Conclusion of a Global Solution of a Different Kind

God's Kingdom unites people of all backgrounds.  "In unity I shall set them, like a flock in the pen,"  God promises.  'I shall give to them the change to a pure language, in order for them all to serve me shoulder to shoulder.' (Micah 2:12; Zephaniah 3:9)  This "pure language," which includes a common set of morel and religious values, is uniting people even now.

Thanks to worldwide travel facilities, Jehovah's Witnesses regularly hold large international conventions, which strengthen ties between different racial, national, and cultural groups.  These conventions are living proof  of unity that involves hearts and minds, rather than technology and commerce. A Spanish theologian who has attended such conventions wrote 'I left  feeling upbuilt, not only by the enlightening Scriptural talks bu also by the unity that exists among these people, their high morals, and their fine behavior.' 

Jehovah's Witnesses also take advantage of other features of globalization to facilitate their preaching of the good news about God's Kingdom. Awake! For example,  is translated into over 80 languages by many translators worldwide using computer systems and electronic mail.  Such tools help Jehovah's Witnesses make their Bible  educational program  a truly global one. Clearly,m the tools of globalization can be used to uplift as well as to tear down.

Likewise, instead of creating problems, as human globalization has, a  global government installed by God will provide solutions. We have every reason to be confident in this heavenly administration.  "I am making a new earth,"  God promises.  "The events of the past will be completely forgotten.  Be glad and rejoice forever is what I create." (Isaiah 65:17, 18, TEV) God's "new earth" will truly benefit people globally. 

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From the Awake! magazine, 2002