A Problem Beyond Human Solution

Through the centuries since man's creation, mankind has moved ever further away from Jehovah's standards.  (Deuteronomy 32:4, 5) In their continued rejection of God's laws and principles, humans have fought one another, and "man has dominated man to his injury." (Ecclesiastes 8:9)  All efforts to bring about a truly just society, free of everything that plagues the suffering masses, have been thwarted  by the selfishness of those who want to do things their own way rather than submit to God's sovereignty.

There is another problem - one that may might dismiss as superstitious nonsense.  The instigator of rebellion  against God is still inciting people to badness and selfishness.  He is Satan the Devil, and Jesus Christ  called him "the ruler of this world."  (John 12:31; 14:30; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 5:19)  In the revelation given to the apostle John, Satan is identified as the predominant source of woe - the one primarily responsible for "misleading the entire inhabited earth." (Believe me, Satan is real) Revelation 12:9-12.

Regardless of how much some people care about their fellow human, they will never be able to remove Satan the Devil or to change this system that fosters an ever increasing number of victims.  What, then, is required to solve mankind's problems?  The solution is not simply someone who cares.  There is a need for someone with the will and the power to get rid of Satan and his entire unjust system. 

Next time: "Your Will Take Place . . .Upon Earth"

The Watchtower, 1990