WHAT THE KINGDOM WILL DO FOR JESUS' FATHER

Jesus has deep affection for his heavenly Father.  (Proverbs 8:30; John 14:31)  He admires his Father's endearing qualities, such as His love, His compassion, and His justice.  (Deuteronomy 2:4; Isaiah 49:15; 1 John 4:8) Surely, then, Jesus must hate to hear the lies that are spread about his Father-lies such as that God is indifferent to human suffering and that God wants us to suffer.  This is one reason why Jesus was eager  to declare "the good news of the Kingdom"-he knew  that in time the Kingdom would clear his Father's reputation. (Matthew 4:23; 6:9, 10)  How will it do so?  

Through the Kingdom, Jehovah will take dramatic, positive action in behalf of the human family.  "He will  wipe out every tear" from the eyes of faithful human.  Jehovah will eliminate the causes of those tears, seeing to it that "death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore." (Revelation 21:3, 4)  By means of the Kingdom, God will eliminate all human suffering."  Little wonder that Jesus was eager to tell people about the Kingdom!  He knew that it would reveal just how powerful and compassionate his Father will is.  (James 5:11) Jesus also knew that the Kingdom would benefit others whom he loves-faithful humans. 

 Next time: WHAT THE KINGDOM WILL DO FOR FAITHFUL HUMANS

From the Watchtower magazine, 2014