Conclusion of The Birth of a New Nation

In 1919, however, things changed.  Jehovah brought his people out of captivity.   They began to reject the false teaching that had earlier corrupted their worship.  As a result, they enjoyed a healing.  They came to be in  a  spiritual paradise, which even today continues to spread throughout the earth.  In  a spiritual sense , the blind are learning  to see and the deaf, to hear-becoming fully alert to the operation of God's holy spirit, constantly aware of the need to stay close to Jehovah.  (1 Thessalonians 5:6; 2 Timothy 4:5) No longer mute, true Christians are eager to "cry out,"  declaring Bible truths to others.  (Romans 1:15) Those who were spiritually weak, or "lame," now display zeal and joy.  Figuratively, they are able to "climb up just as a stag does."

These restored Christians walk on "the Way of Holiness."  This "Way," which leads out of Babylon the Great into a spiritual paradise, is open to all spiritually clean worshipers.  (1 Peter 1:13-16)  They can count on Jehovah for protection and be confident that Satan will not succeed in his animalistic attacks to eliminate true worship.  (1 Peter 5:8)  Disobedient ones and any who behave like rapacious wild beasts are not allowed  to corrupt those on God's highway of holiness.  (1 Corinthians 5:11) Within this protected  environment, Jehovah's redeemed ones-anointed and "other sheep"-find joy in serving the only true God.-John 10:16.

What of the future?  Will Isaiah's prophecy ever be fulfilled in a physical way?  Yes.  The miraculous healings by Jesus and his apostles in the first century demonstrated Jehovah's desire and ability to perform such healings on a large scale in the future.  The inspired Psalms speak of everlasting life in peaceful conditions on earth.  (Psalm 37:9, 11, 29) Jesus promise life in Paradise.  (Luke 23:43)  Down to its very last book, the Bible provides hope for a literal paradise.  At that time, the blind, the deaf, the lame, and the speechless will be healed  physically and permanently. Grief and sighing will flee away. Rejoicing will indeed be to time indefinite, even forever. -Revelation 7:9, 16, 17; 21:3, 4.

While true Christians await the restoration of the physical earthly Paradise, even now they enjoy the blessings of the spiritual paradise.  They face trials and tribulations with optimism.  With unwavering confidence in Jehovah, they encourage  one another, heeding the admonition:  "Strengthen the weak hands, you people, and make the knees that are wobbling firm.  say to those who are anxious  at heart: 'Be strong.  Do not be afraid.' The have complete trust in the prophetic assurance:  "Look! Your own God will come with vengeance itself, God even with a repayment.  He himself will come and save you people." -Isaiah 35:3, 4.

Next time: A King's Faith Is Rewarded, Chapter Twenty-Nine

From the Book Isaiah's Prophecy Light for all Mankind, 2000