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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Nov 26, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 47.

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Seeing the Day

By E. K. Slade

E. K. SLADE
WHILE it is true that “seeing is believing” in the world’s way of teaching and knowing, it is not the true and sure and safe way. Where eternal life is at stake and eternal interests are involved in how we see and know truth relating thereto, it is important that we see and know aright. The divine way is directly opposite to the human. Believing is seeing with the Christian learner. “Through faith we understand,” and “I will guide thee with mine eye,” are promises that Heaven holds out to him who hungers for truth in such a time as this. Eternal vigilance is the price of life, and true vigilance is seeing by believing.
Every truth that is known as it should be is known by faith, and in such a time of peril and precious privilege the right way is the only way. Faith will be based upon a word that is believable and safe, a true “anchor” in a surging sea. He who has said, “The Lord shall guide thee continually,” knows that “it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.” Fatal errors will be pressed to the front to take the place of vital, timely truth, in such a way that they will be seen to be error only by seeing and knowing the truth.
The people of whom it may be said, “Here are they that keep [practise] . . . the faith of Jesus,” will not be in darkness in such a time as this. They will see the truth for this time. They will see the great truth for this time to be, “The day of the Lord is at hand.” Concerning that event, one who sees, will not be in darkness. He will “see the day approaching.” He will be of those who, seeing that all these things shall be dissolved, will be “looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of God.” In the great events and developments of this time will be seen omens of the nearing end. By believing, it will be seen that Jesus will come in this generation, which has nearly passed away.
The mighty enemies of truth will bring to the front most artful deceptions to prevent the people of God from seeing this; but faith, which will be based upon a knowledge of the truth for this time, will see the day in its nearness in spite of all that is intended to obscure the vision and divert the mind from the great and vital issues for this time.
In all the vastness of eternity and immensity of space, there never has been, and never can be, an issue so great as this issue, nor a time of such importance as the present time, nor a place of such intense interest as this world in this time. The impending doom and the rich reward are about to be realized. Our only safety and salvation in such a time is in seeing and knowing and heeding and heralding the clear-cut message that is due to the world, and nearly past due.