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  31. Key Takeaways from the Interview: Brain Health & Aging: + The brain does not shrink as we age, but its efficiency can decline. + Memory formation is influenced by emotion, repetition, association, and novelty. + Long-term memories (e.g., childhood events) are stored differently than recent memories. + The hippocampus is crucial for forming new memories, while the amygdala enhances emotional memories. + Quality sleep plays a critical role in general brain health. Memory & Dementia: + Dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, starts by affecting the hippocampus. + People with dementia often retain older memories but struggle to form new ones. + Interference from daily distractions can impact memory recall, not necessarily aging. + Chronic stress and anxiety can negatively impact memory. Brain Plasticity & Exercise: + Exercise is the most transformative activity for brain health. + Physical movement releases a “bubble bath” of neurochemicals that boost mood, attention, and reaction time. + Regular exercise stimulates brain plasticity, helping grow new brain cells in the hippocampus. + Exercise lowers the risk of dementia and helps maintain cognitive function, even into old age. Exercise & Brain Growth: + Aerobic exercise (raising heart rate) is key to improving brain function. + A single workout improves focus, memory, and mood. + Long-term, consistent exercise strengthens the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. + People in their 90s can still grow new brain cells. Practical Exercise Recommendations: + 10 minutes of power walking provides immediate benefits. + 2-3 sessions per week (45 minutes each) of aerobic exercise show measurable brain benefits. + Fun activities like dancing, gardening, or walking can also be effective. + More exercise = greater benefits (memory, mood, focus, and reduced dementia risk). Nutrition & Brain Health: + The Mediterranean diet is linked to better brain function. + Lower inflammation helps reduce the risk of dementia. + The gut microbiome plays a role in cognitive health. Final Takeaways: + It’s never too late to improve brain health—even in old age. + Consistency in exercise, healthy eating, mindfulness and quality sleep is key. + Memory and cognitive decline are not inevitable; proactive lifestyle choices make a difference. Hope this helped! 🧠♥
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  139. Human governments have been been a disaster. Humans have tried all types of governments, but after 6,000 years the words of Ecclesiastes 8:9 prove this truth. "man has dominated man to his harm." Why? Jeremiah 10:23 tells us, "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." Humans were endowed with many gifts like free will, love, justice, and the like, but the one thing humans were never given was the ability to govern. Only "a man’s footsteps are directed by Jehovah; How can a man understand his own way?" (Proverbs 20:24) This is why democracy, communism, aristocracy, tyranny and other forms of human governments do not work. Humans are imperfect, and they were never designed to govern themselves. That right and privilege belongs to Jehovah God. “You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they came into existence and were created.” (Revelation 4:11) This is why Jehovah God set up a heavenly government (Daniel 2:44; Matthew 6:9,10). The person he chose to rule His government is none other than his son Jesus Christ. (Luke 22:28,29; Matthew 28:18) Assisting Jesus will be 144,000 humans who will serve as cabinet members. They are chosen, or rather anointed, by Jehovah God himself. (Luke 22:30, Revelation 7:4) God's heavenly government will rule over the whole earth. The majority of humans will live under this government as its citizens. (Revelation 7:9) Jesus, the 144000, and people living on earth will work together to remove the damage that has been done by transforming the entire planet into a paradise in the way Jehovah had always intended from the beginning. Meanwhile sin and imperfection will progressively fade into history. The blessings humans will receive from God's government will be amazing. A world dominated by aspect's of Jehovah's personality such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, mildness, and self control. (Galatians 5:22,23) No more violence and an abundance of peace. (Psalm 37:10,11) No more sorrow, pain; even death will be gone. (Revelation 21:4) No more sickness. (Isaiah 33:24) No more famine. (Psalm 72:16) No more wars. (Psalm 46:9) Blind people will see again, cripple people will leap for joy and run again, mute people will be able to sing out in joy! (Isaiah 35:5,6) Peace with all animals even the scary ones. (Isaiah 11:6-9) Everyone will own and cultivate their own land, build their own home; all of this without worrying about paying a mortgage or utilities. (Isaiah 65:21) In fact Jehovah will "satisfy the desire of every living thing." Both humans AND animals will be blessed. (Psalms 145:16) There's so many more blessings in store. These are just a few of them. :) If you would like to learn more about Jehovah and his heavenly government please visit JW.org
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  202. He calls himself a reverend and yet he never once provides comfort and hope from God's Word the Bible. He could have read the following scriptures to show that God is not racist and that he doesn't tolerate racism. (Acts 10:34,35) God is not partial, but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. (Deuteronomy 10:17) For Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the God great, mighty, and awe-inspiring, who treats none with partiality and does not accept a bribe. (2 Chronicles 19:7) for with Jehovah our God there is no injustice, no partiality, no bribe-taking. Obviously those who worship God mirror his qualities. He could have comforted Michael Brown's parent with: (John 5:28, 29) Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, (Revelation 21:4) And [God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away. Instead of looking to God's heavenly government as the solution to injustice and racism he looks to the United States government. Human governments are failures! The Bible provides ample evidence showing humans were never designed to govern themselves or each other. Ecclesiastes 8:9, "man has dominated man to his harm." and Jeremiah 10:23 "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." Instead of being given the ability to rule we were given a spiritual need by the Almighty. "“Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need,* since the Kingdom of the heavens belongs to them." (Matthew 5:3) This system is coming to an end. The new system will soon improve the lives of MILLIONS under the direction of Jehovah God's heavenly government. No more will there be injustice or racism. And because people will live in love and peace no more will there be police and law enforcement. If you would like to learn more please visit JW.org
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  285. Max should read Deuteronomy 18:9-12. "When you have entered into the land that Jehovah your God is giving you, you must not learn to imitate the detestable practices of those nations. There should not be found in you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, anyone who employs divination, anyone practicing magic, anyone who looks for omens, a sorcerer, anyone binding others with a spell, anyone who consults a spirit medium or a fortune-teller, or anyone who inquires of the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to Jehovah, and on account of these detestable practices, Jehovah your God is driving them away from before you." And if you're just now thinking, "That's old testament nonsense!" It's not. (Acts 19:17-19) "both the Jews and the Greeks who lived in Ephesus; . . . and many of those who had become believers. Indeed, quite many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them up before everybody. And they calculated their value and found them worth 50,000 pieces of silver." (Galatians 5:19, 20) "Now the works of the flesh are plainly seen, and they are . . . spiritism" (magic is associated with spiritism) Further, if you're wondering why religions like these exist, the Bible said it would happen. (2 Timothy 4:3,4) "For there will be a period when they will not put up with the wholesome teaching, but according to their desires, they will surround themselves with teachers to have their ears tickled. They will turn away from listening to the truth and give attention to false stories."
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  444. Jesus told people that a series of global problems during his promised presence would lead to the conclusion of this 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." (pestilence is another word for epidemic and pandemic) (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." "and in one place after another, food shortages and pestilences" is now being fulfilled in a very pronounced way. The Bible promises that food will be abundant in the future under God's Kingdom (a kingdom is a type of government). (Psalms 72:16) "There will be an abundance of grain on the earth. On top of the mountains, it will overflow." Even unlivable deserts will transform into lands fertile with soil for planting. (Isaiah 35:6) "For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert plain." There will be so much fertile land that the Bible promises everyone will have a place to live and land to grow food in abundance. (Isaiah 65:21, 22) "They will build houses and live in them, plant vineyards and eat their harvest. They will not build for someone else to inhabit, Nor will they plant for others to eat. My people's days will be like the days of a tree. My chosen ones will enjoy the work of their hands to the full." Our heavenly father, JEHOVAH GOD, designed our planet with the ability to sustain BILLIONS of people. That purpose never came to pass because of Adam's disobedience (Romans 5:12) and the mismanagement by governments run by imperfect humans (Ecclesiastes 8:9). However, God's purpose hasn't changed. (Malachi 3:6) God's Kingdom, or government, is unique in that only it will solve all problems like food shortages and the lack of equality, eliminate illnesses and suffering, end poverty, abolish wars and violence, and even remove death from the human condition. The next time the Witnesses contact you, talk with them. Find out what the Bible promises for the future.
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  458. (Matthew 24:3) "While [Jesus] was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately, saying: 'Tell us, . . . what will be the sign of your presence and 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, food shortages, and pestilences in one place after another." Pestilence is another word for pandemic. Further, the Bible accurately describes the behavior of most people worldwide. (2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know that critical times hard to deal with will be here in the last days. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, 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, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power." And it warns people's behavior will get worse. (2 Timothy 3:13) "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled." Notice this significant part of the sign of the conclusion of the system of things. (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." Jesus said there would be a global preaching effort by Christians. Only one group on the planet bears Witness to God's name and His Kingdom. They've knocked on doors, witnessed by cart, informal witness, and more. You know them by their name, but I'll let God tell you who they are through His Word. (Isaiah 43:10) "'You are my witnesses,' declares Jehovah."
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  464. (Revelation 6:5,6) "When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say: 'Come!' And I saw, and look! A black horse and the one seated on it had a pair of scales in his hand. I heard what sounded like a voice amid the four living creatures say: 'A quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the olive oil and the wine." This rider represents famine. We find here a picture of food rationing so severe that a quart (1.08 L) of wheat would cost one denarius, a whole day's wage in the first century! (Matthew 20:2) The same coin could purchase three quarts (3.24 L) of barley, a grain viewed as inferior to wheat. How far would that go to feed a large family? People are then warned to be frugal even with daily foodstuffs, aptly pictured by such basic staples of that time. Since 1914, have we seen evidence that this rider of the black horse has been on the move? Yes! About 70 million people died in famines during the 20th century. One authority estimated that "805 million people​—about one in nine of the world's population—​were chronically undernourished in 2012-14." Another report states: "Hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined." Despite many earnest efforts to feed the hungry, the rider of the black horse continues to ride. "And do not harm the olive oil and the wine" denotes a stark contrast of those who can buy luxury foods. Note what Jesus said about the sign of his presence and the conclusion of the system of things at (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. That is fast approaching. You can take proactive steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. Google "god's kingdom" and click the link "What is God's Kingdom? Why pray for the Kingdom of God."
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  544. A similar situation happened to a dog next door. A couple of months after moving in, a renter brought a dog and placed it in the backyard. He left that dog back there all the time. He never went out to play with it, take it for walks, or talk to it; basically, he just ignored it. The only time I ever heard him interact with it was to yell at it, and I mean the mean kind of yelling. Often, the owner tied the dog on a chain long enough to roam around the backyard. The owner left the dog in the wind and rain and cold all the time. The previous homeowners installed a small metal tool shed that the renter used as a dog house, but it was inadequate. The dog barked for hours, often barking itself asleep. At first, I was mad at the dog for the barking (which was genuinely unbearable). But the more time passed, the more I began to believe the renter was abusing his pet. One day, I was able to talk with the owner, and he seemed like a nice guy. I said I'd be willing to help. He said in a broken English accent, and I quote, "it puppy. it good." I asked what kind of puppy. He said Dobermann. I didn't believe him. It didn't sound like a puppy, but I didn't want to make a big deal of the situation, as I felt we could work out an amicable arrangement. We exchanged numbers, and then on, I texted him to let him know it was 3 in the morning, and his dog was still barking. One day I called him, and he said his friend would pick up the dog. A week went by. Meanwhile, I started to hear another dog. I knew the renter had another dog that he kept inside the house, but I never heard it outside. So the two of them continued barking for a week. The other dog was less vocal than the Dobermann, who continued to bark for hours: eight, nine, ten hours straight, through out the day and night. After seeing the house lights off for two weeks and no activity, I began to worry about their health and safety (it was raining a lot). I didn't know how much food they had. I tried to toss food over the fence, but the Dobermann was overly aggressive. It would lunge at the fence. I had no doubts if the fence wasn't there; it would attack me or someone in the neighborhood. While this happened for eight months, I continued calling Animal Control to express the dismay of listening to a barking dog for hours on end and concern for the dog's health. As the months dragged on, I express concern over potential animal abuse. Animal Control told me I would have to get a petition started with the neighbors before coming out. I called the non-emergency police line, and they said Animal Control handled these calls. So nobody listened to me! When I finally realized the renter had abandoned the property and left his dogs behind in the cold and rain, that's when I called the police and reported the animals as abandoned and likely malnourished as they may have gone 2.5 weeks without food. Much to my exhaustion, that was the ONLY time they came out!!! The police officer immediately knew something was wrong with the Dobermann and that Animal Control would be by tomorrow to pick them up. I asked about food, and he said he would try to give them something to eat. I don't know if he ever did. Later, I heard through someone familiar with the dogs' cases that the Rottweiler had an untreated injury for months, possibly a year. They mended it and put him in the animal shelter for adoption. On the other hand, the Dobermann was unadoptable as it would lunge at the shelter folks whenever they came by. They had no choice but to put him to sleep. I found out the Dobermann was a two-year-old. To this day, I remain ANGRY with the renter!!! He committed animal abuse, and the police did NOTHING! I don't know if the law ever went after him. I am also angry with Animal Control because they could have saved both dogs when I first reported the issue. The Dobermann didn't lunge at the fence at first; it just barked loudly. It had progressively gotten worse due to neglect, verbal abuse, possible malnourishment, and its barks were pleads for help that went unanswered. They could have taken the dog and gave it a better home. I feel like I did everything I could to plead for help in their behalf. To this day, I still feel bad for both dogs. 😢😢😭
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  545. ​ @glershnern5300  There's nothing smug about requiring an employee handling my food to wear masks and gloves. I'm not referring to a charity. I'm a paying customer, and there are basic requirements during a pandemic to ensure the virus doesn't spread. Two of those are masks and gloves. Everything I posted in my above comment is a reasonable request, but let me break it down to clarify the points. 1. "If I walk into any restaurant and see ONE employee not wearing a mask (and gloves, although this is likely fine... but masks are a requirement), I walk out." That means I quietly assess the situation and leave without talking to any employees. I've done it a few times now. 2. "If I place an order and discover an employee (especially the cook) isn't wearing a mask (and gloves), I request a refund." I'm not going to say anything, other than requesting a refund and answering their question if they ask. 3. "And if a refund is not possible. I tell the business why I am not taking the food and that they've lost a customer for life, and I'm out the door." Even in this context, I am still respectful. I can't entirely agree with taking food from a restaurant by a staff member or members who didn't wear masks and gloves. That tells me they don't take my safety seriously. So why should I give them money? Losing me as a customer for life is the cost for their refusal to give me a refund. In other words, "Fine. Keep the $10. That's all you'll ever get from me." To put it another way, most of the time, I won't ever get to #3, but if I do, I'll be sure to tell them why. At that point, they can decide to make changes, or not and watch their restaurant go out of business for their stubborn refusal to comply with common-sense safety precautions.
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  549. ​ @Prizin_Mike  The Bible provides three identifying marks that would show people who real Christians are. (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." This first mark would show real Christians engaging in a worldwide preaching campaign to bring good news about God's Kingdom to people worldwide. (John 13:34,35) "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." This second mark is pretty easy to identify, but to be clear, it is genuine brotherly love that crosses national boundaries and even socioeconomic and ethnic lines. (John 18:36) "Jesus answered: 'My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source.'" This third mark is a little more nuanced, but essentially what Jesus meant is his followers would remain political neutrality in any country. That means they would also not serve in any nation's military. This third mark is also compatible with the second mark. To pick up weapons to kill another human would not be loving. Jehovah's Witnesses is the only organization on the planet that is practicing these marks. We support God's heavenly Kingdom as the ONLY answer to bring genuine solutions to humanity's problems. This brief 3-minute video provides more details about God's heavenly Kingdom. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/ You have no doubt observed so-called Christians and see many fail these necessary marks. That's because they're not real Christians. 🙂
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  583. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses it pains me to see a father go through such an ordeal. I would like to share words of comfort from the Bible. I understand Mr. Mohammad Abu-Salha and his wife are Muslim so I mean no disrespect. From my experience in the ministry I've met Muslims of many faiths who respect the Bible as inspired by God. So I hope these words - from God - reaches both your hearts and help you cope with your lose, your pain and your grief. Jesus states at John 5:28, 29, "Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment."  Just imagine! Seeing your daughters and son-in-law living again exactly like you remembered them with their personality and their health all intact! Full of life and happiness. :) (Revelation 21:3, 4) With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” Death will be no more; pain will be no more; sorrow will be no more. All those pains you feels today will be a distant memory in the future. (Psalm 37:10, 11) Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. (Psalm 37:29) The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it. You will never, ever have to worry about someone killing you, your wife, your sons, your daughters, your son-in-laws, your daughter-in-laws, your grandsons, your granddaughters. People will love one another and will never harm each other. This is the beautiful hope that Jehovah explains in his word. This is the hope that myself and millions of my brothers and sisters share worldwide with those sick of this system of things. All my best to you Mr. Mohammad Abu-Salha and to your wife. May God help you. Know that God loves you, and I love you too. :)
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  598.  @fkrsnofficial6095  The pope has zero impact on when the Great Tribulation will start. However, that religion and most of the major ones will be among the first to be targeted and destroyed by the world's governments. That will be the beginning of the great tribulation. (Revelation 17:16,17) "And the ten horns that you saw and the wild beast#, these will hate the prostitute## and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire. For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought, yes, to carry out their one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished." # The "ten horns" and the "wild beast" are metaphors for the combined might of the seventh world power of Bible prophecy (the United States and Britain) and the rest of the world's governments. In essence, the world's governments will work together to destroy religion. ## The "prostitute" is a fitting metaphor for the world empire of false religion. It includes ALL religions that have alienated people from God through false and human-made teachings, traditions, doctrines that originate with pagan customs and beliefs, and involve themselves in political things. Further, the Bible tells us that God knows the day and hour when this will occur. (Mark 13:32) "Concerning that day or the hour, nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father." (2 Peter 3:9,10) "Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with you because he does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance. But Jehovah's day will come like a thief." His government, also known as the Kingdom of God, is how Jehovah God will change society. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/ if you would like to learn more about God's Kingdom.
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  673.  @N.A525  My reaction to that section of the video before I posted my comment: ............................................________........................ ....................................,.-‘”...................``~.,.................. .............................,.-”...................................“-.,............ .........................,/...............................................”:,........ .....................,?......................................................\,..... .................../...........................................................,}.... ................./......................................................,:`^`..}.... .............../...................................................,:”........./..... ..............?.....__.........................................:`.........../..... ............./__.(.....“~-,_..............................,:`........../........ .........../(_....”~,_........“~,_....................,:`........_/........... ..........{.._$;_......”=,_.......“-,_.......,.-~-,},.~”;/....}........... ...........((.....*~_.......”=-._......“;,,./`..../”............../............ ...,,,___.\`~,......“~.,....................`.....}............../............. ............(....`=-,,.......`........................(......;_,,-”............... ............/.`~,......`-...............................\....../\................... .............\`~.*-,.....................................|,./.....\,__........... ,,_..........}.>-._\...................................|..............`=~-,.... .....`=~-,_\_......`\,.................................\........................ ...................`=~-,,.\,...............................\....................... ................................`:,,...........................`\..............__.. .....................................`=-,...................,%`>--==``....... ........................................_\..........._,-%.......`\............... ...................................,<`.._|_,-&``................`\..............
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  704. I'm beginning to distrust the media. Warren Buffet said, "Don't get caught up with what other people are doing. Being a contrarian isn't the key, but being a crowd follower isn't either. You need to detach yourself emotionally." In other words, if the media is continually pushing the vaccines despite reports of two allergic reactions and one anaphylactic shock only a day or two after it started, then that's a big red flag. The three-phased trials are supposed to catch issues like that! That's why it takes over five years to develop a vaccine. The government's health departments and big pharma firms have decided to accelerate vaccine data by condensing what would take years into a legalized "phase 4" trial with the public! Nothing like that has happened in the history of humanity. But that's not my issue with the media. Everyone in the media is so focused on the vaccine, and not one of them has reported on the incredible results of vitamin D. "Vitamin D?!" you ask. Yes, D. There were single-blind studies of high doses of Vitamin D3 Calcifediol and Cholecalciferol somewhere in the range of ~60,000 IUs versus placebo. After seven days, the results showed a success rate of ~62% protection against COVID and a swift recovery time for those admitted into the hospitals. The medical community has said they would be happy if the vaccine were greater than 50% effective. 62% is vaccine-level numbers. Vitamin D is natural to our body, meaning our body knows how to break it down, and it appears capable of processing high doses of vitamin D to assist the immune response. The study found that D3 Calcifediol and Cholecalciferol normalizes the immune system. That is to say if the reaction to COVID is too aggressive (also called inflammatory), it is toned down or bolstered if too weak. Big pharma companies cannot profit from vitamin D because it comes from nature, and it is readily available at retailers online and off. It's available in 1000 IUs in most multivitamins, or you can take it by itself in capsule or liquid applications, so there's plenty available, and yet the media ignores it! A respected doctor, John Campbell, reviewed the trial data in detail and found it very promising. He remained baffled by the systemic lack of coverage of the data from the media, but we know why the media is ignoring vitamin D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H2c0Zm6PFw The point is you can get a type of vaccine now by regularly taking Vitamin D3 Calcifediol or Cholecalciferol. Calcifediol goes to work right away, so it's preferred if you have symptoms now, whereas Cholecalciferol has to be processed by the liver first, and that can take up to a week. If you don't have symptoms, Cholecalciferol is fine.
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  734. The Bible has the answer if you want to understand WHY this is happening. The Bible accurately described people's behavior worldwide nearly two thousand years ago. (2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know that critical times hard to deal with will be here in the last days. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, 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, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power." And it goes further, warning us it will get worse. (2 Timothy 3:13) "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading, and being misled." So why is this happening? The Bible answers that too. (Revelation 12:9) "So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels* were hurled down with him." *or demons And what have been the results? (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 period of time." *in the Bible, "the sea" is a metaphor for humanity. Compare Isaiah 57:20. (1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." How can God's Word know this? (Isaiah 46:10) "From the beginning, I foretell the outcome, And from long ago the things that have not yet been done." Only Jehovah God knows the future and the power to ensure it happens. Nothing or nobody can stop that from happening. As our grand creator, through His Word, He has clearly explained why life is so difficult and why times are bad and getting worse. However, as a God of Love (1 John 4:8), He also tells us that He - not dysfunctional human governments - will bring genuine and lasting peace to all those who side with him. (Psalms 37:10,11) "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." (Psalms 37:29) "The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it." Can you imagine finding exquisite delight in the abundance of peace forever? 🙂
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  798. Let's review Daniel 9:26. "And after the 62 weeks, Messiah will be cut off, with nothing for himself. And the people of a leader who is coming will destroy the city and the holy place." The prophecy mentioned the destruction of the city and the holy place. Naturally, that referred to Jerusalem and the temple. However, Daniel wrote these inspired words while Jerusalem was already in ruins (Daniel lived in Babylon during the 70-year exile). God didn't inspire Daniel to write, "Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city and the holy place." The prophecy spoke about "a leader who is coming." That leader turned out to be the future Emperor Titus, who led the Roman army against Jerusalem and its temple in 70 CE. So for "a leader who is coming will destroy the city and the holy place" to be fulfilled, the Jews must first rebuild Jerusalem and the temple after the Jewish exile ended. Then it was destroyed several hundred years later by Titus. But why is that significant? Notice what the prophecy says before. It says, "after the 62 weeks, Messiah will be cut off." God knew the nation of Israel would reject his son as the promised Messiah. So his appearance would come BEFORE the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 70 CE. Why? Because 70 CE marked the end of Israel as God's chosen nation. After that point, the nation was on its own with no support from God. So based on that, can you still say, "peace will return to Jerusalem when the Children of Israel are set up there?" And "this will be when the Messiah returns?"
