PROBATION IS FAST CLOSING~THE DAY OF JUDGING MAN HAPPENS IN HEAVEN BEFORE HE COMES

“He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” (Revelation 22:11)

     “All who would have their names retained in the book of life, should now, in the few remaining

Is my name written there? Have I confessed my sins, so Jesus can cover them, and make them white as snow? Do I think to change the times and laws of God, like Lucifer is trying to do? Am I trying to tell God how to Rule His House? That is, after all, why we are here. To choose between GOD and not god.

days of their probation, afflict their souls before God by sorrow for sin, and true repentance.   There must be deep, faithful searching of heart.  The light, frivolous spirit indulged in by so many professed Christians must be put away.   There is earnest warfare before all who would subdue the evil tendencies that strive for the mastery.   The work of preparation is an individual work.  We are not saved in groups.   The purity and devotion of one will not offset the want of these qualities in another. . . . Everyone must be tested, and found without spot or wrinkle or any such thing.

     “Solemn are the scenes connected with the closing work of the atonement.   Momentous are the interest involved therein.   The judgment is now passing in the sanctuary above. . . .In the awful presence of God our lives are to come up in review. . . .

     “When the work of the investigative judgment closes, the destiny of all will have been decided for life or death.   Probation is ended, a short time before the appearing of the Lord in the clouds of heaven. . . . Perilous is the condition of those who, growing weary of their watch, turn to the attractions of the world. While the man of business is absorbed in the pursuit of gain, while the pleasure-lover is seeking indulgence, while the daughter of fashion is arranging her adornments, -it may be in that hour the Judge of all the earth will pronounce the sentence, “Thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting.”

     “Silently, unnoticed as the midnight thief, will come the decisive hour which marks the fixing of every man’s destiny, the final withdrawal of mercy’s offer to guilty men.  “Watch ye therefore . . . least coming suddenly he find you sleeping.”