Chapter Thirty-Eight/Praise Jah for His Judgments - 'Hallelujah!' Jehovah Is King!'- Conclusion

 How is it, though, that Jehovah begins to rule? Millenniums have passed since the psalmist declared: "God is my King from long ago." (Psalm 74:12) Jehovah's kingship was ancient even then, so how can the universal chorus sing that "Jehovah . . . has begun to rule as king"? In that when Babylon the Great is destroyed, Jehovah will no longer have that presumptuous rival to detract from obedience to him as the Universal Sovereign. No longer will false religion incite earth's rulers to oppose him. When ancient Babylon fell from world dominance, Zion heard the victorious proclamation: "Your God has become king!" (Isaiah 52:7) After the Kingdom's birth in 1914, the 24 elders proclaimed: "We than you, Jehovah God . . . because you have taken your great power and begun ruling as king." (Revelation 11:17) Now, after the devastation of Babylon the Great, the cry is again uttered: "Jehovah has begun to rule as king." No man-made god remains to contests the sovereignty of the true God, Jehovah!

Next time: Chapter Thirty-Eight/Praise Jah for His Judgments - The Lamb's Marriage Is at Hand!

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