The righteous, as they behold Christ at His coming, will exclaim, "Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us." Isaiah 25:9. Because we know not the exact time of His coming we are commanded to watch. "Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when He cometh shall find watching." Luke 12:37. Those who watch for the Lord's coming are not to wait in idleness. The expectation of Christ's coming is to make men fear God's judgments upon transgression. It is to awaken them to repentance for their sins in breaking His commandments. While we watch for the Lord's coming, we are to be diligently working. To know that He is at the door, should lead us to work more earnestly for the salvation of our fellow men. As Noah gave the warning from God to the people before the flood, so all who understand the word of God are to give warning to the people of this time.

De, der venter Herrens komme, må ikke være uvirksomme. Forventningen om Kristi genkomst bør skabe frygt for Guds straf over overtræderne. Den bør vække til anger over synden, som er overtrædelse af Guds bud. Medens vi venter på Herrens komme, må vi virke flittigt. Kundskaben om, at han er nær for døren, bør få os til at arbejde mere alvorligt for vore medmenneskers frelse. Ligesom Noa forkyndte Guds advarsel for menneskene før syndfloden, således må alle, som kender Guds ord, forkynde advarslen for menneskene på vor tid.