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The Good News of the
Wonderful World of Tomorrow
Adapted by Charles J. Voss and Sandra K. Zawada
Based on an article by Herbert W. Armstrong



Chapter 7 - …And All Speaking the Same Language
Can you imagine a world with only one language? Think back a little. One of the major barriers to mutual understanding and cooperation between peoples has been the language barrier. When one man cannot understand another he cannot freely exchange ideas, philosophies, concepts, or opinions. Therefore during translating the personal rapport, the sense and feeling of what is being said, is lost.

If you have ever experienced talking to someone through an interpreter you probably remember how awkward you felt.

Today this world stands on the brink of cosmocide. Great races having different languages cannot seem to come to a meeting of minds. In addition, different peoples’ minds work differently.

A different language means a different culture, different music, different habits, different education, different values with different standards, and a whole different approach to life.

Fantastic Illiteracy
Think what an almost unbelievable step forward it would be if all peoples everywhere spoke and read and wrote the same language.

However today vast areas of the earth do not even possess a written language. Millions upon millions are illiterate--cannot read or even write their own names.

Millions of others are sadly limited in expressing themselves even in their own language and have not bothered to learn the language of another people.

One of the great handicaps to free trade as well as the exchange of ideas and cultural thought is the language barrier.

If the language barrier were removed and everyone became totally literate with fine minds, grasping the same thoughts, capable of thinking the same terms, capable of understanding each other fully--think of the huge changes that could be effected.


First consider what a universal worldwide language would mean today with the world cut off from ETERNAL.

Evils would multiply. Universally there would be a new age in art and perverted literature (pornography), G-dless education, Satan-inspired music--such as the US and Britain are producing over the world now--of quarreling and hostility and war between nations.

Such evils beginning at the Tower of Babel caused ETERNAL to confound languages to prevent such evils from spreading through direct communication between peoples and nations.

However, in the Wonderful World of Tomorrow with ETERNAL’s civilization established and ruled by the Mashiach, King David--what a blessing having the same language it will be.

Man was once bound together by a common tongue from the Garden of Eden until the Tower of Babel. Sadly, after the deluge man used his knowledge for evil--for an attempt to begin the very civilization that would end by destroying itself.

When ETERNAL divided the languages at the Tower of Babel, He was merely forestalling that eventual time of world chaos which even now threatens the annihilation of humanity.

But once ETERNAL’s Kingdom is established on this earth, David and the Prophet will usher in an era of total literacy, total education--and give the world one new pure language.

This subject by itself needs a book to describe. The whole literary processes of the whole earth will be changed. Today all languages are corrupt. They are literally filled with pagan, heathen terms--superstition--misnomers--exceptions to rules--peculiar idioms.

In our English language, Germanic in origin but with a great deal borrowed from Latin (either directly or through French) and other languages, there are many such terms we take for granted.

“Romance” comes from “Roman”--because that’s what the Romans did. People are called “lunatics” because of an old superstition that the moon (Latin luna) caused insanity. Some “thank their lucky stars,” a holdover from astrology (which more and more of our “enlightened” society are turning to). Others even still use pagan curses such as “by Jove.”

Our rockets (Thor, Agena, Atlas, and Titan) are named after pagan g-ds and g-ddesses of the Greeks and Romans and our space programs (Gemini, Apollo) are named the same way.

June brides want to get married under the sign of the ancient g-ddess of fertility (though it’s not chic to have large families any more) and our days and months bear pagan names.

All languages have peculiarities of expression and grammatical oddities which cause misunderstandings and make them difficult for foreigners to learn. In most cases even native speakers have problems with their own language as Professor Higgins so astutely observed in My Fair Lady. Many are in sad need of spelling reform, English being probably the prime example (ough has about six different possible pronunciations). The modes of writing vary from Chinese which still uses a form of picture writing to a multiplicity of different alphabets including Greek, Arabic, Sanskrit, Hebrew, and Russian. Something must be done. ETERNAL says:

Zephaniah 3:9 (NKJV). For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, that they all may call on the Name of ETERNAL, to serve Him with one accord.

Think of the new era of good literature, good music, and of the avoiding of duplicated effort, misunderstandings through linguistic difficulties and thousands of painstaking hours of translations. What an age it will be when the entire world becomes truly educated speaking the same language.

What about the Economic Structure?
ETERNAL shows that Jerusalem will become the financial capital of earth. The CREATOR says of the rebuilt city…

Isaiah 60:5. Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall swell with joy; because the abundance of the sea [the world’s gold, silver, and oil reserves are mostly under the seas] shall be turned to you, the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.

Do you know what vast wealth there is in the sea? The Dow Chemical Company, manufacturers of about 500 substances taken directly from seawater, says one cubic mile of seawater stores 175 million tons of dissolved chemicals.

Each cubic mile of seawater contains 93 million dollars worth of gold and eight and one-half million dollars worth of silver.

Each cubic mile contains seven tons of uranium, and enough other minerals, elements and chemicals in dissolution to make each cubic mile worth, in today’s figures, five billion dollars.

