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Sound an Alarm!, April 8
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy
mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of
the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand.
Joel 2:1
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The things that concern our eternal welfare are now to absorb our
attention. We cannot afford to give heavenly things the second place....
The judgments of God are in the land. They speak in solemn warning,
saying, “Be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of
man cometh.”
There are many, many in our churches who know little of the real
meaning of the truth for this time. I appeal to them not to disregard the
fulfilling of the signs of the times, which say so plainly that the end is near.
O how many who have not sought their soul’s salvation will soon make the
bitter lamentation, “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul
is not saved”!
We are living in the closing scenes of this earth’s history. Prophecy
is rapidly fulfilling. The hours of probation are fast passing. We have no
time—not a moment—to lose. Let us not be found sleeping on guard. Let
no one say in his heart or by his works, “My lord delayeth his coming.” Let
the message of Christ’s soon return sound forth in earnest words of warning.
Let us persuade men and women everywhere to repent, and flee from the
wrath to come. Let us arouse them to immediate preparation; for we little
know what is before us. Let ministers and lay members go forth into the
ripening fields....
The Lord is soon to come, and we must be prepared to meet Him in
peace. Let us be determined to do all in our power to impart light to those
around us. We are not to be sad, but cheerful, and we are to keep the Lord
Jesus ever before us.... We must be ready and waiting for His appearing.
O how glorious it will be to see Him, and be welcomed as His redeemed
ones! Long have we waited, but our faith is not to become weak. If we can
but see the King in His beauty, we shall be forever and forever blessed. I
feel as if I must cry aloud, “Homeward bound.” We are nearing the time
when Christ will come with power and great glory, to take His ransomed
ones to their eternal home.
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