"For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry." Hebrews 10:37
We are told that in the Greek the words translated "For yet a little while," are more dramatic than the English indicates. They might well be rendered, "how little, how little!"
When the billows of trouble roll across the horizon, let this thought cheer you, Christian: the One for whom we are looking will soon put in His appearance to dispel the shadows and usher in the bliss of His "pleasures for evermore." Verily, "weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning!" Let this truth purify your thought, energize your effort, rejoice your spirit, and comfort your heart. Just a few more tears, a few more disappointments, and the King of Love will come.
Dr. Guiness in speaking on he imminent return of our Lord once used the following illustration; He said that he had heard the singing of Handel's "Messiah" with great delight on the previous evening and he commented that if someone had asked him after the performance had proceeded a couple of hours, how much longer it would still continue, he would have answered, "Oh, about five minutes." "But," the individual might have objected, "how can that be? It is still in full swing and has been going on for two hours. I can see no reason why it should not continue for two hours longer. How do you know, sir, that it will be over in five minutes?" "Then," said Dr. Guiness, "I should have answered him, 'because I have the score . . . and I know it will soon be over for they are singing the last chorus.'"
Yes, it is wonderful to have the "score," as it is found in the Word of God, and recognize the unmistakable "signs of the times." Students of prophecy realize the lateness of the hour. We cannot, and should not, fix dates, but we can say with confidence, "The coming of the Lord draweth nigh" (James 5:8). "Wherefore comfort one another with these words (1 Thessalonians 4:18).
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