Richard F. Ames (1936-2024)

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From Stress to Success

Millions, if not billions, of people around the world are experiencing major stress in their lives adversely affecting their health. Are you one of those whose stress negatively affects your success and happiness? How happy are Americans? The World Happiness Report summarized “The Sad State of Happiness in the United States and the Role of Digital Media”: “The years since 2010 have not been good ones for happiness and well-being among Americans…. Happiness and life satisfaction among United States adolescents, which increased between 1991 and 2011, suddenly declined after 2012…. Thus, by 2016–17, both adults and adolescents were reporting significantly less happiness than they’d had in the 2000s” (WorldHappiness.report, March 20, 2019).

My friends, how can you overcome stress and live a life of success and happiness? Your Bible gives proven keys to cope with the challenges of life, and keys to produce lasting happiness and success.

We all face major stresses in our lives, but you CAN find the way to true success and contentment. You can meet the challenges of stress, and even produce success and happiness, IF you follow the ancient and proven keys revealed in your Bible.

Stay tuned!

Set the Right Goals and Seek the Promises of God

Warm greetings to all our friends around the world!

The world is facing dangers, nationally and personally. The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in the Ukraine cause worry and anxiety. Many fear a World War III, or even a more severe disease pandemic. As we accelerate our technology and pace of life in our 21st century, millions experience increasing stress, depression, and physical illness.

Regular viewers of Tomorrow’s World have seen these biblical trends, prophesied long ago, coming to pass here in the 21st century. Our news headlines seem to present a never-ending series of conflicts, wars, and riots. The global pandemic and financial crisis have severely damaged many nations and peoples. Natural disasters are setting new records of devastation, death, and destruction.

Can we survive under these stresses? Can we even succeed in spite of stress? Can we experience happiness in our danger-filled world? We’ll answer those questions on today’s program.

How successful are we coping with stress? The American Psychological Association stated: “Around three-quarters of adults (76%) say they have experienced health impacts due to stress in the prior month…” (“Stress in America 2022,” APA.org, October, 2022). We also saw that The World Happiness Report stated that “The years since 2010 have not been good ones for happiness and well-being among Americans….” The report also stated that adolescents have been seriously affected: “Adolescents spent less time attending religious services (Twenge et al., 2015), less time reading books and magazines (Twenge et al., 2019b), and (perhaps most crucially) less time sleeping (Twenge et al., 2017). These declines are not due to time spent on homework, which has declined or stayed the same, or time spent on extracurricular activities, which has stayed about the same (Twenge & Park, 2019). The only activity adolescents have spent significantly more time on during the last decade is digital media…the amount of time adolescents spend online increased at the same time that sleep and in-person social interaction declined, in tandem with a decline in general happiness.”

On today’s program, we’ll share with you seven strategies for success and happiness in times of stress. And be sure to write down the contact information to order your free audio CD, “Vital Keys to Happiness.”

STRATEGY NUMBER ONE for success and happiness in times of stress is: SEEK THE HIGHEST GOALS IN LIFE. Millions of people seek the wrong goals in life. Many set wealth and possessions as the sign of success. The more money, designer clothes, luxury cars, and glittering possessions, the more successful in life they think they are. But your Bible emphasizes greater values in life. Proverbs 8:10, for example: “Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold; for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.”

When you seek the true values in life, you can put into perspective the carnal passions that produce stress. One of the most important passages in your Bible discusses the common need for food and clothing. In Matthew the sixth chapter, the Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, commented on those of little faith. People were stressed over their physical needs. What did Jesus tell them? Matthew 6:31; “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things” (Matthew 6:31–32).

Here we find an awesome truth that many reject. In rejecting that truth, they reject the very solution to their problem. God is the giver of every good and perfect gift, as it tells us in James 1:17. And He has promised to fulfill all our need in Philippians 4:19. My friends, you need to listen to what Jesus told those who lacked faith. Read that in your own Bible. Matthew 6:33: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

When you set the right priorities in life, you can overcome many worries and anxieties. STRATEGY NUMBER ONE: Seek the Highest Goals in Life. STRATEGY NUMBER TWO for success and happiness in times of stress is: CLAIM GOD’S PROMISES.

Your Bible is a treasure house of God’s sure and wonderful promises for you. If you have your Bible, turn to 2 Peter 1:2. The Apostle Peter gives us strong encouragement! He writes to us: “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us [Listen to this] EXCEEDINGLY GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Peter 1:2–4).

I’ve listed some of these wonderful promises in previous programs. And I encourage you to make your own personal list of God’s promises. God has promised to answer our prayers (Matthew 7–8); He has promised to fulfill all our needs (Philippians 4:19); He has promised to guide our lives (Proverbs 3:5–6); He has promised us long life, if we honor our father and mother (Ephesians 6:2–3); He has promised to give us the desires of our heart, IF we delight in Him (Psalm 37:4–5); He has promised us peace of mind (Philippians 4:6–7); He has promised us the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; Luke 11:13); He has promised us the gift of His love (Romans 5:5); and He has promised us eternal life (1 John 2:25).

And there are many, many more promises in the Bible for you and your family, and for all human beings on earth, IF you will come to God in prayer, and in faith, through our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Yes, Apply STRATEGY NUMBER TWO: CLAIM GOD’S PROMISES.

Stay Positive and Build a Prayerful Relationship With Your Creator

STRATEGY NUMBER THREE for success and happiness in times of stress is: PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WORRIES YOU.

Turn in your Bible to Job 3:25. Are you what some call in the vernacular, a “worry-wart”? Do you let your fears and worries produce emotional and physical stress in your life? The patriarch Job said, “For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to me” (Job 3:25).

Job expected his fears to materialize. He did not pray about his fears. My friends, you need to acknowledge your fears and worries and ask God for His help! What was the Apostle Paul’s solution for anxiety? How do you cope with worry and fearful concern? Let’s read this amazing biblical strategy in Philippians 4:6: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” In other words, share your worries, your fears, and your concerns with God in prayer!

Do you CONFRONT your worries, concerns, and fears? Pray about EVERYTHING that worries you. Share your intimate thoughts with God. He knows them anyway! Now, notice HOW you pray about everything. Remember Philippians 4:6: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, WITH THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known to God.” The Apostle Paul says to pray with thanksgiving! Thank God for all your blessings. Thank God for the very privilege of asking for His intervention, and for victory over your anxieties. STRATEGY NUMBER THREE for success and happiness in times of stress is: PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WORRIES YOU. And pray with an attitude of thanksgiving. Thank God that He is WILLING to help you overcome your anxieties and fears, and that He’s willing to give you peace of mind.

STRATEGY NUMBER FOUR for success and happiness in times of stress is: MAINTAIN A POSITIVE MIND. The Apostle Paul experienced stress, trials, and tribulations. He wrote in 2 Corinthians 11: “From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep” (2 Corinthians 11:24–25). How did he cope with those stresses? He focused on maintaining a positive attitude. Even when Paul was in prison, he wrote encouragement to others. Turn in your Bible to Philippians 4:8. Paul exhorts us to think on these subjects: “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you” (Philippians 4:8–9).

Think about those things that are TRUE! What is true? Jesus prayed to the Father in John 17:17, “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” The Bible, God’s word, is TRUTH. Think about those scriptures that are important to you. Read your Bible. Highlight or underline those verses that mean something special or significant to you! My friends, we must read the Bible. I encourage you to read your Bible every day! God’s word will inspire you. It will help clean up your thoughts and mind. As Jesus said in John 15:3, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you” (King James Version).

STRATEGY NUMBER FOUR for surviving stress is: MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

Earnestly Repent and Seek God’s Will in Your Life

STRATEGY NUMBER FIVE for success and happiness in times of stress is: DETERMINE TO DO GOD’S WILL. In fact, the model prayer Jesus gave, instructs us to pray, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).

One of the greatest keys for success and happiness is to do God’s will. One of the Bible themes from Genesis to Revelation, is that obedience to God’s way of life and His commandments brings blessings. Disobedience brings curses. My friends, pray that you can fulfill God’s law of love. Pray that God’s will be done in your life. Read your Bible daily to know God’s will. Read the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5, 6, and 7. Jesus said in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” Several Bible versions translate the word blessed as “happy.” Yes, “Happy are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”

Many make the mistake of setting happiness as an end or a goal in itself. They become frustrated because they are not growing, learning, giving, or sharing. As Dennis Prager, in his Reader’s Digest article “A Simple Truth About Happiness,” wrote, one “secret” to happiness “is realizing that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious sources are those pursuits that give our lives purpose—anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we’re likely to experience” (June 1998, p. 99). My friends, be careful not to make “happiness” an OBSESSIVE goal. Such people remind me of the comic strip “Luann.” The student Luann is confiding to her counselor Miss Phelps, “Last week I decided to give up TRYING to be happy.” In the last frame of the comic strip, Luann concludes, “And now I’m MUCH happier” (News America Syndicate, March 19, 1986).

