Thursday, January 16 All authority has been given me.—Matt. 28:18. The perfect humans, Adam and Eve, were a part of Jehovah’s peaceful and harmonious universal family. They were able to communicate with him personally, worship him, and be blessed by him. That harmonious relationship was interrupted when humans, influenced by Satan, rebelled against Jehovah’s sovereignty. Since 1914, however, the Messianic Kingdom has been taking progressive steps to restore that unity and harmony. (Eph. 1:9, 10) During the Thousand Year Reign, marvelous things presently “unseen” will be brought to reality. (2 Cor. 4:18) Then comes “the end,” that is, the close of Christ’s Millennial Reign. (1 Cor. 15:24) What will happen then? Though given “all authority . . . in heaven and on the earth,” Jesus is not ambitious. He has no intention of usurping Jehovah’s place. He humbly “hands over the kingdom to his God and Father.” He will use his unique position and authority “to the glory of God.”—Phil. 2:9-11. w12 9/15 2:17, 18
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