Chapter Twenty-Seven -God's Kingdom Is Born!!

Note: Just wanted to let you know,while I am remembering to tell you.  The contract that our complex has with Verizon will be up on August 6, 2017. They are working on another contract with another company or trying to; but just in case they don't, I do not know when, whether or how long it will take to get Internet  back on, but keep checking back on that.  I will do my best to get it if they can't work out a deal here.  Thank-you so much for reading  my blogs. You're reading my blogs means a lot to me as well. Doing these blogs mean so much to me and I can reach at least one or two people to get God in their lives, although I would like to see more do so, I will feel very grateful if even one or two come to God. He really is a loving and kind and protective God and am blessed to have him in my life. 

Conclusion of A New Nation

This vicious flood of persecution  reached  a high point during World War II. In Europe some ten thousand Witnesses were incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps, and thousands died.  Under the warlords that ruled Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, faithful Witnesses suffered similar cruel treatment. Even in so-called  democratic lands, the Witnesses were assaulted by Catholic Action groups, tarred and feathered, and run out of town. Christian assemblies were broken up  and Witness children were expelled from school.  

Relief arrived from an unexpected source:  "Bu the earth came to the woman's help, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon has disgorged from its mouth. And the dragon grew wrathful at the woman, and went off to wage war with the remaining ones of her seed, who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus."  (Revelation 12:16, 17)  "The earth"-elements within Satan's own system of things-began to swallow up "the river," or "flood."  During the 1940's the Witnesses gained a series of favorable  decisions in the United States Supreme Court, and from ruling powers in some other lands, that upheld freedom of worship. Finally, the Allied nations swallowed up the Nazi-Fascist juggernaut, to the relief of the Witnesses who had suffered under cruel dictatorships. Persecutions did not stop altogether, for the wrath of the dragon has continued until  today, and he keeps up the war against those who "have the work of bearing witness to Jesus."  In many lands, Witnesses are still in prison, and some still die because of their integrity.  But in some of these lands, the authorities from to time relax  their pressure, and the Witnesses enjoy a great measure of freedom.  Thus, in fulfillment of the prophecy, the earth continues to swallow up the river of persecution.

In this way, the earth has provided sufficient relief to allow God's work to spread to more than 200 lands and produce over three million faithful preachers of the good news. Along with the remaining ones of the woman's seed, a great international crowd of new believers is observing the commandment of God as to separateness from the world, clean morals, and love of the brothers and they are witnessing to the Messianic Kingdom. Their integrity answers Satan's reproachful challenge, so that the death knell is sounded for Satan and his system of things. -Proverbs 27:11. 

Next time: Chapter Twenty-Eight - Contending With Two Ferocious Beasts

From the book of Revelation