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of the earth: “And I saw another angel
[messenger] fly in the midst of heaven,
having the everlasting gospel to preach
unto them that dwell on the earth,and to
every nation, and kindred, and tongue,
and people, saying with a loud voice,
Fear God, and give glory to Him; for
the hour of His judgment is come: and
worship Him that made heaven; and
carth, and the sea, and the fountains
of waters.” Revelation 14:6, 7.
Thus we see that this message not
only proclaims the soon-coming king-
dom, but also announces the opening
of the judgment in heaven, and calls
men back to the worship of the true
God, the Creator of all things, as a
preparation for His coming; indicating
clearly that the professed church of
the last days would be found false to
that part of God’s holy law that marks
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Him as Creator, and obeying a pre-
tender who has assumed the preroga-
tives of God.
Jesus made 1t plain that this message
of warning must in some way be given
to the entire world in one generation;
indicating that that generation would
sec the end. (Matthew 24: 14.)
Now, it is very apparent that under
conditions existing a very short time
ago a world-wide message like this
could not go to every nation, and
tongue, and pcople, in one generation.
The world did not then possess the
facilities necessary for such rapid move-
ments. Hence the strange and other-
wise unaccountable speeding up of
research and discovery in the fields of
science. And today God is using all the
modern wonders of transportation and
communication to carry to the world
this identical message, and its mission
centers and outposts can be found in
the darkest corners of earth, even in
the isles of the sea.
Second.—When this message has
been sufficiently proclaimed and the
day of probation is over, the wicked,
left to their own devices and led on by
the spirits of devils (Revelation 16: 14),
will then use all these marvels of
science in the destruction of men. Here
is Armageddon, the great “war of the
great day of God, the Almighty,” the
‘time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation,” a world war
indeed, into which all nations will be
drawn.
It is quite apparent that all these
modern wonders are as essential to
mobilizing, transporting, and provision-
ing the armies of the world for this
great conflict, as they are to carrying
the last message of mercy to a lost
world.
Third.—This age, as I have said be-
fore, was intended as a warning to ar-
rest the attention of thoughtful people.
A night glimpse of
one liltle part of mar-
velous America, New
York City. And «a
day glimpse of what
America was on that
other Thanksgiving
Day 300 years ago.
We are better off; but
are we beller?
When we hear and see and use these
conveniences of communication and
transportation, let us realize that God is
warning us that the end of all things is
drawing very near, and the wise, the
humble, can see the increase of knowl-
edge all about us and men literally
running to and fro, and those who re-
fuse to see are certainly left without
excuse.
It is a time for sober, serious thought
instead of drunkenness and jazz. It is
a time for prayer and reconsecration
to the service of God instead of money-
getting. It Is a time to seek truly to
know God’s will.
It 1s a time also for rejoicing that the
reign of sin, and death, and sorrow will
soon be over; a time to lift up our heads
and rejoice, for the day of our redemp-
tion draweth nigh. (Luke 21:28.)
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