Marrying and Giving in Marriage

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 1, 1916

Marrying and Giving in Marriage

It is interesting and rather unexpected to find a newspaper interpreting Scripture, especially in its editorial columns, but this occurred in an editorial in the Washington Post of May 21, 1916. It is well worth being passed on to our readers. We quote:—

“Scripture contains the prophecy that at the second advent there will still be marrying and giving in marriage. The significance of this somewhat singular statement must be that, whatever the perturbation of world affairs, present or to come, human activities will fail to be swerved from the accustomed course.”

This editorial comment shows how the Bible itself has anticipated and answered the scoffing comment of men who, looking out upon the activities of society, find proof that the end of the world is not at hand, in the fact that in many respects all things continue as they were before the fathers fell asleep. If these same scoffers, however, would study the signs given in the Scriptures, they would see that while men are continuing to eat and drink, marry and give in marriage, there are to be conditions which will clearly point to the time of the end of this present world, and that these conditions are now seen all about us.