In the seemingly infinite realm of space, where does our secular life fall in the spectrum of time and moreover where are we supposed to go?
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Some tortoises live for 150 years, and some trees for 3,000 years. By contrast, the human life span is much shorter. Yet, our life can be a lot more meaningful than that of a tortoise or a tree. Jehovah God created humans with the capacity to enjoy music, sports, dining, learning, traveling, and meeting people. God put in our hearts the desire for life without end.—Read Ecclesiastes 3:11.
God wants us to live forever, not in a world filled with oppression and violence, but on a paradise earth. He wants us to feel secure. (Psalm 37:9, 29; Isaiah 65:21, 22) As the earth is restored to Paradise, millions who have died will return to life. Resurrected people who choose to worship God and obey him will live forever.—Read Luke 23:42, 43; John 5:28, 29.
We can receive endless life only from God. So, we do well to draw close to him by getting to know him. The Bible likens taking in knowledge of God to taking in food. (Matthew 4:4) Eating food is enjoyable, but obtaining and preparing our food requires effort. Similarly, taking in spiritual food requires effort. But what could be more worthwhile than drawing close to God and receiving everlasting life?—Read Luke 13:23, 24; John 6:27; 17:3.
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The famous American Star Trek films have whetted the appetite of millions for space travel. The future prospects for manned exploration of other planets are two perspectives to be taken into account—the human and the divine. After all, the Bible says that Jehovah is “the Maker of heaven and earth. As regards the heavens, to Jehovah the heavens belong, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.”—Psalm 115:15, 16; Genesis 1:1.
He has not finished communicating with humanity either. He has promised to change drastically the course of world history, to end mankind’s headlong rush toward self-destruction by completely dismantling this unworkable system of things and replacing it with a government of his own making, one that will really work for the good of all. (Daniel 2:44; Isaiah 9:6, 7) The next communication from the greatest extraterrestrial Intelligence promises to come in the form of action, not words.—2 Thessalonians 1:6-9.
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