St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-01-15

First, we are Adventists be-
cause we believe in common
with many earnest Christians of
the present time that he advent
of Christ is an imminent event.
We base this belief upon the
fact which cannot be success
fully refutcd that all Bible
prophecies reaches its climax in
this generation. Among these
we might mention the peace cry
which has become so popular in
recent years, described by the
prophet Isaiah lisa. 2:2-4) and
Micah mic. 4:1-4). Both of
these prophets say that this con-
dition will prevail in the last
days. Surely no one can fail to
recognize the remarkable full
fillment of these two predictions
in our day. Then notice in this
connection the striking contrast
in the prediction of the prophet
Joel concerning the same period,
in which he describes the world
wide preparation for war which
is so strikingly fulfilled in our
generation. Joel 1910.
Then in James the fifth chap
ter we have a prediction which
also applies to the last days and
note how our century alone fits
this prophetic mould. Here the
apostle prophet declares that in
the last days rich men will heap
their treasure together and that
the hire of their laborers will
be kept back by them through
fraud. And is il not true that
we live in the age of the trust
and the monopoly and the great
industrial combine which is cer-
tainly an accurate fuliillment of
this prophecy? There are four
teen long chains of prophecy in
the Bible. Seven in the old
testament and seven i'm the new
which give a connected history
Of events through long centuries
and reach their climax in the
second coming Of Christ and the
end of all human Kingdoms.
In addition TO these chains of
prophecy there are also fourteen
isolated prophecies describing
conditions that will prevail just
before the second advent of our
Lord. Almost all Of these
prophecies are already fulfilled
or are in process of fuliillment.
Therefore we may be assured
upon the authority of the in
fallible word that we are living
Just before the coming of the
King of Kings when all the
Kingdoms of this world shall be-
come the Kingdoms of our Lord
and of his Christ.
We are Seventh Day Ad-
ventists because we believe that
IL is the duty as well as the
privilege of all professed Chris
tians and indeed all the mem.
bers of the human family TO
keep the commandments of God. |
Hear the words of King Solomon
on this point: Let us hear the |
conclusion of the whole matter. |
Fear God and keep His COM
mandments. for this is the |
whole duty of man" Feel. |
1913. Also hear the words of
the apostle John: "He that
saith he abideth in Him ought |
himself also TO walk. even as
He walked" | John 2:6. And
we read from the same author
quoting from our Lord, "lf ye
keep my commandments, yel
shall abide in my love; even as
| have kept my fathers COM
mandments, and abide in His
love-" John 1910. The last
blessing pronounced in the Bible
is blessed are they that do His
commandments, that they may
have right TO the tree of life,
and may enter through the
gates into the city" Rev.
22:l4. Hence as Christians and
those who are humbly trying TO
follow in the footsteps of our
great Master we endeavor to
keep all Gods commandments
including the fourth command
ment of the everlasting ten,
which commands the observance
of the seventh day as the Sab
bath. Now all who have given
any thought to this question
know that Saturday is the
seventh day of the week. and
therefore the Sabbath, according
TO this commandment. And
there is no other command TO be
found in the Bible for the keep
ing of any other weekly Sab
bath. The prophet Isaiah pre- {
diets a reformation concerning
the Lords Sabbath in the last
days. See lisa. 5S:l2-l4.
May it be the happy and l
blessed privilege OF all my :
hearers TO be found worthy and
III subjects for citizenship in
The kingdom of righteousness
and peace which shall soon be
" S