These signs have appeared. On May 19, 1780, the sun was darkened. That day is known in history as "the dark day." In the eastern part of North America, so great was the darkness that in many places the people had to light candles at noonday. And until after midnight the moon, though at its full, gave no light. Many believed that the day of judgment had come. No satisfactory reason for the unnatural darkness has ever been given, except the reason found in the words of Christ. The darkening of the sun and the moon was a sign of His coming.

Disse tegn har vist sig. Den 19. maj 1780 blev solen formørket. Denne dag står omtalt i historien som "den mørke dag" I den østlige del af Nordamerika var mørket så tæt, at der mange steder måtte tændes lys ved middagstid. Og månen skinnede ikke før efter midnat, skønt det var fuldmåne. Mange troede, at det var dommdag. Ingen ahr kunnet give nogen tilfredsstillende forklaring på det overnaturlige mørke udover den forklaring, der findes i Guds ord. Solens og månens formørkelse var et tegn på Jesu genkomst.