In giving heed to the sure word of prophecy as unto a light that is to guide our steps, discovering to us the correct path through the darkness, it cannot be otherwise than that we shall find the pathway clearly marked out in the prophetic word all the way down the stream of time to the second advent of Christ. This being the case, those who follow closely the light of prophecy will not only recognize the signs and tokens that the great day is near, but will also recognize the work of the Lord as it steadily moves on in messages of truth which are to prepare a people to meet him in peace at his coming. GSAM 32.1
While the Scriptures declare that the day of the Lord will come upon the masses as “a thief in the night,” 331 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10 it also says of those standing in the counsel of the Lord, “Ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day.” 341 Thessalonians 5:4, 5 GSAM 32.2