Our Day - In the Light of Prophecy

William Ambrose Spicer

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Title: Our Day
In the Light of Prophecy
Author: W. A. Spicer
Release Date: June 5, 2006 [EBook #18503]
Language: English
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JESUS WEEPING OVER JERUSALEM
"If thou hadst known, even thou, at
least in this thy day, the things which
belong unto thy peace!" Luke 19:42.
OUR DAY
In the Light of Prophecy
By W.A. SPICER
"Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope." Rom. 15:4.SOUTHERN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION
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[Pg vii]CONTENTS
The Book That Speaks to Our Day 13
The Witness of the Centuries 25
Prophetic Outline of the World's History 39
The Second Coming of Christ 51
Signs of the Approaching End 65
The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 79
The Dark Day of 1780 85
The Falling Stars of 1833 93
The Meaning of Present-Day Conditions 105
The Historic Prophecy of Daniel 7 117
The 1260 Years of Daniel's Prophecy 131
Dawn of a New Era 139
The Work of the "Little Horn" Power 145
The Bible Sabbath 159
Glimpses of Sabbath Keeping after New Testament Times 173
The Law of God 183
Justification by Faith 191
Baptism 199
The Prophecy of Daniel 8 205
The Cleansing of the Sanctuary in Type And Antitype 213
A Great Prophetic Period 219
The Prophecy Fulfilled 229
A World-wide Movement 239
The Judgment-Hour Message 247
The Origin of Evil 257
Spiritualism: Ancient and Modern 265
Life Only in Christ 275
The End of the Wicked 287
Angels: Their Ministry 295
The Time of the End 303
The Eastern Question 321
Armageddon 337
The Millennium 351
The Home of the Saved 361
[Pg ix]FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
Jesus Weeping over Jerusalem FrontispieceThe Good Shepherd 12
Healing the Centurion's Servant 16
Christ's Weapon of Defense—The Word of God 19
On the Way to Emmaus 24
The Great Image 38
Babylon in Her Glory 40
The Handwriting on the Wall 42
The Ascension of Christ 50
Christ Coming in Glory 58
Christ Answering His Disciples' Questions 64
The Siege of Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus, A.D. 70 68
The Catacombs near Rome 72
Lisbon from Across the Bay 78
Midday at Sea, May 19, 1780 84
The Great Meteoric Shower, Nov. 13, 1833 92
The Sign of Fire 98
Satan Offers Gold, and the World Stampedes to Its Destruction 104
A Faithful and Wise Servant 108
The Sunset Hour 114
Philip and the Eunuch 116
Rome on the Tiber 124
The Invasion of the Roman Empire by the Huns 128
Raising the Siege of Rome, A.D. 538 130
Storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris 138
The Triple Crown 144
The Love of Power—The Power of Love 146
Christians in Prison Beneath the Colosseum Awaiting Martyrdom 148
The Shame of Religious Wars 152
Christ and the Scribes 158
The Sabbath from Eden To Eden 168
Christ and His Disciples in the Corn-fields 172
Waldenses Hunted by the Armies of Rome 176
The Gift of God 190
The Baptism of Christ 198
Symbols of Medo-Persia and Grecia 204
The Camp of Israel in the Wilderness 210
Our Great High Priest 212
Artaxerxes Sending the Jews to Rebuild Jerusalem, B.C. 457 218
Rebuilding Jerusalem 224
The Anointing of Jesus at His Baptism 228
The Crucifixion of Christ 232
The Third Angel's Message 238
A Christian Mother Exhorting Her Daughter To Martyrdom 246
Lucifer Plotting Against the Government of God 256
The Redemption Price 260
Saul and the Witch of Endor 264
The Salem Witchcraft 270
"He Is Risen" 274
Lot Fleeing From Sodom 286
Peter Delivered from Prison 294Jacob's Dream in Bethel 298
Modern Inventions Fulfilling Prophecy 302
The Hoe Double Octuple Press 316
Fortifications on the Bosporus 320
Modern Jerusalem 329
The Great Battle of Armageddon 336
United States Battleship "Nevada" 340
Moses Viewing the Promised Land 360
The Saints' Eternal Home 366
The Master at the Door 369
[Pg 11]
"FOUNDED UPON A ROCK"
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path." Ps. 119:105.
