Adventistische Schriften über: "When is the Day of the Lord? Does it begin with the departure of the ten virgins?"

The Day of the Lord is described as a dreadful day of wrath, darkness, and destruction, yet it has drawn near and “hastens onward.” It marks the time of Christ's second coming, when the ungodly are destroyed and the Lord reigns as King over the whole earth. The parable of the ten virgins illustrates the experiences of the Advent movement immediately before this event, with the midnight call already proclaiming His imminent arrival.

The Day of the Lord and the Parable of the Virgins

The great Day of the Lord is near, it is near and hurries greatly... That day is a day of gloom, a day of tribulation and fear, a day of desolation and wasteland, a day of darkness and dimness, a day of clouds and thick fog.

1 – James Springer White, The Second Coming of Christ (SCOC 59.2)

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“Behold, the DAY of the Lord is coming.” That this is exactly what it claims to be is ensured by the following: His feet stand on the Mount of Olives; His coming with all His saints; that it will be all day and no night; that He will be the one Lord and King over the whole earth.

2 – Signs of the Times [J.V. Himes], The Advent Herald, and Signs of the Times Reporter [Himes], vol. 1 (HST September 11, 1844, page 43.2)

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The parable of the ten virgins from Matthew 25 also illustrates the experience of the Adventist people. ... Here the congregation is shown, living in the last days ... In this parable their experience is illustrated by the events of an Oriental wedding.

3 – Ellen Gould White, The Great Controversy (1888 ed.) (GC88 392.3)

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If the midnight call should occur in the time of grace, then we have no doubt that it took place in the proclamation of Christ's coming in the seventh month. ... Exactly such a work, as justified by the parable of the ten virgins and other scriptures, we are to expect immediately before the Lord's coming.

4 – Signs of the Times [J.V. Himes], The Advent Herald, and Signs of the Times Reporter [Himes], vol. 1 (HST January 8, 1845, page 175.4)

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The Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great crash, the elements will melt from heat, and the earth and its works will be burned.

5 – Ellen Gould White, Bible Echo and Signs of the Times (BEcho February 1, 1897, par. 16)

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