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Fully Forewarned

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 1, 1902

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 26.

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Fully Forewarned

As the sudden electric flash startles and awakens, so will the world be instantly summoned by the descent of the Saviour. We are fully forewarned of this fact, and of the unexpectedness thereof. “Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.” Luke 12:40. “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” Matt. 24:27.
The suddenness of such a solemn event should be to us an admonition to watch. May this thought be to us a savor of life unto life, and not of death unto death. “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.” Rom. 13:11, 12.
Our blessed Lord, says one, ere he left this world, announced that he would “come again,” as the best news he had for true and loyal hearts. And so it is. And they alone are prospering Christians who can chime in with the concluding strain of Holy Writ, and, when the Master's voice is heard, “Surely I come quickly,” respond from the heart, “Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”
The Lord himself shall come, And shout the quickening word; Thousands shall answer from the tomb, “Forever with the Lord.”
That resurrection word, That shout of victory, Resounds, “Forever with the Lord!” Amen, so let it be!
What preparation are we making for the coming of Christ? What expectation have we in it? How does it influence our daily lives? Does it stimulate us to holy activities? Are we filled with blissful hope that we shall be forever with the Lord?—Vanguard.