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How Will Our Earth Become a Garden Home?Awake!—1971 | April 22
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Today, men are ruining the earth, not only in a moral sense, but also in a physical sense by their wanton polluting of its basic systems and by their callous disregard for the damage done to earth’s plant, animal, fish and bird life. Will the Creator let this continue?
The prophecy recorded at Revelation 11:18 gives the answer. It foretells the coming of God’s appointed time to execute judgment on opposers and “to bring to ruin those ruining the earth.” We are now face to face with the fulfillment of that prophecy. Certainly we see the predicted ‘ruining of the earth.’ And just as certainly we will shortly see God’s action to “bring to ruin” those responsible for the damage.
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How Will Our Earth Become a Garden Home?Awake!—1971 | April 22
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As Revelation 11:18 shows, God takes action, not to ruin the earth, but, to the exact contrary, to put a stop to its being ruined. Just as a man does not need to burn down a house to rid it of dirt and roaches, so God does not need to destroy the earth to rid it of pollution and polluters. As in Noah’s time, the earth needs to be cleansed of those befouling it. An entire world system founded on selfishness must be removed.
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