Does God exist? If so, why is the world like it is today?

In a world riddled with pain and injustice, why is the world the way it is? Does God even exist? If He does, why does He allow bad things to happen? Such questions have plagued man since time immemorial. Some might respond by saying “that’s just the way it is”, or “there is value in our suffering”. But the only way to truly find these answers is to go to the source of life itself: God.

Where is God? In the Bible, Jn 1:1 tells us that God is the word. Because God is spirit (Jn 4:24) and we are flesh, we can not dwell with God in our current sinful forms. Therefore, God has given us something tangible and physical to know Him by: His word. God is the word (Jn 1:1) and within His word, God has given us all the answers to man’s deepest questions. With an open heart, let’s find the answers to these questions.

2600 years ago, God came to His prophet Isaiah and, through him, spoke the following words to the Israelites:-

How you have fallen from heaven,
morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
You said in your heart,
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”

But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,
to the depths of the pit.

(Isaiah 14:12-15)

This ‘morning star’ must have been a bright star. Physically, a star that is visible to the naked eye in the morning sky is very bright and is one that is closest to the sun as it reflects its light. God likens Himself to the sun (Psalm 84:11), so this ‘morning star’ (the ‘seal of perfection’ in Ezekiel 28:12 and later described as a ‘guardian cherub’ in verse 14) had once lived in heaven with God as one of His most treasured creations. However, because of his greed in wanting to be like God, God had to cast him down to the earth. In reality, this occurred when Adam betrayed God 6000 years ago and this ‘morning star’ (referred to as ‘Lucifer’ in some Bible translations) consequently took possession of everything God had entrusted to Adam. Since then, the devil has been ruling over this world, causing division, pain, and death - not least within the religious world, which is the source of so many of today’s major conflicts.

600 years after Isaiah, God sent Jesus Christ to the earth. Before the beginning of Jesus’ three-year ministry, he was tempted by the devil.

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

(Matthew 4:8-9)

How can someone tempt someone else without something he or she already possesses? Moreover, through the prophet Jeremiah, God told people that it wasn’t His will for people to suffer: For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone (Lamentations 3:33).

In short, the devil is the cause of all suffering and division who has led the whole world astray (Rv 12:9). God, who has been working for the last 6000 years to reclaim the world which He lost to his once beloved creation, promises to restore all creation back to Him. When God fulfils all His promises in the book of Revelation - a book of prophecy - the lifeline that was cut 6000 years ago will be restored. God’s will in giving us religion (derivation of the Latin ‘re-ligare’) is to ‘re-connect’ with us. The reason that there are so many religions on this earth is because the devil is desperately trying to hold on to what he stole (Mt 8:29).

The reason why this is being made known today is because the secrets of Revelation and the Bible - which have been sealed for 2000 and 6000 years, respectively - have finally been opened. Jesus Christ opens the sealed scroll in Rv 5, which is then given to one person in Rv 10 - Jesus Christ’s promised messenger who testifies to the churches all the events of Revelation he has seen and heard (Rv 22:8, 16). Unravelling the secret of Revelation unravels the secret of the entire Bible.

God promises to create a world free of pain and suffering. By believing in His promise, Eden will be restored (Rv 22) and we will live with God in pure peace.  

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

(Rv 21:3-4)