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  1095. Does the Bible say people go to heaven? Yes, but only a precise number. (Revelation 14:1) "Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads." The lamb here refers to the resurrected Jesus. What do these 144,000 do in heaven with Jesus? What is their purpose? (Revelation 20:6) "Happy and holy is anyone having a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and the Christ, and they will rule as kings with him; for the 1,000 years." They, like Jesus, will be immortal and serve as kings and priests in God's heavenly Kingdom. A kingdom is a government, and like any government, there are subjects; or those living under that government. So who will make up these subjects? (Revelation 7:9) "After this, I saw, and look! A great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and there were palm branches in their hands. And they keep shouting with a loud voice, saying: 'Salvation we owe to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb.'" These people have a peaceful condition with Jehovah and dedicated their lives (like Jesus, the apostles, and the first century Christians did many centuries ago) to do His will. And what future can these subjects look forward to? (Psalms 37:10,11) "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." And even better: (Psalms 37:29) "The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it." If that seems hard to grasp, consider, for a minute, Revelation 21:4. "And [God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning, outcry, or pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." Since heaven has no death, mourning, outcry, or pain, where would this passage apply? The earth. 💖 Seek out Jehovah's Witnesses if you want to learn more. They would be happy to study the Bible with you free of charge and obligation. 🙂
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  1099.  @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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  1133. Everyone in the media is so focused on this, and ignoring vitamin D3. There were single-blind studies of high doses of Vitamin D3 Calcifediol and Cholecalciferol somewhere in the range of ~60,000 IUs versus placebo. After seven days, the results showed a success rate of ~62% protection against COVID and a swift recovery time for those admitted into the hospitals. 62% is vaccine-level numbers. Vitamin D is natural to our body. Our body knows how to break it down and use high doses of vitamin D to assist the immune response. The study found that D3 Calcifediol and Cholecalciferol normalizes the immune system. That is to say if the reaction to COVID is too aggressive (also called inflammatory), it is toned down or bolstered if too weak. Vitamin D is not something big pharma companies profit from, and it is readily available at retailers online and off. It's available in 1000 IUs in most multivitamins, or you can take it by itself in capsule or liquid applications. A respected doctor, John Campbell, reviewed the trial data in detail and found it very promising. He remained baffled by the systemic lack of coverage of the data from the media. /watch?v=7H2c0Zm6PFw The point is you can get a type of vaccine now by taking Vitamin D3 Calcifediol or Cholecalciferol. Calcifediol goes to work right away, so it's preferred if you have symptoms now, whereas Cholecalciferol has to be processed by the liver first, and that can take up to a week. If you don't have symptoms, Cholecalciferol is fine. Further, governments issue vehicle recalls after an item in the car causes the death of 24 people. Twenty-four is a SMALL number compared to a population of 350 million. However, the point of a recall is the item's potential to cause more deaths. Similarly, is the FDA prepared to recall the vaccine when the number of fatalities reaches 24? How many lives will it take to issue a recall? If the FDA isn't willing to make that call, then the vaccine isn't safe.
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  1171.  @darkosimic2273  Notice how the Bible describes God's perception of the passage of time. "A thousand years to you are like one day; they are like yesterday, already gone, like a short hour in the night." (Psalms 90:4) This verse describes a thousand years to God as a day. But then notice, it also says "like a short hour in the night." So you have a thousand years that means a day AND a short hour in the night. Let's now consider the following. "After that, God saw that the light was good, and God began to divide the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, but the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning, the first day." (Genesis 1:4,5) "Then God went on to make the expanse and divided the waters beneath the expanse from the waters above the expanse. And it was so. God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening, and there was morning, a second day." (Genesis 1:7,8) Now contrast the above with this: "This is a history of the heavens and the earth in the time they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven." (Genesis 2:4) Isn't that interesting? Did you catch the words? The later part reads, "in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven." So while Genesis 1 describes each significant milestone of earth's creation as a day, Genesis 2:4 describes the entire creation of earth and heaven as a "day." So to recap, Psalms compares a thousand years to a day and an hour in the night. Genesis describes creation through creative days, but chapter 2 verse 4 states the creation of the universe and earth happened in a day. The reasonable conclusion is that the word "day" in the Bible can refer to a considerable length of time. Based on this information, would you conclude the earth is 6,000 years old?
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  1172. I posted this a few weeks ago on another Youtube video. China has the world's largest population, with Wuhan province alone having a population almost as significant as Italy (Wuhan's 58.5M versus Italy's 60.5M). Further, China put in place draconian quarantines for Wuhan so that nobody could leave, but that was weeks AFTER the outbreak (as very evident in its spread around the globe). Because Wuhan was ground zero for the virus and there were no hindrances by the Chinese government (e.g., suppressing warnings), the Wuhan people went about their business as usual. They unknowingly spread the virus much faster at its point of origin. The issue here is there's no way the total confirmed cases are 82,122. It's much higher than that. China has chosen not to be truthful with the rest of the world since the outbreak began. The math on the virus spread shows the total population infection to be approximately 1.2% based on 3.99% verified and of those 1.2% dying. 58,500,000 Wuhan's total population The number China hasn't reported: ~6,843,500 total unverified infected (roughly 1.2%; best guess estimate based on tapering projections) The numbers China reported: ~82,122 total verified infected (roughly 3.99%) 3,304 total confirmed deaths (1.2%) That 6.8 million is now traveling around China since lifting the restrictions. As long as international travel remains shutdown, China's second wave of infections should stay contained in China. Also, without international travel, the Chinese government cannot blame foreign powers for their second wave. The TL;DR: the reason China will see a second wave is that there are way more people infected than they tested moving about the country.
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  1223. The Bible says NO ONE can talk to the dead because the dead are not alive. (Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all, nor do they have any more reward, because all memory of them is forgotten. People believe in psychics because of the lie most religions teach and by extension Hollywood continues to propagate in films. They say and show the human soul or spirit leaving the body after death in some form or another. That belief is on the same level as faith healing and seed faith. Lies. Lies. Lies! The fact is the Bible states the dead cannot hurt you, harm you, judge you, ruin your crops, screw up your day, jinx you, and so on. After a person dies their soul perishes, and their body returns to the ground. Genesis 2:7,8 tells us "And Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man CAME TO BE A LIVING SOUL." Uppercase for emphasis. However, Mediums like Ouijas and Seances are direct conduits to demons. A person engaging in this activity is opening themselves up to direct attacks from one or many demons. 2 Peter 2:4 states demons exist in a condition he called Tartarus. This word was quite familiar to the culture of Peter's day, and it evoked images of pagan mythological. Here Peter uses it as a metaphor to describe the demons in a prisonlike abased condition. In this prison, they are entirely cut off from God. For this reason, all demons lack a conscience. All demons are spiteful haters of humanity. They are all liars. They would love to see every human on the planet die in the most disturbing way possible. All demons delight in inflicting pain upon humans. So when a medium contacts them, they jump at the chance to pretend to be someone's dead loved one to play with the victim's emotions cruelly. Some demons, out a desire to want to inflict harm, forego those "pleasantries" and jump to possessing an individual. Though maybe not as they did in ancient times when demon possession was visible, but in subtle ways where they can profoundly influence the thoughts and actions of a person. I've read reports from countries that practice Voodoo that eyewitnesses have seen demons possess and torment a child or children to feed off the parent's anguish. The point is for your safety stay FAR AWAY from any mediums. Treat it like poison. Nothing good will come of it. In case you're wondering, the word "demon" is just a label. In truth they are disobedient angels. They are still angels, but they're extremely evil.
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  1318. No vow of celibacy has ever been recommended by the Bible, and “forbidding to marry” is condemned as one of the marks of the apostasy. (1 Timothy 4:1-3) However, the inspired word clearly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired statements and teachings of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, whose conscience is seared as with a branding iron. They forbid marriage and command people to abstain from foods that God created to be partaken of with thanksgiving by those who have faith and accurately know the truth. In fact, some of the apostles were married men. (1 Corinthians 9:5) We have the right to be accompanied by a believing wife, as the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Ceʹphas, do we not? (Matthew 8:14) And Jesus, on coming into Peter’s house, saw his mother-in-law lying down and sick with fever. (Mark 1:30) Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down sick with a fever, and they at once told him about her. (Luke 4:38) After leaving the synagogue, he entered into Simon’s home. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they asked him to help her. The policy of celibacy comes from a time when the church had put in place policies to control the ownership of land and property. One of the conditions of becoming a priest is that the person had to commit to the order entirely and they have to give up ownership. If priests were allowed to marry such possessions would legally have gone to spouses and ultimately to children. As 1 Timothy 4:1-3 shows this inspired teaching is from demons, and it is purely based on greed so the Church can control assets and great wealth. People need to wake up. Most Christian religions (including this one) isn't part of God's organization, and the pope is not Jesus representative.
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  1427. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/report-finds-kn95-masks-not-as-effective-as-n95-masks#KN95s-may-still-work-for-non-healthcare-settings Just because the KN95s may not meet NIOSH standards, however, doesn’t mean they’re useless. “KN95 masks that don’t meet U.S. regulatory standards still generally provide more respiratory protection than surgical or cloth masks and can be used in certain clinical settings,” Michael Argentieri, vice president for technology and safety at ECRI, said in a statement. Schabacker said KN95s could be used instead of surgical or procedure masks for activities that involve limited contact with bodily fluids, as KN95s are not intended for fluid repellency. But they should only be used as a last resort when treating patients with known or suspected COVID-19. “Don’t use KN95s at this point in high-risk areas,” Schabacker said. “Hospitals and staff who treat suspected COVID-19 patients should be aware that imported masks may not meet current U.S. regulatory standards despite marketing that says otherwise, Argentieri added. Many noncertified masks have head and neck straps that can ensure air is being filtered, the ECRI statement said. These differ from those with ear loops. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a35383193/n95-vs-kn95-mask-differences/ You've probably been wearing a mask when out in public for most of the past year, but are you still wearing the right one? With new variants of COVID-19 emerging in the U.S., medical professionals are urging the public to go beyond cloth masks, surgical masks, and double masks. Instead, they say, you should opt for a higher-filtration mask like an N95 or KN95. https://www.uchealth.org/today/should-i-get-a-better-face-mask-to-protect-against-covid-19/ Like the N95, the KN95 is designed to filter out 95% of particles down to 0.3 microns in size. The disposable KN95 costs between $2 and $3 each. But it’s a vast improvement over most commercially available masks, many of which are more decorative than protective. ---- In other words, it's not perfect but it is not what you claim it to be.
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  1454. The Bible foretold a long time ago a time when the world would reach the conditions we see on a global scale today. (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. (Luke 21:10,11) Then [Jesus] said to [his apostles]: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences;" All of these have happened on a global scale. The troubles facing humanity is too big for any single government to solve. What is needed is a solution from God's government. That's the kingdom Jesus talked about all the time during his 3.5-year ministry. Jesus even said before the end of the systems comes his followers would engage in global preaching work, telling people about the many benefits of God's Kingdom and helping them to become Christ's followers. (Matthew 24:14; 28:19,20) There is ONLY one organization on the planet doing this work worldwide: Jehovah's Witnesses. God's government promised solutions to include: - End sickness. (Isaiah 33:24) - Ride the world of imperfect human governments run by greedy, selfish humans. (Daniel 2:44,45) - End hunger. (Psalms 72:16) - End wars. (Psalms 46:9; Isaiah 2:4) - End crime. (Isaiah 11:9; Leviticus 26:6; Micah 4:4) - Make Blind people see again. The deaf hear. The lame, crippled, and handicapped will walk and run anew. (Isaiah 35:5,6) - Bring loved ones brought back to life. They will not be zombies but instead be young with vitality and life. (John 5:28,29) - Provide everyone with a piece of land that they will build their homes and plant their foods upon. They will assuredly be able to share their bounty with others. (Isaiah 65:21,22) - Transform desert into land teeming with plants and wildlife (Isaiah 35:1) - Make humans will live in peace with all animals, including the dangerous ones. (Isaiah 65:25) - End crazy, unfavorable weather. It will be controlled. (Mark 4:37-41) - Let humans take care of the planet and transform it into a global paradise. (Genesis 1:28; Isaiah 45:18) - Provide an abundance of peace. (Psalms 37:11) - Remove death forever. (Revelation 21:4) And those are just a few of the examples I could find. There so many more. THAT'S the government Jehovah God promises. 🙂
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  1460. My mom has the same affliction. I love her dearly, but I also feel like I lost my mom a decade ago. The Coronavirus has been horrible. It's tough to visit her now. I want to sit with her and talk. Play her favorite music (she loves The Sound of Music and especially "Edelweiss"). I like talking about memories I have of her, but she doesn't remember (although she remembers a few and her eyes light up when she remembers them). I remember when the doctors diagnosed her with dementia. I heard of the word but didn't truly understand it. What it did for my mom was strip away her personality. She was a robust and loving person, reduced to an almost lifeless individual. It makes me cry often. 😟 But I have hope! I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and so is my mom. I look forward to the future when old age and illnesses like dementia no longer exists. Job 33:25, it reads, "Let his flesh become fresher than in youth; Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor." Revelation 21:4 says death will be eliminated. "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." It brings me great joy to share this hope from the Bible with everyone I meet, and I wanted to share it with you for both you and your mother. If you would like to learn more about this future, please watch this brief 3-minute video https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/ 🙂
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  1471. 1:16 "Clearly, the masks are a spark point. But it is not really the underlying cause. Any flight attendant would say there is something much bigger going on here. And there is just a general aggression." Here's the underlying cause: (Revelation 12:9) "So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him." (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 period of time." (1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." Effectively the scriptures show that Satan is imprisoned in the vicinity of the earth, and he, and his renegade angels, are ANGRY. So they lash out. It is like being locked in a prison cell with an angry psychopath who vets his anger to you. How long do you think it would take before you started to behave like that person? Here are a few of the many behaviors people now exhibit: (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;"
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  1519. (Daniel 9:26) "And the people of a leader who is coming will destroy the city and the holy place." When Daniel wrote these words, Jerusalem and the temple were already in ruins, but Jehovah doesn't say Nebuchadnezzar has destroyed the city and its temple. He says, "the people of a leader who is coming" will. The Roman general Titus in 70 C.E. will destroy the city and the holy place. For that prophecy to be fulfilled, Jerusalem and the temple would have to be rebuilt and destroyed a second time. But what would make this necessary? Why would the intent of returning to their promised land and restoring true worship fail, and why would Jerusalem and the temple be destroyed a second time? Part of it is due to what we find in the first part of verse 26 of Daniel 9. "And after the 62 weeks, Messiah will be cut off." So Jehovah foretold that when the Messiah came, the Jews would reject him and be cut off. Partly because of that, Jerusalem and the temple would be destroyed as it happened in 70 C.E. Now, let's think about that for a minute. The Messiah comes first. After that, Jerusalem and the temple are destroyed in 70 C.E. So what does that mean? It means that the Messiah comes before 70 C.E. So it might be worth asking our Jewish friends, why are you still waiting for the Messiah? 70 C.E. has come and gone. Long post short, the fleshly nation of Israel ceased being God's chosen people. History gives clear evidence to the total lack of God's protection after 33 C.E., and most especially after 70 C.E.
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  1528. Thousands of years ago, the Bible accurately described the mindset of the population of the last and final world power of Biblical prophecy (e.g., the Anglo-American dual world power made up of the United States and Great Britain). You don't need me to translate it. It's self-evident. (Daniel 2:40) "As for the fourth kingdom, it will be strong like iron. For just as iron crushes and pulverizes everything else, yes, like iron that shatters, it will crush and shatter all of these." (Daniel 2:41-43) "just as you saw the feet and the toes to be partly of clay of a potter and partly of iron, the kingdom will be divided, but some of the hardness of iron will be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with soft clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay so that the kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile. Just as you saw iron mixed with soft clay, they will be mixed with the people; but they will not stick together, one to the other, just as iron does not mix with clay." (Daniel 2:44,45) "In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever, just as you saw that out of the mountain a stone was cut not by hands, and that it crushed the iron, the copper, the clay, the silver, and the gold. The Grand God has made known to the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy." Here Jesus provided several signs indicating the end 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;" He also said a preaching campaign would occur worldwide to tell people about God's Kingdom... AND THEN THE END WILL COME. (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." You have no idea how close to the end it is. Except to see the governments very soon turn on the world's religions. In the meanwhile, learn about God's Kingdom https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/
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  1544. Hi Tosca, Consider Jesus's illustration. "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." (Matthew 7:13,14) What do you suppose those words mean? If you thought it sounds like a pathway to God, you're right. Jesus here used an illustration of two roads, one cramped and one broad, to describe ONE genuine religion versus all the rest. Did you notice Jesus said the cramped road leads "off into life, and few are finding it?" So it sounds like effort is required to find it. But how do you know which is true since there are thousands of religions? As you pointed out in your experience, religion has disappointed you. Well, here are four brief things to ponder. 1. Many churches support efforts that are counter to first-century Christianity. Jesus told Pilate, "My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source." (John 18:36) What did Jesus mean? Essentially he said that his followers would remain neutral of earthy politics. For most of the first century CE, Christians stayed neutral of earthy politics. The nations routinely persecuted those first-century Christians because they wouldn't get involved in politics and refused military service. Ask yourself, can any religion that claims to be Christian be genuine followers of Christ if they and their members are actively involved in political matters? 2. Easter is a so-called Christian holiday. However, did you know this holiday originates from a pagan festival? It has NO roots in Christianity or Judaism since much of Christianity stems from Judaism. Ask yourself, can a religion that embraces this God-dishonoring pagan practice be that genuine "cramped road" religion? You can learn more about this topic by visiting jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/bible-about-easter 3. Psalm 83:18 reads. "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Highest over all the earth." The true religion would actively make known God's name as JEHOVAH (or YAHWEH in Hebrew) instead of hiding his beautiful name behind impersonal titles like GOD and The LORD. You can learn more about this topic by visiting jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/who-is-god/ 4. At 2 Corinthians 2:17, the apostle Paul makes clear, "For we are not peddlers of the word of God as many men are." And Jesus said, "You received free, give free." (Matthew 10:8) True religion doesn't commercialize or profit from God's Word. Further, Christianity is not under the Jewish system of tithing. It is not required. 2 Corinthians 2:7 reads, "Let each one do just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." The authentic religion operates entirely by voluntary donation of whatever a person can give, and if they cannot provide anything, that's fine too. I welcome any questions you have. 🙂 You can learn more about Jesus illustration from the Bible by visiting jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/recognize-true-worshippers/
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  1555.  @jerrscott6373  No. He did not. The Bible says that in a very unambitious way. (Isaiah 45:18) "For this is what Jehovah says, The Creator of the heavens, the true God, The One who formed the earth, its Maker who firmly established it, Who did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited: 'I am Jehovah, and there is no one else.'" That tells us WHO created the heavens and earth. The expression "heavens and earth" generally means everything. Regarding those specific verses you cited: Colossians 1:15 tells us, "[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation." A.) An image is not the original but a copy or a reflection. For example, would you consider a picture of the Mona Lisa to be an image of the actual painting? B.) "the firstborn of all creation" means someone had to create Jesus, which prompts the question, "who created Jesus?" Isaiah 45:18 tells us. Colossians 1:16 continues, "because through [Jesus] all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth." And verse 16 concludes with, "All other things have been created through him and for him." Jehovah used Jesus to make the known universe. In effect, he became Jehovah's master worker. Jesus tells us this: (Proverbs 8:22-25) "Jehovah produced me as the beginning of his way, The earliest of his achievements of long ago. From ancient times I was installed, From the start, from times earlier than the earth. When there were no deep waters, I was brought forth, When no springs were overflowing with water. Before the mountains were set in place, Before the hills, I was brought forth," (verses 27-29) "When he prepared the heavens, I was there; When he marked out the horizon on the surface of the waters, When he established the clouds above, When he founded the fountains of the deep, When he set a decree for the sea That its waters should not pass beyond his order, When he established the foundations of the earth," And the point in verse 30: "Then I was beside him as a master worker. I was the one he was especially fond of day by day; I rejoiced before him all the time." A master-worker is NOT the same as a creator. It is like an architect and a general contractor. When people honor the craftsmanship of a building, do they praise the contractor who built it or the architect who created it? Most praise the architect.
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  1568.  @johnwattdotca  Your efforts to intercede with people who ignorantly base what they read on the Bible with political and military decisions are honorable. That so-called Christians get mired in politics, and the military can be frustrating, especially when what they say and do doesn't match what the Bible says. Would it surprise you to know that neutrality is one of the foundational hallmarks of genuine Christians? It's true. Before his death, Jesus told Governor Pilate, "My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source." (John 18:36) He even said genuine Christians would experience persecution. "people will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name . . . and all people will hate you because of my name." (Luke 21:12; 17) And "A slave is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you." (John 15:20) Christian neutrality remains one of Jehovah's Witnesses' core tenets. We are known for our steadfast political neutrality. https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/political-neutrality/ We remain neutral in thought and action to have the freedom to tell people about God's Kingdom as the only hope to solve all human problems. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODBiblePrinciples/pub-jwb_201903_4_VIDEO I am merely a humble servant doing my part to reach people like you who have positive motives. 🙂
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  1569. ​ @nativeamericancowboy5028  I'll let the Bible prove it. (Genesis 1:26) Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness." Of all creation on earth, only we are created in God's image and likeness. It is reasonable to conclude that that would mean humans share God's attributes. These include: LOVE - (1 John 4:8) "God is love." WISDOM - (Romans 11:33) "O the depth of God's riches and wisdom and knowledge!" JUSTICE - (Deuteronomy 32:4) "The Rock, perfect is his activity. For all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness who is never unjust; Righteous and upright is he." POWER - (Job 37:23) "Understanding the Almighty is beyond our reach; He is great in power, And he never violates his justice and abundant righteousness." MERCY - (Luke 6:36) "Continue being merciful, just as your Father is merciful." While animals can exhibit certain aspects of love and power, they are incapable of demonstrating wisdom, justice, and mercy. Animals cannot reason. Animals are also not sentient. Further, the highest gift God granted humans is free will. Free will means the ability to make thoughtful decisions, and the ability to make life changes (animal are incapable of this. It is why once an animal reaches a danger to or attacks humans it is typically put to death). Jehovah being fully aware of this bestowed gift, has respected humans by giving them a choice to worship him or chose to side with Satan on the issue of Jehovah's universal sovereignty. In other words, His right to rule. The Bible contains several examples of free will: (Philemon 14) "But I do not want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed may be done, not under compulsion, but of your own free will." (2 Corinthians 9:7) "Let each one do just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (Revelation 22:17) "Let anyone who wishes to take life's water free." (Matthew 11:28) "Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you."
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  1577. ​ @shardaelyn  Jesus provided several signs to mark the end 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;" "In one place after another, food shortages and pestilences" is being fulfilled now in a very pronounced way. Thousands of years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream that described the future of which Daniel interpreted with God's help. It accurately describes citizens' behavior in the last and final world power of Biblical prophecy (the Anglo-American dual world power made up of the United States and Great Britain). You don't need me to translate it. It's self-evident. (Daniel 2:40) "As for the fourth kingdom, it will be strong like iron. For just as iron crushes and pulverizes everything else, yes, like iron that shatters, it will crush and shatter all of these." (Daniel 2:41-43) "just as you saw the feet and the toes to be partly of clay of a potter and partly of iron, the kingdom will be divided, but some of the hardness of iron will be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with soft clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay so that the kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile. Just as you saw iron mixed with soft clay, they will be mixed with the people; but they will not stick together, one to the other, just as iron does not mix with clay." Never before in history has humanity been so divided, and that division is very prominent in the United States and Great Britain, even in the realm of politics where there's no clear mandate. During the time of the end, Jesus also said a worldwide campaign to tell people about the good news of God's Kingdom would take place. (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." There's only one group on the planet who has does this. People know them by this activity. If you'd like to learn more about God's Kingdom and the good news, you can read about it here https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/ If you take all these as a composite sign, it shows we're living deep in the time of end. Even the world has to agree that we're living in unprecedented times unlike any in human history.
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  1623. @itsmedivine - That's precisely the world Jehovah God is promising. 🙂 NO MORE WAR (Psalms 46:8,9) "Come and witness the activities of Jehovah, How he has done astonishing things on the earth. He is bringing an end to wars throughout the earth." NO MORE SICKNESS (INCLUDING PANDEMICS) (Isaiah 33:24) "And no resident will say: 'I am sick.'" NO MORE SUFFERING AND DEATH (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." That's the positive message Jehovah's Witnesses share with their neighbors. There's a beautiful future ahead. However, to enjoy that future, we must try to serve Jehovah because only those who do so will benefit from it. (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 humility. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah's anger." (2 Peter 3:9) "Jehovah is not slow concerning his promise, as some people consider slowness, but he is patient with you because he does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain repentance." (2 Peter 3:11) "Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, consider what sort of people you ought to be in holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion." (1 John 2:17) "the world is passing away, and so is its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever."
