Burden of Nineveh -- As Babylon refers to the apostate
church of Rome, so Nineveh, we think, refers to the world
and conditions affecting both the church and the world at this
time. R480:4*
Take vengeance -- The Day of Wrath will completely
consume earthly governments and Churchianity in a fire of
anarchy. Nothing shall quench that fire, it will cause the utter
destruction of present systems. R2565:1
He reserveth wrath -- The wrath of God is love's severity,
love's parental rod, inflicting no needless pain and never
striking in vain, nor ceasing to strike till sin shall be no more.
D562*
Acquit the wicked -- The demands of justice must be
satisfied. E28, E422, E464, E448-452; A155
God did not pardon Adam's transgression and remit its
penalty. E460
Hath his way -- Makes himself known. D238
In the whirlwind -- The whirlwind of revolution, the
intense and complicated trouble and commotion of the Day of
Vengeance. D13, D238, D528
In the storm -- Of trouble. D238
"Behold it cometh mighty and strong from the Lord, as a
tempest of hail and a devouring storm, as a flood of mighty
waters overflowing, and shall cast down to the earth with
power the crown of pride." (Isa. 28:2) D528
The mountains -- Kingdoms. A318
And the earth -- The present organization of society.
C229; D46, D528; A323
Is burned -- Is destroyed. D528
Like fire -- The fire of God's retributive vengeance
burning up present evils. D529
The LORD is good -- Though the waking hour be one of
clouds and thick darkness, the work of destruction will be a
"short work" (Matt. 24:22), and immediately afterward the
glorious Sun of Righteousness will begin to shine forth.
D558
Overrunning flood -- Deluge of truth. D529
And darkness -- Ignorance. A18; B167
Make an utter end -- Of iniquity. D558
Of this present order of things. R1705:5
Together as thorns -- There can be no peaceful and
comfortable affiliation of liberty-loving Protestants with the
tyrannical spirit of Papacy. D267, D552
Thorns in each other's sides. D552; R1705:5
As drunkards -- Intoxicated with the spirit of the world,
the wine of Babylon. D267, D552; R1705:5
Shall be devoured -- Overwhelmed and, as religious
systems, utterly destroyed in the great cataclysm of trouble
and anarchy now impending. D552, D267
Shortly after the great religious federation has been perfected
the upheavals of socialism and anarchy will suddenly destroy
them. R1705:5
Upon the mountains -- Kingdoms. A318
The feet -- The last members of the Body of Christ. A341;
B253, B254; C236, C301
Not literal feet, any more than in the passage, "His feet shall
stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives." (Zech. 14:4)
B157
Of him -- Christ in the flesh, the Elijah. A341; B253,
B254; C236, C301
Publisheth peace -- A ransom for all and consequent
blessings for all, deliverance. A341; C236
Chariots -- A Jewish proverb declares, "When the railway
reaches Jerusalem, Messiah comes." C272
The locomotives for the Jaffa and Jerusalem railroad recently
(1891) reached Palestine. R1304:5
Automobiles, trains, etc., by which people are running to and
fro. (Dan 12:4) Q759:5; R480:4*
Flaming torches -- Trains in the night seem like torches.
R480:5*
The day -- The period of time when the Lord God would
prepare, or make ready, the elements and conditions for the
new dispensation, "The Golden Age of Prophecy." Q759:4
The period for the "flashings of Jehovah's lightnings" (Psa.
77:18) for the blessing of mankind. A171
Beginning with the flood of truth mentioned in Dan. 12:5-7
and Rev. 12:15,16; also marking the end of Papal power.
C67, C65, C66
In which the world has been since 1799 AD. OV384:3,
OV46:2; R1258:4
115 years from 1799 to 1914 AD. C23
More than 70 Bible prophecies relate to the "Day of
Preparation." Q759:4
Of his preparation -- For the Millennium, Messiah's
Kingdom. OV147:3, OV384:3; SM159:1, SM445:2,
SM699:1; R1258:4, R1487:6, R1691:3, R4431:2,
R4790:3, R5722:1
We are in the Day of the Lord's Preparation. SM446:1;
R4431:2, R4790:3; Q759:4
Preparation for the wind-up of the present evil world (age),
and for the inauguration of the world (age) to come, wherein
dwelleth righteousness. (2 Pet 3:13) OV147:3; Q759:5
Modern inventions and advantages are preparations for the
Millennium. CR60:4,5; R4431:2, R5722:2, R1258:4;
A169; C172; OV384:3; SM159:1
Another name for the "Time of the End" (Dan 11), because
the increase of knowledge paves the way for the Millennium,
making ready the mechanical devices that will economize
labor. In another sense, by giving to all a taste of liberty and
luxury that will become agencies of class-power, resulting in
the uprising of the masses and the overthrow of the present
dominions of earth. C23
In which every question of moral rights and obligations,
including the relationship between men and women, is
coming forward for consideration and ventilation. R1548:3
As a logical consequence of the increase of knowledge the
civil and ecclesiastical powers of Babylon are now being
weighed in the balance of justice in full view of the whole
world. D75
Many of the Lord's professed followers regard his present
"strange work" (Isa. 28:21,22) as an innovation, rather than a
preliminary preparation for the glorious reign of the Prince of
Peace. R1487:6
In which the increase of knowledge, of God's appointment, is
one of the influences now at work binding Satan by curtailing
his influence and circumscribing his power. A265
Inventions of this time have been a great blessing; yet,
because of selfishness, they have been injurious to many.
SM699:1
Mechanical inventions, which for a time brought prosperity
and promised great future blessings, proved to make the best
of all slaves, decreasing the need for unskilled labor, even
while population rises rapidly. R1691:3
If present inventions are but preparations for the glorious day,
what may we not expect of a growingly intelligent race under
the supervision of the perfect Ancient Worthies and the great
Messiah. OV46:2
God is getting the forces of nature ready for the blessing of all
the nations of the earth. CR60:5
The Lord did not favor general education until the Day of His
Preparation. SM160:T
When 75 years of this day had developed the proper
conditions for the beginning of his great work, the Master
stepped upon the scene quietly. The remaining years of this
Day will accomplish the setting up or establishment of his
Kingdom in power and glory. C130
The fir trees -- Symbolic of the Lord's people. R480:5*
Terribly shaken -- Before the storm-blast. R480:5*
They shall justle -- At their "couplings." R480:5*
Like the lightnings -- The foregoing is a symbolic
representation of a railway train. C272; R1304:5
The modern term for a fast train is "the lightning train."
R480:5*
Automobiles are also "chariots with flaming torches," which
"rage in the streets." Q759:5