who shall be thus translated that Elijah, near the close of Christ's earthly ministry, was permitted to stand with Moses by the side of the Saviour on the mount of transfiguration. In these glorified ones, the disciples saw in miniature a representation of the kingdom of the redeemed. They beheld Jesus clothed with the light of heaven; they heard the "voice out of the cloud" (Luke 9:35), acknowledging Him as the Son of God; they saw Moses, representing those who will be raised from the dead at the time of the second advent; and there also stood Elijah, representing those who at the close of earth's history will be changed from mortal to immortal and be translated to heaven without seeing death. {PK 227.2} 

Could those whose lives have been spent in rebellion against God be suddenly transported to heaven and witness the high, the holy state of perfection that ever exists there, -- every soul filled with love, every countenance beaming with joy, enrapturing music in melodious strains rising in honor of God and the Lamb, and ceaseless streams of light flowing upon the redeemed from the face of Him who sitteth upon the throne, -- could those whose hearts are filled with hatred of God, of truth and holiness, mingle with the heavenly throng and join their songs of praise?  Could they endure the glory of God and the Lamb?  No, no; years of probation were granted them, that they might form characters for heaven; but they have never trained the mind to love purity; they have never learned the language of heaven, and now it is too late.  A life of rebellion against God has unfitted them for heaven.  Its purity, holiness, and peace would be torture to them; the glory of God would be a consuming fire.  They would long to flee from that holy place.  They would welcome destruction, that they might be hidden from the face of Him who died to redeem them.  The destiny of the wicked is fixed by their own choice.  Their exclusion from heaven is voluntary with themselves, and just and merciful on the part of God.  {GC 542.2} 

At first I thought I saw two trees.  I looked again and saw they were united at the top in one tree.  So it was the tree of life, on either side of the river of life; its branches bowed to the place where we stood; and the fruit was glorious, which looked like gold mixed with silver.  We all went under the tree, and sat down to look at the glory of the place, when brothers Fitch and Stockman, who had preached the gospel of the kingdom, and whom God had laid in the grave to save them, came up to us and asked us what we had passed through while they were sleeping.  We tried to call up our greatest trials, but they looked so small compared with the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory [2 Corinthians 4:17.] that surrounded us, that we could not speak them out, [Isaiah 65:17.] and we all cried out Hallelujah, heaven is cheap enough, and we touched our glorious harps and made heaven's arches ring.  {WLF 16.1}

The rabbis counted their righteousness a passport to heaven; but Jesus declared it to be insufficient and unworthy.  External ceremonies and a theoretical knowledge of truth constituted Pharisaical righteousness.  The rabbis claimed to be holy through their own efforts in keeping the law; but their works had divorced righteousness from religion.  While they were punctilious in ritual observances, their lives were immoral and debased.  Their so-called righteousness could never enter the kingdom of heaven.  {DA 309.1} 

The greatest deception of the human mind in Christ's day was that a mere assent to the truth constitutes righteousness.  In all human experience a theoretical knowledge of the truth has been proved to be insufficient for the saving of the soul.  It does not bring forth the fruits of righteousness.  A jealous regard for what is termed theological truth often accompanies a hatred of genuine truth as made manifest in life.  The darkest chapters of history are burdened with the record of crimes committed by bigoted religionists.  The Pharisees claimed to be children of Abraham, and boasted of their possession of the oracles of God; yet these advantages did not preserve them from selfishness, malignity, greed for gain, and the basest hypocrisy.  They thought themselves the greatest religionists of the world, but their so-called orthodoxy led them to crucify the Lord of glory.  {DA 309.2} 

The same danger still exists.  Many take it for granted that they are Christians, simply because they subscribe to certain theological tenets.  But they have not brought the truth into practical life.  They have not believed and loved it, therefore they have not received the power and grace that come through sanctification of the truth.  Men may profess faith in the truth; but if it does not make them sincere, kind, patient, forbearing, heavenly-minded, it is a curse to its possessors, and through their influence it is a curse to the world.  {DA 309.3}