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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jun 2, 1904

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 22.

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Editorial

By L. A. S.

Behold He Cometh

“The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly.” “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.” “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” “Yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.” “Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” “Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”
“Behold I come! the Saviour cries, On wings of love I fly; So come, dear Lord, my soul replies, And bring salvation nigh.”

A Certain Sound

“If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” 1 Cor. 14: 8. We are at the very climax of the great battle between the powers of good and of evil, the climax of the great controversy between Christ and Satan, when the devil has come forth with great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time. How essential, therefore, that just at this time every soul should be fully prepared for the conflict. Yet never was there a time when in the camp of the professed followers of Christ the trumpet was given such an uncertain sound. Never was the air so full of contradictory theories, of criticisms of God’s Word, of doubts, of speculations, of voices crying “Lo, here!” and “Lo, there!” of the utterances of false christs and false prophets, all calculated to bewilder and deceive souls whose destinies are about to be decided. Men are speculating as to what the mission of the Christian church is, or whether it has any mission at all, or will much longer be needed in the world. Now let every one who knows the truth for this time give the trumpet a clear, certain sound. “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” We have a clear, definite message, with God’s plain Word as its authority. The only reason people can not see it is that they have been made drunken with the wine of spiritual Babylon—the errors which have come from the substitution of human traditions and the commandments of men for the truths of inspiration. The warning is now to be given, the call to the marriage supper is to be sounded, in a voice that will rise above the confused din and medley of the earthly babel. The third angel cries “with a loud voice,” and is joined by another angel who cries “mightily with a strong voice.” Strength, clearness, authority, must now mark the presentation of God’s saving truth. L. A. S.