Kubo is now in his early nineties, while Gulley is not quite as advanced in age but is also in his retirement years. We are not only to look for but to hasten the coming of the day of God.’ And: ‘He has put it in our power, through cooperation with Him, to bring this scene of misery to an end.’ Īmong the many Adventist authors I consulted in these past few days are Norman Gulley and Sakae Kubo. That seems a reasonable conclusion, for does 2 Peter 3:12 not tell us that we can actually ‘hasten’ the coming of the Lord? Ellen White is adamant: ‘By giving the gospel to the world it is in our power to hasten our Lord’s return. The flipside of the coin is that, if our lack of missionary zeal has been a factor in ‘delaying’ Christ’s return, a greater evangelistic push would bring the coming of Christ closer.

One of these statements is found in the book The Desire of Ages: ‘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.’ Those who give this explanation for the apparent delay of the second coming, will find a few quotes of Ellen White to undergird their view. One belief that many Adventists –and not just LGT supporters–have in common is that Christ’s coming has been seriously delayed by our lack of enthusiasm in spreading the ‘three angels’ messages.’ If we (previous generations included) had been more zealous, Christ would already have come. As I am working on a book about the dangers of Last Generation Theology, I must read up on several issues that are, to a lesser or greater degree, linked to LGT.

Hasten the day of the lord