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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Aug 3, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 31.

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A Danger Point

By L. A. S.

As the world's unrest increases and startling and sensational events marking the moral degeneracy of the times follow one another with increasing rapidity, there is increasing need of diligence on the part of Christians to avoid being turned aside from the narrow pathway by the things of the world. “Looking unto Jesus” is the motto for those who would run successfully the Christian race. Nothing in the world around us can be more attractive or essential to the Christian's welfare than the view of his Saviour and High Priest performing his grand and solemn work in the heavenly sanctuary.
We are in the time when some will say in their hearts, “My Lord delayeth his coming.” Judging by appearances and reasoning from a human standpoint, rather than from the Word of God, they conclude that there has been delay in the fulfilment of the promise. They forget that they were never commissioned to set the time for its fulfilment. This class is mentioned in the description of the journey of the advent people to the city of God (“Early Writings,” page 10): “Some grew weary, and said the city was a great way off, and they expected to have entered it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising his glorious right arm, and from his arm came a light which waved over the advent band, and they shouted, Alleluia!”
Jesus raises his arm to attract their attention and recall their thoughts to himself. It is the special plan of their enemy to distract their attention from their great Leader, and cause them to look at human and earthly things around them, and be affected by the influences from this source. He would have them judge the truth by human appearances and human reasoning. Those who do this soon deny the light in which they have previously walked, and become identified with the world. This is the time when some will make a fatal mistake, and when all are in particular danger, upon this point. L. A. S.