Why So Much Suffering? - WHY HAS JEHOVAH WAITED SO LONG?

Why has Jehovah allowed suffering to continue for so long?  Why does he not stop bad things from happening?  It has taken time to prove that Satan's rule has failed. Humans have tried every kind of government, without success.  Even though they made have made advances in science and technology, there is more injustice, poverty, crime, and war than ever before.  We cannot successfully rule ourselves without God.

However, Jehovah has not fixed the problem caused by Satan. If he did, it would mean God supports Satan's rulership, and He will never do that. Also, humans would believe that they are able to rule themselves successfully.  That That is a lie, and Jehovah would not support that either. He never lies. -HEBREWS  6:18.

Can Jehovah repair all the damage that has been caused by the rebellion of Satan and the humans?  Yes.  With God, all things are possible. Jehovah knows when all of Satan's challenges will have been fully answered.  Then he will "the earth into a paradise, as it is meant to be.  All those in the memorial tombs" will be resurrected.  (John 5:28, 29)  People will never get sick or die.  Jesus will undo all the damage that Satan has caused.  Jehovah will use Jesus "to break up the works of the Devil." (1 John 3:8)  We are grateful that in the meantime Jehovah has been patient with us so that we can come to know him and can decide  that want him to be our Ruler.  (Read 2 Peter 3:9 , 10.) Even when we suffer, he helps us to endure.  -JOHN 4:23; read  2 CORINTHIANS 10:13. 

Jehovah does not force us to choose him as our Ruler.  He gave humans the gift of free will. Let us examine what the precious gift means to us.

Next time: Why So Much Suffering? - HOW WILL YOU USE THE GIFT OF FREE WILL?

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