Our world today is not the world God wants it to be.
One of the reasons, which will surprise many, is
that our planet, its governments, and
its peoples are all living under the weight of
Satan's rule.
From the beginning of mankind's existence to today,
human history is the written record of what it means
to live under the rule of the devil.
Yet that rule is coming to an end.
And what a difference that will make.
Join us here on Tomorrow's World as we dive into
God's word and see the coming end of Satan's rule.
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Welcome to Tomorrow's World, where we help you make
sense of your world through the pages of the Bible.
Have you ever heard the old Protestant hymn,
"This Is My Father's World"?
Its poetic praise of the created, natural world
around us is beautiful.
Yet, when we look more broadly, it seems very apparent that
this world is not our Father's world.
It is filled with suffering, misery, conflict,
and heartache...
surely not His desire for this beautiful place He
created--or for the people He fashioned in His own image.
That's because the world around us, in a very real way,
is under the authority and control of Satan the Devil.
That might be hard to believe.
Maybe you've never heard it before.
But I assure you, based on God's own word, it is true.
Today, we'll discuss the consequences of Satan's rule,
and how dramatically all will change when that rule ends.
Throughout the program today, you'll have an opportunity
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Again, it might seem odd to say that Satan rules the world--
maybe even a little over dramatic.
But we don't want you to just take our word for it.
Don't just believe us-- believe your Bible.
In fact, in this case, you can take Jesus' word for it.
In John 14:30 we read something Jesus said to His disciples as
His crucifixion was drawing near...
"I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this
world is coming, and he has nothing in Me."
That "ruler of this world" Jesus talked about was
Satan the Devil--and He calls Him this in
two additional passages: John 12:31 and John 16:11.
Now, you might wonder about how that meshes with other
statements in the Bible.
For instance, in Matthew 28:18, we read Jesus' comment,
after His resurrection, that...
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."
We see the answer to this question reflected in
the temptation of Jesus Christ, early in His ministry.
At that time, three and a half years before His crucifixion,
Jesus had been fasting, 40 days and 40 nights, drawing near
to His Father before launching His ministry.
At that time, Satan appeared to the Son of God and tempted Him--
and among the devil's temptations was an offer
of power.
We read about it in Luke 4, starting in verse 5...
"Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him
all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I
will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered
to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours."
And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan!
For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord
your God, and him only you shall serve.'"
Now of course, Jesus did not take the bait--if He had,
He wouldn't be our Savior.
But notice what Jesus didn't say...
He didn't say Satan was lying about having that authority.
He didn't say the kingdoms of the world had not been
delivered to the Devil.
In fact, the kingdoms of the world have been given to
Satan--again, as Jesus said: the Devil is the
"ruler of this world."
And why?
Because rulership of the nations had been given to Satan--as he
says to Jesus in the passage:..
"All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for
this has been delivered to me..."
Yes, God reigns supreme in all things, but--for this time,
in this age--He has given Satan a certain amount of
authority and freedom to act.
That's why, even after Jesus' resurrection, the Apostle
Paul still refers to Satan as "the god of this age."
Now, you might think--why in the world would God do that?
But the short story is that Satan wasn't always Satan.
He was once Lucifer, an angel of God given responsibility
over the world.
His fall from light to darkness is described in Scripture--and
explained in today's DVD.
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the character of its ruler, Satan the Devil.
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Welcome back.
In our last segment, we saw that the Bible's own testimony
is that the "ruler of this world" or the "god of this age"
is Satan the Devil.
As explained in detail in today's free DVD,
responsibility for the world had been given to him when
he was the archangel Lucifer, before his sin and descent
into darkness.
However, mankind had an opportunity to replace him--
to take the reins of the world and bring it back
into line with the will and desire of God.
But if you've read Genesis 1 through 3, then you
know the story.
Given the choice between following Satan's lead
or God's--between disobeying their Creator and deciding
right and wrong for themselves, or obeying their Creator
and choosing His guidance over their own desires--they chose
to follow Satan's lead.
And, frankly, each of us, at various times in our
own lives, have made the exact same choice as Adam and Eve.
