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filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put
within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I
will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and ye shall keep My judgments, and do
them.  And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall by My people,
and I will be your God. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses' (Ezek. 36:24-29).
Here then is the spiritual foundation given by God for a restored and regenerated people of Israel through whom He
can finally work out His kingdom purposes on this earth.
Peace. Since the time of Gentile supremacy commencing with Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon, this is what all
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nations have been seeking for in vain. Human peace has merely been a cessation of hostilities with unrest and
dissatisfaction continuing underneath.
Nor can man attain to this desirable condition by his own efforts, for the root cause of war is sin, greed and the
desire to dominate, and never can he eradicate this terrible fault in his make-up.
However, the prophets make clear that when He Who is the Prince of peace returns and takes control, then at last
real peace will obtain over the whole earth, for He alone can and will deal with sin and failure and will abolish
armaments and war which spring from it.
`He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth' (Psa. 46:9).
`In His days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have
dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth' (Psa. 72:7,8).
`And He (Christ) shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords
into ploughshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more' (Isa. 2:4).
Joy. With divine peace is lasting joy, for stress and strain will be removed. The ever present struggle and
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`rat race' will cease to be and quiet assurance and contentment will take their place.
`The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of Isles be glad thereof' (Psa. 97:1).
`And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads:
they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away' (Isa. 35:10).
`Sing unto the LORD a new song, and His praise from the end of the earth ...' (Isa. 42:10).
These and many more Scriptures testify to the constant joy and praise that will be evident everywhere when God's
kingdom is set up and dominates the earthly scene.
Holiness. This is linked with righteousness. Thus we read of the holy land, holy city (Jerusalem of the
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future), holy temple and holy people:
`In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious ... and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be
called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem' (Isa. 4:2,3).
`Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for
henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean' (Isa. 52:1).
`In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the
LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness
unto the LORD ...' (Zech. 14:20,21).
Justice. One thing that has been the concern of politicians has been the conception of fair play or justice for
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all. As pointed out previously this is impossible of attainment by human means owing to man's sinful nature which
so often results in greed, selfishness and oppression. One cannot alter the basic nature of mankind by regulations or
exhortations.
But one of the great characteristics of Christ's rule over the earth is justice for all, specially for the poor and
needy. This is but an expansion of His righteousness which we have just considered: