Preparing the Church to Meet Christ Today

Yes, it is entirely possible for the church to be satisfactorily prepared to meet Christ today through personal consecration and a thorough work of character purification. By yielding to the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit and living for Christ minute by minute, every believer can obtain a fitness to meet the King in peaceHvn 189.3+2.

True preparation involves a deep searching of heart and a reconversion of many who profess the truth25LtMs, Ms 82, 1912, par. 13. God is seeking to fit His people for His coming through various reforms, including health reform, which is closely connected to the third angel's messageCTBH 121.4+1. As we follow the example of Christ, we are to be filled with the advent spirit, ensuring that whether we are working in the field or preaching the Word, we are ready to welcome Him with joy10MR 388.3+1.

This readiness is not found in setting definite dates, but in a life of habitual watching, praying, and workingTM 233.1+2. We must ensure our characters are cleansed from sin by the atoning blood of Christ, represented by the "white robes" of the saints Revelation 7:144SP 227.3. When the church withdraws from all allegiance with the world and puts on the robe of Christ’s righteousness, she will be ready to enter the dawn of a glorious dayULe 218.3.

The Lord longs for His people to be prepared so that when He appears in the clouds of heaven, they may say with confidence, "Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us" Isaiah 25:918LtMs, Ms 21, 1903, par. 9.

...closed. Thus the interest will be kept up to the last. This is offering to God acceptable worship. His service should be made interesting and attractive, and not be allowed to degenerate into a dry form. We must live for Christ minute by minute, hour by hour, and day by day; then Christ will dwell in us, and when we meet together, His love wi...— ChS 211.5 (1925)

...rches, will receive of the plagues of God just as verily as the churches who oppose the law of God. Only those that are sanctified through the truth will compose the royal family in the heavenly mansions Christ has gone to prepare for those that love Him and keep His commandmen...— 19MR 176.1 (1990)

...hed in the balances of the sanctuary, and if you are found wanting, you will be at an eternal loss. All the coarseness, all the roughness, must be removed from your character before Jesus comes; for when He comes, the preparation for every soul is ended— 3SM 155.3 (1980)

If the church will put on the robe of Christ’s righteousness and withdraw from all allegiance with the world, she will be ready to enter the dawn of a glorious day. Truth, passing by those who reject it, will win. When t...— ULe 218.3 (2010)

With unspeakable desire those who had received the message watched for the coming of their Saviour. The time when they expected to meet him was at hand. They approach...— 4SP 227.3 (1884)

...the church. From the light that God has given me, there will have to be reformation in this church. There will have to be a depth of searching of heart, a reconversion with many, many, that profess the truth. And you cannot afford to make a mistake here, where eternal interest...— 25LtMs, Ms 82, 1912, par. 13 (1910)