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2:17 No you're not better than this.
(2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. People will be selfish, greedy, egotistical, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without the love of goodness, betrayers, obstinate, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power;"
(2 Timothy 3:13) "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled."
1 John 5:19 tells you why people are behaving this way. "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." Deep down inside, you know it's true.
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@Fern-334 I have a bookmark folder containing links to Youtube channels for NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, PBS NewsHour, NowThisNews, 60 Minutes, Frontline, Vox, Al Jazeera English, Reuters, CNN, The New York Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, VICE News, The New Yorker, Sky News, and Channel 4 News. No Fox news...
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Do you now understand what the words of 2 Timothy 3:1-5 mean? The following describes people's behavior worldwide.
"But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. People will be selfish, greedy, egotistical, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without the love of goodness, betrayers, obstinate, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power;"
and verse 13: "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled."
The global system of things is ending VERY soon.
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@dbarton3300 You missed the most crucial point of verse 12. "Only do not lay your hand on the man himself!" In other words, "do what you need to do to prove your point, only do not kill him." And again, when Satan challenged God a second time at 2:6 Jehovah said to Satan, "Look! He is in your hand! Only do not take his life!"
In both cases, Satan caused Job's pain and suffering because that's who Satan is. He is an evil sadistic creature but seemingly a former angel of some renown (Ezekiel 28:12-19 provides a snapshot of whom he used to be before his downfall). Further, at John 8:44, Jesus called Satan "a murderer when he began." According to Job 2:1, Satan still had permission to enter God's court, although not welcomed. God only permitted Satan's challenge because he brought it before God's family of angels.
At Job 2:4, Satan made a bold claim. "Skin for skin. A man will give everything that he has for his life." In other words, he charged that humans are selfish creatures. That they are only obedient to God because of the benefits they receive ("e.g., placed a hedge on every side around him"), and not because they love God. Yet despite all the terrible things Satan did, Job loved Jehovah with all his heart. Although he suffered great depression and, at times, gave undue attention to himself, he kept his integrity. He proved Satan a no-good liar!
It is worth noting that when God demanded Satan not to kill Job, in rare form, he obeyed. Satan never challenged Jehovah's authority outright. He would never do that to the most powerful person in the universe. Instead, he questioned his sovereignty or his right to rule his creation, namely humans. That challenge began at the Garden of Eden.
The universal court proceeding is still an on-going legal case between those who side with Satan and those who side with Jehovah. Satan has his evidence through various forms of human governments and conditions alienated from God to show that his system of things is a colossal failure. Contrast that there are close to nine million people today who continue to give the world a witness that living a life obedient to God is the best way. They are Jehovah's Witnesses. For as Jeremiah 10:23 aptly states, "I well know, O Jehovah, that man's way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step."
So to answer your reply, there are no contradictions, and James 1:13 still stands.
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(2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud. Abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love. Unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good. Treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people."
You may wonder if the Bible calls the times we're living in the last days, what will happen after? If you'd like to know, please reply, and I would be happy to share additional information from God's Word the Bible.
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This event is par for the course. Eventually, the world's governments, including the United States, will turn against religion and destroy it. Using metaphorical language, Revelation 17:16,17 says it will happen. More to the point verse 17 says, "For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought," In other words, God himself will prompt them to do this because the sins of the worldwide empire of false religion "have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind." (Revelation 18:5). Once this action happens, and once they destroy religion, all nations will have reached their precipice of destruction.
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(Matthew 24:3) "While [Jesus] was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately, saying: "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?"
(24:14) "And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
(24:37-39) "For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as they were in those days before the Flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they took no note until the Flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be."
This video is a small preview of the fear people will experience when the end of this system of things comes. Wherever you look, the entire earth will be surrounded by figurative fire, and there will be no escape.
(Luke 21:26) "People will become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth"
If you want to change that outcome, then do as Zephaniah 2:2,3 says:
"Before the decree takes effect. Before the day passes by like chaff. Before the burning anger of Jehovah comes upon you. Before the day of Jehovah's anger comes upon you, Seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth, who observe his righteous decrees. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah's anger."
No human government is going to protect you from what's coming. Only supporting Jehovah God's government will protect you.
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(Revelation 12:12) "Woe for the earth and the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short time."
What is the sea ?
(Isaiah 57:20 ) "But the wicked are like the restless sea that cannot calm down, And its waters keep tossing up seaweed and mire."
How is this behavior possible?
(1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one."
Would you like to know how bad it is?
(2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. People will be selfish, greedy, egotistical, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without the love of goodness, betrayers, obstinate, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power;"
And it's going to get worse.
(2 Timothy 3:13) "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading, and being misled."
Your system of things is ending very soon. "Get ready to meet your God." (Amos 4:12). That's not a good thing.
(Zephaniah 2:2,3) "Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes by like chaff, before the burning anger of Jehovah comes upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger comes upon you, seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth, who observe his righteous decrees. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah's anger."
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Jesus said at Luke 11:17, "Every kingdom divided against itself comes to ruin, and a house divided against itself falls."
And the Bible describes the behavior of people at 2 Timothy 3:1-4, "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For [humans] will be lovers of themselves, ... haughty, . . . not open to any agreement, . . . without self-control, fierce, . . . headstrong"
People don't realize how near the end of their way of life is. But they'll see it soon. When you see governments turn on religion on a global scale, that's when you'll know the end is near.
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@tonybarden9187 That is because Jehovah God authored the Bible. He used his Holy Spirit to inspire humans to recall and write down his thoughts but with a human touch. If he used angels, they would not be able to convey human emotions or have human experiences. How God had the Bible written is a gift itself. However, I suspect that doesn't explain why the Bible comes from a divine origin, at least not to you. I could quote 2 Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is inspired by God," but that wouldn't convince you.
