OF course they cannot, we reply. Apostasy is rapidly approaching. Unrest and rebellion against needed government are apparent everywhere. Social and commercial corruption are becoming barefaced and defiant. Jews are returning to Palestine in increasing numbers. War for all, or any, reason is in constant readiness. The most unbelieving optimist is forced to admit that an upheaval of society is at hand.
And what is worse, a large and influential body of religious leaders are opposing the truth that the Lord may return at any moment. Instead of looking for His return as the first great event, they say He cannot come till after the great tribulation.
I had a rather able opponent in the person of a Canadian doctor, who, getting my name and address, opened a correspondence with me on the subject. It is a marvel to me that any true Christian can profess to find a sound argument in the Word of God for the thought that the Church must pass through “the great tribulation.” The theory makes havoc of very many Scriptures, and perverts many more.
I am close on the border line of the seen and the unseen, and yet I cherish the conviction that I shall never occupy a coffin.
“Come, Lord Jesus,” is my prayer.
H. L. S.