Thomas C. Prenois's Vision of the Flaming Sword

“A few minutes before the clock struck one, as I conceived, I awoke, and turning my eyes towards the window, beheld an ancommon gleam of light, which induced me to leap from my bed. I looked out, but nothing uncommon appeared, it being no other than an agreeable twilight night. I again got into bed with a view of getting a little more refreshment by sleep, but without effect. After musing some time on the conversation of the evening, and the events which caused it, I was again surprised at the appearance of an uncommon bright light in the room, as though the moon in the height of its lustre had shone directly upon me, I raised myself in bed, but immediately sunk back with terror and surprise, where I lay some minutes motionless, when I heard a voice calling me by name, and saying, “Arise and give ear to the messenger of Heaven, for you shall be a witness of the sign which shall be given of the perilous days which are coming on the earth, by reason of the innumerable sins and dissensions so prevalent.” — Millennial Star 30:25”