Life On A Paradise Earth

The world, as we know it now, will come abruptly to an end
soon! The survivors of Armaggedon will survive because Jehovah
will protect them from all harm. There will be no worldly government
officials or governmental structure to be found anywhere on the earth.
All of the kings, presidents, dictators and their cabinets will be deceased.
There will be no crime because all of the criminals will be gone. There
will be no non-believers of the truth because all of the them will be
destroyed. Satan and his demons will be subdued for a thousand years.
This is only the beginning of paradise on earth forever. The ministers
of Christendom teach that all people die and go to Heaven (or Hell),
but that is not what the Bible teaches us:
    

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5) (King James Version)

How can the “meek inherit the earth” if
everyone who dies goes to Heaven?

Part of living in paradise forever on earth is not having infirmities
or illnesses. Isaiah prophesied about the new world many times
well over three thousand years ago. The promises Jehovah made
are bold and hard to believe, but His faithful never doubt that
Jehovah will do whatever He says He will do.

"And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people
who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity."
(Isaiah 33:24) (New American Standard Bible)

"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of
the deaf  shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap
as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the
wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."
(Isaiah 35:5,6) (American Standard Version)

"He will swallow up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah will wipe
away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he
take away from off all the earth, for Jehovah himself has spoken it.”
(Isaiah 25:8) (ASV)

²⁵ The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat
straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall
not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
(Isaiah 65:25) (ASV)

Who wouldn't want a world like this to live in?

This is our Creator, Jehovah, speaking. He created the universe,
all matter and energy and us all. If Jehovah says death will be
swallowed up forever, it will be swallowed up forever. Also,
everyone who has died will wake up from their sleep and come
back to earthly living, not eternity in heaven.

"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all
who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out."
(John 5:28,29) (NIV)

Notice here that John did not say all who are in Heaven will
come back to life.

After all, if dead people were in a Heavenly paradise now,
would they want to come back to an earthly existence?

But John does not say the dead are in Heaven. That is simply
because he knew they were not. He knew that all of the people
who died will sleep until this evil, old world is wiped out by Jehovah
when His day comes. These prophesies about a new Heaven and
Earth have been unfulfilled for almost two thousand years:

⁴ I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given
authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of
the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image
and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands.
They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
⁵ (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years
were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
(Revelation 20:4-5) (NIV)

¹ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven
and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any
sea. ² I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out
of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for
her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them.
They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be
their God. ⁴ He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be
no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of
things has passed away."
(Revelation 21:1-4) (NIV)

"For there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting
according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell."
(2Peter 3:13) (NIV)

Some of these unfulfilled prophecies are even older:

"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former
things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind... And they
shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit;
they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall
be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work
of their hands... And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I
will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf
and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the
ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah."
(Isaiah 65:17,21,22,24,25) (ASV)

Because these prophecies have been unfulfilled for so long,
most people do not believe that they will ever be fulfilled.
Thus, unsuspecting people will indulge in unacceptable
behavior and evil acts right up to the very end:

“On this account YOU too prove yourselves ready, because at
an hour that YOU do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.”
(Matthew 24:44) (NIV)

The very people who reject these prophecies will eliminate
themselves from this prospect of living forever on a paradise
earth, the world as God originally intended it to be.

Why do that? Is there anything much about this current
world that is better than paradise? Are we so addicted
to time clocks, deadlines, violence, crime, corruption,
greed, pollution, injustice, sickness and death?

This is our way of life now but it is not permanent;
Jehovah’s prophets have said so.  

10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times,
what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do
all that I please. ¹¹ From the east I summon a bird of prey; from
a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that
will I bring about; what I have planned, that will I do.
(Isaiah 46:10-11) (New International Version) 
 

⁹ However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no
ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God
has prepared for those who love him"
(1Corinthians 2:9) (NIV)

One Nation Under God

The citizens of the USA are familiar with the phrase,
"One nation under God". That line comes from a well-
known American work called "The Pledge of Allegiance".
This "pledge" is recited daily in most schools throughout
the country by children who usually don’t even know
what it is they are pledging.

