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The Amish Voice 10
True Peace And False Peace
Today there are many people who are
crying out for peace. They would like to
see an end to war and an end to fighting.
War is not a very pleasant subject. Most
people do not like to think about soldiers
dying on battlefields or bombs being
dropped on cities that are filled with men,
women, and children. Most people long
for the day when there will be no more
war and when there will be truly "peace
on earth."
The Bible tells us that someday the Lord
Jesus Christ will be KING and He will
rule this world from the city of Jerusalem
(see Isaiah 2:1-5). He will be called "the
PRINCE OF P_______________ (Isaiah
9:6). When Jesus is KING OF THE
EARTH will there be any war (Micah
4:3)? _____ Jesus Christ will make "wars
to _____________ unto the end of the
earth" (Psalm 46:9).
Yes, peace will come to planet earth; but
is Jesus Christ ruling on earth today from
Jerusalem? _____ Do we have peace on
earth today or do we have war on earth
today?
(see
Matthew
24:6-7)
_______________
Today the PRINCE OF THIS WORLD is
the devil (John 16:11) and we know that
he is
not
the PRINCE OF PEACE! The
Bible tells us that there will be peace on
earth,
but not yet
! There can be no true
and lasting peace without the PRINCE
OF PEACE!
Weakness Leads to War; Strength
Leads to Peace
Most people do not want to fight unless
they think they can win. Only a foolish
person would go into a battle that he
knows he will lose. Would it not be
foolish if you tried to box against the
heavyweight champion of the world?
Goliath was a CHAMPION (see 1
Samuel 17:4), and he was so BIG and so
TALL and so STRONG that no one
wanted to fight him! The men of Israel
thought that Goliath would win and that
they would surely lose, so they did not
dare to fight. Why did David fight the
giant? Did David think that Goliath
would win? _______ Did David believe
that his God was greater and stronger
than mighty Goliath? ________________
People do not like to fight against a
strong army. The enemy will be afraid to
attack if they know the opposing army
has greater power than their own. Joshua
had an army that had the power and
might of God behind it. God gave Joshua
and the Israelites many great victories.
It would be wonderful if all the nations of
the world would destroy all their
weapons and decide to live in peace, but
we do not live in this kind of a world. We
live in a sinful world described by James
in James 4:1-2. We live in a world where
people want to have what is not theirs
and they are willing to fight and kill to
get it.
Suppose the nations of the world were to
meet together and decide to disarm and
destroy all weapons, but two of the
nations just pretend to do this. Instead of
destroying their weapons, they secretly
begin making even more. Soon all the
nations of the world will be weak and
these two will be strong. These two
nations can then attack and conquer any
country they wish. No one would be
strong enough to stop them. Disarming
will not lead to peace unless every
country does it.
It would be nice if we could live in a
world where there is no stealing. But is
this the kind of a world we live in?
Suppose the President of the United
States were to make this announcement:
Fellow Americans, from now on we are
all going to live in peace with each
other. Let’s all leave the doors to our
houses unlocked and let’s leave the
doors to our cars unlocked. Let’s all
As the world continues to turn its back on God, we want to take a look at what the future holds according to the One who is
the Beginning and the End—God! We hope you enjoy and benefit from this series, courtesy of Middletown Bible Church.
Follow along, fill in the blanks, and look up! May we all be ready for the return of Jesus Christ!
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