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creatures who base their theories of life and religion upon materialism and pantheistic doctrines, while impelled by the Spirit of God to seek the true light, have we not perfect witness of the fulfillment of the prophet's utterance that darkness should prevail? Cumming said also, page 332 :

"So, previous to Christ's second advent in the cloud from which leaps the lightning in its splendor, ushering in the Lord of Glory, the great multitude will be found without God, without Christ and without hope in the world."

According to the Apostle Peter, a sign of the times will be the appearance of scoffers who will reject prophecy and the promise of the Kingdom. II Peter, 3:3, 4, 8, 9, 10 :—“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." Scoffing at the Word of God, is, unfortunately of such familiar and frequent occurrence, that nothing further need be said of it, except that the scoffers are themselves accomplishing prophecy to the letter.

Nahum 2:3, 4:-"The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways; they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightning." This is an accurate prediction of electric cars and modern vehicles which throng our streets; a sign of the latter days, in which the Kingdom of God shall come.

These are briefly some of the "signs of the times" announced by the prophets of God, in our own scriptures; signs which have found their fulfillment in this century, and in no other; prophecies in exact harmony with the revelations of messengers of God who have appeared to other races and nations. The conclusion is irresistible, that by their teaching, God intended to convey to us, the knowledge of the time of His coming.

When Mohammed was asked by what sign we should recognize the coming of the Kingdom of God, he said: "When you see the ships sailing upon the land, he will come." The application of the steam-engine to locomotion, dates from the first quarter of this century. Then, for the first time, railroad trains began to "sail upon the land." Mohammed said also that God would come when by "beating the iron upon the iron, you will hear news from a far distance." This prophecy was accomplished in the invention of the telegraph, which is likewise a product of this century. He said : "In those days, people will speak with their fingers," referring to the telegraph key, typewriter, or perfecting of the deaf and dumb code of communication.

The greatest sign of the Coming of the Manifestation of God, however, is the appearance of Elijah, who, according to the prophet Malachi, would come as the forerunner of the Kingdom. The following chapter will be devoted to the proof that this prophecy was literally fulfilled in this century; that Elijah has appeared upon the earth, to herald the coming of the Kingdom of God.

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