Full Gospel Bible Institute - Burning Lamp Yearbook (Eston, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Man has never been more time conscious than he is today. Yet, never has man been more ignorant of time than he is today. ]esus upbraided the Pharisees and Sadducees of His day be¬ cause they could discern the “face of the sky, but could not discern “the signs of the times.” What would He say of our ignorance when we have the complete revela¬ tion of His word in the Bible, and the many fulfillments of prophecy around us which clearly indicate “the signs of the times ? Both the Bible and history abound with ex¬ amples of the disasters and confusions which result when man is ignorant of time. Here are a few excerpts from God’s official time clock, the Bible, which clearly tell the time and the hour of our day. The time in which we live is called, “the times of the reformation.” That is, we are no longer living under the time of the Old Covenant (or Testament), but under the New Covenant (or Testa¬ ment) of God’s grace. It is ignorance of this time which is responsible for so much confusion and error in our day. The Bible calls our era, “the time of the end,” “the last times,” the “perilous (or awful) times” which God predicted would come. No wonder we are ex¬ horted, “And knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep,” for “the time is short,” and we need to “redeem the time because the days are evil.” Never before was it more true than now, that “it is time to seek the Lord. If you are unsaved, it is time to be saved, for “now is the accepted time.” Tomorrow will be too late. Yes, it is later than you think. I he greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

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A Time changes, and changes of the times help to make us time conscious. “Our time of being in and of the earth is almost over, so wrote Ray Bradbury in “LIFE;” September 14, 1962. Almost 2,000 years ago, Paul wrote, “it is high time to awake out of sleep. Romans 13:11. This dispensation began with preachers of the Bible “turning the world upside down. Chris¬ tians were Bible believers, Bible lovers and Bible students. But TIME brought changes. The educated priest¬ hood kept the Bible from the common people. His¬ tory records the sad result: the Dark Ages. TIME saw the rise of a new day. The Reformation with its “back to the Bible emphasis made the Bible available to the common people. The German language was stabilized by Luther’s Bible, ’vjv and the English language was stabilized by the English Bible. A foundation was laid for education of the masses. J» Education in English-speaking lands was solidly based on Y -j the Bible. TIME has again brought changes. As. Dr. Witmer Jl states, “education today is in a far country. i When education departs from a Bible foundation it . ' becomes dangerous and perhaps, time will reveal, often j devilish. TIME has proven that it is better to be edu¬ cated in the Bible without a College education, than to be educated in College without a Bible education. There is a place for higher education, a very neces¬ sary place. Education in its place is a very wonderful thing. But let us face this fact: “japan is educated hut she is heathen.” Education cannot remove heathen darkness. If for no other reason, this reason alone makes the work of Bible school extremely important. The entrance of God’s Word giveth light. Eternity will reveal the important place the Bible has had in TIME. £ r 7 When our capabilities are of God, we will never be incapable.

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Time is a measured or measurable in¬ terval; an allotted period during which something must be done. “Now” is the time. Time is earthly duration as dis¬ tinguished from eternity. Eternity is for¬ ever. Our earthly sojourn is but an infinitesimal moment of eternity; as it were, but a thought in infinity. There¬ fore the Christian, sent of God as His representative, knows that time is run¬ ning out. He must take the message of salvation to those who know not Christ and His saving power NOW. He knows that everything remains but for a time; that all things are frail and fleeting. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Eccle¬ siastes 3:1. TIME is a magic word. We are made conscious of time by such sayings as “Tin is shorter than it used to be.” We somehow feel that time is controlled by tj calendar or watch, but we could do away with these and it would go on just the sarr, The danger we are facing today is not in the fact that we have no time to the things we would like to do, but rather in that we fail to recognize the lateness the hour. In fact, the truth of I Cor. 7:29, “The time is short,” is upon us. Wor events are not calculated by the calendar or the watch but rather by God who hi set a time for everything. There was a time set for Christ’s birth. It was first prophesied in Gen. 3:15 ai was fulfilled as we read in Gal. 4:4, “And so when the fulness of the time was cor, God sent forth his son.” Then, too, as we look at the nation of Israel, we realize what time it is, for flj scripture declares that Israel in the last days would return to their own land. This i are seeing fulfilled t oday. More signs of the times that could be considered: pea talks, world disarmament, Antichrist or one man rule. These convey to us the latent of the hour. The saying “It is later than you think” is true. “Behold, now is I accepted time; behold, now is the day of Salvation. “For He remembered that they we i flesh; a wind that passeth away at j cometh not again.” Psalm 78:39. Thet fore He says, “Go out quickly ... at t bring. . . .” Luke 14:21. Bring the stray it | to the fold. Tell them that Jesus saw I “Trust Him at all times ye people. Po, j out your heart before Him. God is a refu. i for us.” Psalm 62:8. l V C a o ft S 7 u r a k Ci d Si ti Si U it “Time waits for no man,” is a saying that is driving men to wreck their bodies and damn their souls, because they feel they have not time to stop and consider. Job 37:14. “Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” 2 Corinthians 6:2. “Behold, now is the accepted time, behold, now is the day of salvation.” Now is the time to be saved from wrecking one’s self. The Psalmist said “my times are in thy hands.” We so often sing “My Times are in Thy Hands.” My God I wish them there, and it never becomes anymore than a wish, for as soon as we finish singing, our minds race to find an answer for the problems we face tomorrow, when all the time God is the answer. We miss the blessing that God wants to give, in not realizing that My God is the God of all time. Moses commanded the people “stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. If God is my salvation, how do 1 act? I trust I have considered the situation. Romans 13:11. “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it. 8