The Last War Wins the Peace Eternal (1943)
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INFORMATION for all persons of good-will toward Almighty God. Constructive comfort for all that mourn. GOD'S TRUTH shields and strengthens the upright.
... the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, . . . of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end . . . The zeal of JEHOVAH of hosts will perform this.—Isaiah 9:6, 7.
DEVOTED to the principles of justice, truth, equity and kindness as exemplified in the acts and sayings of The Creator of the Universe and of His King Christ Jesus.
New York City - April 1943
No.12
THE LAST WAR WINS THE PEACE ETERNAL
Freedom from fear fully enjoyed on earth thereafter
DOES that mean there will be no Department of War in the government then? It does. No Department of the Navy either? Yes. But surely there will be an international police force to patrol the air, land and seaways, will there not? There will not; for if there is real freedom from fear, why the need of an international police? The very existence of such would be a symbol and an evidence of fear.
Do the politicians and international statesmen really propose to go that far? Is that the kind of "New World order" they will set up after this total war? From the sound of their words you would think so. But, Mr. Reader, do you think they will do so? Do you think they can do so? Take, for instance, this
"FREEDOM FROM FEAR"
It's a grand thought. To make such freedom fully exist on earth would mean making the world proof against all aggressions and things which strike suddenly and without warning, including fire accidents, automobile and other traffic accidents, earthquakes, storms on land and sea, crop failure due to lack of rainfall or too much of it, floods, disease, old age, and death. More than this, it would mean getting rid of religion and its priests and ministers! Why? Because they put the people in fear of torment after death, either in a hideous "Purgatory" or in a fire-and-brimstone hell filled with sadistic red-devils who use their pitchforks to see that none escape from the superheated flames. Those same religious guides also put the credulous people in fear of the literal destruction of this wonderful earth in a world-wide conflagration, wherein all material things, as our earth and the stars, are to disappear, and only the 'good-paying church members' are to be carried by angels to heavenly peace and security.
Rightly considered, there appears to be a clash between "freedom of religion" and "freedom from fear". Both cannot exist side by side. "Christendom's" sixteen centuries of "organized religion" have not produced "freedom from fear", but the reverse. Religion has never made any past war the "last war". Through the centuries religion has provoked wars, crusades, inquisitions. Its responsibility for this present total war is well known by those "on the inside".
THE FREE WORLD YOU WANT
is a world enjoying freedom from turmoil and strife; a world free from all the present uncertainties of life; free from the oppressions, injustices, frauds and assaults of the wicked; free from the decay of disease and old age and from the invasion of the beloved family and friendship circle by death; free from ignorance, religious confusion and intolerance; free from poverty and humiliating dependence upon public and private charity. That would positively be a "new world". But it's too much to hope for, isn't it? No; it is not an impossibility. In fact, it is promised, because it is possible. And it is on the way here. Why, it is so near that you may live to see and to enjoy it.
Long ago, when announcing the
coming of the Rightful Ruler of this promised "new world", a representative of the One who has promised these desirable things said: "For with God nothing shall be impossible." (Luke, chapter 1, verse 37) God Almighty does not promise the impossible concerning the new world. Do not think it's too grand and good to be true or possible, just because what
He has promised far surpasses the promises of politicians, big business men and religious leaders. So read the following prophetic description with faith: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. . . . And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful."—Quoted from Revelation, chapter 21, verses 1-5.
New heavenly powers of control and a new earthly organization will come into effect over earth, but not through the job-seeking, party-controlled politicians, nor the profit-seeking captains of industry and commerce, nor a combination of clergymen of conflicting religions. No; for such imperfect, selfish men are hiding the glorious vision of the coming new world from your view by a poor human substitute of their own planning and arranging. The desirable world of righteousness and perfection will become a reality by God Almighty, who created the earth for His glory and man's good.
WHEN?
Yes, when will this new world be established? After that coming "last war"; and it is not far off. Is the global war between the totalitarian monstrosity and democracy it? That it might be so, is the fond desire of all men, except professional warmongers. Many well-intentioned men and women are determined that it shall be the last, and they are proposing methods and means to that end. They hope after victory by the United Nations to make the peace of the world permanent and enduring.
