Read: Isaiah 2:1-4 NLT – The LORD’s Future Reign – This is a – Bible Gateway
“The LORD will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.” Isaiah 2:4 NLT
Eighty years ago today marks the end of World War II with Japan’s unconditional surrender to the United States. It was formally announced by President Harry Truman on September 1, 1945, and declaring September 2nd as V-j Day. (1) All the world celebrated the end of the deadliest war in history. “The conflict resulted in the loss of an estimated 70–85 million lives, which was approximately 3% of the world’s population at that time. It was marked by atrocities such as the Holocaust, where six million Jews were exterminated. Cities across Europe and Asia were reduced to rubble, impacting millions and disrupting civil life on an unprecedented scale.” (2) Our world has seen its fair share of wars throughout its history, but there will be a time when wars will cease, and it may be sooner than we think.
You have heard, I’m sure, people express ‘we are living in the last days.’ Before you discount it, this is very true. We are living in the last days. The last days era began at the birth of Christ over two thousand years ago. It is the Messianic era where the Messiah has come for the salvation of those who believe in Him. These last days will be completed at Jesus’ second coming, and at that time there will be peace on earth for there will be no more war. The prophet Isaiah wrote of that day, “Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.” (Is.2:4 nlt)
There will be no wars and only peace for one thousand years on the earth. It’s hard for us to imagine, but it is true. Will you be there during Jesus’ millennium reign on earth? The only sure way to know you will be there is to accept Jesus’ free gift of salvation. “For ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.’” (Ro.10:13 nlt) Don’t put off another day of accepting Christ for we never know when our wars will end. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Ro.6:23 nlt)
(1) What (and When) Is V-J Day? | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
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