The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-15
is THIS THE LAST GENERATION?
Correspondent Forecasts the cominq
Of Worlds End.


Editor OF The Banner The Bible
Is filed W tn prophecies indicating
this a. the last generation. A flood
OF light is. streaming upon the inhab.
itants OF the world "A last warning
message is pleading with the earths
inhabitants to flee from the wrath to
come. Signs in the sun. moon and
stars, the distress of nations per
picked because of the unsettled con
d tions of the sea of humanity, strikes.
war. pestilence famine, earthquakes,
and thousands OF other events. warn,
in trumpet tones. of the coming of the
day OF retribution.
Every possible effort is eng made
by a loving God to warn the world OF
the coming day OF vengeance; but the
day of the Lord will come as thief
in the night; in which the heavens
will pass away with great noise, and
the elements shall melt with fervent
heat, the earth also, and the works
that are therein shall be burned up,
2 Peter $40.
After all the warning, the world
will be taken unawares, as the house
holder by the visit of the thief in the
night
The prophetic word is Gods great
a arm clock, and il has never failed
to ring on time to prepare the sleep
ers for the coming crisis. The alarm
is now being sounded in all the world
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and
sound an alarm in my holy mountain;
let all the inhabitants of the land
tremble for the day OF the Lord
cometh for it is nigh at hand Joel
81. Gods messengers today nave a
startling message for the world; for
the world is asleep, and unprepared
for the day of the Lord 10 counter
act the effect of the startling message,
the gospel of peace and safety will be
preached to the world, saying peace,
peace. when there is no peace But
of the tines and the seasons, brethren,
We have no need that | write unto
you. For yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord so cometh as
thief in the night.
For when they shall say peace and
safety then sudden destruction COM
eth upon them. and they shall not es'
cape But We, brethren are not In
darkness, that that day should over
take you as a thief. Thessa'onians
5:14.
For one hundred and twenty years,
Noah warned the antediluvians OF the
coming flood. and prepared an ark oil
refuge for all who would accept the
terms of salvation; but only eight es-
caped the terrible deluge that almost
'annih lated the human race The
Scripture says they knew not until
the flood came and took them all
away. A similar experience came TO
the wicked cities Of Sodom and Go
morrah. and the Jewish nation. Al
though many prophecies foretold the
fate OF the rebelious jewish nation
and faithful messengers announced, IN
no uncertain tones, that the time had
come for either repentance or destruc
tion. the vast majority rushed on to
certain doom. not realizing the danger
until it was too late to escape.
The coming of Christ will soon star
tie the s'umberine world. One class
will call for the rocks and mountains
to fall upon them and hide them from
the face Of the Lamb and there WIZ
be weeping and wailing and gnashins
of teeth when they realize their tate
The other will welcome their expected
Lord and rejoice in His salvation,
Yours truly
A. NJ TORRANCE.