Chapte 11 -THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS!

"Ruining the earth."    (Revelation 11:18) More than 1,600 scientists, including 104 Nobel laureates, from around the world endorsed a warning, issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)   that stated:  "Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course . . . . No more than a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats will be lost."  The report said that man's life-threatening practices "may so alter the world that it will be unable to sustain life in  the manner that we know."  Ozone depletion, water pollution, deforestation, loss of soil productivity, and the extinction of many animal and plant species were cited as urgent problems that must be addressed.  "Our tampering with the interdependent web of life," said the UCS, "could trigger widespread effects, including collapses of biological systems whose dynamics we imperfectly understand." 

"This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth."   (Matthew 24:14) Jesus foretold that the good news of the Kingdom would be preached earth wide, for a witness to all the nations.  With divine help and blessing, millions of Jehovah's Witnesses are devoting billions of hours to this preaching and disciple-making work.  (Matthew 28:19, 20) Yes, the Witnesses realize that they would be blood guilty if they did not declare the good news.  (Ezekiel 3:18, 19)  But they are delighted that each year thousands gratefully respond to the Kingdom message and take their stand as true Christians, that is, as Witnesses of Jehovah.  It is an inestimable privilege to serve Jehovah and thus spread the knowledge of God.  And after this good news is preached in all the inhabited earth, the end of this wicked system will come.

Next time: RESPOND TO THE EVIDENCE

The Book - KNOWLEDGE That Leads To Everlasting Life, 1995