God's Rule From Heaven

God will accomplish this cleansing of the earth by means of the best government that mankind could ever have. It is a government that reflects heavenly wisdom because it rules from heaven under God's direction. And that heavenly Kingdom will remove all forms of human rule from earth. Humans will never again have the option of trying to rule independent of God.

In this regard the prophecy at Daniel 2:44 states: " In the days of those kings [present day governments] the God of heaven will set up a Kingdom [in heaven]that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people [humans will never again be permitted to rule independent of God]. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms [now existing], and it itself will stand to times indefinite." - See also Revelation 19:11-21; 20:4-6.

Thus mankind will never again have corrupt forms of rule, for after God brings this system to its end, human rule independent of him will never exist again. And the Kingdom ruling from heaven will not be corrupted, since God is its Originator and Preserver. Instead, it will operate in the best interests of its human subjects. God's will is then going to be done throuhout the earth as it is in heaven. That is why Jesus could teach his disciples to pray to God: "Let you kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth." - Matthew 6:10.


Continued-Next time: How Close Are We?