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  1652. And they're not reporting vitamin D3 as having a ~62% efficacy against COVID. There were single-blind studies of high doses of Vitamin D3 Calcifediol and Cholecalciferol somewhere in the range of ~60,000 IUs versus placebo. After seven days, the results showed a success rate of ~62% protection against COVID and a swift recovery time for those admitted into the hospitals. 62% is vaccine-level numbers. Vitamin D is natural to our body. Our body knows how to break it down and use high doses of vitamin D to assist the immune response. The study found that D3 Calcifediol and Cholecalciferol normalizes the immune system. That is to say if the reaction to COVID is too aggressive (also called inflammatory), it is toned down or bolstered if too weak. Big pharma companies cannot profit from vitamin D because it comes from nature. It is readily available at retailers online and off. It's available in 1000 IUs in most multivitamins, or you can take it by itself in capsule or liquid applications. A respected doctor, John Campbell, reviewed the trial data in detail and found it very promising. He remained baffled by the systemic lack of coverage of the data from the media, but we know why the media is ignoring vitamin D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H2c0Zm6PFw The point is you can get a type of vaccine now by regularly taking Vitamin D3 Calcifediol or Cholecalciferol. Calcifediol goes to work right away, so it's preferred if you have symptoms now, whereas Cholecalciferol has to be processed by the liver first, and that can take up to a week. If you don't have symptoms, Cholecalciferol is fine. 🙂
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  1774. 16:43 It is crucial to understand that God is not a vending machine where you put a quarter in and get results. Most rarely, if ever, thank God for what he has provided. Can a person who only speaks to God because they want something genuinely believe God will listen to such prayers? More to the point, how can a person have a close relationship with God if they don't know his name? The Bible tells us God's name. (Psalms 83:18) "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Highest over all the earth." (Isaiah 42:8) "I am Jehovah. That is my name; I give my glory to no one else, nor my praise to graven images." JEHOVAH is God's name. Further, despite Christendom telling people that Jesus hears prayer, the fact is the Bible tells us unequivocally that Jehovah is the hearer of prayers, but only those who call on him by name. (Psalms 145:18) "Jehovah is near to all those calling on him, To all who call on him in truth." (Psalms 17:1) "Hear my plea for justice, O Jehovah; Pay attention to my cry for help; Listen to my prayer spoken without deceit." In his famous Sermon on the Mount recorded at Matthew chapter 5 and 6, Jesus said, "You must pray, then, this way: 'Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.'" (chapter 6, verses 9 and 10) Then in verse 11, we read, "Give us today our bread for this day;" In other words, more important than our concerns is first acknowledging God's name and the need for it to be made holy, and then to pray for God's Kingdom to come. Why are both so important? Because God's government will solve all problems causing misery and pain. Things like pandemics, housing problems, food shortages, and even dysfunctional and corrupt governments, the things people complain, protest, and sigh over frequently. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/ if you would like to learn more about God's Kingdom. To be clear, God doesn't work miracles. In this survivor's case, several factors contributed to his outcome—his physicality, desire to fight for life, the ICU equipment and care, and any medications they gave him.
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  1852. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus said, "the love of the greater number will grow cold." (Matthew 24:12) That was one facet of the composite sign he said would mark his presence and the conclusion of this system of things. For the majority who profess to go to church, consider the contents of what they teach. "For there will be a period when they will not put up with the wholesome teaching, but according to their desires, they will surround themselves with teachers to have their ears tickled." (2 Timothy 4:3) Worth considering, Jesus compared the true religion to a small, cramped road with few on it. "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." (Matthew 7:13,14) Only the religion that teaches Bible truths is considered the one genuine religion in Jesus's illustration. But how do you know which is true since there are thousands of religions? Here are three examples. 1. Many churches support efforts that are counter to first-century Christianity. Jesus told Pilate in no uncertain words, "My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source." (John 18:36) Jesus essentially said that his followers would remain neutral of earthy politics. For most of the first century CE, Christians stayed neutral of earthy politics. Can any religion that claims to be Christian be genuine followers of Christ if they get themselves and their members involved in political matters? 2. Consider Easter. Did you know this holiday comes from a pagan festival? It has NO roots in Christianity or Judaism since much of Christianity originates from Judaism. Can a religion that embraces this God-dishonoring pagan practice be genuine? 3. The true religion makes known God's name as JEHOVAH (or YAHWEH in Hebrew) instead of hiding his beautiful name behind impersonal titles like GOD and The LORD.
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  1877.  @sevencostanza3931  The Bible says God put the desire to live forever in the heart of every human. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) "He has even put eternity in their heart, yet humankind will never find out the work that the true God has made from start to finish." Why would God do that if we only lived until 70, 80, 90, or 100 and then die? It would seem like a cruel joke. It is because death is not our natural state. In the beginning, God designed humans to live forever. When Adam and Eve sinned, they became imperfect (meaning they could no longer serve God perfectly). That sin, or trait, passed on to all humans. The Bible tells us WHY humans die. (Romans 5:12) "Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned." Further, biological evidence shows the human body is capable of living forever. Biologists at McGill University discovered no detectable limit to the human lifespan because of how DNA works. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803024649/https://www.theloop.ca/science-says-might-actually-possible-live-forever/ DNA replication is a standard operating procedure in most living organisms. On average, it takes about seven to ten years for the entire human body to reproduce itself through the cell-division cycle. Unfortunately, after each iteration, cells age until eventually, they stop, and this is primarily the reason we age and die. Now it stands to reason if cells could divide every seven to ten years with no degeneration, then a human would be able to live forever and still look 20-30. After Adam sinned, either he or God introduced something into the gene pool that caused the human race to decay from birth and eventually die. For God, it is possible to "format" sin out of the human body by "reinstalling" it back to its original "software," thereby enabling unlimited cell-division to occur. With a perfect body, humans would no longer be the victims of illnesses and pandemics. The Bible says as much. (Isaiah 33:24) "And no resident will say: 'I am sick.'" And they will never grow old. (Revelation 21:4) "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." And death will be no more. Those are just some of the blessings God's Kingdom will bestow upon faithful humans. If you would like to learn more about God's Kingdom from the Bible, I invite you to read this article and watch the short 3-minute video. 🙂 https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/
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  1888.  @sanat66  It concerns you and the rest of humanity because everyone will be affected by those last words, "and then the end will come." (Daniel 2:44) "In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever." Would you not agree that for that to happen, ALL human governments must end? Would you not agree that human governments have failed to solve fundamental issues like food, shelter, and employment? Further, human governments cannot rid the world of wickedness. Look at what God's Kingdom will do: (Psalms 37:10,11) "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." It will also rid the world of suffering, sickness, and death. (Revelation 21:4, 5) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away. And the One seated on the throne said: 'Look! I am making all things new.'" That's the promised future Jehovah God is offering through his heavenly government; soon a reality. A person must take action to put themselves in a position to benefit from Jehovah's blessings through that government. Would you like to know more?
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  1906. (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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  1977.  @HeavenNY  When a person is elected as president, do you expect everyone in the country to serve in his or her cabinet? The obvious answer is no. There's the president, his cabinet members, and then the citizens of his government. Similarly, that's what God's heavenly kingdom or government is like. The Bible tells us God created this government. (Daniel 2:44) "In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and end all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever." This government has a king (or president). Jesus Christ is that ruler, picked by Jehovah God himself. Jesus speaking: (Luke 22:29) "I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom." While on earth, Jesus demonstrated great qualities the ideal ruler must have to be an effective leader. Jehovah then chooses (or anoints) a specific number of people who will serve with Jesus as co-rulers (or cabinet members). (Matthew 19:28) "Truly I say to you, in the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel." (Revelation 5:10) "you made them be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth." Both Jesus and his cabinet members will run Jehovah's kingdom from heaven. The "other sheep" and the "great crowd" make up the citizens of that government, and they will live on earth. Together they will not only transform the world into a paradise, but Jesus and the anointed will also help restore humans on earth back to perfection.
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  2005. Jesus gave people a sign 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;" "and in one place after another, food shortages and pestilences" is now being fulfilled in a very pronounced way! The Bible promises in the future, under God's Kingdom, that food will be abundant. (Psalms 72:16) "There will be an abundance of grain on the earth. On top of the mountains, it will overflow." Even unlivable deserts will transform into lands fertile with plantable soil. (Isaiah 35:6) "For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert plain." There will be so much fertile land that the Bible promises everyone will have a place to live and land to grow food to abundance. (Isaiah 65:21, 22) "They will build houses and live in them, and they will plant vineyards and eat their harvest. They will not build for someone else to inhabit, Nor will they plant for others to eat. For the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and the work of their hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full." God designed our home to sustain BILLIONS of people, but that purpose has failed because of greed and governments run by imperfect humans. God's Kingdom, or government, is unique in that only it will solve all problems, including food shortages. If you want to learn more about God's Kingdom and how it can benefit you and your family, this brief 3-minute video provides more information https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/ 🙂
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  2074. ​ @BrianCarnevaleB26  While I appreciate your passion, allow me to help you understand what that verse means. 🙂 "man has dominated man to his harm" means "human governments have caused great pain." There are two reference verses: (Exodus 1:13, 14) "Consequently, the Egyptians forced the Israelites into harsh slavery. They made their lives bitter with hard labor, as they worked with clay mortar and bricks and in every form of slavery in the field. Yes, they made them toil in harsh conditions in every form of slavery." (e.g., harm from an unfair and unjust system) (Micah 7:3) "Their hands are expert at doing what is bad; the prince is making demands, the judge asks for a reward, the prominent one makes known his desires, and they work it out together." (e.g., harm from corrupted people in positions of power and authority) History has never produced an egalitarian society. Humans are far from equal, and class distinctions are still a predominant feature of humanity. Social class systems divide people, resulting in envy, hatred, heartache, and much bloodshed. "Man has dominated man to his harm" is true whether those dominating are individuals or classes. When one group of people elevates itself over another, misery and suffering inevitably result. The Bible so aptly states that the ability to rule is not the province of humans. In other words, God never gifted his creation with this ability, and rightly so. Before they sinned, Adam and Eve never contemplated ruling over their descendants. That happened after they rebelled and humanity came under Satan's rulership. (2 Corinthians 4:3,4; 1 John 5:19) The Bible tells us as much: (Jeremiah 10:23) "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." In contrast, consider the refreshing difference that God's Kingdom will do for humanity: 🙂 https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/
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  2110. Towards the end of his life, Tesla focused his efforts on creating an energy source capable of producing "free energy." A series of Tesla's blueprints depicted an object capable of seating two-three people with an anti-gravity propulsion system similar to the craft Bob Lazar reversed engineered. How unlikely would it have been for the government to confiscate them after Tesla's death? What's interesting is the fuel for the ship is reproducible. If these were aliens from another planet, why would they use elements found on our planet to create their fuel source? At the time, Lazar didn't know what type of components the Dorito-shaped object contained, but eventually, the Russians were able to reproduce it. To me, it looks like someone handing me an unknown program, and I have no idea how it works. So I'd use a Hex Editor to reverse engineer. I honestly believe that the government took Tesla's blueprints and secretly went to work trying to develop the technology. They must have gotten to a point where they needed outside help, and so they opened a dialog with other governments. The "shapes" of these ships over time have changed considerably. These show iterative improvements to the shell of the craft, demonstrating the technology has come a LONG way from Tesla's time. I don't see this as aliens. I see it as the governments of the world working in concert on an SCI, or SAP-level experimental aviation technology at a collaborative level. And of the type that even Commander David Fravor is not privy to. That's my take on the matter.
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  2125. 5:02 There are signs. In God's whole Word the Bible. Jehovah (or Yahweh as it is pronounced in Hebrew), put into his Word all the clues in the form of prophecies that would identify without a doubt who the messiah was. This man is only looking at the Torah, or the Pentateuch, which is only the first 5 books of the Bible. Does he really believe that the Almighty of the universe only had 5 books worth of things to say, and he said those things to Jews only? Here is why Jews in general do not accept Jesus as the Messiah. The Encyclopaedia Judaica says: “The Jews of the Roman period believed [the Messiah] would be raised up by God to break the yoke of the heathen and to reign over a restored kingdom of Israel.” (Jerusalem, 1971, Vol. 11, col. 1407) They wanted liberation from the yoke of Rome. Jewish history testifies that on the basis of the Messianic prophecy recorded at Daniel 9:24-27 there were Jews who expected the Messiah during the first century C.E. (Luke 3:15) But that prophecy also connected his coming with ‘making an end of sin,’ and Isaiah chapter 53 indicated that Messiah himself would die in order to make this possible. However, the Jews in general felt no need for anyone to die for their sins. They believed that they had a righteous standing with God on the basis of their descent from Abraham. Says A Rabbinic Anthology, “So great is the [merit] of Abraham that he can atone for all the vanities committed and lies uttered by Israel in this world.” (London, 1938, C. Montefiore and H. Loewe, p. 676) By their rejection of Jesus as Messiah, the Jews fulfilled the prophecy that had foretold regarding him: “He was despised, and we esteemed him not.” — Isaiah 53:3, JP. Before his death, Moses foretold that the nation would turn aside from true worship and that, as a result, calamity would befall them. (Deuteronomy 31:27-29.) 27 For I myself well know your rebelliousness and your stubbornness. If you have been so rebellious against Jehovah while I am still alive with you, then how much more so will you be after my death! 28 Gather together to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, and let me speak these words in their hearing, and let me take the heavens and the earth as witnesses against them. 29 For I well know that after my death you will surely act wickedly and turn aside from the way about which I have commanded you. And calamity will certainly befall you at the close of the days, because you will do what is bad in the eyes of Jehovah and you will offend him by the works of your hands.” The book of Judges testifies that this occurred repeatedly. In the days of the prophet Jeremiah, national unfaithfulness led to the nation’s being taken into exile in Babylon. Why did God also allow the Romans to destroy Jerusalem and its temple in 70 C.E.? Of what unfaithfulness had the nation been guilty so that God did not protect them as he had done when they had put their trust in him? It was shortly before this that they had rejected Jesus as the Messiah. This is why Jews are still looking for a messiah. They are looking for a human warrior king - like David - to rule or govern over them and to subdue surrounding nations. What they fail to see is that Jehovah God has already set up a kingdom in heaven (Daniel 2:44,45) with David's descendant Jesus as God's chosen ruler of His government. (Luke 22:28-30; Matthew 6:9,10) Since 33 C.E. God has chosen cabinet members from spirit-anointed humans who will assist Jesus in his government. (Luke 12:32, Revelation 7:4-8) For the rest of us we get to enjoy the blessing of one government that will rule with love, fairness, justice and wisdom over a restored paradise earth. (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:3,4; Psalms 37:10,11,29) Jehovah God is not Almighty God for the Jews. He is Almighty God for ALL humans. Peter acknowledged this when, after entered the home of the gentile Cornelius, stated “Now I truly understand that God is not partial, but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him." (Acts 10:34,35) More information is available at JW,org
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  2137. The creation of universe, the stars, the earth, the plants, animals and ultimately humans was an act of love. God did not have to do any of this, but he wanted to because his dominant quality is love. (1 John 4:8) In fact his love for mankind moved him to send the first being he ever created to earth in order to sacrifice his life to cover Adam's sin. (Colossians 1:15; Romans 5:12) Humans are Jehovah God's crowning achievement in the physical universe. We were made in his image. This means he endowed us with attributes he himself has like love, justice, thinking ability, and free will. Free will is what separate us from the animals. Jehovah purposed for humans to use their free will to choose to be obedient to him. He doesn't force this on anyone. Let me rephrase that. The sovereign of the universe, the most powerful person in the universe, wants people to choose to obey him. If you need to know if these people worship Jehovah look no further than Galatians 5:22,23. "the fruitage of [God's] spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control." Do these people demonstrated any of the Almighty's qualities? By their actions here's who they are. (Galatians 5:19-21) "Now the works of the flesh are plainly seen, and they are sexual immorality, uncleanness, brazen conduct, idolatry, spiritism, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, dissensions, divisions, sects, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and things like these. I am forewarning you about these things, the same way I already warned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom."  (2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, 3 having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, 4 betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, 5 having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away." A person will always act in harmony with what they believe. If their beliefs encourage love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control you will see such attributes. And those attributes mirror the Creator. So the only conclusion is this. These ISIS people are the complete opposite of Jehovah God. They force people to believe in their religion. They kill people who do not convert. They kill people who do not even practice the same beliefs they have, even if they are of the same religion. They murder women, children, men, grandparents. The god they serve, their "Allahu Akbar", isn't Almighty God Jehovah. Their god is the enemy of the Almighty who is identified in Bible as "the god of this system of things." (2 Corinthians 4:4) Their god is none other than Satan the Devil. That is their truth. (John 8:32)
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  2156. Jehovah God is speaking here. "They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, in order to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, something that I had not commanded and that had never even come into my heart." The idea of burning sons and daughters (and people in general) alive in fire not only wasn't commanded by God but he says the idea "never even come into my heart." This is why there is no such place as hell fire. This pagan doctrine taught by churches all over the world is a Biblical lie. The Bible explains what really happens when a person dies. (Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all,  As a God of justice Jehovah will not torment people forever. The Bible gives a legal basis for death. (Romans 6:23) The wages sin pays is death. (Romans 6:7) He who has died has been acquitted from his sin. But Jehovah also has made a way for people to live forever free from the kind of cruelty we see in the world by means of his son's death.  (John 3:16) “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. (Romans 6:23) the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord. This wonderful truth and hope is what Jehovah's Witnesses is teaching millions of people all over the world. The Bible is giving hope to the hopeless and courage to the fearful. Happiness to those sad in life. Purpose for those aimlessly drifting through life. And a bright future that will soon be here. jw,org :)
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  2170. God wants nothing to do with any human governments, especially considering he has his own government with Jesus Christ as the ruler of it. The reference scriptures below are just a small example of the scores of scriptures that show God doesn't involve himself in petty political squabbles and governments. (Daniel 2:44) “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. (Matthew 6:10) Let your Kingdom come. (Luke 22:29) I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom, Here's how God truly sees human governments. This is no joke. (Isaiah 40:15) Look! The nations are like a drop from a bucket, And as the film of dust on the scales they are regarded. Look! He lifts up the islands like fine dust. (Psalms 62:9)  The sons of men are a mere breath, The sons of mankind are a delusion. When laid together on the scales, they are lighter than a mere breath. Here's the god who really influences governments (give you a hint, it's Satan): (Luke 4:5,6) So [Satan] brought [Jesus] up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time. Then the Devil said to him: “I will give you all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. (Ephesians 6:12) we have a struggle, not against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places. (1 John 5:19) the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one. Remember true Christianity is neutral of politics and doesn't take sides just like Jesus, the apostles, and most of the first century Christians did.
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  2184. @ 2:50 (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) Then [Jesus] said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs." Even with advances in modern medicine, pestilences (which means "fatal epidemic diseases") such as this mysterious paralyzing illness and Ebola, continue to run rampart and cause devastation on a global scale. In the Book of Revelation it states at chatper 6 verses 7 and 8. "I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say: “Come!” And I saw, and look! a pale horse, and the one seated on it had the name Death. And the Grave was closely following him. And authority was given them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with a long sword and with food shortage and with deadly plague and by the wild beasts of the earth." Not necessarily a literal fourth of earth’s population but a large portion of the earth, whether densely or sparsely inhabited, would be affected by this figurative ride. This horseman reaps the victims of the big sword of the second horseman (fiery colored horse representing War) and the famines and food shortages of the third horseman. This horseman reaps his own harvest, too, from deadly plague and also a harvest from earthquakes, as described at Luke 21:10, 11. People need to pay attention to what the Bible says is coming soon. Note these words. "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." (Matthew 24:14) This preaching work has been going on for over a hundred years. It has been accomplished in large measure. The end is fast approaching. JW.org
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  2203. Revelation (from the Greek word Apocalypse which means un-covering) isn't about the end of the planet or a fictitious rapture. It's about about the end of the systematic things of this world, like people in this video who preach violence and hatred. Here are the steps. 1. The governments of the world will cry "peace and security!" as if they've achieved it, but the bible states that after their cry "sudden destruction is to be instantly on them." (1 Thes 5:3)  2. The governments of the world will give authority to the United Nations. (Revelation 17:11) 3. Jehovah God is going to put in the hearts of worldly governments by means of the United Nations the desire to turn on and destroy Babylon the Great. This Babylon is a metaphor for the worldwide empire of false religion. (Revelation 17:16,17) And the ten horns ("the governments of the world") that you saw and the wild beast ("the United Nations"), these will hate the prostitute ("Babylon the Great or the world wide empire of false religion") and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire. For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought, yes, to carry out their one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished. Basically the above is saying there will come a time in the near future when you will see reports of the Vatican, Mosques, mega churches, and other religious institutions being destroyed by governments all over the world. 4. After the destruction of false religion Satan will marshal the nations for an assault on those who worship Jehovah God. (Revelation 7:14; Matthew 24:21) 5. Jehovah will step in and this is when Armageddon begins. (Revelation 16:16; 19:19) This will be the last of the hurrahs. By means of His son Jesus Christ, Jehovah will destroy the remaining political, commercial, entertainment, and other aspects of Satan's system. 6. Satan and his demons will be imprisoned by Jesus for a 1,000 years thereby providing humans a long period of peace. (Revelation 20:1-3) During this time humans will grow towards perfection. Live longer lives. Not get sick. Not grow old. Will not die. Former pains in this system will not come to mind. (Revelation 21:3,4) 7. After 1,000 years has passed Satan will be released from his prison where he will attempt to mislead perfect humans again but he and those he corrupt will not succeed. (Revelation 20:3) (Revelation 20:7,8) Now as soon as the 1,000 years have ended, Satan will be released from his prison, and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth,  (Revelation 20:10) And the Devil who was misleading them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulfur ("this is permanent"), where both the wild beast ("human governments") and the false prophet ("false religious leaders") already were. 8. FINALLY after the LAST test Jehovah God will hurl "death and the Grave... into the lake of fire" never again to be a plague on humanity. (Revelation 20:14) What does the future hold beyond this? The bible does not say but needless to say the will of Jehovah God is to be fulfilled. He purposed from the VERY beginning of creation a paradise earth filled with happy humans living forever in peace with the planet, animals and each other, obedient to God. Jehovah's purpose for humanity has not change. It will come true. (Titus 1:2; Numbers 23:19; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 55:11) JW.org
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  2232. People talk about this issue and debate this issue and vote for this issue and so on and so on but they leave out the most important question worth asking. What does the Bible, and by extension God, say about homosexuality? God created humans to engage in sex only within the arrangement of marriage between a male and a female. (Genesis 1:27, 28; Leviticus 18:22; Proverbs 5:18, 19) The Bible condemns sexual activity that is not between a husband and wife, whether it is homosexual or heterosexual conduct. (1 Corinthians 6:18) This includes intercourse, fondling another person’s genitals, and engaging in oral or anal sex. While the Bible disapproves of homosexual acts, it does not condone hatred of homosexuals or homophobia. Instead, Christians are directed to “respect everyone.” (1 Peter 2:17, Good News Translation.) The Bible says: “Don’t be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex.” (Colossians 3:5, Contemporary English Version) To kill wrong desires, which lead to wrong actions, you need to control your thinking. If you regularly fill your mind with wholesome thoughts, you can more readily dismiss wrong desires. (Philippians 4:8; James 1:14, 15) While you may struggle greatly at first, it can become easier. God promises to help you to “be made new in the force actuating your mind.”—Ephesians 4:22-24. The same struggle is faced by millions with heterosexual desires who wish to conform to the Bible’s standards. For example, those who are single with little prospect of marriage or who are married to a partner who is unable to function sexually choose to control their sexual urges despite any temptations they might face. They are able to live happily, and those with same-sex urges can do so as well if they truly want to please God.—Deuteronomy 30:19. The above comes from JW.org. Jehovah's Witnesses volunteered close to 2 billion hours last year to spread the Bible's good news and positive message in over 236 countries. They also teach over 8 million people world wide what the bible really teaches on many subjects including God's true thoughts on homosexuality. They will never waver on their beliefs. What the bible says about it is what it says about it.
