God created the earth and man and is concerned with their destiny. His Word tells us that He did not create this earth “simply for nothing” but “formed it even to be inhabited.” And God in his Word not only tells us what his purpose regarding this earth is but further assures us: “My word that goes forth from my mouth . . . will not return to me without results, but it will certainly do that in which I have delighted, and it will have certain success in that for which I have sent it.”​—Isa. 45:18; 55:11.

Even though selfish men blindly threaten their own survival, mankind’s survival is assured because the Creator is more interested in man’s survival than is man himself. Just as a wise and loving father is often more interested in the welfare of his offspring than they themselves are, so the great Creator is more concerned about mankind’s survival than are men themselves. But there the analogy ends; for while earthly fathers often seem helpless in such situations, the Creator, Jehovah God, can and will do something about it, and that in the very near future.

What? His Word tells us in a prophecy that applies to this generation: The time has come “to bring to ruin those ruining the earth.” Those now ruining the earth will themselves be ruined at the “war of the great day of God the Almighty,” Har–Magedon.​—Rev. 11:18; 16:14, 16.

Further, God promises to make this earth a fit place in which to live: ‘The whole earth will be filled with the knowing of God as the waters cover the sea’; ‘men will learn war no more but every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree,’ and even ‘death, sorrow, crying and pain will be done away with.’ The Creator is determined to make this earth a place that will bring glory, not discredit, to Him.​—Isa. 11:9; Mic. 4:1-4; 1 Cor. 15:25, 26; Rev. 21:4.