Is the World Really
Coming to an End?

The World, as we know it now, is indeed coming
to an end soon - right before our very eyes!

How do we know that this is happening?

Many prophets in the Bible wrote about the “End of this
world as we now know it” thousands of years ago.

² “The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot
together, against Jehovah and against his anointed: ³ Let us
break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us!"

(Psalms 2:2-3) (Darby)

This verse does not refer to past rulers at all. His anointed –
Christ – had not yet been born. It has yet to be fulfilled,
just like this similar one that the Apostle John wrote centuries
later:

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 19:19) (NIV)

This ancient message has not yet been fulfilled either:

"For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, 
they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked
shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he
shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall
delight themselves  in the abundance of peace."
(Psalm 37:9-11) (ASV)

But it has started...

All of these verses are relevant to us today, because their
message is about what is happening now – that is – the meek
inheriting the earth after the trouble-makers are gone. Yet
people tend to disbelieve this because these prophecies were
written so very long ago and nothing ever seemed to happen.

What does the Bible say about this?

"Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil."
(Ecclesiastes 8:11) (New International Version)

And sure enough, the people of the world can look at the
world news and see the evil work going on daily. People
are being killed in many countries by terrorists, guerrillas,
even by their neighbors and friends. Just thirty years ago,
“terrorism” was largely an unknown, and unused word.
Now the word is used many times a day all over the world!
The word “terrorism” is constantly on everybody’s mind.
People who do not have faith that this system will end soon
are scared. There is so much violence and injustice in the
world now that it is very difficult for people to believe that
it will ever end.

But what does the Bible say?

"...Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon
all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts."
(Jeremiah 25:29) (ASV)

Does He really mean all of the inhabitants?

"Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff,
before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day
of Jehovah's anger come upon you. Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek
of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek
meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger."
(Zephaniah 2:2,3) (ASV)

Why is Jehovah angry?

"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)

We do not enjoy having to live our lives with the wicked
around, always getting into trouble, always making life
miserable for everybody, including themselves.

What did Jehovah say He was going to do about the stubbornly
wicked people almost two thousand years ago?

¹⁵The glorious God is the only Ruler, the King of kings
and Lord of lords. At the time that God has already
decided, he will send Jesus Christ back again.  
(1Timothy 6:15) (Contemporary English Version)

Can we be absolutely sure that God will do what He promised?

⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
everyone to come to repentance. ¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will
come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements
will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid
bare. ¹¹ Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of
people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives ¹² as
you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day
will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements
will melt in the heat. ¹³ But in keeping with his promise we are looking
forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
(2Peter 3:9-13) (NIV)

Why is it that almost nobody seems to
believe that "The End" is really coming?

"...in the last days there will be scoffers  who will laugh at the truth  
and do every evil thing they desire.  This will be their argument:  
"Jesus promised to come back, did he?  Then where is he? Why, as
far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly
the same since the world was first created."
(2Peter 3:3,4) (New Living Translation)

This is why it will be such a shock to the people of the
world when “The End” comes, just as Jeremiah foretold
about three thousand years ago:

“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 25:32-33) (ASV)

Notice here that the wicked people will not be missed.
Not even close relatives. That is how bad their behavior
will become at the end.

After the wicked are thoroughly destroyed along
with all traces of what people laughingly now call
“civilization”, what will happen next?

⁶ And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall
lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the
fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. ⁷ And the cow
and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. ⁸ And the sucking child
shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put
his hand on the adder's den. ⁹ They shall not hurt nor destroy in
all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge
of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

(Isaiah 11:6-9) (ASV)

Jehovah Is the Only God

Are there really people in the world who believe that Christ is God?

That is not what God's Son, himself said.

One of the teachers of the law came and heard them
debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good
answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments,
which is the most important?” ²⁹ “The most important
one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the
Lord our God, the Lord is one. ³⁰ Love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind and with all your strength.’
(Mark 12:28-30) (New International Version)

Christ was quoting from Deuteronomy:

⁴ Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
⁵ and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
(Deuteronomy 6:4, 5) (American Standard Version)

Notice that both Christ and the Bible agree that God’s name is
Jehovah, not Jesus or Allah or Buddha. The Bible says that God's  
Son will rule the world with his chosen for a thousand years:

Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them
had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the
souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony
about Jesus, for proclaiming the word of God. And I
saw the souls of those who had not worshiped the beast
or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or
their hands. They came to life again, and they reigned
with Christ for a thousand years.
(Revelation 20:4) (NIV)

When the millennium is over, Satan will be turned loose again:

