Transcripts: Enjoy Life Forever!

Transcript: Who Controls the World?
[People with divergent ideas]
People think the Bible says that God controls the world.
[Hand holds the earth]
But how could that be? This world is out of control!
[Protesters struggle with riot police]
It’s full of pain and suffering,
[Grieving woman cries over empty crib]
sickness and death,
[In pain, an old man sits in a hospital hallway]
poverty and disaster.
[Woman holds dead child]
How could a loving God be responsible for all of this?
[A Bible opens]
What the Bible says may surprise you.
[And pages begin flipping]
It says: “The Evil One controls the whole world.”
[Devil conspiring]
In other words, there’s an evil power behind the world’s problems, someone who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes.
[Religion, politics, angry protestants. Man with a pained look]
That’s why, no matter how hard we try, humans just cannot solve the world’s problems. The good news is: The Bible says things will not always be like this!
[Girl smiles as plant blooms]
It tells us why we’re in this situation,
[Bible opens]
how God will fix it, and how we can deal with it in the meantime.
(Logo: Black capital letters JW.ORG inside a white box. Copyright 2013 Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania)