A MAN who had lately found the Lord Jesus as his Saviour, related the following dream which he had about the judgment day when he was a young man. Walking the streets, suddenly amid all the rush of business, there was a very loud crash of thunder which aroused all; men stopping their trucks and cars looked up to see what had happened. It was not very long after the excitement had passed before all had gone on as before, there was another crash of thunder more severe than the first. At this time it caused a good deal more anxiety than the first, and there was silence all around. After a few hours the anxiety had passed away and all went on as before, giving no heed to the solemn warning.
Not very many hours later there was another awful crash of thunder more severe than all. By this time men and women commenced to realize that something was going to take place, and they commenced to run hither and thither to flee from the wrath to come; but as they looked upward, behold, they saw the heavens slowly rolling open, and as the heavens were opening it entrapped them all into the presence of Christ. Realizing it was impossible to escape, they cried for mercy, looking and seeing the Lord Jesus Christ, but now no longer on the throne of grace as the Saviour of sinners, but on the great white throne as the judge of the world. And the angels cried out to those who were crying for mercy.
“Too late! too late! Jesus of Nazareth has passed by; too late ! too late! Jesus of Nazareth has passed by.” And as they looked upward and beheld the beauty of Christ they were slowly but surely sinking out of the presence of God for eternity.
My dear reader, this was only a dream to this man, who has now found the Lord Jesus as his own Saviour, and is fully trusting the finished work of Christ, the Son of God. If the narrative should fall into the hands of one still unsaved, may it be a warning to flee from the wrath to come.
ML 03/18/1906