God’s will is that you give to others and share your life. As Jesus stated in Acts 20:35, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Or as the Moffatt translation has it, “To give is happier than to get.”

Fulfilling GOD’S WILL includes MANY biblical principles of loving others. For example, Jesus taught us to forgive others. Again, you can read that in the model prayer in Matthew 6:12. Have you forgiven anyone recently? Forgiveness can even help one to overcome depression, according to Paul Meier, M.D. Dr. Meier writes in his book Don’t Let Jerks Get the Best of You, “A patient can be depressed for many years, then FORGIVE the one who caused his repressed anger and totally recover from the depression, because his serotonin has been restored naturally and the brain is able to work correctly” (1993, p. 170. Emphasis added).

Forgiving others can produce peace of mind. And doing GOD’S WILL can turn your depressed life around and bring you joy and happiness. STRATEGY NUMBER FIVE for success and happiness in times of stress is: DETERMINE TO DO GOD’S WILL. STRATEGY NUMBER SIX: REPENT AND SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO GOD.

The Pharisees and the scribes complained that Jesus was spending time with tax collectors and sinners. So, Jesus gave the parable of the lost sheep. The owner of one hundred sheep leaves the 99 and goes after the lost one. He rejoices when he finds the lost sheep. Jesus said in LUKE 15:7, “I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.”

Then Jesus gave the parable of the lost coin and emphasized the same principle in verse 10: “Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:10). My friends, true happiness begins by repenting of your sins. After repentance and baptism, God gives the awesome gift of the Holy Spirit, as you read in Acts 2:38. STRATEGY NUMBER SIX for success and happiness in times of stress is: REPENT AND SURRENDER YOUR LIFE TO GOD.

An Attitude of Gratitude—Always!

CAN WE conquer our fears, worries, and anxieties? Yes, we can, with God’s help. We must maintain a positive and tranquil mind. And our final strategy will help us do that. STRATEGY NUMBER SEVEN for success and happiness in times of stress is: THANK GOD CONTINUALLY.

If you have your Bible, turn to 1 Thessalonians 5:16. Be sure to mark these verses in your Bible. 1 Thessalonians 5:16. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18).

A thankful person will be a happy person. Again, Dennis Prager, in his Reader’s Digest article “A Simple Truth About Happiness,” wrote: “The first secret is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy” (Prager, p. 99).

Have you observed that characteristic in others, or in yourself? Rick Foster and Greg Hicks, authors of How We Choose To Be Happy, put it simply; “Happy people actively appreciate their lives and express gratitude and thanks to the people around them” (1999).

And remember the Scripture we read earlier in the program; Philippians 4:6; “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, WITH THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known to God.”

THE SEVENTH and FINAL STRATEGY for success and happiness in times of stress is: THANK GOD CONTINUALLY.

On today’s program we’ve discussed seven vital keys to success and happiness in times of stress. My friends, when you apply these biblical principles, they’ll help you have a joy-filled and happy life. The Messiah, Jesus Christ came to this earth as an act of love. He gave His life for the world, that we might be forgiven. YOU can be forgiven. And you can begin a new life in Christ. As Jesus said in John 10:10, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” And remember what the Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”

May God bless you with peace of mind and the success and happiness that come from living God’s way of life.

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A Simple Choice… Or the Ultimate Question?

The Western world is becoming more anti-God and anti-Bible. The theory of Evolution pervades the universities and educational systems in many nations. How many believe in Evolution and how many believe in the God of Creation? Gallup Poll reported that “Forty percent of U.S. adults ascribe to a strictly creationist view of human origins, believing that God created them in their present form within roughly the past 10,000 years. However, more Americans continue to think that humans evolved over millions of years—either with God’s guidance (33%) or, increasingly, without God’s involvement at all (22%).”

Which is true? Evolution? Or the revelation in your Bible? Modern technology has discovered more intricate and complex elements of life, including DNA and RNA. These discoveries present challenges to evolutionary explanations that were based on more limited scientific knowledge of a century ago. Even some evolutionists have come to recognize that the complexity in the simplest of life forms cannot yet be explained by evolutionary theory.

