Everything has been moving on just as the Lord revealed in prophecy that it would. Something great and decisive is soon to take place, else no flesh would be saved. The character of God will not be compromised. Under the wrath of God, universal desolation will soon reach all parts of the known world. There have been lightnings and earthquakes, fires and floods, calamities by sea and land; but who reads these warnings? What impression is made upon the world? What change in their attitude is seen? No more than was seen in the inhabitants of the Noachian world. The people are just as ardent today in their games, in their horse racing, in their love of amusement, as were the antediluvians, who "knew not until the flood came, and took them all away," They had heaven-sent warnings, but they refused to listen. By their attitude they declared, We want not thy way, O God; we want our own way, our own will. Today the world is mad: an insanity is upon men and women, and is hurrying them on to eternal ruin. Every species of indulgence prevails, and men have become so infatuated with vice that they will not listen to warnings or appeals.

Alt har bevæget sig præcis sådan som Herren har åbenbaret i profetien at det vil. Noget stort og beslutsomt vil snart finde sted, ellers vil intet kød blive frelst. Guds karakter vil ikke gå på kompromis. Under Guds vrede, vil universel ødelæggelse snart nå alle dele af den kendte verden. Der har været lynglimt og jordskælv, ild og floder, ulykker på havet og i landet; men hvem læser disse advarsler? Hvilket indtryk får denne verden? Hvilket skift i deres optræden vil der ikke kunne ses? Ikke mere end det Noas verden så. Folk i dag er lige så ivrige for deres spil, for deres hestevæddeløb, for deres fornøjelse, som de var før syndfloden, som ”de intet ænsede, før syndfloden kom og rev dem alle bort.” De havde advarsler som var sendt fra himlen, men de nægtede at lytte. Ved deres optræden erklærede de: Vi ønsker ikke din vej, O Gud; vi ønsker vor egen vej, vor egen vilje. Verden i dag er forrykt; mennesker er grebet af vanvid, som driver dem mod evig undergang. Alle former for nydelse tager overhånd, og man bliver så bedåret af synden, at man ikke vil høre på advarsler og påmindelser.