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END WARS AND WRONG POSSESSION
“He will judge between many peoples and will settle dis-
putes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their
swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they
train for war anymore”
(Micah 4:3).
God will end the wrong possession of the earth. In the be-
ginning, God gave rule and dominion to Adam (Gen. 1), who
in turn gave it to Satan at the Fall (Gen. 2). God promised to
reclaim it through the Messiah (Gen. 3), Who is the second
and last Adam (Rom. 5:14).
Christ is the Kinsman, the Redeemer of mankind. He paid
the price for redemption by shedding His blood (Rev. 5:9). At
the end, He will evict Satan and his forces from their temporary
position of authority on the earth (Rev. 19:20; 20:3). He then
establishes the theocratic rule as it was intended for Adam, the
first man (and the last until Christ), who was created in His
image.
“I have installed my King on Zion, my holy hill. Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the
earth your possession”
(Psalms 2:6, 8).
END UNJUST GOVERNMENT
Among the many other ends that humanity will welcome
with open arms will be the end to unjust politics and political
systems, including tyrants and dictators.
“For to us a child is born
[Son of Man—testifying to his
humanity]
, to us a son is given
[Son of God—testifying to his
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