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Course Preview Hope of Israel BIBLE Correspondence Course 15




2. Does this verse refer to the end of the Why YEHOVAH God MUST Intervene
PHYSICAL EARTH? -- or does it refer to the
end of this PRESENT AGE of human misrule? 1. Let us momentarily consider a time,
How do modern translations of the Bible over 4300 YEARS AGO, when YEHOVAH
properly render Matthew 24:3? GOD INTERVENED in human affairs TO
COMMENT: There are THREE basic POSTPONE what we see threatening the world
Greek words inspired in the New Testament today. Did human beings want to make a great
which are rendered by the ONE English word name for themselves and keep the world
“WORLD” in the King James Version. The UNITED under human authority? Genesis 11:4.
original Greek word used in Matthew 24:3 is 2. WHY did YEHOVAH God intervene
“aion”, meaning AGE! -- not the physical earth BY SCATTERING the races and confusing the
on which we live. language at Babel? Verse 6.
YESHUA, then, was questioned about 3. Doesn’t this indicate that YEHOVAH
the END OF THIS “AGE” -- the end of this GOD HAS had A PLAN in POSTPONING and
present civilization -- rather than the destruction RESTRAINING the inventive genius of man?
of the terrestrial globe. Doesn’t Genesis 11:6 also prove that when
3. WHAT did Yeshua declare would human beings attempt to create one world, learn
HAPPEN IF HE WERE NOT TO RETURN? to speak one another’s languages, and finally
Matthew 24:22. POOL their combined wealth and scientific
COMMENT: This verse is NOT KNOWLEDGE, that NOTHING would be
referring to salvation -- but to being saved from RESTRAINED from them? -- that they would
physical destruction -- from death! Moffatt ultimately destroy themselves by their own
translates the verse clearly as “NOT A SOUL inventions?
WOULD BE SAVED ALIVE."
4. Does Yeshua prophesy that ONLY the CAUSE of War
Jews, or ONLY the Christians, would be
threatened with total destruction? Or does he YEHOVAH God promises to intervene
prophesy that “NO FLESH” would be saved to prevent the annihilation of humanity. He will
from the threat of annihilation? Doesn’t this also have to prevent future wars by removing the
prove that YEHOVAH God MUST intervene to CAUSE of war!
prevent the annihilation of ALL HUMANITY? 1. What is the BASIC CAUSE OF
5. When the nations will be destroying WAR? James 4:1-2.
one another in SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS to gain 2. Are the desires and passions of
world control, will YEHOVAH’s intervention HUMAN NATURE FUNDAMENTALLY
CUT SHORT the number of days of good or evil? Compare Luke 11:13 with
world-engulfing war? Compare Matthew 24:22 Romans 3: 10-19.
with Mark 13:20. 3. Do the actions and decisions that seem
COMMENT: These verses do not mean right to great leaders and to the people in general
that YEHOVAH God will alter His broad often end in terrible results? Proverbs 14:12. Is
timetable of world events, but that, JUST AS HE this proverb so vital that YEHOVAH God
PLANNED ORIGINALLY, He will intervene at thought it worthy of extra emphasis through
the very time humanity would otherwise destroy repetition? Proverbs 16:25.
itself. By His scheduled intervention He will cut 4. Does MANKIND REALLY KNOW
short the DAYS OF MAN’S RULE over man, THE WAY TO PEACE? Romans 3:17. What
which otherwise would lead to the annihilation Old Testament prophet recognized man’s real
of all human life. understanding of peace? Isaiah 59:8.




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