Thursday, August 24 You who suffer tribulation will be given relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels.​—2 Thess. 1:7.

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Thursday, August 24

You who suffer tribulation will be given relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels.—2 Thess. 1:7.

 

At Armageddon, it will not be up to us to decide who will receive Jehovah’s mercy and who will not. (Matt. 25:34, 41, 46) Will we be able to trust in Jehovah’s judgments, or will they be a stumbling block for us? Clearly, we need to strengthen our trust in Jehovah now so that we will trust him implicitly in the future. Imagine how we will feel in God’s new world. False religion will be gone, and so will the greedy commercial system along with the political system that has oppressed people and caused untold misery throughout history. Poor health, old age, and the death of loved ones will no longer be part of our daily experience. Satan and the demons will be confined for a thousand years. The consequences of their rebellion will be gone. (Rev. 20:2, 3) How grateful we will then be that we trusted in Jehovah’s way of doing things! w22.02 6-7 ¶16-17