"Be Vigilant" - Be Vigilant in the Last Days

The apostle Peter wrote:  "The end of all things has drawn close.  Be sound in minds, therefore, and be vigilant with a view to  prayers." (1 Peter 4:7) Jesus'
 followers would need to be vigilant and watchful of world events indicating that he was present in Kingdom power. And their vigilance would take on greater urgency as the end of the present wicked system of things approached.  Jesus told his disciples: "Keep on the watch, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming [to executed judgment on Satan's world]." - MARK 13:35, 36.

People in general are under Satan's domination, and they have not be watchful as to the meaning of world events.  They do not discern Christ's presence in the Kingdom power.  But Christ's true followers have been vigilant and have discerned the real meaning of what has happened the past century.  Since 1925, Jehovah's Witnesses have recognized that World War 1 and the events that followed amount to sure evidence that Christ's presence  in heavenly Kingdom power began in 1914. Thus, the last days of this wicked system of things under Satan had started.  Many observant people, though not knowing the meaning, recognized the dramatic difference between the period before World War 1 and the period since. 

For nearly a century now, horrendous events taking place around the world testify that we are living in the last days.  There is very little time left before Jehovah  gives Christ the command to lead powerful angelic forces against Satan's world. (Revelation 19:11-21) True Christians are told to keep on the watch. Hence, it is urgent to continue to do that as we anticipate this system's end. (Matthew 24:42) We must remain watchful, and under Christ's direction, we must accomplish a specific work throughout the entire earth. 

Next time: "Be Vigilant" - An Earth-Wide Work

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