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Does Jehovah God Really Have Control Of The World And Over Satan? Genesis 6:11+12 But the earth had become ruined in the sight of the true God, and the earth was filled with violence. Yes, God looked upon the earth, and it was ruined; all flesh had ruined its way on the earth. By the time of Noah, the earth had become 'filled with violence' just as it is today. Does this mean that God no longer had/has control of earth's affairs? What does the historical record reveal? Consider the account of Noah. Jehovah gave him detailed architectural plans and instructions to build a massive ark that would save Noah and his immediate family. God also showed great love for his entire human family when he commissioned Noah to be 'a preacher of righteousness'. Noah's message no doubt included a call for repentance and warnings of impending destruction, but it fell on deaf ears. For decades, Noah and his family lived amid a violent and grossly immoral world. Jehovah, as a caring Father, protected and blessed those eight loyal souls and by bringing a global Flood, Jehovah exercised dominion over the rebellious humans and wicked angels. 2Peter 2:4-10 Certainly God did not refrain from punishing the angels who sinned, but threw them into Tar′ta·rus, putting them in chains of dense darkness to be reserved for judgment and he did not refrain from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a flood upon a world of ungodly people and by reducing the cities of Sod′om and Gomorrah to ashes, he condemned them, setting a pattern for ungodly people of things to come and he rescued righteous Lot, who was greatly distressed by the brazen conduct of the lawless people—for day after day that righteous man was tormenting his righteous soul over the lawless deeds that he saw and heard while dwelling among them. So, then, Jehovah knows how to rescue people of godly devotion out of trial, but to reserve unrighteous people to be destroyed on the day of judgment, especially those who seek to defile the flesh of others and who despise authority daring and self-willed, they are not afraid to speak abusively of glorious ones, Yes, Jehovah God was definitely in control and this gives us full confidence in His Word concerning the future. Confidence that during the tribulation He can and will protect His people, as a whole, and that we will walk into the New World free of satan's dominion and influence. Hallelujah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take heart, the future awaits all those willing to take a hold of it. Love, Katidid. |
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