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.”
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.
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)
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