Romans 3:23 is plain...
"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
So, Satan remains, as Christ called him, the
"ruler of this world."
And what have been the results of following
the Devil's lead?
We've had thousands of years--generation after
generation after generation-- to figure out how to build
the world while deciding right and wrong for ourselves instead
of obeying our Creator.
What have we achieved in all this time?
What does a world under the rule of the Devil look like?
Consider these four facts.
First, our world is filled with confusion.
Humanity has thousands upon thousands of
different religions, philosophies, worldviews,
ideologies, and belief systems.
Right and wrong differ from culture to culture--even
family to family and person to person.
In fact, many today believe there is no "right" or
"wrong"--that life is a matter of what you can get away with,
so long as no one catches you.
In some of our most scientifically advanced
societies, the most astonishing ignorance is
on the rise, where even the most basic questions--such as
What is a family?
What is a man or a woman?
What is a boy or a girl?
--generate blank stares and stammering, babbling nonsense.
We are becoming, simultaneously, the most educated and the most
stupid generation in human history.
And under Satan's rule our world is one
of near-constant warfare.
John Arquilla, professor of defense analysis at the U.S.
Naval Postgraduate School, wrote on this fact at the
end of 2012 for Foreign Policy magazine:
"Writing their Lessons of History in the tumultuous
year 1968, Will and Ariel Durant observed that in
"the last 3,421 years of recorded history, only
268 have seen no war."
The 44 years since they made this observation have
added not a single year of peace to that meager total."
That's less than eight years of peace for every century of
recorded history.
Of course, he wrote that in 2012, a little more
than a decade ago.
How do you think we've fared since then?
As I record this program, right now, Israel is at
war in Gaza, Russia and Ukraine are trading dead bodies at
an astonishing rate, and nations around the world are arming
as if they see World War III dawning on the horizon
like an apocalyptic sunrise.
And our current arsenal of weaponry is like nothing
history has ever seen, capable of fulfilling the end-time
conditions Jesus described in Matthew 24:22--warfare in
which "no flesh would be saved"
apart from God's own intervention.
Humanity cries out for peace.
But the truth of our existence under Satan's rule has
consistently matched the declaration of God
in Isaiah 59...
"Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to
shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of
iniquity; wasting and destruction are in
their paths.
The way of peace they have not known, and there is no
justice in their ways; they have made themselves crooked
paths; whoever takes that way shall not know peace."
Also under the Devil's rule, our world is one of famine
and want.
I'm blessed to live in the United States--a nation
blessed with wealth and almost embarrassing access to food
(at least for now).
But my life is not the norm.
In its State of Food Security and Nutrition report for 2023,
the United Nations noted that after years of decline,
hunger and food insecurity is on the increase, with more than
700 million people globally facing hunger at some
point in the year--roughly 1 out of every 11 human beings.
Global poverty, as well, has been on the increase in
recent years, and who hasn't seen the growing waves of
homelessness and illegal immigration, as
millions seek an escape from the turmoil, danger, and want in
their home nations.
Further, the Devil's reign as "ruler of this world"
has given us a world of disease and pestilence.
COVID-19 frightened Western nations who are used to
feeling that rampant disease was a part of other countries'
lives--not theirs.
And, indeed, the constant threat of disease and infection is
a way of life for many people in so many nations
around the world.
And in nations with enough wealth to push back
against those diseases that ravage impoverished
countries, the specter of "diseases of affluence"
rears its head.
Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers,
obesity-related and respiratory diseases, sexually
transmitted diseases...
In Satan's world it seems as if humanity is determined not
to be healthy.
As much as we cry to the heavens that we want to understand how
life is supposed to work, that we want peace, plenty, and
good health, mankind proves generation after
generation that we cannot achieve those things.
Because we continue to seek our own ways, our own
paths, our own ideas and values apart from the authority
of a loving God.
We seek to continue imagining that we can rule ourselves,
the way we want to live.
And in doing so, we continue to support Satan on his throne,
as the "ruler of this world," just as Jesus Christ said
he was.
