After the sun rises from the west, the door of repentance will close and newly professed faith will no longer bring the same benefit. Before that sign there is opportunity for belief and repentance; after it the situation changes.
Faith embraced before the sign is not equivalent to a new profession after the decisive sign has appeared. The distinction concerns the significance of belief during the time of moral choice.
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Signs of the Last Hour: Minor and Major Signs
After the sun rises from the west, the door of repentance will close and newly professed faith will no longer bring the same benefit. Before that sign there is opportunity for belief and repentance; after it the situation changes.
Faith embraced before the sign is not equivalent to a new profession after the decisive sign has appeared. The distinction concerns the significance of belief during the time of moral choice.