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would end! He is, at this moment,
beginning to intervene in human
affairs! He will soon return to this
earth, to set up his own kingdom on
it-and bring the world, forcibly,
relief from its brain-chilling prob–
lems that lead to, among other
things, self-murder!
God has
the
solution, not just a
solution. He offers each person life!
Life that is meaningful, interesting,
joyous, happy, abundan t- right
here and now, and life for all eter–
nity, in the kingdom of God!
Peter ment ioned th is life in
I Peter 1:3, "a
Ji
fe of hope through
the resurrec tion of Jesus Christ"
(Moffatt translation).
What is this life of hope Peter
holds out to us?
It
is the life in the
kingdom of God!- and under the
government of God in the world
tomorrow. Tt is good news (the
word
gospe/
means "good news").
"Then the eyes of the blind shall be
opened , and the ears of the deaf
shall be uns topped.... the lame
man leap as an hart, and the tongue
of the dumb sing: for in the wilder–
ness shall waters break out, and
streams in the desert" (lsa. 35:5-6).
The blind, deaf, crippled shall all
become normal and enjoy life to
the ful l.
There will be no more warring
among nations ( lsa. 2:4) . No more
killing one another and taking one
man's freedom away from him. No
fear of nuclear bombs, or any other
kind of bomb, for they won't be
allowed.
There will be no more empt iness
and uselessness.
And there wi ll be no more sui–
cide! Everyone will want to live in ·
the glorious world tomorrow!
Everyone will know the real pur–
pose in life and the reason for his
existence.
1f you don't as yet understand
your real purpose for being here on
this earth, write now for the amaz–
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o
November/ December 1982
Suicide Rates
for Selected Countries
(per 100,000 population)
Country
Year
Romanía
1978
Hungary
1978
East Germany
1970
Finland
1974
Austria
1978
Switzerland
1978
Denmark
1978
West Germany
1978
Czechoslovakia
1976
Sweden
1978
Luxembourg
1978
Japan
1978
Belgium
1976
France
1977
Cuba
1971
South Africa (white)
1971
Yugoslavia
1975
Poland
1978
Canada
1976
United States
1976
lceland
1978
Norway
1977
Singapore
1978
Australia
1977
Uruguay
1978
Netherlands
1978
Puerto Rico
1977
New Zealand
1976
El Salvador
1971
Portugal
1975
Hong Kong
1978
U.K., Scotland
1977
U.K., England and Wales
1977
Argentina
1977
ltaly
1972
Chile
1976
Israel
1978
South Africa (black)
1971
lreland
1975
U.K., Northern lreland
1977
Venezuela
1977
Costa Rica
1978
Spain
1975
Guatemala
1972
Greece
1978
Ecuador
1975
Panama
1975
Turkey
1971
Peru
1972
Mexico
1975
Barbados
1975
Phil ippines
1974
Jamaica
1971
Bahamas
1975
Kuwait
1977
Jordan
1976
Kenya
1970
Source: United Nations
Oemogrsphic Yesrbool<.
1979.
Figures are latest available.
Soviet Un1on. Peoples Aepublic of China and severa! African counlries not reporting.
Rate
66.5
43.1
30.5
25. 1
24.8
23.9
23.3
22.2
20.8
19.0
18.5
17.7
16.6
16.5
15.0
14.5
13.4
13.3
12.8
12.5
11.6
11.4
11.4
11. 1
10.5
9.7
9.5
9.2
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.1
8.0
7.8
5.8
5.7
5 .6
5.6
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.5
3.9
3.4
2.9
2.7
2.6
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.2
1. 1
1.0
0.5
0.4
0 .2
0.2