In fact, Revelation chapter 6 says that each of these
conditions--ideological and religious confusion,
warfare, famine, and pestilence--will
eventually come to a dramatic climax in the end-times,
symbolized by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse holding
life-or-death sway over a fourth of the entire world.
But, my friends, there really is good news ahead.
Because while six millennia of human history has proven
mankind simply cannot solve the problem of Satan's rule,
Almighty God can solve that problem, and He will.
The time is coming when God the Father will send His Son,
Jesus Christ, to this world to end the reign of the Devil
on this planet.
We will look at this glorious promise in your Bible in
the next part of our program.
But first, let's take a very small break to give you
another opportunity to request today's free DVD,
"The Occult and the Spirit World."
If you want the real truth about the dangers of
the occult, the invisible spirit realm, and how to overcome
the devil in your life, then this is the DVD you've
been waiting for.
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to show you what you can expect to see with your
own eyes when Jesus Christ puts an end to Satan's rule.
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Welcome back.
Where Adam failed to remain faithful to God and
failed to replace Satan on his throne, Jesus
Christ succeeded.
The sinless Son of God earned the right to reign
over this world to the glory of His Father and for the
fulfillment of their plan of salvation.
Recall that earlier in our program, we mentioned
that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, said after His
resurrection that...
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."
But the time when He will act on that authority
and take control of the kingdoms of the world lies just ahead.
When it comes, it will be the greatest news mankind
could ever hope to hear.
Let's read about it, starting in Revelation 11 and verse 15...
Then the seventh angel sounded:
And there were loud voices in heaven, saying,
"The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of
our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign
forever and ever!"
And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their
thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying:
"We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned."
That same trumpet blast, the last trumpet, will also herald
the resurrection and glorification of His saints,
who will begin their reign alongside Him.
And the first order of business will be the destruction of
the assembled armies of the Devil and the banishing of
Satan for 1,000 years.
We read of that in Revelation 20...
"Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having
the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in
his hand.
He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old,
who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a
thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and
shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should
deceive the nations no more till the thousand years
were finished.
But after these things he must be released for a little while."
That "little while" would be the focus of a completely
different program.
For today's purposes, we can't fail to miss that at the
beginning of Jesus Christ's reign on this earth,
Satan the Devil and his influence will be
utterly removed from this world for the entire
thousand-year period.
His rule on this earth will end.
The Apostle John wrote in 1 John 3 and verse 8...
"For this purpose the Son of God was manifested,
that He might destroy the works of the devil."
And destroy the works of the devil He will.
Today's world may be shaped by the character of the Devil,
but tomorrow's world will be shaped by the character
of Jesus Christ--and what a difference that will make.
For instance, instead of confusion, Christ will
bring understanding and knowledge.
The world will know that there is a God.
They will know--and believe-- that Jesus Christ is His Son.
And they will know the way of life that we
were created to live.
In fact, look in Isaiah 11:9, which describes the world
during the Millennium under Christ.
There it says...
"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea."
Notice that statement...
"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain..."
That's because the Bible says that the rule of Jesus Christ
will replace our world of warfare with one of true peace.
Not a peace built on pretense-- based on a delicate-but-fragile
balance of nuclear stockpiles or treaties that are made
in one generation but broken in the next.
But a real peace, founded on the laws of God and a
way of life that is built on loving your neighbor
instead of seeing him as means to get what you want.
The Millennial reign of Christ will see peace between
nations, yes, but also peace between families and
between people.
He will show us how to live in peace--and once they've
experienced the joy of living in a world governed by His laws
and way of life, Isaiah 9:6 tells us they will call
Jesus Christ, the "Prince of Peace."
And in that land of peace there will be plenty for all.
Prophecy contains a beautiful picture of this in Amos 9.
There God speaks of a world overflowing with produce...
"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "when the
plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader
of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with
sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it."
And, finally, in a world where the knowledge of God
permeates all of life, peace and safety reign, and food is
not only plentiful, but is grown properly according to divine
guidance and biblical principles, we will
also experience a world of abundant health.