⁷ When the thousand years end, Satan will be let out
of his prison. ⁸ He will go out to deceive the nations from
every corner of the earth, which are called Gog and Magog.
He will gather them together for battle--a mighty host, as
numberless as sand along the shore.
(Revelation 20:7-8) (New Living Translation)

When Christ and his army crush and destroy Satan and his horde
of followers, he will turn the kingdom back over to his Father:

"...the grand consummation when, after crushing
the opposition, he hands over his kingdom to
God the Father. He won't let up until the last
enemy is down-- and the very last enemy is death!
When everything and everyone is finally under God's
rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with
everyone else, showing that God's rule is absolutely
comprehensive--a perfect ending!
(1Corinthians 15:24-26,28) (Message Bible) 

Is the Bible positively sure that Christ is not Jehovah?

⁹ And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in
that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.
(Zechariah 14:9) (ASV)

⁵ I am Jehovah, and there is none else;
besides me there is no God.
(Isaiah 45:5) (ASV)

The Great Day of Jehovah

More than three thousand years ago all of mankind
was destroyed except for eight people!

How do we know that the story of
Noah and the ark is a true story?

Christ, himself talked about it to his disciples:

“³⁷ As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming
of the Son of Man. ³⁸ For in the days before the flood, people
were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
up to the day Noah entered the ark; ³⁹ and they knew nothing
about what would happen until the flood came and took them
all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
(Matthew 24:37-39) (New International Version)

God's Son, who is referred to frequently as the "Son of Man",
not only talked about the Great Flood as if it really happened,
he also talked about the Great Day of Jehovah as if it is going
to occur. That is because he knew it will!

“From that time on Jesus commenced preaching and saying: ’Repent,
YOU people, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’”
(Matthew 4:17) (NIV)

Why would our Savior consider the Kingdom Message
to be so important nearly two thousand years ago?

The idea was that his followers would spread the message,
acquire more followers and then the whole world would
know about Jehovah’s intentions.

Why did the work take so long?

The world population has steadily increased to over six
billion people now. The number of people who are spreading
the Kingdom Message number only about seven million. It 
took time to inform the people of the world in every country
and give them all a fair chance to hear and understand.

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)

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting
anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
(2Peter 3:9) (NIV)

"Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect.  They all have
the same Lord, who generously gives his riches to all who ask
for them. For "Anyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will
be saved." But how can they call on him to save them unless
they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they
have never heard about him? And how can they hear about
him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and
tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean
when they say, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring
good news!" But NOT everyone welcomes the Good News, 
for Isaiah the prophet said, "Jehovah, who has believed our
message?" Yet faith comes from listening to this message of
good news.“
(Romans 10:12-17) (New World Translation)  -Watchtower.org

What is happening now that the Kingdom Message
has been preached throughout the entire world?

“²¹ For that will be a time of greater horror than anything
the world has ever seen or will ever see again. ²² In fact,
unless that time of calamity is shortened, the entire human
race will be destroyed. But it will be shortened for the sake
of God's chosen ones.”
(Matthew 24:21-22) (NLT)

Are we near Jehovah's Day now?

Yes! The world is in great turmoil with:

·        Wars
·        Diseases
·        Earthquakes

·        Crime
·        Injustice
·        Terrorism
·        Famine and drought
·        Poverty
·        Flooding

These are indeed the signs that we are very near the Great Day
of Jehovah. There is still some goodness and optimism some-
where in the world now but the problems will get worse and
worse with no let-up. This is the time for all to hear this message
and consider the source. The Bible is Jehovah’s words and His
prophecies never go unfulfilled. People may believe that the
Bible is an ancient book with no relevance in today’s world but
that would be a grave error.

What kinds of people ignore the Kingdom Message?

Primarily, the people who love the world the way it is now.
In spite of the world’s problems, there are a lot of things to
enjoy in the world. People can be ensnared by:

• Wealth and prosperity
• Seeking pleasure
• False teachings
• Lack of faith
• Apathy
• Addictions
• Ambitions

The Apostle John had this advice for the wise:

“¹⁵ Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone
loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For
everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust
of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes
not from the Father but from the world. ¹⁷ The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives
forever.”
(1John 2:15-17) (NIV)

Jehovah patiently waited for His work to be finished by
His servants. Everyone in the world heard the Kingdom
Message and made their choice:  to ignore the message
or join the effort to spread the message. There was no
middle ground. People are either  part of the solution or
part of the problem. People who are part of the solution
will have nothing to worry about as The End approaches: 

“¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you,
the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will
suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of
death, and I will give you the crown of life. ¹¹ He who has an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who
overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.”
(Rev 2:10-11) (NIV)

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not
be afraid; for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength
and song; and he is become my salvation.”
(Isaiah 12:2) (American Standard Version)

The people who are the problem will be very afraid:

²⁹ “Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall
from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ ³⁰ ”At
that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and
all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of
Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
³¹ And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they
will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the
heavens to the other.”
(Matthew 24:29-31) (NIV)

When the people who rejected the Kingdom Message
realize their error, it will be too late:

“¹⁸ There were flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and the
worst earthquake in all history. ²⁰ Every island ran away, and
the mountains disappeared. ²¹ Hailstones, weighing about a
hundred pounds each, fell from the sky on people. Finally,
the people cursed God, because the hail was so terrible.”
(Rev 16:18,20-21) (Contemporary English Version)

“...Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all
the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts. And as for you,
you will prophesy to them all these words, and you must say to them,
‘From on high Jehovah himself will roar, and from his holy dwelling
he will give forth his voice. Without fail he will roar upon his abiding
place. A shout like those treading [the winepress] he will sing out
against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise will certainly come clear
to the farthest part 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... 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 25:29-33) (ASV)

There are those who will say something like: “I can’t believe
that a God of love would do such a thing to nice people like
us!” Jehovah's prophets predicted this long ago.

17 You make God tired with all your talk. "How do we tire him
out?" you ask. By saying, "God loves sinners and sin alike. God
loves all." And also by saying, "Judgment? God's too nice to judge."
(Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible)

Whose Slave Are We?

People live under the false impression that they are free to do
whatever they wish to do. Yes, there are countries in the world
where the governments are harsh and repressive, but many people
of the world have a degree of personal freedom, or do they?

"All they have eyes for is the fashionable god of darkness.
They think he can give them what they want, and that they
won't have to bother believing a Truth they can't see..."
(2Corinthians 4:4) (Message Bible)

Many kinds of actual slavery still exist in the world today.
People are still owned by one or more masters, most,
without even realizing it!

Can these poor slaves free themselves?

Yes. But most of these pathetic slaves do not want their freedom!

How many people slave for MONEY?

How many people slave for their CAREER?

How many people slave for POPULARITY?

How many people slave for their possessions?

People will buy a very expensive home with expensive
possessions and then lock themselves into long hours
at a stressful job, a slave to their belongings.

How many people slave for their addictions?

People all around the world deliberately addict themselves to
tobacco, alcohol and drugs without a thought about how they
may devote their entire lives to these heartless masters.

How many people slave for their holidays?

Yes, the holidays. People cook for long hours and
toil to buy many expensive gifts, and go into debt
for Christmas and hire entertainers for birthdays.

It is a nice gesture but is it necessary?

How many people slave for their looks?

People exercise for hours, endure cosmetic surgery,
endless dieting and purchase expensive health products
just to look better, look younger, look more grown up;
to appear more desirable in some way.

How many people slave for their gambling habit and lose everything?

These are some of our masters that we serve.

How many people slave for their masters, their gods?

All of us. We are a willing slave to at least one master!

Which master should we serve?

What about a worthwhile master, a loving one?

Out of all of the masters we can and do serve, there is
only one who loves us and cares about us. Most people
tend to think that Christ is the master we should serve.

But what does our Savior say?

^“6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door
and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your
Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward
you. ⁷ And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like
pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their
many words. ⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father
knows what you need before you ask him. ⁹ "This, then,
is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name…”
(Matthew 6:6-9) (New International Version)

²⁵ "Righteous Father, though the world does not know
you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.
²⁶ I have made you known to them, and will continue to
make you known in order that the love you have for me
may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
(John 17:25-26) (NIV)

³ Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and
the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
(1Cor 11:3) (NIV)

Can we serve more than one master?

²⁴ "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
(Matthew 6:24) (NIV)

³⁴ Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.”
(John 8:34) (NIV)

Our Messiah is indeed a loving master, but he wants
us to serve his Father, who is also our Father.

¹⁷ "Don't cling to me," Jesus said, "for I haven't yet ascended to the
Father. But go find my brothers and tell them that I am ascending
to my Father and your Father, my God and your God."
(John 20:17) (NIV)

¹⁹ Jesus told the people: I tell you for certain that the Son cannot
do anything on his own. He can do only what he sees the Father
doing, and he does exactly what he sees the Father do.
(John 5:19) (Contemporary English Version)

Will we always be slaves to Jehovah?

^{15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not
know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends,
for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known
to you.
(John 15:15) (NIV)}

What is our reward for serving Jehovah?

