27/07/2024
Hatred—A mark of our times
The Bible reveals two reasons why hate is common today.
1. It foretold a time period when “the love of the greater number will grow cold.” (Matthew 24:12) Instead of love, people in general would display attitudes that foster hatred.—2 Timothy 3:1-5.
2. The level of hatred today reflects the malicious and wicked influence of Satan the Devil. The Bible says that “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.”—1 John 5:19; Revelation 12:9, 12.
However, the Bible also reveals that God will soon eliminate the root causes of hatred. What is more, he will undo all the suffering that hate has caused. The Bible promises:
God “will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”—Revelation 21:4.
