Toward the end of World War II the Japanese military leaders surrendered in a ceremony on board the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. In a speech afterwards, General Douglas MacArthur spoke of the utter destructiveness of war. “We have had our last chance”, he said, “If we will not devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at the door.” At that time the atom bomb had just been invented. It was dropped twice on the Japanese citizens, effectively ending World War II.
There are enough nuclear weapons to destroy human life from the face of this planet many times over. Christ spoke of this time in which we live, a time in which no flesh would be saved unless the days were shortened (Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20).
How To Understand the End of the World
The gospel of the kingdom, the message Christ brought (Matthew 4:23) has even more urgency today than ever. The same Christ who was murdered for saying he was the Son of God is returning in power and will rule this planet as the Son of God. Philosophies, politics, and corruption will come to an abrupt end. There will be only one type of government – a kingdom. And the kingdom will be set up by God. All other kingdoms will be broke into pieces (Daniel 2:44).
A part of the plan of God is to show how man’s governments cannot bring peace to this planet. The ultimate blood bath is summed up in Revelation in the final battle in which the blood will be up to the horse bridles for a thousand and six hundred furlongs (Revelation 14:20).
Why does the end have to be so violent? It’s because otherwise there would be many who might say: “If only we had a special type of government then we humans could create a good society.” By that time human history will demonstrate how it is impossible for us to have peace until peace is brought to this planet by Christ.
Christ will take back this planet by force and become the King of kings and the Lord of lords (Revelation 19:11-16). Only then will there be peace. Thanks to Christ, there will be a thousand years of peace (Revelation 20:2-6). And after the battle of Gog and Magog there will be an eternity of peace (Revelation 20:7-9, Revelation 21:1-4).
“…unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Almighty of hosts will perform this” (Isaiah 9:6-7).
Wily Elder
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