WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Since  so many Bible prophecies are being fulfilled today, do you not agree that we are living in the last days? After the good news is preached to Jehovah's satisfaction, "the end " is certain to come.  (Matthew 24:14)  "The end" means the time when God will get rid of wickedness on earth.  To destroy all who willfully oppose Him, Jehovah will just Jesus and powerful angels. (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9) Satan and his demons will no longer mislead  the nations. After that, God's Kingdom will shower blessings upon all who submit to its righteous rulership.-Revelation 20:1-3; 21:3-5. 

Since the end of Satan's system is near, we need to ask ourselves, 'What should I be doing?' It is wise to continue to learn more about Jehovah and his requirements for us.  (John 17:3) Be a serious student of the Bible. Make it your habit to associate regularly with others who seek to do Jehovah's will.  (Hebrews 10:24, 25) Take in the abundant knowledge that Jehovah God has made available to people worldwide, and make necessary changes in your life so that you may  enjoy God's favor. -James 4:8. 

Jesus foretold that most people would ignore the evidence that we are living in the last days. The destruction of the wicked will com suddenly and unexpectedly.  Like a thief in the night, it will catch most people by surprise.  (1 Thessalonians 5:2)   Jesus warned:  "As the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be.  For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the flood came and swept them all away, sot he presence of the Son of man will be.  -Matthew 24:37. 

Hence, Jesus told his listeners:"Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day be upon you as a snare.  For it will come in upon all those dwelling upon the face of all the earth. Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these  things that are destined to occur, and in standing [with approval] before the Son of man."  (Luke 21:34-36)   It is wise to take Jesus' words to heart. Why? Because those having the approval of Jehovah God and "the Son of man, Jesus Christ, have the prospect of surviving the end of Satan's  system of things and of living forever in the marvelous new world that is so close at hand! -John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:13.  

Next time: Spirit Creatures -How They Affect Us, Chapter Ten

From the Book: What Does the Bible Really Teach? 2005 and 2006