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> [!question] MANKIND NEEDS BETTER RULERSHIP
> Notes Here
> > [!question] *Why do human governments fail to meet the needs of their subjects? ([Pr 29:2](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=20029002&wtlocale=E))*
> > Notes Here
> > > [!question] *Man has neither the right nor the ability to govern himself successfully ([Jer 10:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=24010023&wtlocale=E))*
> > > Notes Here
> > > - His efforts to do so have led to much injustice and suffering ([Ec 8:9,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=21008009&wtlocale=E) [11](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=21008011&wtlocale=E))
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> > [!question] *The Bible foretells that God’s Kingdom will soon replace human rule ([Da 2:44;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27002044&wtlocale=E) [7:13, 14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27007013-27007014&wtlocale=E))*
> > Notes Here
> > - When did God’s Kingdom begin ruling, and when will it take full control?
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> > > [!help] For a period of time, Jehovah’s rulership had been represented by the Israelite kings who ruled in Jerusalem ([1Ch 29:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=13029023&wtlocale=E))
> > > - Jehovah promised David that one of his descendants would rule forever ([2Sa 7:16](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=10007016&wtlocale=E))
> > > - Ezekiel foretold that the earthly representation of God’s rulership would be cut off and that God would later appoint a new Ruler **[Read** [**Ezekiel 21:26, 27**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=26021026-26021027&wtlocale=E)**]**
> > > > - In 607 B.C.E., Jehovah used Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Jerusalem; this marked the beginning of the “seven times” during which God’s rulership would be interrupted ([Da 4:16](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004016&wtlocale=E))
> > > > - How Long would this period last?
> > > - In 607 B.C.E., Jehovah used Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Jerusalem; this marked the beginning of the “seven times” during which God’s rulership would be interrupted ([Da 4:16](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004016&wtlocale=E))
> > > - How long would this period last?
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> > [!help] **[Read** [**Luke 21:24**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42021024&wtlocale=E)**]** Jesus said that Jerusalem, representing God’s rulership, would “be trampled on . . . until the appointed times of the nations” were fulfilled ([_w06_ 7/15 6 ¶1-4](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=16-19))
> > [!help] ** Jesus said that Jerusalem, representing God’s rulership, would “be trampled on . . . until the appointed times of the nations” were fulfilled ([_w06_ 7/15 6 ¶1-4](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=16-19))**
> > [Read [**Luke 21:24**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42021024&wtlocale=E)]
> > - “The appointed times of the nations” are the same period as the “seven times” of [Daniel chapter 4](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004001-27004037&wtlocale=E)
> > - Jesus indicated that “the appointed times of the nations” were still ongoing during his earthly ministry, so the “seven times” could not be seven literal years counted from 607 B.C.E.
> > - “Seven times,” or seven Biblical years, are equal to 2,520 days ([_w06_ 7/15 7 ¶1-2](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=20-21))
> > - Applying the rule of “a day for a year” and counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E. brings us to 1914 C.E. ([Nu 14:34;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=4014034&wtlocale=E) [Eze 4:6](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=26004006&wtlocale=E))
> > - In 1914, Jesus began ruling in heaven as the appointed King of God’s Kingdom
> > - As a descendant of King David, Jesus is “the one who has the legal right” to rule ([Eze 21:27;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=26021027&wtlocale=E) [Lu 1:32, 33](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42001032-42001033&wtlocale=E))
> [!help] **GOD’S KINGDOM WILL SOON TAKE FULL CONTROL** (5 min.)
> - Events since 1914 confirm that God’s Kingdom has been established ([Mt 24:3,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=40024003&wtlocale=E) [7-14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=40024007-40024014&wtlocale=E); [_w15_ 6/15 22-24 ¶12-14](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2015446&lang=E&par=21-23))
> - Jesus is now ruling “in the midst of [his] enemies,” and he will soon “complete his conquest” ([Ps 110:2;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=19110002&wtlocale=E) [Re 6:2](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66006002&wtlocale=E))
> - Rule by God’s Kingdom will bring blessings to obedient mankind ([_w14_ 10/1 5-7](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2014723&lang=E&par=9-34))
> - Now is the time to take your stand in support of God’s Kingdom