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be a root of Jesse, standing as a signal of the
peoples : the nations shall seek it ; and his restingplace
shall be glory."-Isaiah 11 :1-10, Dar.; AAT.
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So powerful is the King's word sentencing the
wicked world to destruction that the smiting of
the earth with the rod of his mouth and the slaying
of the wicked with the breath of his lips means
the destruction of Satan's earthly organization
and the binding and abyssing of him and his demons
.
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The remnant of Kingdom heirs who survive the
destruction of this world do not set their hope on
inheriting the earthly paradise with the great
crowd of "other sheep" who also survive. These
heirs belong to Christ's congregation of conquerors,
to whom he says by inspired utterance : "To
him that conquers I will grant to eat of the tree
of life, which is in the paradise of God ." Revelation
2 :7, NW Not that there is a paradise up in
heaven with literal trees, rivers, animals, birds
and fishes ; but that this statement is made in
symbolic language as part of the book of Revelation
. Just as the literal paradise of Eden on the
sixth day of earth's creation had a tree or grove
of life in its midst which meant the right to everlasting
life to the eater of its fruit, so, too, the
symbolic "tree of life, which is in the paradise of
God" . It means life to the eater of its fruit, but
immortal heavenly life . When the surviving remnant
finish their earthly course after their temporary
service on earth after Armageddon and
die, they will be rewarded as conquerors . By a
12 . How powerful is the rod of the King's mouth and
his breath?
13 . Of what "tree of life" does the conquering remnant
eat? How?