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  2260. Loki Ragnarok  Why do you accuse the Bible of being nothing more than a book from men? If that were true then explain how the Bible could be written over the span of 1,600 years without the use of technology? If it was written by humans how would they have written such this book with such cohesiveness during a time that predated the codex, printing press and computer technology? When the Bible was written on scrolls it did not have chapters or verses and it certainly lacked basic punctuation marks like periods and commas. These inventions came later after the bible had been completed. Under conditions like these a human would have needed a photographic memory to write cohesively. Now multiply that by 44 people and 1,600 years and tell me if you think the Bible is a book written by imperfect humans? There is not ONE book in the history of mankind that has been been written like the Bible. Even the Quran only took 22 years to complete. Jehovah God, the Bible's author, does not need technology to put his words on paper. He directed, or rather inspired, around 44 men to write his words. He's not restricted by time like humans are. 1,600 years would be like a day to Jehovah God. (Ps 90:2, 4) Because these are God's words and not man's the Bible shows over and over again how cohesive it is from beginning to end and that it is truly "inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16,17)
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  2278. More things to compare: Acting / Performances - Star Trek Episodes like "The Inner Light" (TNG), "In the Pale Moonlight" (DS9), "Far Beyond the Stars (DS9; an episode that should have won Avery Brooks an Emmy for his performance and direction), "Duet" (DS9; amazingly performances by Nana Visitor and Harris Yulin) are noteworthy examples of amazing performances. A total of 33 awards, 19 of which are Emmys, have been given for acting and performance. Star Wars has won many awards for technical merits but Star Trek has won on performance and acting merits. Series Direction - Star Wars Direction is defined as "the management or guidance of someone or something." Direction is how we see growth in any series in books, film, television and comic books. So how has Star Trek and Star Wars measured up? Prior to 2009 the films and television shows still continued to explore the human condition. It was a platform to talk about issues that people were thinking about but too embarrassed or nervous to discuss. In all of that we got to see Shakespeare performed by Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner, Cyrano de Bergerac performed by Dwight Schultz as Barclay, Hamlet spoken in Klingon by Christopher Plummer and more. We even got to explore the darker side of Star Trek via Section 31. All of that is part of the original timeline. That timeline doesn't exist in the 2009 reboot. The direction of the films is moving away from Gene Roddenberry's vision of a positive future where humans and aliens, for the most part, get along and social issues are discussed. The series is now about pew pew laser beams and fist fights. George Lucas wrote and directed FOUR Star Wars films. However for a long time the series was cursed by the prequels; something George was entirely responsible for. For many the prequels represent the metaphoric derailment in direction. It wasn't until Disney's purchase and placing the series back on track with The Force Awaken and the upcoming anthology films that Star Wars is now moving in the right direction. The winner is definitely Star Wars! :)
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  2282. Jesus words. (Matthew 6:5,6) “Also, when you pray, do not act like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your private room and, after shutting your door, pray to your Father who is in secret. Then your Father who looks on in secret will repay you." (Matthew 23:2-11) "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the seat of Moses. ...  All the works they do, they do to be seen by men, for they broaden the scripture-containing cases that they wear as safeguards and lengthen the fringes of their garments. They like the most prominent place at evening meals and the front seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called Rabbi by men. But you, do not you be called Rabbi, for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers. Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One. Neither be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ." In the strongest of words! "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut up the Kingdom of the heavens before men;" If people only knew how corrupt and bloodguilty the Vatican is. We're talking about a group of apostate pagan Christians who signed a concordat between the Nazi State and the Vatican. Pope Pius XI remarked to the German delegation how pleased he was that “the German Government now had at its head a man uncompromisingly opposed to Communism." The primary reason why Hitler did what he did was he was given moral support by one of the world's largest religious organization. In endorsing him and his government they effectively said, "we support your racism and extermination of undesirables." Thousands of my brothers and sisters were among those undesirables. They were murdered in concentration camps, and not because they were Jewish, but because they were Jehovah's Witnesses and absolutely refused to support Hitler and his Nazis, or join the military.
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  2286. Much of what he's talking about is culture and customs. But the worship of a deity in any form IS a form of worship and by definition is religion. Religion as a form includes a system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices; these may be personal, or they may be advocated by an organization. Usually religion involves belief in God or in a number of gods; or it treats humans, objects, desires, or forces as objects of worship. Case in point, for many people worldwide soccer/football/fútbol is treated as a religion. But the bible also teaches there is a true religion and many false religions. Jesus used an illustration to contrast true religion against false religion in this way. He stated "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." (Matthew 7:13,14) The Bible also states, "Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8) Most of the things taught in the world's religions today are based on human traditions that have no divine origins. They are empty deceptions and meaningless in their philosophy. For example: Christmas is not a Christian practice. Nowhere in the bible is the birth of Jesus mentioned. However the account of his death even down to the hour was chronicled in great detail by four different witnesses. If God REALLY wanted people to know his son's birth this event would have been given the same level of treatment as his death. Why is not in the bible? Quite simply because for many Jews in the first century -- of whom Jesus and his apostles (and for that matter most of the first century Christians) were also Jewish -- the practice of celebrating one's birth was viewed as a pagan custom that the pagan gentiles engaged in. In other words it was against Jewish custom to celebrate birth dates. The celebration of someone's birth was only mentioned twice in the bible at Genesis 40:20-22 and Mark 6:21-29. In both cases the event was hosted by wicked, pagan rulers and ended in the murder of someone. This shows the custom of celebrating a birth day is is not supporting by Jehovah God. The author of the Bible, Jehovah God (Psalm 83:18; Isaiah 42:8; Hebrews 3:4) is not a God of death, destruction and murder. He IS love. (1 John 4:8) In fact the greatest act of love he offered to mankind was his son precious son Jesus Christ as a ransom sacrifice in place of Adam's sin. (Exodus 34:6, 7; John 3:16) He lovingly warns people about the coming end of this system of things and then gives them the choice of how they will respond. (Matthew 24:14; Revelation 22:17; 2 Peter 3:9) He doesn't force anyone to serve him. Contrast Jehovah God's personality with people in the Middle East who murder men, women and children if they simply belong to another faith or speak another language. This is NOT Jehovah God's personality. ALL problems in the world can be traced to a single source. The bible identifies that source numerous times. (1 John 5:19) the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one. (Luke 4:6) Then the Devil said to [Jesus]: "I will give you all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish." (2 Corinthians 4:3, 4) If, in fact, the good news we declare is veiled, it 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.
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  2294. Here's a scene from 1984's Footloose... Reverend Shaw Moore: Even if this was not a law, which it is, I'm afraid I would have a lot of difficulty endorsing an enterprise which is as fraught with genuine peril as I believe this one to be. Besides the liquor and the drugs which always seem to accompany such an event the thing that distresses me even more, Ren, is the spiritual corruption that can be involved. These dances and this kind of music can be destructive, and, uh, Ren, I'm afraid you're going to find most of the people in our community are gonna agree with me on this. Ren: [addressing the town council, reading from his notes in the Bible] "From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer... or so that their crops would be plentiful... or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit... and show their community spirit. And they danced to celebrate." And that is the dancing we're talking about. Aren't we told in Psalm 149 "Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song. Let them praise His name in the dance"? And it was King David - King David, who we read about in Samuel - and what did David do? What did David do? [paging frantically through Bible] Ren: What did David do? [audience laughs] Ren: "David danced before the Lord with all his might... leaping and dancing before the Lord." [smacks table in front of Reverend Moore] Ren: Leaping and dancing. [stands up straight] Ren: Ecclesiastes assures us... that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to laugh... and a time to weep. A time to mourn... and there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not anymore. See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrating life. It's the way it was in the beginning. It's the way it's always been. It's the way it should be now.
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  2318. The Bible explains in the VERY near future God is going to make the governments of the world destroy false religion. These governments will destroy not only those who KILL in the name of their religion, they will also go after and destroy those who TEACH in the name of their religion too. These religious institution will be reduced to rumble and ruin. This destruction won't stop with just one or two religions but it will consume virtually all of them. (Revelation 17:16,17) And the ten horns that you saw and the wild beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire. For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought, yes, to carry out their one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished. Why? (Revelation 18:5) For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind. Jehovah is going to make his judgement against false religion VERY obvious so even people in false religion will know that God has judged and condemned them. (Isaiah 16:21) At this time I will make them know my power and my might, And they will have to know that my name is Jehovah. This judgement is going to be divine justice and retribution from Almighty God for ALL THE CENTURIES of bloodshed and corruption by those who claim to represent him on earth. Nothing is going to stop this. It will happen, it's just a matter of when. The Bible also warns people to get out of any organized religion that teach doctrines contrary to what the Bible really teaches. (Revelation 18:4) And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. This is what the law would call "guilt by association". Jehovah's Witnesses would be more than happy to study the Bible with you for free. The course and materials are free. Jesus said, "You received free, give free" because this knowledge ultimately comes from Jehovah God himself for free. (Matthew 10:8) jw,org :)
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  2349. (Psalms 11:5) Jehovah examines the righteous one as well as the wicked one; He hates anyone who loves violence. (Proverbs 6:16-19) There are six things that Jehovah hates; Yes, seven things that he detests: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart plotting wicked schemes, and feet that run quickly to evil, A false witness who lies with every breath, And anyone sowing contentions among brothers. (1 John 4:8) Whoever does not love has not come to know God, because God is love. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. It does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.  (Romans 13:9,10) For the law code, “You must not commit adultery, you must not murder, you must not steal, you must not covet,” and whatever other commandment there is, is summed up in this saying: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does not work evil to one’s neighbor. These people only represent hatred, murder and violence; things Almighty God hates. Even Almighty God doesn't take pleasure in killing anyone even wicked people. (Ezekiel 18:23) Do I take any pleasure at all in the death of a wicked person?’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah. "Do I not prefer that he turn away from his ways and keep living?"
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  2352. Anna Forhisglory But she WAS uprooted, twice. First in 607 BCE when Jehovah allowed the Babylonians to destroy Jerusalem and capture her people as slaves. Then again in 70 CE when the Roman Army destroyed everything and killed the city's inhabitants. The following explains... (Jeremiah 31:31-37) 31 “Look! The days are coming,” declares Jehovah, “when I will make with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant. 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their forefathers on the day I took hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, ‘my covenant that they broke, although I was their true master,’ declares Jehovah.” 33 “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares Jehovah. “I will put my law within them, and in their heart I will write it. And I will become their God, and they will become my people.” 34 “And they will no longer teach each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know Jehovah!’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them,” declares Jehovah. “For I will forgive their error, and I will no longer remember their sin.” 35 This is what Jehovah says, Who gives the sun for light by day, The laws of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea and makes its waves boisterous, Whose name is Jehovah of armies: 36 “‘If these regulations should ever fail,’ declares Jehovah, ‘Only then would the offspring of Israel cease as a nation before me always.’” 37 This is what Jehovah says: “‘If the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below could be explored, only then could I reject all the offspring of Israel for all they have done,’ declares Jehovah.” (Matthew 23:37,38) 37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent to her—how often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you did not want it. 38 Look! Your house is abandoned to you. "Your house" refers to the temple. The nation of Israel is no longer God's chosen people but individual Jews can serve God and do his will to the best of their ability. JW dot org for more information.
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  2374. This whole thing is beginning to look like the story from the film Mission Impossible 2. Here are a few quotes from the movie: NEKHOROVICH: Well, Dimitri. Every search for a hero must begin with something that every hero requires, a villain. Therefore, we created the monster Chimera in our search for a hero, Belairiform. I beg you, Dimitri, come to Sydney and accompany me to Atlanta immediately. However we travel, I must arrive at my destination within twenty hours of departure. --- McCLOY: You still don't get it do you. I needed to see just how bad the disease was in the real world, not just the lab. You and geneticists splicing strains of influenza to create a cure for all influenzas. You also created a disease so terrible than Chimera, the cure would be priceless. I needed Chimera to pedal Belairform. It's not that difficult to understand, is it? Look, I've got the virus, you've got the cure. I needed them both. Time wasn't sure if penicillin would knock off every bug in the zoo. Not anymore, if I couldn't make money killing those microscopic #@$& that are out there, you'd help me put one out there that I could make money on. There it is, I've confessed. I, John C. McCloy, am in business to make money. Now forget any deal you may have made with that thug, Ambrose, let me treat it and lets go back to work. ---- AMBROSE: How quickly can you manufacture more of the antivirus? McCLOY: No time at all, once I've got it. AMBROSE: Good. Biocyte's stock is just a few weeks away from going through the roof! McCLOY: What are you talking about? AMBROSE: An outbreak of Chimera. McCLOY: Where? AMBROSE: Downtown Sydney... for a start. You create the supply, Mr. McCloy; we've just created the demand! Three million people in Sydney and seventeen million in Australia will need Bellerophon within the next few days, not to mention the rest of the world. Now, this is how it's going to work. Wallis, the shares outstanding are? Wallis: 93.4 million. AMBROSE: This means, Mr. McCloy, we need to get our hands on 480,000 stock options. We'll borrow your $30 million to buy those options. Your stock has never sold above $31 a share. When your stock goes north of 200, which it will, those shares will be worth billions, and I will own 51% of Biocyte! 😳
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  2455. (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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  2505. 0:26 "In America, the richest country, how is this possible?" Here's how it is possible. (Ecclesiastes 8:9) "man has dominated man to his harm." The creator endowed humans with many excellent gifts, but the one thing he didn't give us is the ability to rule or govern humans well. That's on full display in governments worldwide. The right to rule humanity belongs exclusively to Jehovah God or to those he authorizes, such as his son, Jesus Christ. (Jeremiah 10:23) "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." Further, God's Word tells us that even if humans could somehow run a perfect functioning government, they are under the iron grip of a mass-murdering tyrant who desires chaos and death. (1 John 5:19) "We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." (John 8:44) "You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. That one was a murderer when he began, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him." Many know about and even pray for the "kingdom of God" from the model prayer at Matthew 6:9,10. However, many don't realize that it is a real government, and the only hope for humanity! It will solve ALL problems. For example, notice how it will address housing and food problems. (Psalms 72:16) "There will be an abundance of grain on the earth; On top of the mountains, it will overflow." (Isaiah 65:21, 22) "They will build houses and live in them, and they will plant vineyards and eat their harvest. They will not build for someone else to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and the work of their hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full." Notice how it will address illness and pandemics. (Isaiah 33:24) "And no resident will say: 'I am sick.'" God's Kingdom even promises to eradicate death itself. (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Revelation 21:5) "And the One seated on the throne said: 'Look! I am making all things new.'" If you'd like to learn more about God's Kingdom, please visit https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/ 🙂
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  2510. Today, there are 52 Jehovah's Witnesses in prison without trial or formal charges. Three men—Paulos Eyasu, Isaac Mogos, and Negede Teklemariam—have been in jail since September 17, 1994, neither formally charged with a crime, nor have they been brought before a judge. The government treats Jehovah's Witnesses, especially harshly, denying them ration cards and work permits. Jehovah's Witnesses were stripped of their citizenship and fundamental civil rights by presidential decree in October 1994. Four Witnesses have died while imprisoned in Eritrea, and three elderly Witnesses died after their release from prison because of the harsh conditions they experienced while detained. In 2011 and 2012, two Witnesses died because of the inhumane treatment in the Meitir Prison Camp. Misghina Gebretinsae, aged 62, died in July 2011 due to the extreme heat he experienced in a punishment area described as the "underground." Yohannes Haile, aged 68, died on August 16, 2012, after almost four years of imprisonment under similar conditions. Three elderly Witnesses—Kahsai Mekonnen, Goitom Gebrekristos, and Tsehaye Tesfariam—died after their release due to the conditions they endured while in custody in the Meitir Camp. On June 28, 2009, authorities raided a Witness home during a religious service and arrested all 23 Witnesses present from ages 2 to 80. On April 14, 2014, the authorities arrested more than 90 Witnesses during the annual observance of the Memorial of Christ's death. What the government is doing to my brothers and sisters in that country is inhuman. 😢
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  2584. 9:29 The Bible accurately predicted the breakdown of today's society nearly 2,000 years ago. (2 Timothy 3:1-5) Understand this: There will be tough times in the last days. People will be selfish and love money. They will brag, be arrogant, and insult others. They will disobey their parents, be ungrateful, and consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving, slander others, and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be conceited, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religiously but reject the power that could make them godly. (Matthew 24:12) Because of the increased wrongdoing, most people's love will grow cold. How is this possible? It is possible because of the Bible's author, Jehovah God. (Isaiah 46:10) I tell the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all I please.' Since Jehovah God is the only one who can accurately predict the future, it follows that He can reveal what the future holds. Here are two predictions: (Revelation 21:4,5) "[God] will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Sitting on the throne, he said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." and (Psalms 37:10,11) Soon, the wicked will be no more; they won't be found even if you look for them. But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. Imagine living in a society like this? 🙂👍
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  2594. The end of the system of things isn't going to come from Coronavirus. Its beginning is going to happen when the world's governments declare "peace and security." (1 Thessalonians 5:3) But this declaration will merely be a facade; there will be no genuine peace and security. Eventually, God will move the governments of the world through the U.N. to attack and destroy a significant portion of the world's religions. (Revelation 17:17) The Bible describes their motivations as "[hating] the prostitute* and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire." (*the symbolic empire of false religion) After that happens, essentially fours factions of people will remain: 1. Those who weep and mourn because of the various financial and controlling benefits it had on the public. (Revelation 18:9, 11), 2. A wellspring of joy for those who hate religion 3. Those who feel the pain and anger that their religion lied to them will likely turn violent against their former faiths. 4. Jehovah God's people will change their ministry message from one of a future hope to one of judgment. (Revelation 16:1, 17, 21) Eventually, global societies will collapse into what Jesus called a "great tribulation." (Matthew 24:21) It will be a hundred times worse than anything humanity has ever experienced, even worse than what we see today. Revelation 7:9, 14 describes a "great crowd" of people who will survive that great tribulation and the eventual end of this system. (Matthew 24:14) The question to ask yourself is, "How much faith do I have in human governments to solve all the problems plaguing humanity?" If you have ANY doubts, then you need to act fast and decisively. The window to learn about Jehovah God and his government and what you need to do to become a citizen of His government is fast closing. It is like Noah's time. Noah and his family went into the Ark, and God closed the door BEFORE the rain started. The same is going to happen in the future. Zephaniah 2:2, 3 urges you, "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 humility. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah's anger." That "probably" entirely depends upon what you do. If you want to learn more about the future from the Bible, please visit JW.org.
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  2684. BRIAN LAUNDRIE (ON DRIVE HOME): Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landside, No escape from reality Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see, I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy, Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to Me, to me BRIAN LAUNDRIE (TO PARENTS): Mamaaa, Just k----d a man, Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, Now he's d---d Mamaaa, life had just begun, But now I've gone and thrown it all away Mama, oooh, Didn't mean to make you cry, If I'm not back again this time tomorrow, Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters Too late, my time has come, Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all The time Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go, Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth Mama, oooh I don't want to die, I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all. THE NEWS MEDIA: I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango! Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening me Galileo, Galileo Galileo, Galileo Galileo, Figaro - magnificoo BRIAN LAUNDRIE (ON DRIVE TO CARLTON RESERVE): I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me BRIAN LAUNDRIE'S PARENTS: He's just a poor boy from a poor family, Spare him his life from this monstrosity BRIAN LAUNDRIE (ASKING POLICE WHILE DRIVING TO CARLTON RESERVE): Easy come, easy go, will you let me go THE POLICE: Bismillah! No, we will not let you go THE POLICE AND BRIAN LAUNDRIE IN CONCERT: (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go (Let me go) Will not let you go (Let me go)(Never) Never let you go (Let me go) (Never) let you go (Let me go) Ah No, no, no, no, no, no, no BRIAN LAUNDRIE (AT CARLTON RESERVE): Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia, let me go Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, For meee BRIAN LAUNDRIE (POLICE CLOSING IN): So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye So you think you can love me and leave me to die Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby, Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here BRIAN LAUNDRIE (ARRESTED BY POLICE): Nothing really matters, Anyone can see, Nothing really matters, Nothing really matters to me Any way the wind blows...
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  2712. The following describes people's behavior worldwide. ( 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 verse 13: "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled." Do you now SEE these words in action? So why is all this happening? The Bible answers the question. (1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." ( 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 period of time." This world is doomed, but you can save yourself and your family. JEHOVAH God's kingdom is fast approaching. It will end ALL pain and suffering. (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Revelation 21:5) "And the One seated on the throne said: 'Look! I am making all things new.'" If you'd like to learn more from the Bible, google "jehovah god's kingdom" and click on the first link.
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  2717. The following describes people's behavior today. (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." So why is this happening? (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." (1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." No human government can eradicate the cause of what is happening because they are powerless to do so. As long as Satan continues to be "the god of this system of things," he and his rebellious angels will continue to make the situation worse (2 Corinthians 4:4). 2 Timothy 3:13 warns: "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled." In other words, world conditions will get a lot worse. But soon God's heavenly Kingdom will rid the world of Satan and his demons. (Revelation 21:3-5) "With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: 'Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.' And the One seated on the throne said: 'Look! I am making all things new.'" 🙂
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  2744. Lastly, regarding the word "Trinity," it never appears in the Scriptures. The Jews, from whom Jesus was born, never believed in a triune godhead—not in their entire history, and not even today. The concept of a three-in-one deity was a pagan belief held by surrounding nations, including the Egyptians. Nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures is the idea of a Trinity taught. Instead, Jehovah repeatedly emphasizes His singularity as the one true God: Isaiah 42:8 – "I am Jehovah. That is my name; I give my glory to no one else." Psalm 100:3 – "Know that Jehovah is God. He is the one who made us, and we belong to him." Psalm 83:18 – "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth." Deuteronomy 6:4,5 – "Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart, soul, and strength." These verses make it clear that Jehovah alone is God Almighty—without mention of a triune nature. If the Trinity were true, we would expect it to be taught by Jehovah throughout Scripture from the beginning, yet it is entirely absent. Further, Habakkuk 1:12 clearly states: "Are you not from everlasting, O Jehovah? O my God, my Holy One, you do not die." This verse establishes that Jehovah cannot die. He is immortal, meaning He has life within Himself and is not dependent on anything to exist. Jehovah's existence is eternal, unlike created beings—He has no beginning and end. His very nature is life itself. When Jesus was on earth, he repeatedly described his Father as a separate being with greater authority than himself: John 14:28 – "My Father is greater than I [Jesus]."​ John 20:17 – "I [Jesus] ascend unto my Father and your Father and to my God, and your God."​ John 12:49 – "For I have not spoken of my initiative, but the Father who sent me has given me a commandment about what to say and what to speak." Even the Jews at the time misunderstood Jesus, thinking he was claiming to be equal to God. John 5:18 says, "This is why the Jews began seeking all the more to kill him—because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God." Further, John 1:1 is a highly debated verse in translation, and many scholars with a deep understanding of Biblical Greek have rendered it differently than "the Word was God." Instead, many have translated it as "the Word was a god" based on Jesus' high position among Jehovah's creation. The term "god" in this context means "mighty one," which aligns with Jesus being called a "Mighty God" in Isaiah 9:6. However, this does not mean Jesus is Jehovah, as Isaiah 9:6 does not call him Almighty God. In Exodus 6:3, Jehovah makes his position known, "And I used to appear to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but concerning my name Jehovah I did not make myself known to them." So, where did the Trinity doctrine come from? It originated from Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD during the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). The nature of God and Jesus became a central debate during this council. Constantine—who was more of a political ruler than a theologian—proposed that they were "of the same substance," laying the foundation for what would later become the Trinity doctrine. However, the Catholic church didn't fully establish this teaching until nearly 100 years later due to strong opposition from those who saw it as a pagan influence creeping into Christianity. The Vatican forced these priests to either submit or violently die. By then, however, the damage had been done. The last apostle, John, had died, and with his death, the barrier against pagan influence on early Christian congregations faded. By the early 2nd century, Christianity had already begun to apostatize, adopting worldly beliefs and doctrines contrary to those established by Jesus and the first-century governing body. When Constantine declared Christianity the state religion, it became a fusion of Roman paganism and apostate Christianity—far removed from the pure worship practiced in the first century. The Vatican rebranded pagan celebrations like Saturnalia with Christian names, but at their core, they remained rooted in pagan traditions. The goal was to ease the transition of the mostly pagan populace into the new religion more quickly. None of this is speculation. It is a documented history available to anyone willing to research it.