What is the "pledge"?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

From: Wikipedia "Pledge of  Allegiance" 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

The patriotic verse concerns pledging loyalty to the
FLAG of the country of America. While America is a
fine country with many positive attributes, it still has
many serious problems – just like the countries of
the rest of the world.

Do Americans really want to pledge allegiance to this
country or be loyal citizens of God’s kingdom?

Most US citizens regard America as being "one nation
under God". The reality is that very few Americans
recognize Jehovah as the true God. The nation may
be "under God" but few of the citizens serve Him.

They have pledged their allegiance to the USA instead.

What is God’s kingdom?

The Bible’s prophets have spoken many times about
Jehovah’s kingdom but most people do not understand
what it is because the priests and ministers of Christendom
do not understand.

The nominal Christians believe that God’s kingdom is only
Heaven. It does not occur to them that the kingdom also
includes our world. That is understandable since this world
is, obviously, not under Jehovah’s direct rule – yet!

36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were,
my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews.
But now my kingdom is from another place."
(John 18:36) (NIV)

Christ did not begin to rule the world back when he was
alive, which is quite puzzling since people knew that he
was destined to rule.

37 "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered,
"You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this
reason I was born, and for this I came into the world,
to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth
listens to me."
(John 18:37) (NIV)

This world was created by Jehovah and originally, He
was our sovereign ruler. In their arrogance, our ancestors
rejected His sovereignty long ago.

4 In time all the older men of Israel collected themselves
together and came to Samuel at Ra´mah 5 and said to him:
"Look! You yourself have grown old, but your own sons
have not walked in your ways. Now do appoint for us a
king to judge us like all the nations."
(1Samuel 8:4-5) (NWT) WWW.WatchTower.org

One nation after another rejected Jehovah’s rule and
established human kings. The result of that is apparent
today. There are over two hundred countries in this
world and all of them have some form of government.
Every one of the governments serve to make the leaders
affluent and powerful at the expense of the people they
rule.

The USA, the country that claims to be "One nation under
God" is no different. Since most Americans swear their
loyalty to their country instead of Jehovah, the country
has, by a great coincidence, suffered many calamities
lately – especially economically. So has the rest of
the world's countries.

Why now?

1 And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying:
2 "And as for you, O son of man, this is what the Sovereign
Lord Jehovah has said to the soil of Israel, ‘An end, the end,
has come upon the four extremities of the land. 3 Now the
end is upon you, and I must send my anger against you, and
I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all
your detestable things. 4 And my eye will not feel sorry for
you, neither will I feel compassion, for upon you I shall
bring your own ways, and in the midst of you your own detestable
things will come to be; and YOU people will have to know that
I am Jehovah.’"
(Ezekiel 7:1-4) (New World Translation) www.WatchTower.org  

This announcement originally applied to Israel long ago
but now applies to the present-day world.  

5 "This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, ‘A calamity,
a unique calamity, look! it is coming. 6 An end itself must come.
The end must come; it must awaken for you. Look! It is coming."
(Ezekiel 7:5-6) (New World Translation) www.WatchTower.org

Now we can see why the world has so many problems, even
the many affluent countries like the USA – it is time!

8 "Now shortly I shall pour out my rage upon you, and I will
bring my anger against you to its finish, and I will judge you
according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable
things. 9 Neither will my eye feel sorry nor shall I feel
compassion. According to your ways shall I do the bringing
upon you yourself, and your own detestable things will come
to be right in the midst of you; and YOU people will have
to know that I am Jehovah doing the smiting."
(Ezekiel 7:8-9) (New World Translation) www.WatchTower.org

The "One nation under God" has "pledged allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America." This does not please Jehovah
and it shows!

What is about to happen to the "One nation under God"
and the rest of the world? What does the Bible say?

