The doctrine of the coming of Jesus was to have a marked effect and influence upon the lives and characters of men, and one of the great teachers, one of the purest examples among men, proclaimed it to the inhabitants of the old world, prior to the flood, and prior to his own translation to heaven. This great event,--the advent of our Lord in all the glory of heaven,--must be brought to the attention of men, and all should live with reference to this,--the day of God that is soon to dawn upon us. The expectation of Christ's coming was to make men fear the Lord, and fear his judgments upon the transgressors of his law. It was to awaken them to a realization of the great sin of rejecting the offers of his mercy.

Lære om Jesus komme skal have en markant virkning og indflydelse på menneskers liv og karakter, og på de store lærer, en af de reneste eksempler blandt mennesker, proklamerede det for den gamle verdens indbyggere, lige før vandfloden, og før hans egen forvandling til himlen. Denne store begivenhed - vor Herres ankomst i hele himlens herlighed, - må folk blive opmærksomme på, og alle bør leve med henblik på dette, - Guds dag, som snart kommer over os. Forventningen om Kristi komme får mennesker til at frygte Herren, og frygte hans domme over dem, der overtræder hans lov. Det vække dem til at erkende den store synd, det er at forkaste hans barmhjertighedsoffer.