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  2834. Here are vitamin D studies on its effect on RSV, the flu, and COVID-19. ---- RSV References: 01/2010 - Vitamin D Decreases RSV Induction of NF-κB-linked Chemokines and Cytokines in Airway Epithelium While Maintaining the Antiviral State - "Epidemiological studies suggest that low vitamin D levels may increase the risk or severity of respiratory viral infections. In this study, we examined the effect of vitamin D on the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infected human airway epithelial cells. This suggests that adequate vitamin D levels reduce inflammation and less severe disease in RSV-infected individuals." 06/2011 - Cord blood vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis - "Vitamin D deficiency in healthy neonates is associated with increased risk of RSV LRTI in the first year of life. Intensified routine vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may be a useful strategy to prevent RSV LRTI during infancy." Flu Reference: 01/2022 - Association Between Vitamin D and Influenza: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials - "Vitamin D supplementation improves the immune function of the human body and can be a convenient way to prevent influenza. The meta-analysis confirmed that vitamin D supplement has a preventive effect on influenza. Strategies for preventing influenza can be optimized by vitamin D supplementation." COVID-19 Reference: 02/2022 - Pre-infection 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and association with severity of COVID-19 illness - "Studies have demonstrated a potential correlation between low vitamin D status and an increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and poorer clinical outcomes. Among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, pre-infection deficiency of vitamin D was associated with increased disease severity and mortality." --- People spend more time indoors than outdoors during the late Autumn and Winter months resulting in less exposure to sunlight and decreased vitamin D levels, and increased risk of getting respiratory viruses. So the reasonable and scientific conclusion is that increasing vitamin D during these months should protect against their worst aspects, namely hospitalization and dth.
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  2896. Patterns only work if you can understand algorithms because, you know, markets are math-heavy. Most day traders don't buy and sell on patterns. They buy and sell on algorithms. Many combine algorithms and machine learning to make big purchase or selling decisions. It also partially explains why there's a seeming disconnect between what's going in the market and what's happening in reality. People like Cramer continue to lament, "what's going on with this market?!" Cramer is an old-school dinosaur trying to work in an environment that has long since evolved from his younger years. The market is a GIANT math class. If virtually every short-term and day trade is based on algorithms, then algorithms are what people need to be aware of in their decision making. However, what day traders don't use algorithms for are long term trades. Meaning a company's long-term performance will always come through in the end over a 5-, 10-, and 15-year or more outcome. BTW Cramer's Apple example isn't a pattern or algorithmically-based recommendation. He's hedging the decision to buy on the likelihood that people will flock to buy the new phone. He won't know the results of that hedge until Apple's quarterly or 2020 annual results. That's not a day trade recommendation. That's a long term recommendation. If you're going to go long term, it would be better to put your money in a 5-star rated mutual or ETF that owns a sizeable number of Apple shares alongside other heavyweights like NVidia, Intel, Microsoft, and the like. In other words, mitigate your risk by diversifying your ownership of blue-chip stocks.
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  2935. You guys need to be careful about pimping this vaccine. It would be best if you did a better job of informing your viewers by looking into its production. Since you're not advising your viewers, I'll share what I know based on what I read of them. Both vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna aren't produced, as far as I know, like any other vaccine. Both went the route of injecting SARS-CoV-2's Messenger RNA code they've created into the body, whereby a weak strain of the virus is replicated by your body (yes, your body will make the virus). The body then produces antibodies to combat the virus it made, expecting it to be powerful enough to fight the fake and real virus. Here's my problem with this approach. First, in the history of humanity, no human has ever written bug-free code! I say that from a programmer's perspective. Humans are terrible at writing bug-free code. Second, nobody knows what the long-term effects of such a vaccine will be. I've never seen any representative from Pfizer or Moderna ever tell the public what some of the potential long-term risks are. The bottom line is that they don't know. They're leapfrogging over years of real data and using the public to do long-term testing. These are massive red flags. Conversely, here's why I feel more comfortable with the AstraZeneca vaccine. If you want the details and facts from Doctor John Campbell, you can watch his detailed 25-minute summary of the Oxford review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAvnAkAMmmM. In a nutshell, what the vaccine does is similar to other vaccines. The medical scientists inserted the SARS-CoV-2's Messenger RNA into a weakened version of the adenovirus (otherwise known as the Chimpanzee common cold virus). After injected, the body immediately detects it as an active virus and goes to work, producing antibodies. The AstraZeneca process skips the step of having the body produce the SARS-CoV-2 strain. It takes two shots. A half-strength shot and then a full-strength shot a month later is 90% effective. Further, the AstraZeneca vaccine can be stored at refrigerated levels and sold at $3 per shot (virtually, at cost) in first world countries and less in the second and third world. Unlike Pfizer and Moderna, AstraZeneca anticipates having close to 3 billion doses in Q1. It truly is a global vaccine. That's the vaccine that will most likely become widely distributed in the United States, and that's the one I am going to take. P.S. Watch Dr. Campbell's video on vitamin D. Studies conducted in India and Spain shows taking high doses of D3 helps reduce hospital admission and even increased recovery time for those admitted. Sadly that's something neither the drug companies nor the media will report. The drug companies make no profit on vitamin D. To be clear; vitamin D isn't a cure or a vaccine. It is merely a booster that provides beneficial results.
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  3049. The TL;DR: the reason China and other Asian countries see a second wave is that there are way more people infected than they tested. Details: China has the world's largest population, with Wuhan province alone having a population almost as significant as Italy (Wuhan's 58.5M versus Italy's 60.5M). Further, China put in place draconian quarantines for Wuhan so that nobody could leave, but that was weeks AFTER the outbreak (as very evident in its spread around the globe). Because Wuhan was ground zero for the virus and there were no hindrances by the Chinese government (e.g., suppressing warnings), the Wuhan people went about their business as usual. They unknowingly spread the virus much faster at its point of origin. The issue here is there's no way the total confirmed cases are 82,122. It's much higher than that. China has chosen not to be truthful with the rest of the world since the outbreak began. The math on the virus spread shows the total population infection to be approximately 1.2% based on 3.99% verified and of those 1.2% dying. 58,500,000 Wuhan's total population The number China hasn't reported: ~6,843,500 total unverified infected (roughly 1.2%; best guess estimate based on tapering projections) The numbers China reported: ~82,122 total verified infected (roughly 3.99%) 3,304 total confirmed deaths (1.2%) That 6.8 million is now traveling around China since lifting the restrictions. As long as international travel remains shutdown, China's second wave of infections should stay contained in China. Also, without international travel, the Chinese government cannot blame foreign powers for their second wave.
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  3072.  @Zeaiclies  That's coming. The world's governments are going to turn on and destroy religion. It will be God who puts the desire to do this into their heart. It will be divine retribution for the thousands of years of misleading people, alienating people from God, and their bloodshed, both past, and present. (Revelation 17:16,17) "And the ten horns that you saw and the wild beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire. For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought, yes, to carry out their one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished." "the wild beast" represents the world's governments through the global organization of the United Nations. "the prostitute" is Babylon the Great. God fittingly sees religions that support political institutions as "prostituting" themselves to world leaders to solve problems instead of God. (Revelation 18:5) "Her sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind. (Revelation 18:7,8) "To the extent that she glorified herself and lived in shameless luxury, to that extent give her torment and mourning. For she keeps saying in her heart: 'I sit as queen, and I am not a widow, and I will never see mourning.' That is why in one day her plagues will come, death and mourning and famine, and she will be completely burned with fire, because Jehovah God, who judged her, is strong." Of course, once the destruction starts, there's no going back. That will be the beginning of the end. In Matthew chapter 24, verse 21, Jesus called this period in human history the "Great Tribulation." Humanity will be utterly lost and will look to mountain-like political organizations and institutions, but they will not help anyone. During that time, Jehovah's Witnesses will no longer preach the good news. That's why people must take action to become reconciled to God while he still allows the time for it. (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 humility. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah's anger." jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201511/organized-religion-dying/ for more information
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  3094.  @chrisyoung4482  Interesting. Well, let's see if the Bible agrees. "The kingdom of heaven is a physical kingdom on the earth." (John 18:36) "Jesus answered: 'My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source.'" It doesn't sound like your comment, and the verse agrees. "It is currently being ruled over by Satan." (1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." While it is correct human governments are under Satan's power and influence, God's Kingdom isn't. Jesus said, "My Kingdom is no part of this world." So it is reasonable to conclude it operates in the spiritual realm out of Satan's reach. "The kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom. It exists within the believers." The KJV of Luke 17:21 reads, "Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or, lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." But does that have a literal meaning? Note that Jesus spoke to the Pharisees. They were a group of religious leaders who opposed Jesus and arranged to have him murdered. (Matthew 12:14; Luke 17:20) Does it make sense to think that Kingdom was a condition of their stubborn hearts? Jesus told them: "Inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." (​Matthew 23:27, 28) The actual meaning of that passage is "the Kingdom of God is in your midst" or "among" the Pharisees in that God designated Jesus to rule as King. "The kingdom of Christ is when he sets up his heavenly, spiritual kingdom on the earth and rules and reigns for 1,000 years from his throne in Jerusalem, Israel." Jesus's words to Pontius Pilate at John 18:36 (quoted above) reveals that the Kingdom is no part of the world. So it couldn't be a physical location on earth. Further calling it "heavenly" and "spiritual" makes the point even more precise. His 1,000-year reign will be in the invisible spirit realm. Notice this passage as it relates to Satan's future. (Revelation 20:1-3) "I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, the original serpent, the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years. He hurled him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him so that he would not mislead the nations anymore until Kingdom ended its 1,000 years." If God's Kingdom were on earth, Jesus would need to go UP to the heavens to capture Satan. The verse above says, "an angel coming down out of heaven." "After that, he will destroy the heavens and the earth and create a new heavens, and a new earth, and a new Jerusalem, which is the holy city of the redeemed of God." You're all over the place here. You're partially quoting 2 Peter 3:13. "there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise." A similar passage appears at Isaiah 65:17, "For look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth." Both the heavens and earth have symbolic meaning. The connection of the "heavens" with ruling power aids in understanding the purpose of the expression "new heavens and a new earth." Observing such a relationship, M'Clintock and Strong's Cyclopedia (published 1891, Volume 4, page 122) comments: "a new heaven and a new earth signify a new government, new kingdom, new people." Even as the "earth" can refer to a society of people (Psalms 96:1), so, too, "heavens" can symbolize the superior ruling power or government over such "earth." Again, Jesus said his Kingdom was no part of the world, so "new Jerusalem" isn't literal Jerusalem in Israel, but an "Israel of God." Those words appear in Galatians 6:16. But what is the Israel of God? It means rather than to racial descendants of Jacob, whose name God changed to Israel, spiritual Israel consist of people "out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation." (Revelation 5:9) In other words, it's the people God draws to him. Jesus said this at John 6:44. "No man can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, draws him." "Here, "the end" is just before the 1,000 year reign of Christ upon the earth, after the time of Jacob's trouble, when Satan gets bound for the 1,000 years." You are surprisingly very close to what the Bible says. But to make it crystal clear, the apostle John writes, "the world is passing away and so is its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever." (1 John 2:17) I hope the Bible has clarified things.
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  3097. (Acts 10:34,35) "At this, Peter began to speak, and he said: 'Now I truly understand that God is not partial, but in every nation, the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.'" If every person were a genuine disciple of Christ, racism would not exist. The Bible teaches there is no partiality with God. He requires people to see their fellow as equal. Jesus said the second greatest commandment is, "You must love your neighbor as yourself." It doesn't say anything about loving them only if they have the same skin color. Further, Jesus said, "You heard that it was said: 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies, and to pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens since he makes his sun rise on both the wicked and the good, and makes it rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those loving you, what reward do you have? Are not also the tax collectors doing the same thing? And if you greet your brothers only, what extraordinary something are you doing? Are not even the people of the nations doing the same thing?" (Matthew 5:43-47) The Bible tells us to love and pray for our enemies! It provides NO EXCEPTIONS for racism (which is a form of hatred, and hatred is a form of violence). Anyone who engages in such actions constitutes themselves an enemy of God. (Psalms 11:5) "Jehovah examines the righteous one as well as the wicked one; He hates anyone who loves violence."
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  3107. The best way to get a probe to Venus and have it withstand Venus' grueling extremes would be to encase the device in a thick brick made up of several layers of the hardest and toughest materials known. Beginning from the outside and moving in. 1. The outermost layer is Carbon Steel. 2. The next tier is a blend of chromium and alloy stainless steel. 3. The following layer, as well as the thickest of the outermost layers, would be pure Titanium. Venus has a pressure of 93 Bars which is 1,348 PSI. Titanium has a strength of 4,343 Bars or 63,000 PSI. Both the chromium/alloy stainless steel and Titanium provide a blanket of protection against the atmosphere. The outermost Carbon Steel would allow the probe to "crash" since getting it on the surface as quickly as possible for maximum exposure is the goal. It wouldn't crash straight-down, but it would likely land between a 45-65 degree angle. 4. Next comes diamond plates that further provide a buffer between the outer shell and interior layers. Within this area, a large camera rests within tungsten insulation. Further, the four sides of the block contain 4x4" solar battery cells with 2x2" square windows above each for solar exposure. 1x1" space obtains energy from heat condensation with the remaining 1x1" acting as energy storage for later use. Wiring encased in ceramic-metallic travel from the solar cells and camera into the interior. Further, this area houses a small radio transmitter made from alloys capable of withstanding direct heat. It transmits data back to Earth. 5. The next layer beyond the diamond plates and solar cells would be Tungsten which protects its contents from stretching and pulling 6. The next tier would be Inconel. This superalloy of austenite, nickel, and chromium can endure extreme conditions and high temperatures. 7. Another diamond plate layer. 8. Finally, a Titanium plate. Inside this inner-most compartment, you'll find the ceramic-metallic encased wiring powering numerous fans and liquid cooling components that circulate to maintain power and heat distribution; as well as moisture evaporation since the "air" is not allowed to stagnate. This area also houses 10 TB of SSD storage configured as a RAID 1. Think of this design as an Egyptian Pyramid (only square). The ancient Egyptians knew how to build these structures in the hottest deserts in such a way where it's occupants and objects would stay preserved for centuries beyond the embalming process.
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  3140.  @chrisyoung4482  Jehovah originates from the Tetragrammaton יהוה which is pronounced Yahweh in Hebrew. It means "He Causes to Become" or "I Am That I Am." As the name implies, Jehovah can become anything he needs to be to fulfill his will and purposes. Jesus comes from the Latin Iesous. The name corresponds to the Hebrew Yeshua or Yehohshua, and it means "Jehovah Is Salvation." From his namesake alone, we can see that Jesus gives honor to Jehovah. Further, Jesus referred to himself as "God's son" or "the Son of God" (John 10:36; 11:4), which corresponds to Colossians 1:15 that describes Jesus as "the firstborn of all creation." Jesus is the only person Jehovah created directly. Colossians 1:16 tells us after Jehovah created Jesus, "all other things have been created through him and for him." Effectively the universe was a gift by Jehovah to his son, but in doing so, he bestowed the wonderful gift of free will to the angels and humans. While Isaiah 9:6 calls Jesus a "Mighty God," Jesus never identified himself as Almighty God during his life on earth. As a title, Almighty exclusively belongs to Jehovah. Further, titles such as "Creator," "Father," and "Sovereign" belong to Jehovah. Numerous times Jesus called Jehovah "The One" and "The Father in heavens." When asked by a scribe to state the greatest command in the Law of Moses, Jesus began to quote Deuteronomy 6:4, which reads (in the original Hebrew), "Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah." After reviewing this info, it is reasonable to conclude Jehovah and Jesus are the same, or are they unique individuals?
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  3173. Contrast all that with what the Bible says about the future: (Psalms 37:10,11) "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." (Psalm 37:29) "The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it." (Psalms 46:9) " [God] is bringing an end to wars throughout the earth." (Ecclesiastes 1:4) "The earth remains forever." (Isaiah 25:8) "[God] will swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces." (Isaiah 35:5, 6) "At that time, the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. At that time, the lame will leap like the deer, and the tongue of the speechless will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert plain." (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Isaiah 65:21, 22) "They will build houses and live in them, and they will plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. They will not build for someone else to inhabit, Nor will they plant for others to eat. For the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and the work of their hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full." These are just a few examples of what Jehovah's heavenly government, with Jesus as its duly appointment leader, will do for humanity. However, to reap the benefit from God's government, you must be a citizen of it. You can learn how to become a citizen by visiting JW.org.
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  3226. God's name means "He Causes to Become," represented by the four Hebrew letters known as the Tetragrammaton (יהוה). In Hebrew, it is generally pronounced as Yodh He Waw He or Yahweh, but He is more commonly known as Jehovah. What makes Jehovah's name special is that it doesn't just mean He can become whatever is necessary to fulfill His purpose—it also means He has the power to help people become what they need to be to accomplish His will. The Bible is full of examples: + Moses (given leadership) + Joseph (given the position to preserve God's people by relocating them to Egypt during a famine) + Oholiab (given skills and teaching abilities) + Joshua (given strategy through victories in Canaan) + Samson (given strength to exact judgment) + David (given the talent to craft beautiful music) + Solomon (given the wisdom to rule justly) + Daniel (given the ability to interpret dreams and prophecies) + Paul (given the ability to engage in a profound ministry) Jehovah empowered them to fulfill a specific role in carrying out His purpose. Perhaps the most outstanding example of "He Causes To Become" was personified in his son Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ), or as he's more commonly known by Jesus. Before his earthly birth as a perfect human, the Bible described Jesus' many attributes that Jehovah would bestow upon His son: "For a child has been born to us, A son has been given to us; And the rulership will rest on his shoulder. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6) And indeed there are many others such as "the Faithful Witness" in Revelation 1:5. Most important to humanity was Jehovah causing Jesus to become humanity's salvation. (John 3:16)
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  3238.  @shardaelyn  Large reply incoming. It took a while to assemble, so I'll hope you'll read it through in its entirety. Re: "The reality is, only He knows the hour and day" You're referring to the specific day and time that the end comes. The signs Jesus gave, the behavior of people mentioned in 2 Timothy 3, and the condition of people interpreted by Daniel are all auxiliary so that true Christians would be able to discern WHERE we are in the stream of time. It's not unlike a weather reporter looking at satellite data to gauge where the weather is headed and then provide it to others. God is going to bring this system of things to its end. That's a fact. But he's not going to bring it suddenly. He has given people more than ample time to decide where they stand, ever since God enthroned Jesus as the king of God's Kingdom in 1914. Since that time, God has given people a choice to side with Satan and his system of things or side with him, his Kingdom, and His sovereign right to rule his creation. The old expression, "if you are not with us, then you are against us," applies here. There's no middle ground. Either a person chooses Jehovah or Satan. Jehovah gave the people of Noah's day 120 years to decide. Only eight people survive that flood. That leads to the next point. Re: "As a Christian, regardless of denomination of faith" Notice Jesus's illustration. (Matthew 7:13,14) "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." In essence, he said there would only be one true religion, and few would find it, much less travel on it. Re: "it is tasked to us to be stewards and shepherds." Being a "steward and shepherd" refers to two distinct groups. Faithful and discreet stewards refer to those who have been entrusted by God through Jesus Christ with the responsibility of providing spiritual food at the proper time. Spiritual food includes direction, information, books, magazines, organizing meetings and conventions, organizing the preaching work, and so much more. (Luke 12:42) "And the Lord said: "Who really is the faithful steward, the discreet one, whom his master will appoint over his body of attendants to keep giving them their measure of food supplies at the proper time?" (Matthew 24:45-47) "Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on coming finds him doing so! Truly I say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings." The Shepards refers to the elders taking the lead in the Christian congregation. When Jesus was on earth, he was the Shepards until he handed that responsibility over to others. (1 Peter 5:2) "Shepherd the flock of God under your care, serving as overseers, not under compulsion, but willingly before God; not for the love of dishonest gain, but eagerly;" But all - Shepherd, stewards, and Christian-alike are genuine disciples of Christ. As head of the Christian congregation, Jesus commanded ALL his followers to preach the good news about God's Kingdom (Matthew 24:14) and make disciples (Matthew 28:19,20). He told his followers before he ascended into heaven, "you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth." (Acts 1:8) Jesus also said, "Not everyone saying to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of the heavens, but only the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will." (Matthew 7:21) God's will is for people to engage in the ministry and tell others about the Kingdom of God. Can a person claiming to be a Christian but isn't actively involved in that ministry be called a Christian? Something to ponder over. Re: "To administer not only the word but care and compassion to all the nations." Jesus said the second greatest commandment was "you must love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39) In fact, he said, "Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you." (Matthew 5:44) There's nothing more caring and compassionate and loving than telling people about the good news about God's Kingdom as the only hope for humanity to solve all problems. "This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." (John 17:3) Re: "Interpreting the signs so that we might bleat about the end of days isn't part of that at all." That's not what Jesus said! Knowing where we are in time builds faith in God's Word. The Bible says, "without faith, it is impossible to please God well" (Hebrews 11:6). It also says, "For all the things that were written beforehand were written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope." (Romans 15:4) Our faith in God's promises is built-up by what God's Word says. The Bible is chock-full of examples of prophecies that Israelites in the past looked at to help build their faith. For instance, Daniel read Isaiah to know how long the Jewish exile in Babylon would be. Jesus warned the Christians that soon Jerusalem would come to an end. (Luke 21:20-22) "However, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by encamped armies, then know that the desolating of her has drawn near. Then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains, let those in the midst of her leave, and let those in the countryside not enter into her, because these are days for meting out justice in order that all the things written may be fulfilled." And again, he told his followers to be on the lookout for the signs he mentioned. (Luke 21:29-31) "With that, he told them an illustration: 'Notice the fig tree and all the other trees. When they are budding, you see it for yourselves and know that now the summer is near. Likewise, also you, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.'" To say Christians shouldn't look for these signs is the antithesis to what being a Christian is. We don't know the day or hour, but God's Word contains these signs so that by them, we can build up our faith and share with others what we have learned. Re: "Besides, the signs could come to pass, and yet still the trumpets may not sound, a thousand years could pass and still the trumpets may not sound." Jesus said, "Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all things happen." (Luke 21:32) Jesus's answer to a question covered Jerusalem's desolation, its temple, the sign of his presence, and the conclusion of the system of things. His comment about "this generation" had an application to Jerusalem's destruction in 70 CE. However, he also used the word "generation" regarding humans whose lives would, in some way, be associated with the foretold events during his presence, the time we're living. The point is a "generation" of spirited-annotated people (people for whom God has chosen to be co-rulers with Jesus in his Kingdom; think of them as cabinet members) would be alive to see all the signs and events Jesus described. The group of people who make up that generation is aging. They would need to be alive to see the fulfillment of everything Jesus said. That's why the end is very near. This system of things is most definitely not going to last another 100 years, much less a thousand. Re: "The thing about prophecy is, it can only really be interpreted after the fact." I don't interpret the Bible. I let the Bible interpret itself. You can glean a lot of information by cross-referencing passages. For example, in Revelation 12:12, we read, "Woe for the earth and the sea because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period." What does "the sea" mean? We can cross-reference a pair of scriptures. (Isaiah 57:20) "But the wicked are like the restless sea that cannot calm down, and its waters keep tossing up seaweed and mire." (Revelation 17:15) "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues." So the sea in Revelation 12:12 means "wicked people." 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us, "God inspires all scripture," so this means we can aggregate scriptures together to help paint a picture of where we are in the stream of time because all are God's Words. I can confidently tell people the end is near, and they should take action, but I'll let God say it through his Words, "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." (Zephaniah 2:2,3) "Probably" depends on what we do.
