Chapter Thirty-Nine/The Warrior-King Triumphs at Armageddon - Jesus' Fellow Warriors -

 Others too will be involved. When sending his message to the congregation in Thyatira, Jesus promised: "To him that conquers and observes my deeds down to the end I will give authority over the nations, and he shall shepherd the people with an iron rod so that they will be broken to pieces like clay vessels, the same as I have received from my Father." (Revelation 2:26, 27) Without a doubt, when the time comes, those of Christ's brothers already in heaven will have a part in shepherding people and nations with that iron rod. 

What, though, of God's servants here on earth? The John class will have no active part in the fighting at Armageddon, neither will its loyal companions, those peoples out of all nations who have been streaming to Jehovah's house of worship. These peaceable humans have already beaten swords into plowshares. (Isaiah 2:2-4) Yet, they are very much involved! As we have already noted, it is Jehovah's seemingly defenseless people that are viciously attacked by Gog and all his crowd. That is the signal for Jehovah's Warrior-King, supported by the armies in heaven, to start fighting a war of extermination against those nations. (Ezekiel 39:6, 7, 11; Compare Daniel 11:44-12:1) As spectators, God's people on earth will be most interested. Armageddon will mean their salvation, and they will live for eternity as having been eyewitnesses of Jehovah's great war of vindication. 

Next time: Chapter Thirty-Nine/The Warrior-King Triumphs at Armageddon- Jesus' Fellow Warriors - Conclusion

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