19 They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold
will be an unclean thing. Their silver and gold will not be able
to save them in the day of the LORD's wrath. They will not
satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it, for it has
made them stumble into sin.
(Ezekiel 7:19) (NLT)

9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath
and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy
the sinners thereof out of it.
(Ezekiel 13:9) (KJV)

Is Christ finally about to take over rule of this world soon?

11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a
white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With
justice he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like blazing
fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written
on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in
a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white
horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 Out of his
mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.
"He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress
of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his
thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
(Revelation 19:11-16) (NIV)

On June 14th, American people will display their
American flags to celebrate "Flag Day". 

Should the people take this opportunity to reject their country
with all of the burgeoning problems and pledge their loyalty
to Jehovah’s kingdom – before it is too late?

23 "Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the
Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from
his way, and live?"
(Ezekiel 18:23) (ASV)

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth,
saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves [around],
and live.
(Ezekiel 18:32) (ASV)

When Christ takes over rule of this world, we truly will have
"One nation under God". It will be worldwide and permanent.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the
dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They
will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be
their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will
be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old
order of things has passed away." 5 He who was seated on the
throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write
this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."
(Revelation 21:3-5) (NIV)

The people who heed these Bible prophecies will see
them fulfilled soon and they will not miss their former
country. The ones who refuse to believe the prophets
will suffer the consequences.

10 Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the
prophecy of this book, because the time is near. 11 Let
him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who
is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue
to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy."
12 "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and
I will give to everyone according to what he has done.
(Revelation 22:8-12) (NIV)

God Bless America?

Most Americans and many people around the world
regard the USA as a fine country, even “The Land of
Opportunity”. Logically, it would seem as if God favors
the USA by the way the country has apparently been
blessed in the past by so many good fortunes. Historically,
the country went from being an unimportant colony of
Great Britain in the early 1500’s to becoming a world power
less than 500 years later due mostly to an abundance of
natural resources and “Yankee ingenuity”. God is widely
worshiped by the citizens of this country so it makes sense
that God must have given His blessing to this land a long
time ago. The citizens of this country seriously consider
America to be truly blessed by God.

Is it true that God favors the USA over all of the others?
Does God favor any country?

What does the Bible say?

16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in
Hebrew is called Armageddon. 17 The seventh angel poured
out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud
voice from the throne, saying, "It is done!" 18 Then there
came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a
severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred
since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake.
19 The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the
nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and
gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.
20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be
found. 21 From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred
pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account
of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
(Revelation 16:16-21) (New International Version)

This does not appear good for our country
or for any other country.

What will happen next?

11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a
white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With
justice he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like blazing
fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written
on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in
a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white
horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 Out of his
mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the
nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads
the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On
his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF
KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 17And I saw an angel
standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds
flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper
of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals,
and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of
all people, free and slave, small and great." 19 Then I saw the
beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered
together to make war against the rider on the horse and his
army.
(Revelation 19:11-19) (NIV)

1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples:
let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all
things that come forth from it. 2 For Jehovah hath
indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all
their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered
them to the slaughter. 3 Their slain also shall be cast out,
and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the
mountains shall be melted with their blood.
(Isaiah 34:1-8) (American Standard Version)

21 And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the
nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and
my hand that I have laid upon them.
(Ezekiel 39:21-24) (ASV)

44 "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set
up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be
left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms
and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
(Daniel 2:44) (NIV)

1 Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain
thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the
rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against
his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And
cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens
will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision. 8 Ask of me,
and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And
the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou
shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in
pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Now therefore be wise, O ye
kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve Jehovah
with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the son, lest he
be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be
kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
(Psalm 2:1-4, 8-12) (ASV)

26 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers
gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One.
(Acts 4:26) (NIV)

2 Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion:
Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 4 Jehovah hath sworn,
and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order
of Melchizedek. 5 The Lord at thy right hand will strike
through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He will judge among
the nations, He will fill the places with dead bodies; He will
strike through the head in many countries.
(Psalm 110:2-6) (ASV)

