Our day in the light of prophecy and providence . l the great day of God comes: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and inthe stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with per-plexity; the sea and the waves roaring; mens hearts failingthem for fear, and for looking after those things which arecoming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloudwith power and great glory. Luke 21:25-27. Among the developments here foretold, and which con-tribute to the distress of nations, with perplexity, we may list the foll
Our day in the light of prophecy and providence . l the great day of God comes: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and inthe stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with per-plexity; the sea and the waves roaring; mens hearts failingthem for fear, and for looking after those things which arecoming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloudwith power and great glory. Luke 21:25-27. Among the developments here foretold, and which con-tribute to the distress of nations, with perplexity, we may list the following: 105 106 Our Day in the Light of Prophecy 1. Political Unrest — the Arming of the Nations Following on closely with the signs in the heavens, thereappears also the awakening to national aspirations and rival-ries in Europe, out of which has grown the arming of the na-tions. The beginning of the modern race of armaments maybe dated from those stirring and eventful years of 1830 to1848. We have seen the resources of the soil and the inven-. THE ARMING OF THE NATIONS Prepare war,. .. beat your plowsharesinto swords, and your pruning booksinto spears. Joel 3:9, 10. tive genius of man devoted to preparations for war on a scalenever before thought of. The prophet Joel foretold theseconditions in the last days: Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles [the nations,R. v.]: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the menof war draw near; let them come up: beat your plowsharesinto swords, and your pruning hooks into spears: let the weaksay, I am strong. . Let the heathen be wakened. . , The Meaning of Present-Day Conditions 107 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision [or cuttingoff]: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of deci-sion. Joel 3:9-14. Another prophecy forewarns of the peace and safetycry that is to be heard as the end draws near. We are toldthat many people in the last days will be saying that swords
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