why jesus has not come

New Churches

For Those In Darkness

“GO INTO ALL

THE WORLD”

Revelation 10:7

(7) But in the days of the voice

of the seventh angel, when he

shall begin to sound, the

mystery of God should be

finished, as he hath declared to

his servants the prophets.

Ephesians 3

(1) For this cause I Paul, the

prisoner of Jesus Christ for you

Gentiles,

(2) If ye have heard of the

dispensation of the grace of God

which is given me to you-ward:

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Ephesians 3

(3) How that by revelation he

made known unto me the mystery;

(as I wrote afore in few words,

(4) Whereby, when ye read, ye

may understand my knowledge in

the mystery of Christ)

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Ephesians 3

(5) Which in other ages was not made

known unto the sons of men, as it is

now revealed unto his holy apostles

and prophets by the Spirit;

(6) That the Gentiles should be

fellowheirs, and of the same body, and

partakers of his promise in Christ by

the gospel:

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RH, April 20, 1911 par. 12

Thus the Lord had given Paul his

commission to enter the broad

missionary field of the Gentile

world. To prepare him for his

extensive and difficult work,

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RH, April 20, 1911 par. 12

God had brought him into close

connection with himself, and had

opened before his enraptured

vision glimpses of the beauty and

glory of heaven.

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RH, April 20, 1911 par. 12

To him had been given the ministry

of making known "the mystery,

which was kept secret since the

world began,"--"the mystery of his

will," "which in other ages was not

made known unto the sons of men,

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RH, April 20, 1911 par. 12

. . . that the Gentiles should be

fellow heirs, and of the same body,

and partakers of his promise in

Christ by the gospel."

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Colossians 4:3

“Withal praying also for us, that

God would open unto us a door of

utterance, to speak the mystery of

Christ, for which I am also in

bonds:”

The prophecy was

not fulfilled at the

appointed time.

Revelation 10:7

(7) But in the days of the voice

of the seventh angel, when he

shall begin to sound, the

mystery of God should be

finished, as he hath declared to

his servants the prophets.

Finish - telew

1) to bring to a close, to finish, to end

2) to perform, execute, complete, fulfil, (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command etc.)

2a) with special reference to the subject matter, to carry out the contents of a command

2b) with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving the notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfil

The New Thayer’s Greek-

English Lexicon

Mood-Subjunctive

The subjunctive mood is the mood of possibility and potentiality. The action described may or may not occur, depending upon circumstances.

Desire of Ages - 633 (1898)

God "hath appointed a day,

in the which He will judge

the world." Acts 17:31. Christ

tells us when that day shall be

ushered in.

1


He does not say that all the world

will be converted, but that "this

gospel of the kingdom shall be

preached in all the world for a

witness unto all nations; and then

shall the end come."

2


By giving the gospel to the

world it is in our power to

hasten our Lord's return. We are

not only to look for but to

hasten the coming of the day of

God. 2 Peter 3:12, margin.

3


Had the church of Christ done her

appointed work as the Lord

ordained, the whole world would

before this have been warned, and

the Lord Jesus would have come to

our earth in power and great glory.

4

Matthew 24

(14) And this gospel of the

kingdom shall be preached in

all the world for a witness unto

all nations; and then shall the

end come.

Who are you

preaching to?

Are we knocking

on doors that are

already open?

Great Controversy – 457-458

(taken from Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4, published 1884)

The history of ancient Israel is a

striking illustration of the past

experience of the Adventist body.

God led His people in the advent

movement, even as He led the

children of Israel from Egypt.

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Great Controversy – 457-458 (taken from Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4, published 1884)

Had they still trusted to the guiding

hand that had been with them in their

past experience, they would have seen

the salvation of God. In the great

disappointment their faith was

tested as was that of the Hebrews

at the Red Sea.

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If all who had labored unitedly in

the work in 1844, had received the

third angel's message and

proclaimed it in the power of the

Holy Spirit, the Lord would have

wrought mightily with their efforts.

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A flood of light would have been shed upon the world. Years ago the inhabitants of the earth would have been warned, the closing work completed, and Christ would have come for the redemption of His people.

,

4/9


It was not the will of God that

Israel should wander forty years in

the wilderness; He desired to lead

them directly to the land of Canaan

and establish them there, a holy,

happy people.

