I was wondering what the GBs latest views were on the UN given all the controvesy. They have quantified their views of the scarlet coloured wild beast as being only elements within the UN. This means that they don't view the whole of the UN to be targetted for distruction. (Sounds as confusing as the blood issue where some elements can be considered okay to transfuse). Is this drawing at straws to appease the UN or a genuine attempt to say that they have been too general in the past by labelling the whole of organisations as subject to destruction? If it is the latter then we may see in the future that there may only be elements of Christendom that will be destroyed.
W 2005 9/15
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Something similar is about to take place in our day. Elements within the United Nations will be involved in the execution of divine judgment. Just as the Roman armies of the first century
were designed to maintain the PaxRomana (Roman Peace), the United Nations of today is intended to be a peacekeeping instrument. Although the Roman armies tried to ensure
relative safety throughout the then known world, they became the desolater of Jerusalem. Likewise today, Bible prophecy indicates that militarized powers within the United Nations
will see religion as a disturbing element and will act to destroy modern-day Jerusalem—Christendom—as well as the rest of Babylon the Great. (Revelation 17:12-17) Yes, the entire
world empire of false religion stands on the brink of destruction.
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The desolation of false religion will mark the beginning of the great tribulation. In the final part of the great tribulation, the remaining elements of this wicked system of things will be
destroyed. (Matthew 24:29, 30; Revelation 16:14, 16) Walking by faith keeps us alert to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. We are not duped into thinking that any man-made agency like
the United Nations is God’s means of bringing true peace and security. So, then, should not our way of life demonstrate our conviction that “the great day of Jehovah is near”?—Zephaniah 1:14.
There is an interesting comment in the 2009 W 2009 9/15 which states the following -
Lessons for us
5,7, 16. “The wisdom from above” helps us to understand “the mystery of the woman and of the [scarlet-colored] wild beast that is carrying her.” (Jas. 3:17) This symbolic wild
beast began as the League of Nations and was later revived as the United Nations. Should not the unraveling of this mystery move us to be zealous in preaching the good news of God’s
Kingdom and proclaiming the day of Jehovah’s judgment?17:3,
James 3:17 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all chaste, then peaceable, reasonable, ready to obey, full of mercy and good fruits, not making
partial distinctions,
The second quote is a newer quote than the first one and is not quantified as to there only being elements of the UN that make up the wild beast that will bedestroyed but interestingly the scripture they quoted mentions not making partial distinctions, which is what they had done in the first quote.