*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG BOOK 54914 *** His Glorious Appearing An Exposition of Matthew Twenty‐Four By James Springer White Revised and Illustrated “What shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”—DISCIPLES. “When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.”—JESUS. Eleventh Edition. Review and Herald Publishing Co. Battle Creek, Mich. 1895 CONTENTS Introductory. Christ’s Prophecy. Persecution And False Prophets. Iniquity Abounds. The End. When Shall These Things Be? What Shall Be The Sign Of Thy Coming? Shortened For The Elect’s Sake. Lo, Here, And Lo, There. The Signs Of Christ’s Coming. “And The Stars Shall Fall.” “The Powers Of Heaven Shall Be Shaken.” “Sign Of The Son Of Man.” Parable Of The Fig‐Tree. “The Day And Hour.” Noah’s Time And Ours. Peace And Safety. The Final Separation. Those Who Watch Will Know The Time. The Faithful And Wise Servant. The Evil Servant. Conclusion. Choice Religious Books. [Book Cover] [Illustration] The Light of the World INTRODUCTORY. “Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” Amos 3:7. No truth of inspiration can be more clearly demonstrated than that God reveals his designs to his prophets, that men and nations may be prepared for their accomplishment. Before visiting with judgments, God has uniformly sent forth warnings sufficient to enable the believing to escape his wrath, and to condemn those who have not heeded the warning. This was the case before the flood. The wickedness of the world had become very great. Every imagination of the thoughts of the hearts of men was only evil. It would seem that they had forfeited all claims for consideration. Violence and corruption filled the earth, and the only way to eradicate evil was to destroy it with its workers. But before doing so, the world must be warned of the impending doom; and there was found one man who would engage in the work. Noah had faith in God, and preached for one hundred and twenty years the message of warning and salvation. His work also testified with his words. “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world.” Heb. 11:7. At a later period, when the nations had again become sunken in idolatry and crime, and the destruction of wicked Sodom and Gomorrah was determined, the Lord said,—