A Short Sermon by H. A. St. John

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 14, 1916

A Short Sermon

By H. A. St. John

H. A. ST. JOHN

“Unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write.” Rev. 3:14. This solemn and important message that John was bidden to write is the last of a series of seven messages to the church in the Christian dispensation; hence the Laodicean message is addressed to the church of Christ on earth just before the close of probation. It is addressed to the remnant church, and when believed, received, and fully heeded, it will cause a mighty shaking among them. The obedient will come forth from that shaking purified, and they will arise and shine.

In a short time the whole earth will be morally shaken and illuminated by the closing gospel message of the third angel, as given by the remnant church. When that work is completed, there will soon follow another mighty and literal shaking of the heavens and the earth by the voice of God. This last shaking will remove mountains and islands out of their places, and destroy all cities and habitations of man. So terrible will be that last shaking that the ungodly, who have rejected the last call of the last message of mercy, will in great distress cry to the rocks and mountains, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” Rev. 6:16, 17.

All the hopes of the ungodly are centered in this world, and when these hopes are dashed to pieces, the wicked will cry in despair, asking that their lives be cut off also. Their destruction is at hand then, but it will not be by the earthquake, but by the brightness of the coming of the Lord in all his glory, which immediately follows.

Reader, be admonished to heed the Laodicean shaking message. Be awakened and aroused to put off lukewarmness by zealous repentance. Then you will be prepared to stand on the Lord’s side in the shaking message of the third angel. When that shaking is finished, you will be protected and preserved during the third and last shaking, and at its close you will be gloriously delivered from a ruined world by the coming of the Lord, and will join the mighty host of glorified saints, who will go with Jesus to the heavenly home prepared for them.

Sanitarium, Cal.