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198 Prophecy cmd Present-Day Events
better results in modern times. It is to the shame of modern ambition
for so-called Christian unity that preachers of evangelical denomina-
tions are pleading for a church life which will "find within its fellow-
ship Jew and Gentile, Protestant and Catholic, Trinitarian and Uni-
tarian, ritualist and evangelist, native and foreigner, rich and poor,
black, white and yellow .... and every one" who has some concep-
tion of being religious. One advocate of such a universal church says:
"I have seen so-called atheists who would not hurt such a spiritual
fellowship in the least." The public announcement that church build-
ings are being dedicated to this broad sort of religious occupation is
to many a sign that the millennium is almost here. Some are so much
touched by the seeing of the denominations worshipping together
that they have forgotten that all this can be a mere human movement
and the mark of that Christless Christianity concerning which our
Lord uttered the rebuke addressed to the Laodicean church: "So then
because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot (indifferent to
fundamental truths), I will spew thee out of my mouth. Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing;
and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and
blind, and naked."
Present Worlcl-Need
While New Testament prophecy is very definite in its assertions
that there will be "a falling away" from the faith once for all de-
livered unto the saints, this but increases the responsibility of those
who know the truth. Instead of cherishing a foolish world optimism
concerning the future, believers should look into the future through
the lenses of the Divine Word and in the promises of God find both
strength and peace. Many in our day can echo the inquiry of Daniel:
"0 my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?" The reply made
to the prophet has its lesson for believers of today. The angel said:
"Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are shut up and sealed till the
time of the end." This makes it plain that many things of the
prophetic program will not be understood until they happened, but
as they do happen, believers will check them up with prophecy and
be strengthened in faith. The angel also said: "Many shall purify
themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked
shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand: but they
that be wise shall understand." Here there is warning concerning
the period of "the great tribulation" and also the statement that the
wicked and worldly will continue blind to the movements of God.
The blessed assurance of future reward as well as command for pres-
ent duty, is also given. "But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou
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