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  3249. I know you've sought out the wisdom and knowledge of scientists for your research. But to those scientists and so-called experts, I say, "You don't know what dark energy is, and yet you dare to communicate doom and gloom to people about something that'll happen in a billion years?! You take NO responsibility for your proclamations if they're wrong." In contrast, the Bible has a flawless track record of prophecy (or history written in advance) happening as described. Here's what the Bible promises will happen in a billion years. (Ecclesiastes 1:4) "The earth remains forever." (Psalms 104:5) "[God] has established the earth on its foundations; It will not be moved from its place forever and ever." The future the Bible promises for humans. (Psalm 37:29) "The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it." (Revelation 21:4) "'[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.'" It stands to reason if humans live on the earth forever, then ALL the auxiliary things that support life like the moon, the sun, and even the earth's position in the milky way galaxy, including the galaxy itself, will endure forever. So to all the scientists who claim to be the all-knowing gatekeepers of information and knowledge about the future, please answer God's question! (Job 38:1-4) "Then Jehovah answered Job out of the windstorm: 'Who is this who is obscuring my counsel and speaking without knowledge? Brace yourself, please, like a man; I will question you, and you inform me. Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me if you think you understand.'" Hundreds of scientists have studied the universe and life on earth with all of its complexities to reach a scientific conclusion that it is too organized into a vastly intricate weave of interconnected systems to somehow assemble by random chance. But they dare not speak out for fear of being ostracized by peers. The Bible calls out these people who suppress the truth. (Romans 1:18-21) "For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who are suppressing the truth in an unrighteous way, because what may be known about God is clearly evident among them, for God made it clear to them. For his invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world's creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship, so that they are inexcusable. For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor did they thank him, but they became empty-headed in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts became darkened." What's the point? Only God can confidently tell us what the future holds because only HE knows! He says so in his words. (Isaiah 46:10) "From the beginning, I foretell the outcome, And from long ago the things that have not yet been done." Contrary to what human scientists say, God promises a fantastic future full of good things for humanity. 🙂
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  3261. There's never going to be a China-led world order, nor will China ever become a world power. The Bible explicitly states seven great world powers have existed in human history that had direct contact with God's people. Each succeeded one another through thousands of years of world history. Here they are in order according to Bible: 1. Egypt - Genesis 10:6, 13, 14; 12:11 through 13:1; Psalms 78:51; 105:23, 27; 106:21, 22 2. Assyria - Genesis 10:21, 22; 2:14; 25:18; 2 Kings 15:19-29 The remaining mentioned in prophecy: 3. Babylon - Daniel 2:32, 36 - 38; 7:4 4. Medes and Persia, also known as the Medo-Persian Empire - Daniel 2:32, 39; 7:5 5. Greece - Daniel 2:32, 39; 7:6 6. Rome - Daniel 2:33, 40; 7:7 7. the United States and Great Britain also known as the Anglo-America dual world power - Daniel 2:33, 41-43 The United States and Great Britain is the LAST world power in Bible prophecy. (Revelation 17:10) "And there are seven kings: Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive, he must remain a short while." When John penned this vision, the five kingdoms that had fallen were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. The "one is" was Rome, who was still the dominant power during John's lifetime. The "other has not yet" arrived would eventually become the Anglo-American dual power. Notice these words: (Daniel 2:44) "In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever." "God of heaven will set up a kingdom." That means the Anglo-American power is the LAST government on earth that be a world power. It will not be destroyed by humans but by God himself. That verse also says God will "crush and put an end to all these kingdoms," meaning His government will permanently destroy all human governments and bring genuine relief to billions of humans, animals, and the planet itself. And His kingdom will last forever. JEHOVAH GOD, the sovereign of the universe and our Grand Creator, will end human rule permanently. With Jesus as God's appointed ruler, God's government will finally achieve what all human governments have never reached. A few examples: NO MORE PANDEMICS - (Isaiah 33:24) "And no resident will say: 'I am sick.'" HOUSING AND ABUNDANT FOOD FOR ALL - (Isaiah 65:21-23) "People will build and get to live in their houses—others will not use them. They will plant vineyards and enjoy the wine—it will not be drunk by others. Like trees, my people will live long lives. They will fully enjoy their hard work. The work they do will be successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them and their descendants henceforward." NO MORE DEATH, PAIN, AND SORROW - (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared." This future is an ironclad promise from JEHOVAH because "God ... cannot lie." (Titus 1:2) 🙂💖
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  3294.  @yofloheppen7058 "Bob Wachter of UCSF had an excellent thread on Twitter about vaccine rollouts the other day, and one of the good points he made was this one. We're talking about treating very, very large populations, which means that you're going to see the usual run of mortality and morbidity that you see across large samples. Specifically, if you take 10 million people and wave your hand back and forth over their upper arms, you would expect to see about 4,000 heart attacks in the next two months. About 4,000 strokes. Over 9,000 new diagnoses of cancer. And about 14,000 of that ten million will die, out of usual all-causes mortality. No one would notice. That's how many people die and get sick anyway." "But if you took those ten million people and gave them a new vaccine instead, there's a real danger that those heart attacks, cancer diagnoses, and deaths will be attributed to the vaccine. I mean, if you reach a large enough population, you are literally going to have cases where someone gets the vaccine and drops dead the next day (just as they would have if they didn't get the vaccine). It could prove difficult to convince that person's friends and relatives of that lack of connection, though." Post hoc ergo propter hoc = Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X "Post hoc ergo propter hoc is one of the most powerful fallacies of human logic, and we're not going to get rid of it any time soon, especially when it comes to vaccines. The best we can do, I think, is to try to get the word out in advance. Let people know that such things will happen because people get sick and constantly die in this world. The key will be whether they are getting sick or dying at a noticeably higher rate once they have been vaccinated." "No such safety signals have appeared for the first vaccines to roll out (Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech). We should see the exact opposite effects on mortality and morbidity as more and more people get vaccinated. The excess-death figures so far in the coronavirus pandemic have been appalling (well over 300,000 in the US), and I certainly think mass vaccination is the most powerful method we have to knock that back down to normal." https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/12/04/get-ready-for-false-side-effects People need to unlearn what they have been fed online. Learn how many have died as a total percentage compared to those vaccinated without issue. The math is on the side of the vaccine, even after one dose.
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  3310. Here's my Apple repair Story. I once went to an Apple store to get my iPhone battery repaired. The tech ripped off the ribbon that pulls out the battery. My understanding is once the ribbon breaks, it's hard to get the battery out. Instead of replacing the battery or the phone, they just put my phone together and gave it back to me and charged $75 plus tax. Within hours the battery power dropped to zero. So I made another appointment, brought back my phone. Explain the situation and told them that there's no way the phone's power would be dropping to zero so fast with a new battery. The store rep took the phone in the back, and after 30 minutes came back and said the battery's serial number is the same as the previous serial number. My response was so they didn't replace the battery? She said it looks like that. I ask if the tech explained why they didn't replace the battery. They gave some BS answer about compatibility reasons or some such nonsense. I opened the case and pointed out that the ribbon used to pull the battery out was missing. She looked at me like she didn't know what that meant. I said your tech while working on my phone ripped off the ribbon and quietly closed it back up and gave it back to me. I said once the battery ribbon gets ripped, the phone is pretty much gone because it's hard to remove the battery. So I concluded the tech damaged my phone and I wanted a replacement. She apologized and sent up an appointment for a week to get a replacement phone. A week passed. I waited 45 minutes and finally got to the Genius bar table. I said I was here to pick up a replacement phone. The rep looked at me, confused. I briefly explained the situation and told them it should be in the notes. They looked at the records and me, confused. Said hold tight, and went to the back. The store manager came out and tried to "explain the situation" to me that the phone was too old and that they couldn't replace it. At this point, I was getting livid. Very politely, I told the rep that when I came here to have the battery replaced, the ribbon that pulls out the battery was ripped out, thereby damaging the phone as it would be tough to remove the battery. The rep looked at me like, "that's not my problem." Again he used the line that the phone was too old to replace. I said (paraphrasing from memory), "Look. I called you guys and asked you if you can replace the battery on an iPhone 5, and you said yes, you could. It's not my fault that your tech ripped off the battery ribbon. Your store caused damage to my phone, and I want a replacement. The lady I saw the last visit apologized for the mishap and scheduled this appointment to pick up the phone. So I am here today to pick up a replacement iPhone 5." He looked at me with utter disdain then said, "please wait" and left to go into the back. About ten minutes later, he came out with a black box. He explained to me that they would not warranty nor service this phone? I said I understood the warranty, but why wouldn't they maintain the phone? His response was something like we don't repair store models we give to customers. At that point, I was thinking, "what a bunch of BS this is! You damaged my phone, and now you're placing conditions on MY phone?! Whatever! Give me my damn phone!" I said, "Fine." He handed it over and then said in a whisper something to the effect of, "don't ever return to this store" and walked away. That's one example of how Apple cares for customers who force Apple to replace things they break.
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  3488. 2:43 Bethesda's statement is a real thing. Unlike Fallout 3 and 4, Fallout 76 stores your items in a database. Every time you open your inventory, the game has to make a call to the database to ensure it has the current catalog. Sometimes this happens between views to pre-cache the data so that you don't experience lag. If you double the limit, then that doubles the amount of time it takes to read the data. Now granted, we're talking milliseconds, but in a shared online environment, a millisecond becomes exponential across all players. For this reason, ALL online games -- from WOW to Diablo 3, and Fortnite to Guild Wars 2 -- have to limit to inventory space. Fallout 76 is no exception. If they gave EVERYONE uncapped inventory space that would very quickly crash the databases. In fact, under such a scenario, a single person continually opening and closing their inventory could, in theory, crash the database and the game. The only way to make inventory unlimited is to go with an offline model like Fallout 3 and 4 or give the player a dedicated world where what they do has no impact on the main game. In case you think I'm full of BS, I work in the IT department of a multi-million dollar eCommerce company. I know a thing or two about databases and how they work for live services. All that said, that they didn't take into account hoarding as a signature behavioral feature of Fallout games, and that such a thing wouldn't work in a shared online environment with character's items stored a database, is bad game design and horrible information architecture.
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  3497. @House Mouse Regarding your first sentence. Precisely! That's exactly why a human, even with the best intentions, won't be successful because the person up-stairs doesn't want harmony. Regarding your thoughts on humanism, in a way. But it is worth noting that God "[made] man . . . according to our likeness." (Genesis 1:26) That is the say God endowed humans with qualities that animals do not possess. Qualities like justice, mercy, reason, free will, and a spiritual need. In that same verse, 26, God's original purpose for humans was to be earth's caretakers, including all its wondrous and fascinating creatures. God said, "let [humans] have in subjection the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the heavens, the domestic animals, and all the earth, and every creeping animal that is moving on the earth." We are not doing this now because of what Adam did. He deliberately sinned against God and lost paradise for all humanity. As Romans 5:12 tells us, "through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned." But God's purpose for humans and the earth hasn't changed! Jesus's mission on earth was to restore hope so that humans could finally be free from sin and death and inherit that paradise Adam lost. Then, as you note, humanity can fully realize what humanism means under that promised future. You may ask, "How will God accomplish all this?" God's heavenly government is how He will accomplish this. Jesus Christ is the ruler of this government. One task God's government will do is rid the world of human governments (I'm sure you would agree that would be a good thing). There are other things God's government will do. If you'd like to learn more, this brief article and short 4-minute video will provide the answers from the Bible https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/ 🙂
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  3574. 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;" (2 Timothy 3:1-5) Do you now believe? Consider this. Through God's holy spirit, the apostle Paul in his second letter to Timothy correctly predicted people's actions and behaviors on a global scale today. That was nearly 2,000 years ago. Through Paul, God said this would happen during the last days. Would you like to know what the Bible says will happen soon? At 1 Thessalonians 5:3, it states a proclamation of "peace and security" will come from world leaders, indicating they feel as though they've achieved it even though it will be superficial and not genuine. The Bible says what follows is an all-out attack on the world's major religions. (Revelation 17:15-18) Perhaps the government's "peace and security" declaration comes from the idea that they will achieve peace and security by destroying religion. Revelation 17:17 gives the reason for the world leaders' sudden desire to destroy all religions. "God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought." And because God will unify them in this effort, they will "carry out their one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished." Why? Because the world's religions, called Babylon the Great in Revelation, are an empire that exerts their power and influence over governments. They have been responsible for billions of deaths since the beginning. They are responsible for alienating humanity away from God with doctrines and actions that are not acceptable to God. And so "her sins have massed together clear up to heaven," causing God to call "her acts of injustice to mind." (Revelation 18:5) It is divine retribution for thousands of years of gross immorality and bloodshed. The governments will destroy most of the major religions. What comes next? Jesus states, "then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world's beginning until now, no, nor will occur again." (Matthew 24:21) There's more, and it gets worse. If you'd like to learn what the Bible says, let me know.
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  3682. ............................................________........................ ....................................,.-‘”...................``~.,.................. .............................,.-”...................................“-.,............ .........................,/...............................................”:,........ .....................,?......................................................\,..... .................../...........................................................,}.... ................./......................................................,:`^`..}.... .............../...................................................,:”........./..... ..............?.....__.........................................:`.........../..... ............./__.(.....“~-,_..............................,:`........../........ .........../(_....”~,_........“~,_....................,:`........_/........... ..........{.._$;_......”=,_.......“-,_.......,.-~-,},.~”;/....}........... ...........((.....*~_.......”=-._......“;,,./`..../”............../............ ...,,,___.\`~,......“~.,....................`.....}............../............. ............(....`=-,,.......`........................(......;_,,-”............... ............/.`~,......`-...............................\....../\................... .............\`~.*-,.....................................|,./.....\,__........... ,,_..........}.>-._\...................................|..............`=~-,.... .....`=~-,_\_......`\,.................................\........................ ...................`=~-,,.\,...............................\....................... ................................`:,,...........................`\..............__.. .....................................`=-,...................,%`>--==``....... ........................................_\..........._,-%.......`\............... ...................................,<`.._|_,-&``................`\..............
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  3722.  @factsoverfiction7826  During Jesus's life and ministry, his followers came up to him and asked him questions about the future; our day! (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 . . . of the conclusion of the system of things?'" (Luke 21:10,11) "[Jesus] said to them: '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." Further, under divine inspiration, King Solomon (who possessed extraordinary wisdom and ruled a prosperous kingdom) rightly observed, "man has dominated man to his harm." (Ecclesiastes 8:9) If you take all these passages from the Bible together, what picture do they paint? Well, quite simply, it means no one human, groups of humans, governments, or coalition of governments (like the United Nations) has the wisdom, fortitude, and the power to change anything. The status quo will continue to worsen until the system of things collapses. In contrast, God's Kingdom is the only government that will genuinely solve all human problems like pandemics, hunger, poverty, crime, racial inequality, injustice, environmental issues, and even death itself. Jesus is the duly appointed leader to this government, chosen by God himself. This brief 3-minute video provides more information about what God's Kingdom is and how it can benefit you and your family now and in the future. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/
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  3759. The Bible shows that the demons find delight in misleading, frightening, and harassing humans. The account at Luke 9:37-43 relates that a demon threw a boy "into convulsions with foam" and afflicted him with bruises. Demons can also apparently cause humans to see visions, and what they see may appear to be real. When the Devil tempted Jesus, he made use of such means to show Jesus "all the kingdoms of the world and their glory." (Matthew 4:8) To this day, there not one legitimate video proof of physical aliens, but there thousands upon thousands of "eye witness" accounts. Demons are having a field day with humanity, laughing at the confusion and suffering they inflict upon their victims. I don't doubt people see what they see, but the Bible shows that "extraterrestrial" things are, in fact, visions by demons. The primary purpose is to distract people from the good news of God's Kingdom so that they will be captivated with "finding the truth" about UFOs. (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." (2 Corinthian 4:3,4) "If the good news we declare is veiled, it 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." Regarding "the god of this system of things:" (1 John 5:19) "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." A person must break the chain and acknowledge that demons have victimized them. Only then can they understand that we humans are the only physical creation in the universe, for now. But we are not alone. The Bible tells us we exist as biological, corporeal beings. However, there is another realm, another dimension where spirit beings exist. In this realm resides Jehovah (the sovereign and creator of the universe; also called The Almighty), Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:15 calls him "the firstborn of all creation"). The angels (from a Jewish word meaning messenger), and sadly fallen angels (called demons) who followed the first rebellious angel. His real name is unknown, but the Bible gives him the title of Satan (Resister) and Devil (Slanderer).
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  3807. ............................................________........................ ....................................,.-‘”...................``~.,.................. .............................,.-”...................................“-.,............ .........................,/...............................................”:,........ .....................,?......................................................\,..... .................../...........................................................,}.... ................./......................................................,:`^`..}.... .............../...................................................,:”........./..... ..............?.....__.........................................:`.........../..... ............./__.(.....“~-,_..............................,:`........../........ .........../(_....”~,_........“~,_....................,:`........_/........... ..........{.._$;_......”=,_.......“-,_.......,.-~-,},.~”;/....}........... ...........((.....*~_.......”=-._......“;,,./`..../”............../............ ...,,,___.\`~,......“~.,....................`.....}............../............. ............(....`=-,,.......`........................(......;_,,-”............... ............/.`~,......`-...............................\....../\................... .............\`~.*-,.....................................|,./.....\,__........... ,,_..........}.>-._\...................................|..............`=~-,.... .....`=~-,_\_......`\,.................................\........................ ...................`=~-,,.\,...............................\....................... ................................`:,,...........................`\..............__.. .....................................`=-,...................,%`>--==``....... ........................................_\..........._,-%.......`\............... ...................................,<`.._|_,-&``................`\.............. 3:27 "How confident can patients be that you're going to provide them with safe and effective medication?" "I would say incredibly confident." She said that with dead eyes. Her response and tone of voice sound like former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, former BP CEO Tony Hayward, and every other corrupt business leader. Her eyes tell you all the truth you need to know.
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  3839. ​ @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.'" and (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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  3909. My very first iPhone 5 had an issue where after 3-4 years of regular use the battery would no longer hold a charge. So off to the Apple store to replace the battery. They gave it back to me and charged $80 for the repair; fair, I thought. About a month later I began noticing the case was separating along the seam. I took it back to the same Apple store and found out the plastic tab to detach the battery had been ripped off by one of Apple's techs! Meanwhile the separating was caused by the battery bulging. Likely on its way to exploding... So instead of telling me this happened, the tech reassembled my phone, the rep handed it back to me, and Apple charged me $80 for a "replaced" battery! I repeatedly told the rep this is your store's fault and I wanted my phone replaced. I had to fight all the way to the store manager. The manager made me feel like I was on trial for something I did. I'm not one who lied about replacing the battery and charging $80. I wasn't going to leave the store until they gave me a replacement phone and I made sure they understood that. So they finally gave in. About 3-4 months into using the new phone, the battery began to fail again! A full charge only lasted for about 3-4 hours. I was starting to suspect Apple had given me a refurbished replacement, probably some random customer's busted phone. I had enough! I went on eBay and bought a BRAND NEW iPhone 5 still in the shrink wrap for $200. Much, much better! Unfortunately, the issue I now see is deteriorating battery power. I don't like to be all conspiracy theorist, but I feel like Apple has put something in the latest OS that is targeting older iPhones by either phantom-like draining power or doing something weird with the power meter. I believe a combination of both because I've seen the power dropped to 1% and as soon as I plug it into the cable charger the percentage suddenly jumps back up to 18%. Total BS! What pisses me off most about this is I have a 2006 Dell XPS laptop that STILL works! That thing is a dinosaur but it works with no issues. How in the bloody hell do I go through 3 IPHONE is 6 years and yet I have a 12 year old Windows laptop that still works. I'm so done with Apple! After 5-6 years, and three iPhones later, Apple can die! I will continue to use this iPhone 5 until it dies and then migrate to Android. If you have any Android recommendations, I'd like to hear them!
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  3956.  @chrisyoung4482  [Reposting without links] After Solomon completed the temple, he said the following. (1 Kings 8:27) "But will God really dwell on the earth? Look! The heavens, yes, the heaven of the heavens, cannot contain you; how much less, then, this house that I have built!" The universe means "the heavens of the heavens." Solomon said they could not contain God, so how could a building as big as the temple do so? (Exodus 33:20) "You cannot see my face, for no man can see me and live." God is the source of power for the stars in the universe. How could the Almighty fit his tremendous power into the shell of a man? The above rightly tells us for to look upon the Almighty means death. Is he lying because nobody died when they looked upon Jesus? (Habakkuk 1:12) "Are you not from everlasting, O Jehovah? O my God, my Holy One, you do not die." This passage clearly states that Almighty God has no beginning, whereas Colossians 1:15 describes Jesus as "the firstborn of all creation." Both cannot be right. Also, the versus says that Almighty God cannot die, but Jesus did and was dead for three days. Lastly, Paul wrote that after Jesus's resurrection, God "exalted [Jesus] to a superior position." (Philippians 2:9) How could God exalt Jesus to a superior position if Jesus is Almighty God? It's reasonable to say a person in the highest position cannot elevate himself to a position higher than that. Based on what the Bible says, would you say Jesus is a Mighty God or Almighty God? Are they the same, or are they unique individuals?
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  4001. (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?" (Revelation 17:15) "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues." What makes this "sea" unique? (Isaiah 57:20,21) "But the wicked are like the restless sea that cannot calm down, And its waters keep tossing up seaweed and mire. There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked." 1 John 5:19 says the vast majority of people live in a world under Satan's influence and control. As long as he remains in power, nothing will ever change. Eventually, the system of things is going to come to an end. Jesus said, "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." (Matthew 24:14) That miraculous work, for the most part, has been achieved by Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide using Jehovah's holy spirit. Now it's just a matter of time. For what? Jehovah God promises to ultimately solve all problems plaguing humanity through his government with Jesus was its ruler. (Daniel 2:44,45 and Matthew 6:9,10) Soon God's government will end Satan's reign of terror, and a new world will exist that will be the way He always meant for humans to live. All the problems you see today will become a thing of the past. (Psalms 37:10,11) "Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." and verse 29: "The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it." (Revelation 21:4) "And [God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."
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  4058.  @XerxezsX  (Isaiah 45:18) "For this is what Jehovah says, The Creator of the heavens, the true God, The One who formed the earth, its Maker who firmly established it, Who did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited: 'I am Jehovah, and there is no one else.'" The earth has a purpose. Jehovah's original intent was an inhabited earth of perfect humans in paradise-like conditions free of all the problems we see today, including the great enemy death. (1 Corinthians 15:26) He designed us to be the earth's stewards to care for the planet and its animals. While it's true many haven't dedicated their lives to God, he also doesn't simply wipe out the wicked without giving them ample warning. (2 Peter 2:5) "[God] did not refrain from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a flood upon a world of ungodly people." God gave humanity 120 years during Noah's day. Noah and his family spent time warning of a coming flood during that time. However, as 2 Peter 2:5 notes, only Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives survived. Something very similar is happening today, and Jesus spoke about it at 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." Again, Jehovah God gives people ample time to respond to the Kingdom's good news. Most won't respond. But each year, millions attend the memorial of Jesus Christ's death, and hundreds of thousands get baptized, so they, like Noah, put themselves in a position to survive the coming end of this system of things.
