Why Is There So Much Suffering?

Have you ever asked yourself why the world is so filled with suffering and why terrible things keep happening on a daily basis. A lot of mainstream religious people and other people in general believe that it is God's will and that bad things happen because Jehovah God wills it.

But is this really the case. The book of Job 34:12 says "For a certainty, God does not act wickedly; The almighty does not pervert justice." This scripture shows that for a certainty, God does not act unjustly and wills for bad things to happen. James 1:13 also says "When under trial, let no one say: ""I am being tried by God."" For with evil things God cannot be tried, nor does he himself try anyone." This bible scripture shows even more that God does not cause suffering and that he does not cruelly punish people with bad things as most people claim. 

Many people are also of the opinion that God is the ruler of this world and that if he is all powerful ruler, why does badness continue to exist in this world. The scripture at 1 John 5:19 says "We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." The previous scripture just mentioned that God cannot be tried with evil things nor does he try anyone, so in essence, God is not evil. The scripture at 1 John 5:19 mentions that "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." If Jehovah God is not evil, then who is the wicked one mentioned at 1 John 5:19? If you have a look at Revelations 12:9,10 it speaks of a great serpent who was cast down or thrown from heaven to earth. We are familiar with the serpent or snake that tempted Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. The identity of this serpent turned out to be Satan, the devil. So the wicked one who is ruling over the world is really Satan, the devil, and not Jehovah God as most people believe. Satan was able to wrest control and usurp God's sovereignty or right to rule away from Him and made himself ruler of the world based on what took place when Adam and Eve disobeyed God's commandment to not eat from the tree. 

The ruler of the world therefore is Satan and not God and that it is Satan who is creating the unpleasant conditions currently taking place in the world. This makes sense as Satan is the wicked evil one who is in fact making bad things to happen instead of God.

I am a Jehovah's Witness and so I just wanted to share my beliefs in this forum. If anyone needs any clarification or to discuss this further, you can contact me anytime.

Kind regards

Luvo