DAILY TEXT, Tuesday, December 23, 2025. I have set my mind to it and I will accomplish it (Is. 46:11).

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

I have set my mind to it and I will accomplish it (Is. 46:11).

Jehovah showed his love by sending his firstborn Son to earth. Jesus spoke to people about the Kingdom and gave his life to rescue us from sin and death. He was then resurrected to live in heaven and rule as King of God’s Kingdom.

The Bible’s main theme is this: Jehovah will vindicate his name when he accomplishes his purpose for the earth by means of his Kingdom in Christ’s hands. Nothing can thwart what Jehovah has purposed to do. He himself guarantees that he will accomplish it (Isa. 46:10, footnote; Heb. 6:17, 18). In time, the earth will become a paradise where the righteous descendants of Adam and Eve will be perfect and live forever (Ps. 22:26). And not only that: Jehovah’s purpose goes far beyond that. He will bring all intelligent beings, both in heaven and on earth, into one united family, with all loyally acknowledging his authority as Sovereign (Eph. 1:8-11). Isn’t the way Jehovah accomplishes his purpose wonderful? w23.10 20 pars. 7, 8

How did Jehovah change the way he carried out his purpose when Adam and Eve rebelled? (Matthew 25:34)

God indicated to the first humans what his purpose was for them when he said: “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and take control of it, and have authority over [...] all living creatures” (Gen. 1:28).

It is true that when Adam and Eve rebelled, they introduced sin into mankind, but that did not prevent Jehovah’s purpose from being fulfilled. He simply changed the way it was accomplished. He immediately decided that he would establish a Kingdom in heaven that would bring his original purpose for mankind and the earth to fruition (read Matthew 25:34).

In due time, Jehovah showed his love and sent his firstborn Son to earth. Jesus spoke to people about the Kingdom and gave his life to rescue us from sin and death. He was then resurrected to live in heaven and rule as King of God’s Kingdom. But there are more details about God’s purpose that we can meditate on.

How much do we know about the future by reading the Bible?

Consider the prophecy Jehovah gave in the garden of Eden, recorded at Genesis 3:15b. It refers to events that would fulfill God’s purpose but would take place thousands of years later. One such event is that the main part of the woman’s offspring, the Messiah, would come from Abraham’s line (Gen. 22:15-18). Later, in 33 C.E., Jesus was struck in the heel, just as foretold (Acts 3:13-15). And more than 1,000 years remain before the final part of the prophecy is fulfilled and Satan’s head is crushed (Rev. 20:7-10). But the Bible provides many more details about what will happen before the enmity between Satan’s system and Jehovah’s organization reaches its climax.

What events will soon take place? How can we prepare our minds and hearts?

Let us recall the shocking events foretold in the Bible. First, the nations will proclaim “peace and security” (1 Thess. 5:2, 3). Then the great tribulation will begin “suddenly” when the nations attack all false religions (Rev. 17:16). Afterward, perhaps supernatural phenomena will occur when “the Son of Man is seen coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matt. 24:30).

Jesus will judge all people and separate the sheep from the goats (Matt. 25:31-33, 46). Meanwhile, Satan will not remain idle. Filled with hatred, he will incite a coalition of nations, which the Bible calls Gog of the land of Magog, to attack Jehovah’s people (Ezek. 38:2, 10, 11).

At some point, the rest of the anointed Christians will be gathered in heaven. There they will join Christ and his heavenly armies to fight in the war of Armageddon, which will bring the great tribulation to an end (Matt. 24:31; Rev. 16:14, 16). Finally, Christ’s Thousand Year Reign over all the earth will begin (Rev. 20:6).

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