It has been estimated that the total value of the oceans would amount to one quintillion, five hundred quadrillion dollars.

A quadrillion dollars means a thousand trillion. In addition, a trillion is one thousand billion. A billion is one thousand million. And a million is one thousand thousand. So a quintillion is one thousand quadrillions of dollars. The abundance of the sea is what is promised by the CREATOR.

As you have already read the SOVEREIGN says He will raise many places now covered by waters of the oceans which He will make much more land available. Scientists know most of the earth’s raw materials lie in the strata beneath the depths of the seas.

ETERNAL says this vast wealth will become available for constructive use during the rule of King David on this earth. In addition, the SOVEREIGN says the wealth of the world will be centered in Jerusalem and that the vast rebuilding programs, rehabilitation processes, and new-age pioneering that begin will be backed by that wealth.

Haggai 2:6-8 English Standard Version (ESV). For thus says ETERNAL of Hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this House with glory, says the SOVEREIGN of Hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the SOVEREIGN of Hosts.

However ETERNAL’s great treasury will be for public display. No gold bricks, reposing in deep, subterranean vaults--utterly useless except for their meaning--no fear of thievery or robbery. It will made into breathtakingly beautiful decorations for the capital building of King David and the Temple in which ETERNAL will dwell.

The gold standard will be set up and values will never change. No more speculating or gambling on other people’s ability.

Never again will any person become rich from investing in the labors and creative ability of another person. No more stock markets, world banks, financing centers, insurance companies, mortgage companies, loan agencies, or time payments.

In ETERNAL’s abundant Government people will buy only what they need when they can afford it and when they have the savings to pay for it. No more interest and no more taxes! Nevertheless, the tithing system will be universal.

Today’s governments demand up to 40, 50, and even 90 percent in inheritance taxes, income taxes, hidden taxes; federal, state, county, school board, and city taxes.

However, ETERNAL requires only ten percent. And out of that ten percent will be financed the entire governmental, educational, and spiritual leadership of the whole earth.

Malachi 3:8-10 (ESV). Will man rob the SOVEREIGN? Yet you are robbing Me. But you say, “How have we robbed You?” In your tithes and contributions. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. And thereby put Me to the test, says ETERNAL of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

That is a prophecy for now and what a blessing that will be. There will be none of the financial burdens that curse most peoples today. Then people will not try to “keep up with the Jones’s,” so they will not try to live beyond their means.

They will be educated to resist impulse buying, and lustful acquisition of various gadgets, toys, playthings, and luxury items that they cannot afford and do not need.

Take the commercialism of various holidays away--expose the true origin of pagan holidays. People would have more money for the essentials of life that really count.

Reduce the really big expenses in most people’s homes; take away all the taxes that are real and hidden. Take away property taxes, school taxes (since all education will then be handled by the Family of ETERNAL and the physical family of Levi) and all other taxes; cut down totally on any medical bills (only small fees for first aid, or child delivery, or necessary physical helps), and insure no one ever again signs a 36-month contract at up to 35 or 40 percent interest on an ancient used car that falls apart while the buyer still owes more than the car is worth.

Do these things and the financial curses under which most people live will be healed. ETERNAL says financial blessings are to become the order of the day.

Take away thievery, robbery, accidents, weather damage, rust, rot and decay from plants, stores, and manufacturing concerns. How much less could merchandise then sell for--and at how much greater profits?

Take away weather problems, insect damage, blight, and fungus from farmers--losses through government price controls and over flooding of markets--and what would be their lot in life?

Take away massive, assembly-line production of cheap, flimsy automobiles and think what would that do to solve the traffic snarls, the smog problems, the collisions and loss of life and the whole social and economic picture?

ETERNAL will accomplish these things. How will He do so? He tells us what the first step will be.

Ezekiel 11:19. Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a New Spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh. 42

The first step then will be changing the nature of human beings; changing their outlook toward life, removing their lust and selfishness, their covetousness and greed that drives them onward toward material goals.

Human nature covets. It lusts for the things money can buy. It longs for prestige, recognition, admiration, and popularity. It lusts for power, position, and wealth.

Ask any segment of our modern-day populations what they desire most in life and they will almost invariably answer, “money”! Actually, they want the things money can buy. They know prestige and recognition come through the acquisition of material goods. They know most people evaluate other people by what they possess -- by the kind of clothing they wear, the kind of home in which they live, the kind of automobiles they drive, and the material goods they possess.

These are the attributes that Heylel, our adversary, has instilled in humans since the Garden of Eden (Ezekiel 28:1-26; Isaiah 14:1-19).

The CREATOR will provide shepherds that will teach the people the Real Truth (the CREATOR’s truth). People will get the encouragement they need that can change their outlook toward life. Truth taught by caring shepherds dedicated to feeding the people will help to eliminate their lust and selfishness, their covetousness and greed that drives them onward toward material goals.

Human nature will be dealt with by truth--exposing evil for what it is. Many, many people will change their way of doing things. Ones that choose not to change their evil ways will not receive eternal life. Human nature inspired by Heylel is why Jeremiah was inspired to write…

Jeremiah 17:9. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Notice. It is not a sin to be rich. However, it is a sin to covet riches or to set your heart on material things. Our SOVEREIGN is a multibillionaire heavenly Father. “The gold is mine... (Haggai 2:8).”

