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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 21, 1914

Editorial

By Editor

The Great Revelation

The iniquity of man is oftentimes hidden in this world. Many crimes are committed which are forever concealed from the eyes of human beings. Frequently, however, the criminal reaps the fruit of his own misdoing in this life. A recent incident in Southern California illustrates this:—

In a cañon near Los Angeles the skeleton of a man was found. There was no clothing to indicate who or what the skeleton had been in life. All marks that might identify the bones had apparently been destroyed by the action of nature. The bones themselves would have "gone to mix forever with the elements" had it not been for the unprecedented rains of the past month. The grave in which the body lay was deep enough to resist any storm but a most unusual one.

But the man who buried the body in this lonely place not only failed to make provision against the work of the elements, but he failed to remove from the mouth of his victim the peculiar gold fillings which enabled the relatives to identify the skeleton. This led to the apprehension of the man who committed the murder.

There will come a day when every secret thing will be brought to light and stand revealed before the judgment bar of God. "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Eccl. 12:14. In this life we may deceive our fellows, but we can never deceive God. The all-seeing eye takes account of everything we do. The record of our lives is written in the books of heaven, and some day we must face that record. Happy then will be that man who has availed himself of the sacrifice of Christ in his behalf, whose sins have been covered by the blood of the Lamb; but lost and undone will he be who appears without an intercessor. "Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after." 1 Tim. 5:24. Let us make sure that our sins are covered by the blood of Christ, and that he stands as our advocate.