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their presumptuous spirits have not accepted rebuke, but they have set
another and another time; but many successive failures have stamped
them as false prophets. “The secret things belong unto the Lord our
God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our
children forever.” Notwithstanding the fact that there are false prophets,
there are also those who are preaching the truth as pointed out in the
Scriptures. With deep earnestness, with honest faith, prompted by the
Holy Spirit, they are stirring minds and hearts by showing them that
we are living near the second coming of Christ, but the day and hour
of His appearing are beyond the ken of man; for “of that day and hour
knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.”
But there is a day that God hath appointed for the close of this
world’s history. This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all
the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
Prophecy is fast fulfilling. More, much more, should be said about
these tremendously important subjects. The day is at hand when the
destiny of every soul will be fixed forever. This day of the Lord hastens
on apace. The false watchmen are raising the cry, “All is well”; but the
day of God is rapidly approaching. Its footsteps are so muffled that
it does not arouse the world from the deathlike slumber into which
it has fallen. While the watchmen cry, “Peace and safety,” “sudden
destruction cometh upon them,” “and they shall not escape”; “for as
a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole
earth.” It overtakes the pleasure-lover and the sinful man as a thief in
the night. When all is apparently secure, and men retire to contented
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rest, then the prowling, stealthy, midnight thief steals upon his prey.
When it is too late to prevent the evil, it is discovered that some door
or window was not secured. “Be ye also ready: for in an such hour
as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” People are now settling to
rest, imagining themselves secure under the popular churches; but let
all beware, lest there is a place left open for the enemy to gain an
entrance. Great pains should be taken to keep this subject before the
people. The solemn fact is to be kept not only before the people of the
world, but before our own churches also, that the day of the Lord will
come suddenly, unexpectedly. The fearful warning of the prophecy
is addressed to every soul. Let no one feel that he is secure from the
danger of being surprised. Let no one’s interpretation of prophecy rob