be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.”

So the future holds an awful war for mankind—God’s war! The threat and fear of atomic and hydrogen warfare are great and frightening, but, despite its dreadful prospect, it is as nothing in comparison with what Jehovah God has in store for mankind. People today should be concerned for their lives, because Armageddon is not far distant. They should be searching for a way of survival, not how to survive a possible third world war, but how to survive the certain battle of the great day of God Almighty. Some will survive.

At Zephaniah 2:1-3 (AS) Jehovah God reveals what creatures must do in order to pass through Armageddon into his new world. Here is what he says: “Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame; before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah’s anger come upon you. Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.”

Such is your hope if you heed Jehovah’s commands. So be farsighted. Look into the future through the telescopic vision of God’s Word. Set your sight on the new world. It will come. It is as sure as the sun and moon. Knowing this to be true, we see how foolish it is for us to fret because of evildoers, or that the wicked seem to prosper. Their days are short indeed! “For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”—Ps. 37:10, 11.

Is Faith Healing Scriptural?

Interest in faith healing is at an all-time high. Does the Bible support the claims of faith healers? Are actual cures performed, and if so how can they be explained? What kind of healing work does the Bible authorize us to expect?

INTEREST in faith healing is on the increase throughout the world. In the United States faith healers pack out auditoriums night after night and sponsor radio and TV programs. One magazine devoted to faith healing boasts of a circulation of more than a quarter million. The London News Chronicle, May 21, 1954, tells of fifty Scottish clergymen practicing faith healing and that it “is spreading in Scotland.” And according to Time magazine, May 17, 1954, at a meeting of scientists in southern France it was brought out that in France there are more “unorthodox” healers than licensed physicians, 48,000 to compare with 42,000. Also that faith healing is increasing in Germany.

Then there is the increase in Christian Science practitioners, who claim ability to cure people of their ills which, they say,