The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-10
MEN NOW LIVING
WILL ace CHRIST COME

u the ELuI'N
Men and women now are living on
this earth who are in middle life, yes.
who are how'd with age, who will see
Jesus Christ coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory
Overwhelming Bible evidence can be
given to show that the people now liv-
ing on the earth will see the glorious
appearing of the Son of God to take
His followers with Him to heaven, to
bring to an end all sin, sorroy, pain
and death, to wipe away all tears, to
Danish war from the earth, and to bring
joy and gladness to those who are
ready to meet Him.
The Scripture declares, "Christ was
once offered to bear the sins of many,
and unto them that look for Him shall
He appear the second time, without sin.
unto salvation SEVENTH Day Advent
lists are looking for Him. That is why
we are called Adventists.
Some may ask, "Isn t there danger
that after you have looked for the com
ing of Christ so long, that after all you
may be mistaken about this matter!'
No, there is not the slightest chance
for a mistake upon this important
point. Christ is coming, and He is com
ing soon. Seventh Day Adventists never
have pretended to know just when, for
the exact time is not revealed in the
Bible. But the Bible tells us the genera
ton in which h will come. We don t
have to guess at it.
In the oath chapter of Matthew we
find the record of the Savior's promise
that he would return. The 14th verse
tells us: "This gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world, for
a witness unto all nations, and then
shall the end Gomez When do Seventh
Day Adventists expect the end of the
world! How soon will that be! Well, it
might have been done years agO-it
might have been finished now. The only
reason it has not been finished is be
cause there were not enough of those
who loved their Lord sufficiently to fin
ish it. But we have come to the time
when that message is going swiftly
from nation to nation, and vet it can go
more swiftly. 1t is time we read that
Scripture with the emphasis on the
- SHALL 1t is time we did the work
with all the love for perishing human
ity, and power to reach the hearts of
men, that God can give us.
Connected with Jesus return is His
coming to our names individually, and
settling whether we shall be received
by Him when He comes. This court of
inquiry has been i'll session for years
1t is not yet finished. 1t is the most
important thing in our lives to be
read yfor. There is just one thing we
can do, only one, which will make us
ready for. There is just one thing we
surrender of our lives into the Savior s
keeping, to give ourselves fully to Him
who redeemed us. who died for us that
we might live. He has made full provi-
sion for our salvation. A work must be
! done in our lives if we are to be alive
aud meet Him, that will take time
how much time only God knows. What
| ever time is needed, He will give it
Whatever help is needed, He will give
| it, if we do this one thing of making
complete surrender of our lives into
His keeping.
We stand facing the great event of
the ages, when the King of Glory shall
come again to earth. not a helpless babe
this time, but as King of kings and
Lord of lords. What preparations are
! being made by professed Christians fol
this great event? May God help us that
these things may not seem like twice
told tales.
Very sincerely yours,
r. w. CROSKREY,
of the Seventh Day Adventis Church