FOREWORD
These are eventful times. With history-making changes passing rapidly before men's eyes, the questions
press upon thoughtful minds in all lands, What do these things mean? What next in the program of
worldshaping events?
Like a great searchlight shining across the centuries, the sure Word of Prophecy focuses its bright beams
upon Our Day. In this light we see clearly the trend of events, and may understand what comes next in the
program of history fulfilling prophecy.
In the Volume of the Book the living God speaks to Our Day of events of the past that have a lesson for the
present, and of things to come. Divine prophecy fulfilled before men's eyes is God's challenge to unbelief.
The Word of Holy Writ has been the guiding light through all the ages. It is the lamp to our feet today.
"Steadfast, serene, unmovable, the same,
Year after year,...
Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame;
Shines on that inextinguishable light."
[Pg 12]THE GOOD SHEPHERD
"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us." John 1:14.
[Pg 13]
"PEACE BE TO THIS HOUSE"
"If any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in
to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me." Rev. 3:20.
THE BOOK THAT SPEAKS TO OUR DAY
Man may write a true book, but only God, the source of life, can write a living book. "The word of God ... liveth
and abideth forever." 1 Peter 1:23. The Bible is the living word of God. We look at the volume; we hold it in
our hands. It is like other books in form and printer's art. But the voice of God speaks from these pages, and
the word spoken is alive. It is able to do in the heart that receives it what can be done only by divine power.
The Book That Talks
Far in the heart of Africa a missionary read to the people in their own language from the translated Word of
God. "See!" they cried; "see! the book talks! The white man has a book that talks!" With that simplicity of
speech so common to children of nature, they had exactly described it. This is a book that talks. What the
[Pg 14]wise man says of its counsels through parents to children, is true of all the book: "When thou goest, it shall
lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee." Prov. 6:22.
Here is companionship, faithful and true, a blessed guide and guardian and friend.
"Holy Bible! book divine!
Precious treasure, thou art mine!"
God Its AuthorThe sixty-six books of Holy Scripture were written by many penmen, over a space of fifteen centuries; yet it is
one book, and one voice speaks through all its pages. Spurgeon once said of his experience with this book:
"When I see it, I seem to hear a voice springing up from it, saying, 'I am the book of God;
man, read me. I am God's writing; open my leaf, for I was penned by God; read it, for He is
my author.'"
This book declares of itself: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God." 2 Tim. 3:16. "The prophecy came
not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." 2 Peter
1:21. As the rugged verse of the old hymn puts it:
"Let all the heathen writers join
To form one perfect book:
Great God, if once compared with Thine,
How mean their writings look!
"Not the most perfect rules they gave
Could show one sin forgiven,
Nor lead a step beyond the grave;
But Thine conducts to heaven."
It is the voice of the Almighty. Very different it is from the sacred books of the non-Christian religions. In those
writings it is man speaking about God; in the Holy Scriptures it is God speaking to man. The difference is as
great as heaven is higher than earth. Here it is not man groping in the darkness after God. In this book of
[Pg 15]God's revelation we see the divine arm reaching down to save the lost, and hear the voice of the loving
Father calling to His children, every one and everywhere. "Incline your ear," He calls; "hear, and your soul shall
live." Isa. 55:3.
The Word That Creates
We must have something more than instruction; we must have a word of power that is able to tell of sins
forgiven, and to conduct us beyond the grave to heaven. One of the greatest of China's sages, Mencius, said,
"Instruction can impart information, but not the power to execute." That touches the crucial point. We must