A Hope You Can Trust

 The very first prophecy in the Bible was penned by Moses during the time of the Egyptian world power.  Found at Genesis 3:15, the prophecy states that God would produce a "seed," or offspring, who would crush Satan and his "seed"-those who adopt Satan's wicked ways. (John 8:44; 1 John 3:8) The primary "seed" of God proved to be the Messiah, Jesus Christ. - Luke 2:9-14.

Christ's reign will encompass the entire earth, from which he will remove all wickedness and oppressive human governments. No longer will 'man dominate man to his injury.' (Ecclesiastes 8:9) Moreover, like Joshua of old, who led Israel into the "Promised Land," Jesus will safely lead "a great crowd" of God-fearing humans into a far greater "Promised Land"-a cleansed earth that will be transformed into a global paradise. - REVELATION 7:9, 10, 14, 17; LUKE 23:43. 

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