,

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But "they could not enter in

because of unbelief." Hebrews 3:19.

Because of their backsliding and

apostasy they perished in the

desert, and others were raised up to

enter the Promised Land.

,

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In like manner, it was not the

will of God that the coming of

Christ should be so long delayed

and His people should remain

so many years in this world of

sin and sorrow.

,

7/9


But unbelief separated them

from God. As they refused to do

the work which He had

appointed them, others were

raised up to proclaim the

message.

,

6/9


In mercy to the world, Jesus delays

His coming, that sinners may have

an opportunity to hear the warning

and find in Him a shelter before the

wrath of God shall be poured out.

,

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Manuscript Releases, volume 10,

pages 277-288 (written in 1901)

“We may have to remain here in this

world because of insubordination many

more years, as did the children of Israel,

but for Christ's sake, His people should

not add sin to sin by charging God with

the consequence of their own wrong

course of action.

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Manuscript Releases, volume 10,

pages 277-288 (written in 1901)

Now, have men who claim to

believe the Word of God learned

their lesson that obedience is

better than sacrifice?”

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General Conference Bulletin

April 12 , 1901, para. 21

The work of a minister is to

minister. Our ministers are to

work on the gospel plan of

ministering. It has been

presented to me that all through

America there are barren fields.

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April 12 , 1901, para. 21

As I traveled through the South on my way to the Conference, I saw city after city that was unworked. What is the matter? The ministers are hovering over churches, which know the truth, while thousands are perishing out of Christ.

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April 12 , 1901, para. 21

If the proper instruction were

given, if the proper methods

were followed, every church

member would do his work as a

member of the body. He would

do Christian missionary work.

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April 12 , 1901, para. 21

But the churches are dying, and they want a minister to preach to them. They should be taught to bring a faithful tithe to God, that he may strengthen and bless them. They should be brought into working order, that the breath of God may come to them.

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April 12 , 1901, para. 21

They should be taught that unless they can stand alone, without a minister, they need to be converted anew, and baptized anew. They need to be born again.

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Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 30. (published 1901)

Instead of keeping the

ministers at work for the

churches that already know

the truth, let the members of

the churches say to these

laborers: 1/3


"Go work for souls that are perishing in darkness. We ourselves will carry forward the services of the church. We will keep up the meetings, and, by abiding in Christ, will maintain spiritual life.

2/3


We will work for souls that are about us, and we will send our prayers and our gifts to sustain the laborers in more needy and destitute fields."

3/3

Gospel Workers, p.15 (1915)

Foremost among those called to preach the

gospel of Christ stands the apostle Paul, to every

minister an example of loyalty, devotion, and

untiring effort. His experiences and his

instruction regarding the sacredness of the

minister's work, are a source of help and

inspiration to those engaged in the gospel

ministry.

Romans –15

(20) Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

(21) But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

(22) For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

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Romans –10

(13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

(14) How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

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Romans –10

(15) And how shall they preach, except

they be sent? as it is written, How

beautiful are the feet of them that

preach the gospel of peace, and bring

glad tidings of good things!

(16) But they have not all obeyed the

gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who

hath believed our report?

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God’s Plan – Acts 20:17, 28

(17) And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

(28) Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

1 Peter 5

1 The elders which are among you I exhort,

who am also an elder, and a witness of the

sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of

the glory that shall be revealed:

2 Feed the flock of God which is among

you, taking the oversight thereof, not by

constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre,

but of a ready mind;

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Ephesians 4

(11) And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

(12) for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

Pastors - definition

poimhn poimen

1) herdsmen, esp. shepherds

2) the overseers of the Christian assemblies

Australasian Union Conference Recorder,

August 1, 1902, para.7

“Our ministers are not to hover over the churches, regarding the churches in some particular place as their special care.

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Australasian Union Conference Recorder,

August 1, 1902, para.7

And our churches should not

feel jealous and neglected if they

do not receive ministerial labor.

They should themselves take up

the burden, and labor most

earnestly for souls.” 2/2

North America Population – 331,776,242

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4,739,660 each year

Luke 10

2) Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

“The harvest is past,

the summer is

ended, and we are

not saved.”

Jeremiah 8:20

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