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overthrow Caesar, as they thought.
"My kingdom," he said, "is not of
this world:
if
my kingdom were of
this world, then would my servants
fight, that I should not be delivered
to
the
Jews: but now is my
kingdom
not from hence," that is, not from
"here," or from "this time."
Read what the prophet Isaiah
wrote about the birth and purpose
ofthe Messiah: "For unto usa child
is bom, unto us a son is given: and
the government shall be upon bis
shoulder, and his name shall be
caUed Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace." That's
talking ofChrist. "Of the increase of
his govemment and peace there
shall be no end, upon the throne of
David, and upon bis kingdom, to or–
der it , and to establish it wüh
judgment and with justice from
henceforth even for ever. The zeal
of the Lord of hosts will perform
this" (Isaiah 9:6-7). That was a
prophecy recorded in the Old Testa–
ment.
Now, notice Revelation 11 :15:
"And the seventh angel sounded
[blew a trumpet]; and there were
great voices in heaven, saying, The
kingdoms of this world
[al/
the gov–
emments of this world - Russia,
China, the United States, Japan, In–
donesia, the govemments of Eu–
rope, etc.] are become the kingdoms
of our Lord, and of his Christ; and
he shall reign for ever and ever."
This great event climaxes the
end oj
an age
-
the end of man's rule, and
the beginning of divine rule on this
earth by Jesus Christ!
Christ's actual return is pictured
in symbol in Revelation 19:
ll.
"And I saw heaven opened, and be–
hold a white horse; and he that sat
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upon him was called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness he doth
judge and make war." Continue
with verse 15, "And out of his
mouth goeth a sharp sword, that
with
it
he should smite the nations:
and be shall rule them with a rod of
iron."
The sharp sword is the Word of
God which cuts us because
it
cor-
magazine. Whilsl I have found myself very
much in sympathy wilh your articles on
many importan! moral and social issues,
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M. J. S. ,
Hereford
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"Heinous" only
if
imposed on men by
men. Humanily has historically proved in–
capable of equitab/e and just government.
The coming world government wi/1 be a
divine
-
not a human
-
administraiion.
Please read the "Personal from the Editor,"
page 1 of this issue.
Why No Peace?
l have just read through my first copy of
The
PLAIN TRUTH. 1 congralulate you on
every article in it, but l have to ask sorne
questions on the article "Why No Peace on
Earth." You said we will never achieve
peace inlernationally, nationally, ecolog–
ically; collectively or personally, until we
first eslablish peace with God.... And on
His terms, not ours. But what about us
Communists who do not believe in God
and do not accept the Bible?
Samuel
J.
U.,
U.S.S.R.
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Does God Exist?
Your article titled "Wby No Peace on
Earth?" in the December, 1972, issue of
The
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ever read in my life.
Since World War Two, 1 have seen my
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sodes of interna! and externa! strife in our
precocious degenerating society.
1 wish everyone in the world could read
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tn
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rects and shows us the mistakes all
humanity has been making, and
gives us the truth. lt's not a sword of
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jure people. He's coming with this
sword out of his mouth to rule all
nations and to point the way to uni–
versal happiness and peace, and to
give us eterna! life and abundance
forever and ever.
o
PLAIN TRUTH April 1973