Is there a God Creator who far exceeds the limited theory of evolution and who far exceeds the false concepts of traditional Christianity and other religions?

Some years ago, Tomorrow’s World presented a telecast titled “Questions Evolution Cannot Answer.” Those same questions can be answered by an ancient source proven to predict the future and reveal awesome spiritual truth, the Holy Bible. As we present seven questions evolution cannot answer, which will you believe: Evolution or Revelation?

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Life and Law—Both Require a Creator and Lawgiver

Warm greetings to all our friends around the world. The human body is an incredibly intricate life form that scientists have found more complex and harmonious. The discovery of DNA and RNA reveals complexity and intelligence previously unknown. These scientific discoveries present challenges to the theory of evolution. Bill Bryson, an evolutionist, admits the impossibility of simultaneous development of interdependent processes. In his book A Short History of Nearly Everything, he writes, “Proteins can’t exist without DNA, and DNA has no purpose without proteins. Are we to assume then that they arose simultaneously with the purpose of supporting each other? If so: wow” (p. 289).

Bryson, and other evolutionists, apparently have a greater faith than mainstream religionists in believing the scientifically impossible. He further admits that impossibility: “For random events to produce even a single protein would seem a stunning improbability—like a whirlwind spinning through a junkyard and leaving behind a fully assembled jumbo jet, in the colorful simile of the astronomer Fred Hoyle” (ibid.).

It would also appear that some evolutionists do not believe in the laws of probability!

In our previous telecast, “Questions Evolution Cannot Answer,” we presented five questions that can be answered by the source of truth, the Holy Bible. On today’s program we’ll repeat a few of those questions and continue with a total of seven questions evolution cannot answer.

QUESTION #1 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the source of natural law? Even the great physicist Albert Einstein recognized meaning in natural law. Einstein stated that the scientist’s “religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection” (Einstein: A Centenary Volume, edited by A. P. French, Harvard University Press, 1979, p. 305).

Do great intellectuals disagree with the brilliant Einstein? Would they call him irrational for his observation? Let’s understand: those natural laws that amazed Einstein existed from the very beginning of creation! Scientists admit they had to be in effect. Theoretical physicists Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose wrote, “The only way to have scientific theory is if the laws of physics hold everywhere, including at the beginning of the universe” (“Quantum Cosmology,” The Nature of Space and Time, p. 40).

The existence of natural law demands a lawgiver. If you have your Bible, turn to James 4:12. God reveals: “There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?” What is the source of natural law? Atheists cannot answer the question, so they proclaim the question is meaningless! The Great Creator and Lawgiver established natural law at creation. That natural law guaranteed the universe that resulted. And there is additional proof! Not only is there natural law, but there is spiritual law that affects every human being. The Apostle Paul stated in Romans 7:12,14, “Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good…. For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.”

The God of your Bible is the Creator of the Universe. And He is the Lawgiver of both natural law and spiritual law. QUESTION #1 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the source of natural law?

QUESTION #2 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the origin of life? Early scientists assumed that the living cell was very simple. However, scientists have now determined that even the “simple” cell is very complex. Cells contain thousands of proteins comprised of amino acids. Even common proteins may contain a string of 200 amino acids. As science writer Bill Bryson comments: “the odds against all two hundred coming up to a prescribed sequence are 1 in 10^260 (that is a 1 followed by 260 zeroes). That in itself is a larger number than all the atoms in the universe…. For random events to produce even a single protein would seem a stunning improbability—like a whirlwind spinning through a junkyard and leaving behind a fully assembled jumbo jet, in the colorful simile of the astronomer Fred Hoyle” (A Short History of Nearly Everything, pp. 288–289).

Is this the kind of “intellect” atheists embrace, religiously believing in the scientifically impossible? Thankfully, some honest scientists can admit their mistakes. Dean Kenyon, co-author of the 1969 chemistry textbook Biochemical Predestination, believed for years in purely chemical evolution. But later, when science revealed the intricate processes by which proteins are formed through DNA, Kenyon repudiated his evolutionary theory. Science determined that it takes DNA to organize the amino acids into proteins. Kenyon later said “We have not the slightest chance of a chemical evolutionary origin for even the simplest of cells.” As we quoted earlier, author Bill Bryson stated: “Proteins can’t exist without DNA, and DNA has no purpose without proteins. Are we to assume then that they arose simultaneously with the purpose of supporting each other? If so: wow” (ibid.).

My friends, one must have a blind faith to believe that all complex processes developed simultaneously and independently of each other in order to support each other. Evolution cannot explain that! Evolution has never proved that life came from non-life! God is the Lifegiver. He created the first humans as it states in Genesis 2:7 And, yes, there is life beyond death. The Messiah, Jesus Christ, stated in John 11:25, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” QUESTION #2 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER: What is the origin of life?

The Meaning for Life, and the Creative Power Behind It

QUESTION #3 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the purpose and meaning of life? The ancient Greeks came up with a wide range of answers: The 4th century B.C. saw the rise of three principal schools of thought in Greece: Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Skepticism.

Paul then proclaimed to them the Creator God, who made the world and everything in it. And he made this fundamental, yet astounding observation in verse 28: “… for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’”

The Messiah, Jesus Christ, also affirmed this highest purpose in life. He was asked by a lawyer, “Which is the great commandment in the law?” Turn in your Bible to Matthew 22:37. Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:37–40). Remember, Jesus taught us in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” QUESTION #3 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the meaning of life? QUESTION #4 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: Who has the greatest intelligence?

Even Albert Einstein acknowledged a source of intelligence far superior to human intelligence. He stated that the scientist’s “religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection” (Einstein—A Centenary Volume, edited by A. P. French, Harvard University Press, 1979, p. 305).

The greatest Mind in the Universe also tells vain intellectuals: “Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their own craftiness’; and again, ‘The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile’” (1 Corinthians 3:18–20).

Let’s understand. Yes, some highly intelligent, rational human beings observe various religions and their paganism and superstition, and as a result they reject all religion, even the true religion of the Creator God. QUESTION #4 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: Who has the greatest intelligence?

The Universe and the Human Mind: Both Created for Glorious Purpose

Evolution cannot predict the future of the world, but Bible prophecy has proven time after time its accuracy in amazing detail. You can access our Tomorrow’s World telecast “Amazing Bible Prophecies Fulfilled.” On today’s program we’ve briefly discussed four questions evolution cannot answer.

QUESTION #5 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the Origin of the Universe? Some scientists reject contradictory ideas of Creationism. Why? Because some Creationists say the earth is only 6,000 to 10,000 years old, obviously denying the facts of true science. The Bible and True Science are always in harmony. The Bible agrees with the fact of a universe billions of years old. Notice what it says in Genesis 1:2, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.” The Hebrew words for “without form, and void” are “tohu and bohu” which can also mean “waste and empty, chaotic, in confusion, and in a state of decay.” Did God create this earth in a state of decay, without form and void? Notice that God says He did not! The earth became that way between its original creation and the time of Genesis 1:2. This is what God says in Isaiah 45:18: “For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain [tohu], Who formed it to be inhabited: ‘I am the LORD, and there is no other.’”

God did not create it in tohu or “in vain,” but it “became” that way as verse two should be translated. Genesis 19:26 is another example of the word “was” translated as “became.” What happened in the following verses is described in Psalm 104:30, “You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; and You renew the face of the earth.” God renewed the face of the earth and established a re-creation some 6,000 years ago. But the original creation of the universe and the earth was billions of years ago.

Yes, God created the universe, and He created time for human beings. Genesis 1:14, “Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years.’” The weekly Sabbath is a memorial of that creation. And the weekly Sabbath has been in effect ever since as we read in Genesis 2:1–3 and in the fourth commandment stated in Exodus 20:11.

QUESTION #5 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the Origin of the Universe? QUESTION #6: What is the human mind? The materialist insists that the human mind and will are the function of chemical and electrical processes. How does the human mind function? Dr. Robert L. Kuhn has written extensively on the human brain and mind. Just what is the mind? Evolutionists cannot accurately answer that question. Dr. Kuhn describes the limitations of materialism. Can everything that exists be explained simply by chemicals and molecules? “‘The brain is a computer,’ cries the materialist, pointing out parallel; concepts in cybernetics and neurophysiology…. “BUT IS HUMAN MIND ENTIRELY THE SAME AS ANIMAL BRAIN? THAT’S THE CRUCIAL QUESTION. And to find the answer, we submit this fundamental issue to the unbiased arbitration of brain research. Representative mammalian brains can be weighed and, in descending order, they are: Whale, elephant, dolphin, man, gorilla, chimpanzee, and rat. Comparative anatomical studies reveal a uniformity of distinct brain structures: Each structure is present in EVERY brain, though their relative sizes vary. There is NO qualitative difference among ALL the mammalian brains. MENTALLY, of course, man is unquestionably supreme. That’s obvious. But he DOESN’T have the largest brain! And that’s surprising” (The Plain Truth, January 1970, p. 44).

The incredible output of the human mind, including time-binding, creative imagination, art, music, literature, and speech, far surpass[es] the greatest output of animals with similar sized brains. Dr. Kuhn and other brain researchers have concluded that there must be a “non-physical” component to the human mind. Again, the Scriptures reveal the awesome truth about the human mind.

If you have your Bible, turn to 1 Corinthians 2:11. The Apostle Paul writes: “For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.”

Here we find that humans can understand “the things of man” by the spirit of man. Animals cannot understand the things of man—they do not have the human spirit. Humans have a spiritual component. This is not an immortal soul. Here God reveals truth that very few scientists understand. Listen: the human spirit combined with the human brain produces human mind power. Yes, humans have a spiritual element. Since atheists deny the role of spirit in the universe and in human life, they cannot answer the question “What is the Human Mind?” But notice that even deeper understanding is required. As we just read in 1 Corinthians 2:11, “Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.”

And that gives us the gift of a “sound mind,” as it tells in 2 Timothy 1:7. My friends, God has revealed the answers to the most fundamental questions of life, destiny, and existence. Which will you choose? Evolution? Or Revelation? QUESTION #6 EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER: What is the Human mind?

The Ultimate Reality, and God’s Ultimate Love

My friends, isn’t it time to examine the proven revelation from your Bible? Let’s briefly discuss one more question evolution cannot answer; QUESTION #7: What is the greatest reality?

We witness the reality of physics and mathematics in our technologically advanced age: in instant communication around the world, in transportation, in space travel. The calculations, planning, and designs are based on predictable laws of cause and effect. That’s why twelve men were able to walk on the moon, and space vehicles have landed on Mars for exploration.

The prophet Isaiah reveals God’s sovereignty when he declares: “Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket…All nations before Him are as nothing, and they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless” (Isaiah 40:15, 17). Yes, God is “Omnipotent,” all powerful (Revelation 19:6), and “God rules supreme!” We can also state that the greatest reality is “God is Love” 1 John 4:8, 16). QUESTION #7: EVOLUTION CANNOT ANSWER IS: What is the greatest reality?

My friends, the God of love and His Son, Jesus Christ have revealed the spiritual dimension and the greatest reality of all. The great intellectuals of the world have not come to that understanding. As Jesus stated in His prayer, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes” (Matthew 11:25).

The God of creation has an awesome purpose for all humanity and for you and your family. You need to study into it for yourself.

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A Book With Real Answers

The Bible has been the world’s best-selling book. And yet it is a mystery to billions of people around the world. Can you explain its mysteries? Notice this amazing statement made by our Lord and Savior in Matthew 11:25: “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.”

Yes, the great intellectuals of the world, and even many religious leaders, do not and cannot understand great mysteries of the Bible. But you can understand these mysteries if you seek the truth of God with your whole heart.

The greatest spiritual knowledge available to mankind is revealed in this book. But most do not understand its mysteries. What is the purpose and meaning of life? Why were you born? What really happens when you die? And what is the future of the world? Will all life on earth be destroyed? Is there a spirit world?

These questions are all mysteries to billions of people around the world. But God has revealed the answers to these mysteries in the Holy Bible. And you can understand great Bible mysteries.

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The Bible Reveals the Future of Our World

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Your Bible contains mysteries, but it also reveals the truth behind those mysteries. There are many misconceptions about the Bible, and fewer and fewer individuals now trust in its teachings. A July 2022 Gallup poll reported the following: “A record-low 20 percent of Americans now say the Bible is the literal word of God, down from 24 percent the last time the question was asked in 2017, and half of what it was at its high points in 1980 and 1984. Meanwhile, a new high of 29 percent say the Bible is a collection of ‘fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man.’ This marks the first time significantly more Americans have viewed the Bible as not divinely inspired than as the literal word of God” (“Fewer in U.S. Now See Bible as Literal Word of God,” Gallup.com, July 6, 2022).

Despite the skeptics, God has revealed His truth in the Holy Bible.