26 and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with
another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are
upon the face of the earth… 29 For, lo, I begin to work
evil at the city which is called by my name; and should
ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished;
for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of
the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts. 31 A noise shall come
even to the end of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy
with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh:
as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, saith
Jehovah. 32 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, evil shall
go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be
raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth. 33 And the
slain of Jehovah shall be at that day from one end of the
earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be
lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung
upon the face of the ground.
(Jeremiah 25:26,29,31,32,33) (ASV)

This does not look good for the USA either. These prophecies
indicate that all of the countries of the world – every “kingdom”
will be utterly destroyed. The rulers, the armies, the political
elements and the people in office will all be annihilated.

Why?

After centuries of inept, apathetic and corrupt rule by kings,
dictators, and other assorted rulers, Jehovah intends to take
over rulership of the earth with His Son as our King!

4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been
given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who
had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and
because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the
beast or his image and had not received his mark on their
foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned
with Christ a thousand years.

(Revelation 20:4) (NIV)

This was prophesied long before Christ was even born:

17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered, nor will they
come to mind."
(Isaiah 65:17) (NIV)

So, what would be the wise thing for us to do now?

2 Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence
with singing. 3 Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that
hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep
of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into
his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.
5 For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever,
And his faithfulness unto all generations.
(Psalms 100:2-6) (ASV) 

HOW DOES THE BIBLE DESCRIBE
THE "LAST DAYS"?

Most people do not believe that this world,
as we now know it, is about to come to an end;
yet the Bible contains many warnings for us
about this very event:

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful,
proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without selfcontrol, brutal,
not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness
but denying its power."
(2Timothy 3:1-5) (New International Version)

"First, I want to remind you that in the last days there
will be scoffers (ridiculers) who will laugh at the truth
and do every evil thing they desire."
(2Peter 3:3) (Amplified Bible - Tyndale)

So much for the people, what about the world itself?

^"For that will be a time of greater horror than anything the world
has ever seen or will ever see again. In fact, unless that time of
calamity is shortened, the entire human race will be destroyed."
(Matthew 24:21,22) (New Living Translation)  

"Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is
coming on the world..."
(Luke 21:26) (NIV)

A Warning Message That Most Will Ignore

Just Like In Jeremiah's Day!

Jeremiah was given a commission by Jehovah God, to warn
the people of a coming destruction. But Jeremiah was also
told in advance that no one would listen to him. 

"When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you."
(Jeremiah 7:27) (NIV)

So then - why did Jeremiah have to preach a warning message? 
Why did Jeremiah persist in preaching for fifty years knowing in
advance - that no one would listen to him?

Why ?

Because Jehovah God is just - and will not
destroy anyone without a prior warning:

7 "But always, first of all, I warn you through my servants
the prophets. I, the Sovereign LORD, have now done this."
(Amos 3:7) (New Living Translation) 

"Son of man, I have made you a watchman... so hear
the word I speak and give them warning from me."
(Ezekiel 3:17) (NIV)

So too, today - Jehovah has sent his messengers to warn mankind
of an impending destruction.  And they too are told by means of the
Bible - that the vast majority of mankind will not listen!

"...So with God and Christ as witnesses, I command you to preach
God's message. Do it willingly, even if it isn't the popular thing to do."
(2Timothy 4:1,2) (Contemporary English Version)

"But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not."
(Ezekiel 2:7) (New American Standard Bible)

And what is today's message?

"Those slain by Jehovah will certainly come to be
in that day from one end of the earth clear to the
other end of the earth. They will not be bewailed,
neither will they be gathered up or be buried. As manure
on the surface of the ground they will become."
(Jeremiah 25:33) (ASV)  

This message was not popular in Jeremiah's
day AND it is not popular now!  



