S S 11 TIMES THE WORLD'S PROPHETIC WEEKLY ti Vol. 76, No. 15 Because He Lives—see page 16 April 19, 1949 •• ,5•••• .0, • r'''Sk•• , your Bible Questions flowered SIGNS Dying Without the Gospel When a man has heard the word of God, he may accept it or reject it; but how about the individual who dies without ever having heard the Editor Arthur S. Maxwell gospel? E. D. TIMES Associate Editor . Merlin L. Neff Only God knows to what extent a person Assistant Editor . Francis A. Soper has had opportunity to learn of Him, either through His revelation in nature, or through divine providence, or by means of His written word. The decision in all such cases rests with Him, and we can accept without qeestion His verdict, whatever it be. It behooves us who have the opportunity to hear the word of God, to accept it in its fullness and allow it to trans- APRIL 19, 1949 Vol. 76, No. 15 COHTEHIS form our lives. F. A. S. Joshua's "Long Day" YOUR BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED 2 Is there any record by astronomers of the "long day" caused by Joshua's having the sun stand EDITORIALS: To ALL THE WORLD 3 still? What is the date of the dark day? REQUESTS FOR THE "SIGNS" 4 E. 0. H. Professor Henry Norris Russell, who was ANYWHERE ANY TIME" " 4 director of the Princeton University observa- A PREVIEW OF WORLD HISTORY . Roy F. Cottrell 5 tory for thirty-five years, in a personal letter dated October 13, 1948, says: "There are no TRENDS OF THE TIMES 6 astronomical records from which the observed WHY GOD CHOSE ISRAEL . Carlyle B. Haynes 7 time of any event can be accurately determined which go back as far as the days of Joshua." A CAPTAIN THERE WAS . Arthur W. Spalding 8 The dark day, mentioned by the Saviour as PETER'S TITLES Mary E. Walsh 10 being a sign of His second advent (Matthew 24:29), occurred on May 19, 1780. F. A. S. THE LAST CALL Beatrice Wornow 11 The Millennium THE LAW THAT CHRIST ABOLISHED Dallas Youngs 12 Will there be anyone on the earth between the BECAUSE HE LIVES Fenton E. Froom 16 first and the second resurrection? What will take place here during that time? Mrs. J. D. L. The Bible makes it plain that there will be no human being left on the earth during the millennium. At Christ's second coming the OUR COVER living righteous are "caught up" to meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17), while the wicked are destroyed by "the brightness of At this season of the year the thoughts of Chris- His coming" (2 Thessalonians 2:7, 8). tians everywhere turn to the resurrection, the basic fact Thus the second advent will result in the and doctrine of the Christian religion. Calvary truly temporary depopulation of the earth, also the revealed the infinite love of God, but the resurrection destruction of all the works of man. For the revealed the infinite power of God—His power to keep next thousand years the globe will be in a state all His promises and to give to all who love Him ever- of utter desolation, as described in Jeremiah lasting life. See "Because He Lives," on page i6. 4:23-27. Not until the end of the thousand years will any human being set foot on the earth; but "when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the CIRCULATION MANAGER H K. CHRISTMAN four quarters of the earth" (Revelation 20:7, 8),—that is, the wicked of all ages who are Printed and published weekly (50 issues a year) by the Pacific Press raised at this time for a brief period to hear the Publishing Association at Mountain View, California, U. S. A. 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