Even So, Come Quickly, Lord Jesus

Even so, come, Lord Jesus; come quickly,” and to hear Him saying, in reply, “Awake, watch, be ready; for ye know not in what hour the Son of Man shall come.” Let any man study the Saviour’s words, “Watch, and be ready,” and then ask himself, “For what?” Here is the answer: For the return of the Lord as the King of Glory, and as the Husband or Bridegroom of His beloved Church. Let any man study these things and then look up and say, “What does it mean for me?” The answer is clear: “Be ye holy, for I am holy; and be ye also ready at any moment, to rise and meet your Lord when He comes for His Bride.”

--Hammer William Webb-Peploe (vicar of St. Paul’s in Onslow, England, 1837-1923, from an address delivered on December 13, 1917)