"If you think people are so hardened in sin that they will hate
you for preaching the Word, then READ JEREMIAH."
-- R. L. Whiteside.



God's faithful messengers have never been in the majority.
The Old Testament prophets and the New Testament apostles
were never overwhelmed with popularity. People did not speak
well of them or their message. They detested and persecuted
these messengers.

2 Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the
stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the
house of Jehovah.
(Jeremiah 20:2) (ASV)



19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium,
who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out
of the city, supposing he had been dead.
(Acts 14:19) (King James Version)

Instead of becoming angry at God, who composed the message,
they poured out their wrath upon the faithful servant who
delivered it. It has always been so. Therefore, it should be no
surprise today.

THE VAST MAJORITY WILL NOT LISTEN!

 HOW  DO  WE  KNOW?  

God's Son, himself foretold that the vast majority of
mankind would be destroyed - when he returns:

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad
is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life,
and only a few find it."
(Matthew 7:13,14) (NIV)  

Is our Savior really going to destroy people?  

"...This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from
heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish
those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our
Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction
and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of
his power on the day he comes to be glorified."
(2Thessalonians 1:7-10) (NIV)  



"A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked."
(Psalm 91:7,8) (NIV)

A GLOBAL DESTRUCTION

"For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity."
(Isaiah 26:21) (ASV)   

"For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots
shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness,
and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire will Jehovah
execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and
the slain of Jehovah shall be many... And they shall
go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men that
have transgressed against me..."
(Isaiah 66:15,16,24) (ASV)  

 "...Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver
them in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole earth
shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy."
(Zephaniah 1:14-17) (ASV)

5 Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that
the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed
those who did not believe.
(Jude 1:5) (NIV)



All of these prophecies were made thousands of
years ago and are now being fulfilled. 



 "...For it will come upon all those who live on the face
of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that
you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and
that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."
(Luke 21:25-27,35,36) (NIV)

"Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom
of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven
will get in."
(Matthew 7:21) (CEV)

THEY WILL RIDICULE AND LAUGH INSTEAD
OF HEEDING THE WARNING

"In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you..."
(Micah 2:4) (NIV)



Jehovah's people are trying to warn mankind
that time has run out.

Should we listen to them?

"But you must remember... the predictions which were
made by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They told
you beforehand, In the last days - in the end time - there
will be scoffers... It is these who are agitators... merely
worldly-minded people, devoid of the Holy Spirit and
destitute of any higher spiritual life."
(Jude 1:17-19) (AMP)

Only the wise ones will!

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now
he commands all people everywhere to repent.
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with
justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof
of this to all men by raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30-31) (NIV) 

Become Like Little Children...



Being intelligent can be quite a blessing. High intelligence can
help people learn a wide variety of subjects and make informed
decisions about many important matters. For example, some
people are expert scientists...

According to Wikipedia,

Stephen Hawking is a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist,
whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic
celebrity. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts,^[2] a lifetime
member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences,^[3] and in 2009 was awarded
the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United
States.^[4] 

Most people familiar with Doctor Hawking agree that he is, obviously,
highly intellegent and quite a scientist.

What are his religious views?

In his early work, Hawking spoke of God in a metaphorical sense,
such as in A Brief History of Time: "If we discover a complete theory,
it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we should
know the mind of God."^[66] In the same book he suggested the existence
of God was unnecessary to explain the origin of the universe.^[67] His 2010
book The Grand Design and interviews with the Telegraph and the Channel
4 documentary Genius of Britain, clarify that he does "not believe in a personal
God".^[68] Hawking writes, "The question is: is the way the universe began chosen
by God for reasons we can't understand, or was it determined by a law of science?
I believe the second." He adds, "Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe
can and will create itself from nothing."^[69][70]

His ex-wife, Jane, said during their divorce proceedings that he was an atheist.^[71][72]
Hawking has stated that he is "not religious in the normal sense" and he believes that
"the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by
God, but God does not intervene to break the laws."^[73] In an interview published in
The Guardian newspaper, Hawking regarded the concept of Heaven as a myth, stating
that there is "no heaven or afterlife" and that such a notion was a "fairy story for people
afraid of the dark."^[66][74]