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  4109. Hi, Carolina, You sense something is wrong with everything! Notice what the Bible says. Keep in mind these words were written down some 2,000 years ago. In this first passage, the following describes people's behavior worldwide. (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 verse 13 warns us: "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled." Would you not agree that people's behavior worldwide is at an all-time low? Further, in connection with 2 Timothy 3:1-5, notice what Jesus said. (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 of the conclusion of the system of things?" (Luke 21:10,11) "he said to them: '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) "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." Isn't that eye-opening?! 😲 Very soon, the entire system of things is going to end. But God has put in place a way that people can save themselves and their families from this outcome. Would you like to learn about that from the Bible? This brief article and 3-minute video provide answers from the Bible. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/ 🙂
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  4138. Hello! I wanted to share my comment with you and hope you find it worth sharing. --- The 72nd chapter of the Qur'an is entitled "The Jinn." Jinns or genies are supernatural creatures in Arabian folklore and Islamic teachings. (Surah 15:27, 55:74) Surah 72 has two references among many that mention beings who occupy a world parallel to humanity. Jinns, humans, and angels all make up the three sentient creations of Allah. Religious sources do not speak much about Jinns. However, the Qur'an mentions that Jinns exist of "smokeless flame" (Surah 15:27; 55:15, 35). Similar to humans, Jinns can be good, evil, or neutrally benevolent. In contrast, the Bible does not mention anything resembling such supernatural beings. Further, the Bible condemns spiritism in whole or in part. Deuteronomy 18 dedicates an entire chapter to the condemnation of spiritism and demonism that is echoed in the Christian-Greek scriptures, for example, Galatians 5:19: "Now the works of the flesh are seen, and they are sexual immorality, uncleanness, brazen conduct, idolatry, SPIRITISM, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, dissensions, divisions, sects, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and things like these. I am forewarning you about these things, the same way I already warned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God's Kingdom." (UPPERCASE by me for emphasis) ---- Islam teaches that man has a soul that goes on to a hereafter. The Qur'an states, "It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply." (Surah 39:42) At the same time, Surah 75 speaks of "Al-Qiyamah, or The Resurrection," or "The Rising of the Dead" (MMP). In part, it says: "I swear by the Day of Resurrection ... Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble his bones? ... He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"... Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He can do all things)." ― Surah 75:1, 3, 6, 40. In contrast, the Bible tells us what happens when people die. (Psalm 146:4) "His spirit goes out, he returns to the ground; on that very day his thoughts perish." (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10) "The living knows that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all . . . Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might, for there is no work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave, where you are going." --- In my studies of Islam, I found many doctrines incompatible with what the Bible teaches as the truth. The most important thing is that God has a personal name. One He gave himself, revealing who He is and what He can do. (Isaiah 42:8) "I am Jehovah. That is my name; I give my glory to no one else, nor my praise to graven images." (Psalm 83:18) "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Highest over all the earth." (Romans 10:13) "Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved." Jehovah's name means "He Causes To Become" or "I Am That I Am," meaning He can become whatever He needs to be to fulfill His purpose. That includes changing people to help fulfill His purpose. Would you like to learn more about Jehovah, the universe's sovereign? 🙂
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  4139.  @Dis-AstroPhil  Is that true? Notice what Jesus said in Matthew 7:13,14. "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." He was using an illustration to make the point that there would only be one faith that would lead to the acceptable worship of God. How does one know which one is genuine? The Bible provides the single source of truth. It answers truthfully many things. For example, such questions as who is God and does He have a name? Is the Bible scientifically accurate? Why do humans suffer, and will suffering end? What happens when someone dies and what hope is there for dead loved ones and the future? A religion that doesn't offer truthful answers from God's Word gives its opinions, or seeks solutions from powerful political institutions does not put its complete reliance on God's Word. Therefore it cannot be part of that cramped road that leads off into life in Jesus's illustration. It must be part of that spacious road leading off into destruction. The Catholic and Islamic faiths have placed their complete hope in human institutions and instruments to achieve "peace." However, the Bible tells us: (Jeremiah 10:23) "I 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." And (Ecclesiastes 12:13) "The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole obligation of man." And (Revelation 4:11) "You are worthy, Jehovah, our God, to receive the glory, honor, and power, because you created all things, and because of your will they came into existence and were created." 🙂
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  4145. It's not because you were born in the wrong year, it's because your system of things is collapsing and coming to its end. The Bible spells out in great detail many of the conditions people would see and experience on a global scale. (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." (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." (Galatians 5:19-21) "The flesh's acts are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like." (Revelation 6:6) "I heard what sounded like a voice amid the four living creatures: "A quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the olive oil and the wine." [This describes the visible separation between the Haves and Have-Nots] In this chaos, Jesus said something miraculous would occur. Something that would provide hope and reassurance that a better future is coming. (Matthew 24:14) "This good news of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." And by extension, "while I did not hold back from telling you any of the things that were useful nor from teaching you publicly and from house to house." (Acts 20:20) There's only one group on the planet who has engaged in a Christian door-to-door ministry (although not recently given the situation with COVID-19) proclaiming God's kingdom as the genuine solution for solving all human problems: Jehovah's Witnesses. They have preached in all lands, including Antarctica. Everything they have shared with the world since their founding in the late 1800s has come true. They were the only group to accurately predict from the Bible, that 1914 would become a pivotal year in human history. World War I validated and vindicated their ability to understand the Bible correctly. However, the knowledge didn't come from them. It was only possible because Jehovah God (called the "Revealer of secrets" at Daniel 2:28), used his holy spirit to open their eyes to this knowledge. Both the first-century Christians and the Witnesses have shared with people what Jehovah God promises humans will experience after this old wicked system of things is gone. (Isaiah 65:21, 22) "[You] will build houses and live in them, and [you] will plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. [You] will not build for someone else to inhabit, nor will [you] plant for others to eat. For the days of my people will be like the days of a tree. The work of [your] hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full." [Changed to you for emphasis 🙂] (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Isaiah 25:8) "[God] will swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces." (Ecclesiastes 1:4) "The earth remains forever." If you have any interest in learning more about this fantastic and beautiful future, please visit JW.org.
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  4146. The Catholic church never had God's backing. Here's a brief historical context. By the second century, Christianity had become apostate. Jesus and the apostles warned that this would happen. Then in the fourth century, Constantine transformed apostate Christianity into Pagan Christianity, resulting in a transformation of Rome's pagan beliefs into Christian themes. Christianity was wholly devoid of the original teachings Jesus introduced and his apostles defended by the fourth century. It became significantly worse once it became paganized because Christianity had become synonymous with bloodshed, cruelty, and political intrigue in the fifth century and onward. So Revelation describes the world's many religions that have misled billions - Catholicism is at the forefront - as a symbolic prostitute called "Babylon the Great." It is a fitting label because they support human institutions and direct their members to rely upon them as the only hope for salvation to humanity's problems instead of referring people to Jehovah God, the sovereign of the universe. Further, God tells us Babylon the Great "has become a dwelling place of demons." (Revelation 18:2) The religions under the "Babylon the Great" umbrella remain steeped in pagan, demonic beliefs and practices, and Catholicism is no exception. But more important, God's Word warns people to "'Get out of [Babylon the Great] . . . if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues.'" (Revelation 18:4) Getting out of her includes not celebrating holidays with pagan origins like Christmas and Easter. That is why Jehovah's Witnesses put forth an effort to reach and teach people these truths found in God's Words and historical facts like the above information. We encourage people to study the Bible with Jehovah's Witnesses to help them develop a relationship with Jehovah, who provides genuine hope for the future beyond all the empty words world governments have promised. Jehovah declares, "'For I well know the thoughts that I am thinking toward you, thoughts of peace, and not of calamity, to give you a future and a hope.'" (Jeremiah 29:11) 🙂
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  4212. Wicked people aren't born, but made. People make decisions, and while a person's background is a contributing factor, each person has free will to make changes. I wonder what type of person Richard would have become if he learned God's name and tried to do his will. God is very forgiving. He even forgave wicked King Manasseh. (2 Kings 21:1-16; abbreviated for brevity) Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 55 years in Jerusalem. He did what was wrong in Jehovah's eyes, following the detestable practices of the nations that Jehovah had driven out from before the people of Israel. He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he set up altars to Baal and made a sacred pole, just as Ahab the king of Israel had done. And he bowed down to all the stars and sun and served them. (a few of his evil deeds) And he made his son pass through the fire; he practiced magic, looked for omens, and appointed spirit mediums and fortune-tellers. He did on a grand scale what was wrong in Jehovah's eyes, to offend him. ... Manasseh kept leading them astray, causing them to do greater evil than the nations that Jehovah had eradicated before the Israelites. Jehovah kept speaking through his servants the prophets, saying: "Manasseh, the king of Judah has done all these detestable things. ...'" Manasseh also shed innocent blood in very great quantity until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to the other, besides his sin of causing Judah to sin by doing what was evil in the eyes of Jehovah. (2 Chronicles 33:10-13) Jehovah kept speaking to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. So Jehovah brought against them the army chiefs of Assyria's king, and they captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with two copper fetters and took him to Babylon. In his distress, he begged Jehovah his God for favor and kept humbling himself much before his forefathers' God. He kept praying to Him. Moved by his plea, God heard his request for a blessing. He restored him to Jerusalem to his kingship. Then Manasseh came to know that Jehovah is the true God. What a fantastic story of a man who did unspeakable things, and yet wholly turned his life to doing good. For the rest of his life, Manasseh tried to make amends to Jehovah God, and to the people, his rulership led into a ruined relationship with God. From a young age, Manasseh taught his grandson Josiah to always honor Jehovah and not to repeat the bad things he did. Josiah turned out to be a wonderful king. I think had Richard learn about Jehovah God. He would have become a different person from the inside out. Instead of his crimes, Richard would have likely dedicated his life to helping people learn about Jehovah God and telling them about God's kingdom's good news. He would have had a genuine love for himself and others.
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  4214. Hi @aishakemper! It sounds like this HOA is engaging in civil or criminal harassment and discrimination (if you were disabled). You should seek legal counsel to see if they will take the case pro bono and bring them to small claims court. Here are a few things to consider: Nature of Harassment: You can determine the type of harassment and how it affects you. Harassment can include repeated unwelcome actions, threats, or other behaviors that intimidate or distress. Legal Basis: You can establish a legal basis for your claim. Depending on the nature of the harassment, this could fall under civil harassment laws, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or even defamation if false statements are involved. Evidence: You'll want to collect evidence to support your claims. This can include written communications, recorded incidents, witness statements, and any documentation of the harassment. HOA Rules and Regulations: If the harassment involves an HOA, review the HOA's governing documents, such as the covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs), bylaws, and rules. Determine if the HOA violates its regulations or acts beyond its authority. Local Laws: Check local and state laws regarding harassment and stress-related claims. Some jurisdictions have specific laws that can apply to non-employment-related harassment. Demand Letter: Before filing a lawsuit, consider sending a demand letter to the company or HOA. This letter should outline your grievances, the evidence you have, and the reasonable resolutions you are attempting to seek. Consult an Attorney: Seek advice from an attorney specializing in civil litigation or property law. They can help you understand your legal options, the strength of your case, and the best approach to take. Filing a Lawsuit: If you decide to proceed with a lawsuit, your attorney will help you file the necessary paperwork and represent you in court. The lawsuit might involve claims such as harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or breach of contract (if the HOA is involved). Damages: Be prepared to demonstrate the impact of the harassment and stress on your life. This includes medical records, therapy bills, and other documentation showing the harm caused. The bottom line is that if they act in a way that feels unlawful, you can find a lawyer who will work the case for you for free (pro-bono). If you do, be sure to insist that the lawyer include language that mandates the HOA cannot retaliate should you win your case.
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  4341. 1:45 If you feel lost, let me help you understand the broad picture of what is happening from the Bible. (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." It's not going to get better. (2 Timothy 3:13) "Wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading, and being misled." ( Matthew 15:14) "Let them be. Blind guides is what they are. If, then, a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." And worse. (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;" And worse. (Matthew 24:21,22) "then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world's beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. Unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved;" All this bad is happening with higher frequency worldwide because the entire system of things (or your way of life) is collapsing. (1 John 2:17) "the world is passing away and so is its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever." (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." ( 2 Peter 3:13) "But there are new heavens and new earth that we are awaiting according to [God's] promise." The principal reason for the state of affairs? (1 John 5:19) "We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." For over a century, Jehovah's Witnesses have been active in a global preaching work to share the good news about God's heavenly Kingdom as the only genuine lasting solution to solve all problems once and for all time. Jesus said his followers should pray for that Kingdom always. (Matthew 6:9,10) "You must pray, then, this way: 'Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.'" People are now being allowed to become a citizen of that government. In the future here are a few examples of the benefits this government will guarantee: - no more pandemics and sickness (Isaiah 33:24), - no more unfavorable weather (Mark 4:37-41), - no more hunger (Psalms 72:16), - no more wars (Psalms 46:9; Isaiah 2:4), - no more racism (Acts 10:34), - no more crime and, by extension, no more law enforcement (Isaiah 11:9; Leviticus 26:6; Micah 4:4), - pure love towards all (John 13:35), - ample housing for all (Isaiah 65:21,22), - the ability to live in peace with all animals, including the dangerous ones (Isaiah 65:25), - taking care of the planet and transforming it into a global paradise (Genesis 1:28; Isaiah 45:18), - an abundance of peace (Psalms 37:11), - and no more suffering and death. (Revelation 21:4) Unlike human politicians who repeatedly lie and are genuinely powerless to create real change, God's promises are an iron-clad guarantee. (Titus 1:2) No human government today can make these promises, but only Jehovah God can because his name means "He Causes To Become." 🙂 If you'd like to learn more about Jehovah God, his government, and how you can become a citizen, please visit JW.org.
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  4372.  @happylad7662  It describes humanity's condition and the atmosphere during the end. Not just in one person, or a local or regional level, but the vast majority of society throughout the earth. During Jesus's life and ministry, his followers came up to him and asked him questions about the future; our day! (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 . . . of the conclusion of the system of things?'" (Luke 21:10,11) "[Jesus] said to them: '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." Further, under divine inspiration, King Solomon (who possessed extraordinary wisdom and ruled a prosperous kingdom) rightly observed, "man has dominated man to his harm." (Ecclesiastes 8:9) If you take all these passages from the Bible together, what picture do they paint? Well, quite simply, it means no one human, groups of humans, governments, or coalition of governments (like the United Nations) has the wisdom, fortitude, and the power to change anything. The status quo will continue to worsen until the system of things collapses. In contrast, God's Kingdom is the only government that will genuinely solve all human problems like pandemics, hunger, poverty, crime, racial inequality, injustice, and even death itself. Jesus is the duly appointed leader to this government, chosen by God himself. If you desire a real alternative, this brief 3-minute video provides more information about what God's Kingdom is and how it can benefit you and your family now and in the future. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/ I am part of a large group of people fulfilling that campaign to share the Kingdom's good news with people worldwide that Jesus spoke about at Matthew 24:14. We show by our actions, and what the Bible really teaches that there is a better way. 🙂
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  4415.  @bishopwhite1822  God created humans in His image. Would it not be reasonable to conclude if God has free will so naturally, we would too? By extension, the angels also have free will. It was because of free will that an angel and the first human pair became deliberately disobedient. In the angel's case, he was obedient to God's sovereignty until God created humans. After that, he greedily desired worship that ultimately belonged to God. In the case of Eve, she wanted to be like God, and Adam loved his wife more than God (it is worth noting that Adam spent more time with God than his wife). God did not make Adam, Eve, and Satan do what they did. They chose to do it, and as a consequence, we suffer the effects. Romans 5:12 reads, "That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned." In God's eyes, we are sinners because we were born with it. That is not to say God devalues our life, but because we inherited sin, we cannot be perfectly obedient to God. However, immediately after Adam, Eve, and Satan sinned against Jehovah, He took action and set into motion a plan that would eventually restore humanity to our original condition. At Genesis 3:15, Jehovah tells Satan, "I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike him in the heel." In metaphorical terms, this verse states there would be division and hatred between those who side with Jehovah and those who side with Satan, and this conflict would include both humans and angels. He promised that a deliverer would come to fix Adam's sin and that he would experience defeat for a brief period but ultimately would win out over Satan in the end. John 3:16 tells us who that deliverer is. "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life." This deliverer is non-other than Jesus, whom the Bible calls "the firstborn of all creation." (Colossians 1:15) Jehovah's heavenly government is the vehicle through which He will accomplish the restoration of humanity (2 Daniel 2:44,45 and Matthew 6:9,10). God has chosen his son to be the ruler, and under this government, humans will live on a paradise earth, similar to what Adam and Eve had. A few of the benefits God's government will provide is no more imperfect human governments run by greedy, selfish humans (Daniel 2:44,45), no more sickness (Isaiah 33:24), no more unfavorable weather (Mark 4:37-41), no more hunger (Psalms 72:16), no more wars (Psalms 46:9; Isaiah 2:4), ample housing for all (Isaiah 65:21,22), no more crime (Isaiah 11:9), and no more suffering and death (Revelation 21:3,4). If you want to learn more about God's government, please visit JW.org. 🙂
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  4417.  @bishopwhite1822  You sound like an intelligent person. Perhaps the concept of free will is not clear. (James 4:8) Draw close to God, and he will draw near to you. (Matthew 11:28) Come to me, ... and I will refresh you. (Revelation 22:17) Let anyone thirsting come; let anyone who wishes take life's water free. (Isaiah 48:18) If only you would pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river. Notice in all those passages the main point is CHOICE. In its most basic form, FREE WILL essentially means CHOICE. God created humans and angels out of love and the desire to share what he had with others. He also wanted angels and humans to be like him. He did not want mindless automatons. He wanted his intelligent creatures to have the power of free will to choose to be obedient to him. Adam, Eve, and Satan failed that miserably and shackled us with suffering, sin, and death. It is they who caused all the problems we have, not God. God is fixing the problem. The biggest success was sending Jesus to die as a random for Adam's sin, in effect "by God’s undeserved kindness [Jesus] might taste death for everyone." (Hebrews 2:9) God did not inflict sin upon us. It is something we inherited from Adam. Imagine a cake pan with a dent. Every cake baked in that pan is going to have a dent, making the cake imperfect. Well, sin is like that dent. No matter how hard we try, our imperfection prevents us from having perfect obedience to God. Hence, Jesus's death as a perfect human covers over a multitude of sins, thereby allowing us to have a relationship with God despite our imperfect sinful nature. I hope that makes it clearer. 🙂
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  4419. ​ @bishopwhite1822  Can God forgive sin? Absolutely! (Psalms 86:5) "For you, O Jehovah, are good and ready to forgive." (Psalms 103:12-14) "As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset, So far off from us, he has put our transgressions. As a father shows mercy to his sons, Jehovah has shown mercy to those who fear him. For he well knows how we are formed, Remembering that we are dust." (Isaiah 43:25) "I am the One who is blotting out your transgressions for my own sake, And I will not remember your sins." (Jeremiah 31:34) "For I will forgive their error, and I will no longer remember their sin." Those are just four examples, but there are many more examples where God forgives sins and WANTS to do it. (Isaiah 1:18) "Come, now, and let us set matters straight between us," says Jehovah. "Though your sins are like scarlet, They will be made as white as snow; Though they are as red as crimson cloth, They will become like wool." Jesus giving his perfect life in death is the ONLY reason this is possible. Sin will eventually be eliminated from the human race over time and under better conditions after this wicked world is replaced. If God were to remove sin now, it wouldn't be ideal to live in a world still under Satan's influence and control. (1 John 5:19) Regarding your question, "I guess what I really want to know is, is God all-knowing?" To answer your question, let's imagine a classroom full of eager students. The teacher for the course has over 40 years of knowledge. You would likely conclude the teacher has more knowledge and experience than the students, so it would be reasonable to say the teacher is "all-knowing" about the subject matter. However, during the course, the teacher gives students many opportunities to choose to do things. The teacher could force them to do it, but he respects them enough to let them decide. Perhaps the teacher is "all-knowing" about the course, but he doesn't know what the students will do or how they will choose. In like manner, God is all-knowing, but he also respects people's choices not to know the outcome of their decisions. People are ultimately responsible for their choices. In other words, there's no conflict between God's foreknowledge, or as you call it, His "all-knowing," and the free moral agency of his intelligent creatures. If that were the case, he would have known that Satan would have caused humanity to sin and would not have created him in the first place. Once we get to know the person of God, we find that he is immensely wise and loving despite the current setback we find ourselves. As a student of the Bible, I know my love for Jehovah has grown as I continue to learn more about him, and yours can too. Jehovah is not just Almighty God, the most powerful being in the universe, but he is also a person who deeply cares for you and me. 🙂
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  4420.  @bishopwhite1822  It is not quite like that. (Isaiah 55:11) "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 46:9,10) "I am God, and there is no one like me. From the beginning, I foretell the outcome, And from long ago the things that have not yet been done. I say, 'My decision will stand, and I will do whatever I please.'" Very clearly, Jehovah doesn't correct his plans. Whatever he sets out to accomplish, it will happen. His name means "He Causes To Become." Whether you or I get to see what he accomplishes is entirely up to us and what we decide to do. (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 humility. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah's anger." Think of a CEO versus an employee. An employee of a company may make decisions that cause them to get fired or promoted. The CEO is typically not involved in such things because his view is bigger. He thinks at a macro level, so the things he is looking to achieve happen whether that employee works for the company or not. However, unlike that CEO, Jehovah God profoundly cares about each one of us; you and me. So while his will is universal in scope, he is also personal to you and I. 🙂 I hope that helps clarify things.
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  4430.  @maxtowli403  Before scientists discovered the shape of the earth, the Bible described it in simple terms: (Isaiah 40:22) "There is One who dwells above the circle of the earth." Before scientists discovered earth's position in space, the Bible described it in simple terms: (Job 26:7) "He stretches out the northern sky over empty space, suspending the earth upon nothing." Before scientists discovered the wide variety of stars and planets in the cosmos including their sizes, the Bible described it in simple terms: (1 Corinthians 15:40,41) "And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly bodies is one sort, and that of the earthly bodies is a different sort. The glory of the sun is one sort, and the glory of the moon is another, and the glory of the stars is another; in fact, one star differs from another star in glory." Before scientists discovered that the law of gravity governs the universe, the Bible described it in simple terms: (Job 38:31-33) "Can you tie the ropes of the Kimah constellation or untie the cords of the Kesil constellation? Can you lead out a constellation in its season or guide the Ash constellation along with its sons? Do you know the laws governing the heavens, or can you impose their authority on the earth?" Before scientists discovered earth's natural water cycle, the Bible described it in simple terms: (Ecclesiastes 1:7) "All the streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place from which the streams flow, there they return to flow again." Before scientists discovered DNA, the Bible described it in simple terms: (Psalms 139:16) "Your eyes even saw me as an embryo; All its parts were written in your book." The Bible is not a book of science, but it harmonizes where scientific things are concerned. In fact, it took science thousands of years to catch what the Bible said first with accuracy, which is incredible considering the words written occurred during a time when humans had little to no knowledge of such things. Not even the Bible writers knew such things, but the creator, JEHOVAH, conveyed this knowledge through his holy spirit. I think it is incredible. 🙂
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  4433.  @justsomeuser7484  God created humans in his image. (Genesis 1:26) Unlike animals, which act mainly on instinct, we resemble our Creator in our capacity to display such qualities as love and justice. And like our Creator, we have free will. What does free will mean? Well, to a great extent, it means we can determine our future. The Bible encourages us to "choose life . . . by listening to [God's] voice," that is, by choosing to obey his commands. (Deuteronomy 30:19, 20) This offer would be meaningless, even cruel if we lacked free will. Instead of forcing us to do what he says, God warmly appeals to us: "If only you would pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river."—Isaiah 48:18. Contrary to popular opinion, fate does not determine our success or failure. If we want to succeed in an endeavor, we must work hard. "Whatever your hand finds to do," says the Bible, "do with all your might." (Ecclesiastes 9:10) It also says: "The plans of the diligent surely lead to success."—Proverbs 21:5. So free will is a precious gift from God, for it lets us love him with our "whole heart"—because we want to.—Matthew 22:37. In the beginning, humanity had a perfect start. However, being the preeminent lawgiver and God of justice, Jehovah was obligated to honor his laws. Not doing so would be tantamount to lying, and Jehovah does not lie. He told Adam in unequivocal terms, "From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will certainly die." (Genesis 2:16,17) Adam was an intelligent person, so he fully understood the gravity of that statement, and he knew what death meant because he saw it befall animals in the garden of Eden. Despite that, Adam used his free will and chose to be disobedient. After he sinned, he passed on his trait of disobedience to his children, and by extension, all humanity. That's what Romans 5:12 means. Based on the above information, would you conclude Jehovah created faulty humans or was sin and imperfection caused by one selfish human who did not care what his actions would do to humanity?