On today’s program we’ll discuss five Bible mysteries. As Jesus pointed out, the great men, leaders and scholars of the world do not understand what you can understand. Mystery Number One is: The Future of the World.

In recent years, we’ve seen dozens of movies and television programs depicting the end of the world. These dramatic programs use the words, “Doomsday,” “Apocalyptic,” “Disaster,” “Extinction,” “Last Days on Earth” and “World War III.”

Bible students know there is danger ahead. Jesus warned us of the Great Tribulation in Matthew 24:21: “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” (Matthew 24:21–22).

The good news is that Jesus Christ will return to save planet earth and to save human beings from completely destroying themselves. But many skeptics do not believe in the dangers we are facing. On previous programs, we have informed you of the sobering evaluations presented by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. When the historic cold war between the U.S. and Russia was considered over in 1991, the Bulletin set the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 17 minutes before midnight. This was a comforting sign for peace in the world. Three decades later, the clock stands at just 100 SECONDS before midnight! (“This is your COVID wake-up call: It is 100 seconds to midnight,” TheBulletin.org, January 27, 2021).

My friends, you need to know the future of the world. The future is guaranteed by God Almighty. Regular viewers of Tomorrow’s World know the general sequence of end-time prophetic events revealed in your Bible. Jesus Christ gave the outline of end-time prophecy in the famous Olivet prophecy documented in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. He warned us of the three major events leading up to His Second Coming: 1. The Great Tribulation; 2. The heavenly Signs; and 3. The Day of the Lord.

These events cover about three and one-half years leading up to the return of Christ. Then Jesus Christ will rule the world for a thousand years, as it points out in Revelation 20:6.

My friends, your Bible reveals the mystery of Earth’s future and the incredible human potential that God has in store for all human beings. We’ve briefly shared the Bible’s revelation of divine prophecy. Bible MYSTERY NUMBER ONE IS: THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD.

The Truth About Ancient Nations and the Mystery of Life

MYSTERY NUMBER TWO IS: THE BIBLICAL ORIGIN OF NATIONS. The Bible very plainly mentions such nations as Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia. And it may surprise you that Assyria will eventually be one of the prominent nations in tomorrow’s world along with Egypt and Israel. You can read about that in Isaiah 19:23. Also read the 10th and 11th chapters of Isaiah. But, my friends, who is modern Assyria? Several years ago, in our Tomorrow’s World magazine, we published an article on this subject. Listen carefully: “GERMANY’S cultural history and national character resemble Assyria’s like no other nation…. When the Bible speaks of Assyria in the end times, it is speaking of Germany. No other modern nation fits the description so completely” (“Resurgent Germany: A Fourth Reich?,” September-October 2007, pp. 20, 29).

Once you know the biblical identity of modern Germany, you can understand major prophecies in your Bible. Long-time viewers of Tomorrow’s World are familiar with the biblical history of Israel and Judah, two separate kingdoms. God sent prophets warning the northern kingdom of Israel to repent of its idolatry and wickedness. Israel refused to humble itself, and God sent the whole nation into Assyrian captivity in 721 BC. The kingdom of Judah later followed Israel’s example of idolatry and God sent them into Babylonian Captivity, emphasized by the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. This map shows the movements of the two kingdoms in their captivity.

After 70 years captivity, God allowed Judah to return to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Now, in the end-time, the House of Judah established the modern nation called Israel in 1948. Bible students know that this sets the stage for major end-time prophecies. But what happened to the ten tribes that became known as “the ten lost tribes of Israel”? Their migrations are recorded throughout history, and their descendants include the peoples of America and Great Britain. BIBLE MYSTERY NUMBER TWO is: THE BIBLICAL ORIGIN OF NATIONS.

BIBLE MYSTERY NUMBER THREE is: THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE. My friends, why were you born? What is the purpose of human life? Materialists can give you the standard answers such as self-preservation, self-propagation, and self-determination. But is survival the only meaning and purpose for life? From the dawn of antiquity, thinkers have pondered the fundamental questions of why we’re alive, and how best to live life.

The ancient Greeks came up with a wide range of answers, and the Apostle Paul was familiar with ancient Greek schools of thought. Paul visited Athens about A.D. 50. Turn in your Bible to Acts 17. ACTS 17:18, “Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him [the Apostle Paul]. And some said, ‘What does this babbler want to say?’ Others said, ‘He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,’ because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus [or Mars Hill], saying, ‘May we know what this new doctrine is of which you speak?’” (vv. 18–19).

