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NEARING THE END

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 9, 1876

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 47, No. 10.

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NEARING THE END.

By Roswell F. Cottrell

It is becoming more and more evident that we are near the close of time. The last of the last days is at hand. The work of atonement will soon be completed—the decisions of the Judgment will soon be passed upon all, the sanctuary cleansed, and the priestly office of our High Priest vacated forever; the destiny of each member of the human race being unalterably and irrevocably fixed.
Are any that have waited many years growing weary of the way, saying in the heart, “My Lord delayeth his coming,” smiting their fellow-servant, or drinking in the spirit of worldliness? To those who pursue such a course, the great day, though once looked for, will still come as a thief in the night. How sad the condition of such! But to the overcomer how glorious the prospect! The finally faithful are nearing home! Soon will be heard the soul-cheering “Well done!” Soon will they enter into the joy of their Lord! “Oh, glorious day! Oh, blessed hope!”
But there is a space between us and this glorious consummation. A little time remains to be filled up; and all depends upon how we fill it up. We are still on probation; mercy is still offered. The fiat has not yet gone forth, “He that is filthy, let him be filthy still.” There still is hope for the straying. Thank God for it!
Let the backslider return to the Lord. Let all renew their efforts so to walk as to please God. The voice of the Master is still sounding, “Go work in my vineyard.” There are yet multitudes of souls to be blessed with the light of present truth, and with the joys of eternal salvation as the result. The efforts of the most feeble may bring great results, if put forth with pure motives from a heart glowing with love to God and man. God knows the heart, and judges in accordance with our motives. If we are lukewarm and dilatory he knows it. May God give the reader and the writer a part in the work, and when it is finished, may we share in the rest. R. F. COTTRELL.