Hawking contrasted religion and science in 2010, saying: "There is a fundamental
difference between religion, which is based on authority, [and] science, which is
based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works."^[75]

From: Wikipedia.com - "Stepehn Hawking" and
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/stephen-hawking-god-create-universe-question-day/story?id=11542128 

Scientist Stephen Hawking Says There Is No God

Stephen Hawking, a brilliant physicist at Cambridge University,
tells Guardian writer Ian Sample in an interview published yesterday,
that there is not God as we imagine it and there is no life after
the death of the body.

From: http://www.newsinabox.net/1428/scientist-stephen-hawking-says-there-is-no-god.html

Dr. Hawking demonstrates for us that intelligence and an aptitude for
science does not lead to a belief in God or religion. Being smart should
help foster and strengthen religious beliefs but it does not always happen.
No, mental brilliance does not always lead to correct beliefs or brilliant
decisions. People of lesser intelligence, even children can sometimes
make better choices and decisions.  

At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you,
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things
from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes,
Father, for this is what you were pleased to do."
(Luke 10:21) (New International Version) 

Does God exist?

What can we learn about Jehovah God?

"Come, YOU sons, listen to me; The fear of Jehovah
is what I shall teach YOU."
(Psalm 34:11) (New World Tranlation) www.WatchTower.org

Should we fear God? 

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all they that do his
commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
(Psalms 111:10 (ASV)

"I opened my arms to my own people all day long,
but they have rebelled. They follow their own evil
paths and thoughts."
(Isaiah 65:2) (NIV) 

“Look! The day of Jehovah itself is coming, cruel both with fury
and with burning anger, in order to make the land an object of
astonishment, and that it may annihilate [the land’s] sinners
out of it."
(Isaiah 13:9) (NWT)

“Now then, my children, listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways."
(Proverbs 8:32) (NIV)

Who are Jehovah's "children"? 

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
(Matt 19:14) (NIV)

Children are highly desirable to Jehovah - and so are adults
who are willing to become His children.

And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little
children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
(Matt 18:3) (NIV)

He said, “Surely they are my people, children who will be true to me”; 
and so he became their Savior.
(Isaiah 63:8) (NIV)

I myself said, “‘How gladly would I treat you like my children  and give
you a pleasant land,  the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought
you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me."
(Jeremiah 3:19) (NIV)

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
(Matt 5:9) (NIV)

⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
⁴⁵ that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to
rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the
unrighteous.
(Matt 5:44-45) (NIV)

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children,
how hard it is  to enter the kingdom of God!"
(Mark 10:24) (NIV)

Jehovah wants everyone to be His children but the
vast majority of people in this world reject Him. 

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,
how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers
her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
(Matt 23:37) (NIV)

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting
to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children
of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
(Luke 6:35) (NIV) 

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name,
he gave the right to become children of God—
(John 1:12) (NIV)

For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
(Romans 8:14) (NIV)

...and, “In the very place where it was said to them,  ‘You are not my people,’ 
there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
(Romans 9:26) (NIV)

I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
(1corinthians 4:14) (NIV) 

As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
(2corinthians 6:13) (NIV)

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
(Galatians 3:26) (NIV)

So that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without
fault in a warped and crooked generation.”  Then you will shine among
them like stars in the sky.
(Phillipians 2:15) ( NIV)

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be
called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world
does not know us is that it did not know him.
(1John 3:1) (NIV)

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world
is under the control of the evil one.
1John 5:19) (NIV)

Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God
and they will be my children.
(Revelation 21:7) (NIV)

What advice is appropriate for those who want
to be God's children in these last days?

Do not become wise in your own eyes. Fear Jehovah and turn away from bad.
(Proverbs 3:7) (NWT)