Bible’s answer
Human efforts to bring world peace have
failed and will continue to fail for several reasons:
·
“It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct
his step.” (Jeremiah 10:23) Humans
weren’t created with the ability or the right to rule themselves, so they won’t
be able to achieve enduring peace.
·
“Don’t put your trust in human leaders; no human being
can save you. When they die, they return to the dust; on that day all their
plans come to an end.” (Psalm 146:3, 4, Good News
Translation) Government
leaders, even those with the best motives, can’t devise lasting solutions for
the root causes of war.
·
“In the last days critical times hard to deal with will
be here. For men will be . . . fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers,
headstrong, puffed up with pride.” (2 Timothy 3:1–4) We live
in “the last days” of the present wicked world, a time when prevailing
attitudes make peace difficult.
·
“Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has
come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.” (Revelation 12:12) The
Devil, God’s enemy, has been confined to the vicinity of the earth and
motivates people to adopt his vicious spirit. As long as he is “the ruler of
this world,” we can never live in peace.—John 12:31.
·
“[God’s Kingdom] will crush and put an end to all these
kingdoms [that oppose God], and it itself will stand to times indefinite.” (Daniel 2:44) God’s
Kingdom, not any human government, will satisfy our desire for permanent world
peace.—Psalm 145:16.
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