(1 Timothy
2:5,6) If mankind in general is to be benefited by the Lord's sacrifice
after coming to a knowledge of that fact, then it follows that there
must be some relationship established between the world of mankind and
the Lord Jesus in order that the world might be brought to a knowledge
of the arrangement of Jehovah and brought back into harmony with God.
If, as the Scriptures declare, God formed the earth for man's
habitation, that he made it not in vain, and that the earth abideth
forever; and if, according to the promise to Abraham, through the seed,
the Christ, a blessing shall come to all mankind, it follows that the
Lord must establish an order of things in the earth that man might enjoy
the things which God intended for him to have, and that he must be
present to establish such a righteous order on earth.
[355]But the student is not left to theory nor conjecture. The
Scriptural evidence is given in such abundance that all doubt is forever
removed. God's Prophet long ago foretold the coming of a mighty one and
said that this Mighty One should have a government of righteousness;
that "his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace; of the increase of his
government and peace there shall be no end". (Isaiah 9:6,7) An
'everlasting Father' presumes that there shall be some offspring who
will have everlasting life.
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