Reason for the Delay
605
name bearing fruit to His glory, how quickly the whole world would
be sown with the seed of the gospel. Quickly the last harvest would
be ripened, and Christ would come to gather the precious grain.—
[697]
Testimonies For The Church 8:22, 23
(1904).
When the Message Is Finished—It [the coming of the Lord] will
not tarry past the time that the message is borne to all nations, tongues,
and peoples. Shall we who claim to be students of prophecy forget
that God’s forbearance to the wicked is a part of the vast and merciful
plan by which He is seeking to compass the salvation of souls?—
The
Review and Herald, June 18, 1901
.