We are living in the time of the end. The fast-fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of Christ is near at hand. The days in which we live are solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues and judgments are already falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude. {9T 11.1}

The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones. {9T 11.2}

The condition of things in the world shows that troublous times are right upon us. The daily papers are full of indications of a terrible conflict in the near future. Bold robberies are of frequent occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and murders are committed on every hand. Men possessed of demons are taking the lives of men, women, and little children. Men have become infatuated with vice, and every species of evil prevails. {9T 11.3}

She wrote those words back in 1909. Since then quite a few people have been born and died of old age. Gives new meaning to the word "soon".

Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

I was a hospice nurse for 10-years. I have been at the bedside of many dying people. A man on his death bed often feels that life is ending too soon.

Do you mean to say that the word, "soon", has no real meaning other than what has been for 1000s of years relative to individuals?