ETERNAL wants fullness, abundance in every life. Now look at the material “successes” you have known. How truly happy are they? As J. Paul Getty, one of the world’s richest men, reputed to have said, “I’d give all my millions for just one happy marriage!”

In ETERNAL’s Kingdom these Commands of His will be obeyed. They will become the standard for regulating commerce, business, finance, and the entire economic structure of the world.

The giving standard will be followed in the SOVEREIGN’s rule on this earth--not the grasping, conniving, striving, deceitful, clandestine, furtive, scurrilous, devious, cheating and lying chicanery that is commonplace in today’s business world.

But until ETERNAL breaks the haughty spirit of man (Isaiah 2:10-12, 17)--the peoples of earth will not be ready to accept such a wonderful, loving, generous, honest, giving standard for the whole economy.

Never again will anyone build a building he cannot afford and does not need nor lease and rent to tenants who help him pay for it. No more interest. ETERNAL says it is sin to lend money at “usury” or interest to your brother (Leviticus 25:36).

Once each fifty years (the Jubilee year) all debts public and private will be completely cancelled (Leviticus 25:10-11).

Since governments will be in the hands of the spiritual Family of our SOVEREIGN and administered by those leaders directly under that great ruling Family. Since there will be no huge bureaus watching other huge bureaus which are suspiciously watching other bureaus; no military establishment; no “intelligence” (spy) agencies or members of Interpol; no huge cartels, monopolies, unions, or giant government spending--the economy of the world will be healed.

Think of it. No more foreign aid--none of the wasted billions to buy “lovers” (allies) (Ezekiel 23:9, 22; Lamentations 1:2, 19; Ezekiel, 16th chapter) who turn and rend you later. No more strings-attached government grants to industry, to science and space technology, or to schools and institutions for research. Instead every necessary industry, educational institution, and business will be in sound financial condition.

What a Wonderful World that will be living under our CREATOR’s wings of love!

Final Summation
Statesmen, scientists, educators know the only hope for survival and for peace is one world government under a New World Order. We could quote many scores of world leaders affirming this and other scores of world leaders saying it is impossible.

So humanly the choices are “world government--or annihilation” on the one hand, or “world government is impossible” on the other hand.

That is the stark paradox of terror facing all mankind today. However what man cannot do for himself the Great Loving SOVEREIGN will do for him. World government--perfect government--is coming in our time in the hands of the Great Ruling SOVEREIGN, His Mashiach, Prophet, and unnumbered thousands of Co-Rulers given immortality with and under Him.

And that good news is that King David is to inherit the world throne which ETERNAL had promised to him that will never cease on this earth (II Samuel 7:13). In addition, at that time the Mighty One of Israel will be here on this earth (Zechariah 14:3-4).

The awakened Mashiach is coming in all the power and glory of the ETERNAL SOVEREIGN as “King of kings and establish the SOVEREIGN’s world-ruling Kingdom over all nations (Daniel 2:44; 7:9, 13-14, 18, 22, 27; Isaiah 9:7).

King David is the firstborn (Psalms 89:27) of many brethren who will be awakened or changed to spirit life to live forever. 43 King David will rule with a rod of iron (Psalms 2:9) to insure justice, love, and peace. When he is awakened from death, it will be his Second Advent since his first was when he was born as a human. King David knew that one-day he would teach righteousness and that sinners would be converted (Psalms 51:11-13).

King David knew that he would die but later awakened and that he and the prophet would be coronated to their office (Psalms 110) 44

Thus, the hope of the Righteous Remnant is in the first Awakening.

David, the King of kings made perfect in character, absolute in honesty, integrity, faithfulness, loyalty and trust; filled with outgoing loving concern for the governed--their welfare and salvation; total knowledge, understanding, wisdom. Yet, possessing total power, and never compromising one millionth of an inch with ETERNAL’s perfect Law--this is the way of love. He will enforce ETERNAL’s Law--ETERNAL’s Government on earth. He will compel haughty, carnal, rebellious humans to yield in complete submission to ETERNAL’s Way.

No one will be deceived as the vast majority of mankind is today. All will know the truth. No more religious confusion. Eyes will be opened to the truth. Humans will become teachable. People will start living the SOVEREIGN’s Way--the way of outgoing loving concern for others--the way of true values--the way of peace, happiness, well-being, and joy.

Crime, sickness, disease, pain and suffering, gone! Poverty, ignorance banished. Smiles on people’s face--faces that radiate. Wild animals tamed. Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, will be gone. Crystal pure water to drink; clean, crisp, pure air to breathe; rich black soil where deserts, mountains and seas formerly were producing full-flavored vitalized foods; and fantastic beauty in flowers, shrubs, and trees. A world filled with happy radiating humans, guided, helped, protected, and ruled by former mortals made immortal--and all the humans realizing that they, too, may inherit everlasting life in supreme happiness and thrilling joy.

What a fabulous glorious picture!

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