REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND! /Chapter Three -Things That Must Shortly Take Place -Conclusion

The apostle J0hn, who wrote down Revelation, describes himself as such a slave. He was the last surviving apostle and one of the select spirit-anointed group of  "slaves" that inherit mortal life in the heavens. Today, there are just a few thousand of these remaining on earth. God has other servants too, a great crowd of them, men, women, and children, numbering now into the millions. Under angelic direction, these are sharing with the anointed "slaves" in declaring the everlasting good news to all mankind.  Oh, how all these "slaves" are expending themselves in order to help the meek ones of the earth to find salvation.  (Matthew 2:14; Revelation 7:9, 14:6) Revelation indicates what you must do to benefit from the happifying good news.

How could John say, though, that these "slaves" would be shown "things that must shortly take place"?   Were not these words spoken almost 1,900 years ago?  From the viewpoint of Jehovah, in whose eyes a thousand years ae but "as yesterday," 1,900 years is a short time when compared with the aeons of time  that he spent in creating and preparing the earth for human habitation.  (Psalm 90:4) The apostle Paul wrote of his own "eager expectation and hope," for no doubt the reality of his reward seemed close at hand to him.  (Philippians 1:20) Today, however, the evidence abounds that all the things foretold will take place on schedule.  Never before in history has the very survival of mankind been at stake.  Only God has the solution! - ISAIAH 45:21.

Next time: REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND! /Chapter Three - Channel of Communication

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