Judging the Infamous Harlot - Conclusion of The Harlot RIdes a Beast

 Did the John class, the one group  on earth who eagerly accepted the Messianic Kingdom, share with Chrisendom in paying homage to the scarlet -colored wild beast?  Far from it!  On Sunday, September 7, 1919 the convention of Jehovah's  people in Cedar Point, Ohio, featured a public talk "The Hope for Distressed Humanity."  On  the following daym the Sandusky  Star - Journal reported that J.F. Rutherfor, in addressing nearly 7,000 persons, had  "asserted that  the Lord's displeasure is certain to be visited upon the Leagur . . . because the clergy-Catholic and Prostestant-claiming to be God's representatives, have abandoned his  plan and endorsed the League of Nations, hailing it as a political expression of Christ's kingdom on earth." 

 The dismal failure of the League of Nations should have signaled to the clergy  that such man-made organs are not part of a Kingdom of God on earth. What blasphem to make such a claim!  It makesa it seem as though God was a party to botch that the League turned out to be. As for God, "perfect is his activity." Jehovah's heavenly Kingdom under Christ -and not a combine of squabbling politicians, many of them atheist-is the means by which he will bring in peace and have his will done one earth as in heaven. -  DEUTERONOMY 32:4; MATTHEW 6:10.

What of the League's successor, the United Nations?  From its inception, this body has also had the great harlot riding on its back, visible associated  with it and trying to guiden its destiny.  For example, on its 20th anniversary, in June 1 9765, representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, together with protestants, Jew, Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims-said to represent  two thousand million of earth's population-assembled in San Franciscom to celebrate their support  and admiration of the UN. On visiting the UN in October 1965, Pope Paul VI described it as "that greatest  of all international organizations" and added:  "The peoples of the earth turn to the  United Nations as the last hope of concord and peace. During his visit to the United States in September 1987, as reported by the New York Times, "John Paul spoke at length about the positive role of the United Nations in promoting . . . 'new worldwide solidarity."' 

Next time: Judging the Infamous Harlot - A Name, a Mystery

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