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)

The promise was made by Jehovah
long before His Son even born.

¹ "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects
your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress
such as has not happened from the beginning of nations
until then. But at that time your people-everyone whose
name is found written in the book-will be delivered.
(Daniel 12:1) (NIV)

The Apostle John reminds us that no matter how incredible
it may sound, every single person who has ever died will rise
again back to life and face final judgment:

²⁸ "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all
who are in their graves will hear his voice ²⁹ and come out--
those who have done good will rise to live, and those who
have done evil will rise to be condemned.
(John 5:28-29) (NIV)

For the wise people who slave for JEHOVAH,
there will be eternal peace and prosperity.

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 21:2-4) (NIV)

"Every man will sit under his own vine and under his own
fig tree, and no one will make them afraid,"
(Micah 4:4) (NIV)

INFLUENCED BY "UNCLEAN SPIRITS"

If there ever was an “unclean spirit", the world is currently
possessed by it. The epidemic of terror, hate, violence and
evil that has possessed our world is the very essence of
unclean.  The moral decay of the world is testimony to the
“unclean spirits” that are pervading every aspect of humanity.

^”For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and
blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen
world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this
world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.”
(Ephesians 6:12) (New Living Translation)

Criminals in all countries are killing, torturing and/or
sexually molesting their victims in a way that is appalling
to even consider. Even Catholic priests are now infamous
for sexually molesting children.

It appears that the governments, religious elements and
everybody else besides are being overcome by "unclean
spirits" just as the Bible foretold! Yes, Biblical prophecy
foretold that in the "Last Days", unclean spirits would
influence many situations on the world scene.  Unclean
demonic spirits have overtaken the world situation. The
world has indeed become possessed!

"And I saw come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out
of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false
prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs -- for they are
spirits of demons, doing signs -- which go forth unto the
kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to bring them
together to the battle of that great day of God the
Almighty; -- and they did bring them together to the
place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon."
(Revelation 16:13,14,16) (Young’s Literal Translation)

The evil spirits intend to lead us and the world leaders
to destruction. This will occur exactly as it was foretold
thousands of years ago:

"Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain
thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And
the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah,
and against his anointed messiah."
(Psalm 2:1,2) (American Standard Version) 

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

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together to the place
that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
(Revelation 16:16) (NIV)

"...Then I saw... the kings of the earth and their armies
gathered together to make war against the rider on the
horse and his army."
(Revelation 19:19) (NIV)

Where is Armageddon?

 " 'Armageddon': Hebrew 'Har Megiddo'
and means literally "the mount of Megiddo."
- Eric H. Cline; Assistant Professor
   of Archaeology and Ancient History
    Dept. of Classical and Semitic Languages;
    The George Washington University     

 "Megiddo... lies at a strategic junction of roads running north-
south and east-west. Located in Mesopotamia (modern Iran/
Iraq). Virtually every invading army that came through this
region during the past 4000 years fought battles for control
of Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley."
- Eric H. Cline; Assistant Professor
  of Archaeology and Ancient History
  Dept. of Classical and Semitic Languages;
  The George Washington University      

Is it merely a coincidence that many UN military forces 
are stationed now in Baghdad, Iraq just 300 miles away? 
Is it a coincidence that Iran, Iraq and many other Arab
states are in turmoil right now? Is it merely coincidence
that the UN has armies from many nations stationed in
Lebanon just outside of the Jezreel Valley?

What do secular sources say?

"The Apocalypse - Judgment Day - The End of Times -
Armageddon. Students of the Bible know it as the place
where the cataclysmic battle will unfold. Many believe that
this battle will take place in the very near future, but few
know that Armageddon is a real place - one that has seen
more fighting and bloodshed than any other spot on earth."
  - Eric H. Cline; Assistant Professor
  of Archaeology and Ancient History
    Dept. of Classical and Semitic Languages;
    The George Washington University     

The unclean tactics of the world's leaders and their
armies leads us to believe that indeed - "The Unclean
Spirits" of Revelation are gathering the kings of the
Earth and their armies to the Great Day of God - The
Almighty Jehovah. The fact that they have been gathered
to within 300 miles of the area may very well indicate
that we are watching Bible Prophecy that was written
thousands of years ago being fulfilled, right now, before
our very eyes!

What can we do about this? How can we protect
ourselves from this overwhelmingly powerful evil?

¹³ Therefore take up the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all, to stand firm.
(Ephesians 6:13) (NLT)

¹³ but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
(Matthew 24:13) (NIV)

How do we acquire God’s armor?
Where can we find that?