Who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap. Malachi 3:2. The people of Israel, because of their sinfulness, were forbidden
Blessings Upon the Watchful Ones
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. Luke
Presumptuous, Careless Delay
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 16:15. The evil servant says in his heart, “My lord delayeth his coming.”
The Faithful Ones will not Fail
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12. We have need now for more than human wisdom in reading and searching the Scriptures;
When the Loud Cry Sounds
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. Romans 13:11. The end is near, stealing upon us stealthily, imperceptibly, like
A Better and Nobler Way
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do well. Isaiah 1:16, 17. Ignorance, pleasure loving, and sinful habits, corrupting soul, body, and spirit,
The Field is the World
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28:19. While in California in the year 1874, I was given an impressive