With Satan's rule ended, the laws of God will be
enforced, including the many laws He established for
man's good--laws of agriculture, of hygiene, and of
distinguishing between the clean and the unclean.
Just as He did during His ministry 2,000 years
ago, but on a much grander scale, Jesus Christ will
intervene and heal the sick.
The prophet Isaiah writes of this coming time in
chapter 35 of his book...
"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the
tongue of the dumb sing.
For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams
in the desert."
Instead of the confusion, war, famine, and disease of
today's world, tomorrow's world will be filled with
understanding, peace, plenty, and abundant health.
For millennia, man has been struggling and
failing to turn the world into a paradise his way,
following the pattern of Satan the Devil, who
refused to do things his Creator's way.
But Jesus Christ is returning, and when He does, He will
end Satan's rule and begin His own.
And man will finally experience that paradise he's always
longed for--once he finally gives up for good the
idea of doing it his way and submits, totally and
completely, to be ruled by the Son of God.
That future world, tomorrow's world, is very good
news, indeed.
Yet, there's even better news to be shared.
And I'll leave you with that news in our last segment.
But first, let me take a final, short break to recommend
today's free DVD, "The Occult and the Spirit World."
This DVD contains three full Tomorrow's World programs
on this mysterious topic:
"Modern Dangers of the Occult," "The World of Angels and
Demons," and, "How to Overcome Satan."
If you want to understand the full extent of the spirit
realm's influence in the world around us,
how Satan came to power in the first place, and what
you can do about his presence and influence today, in
your life and the lives of those you love, then
this DVD is for you.
Like all of our materials, it is completely free.
Jesus Christ said, "Freely you have received, freely give,"
and we obey His command.
Request your free copy today, and I'll be right back to reveal
the most beautiful truth about the end of Satan's rule.
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Welcome back.
Today, we've discussed the fact that the tragic history and
present condition of our world is due to the fact that it
reflects the character of its true ruler, Satan the Devil.
And the fruit of his reign is exactly what you would
imagine it to be--resulting in thousands of years of misery,
heartbreak, and human suffering.
But the good news is that Satan's rule is coming
to an end.
In the days just ahead of us, and none too soon, Jesus
Christ will appear in the clouds, ready to end
the reign of the Devil and inaugurate the Kingdom
of God--replacing every sorrow of this world with a joy
and happiness that can only come from the Son of God who loves
us and who longs to make us part of His family forever.
No wonder Jesus taught His disciples to pray:
"Your kingdom come".
Yet, there's even better news.
That news is that you do not have to wait until the
return of Jesus Christ to begin ending the reign of Satan.
That's because God the Father is calling some now, in this age,
to begin taking ground from the Devil by submitting to the
reign of Jesus Christ now--in their lives now and in their
family's lives now.
In John 10:10, Jesus says that He came that those who follow
Him may have life, and have it more abundantly.
And Hebrews 6:5 speaks of those who have the opportunity now,
today, before Christ's return, to "[taste]... the good word
of God and the powers of the age to come."
No, you can't end the world's confusion, but you can begin
knowing the true God of Scripture better yourself.
And, no, you can't end wars, no matter who you vote for.
But you can find a peace that surpasses understanding in
your own life and in your own relationships with others.
And you can't feed every starving child in this
world, nor heal every suffering person.
But you can learn the miraculous way of give instead of get,
and get to know the One who does provide His
children's every need.
You can end the Devil's rule in your life and
begin personally experiencing the blessings of the reign
of Jesus Christ.
In fact, those who are willing to allow Christ to end
Satan's rule in their own lives in today's world are the very
ones He will use to bring an end to Satan's rule over all
mankind in tomorrow's world.
Please don't forget to request today's free DVD,
"The Occult and the Spirit World."
And don't forget to come back next week.
When you do, Gerald Weston, Rod McNair, and I will be here
waiting for you, ready to share with you the good news
of God's coming Kingdom, the teachings of Jesus Christ,
and the inspiring prophecies of your Bible.
Until then, take care.
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