Paul proclaimed to them the Creator God, who made the world and everything in it. And he made this fundamental, yet astounding observation in verse 28: “… for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring’” (Acts 17:28).

In Him we live and move and have our being! Our entire existence, as Paul was emphasizing, is intimately tied to the Creator God! Yes, man was created to have a special relationship with his Creator. It’s the very foundation of a meaningful life! The Savior, Jesus Christ, also affirmed this highest purpose in life. He was asked by the lawyer, “Which is the great commandment in the law?” Turn in your Bible to Matthew 27:37. “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 22:37–40).

That relationship leads to a change from selfish human nature to a loving spiritual nature. We need to grow in godly character. We need to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ, as it tells us in 2 Peter 3:18. Eventually, we can be born into God’s kingdom, His family. The Savior, Jesus Christ, is the firstborn from the dead (Revelation 1:5)! He is the firstborn of many brethren, as it tells us Romans 8:29. God’s children will be transformed from mortal to immortal at the resurrection, as it states in 1 Corinthians 15:53. Yes, you have an opportunity to belong to an immortal family, to be a part of God’s kingdom and family. Remember, Jesus taught us in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Yes, God is the Father of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, as it tells us in Ephesians 3:14–15. God wants you in His family.

Why He Gave His Only Begotten Son

MYSTERY NUMBER THREE WAS: PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE. MYSTERY NUMBER FOUR IS: GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION.

Many have wondered, how could a loving God condemn to an ever-burning hellfire those who never had a real opportunity to be saved spiritually? Approximately one-third of the earth’s population professes to believe in some form of Christianity as they understand it. Will two-thirds of the current 8 billion people go to a burning hellfire when they die? That’s about 5.3 billion people. Is that God’s purpose?

My friends, the Apostle Peter tells us in 2 Peter 3:9 that God is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” The Apostle Paul emphasizes this point in 1 Timothy 2:4, stating that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” God wants to save us all from the death penalty. As it tells us in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. God has such love, that He gave His only begotten Son, that we might not perish, as it tells us in the golden verse of the Bible, John 3:16. We can be reconciled to God by the shed blood of Christ. And we can be saved by His life. Read that inspiring section in Romans 5:1–5.

But God requires repentance of our sins. On the day of Pentecost in 31 AD when the New Testament Church began, the Apostle Peter addressed the masses of people: “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).

The Real Reason God Created Us

One of our greatest worries is the danger facing planet Earth. Our human race faces deadly threats! These deadly threats include nuclear war, super-volcanoes, asteroids, and plague. The CNN series titled “Planet in Peril” featured wholesale destruction of forests and increasing numbers of extinct animal species. So, what is our destiny? BIBLE MYSTERY NUMBER FIVE IS: HUMANITY’S ULTIMATE DESTINY.

What is the ultimate destiny of mankind? Our ultimate salvation is described in the resurrection chapters of your Bible, 1 Corinthians 15 and 1 Thessalonians 4. Faithful Christians will be changed at the resurrection from mortal to im-mortal: “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory’” (1 Corinthians 15:53–54).

The resurrected saints will rule the physical nations for a thousand years under the King of kings and Lord of lords. After that, the second great resurrection takes place as it tells us in Revelation 20:5, “But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.” This second great resurrection is a resurrection to judgment. Human beings who died not knowing the true Jesus Christ of your Bible, those spiritually blinded to the truth, will be physically resurrected for a lifetime of judgment. And this judgment will give them an opportunity for salvation. You can read about the Great White Throne Judgment, as it’s called, in Revelation 20:11–12.

After the White Throne Judgment period, every human being will have had a genuine opportunity for salvation. Those who have repented and accepted God’s gift of eternal life through Christ, will live forever in God’s family. Those who reject God’s grace and who seal their character as evil, will be totally destroyed in the lake of fire described in Revelation 20:14–15. “This is the second death” from which there is no resurrection.

The earth is then totally purified by fire. The Apostle Peter writes that “the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:10–13).

Beyond the Millennium and the White Throne Judgment, God will establish the new heavens and the new earth. Our ultimate destiny is to inherit “all things,” the universe. Read that in Revelation 21:7, “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, [that includes the entire universe] and I will be his God and he shall be My son.” BIBLE MYSTERY NUMBER FIVE IS: HUMANITY’S ULTIMATE DESTINY.

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