On various occasions, Jesus had made known that Satan rules this present world, but because of Jesus' integrity, Satan had no hold on him. (Matthew 4:8-11; John 14:30) In this 20th century, powerful nations, notably "the king of the north" and "the king of the south," have been struggling for world domination. (Daniel 11:40) Patriotic fervor has been whipped up, and the cult of emperor worship has a modern-day counterpart in the wave of nationalism that has swept the earth. Articles on neutrality in the Watchtower of November 1, 1939, and again in of November 1, 1979, and September 1, 1986, have clearly stated the Bible's teaching on this issue, providing guidelines for those Christians who want to walk in the name of Jehovah and conquer the world, as Jesus so courageously did. - MICAH 4:1,3, 5; JOHN 16:33;17:4, 6, 26; 18:36, 37; Acts 5:29.
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