But there are good
reasons for believing that it really is possible
to live forever in happiness on earth. What are
these reasons? First, because Almighty God made
the earth just perfect for us! Also, in the
ancient and most widely believed holy book, the
Bible, he promises: "The righteous themselves
will possess the earth, and they will reside
forever upon it." - Psalm 37:29. 
Because God is Almighty we
know he can bring this to pass. In fact, he also
promises to do away with the causes of
unhappiness: "He will wipe out every tear from
their eyes, and death will be no more, neither
will mourning nor outcry nor death nor pain be
anymore. The former things have passed away." -
Revelation 21:4. Consider what 'the spirit of
mightiness' will mean in Jesus' rule. When he is
on the earth, he had a degree of mightiness from
Jehovah, enabling him to perform miracles. And he showed a heartfelt desire to help people, saying, "I want to." (Matthew 8:3) But his miracles of those days were just a foregleam of what he would do when ruling from heaven. Jesus will work miracles on a global scale! Sick, blind, deaf, maimed, and lame people will be healed for all time. (Isaiah 35:5, 6) An abundance of food, fairly distributed, will end hunger forever. (Psalm 72:16) What about those countless millions in the graves that God is pleased to remember? Jesus' "mightiness" will include the power to resurrect them, giving each the opportunity to live forever in Paradise! (John 5:28, 29) Yet, even with all this mightiness, he finds "enjoyment . . . in the fear of Jehovah." (Isaiah 11:3)
This makes it such a privilege to tell others about these wonderful prospects.
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BELIEFS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Jehovah is the
almighty God. His personal name appears more
that 7,000 times in the earliest manuscripts of
the Bible. Jesus Christ is
God's Son, who came to earth to give his life for humankind. (John 3:16, 17) Jehovah's Witnesses
follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as they are
found in the Gospels. The name Jehovah's
Witnesses is based on Isaiah 43:10, which says:
"'You are my witnesses,' is the utterance of
Jehovah." The Kingdom that people pray for in
the "Our Father" prayer is a heavenly government
that will soon take away all the suffering and
pain inthe world to make room for the Paradise
that the Bible promises. Everyone who does the will of God has
the opportunity to enjoy the Kingdom blessings
eternally. Christians must mold their behavior by what the Bible says. They must endeavor to be honest, to live a clean, moral life, and to show love to their neighbor.
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