The only thing that could prove the Bible is of a divine origin would be to show something it contains that is superhuman or something no human can do. No human has a proven track record of foretelling the future, and anything they say comes from conjecture and educated guesses. Even a man like Nostradamus, who some believe to be a great foreteller, wasn't one-hundred accurate. The future cannot be told with absolute certainty by humans. However, Jehovah can. He proudly says so.
(Isaiah 46:10) "From the beginning, I foretell the outcome, and from long ago, the things that have not yet been done."
I'm sure you see those as mere words. You likely want proof. There are many examples in God's Word, but for the sake of brevity, let's consider one.
You can find this prophecy at Isaiah 44:24, 27, 28, and 45:1-4. I'll quote the biblical verses for context.
(Isaiah 44:24) "This is what Jehovah says, your Repurchaser, Who formed you since you were in the womb: 'I am Jehovah, who made everything. I stretched out the heavens by myself, and I spread out the earth. Who was with me?'"
(Isaiah 44:27, 28) "The One saying to the deep waters, 'Be evaporated, And I will dry up all your rivers'; The One saying of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he will completely carry out all my will'; The One saying of Jerusalem, 'She will be rebuilt,' And of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'"
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(Isaiah 45:1-4) "This is what Jehovah says to his anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of To subdue nations before him, To disarm kings, To open before him the double door so that the gates will not be shut: "Before you, I will go, and the hills I will level. The copper doors I will break in pieces. The iron bars I will cut down. I will give you the treasures in the darkness and the hidden treasures in the concealed places, so that you may know that I am Jehovah, the God of Israel, who is calling you by your name. For my servant Jacob and Israel, my chosen one, I am calling you by your name. I am giving you a name of honor, although you did not know me."
So, in summary, this prophecy states:
1. A watery deep will become evaporated, and rivers will dry up
2. The passage mentions a person named Cyrus by name
3. Jerusalem rebuilt
4. Doors would open for Cyrus
Isaiah wrote down this inspired prophecy around 732 BCE. Was it fulfilled as described? Notice what is said by The Encyclopedia Americana (1956), Vol. III, p. 9; Light From the Ancient Past (Princeton, 1959), Jack Finegan, pp. 227-229; All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial (New York, 1983), pp. 282, 284, 295.
"Isaiah wrote the prophecy before Cyrus's birth. The Jews were not taken into exile to Babylon until 617-607 BCE, and the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple did not happen until 607 BCE. In detail, starting in 539 BCE nearly 200 years later, the prophecy fulfilled. Cyrus was the founder of the Persian Empire, known at the time by "Cyrus the Great." In his campaign to conquer the Babylonian Empire, Cyrus diverted the waters of the Euphrates River into an artificial lake. The river gates of Babylon were left open during feasting in the city. Consequently, Babylon fell to the Medes and Persians under Cyrus. Thereafter, Cyrus liberated the Jewish exiles who had been in Babylonian exile for 70 years and sent them back to Jerusalem with instructions to rebuild Jehovah's temple."
Ask yourself, could any human possibly know that a new rising power in the region would overthrow the mighty Babylonians, let alone be able to name the ruler who would do it? The odds of someone predicting that Babylon's destruction would happen because diverted rivers and carelessly left open gates is practically nil. Yet, that outcome occurred, as Jehovah said it would happen through Isaiah.
Jehovah can speak these words with confidence. "So my word that goes out of my mouth will be. It will not return to me without results, but it will certainly accomplish whatever is my delight, and it will surely succeed in what I send it to do." (Isaiah 55:11)
I hope you found that enlightening. 🙂
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Your way of life (if you want to call it that) is coming to an end.
The condition of people
(2 Timothy 3:1-4) But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power.
The condition of the world and governments
(Luke 21:10,11) Nation will rise against nation, and Kingdom against Kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences.
In contrast, is the global campaign by Jehovah's Witnesses to share with people from the Bible that God's government is the only real solution to solve humanity's problems. The campaign has been in continuous active service for over a hundred years.
(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Soon this campaign will end and, along with it, the opportunity to secure your future.
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Calling the Catholic church a religious organization is like calling the Mafia a community organization. Most of the religions of the world are false and created by Satan to blind people's minds.
(1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one."
(2 Corinthians 4:3,4) "The good news we declare is veiled among those who are perishing, among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through."
Further, Jesus said these words, "I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves." (John 13:34,35)
"Love among yourselves" would be an identifiable mark showing the world who were his genuine followers. By their acts and actions, the Catholic church has NEVER been an authentic disciple of Jesus.
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(2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—having a form of godliness but denying its power."
(Matthew 24:3) "While [Jesus] was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately, saying: 'Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?'"
(Luke 21:10,11) "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences;"
(Matthew 24:14) "This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
and then the end will come
We are so close to the end. We're in the last ten minutes of the last hour of the last days.
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(2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. People will be selfish, greedy, egotistical, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without the love of goodness, betrayers, obstinate, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power;"
having no natural affection
not open to any agreement
obstinate
Do you now understand and SEE what the words of 2 Timothy 3:1-5 mean? The passages describe people's behavior worldwide in the last days.
Further, Matthew 24:10-12: "Then, too, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and mislead many; and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold."
In telling his disciples of the things ahead, Jesus Christ indicated that the love (agape) of many who professed belief in God would cool off.
People don't realize it but by their actions they are fulfilling Bible prophecy. Prophecy simply means "history written in advance."
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