WATCH" AND "BE READY by G.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · May 10, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 19.

"WATCH" AND "BE READY."

By G.

THE Lord will come again, for He has positively said so. See John 14:2, 3. The apostle Peter says, "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." 2 Peter 3:10. And Paul tells us that "the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God." Again, Jesus says that when He comes "all the holy angels" will be "with Him." Matt. 25:31.

When will He come?—That is not revealed. The Lord says, "Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only." Chapter 24:36. He gives us this clue, however: "This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Verse 14. When the apostle James saw in prophetic vision the world convulsed with a great conflict between capital and labor, he recorded this exhortation for the brethren who should be living at such a time: "Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." James 5:8.

In view of all these testimonies, the Lord's further counsel is just now very significant: "Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come." Matt. 24:42. But watching is not all that is important; for He adds, "Be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh." Verse 44. And, as pertinent to our time, we take from an exchange the following rules for to-day:

Do nothing that you would not like to be doing when Jesus comes.

Go to no place where you would not like to be found when Jesus comes.

Say nothing that you would not like to be saying when Jesus comes. G.