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Sound an Alarm!
Maranatha
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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 2:1


The things that concern our eternal welfare are now to absorb our attention.
We cannot afford to give heavenly things the second place. . . . The
judgments of God are in the land. They speak in solemn warning, saying, "Be
ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."

There are many, many in our churches who know little of the real meaning of
the truth for this time. I appeal to them not to disregard the fulfilling of
the signs of the times, which say so plainly that the end is near. O how
many who have not sought their soul's salvation will soon make the bitter
lamentation, "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not
saved"!

We are living in the closing scenes of this earth's history. Prophecy is
rapidly fulfilling. The hours of probation are fast passing. We have no
time--not a moment--to lose. Let us not be found sleeping on guard. Let no
one say in his heart or by his works, "My lord delayeth his coming." Let the
message of Christ's soon return sound forth in earnest words of warning. Let
us persuade men and women everywhere to repent, and flee from the wrath to
come. Let us arouse them to immediate preparation; for we little know what
is before us. Let ministers and lay members go forth into the ripening
fields. . . .

The Lord is soon to come, and we must be prepared to meet Him in peace. Let
us be determined to do all in our power to impart light to those around us.
We are not to be sad, but cheerful, and we are to keep the Lord Jesus ever
before us. . . . We must be ready and waiting for His appearing. O how
glorious it will be to see Him, and be welcomed as His redeemed ones! Long
have we waited, but our faith is not to become weak. If we can but see the
King in His beauty, we shall be forever and forever blessed. I feel as if I
must cry aloud, "Homeward bound." We are nearing the time when Christ will
come with power and great glory, to take His ransomed ones to their eternal
home.