The Warrior-King Triumphs at Armageddon -Jesus' Fellow Warriors

Jesus' Fellow Warriors

Jesus is not alone in fighting this battle. John tells us:  "Also, the armies that were in heaven were following him on white horses, and they were clothed in white, clean, fine linen." (Revelation 19:14)  The fact that the horses are "white" denotes righteous warfare.  "Fine linen" is appropriate for the King's horsemen, and its glistening, clean whiteness  indicates a pure, righteous standing before Jehovah.  Who, then, make up these "armies"?  Doubtless, they include the holy angels.  It was early in the Lord's day that Michael and his angels  hurled Satan and his demons out of heaven.  (Revelation 12:7-9)  Further, "all the angels" now attend upon Jesus as he sits on his glorious throne and proceeds to judge the nations and people of earth.  (Matthew 25:31, 32)  Surely, in  the decisive war, when God's judgments are executed to a finality, Jesus will again be accompanied by his angels.

others  too will be involve.  When sending his message to the congregation in Thyatira, Jesus promised:  "To him that conquers and observes my deeds down to the end I will give authority over the nations, and he shall shepherd the people with an iron rod so that they will be broken to pieces like clay vessels the same as I have received from my Father."  (Revelation 2:26, 27) Without a doubt, when the time comes, those of Christ's brothers already in heaven will have a part in shepherding people and nations with that iron rod.

What, though, of God's servants here one earth?  The John class will have no active part in the fighting at Armageddon; neither will its loyal companions, those peoples out of all nations who have been streaming to Jehovah's spiritual house of worship.  These peaceable humans have already beaten swords into plowshares.  (Isaiah 2:2-4)  Yet, they are very much involve! As we have already noted, it is Jehovah's seemingly defenseless people that are viciously attacked by Gog and all his crowd.  That is the signal for Jehovah's Warrior-King, supported by the armies in heaven, to start fighting a war of extermination against those nations.  (Ezekiel 39:6, 7, 11; compare Daniel 11:44-12:1) As spectators, God's people on earth will be most interested. Armageddon will mean their salvation, and they will live for eternity as having been eyewitnesses of Jehovah's great war of vindication. 

Does this mean that Jehovah's Witnesses are against all governments?  Far from it!  They obey the apostle Paul's counsel: "Let every soul be in subjection  to the superior authorities." They realize  that as long as the present system lasts, those  "superior authorities " exists by God's permission for maintaining a measure of order in human society.  (except Jehovah does not like it that our government are deceitful, corrupt, lying people and he will punish them when the time comes.)  Thus, Jehovah's Witnesses pay their taxes, obey the laws, respect traffic ordinances, comply with registration, and so forth.  (Romans  13:1, 6, 7)  Further they follow Bible principles in being truthful and honest; showing love of neighbor, building a strong moral family unit; and training their children to be exemplary citizens.  In this way they pay back not only "Caesar's  things to Caesar, but God's things to God."  (Luke 20:25; 1 Peter 2:13-17)  Since God's Word shows that the governmental powers of this world are temporary, Jehovah's Witnesses prepare now for the fuller life, the real life, soon to be enjoyed under Christ's Kingdom rule.  (1 Timothy 6:17-19)  Though they will have no part in overturning the powers of this world, the Witnesses experience reverential awe at what God's inspired Word, the Holy Bible, says regarding the judgment Jehovah is about to executed at Armageddon. -Isaiah 26:20, 21; Hebrews 12:28, 29.

Next time: The Warrior-King Triumphs at Armageddon -To  the Final Battle!

From the Book of Revelation