God's Promise to End Violence

True Christians pattern their lives after the example and teachings of Jesus.  They do not admire or imitate the worldly men of fame and violence.  They know that in God's due time, such ones will be swept away forever, just as surely as wicked ones were in the days of  Noah. 

God is the Creator of the earth and of humankind.  He is also the rightful Sovereign. (Revelation 4:11) If a human judge has legal authority to render judicial decisions, God has even more authority to do so.  His respect for his own righteous principles, as well as his love for those who love him, will compel him to end all wickedness and those practicing it. -Matthew 13:41, 42; Luke 17:26-30. 

This will lead to enduring peace on earth, peace solidly founded on justice and righteousness.  This was foretold in the well-known prophecy concerning Jesus Christ:  "There has been a child born to us, there has been a son given to us; and the princely rule will come upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  To the abundance of the princely rule and to peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom in order to establish it firmly and to sustain it by means of justice and by means of righteousness, from now on and to time indefinite.  The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this." -Isaiah 9:6, 7. 

For this reason, then, Christians heed the inspired counsel of long ago: "Do not become envious of the man of violence, nor choose any of his ways.  For the devious person is a detestable thing to Jehovah, but his intimacy is with the upright ones." -Proverbs 3:31, 32. 

Next time: Giving That Is Precious in Jehovah's Eyes

From the Watchtower magazine, 2000