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favored one, or a chosen few of the faithful watching
ones, to know that their glad eyes shall see His appearing,
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and that they shall never taste of death. Even so now,
many of the most devout and faithful of God's people,
in all denominations, both in this and foreign lands, are
seriously impressed with the conviction, that the coming of
the Lord is near.
These are certainly sufficient evidences to enforce the
apostle's injunction, that we should exhort one another
"and so much the more as" we "see the day approaching."
Heb. 10:25.
For, if the day, or Revelation, is near, the Rapture is
still nearer. And again the general conviction among
Bible students and earnest Christians, that the great pro-
phetic periods, which point to the Revelation are nearly
ended, and the deep conviction expressed by many, includ-
ing even statesmen and scientists, that some great event is
near, may well lead us to enquire,
Watcnman, What of the Night?
Ever since the sin of Adam and Eve this world has been
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a DARK PLACE/ a moral "Night." By faith the believer
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looks forward, through prophecy, to the Day, the glori-
ous Day, which is coming, when salvation, which is now by
was one Anna, a prophetess, the also a more sure word of proph-
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe ecy ; whereunto ye do well that
of Aser : she was of a great age, ye take heed, as unto a light
and had lived with a husband that shlneth in a dark place, un-
seven years from her virginity ; til the day dawn, and the day-
37. And she was a widow of star arise in your hearts,
about fourscore and four years, (16) John 1:5. And the light
which departed not from the shineth in darkness ; and the
temple, but served God with darkness comprehended it not
fastings and prayers night and 10. He was in the world, and
day. the world was made by him, and
38. And she coming in that the world knew him not.
instant gave thanks likewise un- John 3 :19. And this Is the
to the Lord, and st>ake of him to condemnation, that light is coma
all them that looked for redemp- into the world, and men loved
tion in Jerusalem. darkness rather than light, be-
(14) John 11:26. And who- cause their deeds were evil,
soever liveth and believeth in 20. For every one that doetb
me shall never die. Believest evil hateth the light, neither
thou this? cometh to the light, lest bis
(15) 2 Pet. 1:19. We have deeds should be reproved.