And that eternal Word, which cannot lie,
To mortals hath revealed in prophecy
That in these latter days such signs should come,
Preludes and prologues to the general doom.
But not the Son of man can tell that day;
Then, lest it find you sleeping, watch and pray."
Thus this first of the predicted latter-day signs bore its message to
men. Its immediate scene was set in the Old World, but its warning was
world-wide. The next sign foretold was to appear in the New World, but
like the Lisbon earthquake, its message of warning was for all men.
[Illustration: THE FLOOD
"So shall also the coming of the Son of man be." Matt. 24:39.]
[Illustration: MIDDAY AT SEA MAY 19, 1780
"Between one and two he was obliged to light a large candle to steer
by." See p. 89.]
[Illustration: SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS
"Can ye not discern the signs of the times?" Matt. 16:3.]
THE DARK DAY OF 1780
"The Sun Shall be Darkened"
We recall that in the vision of latter-day signs given to the prophet
John, he saw the "great earthquake" followed by a sign in the heavens:
"The sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as
blood.
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