Publication date
1930
Book
Prophecy
Publication page
224
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224 
PROPHECY 
Par 
centuries 
Satan 
has 
attempted 
to 
prove 
to 
all 
others 
of 
creation 
that 
he 
is 
equal 
to 
Jehovah 
God 
j 
and 
for 
this 
reason 
he 
has 
attempted 
to 
duplicate 
and 
has 
counterfeited 
the 
principal 
parts 
of 
God's 
purposes 
revealed 
to 
man. 
Satan, 
by 
reason 
of 
his 
fraud 
and 
misrepresentations, 
has 
succeeded 
in 
turning 
the 
masses 
of 
the 
people 
away 
from 
God. 
Jehovah 
has 
not 
interfered 
with 
Satan's 
attempt 
to 
exalt 
himself; 
but, 
unless 
he 
did 
interfere 
at 
some 
time, 
almost 
all 
men 
would 
be 
for 
ever 
destroyed. 
Satan 
has 
never 
been 
able 
to 
give 
life 
to 
man, 
and 
never 
could 
do 
so. 
Jehovah 
God 
is 
the 
fountain 
of 
everlasting 
life. 
God 
alone 
can 
give 
everlasting 
life 
to 
his 
creatures. 
But 
he 
will 
not 
force 
life 
upon 
them. 
He 
provides 
life 
as 
a 
gracious 
gift, 
and 
then 
brings 
man 
to 
a 
knowl­ 
edge 
of 
his 
purposes 
that 
man 
may 
have 
an 
oppor­ 
tunity 
to 
accept 
or 
not. 
Life 
is 
the 
gift 
of 
God 
through 
Jesus 
Christ 
our 
Lord.-Rom. 
6: 
23. 
No 
man 
could 
accept 
a 
gift 
without 
knowledge 
of 
the 
gift 
and 
the 
giver. 
Therefore 
if 
man 
is 
ever 
to 
receive 
life 
everlasting 
he 
must 
lmow 
God 
and 
know 
that 
he 
is 
the 
gracious 
Giver. 
The 
time 
comes 
for 
God 
to 
halt 
Satan 
in 
his 
nefarious 
course, 
in 
order 
that 
man, 
unhindered, 
may 
have 
an 
opportunity 
to 
receive 
the 
gift 
of 
life. 
God 
announces 
his 
purpose 
to 
destroy 
Satan 
and 
his 
wicked 
works, 
to 
the 
end 
that 
all 
will­ 
ingly 
obedient 
ones 
may 
have 
life 
everlasting 
in 
a 
state 
of 
happiness. 
Before 
that 
time 
of 
destruction, 
however, 
God 
causes 
a 
campaign 
of 
education 
to 
be 
carried 
on 
in 
the 
world 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
informing 
the 
people 
what 
he 
intends 
to 
do 
for 
their 
good. 
He 
will 
not 
take 
action 
secretly 
and 
without 
giving 
notice. 
lIe 
will 
have 
the 
people 
told 
of 
his 
purpose, 
and 
then 
he 
will 
demonstrate 
to 
them 
his 
supreme 
power, 
The 
purpose 
of 
the 
witnessing, 
or 
the 
cam- 
224 PROPHECY For centuries Satan has attempted to prove to all others of creation that he is equal to Jehovah God; and for this reason he has attempted to duplicate and has counterfeited the principal parts of God’s purposes revealed toman. Satan, by reason of his fraud and misrepresentations, has sueceeded in turning the masses of the people away from God. Jehovah has not interfered with Satan’s attempt to exalt himself; but, unless he did interfere at some time, almost all men would be for ever destroyed, Satan has never been able to give life to man, and never could do so. Jehovah God is the fountain of everlasting life. God alone can give everlasting life to his creatures. But he will not foree life upon them. He provides life as a gracious gift, and then brings man to a knowledge of his purposes that man may have an opportunity to accept or not. Life is the gift of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.—Rom. 6: 23. No man could accept a gift without knowledge of the gift and the giver. Therefore if man is ever to receive life everlasting he must know God and know that he is the gracious Giver. The time comes for God to halt Satan in his nefarious course, in order that man, unhindered, may have an opportunity to receive the gift of life. God announces his purpose to destroy Satan and his wicked works, to the end that all willingly obedient ones may have life everlasting in a state of happiness, Before that time of destruction, however, God causes a campaign of education to be carried on in the world for the purpose of informing the people what he intends to do for their good. He will not take action seerctly and without giving notice. Ie will have the people told of his purpose, and then he will demonstrate to them his supreme power. The purpose of the witnessing, or the eam

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