The Acts of the Apostles (1911) — PDF Scan 266

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260 TEE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES the Son of man in the clonds of heaven, that he did not think it necessary to write at length regarding this subject. He, however, pointedly referred to his former teachings. ''Of the times and the seasons," he said, ''ye have no need that I write nnto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so Cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction Cometh upon them." There are in the world to-day many who close their eyes to the evidences that Christ has given to warn men of His coming. They seek to quiet all apprehension, while at the same time the sigTis of the end are rapidly fulfilling, and the world is hastening to the time when the Son of man shall be revealed in the clouds of heaven. Paul teaches that it is sinful to be indifferent to the signs which are to precede the second coming of Christ. Those guilty of this neglect, he calls children of the night and of darkness. He encourages the vigilant and watchful with these words: "But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." Especially important to the church in our time are the teachings of the apostle upon this point. To those living so near the great consummation, the words of Paul should come with telling force: "Let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us