A Word to the Little Flock - James S. White

from the fact, that we are exhorted to watch for it;
and if we do not watch, Jesus will come on us "as a
thief,"
and we shall "not know what hour" he will
come upon us. So, that none but those who truly
watch, and "hold fast," will know the true time. -
(Rev. 3:2-3) Here I will introduce a quotation from
"The True Midnight Cry," of Aug.22, 1844.
"Concerning the time of that (Christ's) coming,
he says, in Mark 13:32, "But of that day and hour
knoweth no man, no, not the an- gels which are in
heaven, neither the Son, but the Father." It is
thought by many, that this passage proves that men
are never to know the time. But if it proves this, it
likewise proves, that the Son of God, himself, is
never to know the time; for the passage declares
precisely the same concerning him, that it does
concerning angels and men. But can any person
believe that our glorious Lord, to whom all power
in heaven and earth is given, is, and will remain
ignorant of the time until the very moment that he
comes to judge the world?
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