The Right to Rule?

After Adam and Eve rebelled against Jehovah's rule by disobeying his order not to eat from a certain tree in the garden of Eden, and Satan's involvement in causing that rebellion, three major issues needed to be answered:- (1) Could Satan do a better job of governing the Earth and people who would soon be born than Jehovah? (2) Or could Man himself do a better job of running his own affairs in governing the Earth? (3) Or is Jehovah's right to rule the only way to keep peace, happiness, prosperity and contentment for all people?

Study of the Bible shows that these 3 choices were causing some of the Angels in heaven because of wrong desires to loose confidence and take sides with Satan, but the majority remained faithful to Jehovah!

                                                                Satan's Failed Rulership

Soon after the rebellion Satan was given the opportunity by Jehovah to rule the Earth invisibly influencing people behind the scenes to follow his way of thinking, his rulership continued up to the time of the flood when Jehovah had to intervene because Angels had decided to join Satan and they through intercourse with women produced a race of hybrid giant men called in the Bible   "Nephilim",   this ungodly relationship led to a world of wickedness that could not be saved, so Jehovah destroyed it in the flood of Noah's day, only his family who had not deviated from serving God were saved!

Genesis chapter 6 verses 5 to 8:-   5 Consequently, Jehovah saw that man’s wickedness was great on the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time. 6 Jehovah regretted that he had made men on the earth, and his heart was saddened. 7 So Jehovah said: “I am going to wipe men whom I have created off the surface of the ground, man together with domestic animals, creeping animals, and flying creatures of the heavens, for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favour in the eyes of Jehovah.

After the flood Satan continued to rule in the background but he and his former Angels (now designated Demons) were not allowed to materialise as humans ever again, and soon the Earth was again filled with badness.

                                                           Israel and Judah Removed

Jehovah kept an example people in the kingdom of Judea with it's king in Jerusalem, he protected them from their enemies up until the time when they also had become so wicked that he allowed the nation of Babylon under it's king Nebuchadnezzar to destroy the nation and completely devastate Jerusalem and remove it's last king Zedekiah of the line of David. The removal of Zedekiah allowed the unbelieving gentile nations to rule without any interference from God's representative Kingdom on Earth, this occurred in the year 607 BCE.

Ezekiel chapter 21 verses 25-27:-   “Remove the turban, and lift off the crown. This will not be the same. . . . A ruin, a ruin, a ruin I shall make it. As for this also, it will certainly become no one’s until he comes who has the legal right, and I must give it to him.”

Mankind Rule a Failure

From that point onward (607 BCE) the nations would rule the Earth for an appointed time, But common sense will tell you that man's efforts were just as bad with millions dying of disease and wars and famine! that period of time ended in 1914 CE according to various prophecies in the Bible pointing to that year.

                                                          Jehovah's Right to Rule!

Jesus Christ the Son of God is the only one who has a legal right to rule as God's representative over the Kingdom of God on Earth, he was born and raised by Joseph and Mary who Bible genealogy proves were both direct descendants of King David, so since the year 1914 he has had the right to act on Jehovah's part to finally remove the wicked and Satan and his Demon followers forever, that time of action is fast approaching!

                                                Jehovah's Rulership the Only Way!

Now ask yourselves:- Do you think Satan has done a good job of bringing about a peaceful world and happiness for all? Or do you think Mankind has achieved that goal? I will not even bother to answer those questions because the world is a total mess and so is our once beautiful planet!

Jehovah has proved beyond doubt that his right to rule is indisputable, so the issue first raised in the Garden of Eden is now resolved forever, people who serve the true God rejoice with the prospect of true peace and happiness and we echo the words of the Apostle John who said at   Revelation chapter 22 verse 20:-

                               “Amen! Come, Lord Jesus.”