One thing these lovers of peace forget. That is, the sure word of the Prophet who foretold the world war of 1914 and what should follow it. How could you confidently expect this to be the "last war", when He said that the final war would mean the end of the whole world, this world? As sure as the backers of this world plan to reconstruct it on an international-family basis after the present struggle, you may take it for certain that men will fail to make this the "last war". For Christ Jesus, the greatest and most reliable of all prophets, predicted that there would be wars and rumors of war, tribulations, famines, pestilences, earth disturbances, hatreds and persecutions, down to the end of this world, including the postwar "new order" that men plan. Said he:
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. ALL THESE [THINGS] ARE THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS. Then shall they deliver you [my footstep followers] up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."—Quoted from Matthew, chapter 24, verses 6-9, 13, 14, 21, 22.
Do political rulers, clergymen, economists, and scientists think that by human wisdom and ingenuity they can make the above words a lie? Will they prove Christ to be a false prophet who aroused fears for which there is
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no basis in this modern, scientific, religionized world? Whose words you will believe and follow you must decide. As for Kingdom News, we remember Christ's warning about false prophets as sure to arise at the end of the rule of wickedness; and we choose to hold to Him as the TRUE PROPHET on the immediate future.
"LAST WAR," THEN PEACE ETERNAL
There WILL BE a "last war". That is certain. It is Scripturally assured. After it the survivors will learn war no more. They will forge their weapons of mortal combat into the productive implements of peace. No more war colleges or munition factories; no more standing armies or conscription or military cemeteries; nor bombproof underground shelters, nor an international police force, nor crushing wartax burdens. No, not then. It will be a new world.
The "last war" to be is Scripturally called "the battle of that great day of God Almighty", because He will fight in it and make it the war needing no repetition. It will be the universal conflict of Armageddon; not at Megiddo in Palestine, but at the world-condition symbolized by the name "Armageddon". That name means the world-state where all nations violently hate the true and genuine followers of Christ Jesus and line up in determined opposition to the rule of God's kingdom by his Christ and fight in support of a man-made thing, the "new order" substitute for the Kingdom. To that disastrous position forces beyond human control, namely, wicked, misleading, invisible demons, the agents of the Devil, are remorselessly hurrying all nations. You may read the account at Revelation 16:13-16. The fight that will follow will be God Almighty's fight for the government of his Son, "The Prince of Peace,"
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which He has decreed shall rule the earth. The fight will therefore be against the postwar "new order" and against the demon forces that deceive all nations into it.
Do you see the structure of the postwar world being shaped in the fires of this total war? It is sure evidence that "the battle of that great day of God Almighty" must and will come. When the postwar builders cry "Peace and safety!" then will break forth the battle and will destroy this old world with its record of bloodshed, suffering, religion and oppression of the people. Thus God's battle will guarantee an everlasting peace. It will blot out the powers invisible to mankind and beyond their control which have held them away from Jehovah God and his Theocratic rule, namely, Satan the Devil and his superhuman organization of wicked spirits. No international peace-enforcing police could ever destroy such malignant powers and safeguard humanity from the woes the demons could cause.
The final war will make way for the New World of divine promise. Jehovah God and Christ his King will win the victory in battle, and will also win the enduring peace for the glory of Jehovah and the blessing of all obedient men of good-will on earth. (Revelation 19:11-21) Then freedom of truth and of worship, and freedom from want, fear and demonism will be established in a real sense, for ever.
SURVIVAL
Only the Nazi-Fascists and rulers of like totalitarian mind seek to censor this war-news on the last fight. Thereby they would cause your destruction at Armageddon. Christ Jesus prophesied that 'some flesh shall be saved'. To find the way of escape and of survival under God's protection at Armageddon, you must get the vital news now. You must align yourself on the right side, the side of victory.
It is the desire of Jehovah's witnesses to aid you to do this. For this reason they are daily calling at the doors of the people and bringing them the life-giving message in the printed and recorded form, and conducting Bible-study classes in the private homes of lovers of truth and righteousness. Theirs is a real defense-work against the powers of demonism. Receive them in the same friendly spirit in which they come to you. Hear or read the message they deliver; it is not religious or political propaganda, but is from the Word of God. They are for the Kingdom of God, which is mankind's only hope.
Act now, before the "last war" breaks.
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