Thus this first of the predicted latter-day signs bore its message to men. Its immediate scene was set in the Old World, but its warning was world-wide. The next sign foretold was to appear in the New World, but like the Lisbon earthquake, its message of warning was for all men.
THE FLOOD
"So shall also the coming of the Son of man be." Matt. 24:39.
MIDDAY AT SEA MAY 19, 1780
"Between one and two he was obliged to light a large candle to steer by." See p. 89.
SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS
"Can ye not discern the signs of the times?" Matt. 16:3.