"Look! I Am Making All Things New"

Conclusion of The Perfect Government of Peace

The "pangs of distress" have heightened through World War II, which was four times as destructive as World War I, an don into the nuclear age,fulfilling Jesus' prophecy:  "On the earth anguish of nations, not knowing the way out .  . .,while men become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth." (Luke 21:25, 26)   The increase in crime and wickedness, in disobedience and delinquency among children, as well as the growth of godlessness and immorality-these alarming developments were  also foretold as marking "the last days" of this evils system. -2 Timothy 3:1-5; Matthew 24:12. 

However, if the heavenly government was established in 1914, why is there all this distress on earth? It is Satan the Devil  who is responsible.  When Christ received  Kingdom power, his first act was to wage war on Satan in the invisible heavens. As a result, Satan,  "who is misleading the entire inhabited earth," was hurled with his angels/demons down to vicinity of the earth. Knowing that his destruction draws near, he stirs up great trouble on earth.  It is"woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you have great anger, knowing that he has  a short period of time." -Revelation 12:7-9, 12.  

Will there be an end to these woes?  Yes!-when heaven's government itself, the Kingdom of the Almighty God, goes into action to "bring to ruin those ruining the earth." (human government, thieves, murderers etc.)  (Revelation 11:18; Daniel 2:44) Never will God permit political powers, false Christians, or anyone else to ruin his handiwork, the earth, with their nuclear devices.  Rather, he declares;  "My judicial decision is to gather nations, for me to collect together kingdoms, in order to pour out upon them my denunciation, all my burning anger ." (Zephaniah 3:8) Jehovah, through his Christ, will use great forces that he controls in the universe in bringing overwhelming destruction to all those following Satan one earth. This will be a global scale, similar in magnitude to the Flood of Noah's day. -Jeremiah 25:31-34; 2 Peter 3:5-7, 10. 

In the Bible this destruction of wicked nations is called God's battle of Armageddon.  (Revelations 16:14-16) Only meek persons, those who seek Jehovah and righteousness, may survive Armageddon into God's peaceful new system.  (Zephaniah 2:3; Isaiah 26:20, 21)  Concerning these the Bible says:  "But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." (Psalm 37:11)  The grand work of restoring Paradise to the earth will then commence! 

Next time: "Look! I Am Making All Things New"/Education for Entering Paradise

From the Awake! magazine