From af79ad459d9b5e77cba4ce4b1f5168ef09093e20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Spencer Grimes Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:40:01 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] "vault backup: 2026-04-23 14:40:01 from Flow" --- ... - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md | 22 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md b/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md index 462954b..a518b02 100644 --- a/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md +++ b/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ > > > 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)) > -> > [!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)) +> > [!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? @@ -17,10 +17,20 @@ > > Notes Here > > > [!question] God inspired Daniel to interpret the dream **[Read key portions of** [**Daniel 4:20-27**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004020-27004027&wtlocale=E)**]** > > > Notes Here -> > > > [!question] The dream was initially fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar himself ([Da 4:28-37](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004028-27004037&wtlocale=E); [_dp_ 82-94](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-1101999025&lang=E&par=1-33)) -> > > > Notes here -> > > -> > > > [!question] The dream emphasizes that Jehovah God has the right to determine who will rule mankind -> > > > Notes Here +> > > - The dream was initially fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar himself ([Da 4:28-37](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004028-27004037&wtlocale=E); [_dp_ 82-94](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-1101999025&lang=E&par=1-33)) +> > > - The dream emphasizes that Jehovah God has the right to determine who will rule mankind + + +> [!question] **THE DREAM FORETELLS THE RULE OF GOD’S KINGDOM** (16 min.) +> Notes Here +> > [!question] The prophecy has a larger fulfillment in connection with the establishment of God’s Kingdom ([_it_-1 132-135](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-1200000316&lang=E)) +> > > [!question] What reason is there to suggest that the dream is more than just an interesting story about the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar? +> > > 1. The dream was given at the _time_ when God had just allowed his earthly kingdom to be overthrown +> > > 2. The _person_ to whom the dream was given was the very one used by God to cut off rulership in Jerusalem +> > > 3. The _theme_ of the dream is God’s right to rule over the entire “kingdom of mankind” ([Da 4:17,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004017&wtlocale=E) [25,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004025&wtlocale=E) [32](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004032&wtlocale=E)) +> > > 4. The dream’s _context,_ the book of Daniel, repeatedly points forward to the rule of God’s Kingdom +> > > 5. Daniel’s prophecies would not be fully understood until _“the time of the end”_ ([Da 12:4,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27012004&wtlocale=E) [8, 9](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27012008-27012009&wtlocale=E)) +> > > --- +> > > In the larger fulfillment, the tree represents Jehovah’s rulership