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  4447. (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 of the conclusion of the system of things?" (Luke 21:10,11) "he said to them: '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) "And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations." And then he said, "Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen." (Matthew 24:34) Jesus referred to a group of spirited anointed individuals as a composite "generation." What made them a generation? They had to be alive and aware of when these events that Jesus spoke of above would begin. So when did they start? Bible prophecy and chronology points to the year 1914. Outside of the Bible, even secular historians believe that the outbreak of WW1 in 1914 was a dramatic turning point in human history. Before 1914 saw a remarkable peaceful period, but after 1914, the world never returned to that period and hasn't since. After WWI, the rapid decline in human behavior and morals led us to 2 Timothy 3:1-5. It is worth noting that Jesus said while these events happened, there would be a group of people sharing the good news of God's Kingdom in all the inhabited earth (Matthew 24:14; quoted above). Has this prophecy come true? Yes! Jehovah's Witnesses are known for their worldwide preaching efforts, and even though the pandemic has forced them to change how they share the good news, they find ways to do it. Based on the above, would you say that the Bible has been incredibly accurate in predicting the future?
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  4531.  @TheHealthLife  Re: How did the koalas get to the ark across oceans and deserts to get to the middle east without being killed? (Genesis 7:11, Good News Bible) "When Noah was 600 years old, on the 17th day of the second month, all the outlets of the vast body of water beneath the earth burst open, and the floodgates of the skies were opened," With the sudden opening of the "outlets of the vast body of water beneath the earth" and "floodgates of the skies," untold billions of tons of water deluged the earth. This change may have caused tremendous changes in the earth's surface. The earth's crust is relatively thin and varied in thickness, stretches over a somewhat plastic mass thousands of kilometers in diameter. The land may have enveloped the entire earth, allowing animals of all kinds to travel to Noah's location under God's divine direction. However, under the added weight of the water, there was likely a significant shifting in the crust. In time, new mountains thrust upward. Old mountains rose to new heights, shallow sea basins deepened, and established new shorelines, resulting in about 70 percent of the surface covered with water. This shifting in the earth's crust may account for many geologic phenomena, such as raising old coastlines to new heights. "The Biblical Flood and the Ice Epoch" (D. Patten, published 1966, p. 62) states that some individuals have estimated that water pressures alone were equal to "2 tons per square inch." That would have been sufficient to fossilize fauna and flora quickly. Re: What did [koalas] eat on the ark for a year? What did they eat when they got off? (Genesis 9:1-4, Good News Bible) "God blessed Noah and his sons and said, 'Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth. All the animals, birds, and fish will live in fear of you. They are all placed under your power. Now you can eat them and green plants; I give them all to you for food. The one thing you must not eat is meat with blood still in it; I forbid this because the life is in the blood.'" These passages indicate that humans and animals had a vegetarian diet (this information doesn't apply to dinosaurs; they died off long before humans). Noah and his family gathered all kinds of vegetation that would serve as food for them and the animals. Since koalas primarily consume tree leaves, it is reasonable to conclude Noah and his family fed them vegetation. After they left the ark, koalas returned to eating tree vegetation. Re: How did [koalas] cross oceans again? (Genesis 11:5-7) "Then Jehovah went down to see the city [Babel] and the tower [of Babel] that the sons of men had built. Jehovah then said: 'Look! They are one people with one language, and this is what they have started to do. Now there is nothing that they may have in mind to do that will be impossible for them. Come! Let us go down there and confuse their language so that they may not understand one another's language.' So Jehovah scattered them from there over the entire face of the earth, and they gradually left off building the city." Confusing the languages created the desired outcome of people dispersing throughout the post-flood world. This scattering likely led to people using the acquired skills at the Tower of Babel project to build floating vessels to reach islands and continents like Australia. Perhaps some felt adventurous and wanted to see what was out there. Along the way, they likely took animals as pets or for domesticated reasons, or maybe some animals hitched rides. Among them could have been Koalas. Whatever the reasons, those animals found their way to Australia and prospered.
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  4533. Most of Christendom ignores God's name. JEHOVAH. https://biblehub.com/text/psalms/83-18.htm וְֽיֵדְע֗וּ כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֬ה שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן עַל־ כָּל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ "May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the highest over all the earth." https://biblehub.com/text/isaiah/42-8.htm אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא שְׁמִ֑י וּכְבוֹדִי֙ לְאַחֵ֣ר לֹֽא־ אֶתֵּ֔ן וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י לַפְּסִילִֽים׃ "I am Jehovah. That is my name; I give my glory to no one else, nor my praise to graven images." Here's is God's name יְהוָ֣ה as it appears in the original Hebrew. Yahweh is the commonly accepted pronunciation, while his Latinized name is Iehova (or the more common, Jehovah). It is the same as Jesus. Jesus comes from the Greek Iesous. However, in Hebrew, his name is Yeshua or Yehohshua, which means "Jehovah Is Salvation." In other words, God's name is in Jesus's name. Out of all the names recorded in the Bible, יְהוָ֣ה appears almost 7,000 times, more than any other name. That name was quoted by Jesus in Matthew 22,34-40 when a scribe asked Jesus, "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" For context, he referred to the Law of Moses, the first five books of the Bible, otherwise known by the Jews as the Torah. Without hesitating, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 6:4,5 verbatim: "Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:4,5 in the original Hebrew showing God's name for proof https://i.imgur.com/9XvlUaT.jpeg - verse 4 https://i.imgur.com/TDHEpNA.jpg - verse 5 This 4:30 minute video discusses more details about JEHOVAH https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/who-is-god/video-gods-name/
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  4548. Concerning pantheism, Jehovah, Jesus (in his current heavenly form), the angels, Satan (the Devil), and the demons—all exist outside the physically created universe in a spiritual realm. Isaiah 57:15 confirms this when Jehovah states, "I reside in the high and holy place," and Jude 6 refers to this as the "proper dwelling place" for angelic beings. For the angels who rebelled, including Satan, they are in "dense darkness," which is a form of alienation from Jehovah's realm of activity. Thus, they became demons; that is to say, they cannot reflect God's qualities. They are genuinely evil. How fast can things move between the spiritual and physical realms? Based on how quickly Jehovah has acted in the Bible and how prayers have been answered, it's reasonable to say that things move at the speed of thought, infinitely faster than light. The medium through which this happens is Jehovah's holy spirit—His active force, the most powerful force in the universe. It was by this power that the universe itself came into existence. The spiritual realm is far more potent than the physical. When Moses wanted to see Jehovah, he was told: "You cannot see my face, for no man can see me and live." (Exodus 33:20) Similarly, after Solomon completed Jehovah's temple, he acknowledged that no physical structure could contain Him: "But will God really dwell on the earth? Look! The heavens, yes, the heaven of the heavens, cannot contain you; how much less, then, this house that I have built!" (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 6:18) And Isaiah 40:26 gives us a glimpse of Jehovah's power in creation: "Lift your eyes to heaven and see. Who has created these things? The One brings out their army by number; he calls them all by name. None is missing because of his vast dynamic energy and awe-inspiring power." Jehovah's vast dynamic energy and awe-inspiring power ensure that no single star is unaccounted for—further evidence of the incredible force that governs both the spiritual and physical realms. Beyond the physical universe, we don't know if Jehovah and/or the spiritual realm inhabit multiple realms of reality. However, what we do know is that what we perceive is merely "the fringes of his ways" and that "we will never find out the work that the true God has made from start to finish," which is just awe-inspiring when you think about in relation to known universe. (Job 26:14; Ecclesiastes 3:11)
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  4563.  @ritajohannessen9804  I completely agree with you. There are many false Christians who claim to be Christian, and yet their actions say another thing. Or churches claim to be Christian, yet they do things counter to what the first century Christians did. But then it can be confusing to know which one is true since there are so many. Jesus promised there would be one that would be a genuine Christian religion. (Matthew 7:13,14) "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." He even said there would be markers that would help people identify the true religion. (John 13:35) "By this, all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves." Genuine love for neighbors and each other would be the identifying mark. (John 18:36) "My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source." Jesus indicated that true Christians would be neutral of politics because he was neutral of politics. He spent 3.5 years sharing the good news about God's Kingdom. This brief 4-minute video further expands on those roads in Jesus's illustration. 🙂 https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/recognize-true-worshippers/video-true-worship-bible/
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  4624. (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 . . . of the conclusion of the system of things?'" (Luke 21:10,11) "[Jesus] said to them: '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." Later, the apostle Paul wrote Timothy these divinely inspired words describing people's behavior worldwide: (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, 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, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power;" (2 Timothy 3:13) "But wicked people and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled." Under divine inspiration, King Solomon wisely observed that "man has dominated man to his harm." (Ecclesiastes 8:9) What's the point? No human, government, or coalition of governments (like the United Nations) has the wisdom, fortitude, and the power to change anything. The status quo will continue to worsen until the system of things collapses. In contrast, God's Kingdom is the only government that will genuinely solve all human problems like pandemics, hunger, poverty, crime, racial inequality, injustice, and even death itself. Jesus is the duly appointed king to this government, chosen by God himself. He is a true leader who can honestly empathize with people. If you desire a real alternative, this brief 3-minute video provides more information about what God's kingdom is and how it can benefit you and your family now and in the future. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/ Here's a preview of just one of the many things God's government will offer humanity soon. (Revelation 21:4) "And [God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." (Revelation 21:5) "And the One seated on the throne said: 'Look! I am making all things new.'" 🙂
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  4768. (Daniel 2:40-43) "As for the fourth kingdom, it will be strong like iron. For just as iron crushes and pulverizes everything else, yes, like iron that shatters, it will crush and destroy all of these. "And just as you saw the feet and the toes to be partly of clay of a potter and partly of iron, the kingdom will be divided, but some of the hardness of iron will be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with soft clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay so that the kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile. Just as you saw iron mixed with soft clay, they will be mixed with the people; but they will not stick together, one to the other, just as iron does not mix with clay." What you're seeing is history written thousands of years in advance. Daniel 2:40-43 points to people's behavior in the United States and Britain, a shared world power; the last and final world power of Bible prophecy. The prophecy states the "kingdom" will be strong like iron but will be weakened by divisive elements. It is not like the Roman Empire (the sixth king of Bible prophecy), who had iron-like strength and quickly crushed any large-scale divisive characteristics that rose. For more information https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/w20120615/Jehovah-Reveals-What-Must-Shortly-Take-Place/ Now pay attention to the next part: (Daniel 2:44,45) "In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever, just as you saw that out of the mountain a stone was cut not by hands, and that it crushed the iron, the copper, the clay, the silver, and the gold." That government, a heavenly one, is in operation now with Jesus Christ as its ruler. As the passage states, "crush and put an end to all these kingdoms," it will be the one the destroy all human governments. That also means the United States and Britain will remain a world power until God's Kingdom destroys it. In other words, there will not be another world power that will supplant the United States and Britain. Despite so-called experts claiming another human government may take over and become a dominant power, that will NEVER happen, according to Jehovah God, who helped Daniel explain Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Finally, at the end of verse 45, "The Grand God has made known to the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy." You and I are in that future, now. For more information https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201105/seventh-world-power-bible-history/
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  4770. @Ale You describe the Mosaic Law. Regarding that, the Bible states: (Romans 10:4) "Christ is the end of the Law, so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness." (Romans 7:6 ) "We have been released from the Law because we have died to that which restrained us so that we might be slaves in a new sense by the spirit, and not in the old sense by the written code." (Ephesians 2:15 ) "Through his flesh, he abolished ... the Law of commandments consisting in decrees, to make the two groups in union with himself into one new man and to make peace," (Colossians 2:13, 14 ) "Furthermore, though you were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcised state of your flesh, God made you alive together with him. He kindly forgave us all our trespasses and erased the handwritten document that consisted of decrees and was in opposition to us. He has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the torture stake." Natural-born Jews received that system of laws. However, Christians aren't under the Mosaic Law covenant. Nevertheless, because all of God's Word is "inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness," Christians benefit from it. (2 Timothy 3:16) For example, aspects of the ten commandments continue to provide practical value and application. Romans 15:4 tells us, "all the things written beforehand were written for our instruction so that through our endurance and the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope."
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  4795. Jehovah's Witness has been saying "pestilences" would be more present in the future for over a century. (Luke 21:10,11) "There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences;" Further, they dedicated an entire issue of the Awake to pandemics. The cover story for the December 22, 2005 issue of the Awake is entitled, "The Next Global Epidemic—When?" Under the article "Could It Happen Again?" it reads: "AS WE look back, the era may strike us as quaint, even appealing. For example, in the Western world, it was a time of horse-drawn carriages, top hats, and long, trailing skirts. But it was also a terrifying time when death was on the march worldwide. The cause?" "It was not war, although the war was then raging. No, we are speaking of another scourge, one that has been called the most destructive in all recorded human history—the Spanish flu, or influenza, of 1918-19." "Victims died en masse, for there was no effective treatment or cure. Millions of healthy young people were suddenly cut down during their most productive time of life. Corpses piled up faster than they could be buried. In some places, entire towns and villages were wiped out." "All this took place some 85 years ago. Do we know what caused that disease? Could a calamity like that occur again? If it did, could we protect ourselves?" "There is another fascinating aspect of this subject. Did you know that the Bible long ago had something to say about the pestilences we have seen in our era? (Luke 21:11; Revelation 6:8) Was the Spanish flu part of a fulfillment of Bible prophecy? The following articles will discuss the answers to this and other questions." The article "The Worst Plague in History" goes into great detail about the 1918 Spanish flu. The following, "Influenza—What We Know Now," provides information about influenza and its characteristics. In the final article in the series, "Pandemics—What the Future Holds," notice what it says under the sub-head, "The Threat Continues." "On May 19, 2005, Reuters Alert Net warned of the continuing appearance of new flu viruses, adding that these "pose a continuing and potentially growing pandemic threat." The Wall Street Journal of the day before said: "The bird-flu virus currently active in Asia is known as H5N1 and was first spotted in Hong Kong's poultry markets in 1997. It is unusual for its virulence​—it kills as many as 80% of those who catch it." The virus can reportedly infect people who come in close contact with infected animals." How did the Witnesses know this before Bill Gates and others? Jehovah God warns people what will happen in the future through his Word, the Bible.
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  4796.  @SatekoTheMaster  Many people believe that. However, consider the following few things. 1. Hebrews 3:4 reads, "Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but the one who constructed all things is God." What does that passage mean to you? Would you say, "the existence of an orderly universe containing life points to a Creator?" The logic is simple. However, many well-educated people find it to be powerful. 2. Humans are born with an innate desire to understand life's meaning and purpose after meeting their physical needs. Jesus called this a "spiritual need." (Matthew 5:3) It gives evidence that God exists, but it also shows that God is a loving creator who wants to satisfy that need. 3. Detail prophecies recorded in the Bible centuries ahead came true precisely as described. For example, through Jehovah's holy spirit, Isaiah wrote about Babylon's fall to the Medo-Persians some 200 years before it happened. Isaiah chapter 4 and verse 1 names the person who would do this. "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 doors So that the gates will not be shut." People make a big deal out of those who have rightly predicted the future (as this video shows), but the Bible's track record of success for prophecies coming true as described is unparalleled. 4. Bible writers had scientific knowledge beyond their understanding and even the scientific thinking of the time. For example, Moses wrote in Job 26:7 God "[suspends] the earth upon nothing," which was counter to the ancient belief that various animals such as an elephant, a boar, or an ox, supported the earth. And Isaiah correctly described the shape of the planet. "There is One who dwells above the circle of the earth," or sphere of the earth. The reasonable conclusion is that Isaiah and Moses knew these things because they received their information from God. 5. Many turn to experts for financial, marriage, and other advice. Often the information becomes obsolete or out-dated. Yet, the Bible continues to remain relevant to this day with the advice it gives. The Bible answers many difficult questions that others simply cannot. When a person does not receive a satisfactory answer to life's biggest problems, it can lead a person to become agnostic or atheist. For example, a person may ask, "if God is loving and all-powerful, why is there suffering and evil in the world?" or "Why is religion so often an influence for evil rather than for good?​" Titus 1:16 reads, "They publicly declare that they know God, but they disown him by their works because they are detestable and disobedient and not approved for good work of any sort."
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  4827. As a popular king during his lifetime, wise King Solomon knew the world of his day. He wrote, "All of this I have seen ... that man has dominated man to his harm." (Ecclesiastes 8:9) The powerful during his day have very similar behaviors to those in power today. All the wars that have ever existed happened because of ideologies, religion, land, power, and control. As a result, the Bible declares human governments to be a complete failure. How so? God gave humans many amazing qualities. Genesis tells us we are made in His image. That means, unlike the animals, we can mirror aspects of God's personality like love, power, justice, wisdom, mercy, and even free will. However, the one thing God NEVER bestowed upon humans is the ability to rule one another. And the reason is simple: when God created Adam, only God had the sovereign right to rule over his creation. But unlike the rulers today, God's sovereignty is always tempered with love. The Bible says, "God IS love." (1 John 4:8) That is to say, that love is the primary attribute of God's personality and the one that drives all his motivations including his greatest act of love found in John 3:16. When Satan influenced Adam and Eve to rebel, humanity came under Satan's rulership. A fact so clearly stated in 2 Corinthians 4:4 when it declares him "the god of this system of things." Since the rebellion in the Garden of Eden, Jehovah God has allowed Satan to try every form of human government known independent of God's sovereignty. And to prove the point: "Man's way does not belong to him, it does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." (Jeremiah 10:23) We, humans, lack the ABILITY to do this in a similar way that we cannot fly naturally. If you want to live in genuine peace under a Government that will satisfy your needs, the needs of your neighbors, and the needs of the planet itself, then Jehovah God's heavenly government is THE only real solution to all humanity's problems. The best thing about God's government is it has his son Jesus Christ as its king. It is the ONLY government in existence that is fully endorsed by Jehovah. Please visit, JW.org has more information.
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  4851. The following idea provides a framework for a solar-powered aircraft that is both efficient and environmentally sustainable. The combined systems aim to use solar energy to power an advanced propulsion system that manipulates air to generate thrust without traditional fuel. Concept Overview: The idea is to create an aircraft that utilizes a solar-powered, electrically driven propulsion system capable of manipulating air (or ionizing it) to generate thrust. This propulsion system could operate using principles similar to MHD or electroaerodynamic (EAD) drives, potentially offering silent, efficient flight. How It Could Work: 1. Solar Energy Harvesting: - Flexible Solar Panels/Inductive Coating: The airplane's surface, including the wings and fuselage, would be covered with flexible solar panels or a solar inductive coating. These materials would capture sunlight and convert it into electrical energy throughout the flight. - Energy Storage: The harvested solar energy would be stored in advanced batteries or supercapacitors. These storage systems must be lightweight and capable of holding enough energy to power the aircraft's propulsion system and onboard systems. 2. Advanced Propulsion System: - Electroaerodynamic (EAD) Drive: The propulsion system could use high-voltage electrodes to ionize air around the aircraft and generate thrust through ion acceleration. Electric fields would accelerate the ions, creating a flow of air (thrust) without moving parts. - Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Drive Adaptation: Alternatively, the system could be based on MHD principles, where air is ionized and then accelerated using magnetic fields to produce thrust. This would create a similar effect to the fictional caterpillar drive from the film The Hunt for Red October but adapted for use in the atmosphere rather than underwater. 3. Thrust Generation: - Ion Acceleration: The propulsion system would accelerate the ionized air rearward, generating forward thrust. The system would work continuously, with the solar panels providing the necessary electricity to maintain air ionization and acceleration. - Supplementary Energy Usage: During periods of low solar availability (e.g., nighttime or cloudy weather), the system could draw on stored energy from the batteries or supercapacitors to maintain propulsion, ensuring continuous operation even when direct sunlight is unavailable. 4. Integrated Systems: - Energy Management: A sophisticated energy management system would regulate power distribution between propulsion, onboard systems, and energy storage. This system would optimize efficiency, ensuring maximum energy is available for thrust while maintaining sufficient reserves for critical systems. 5. Environmental Adaptation: - Adaptive Flight Systems: The aircraft could include adaptive control systems that optimize flight paths to maximize solar energy exposure. For instance, the aircraft might fly at altitudes or routes with more abundant sunlight, improving energy capture and efficiency. Potential Benefits: - Zero Emissions: The combined system would eliminate the need for fossil fuels, produce no direct emissions, and significantly reduce aviation's environmental impact. - Quiet Operation: Without traditional engines, the aircraft would produce significantly less noise, making it ideal for flights over populated areas. - Sustainability: Relying on solar power and advanced electric propulsion, the system would offer a sustainable and renewable approach to air travel and contribute to long-term environmental goals. - Longer Endurance: Continuous solar energy harvesting could allow the aircraft to achieve longer flight times, especially in regions with abundant sunlight. Challenges and Considerations: - Energy Density and Storage: Solar energy, while renewable, has low energy density compared to traditional fuels. To be viable for commercial aviation, the system would require highly efficient solar panels and advanced energy storage solutions. - Thrust Efficiency: Generating enough thrust to propel a large commercial aircraft using ionized air is a significant technical challenge. The system must produce sufficient force to overcome drag and maintain high speeds. - Weight and Materials: Integrating solar panels and advanced propulsion systems without significantly increasing the aircraft's weight is crucial. The materials used must be lightweight, durable, and efficient. - Weather and Night Operation: The system's reliance on solar energy may be less effective in cloudy conditions or at night. The aircraft would need robust energy storage or supplementary power sources to ensure continuous operation. Conclusion: Combining solar power with an advanced MHD-like or EAD propulsion system represents a bold and innovative approach to sustainable aviation. While the technology is still speculative and faces several significant challenges, it offers a vision of future air travel that is both environmentally friendly and efficient. Significant advancements in solar energy capture, energy storage, and propulsion technology are needed to realize this concept. However, with continued research and development, this could lead to a new era of aviation in which airplanes are powered primarily by renewable energy, using cutting-edge propulsion methods that do not rely on traditional fossil fuels.
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  4860. Here's a simple answer from the Bible for why humans die. (Romans 5:12) "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people because all sinned." (Romans 6:23a) "For the wages sin pays is death," Effectively this means no human will ever be able to remove death. But since Adam is the one who sinned, God doesn't want the human race to keep dying forever. It would not be loving or just. So accordingly, here is what he did to correct our inherited sin. (John 3:16) "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life." And here's what Jesus's death means for humanity. (Romans 6:23b) "but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord." Eventually, humans will be able to live forever on the earth! (1 Corinthians 15:26) "the last enemy, death, is to be brought to nothing." And life will be free of pain and suffering. (Revelation 21:4) "[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." That is what the Bible promises for humans soon. So the answer to living forever isn't money, research, or anything like that, but by putting faith in God and Jesus' ransom sacrifice, and the best part is anybody can live forever for free. Only through God's heavenly government will this be achieved. This brief 3-minute video explains what God's kingdom is and how it will benefit you and I. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/what-is-gods-kingdom/video-kingdom-come/ 🙂❤
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  4894. ​ @Trev0r98  It's not a hypothesis. The earth in space. (Job 26:7) "He stretches out the northern sky over space, suspending the earth upon nothing." That was NOT the prevailing wisdom of the day, nor ages later. It was not until the 20th century that humans finally saw the truth of those words. The shape of the planet. (Isaiah 40:22) "There is One who dwells above the circle of the earth." For thousands of years, humans have speculated about the earth's shape. Flat-earth, unfortunately, continues to be a thing. However, the Bible, over 3,600 years ago, identified its form in clear language. Yes, one could reason that a sphere is not a circle. Still, when you gaze at that famous moon photo, does the earth look like anything other than a circle? The science of the water cycle (Ecclesiastes 1:7) "All the streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place from which the streams flow, there they return to flow again." DNA. (Psalms 139:`6) "Your eyes even saw me as an embryo; All its parts were written in your book. Regarding the days when they were formed Before any of them existed." To be sure, a very rudimentary description, but an apt one considering the writer, King David, had NO knowledge or comprehension of such a thing. He wasn't a scientist. The science of organisms. (1 Corinthians 15:39) "Not all flesh is the same flesh, but there is one of mankind, there is another flesh of cattle, another flesh of birds, and another of fish." Type of stars (1 Corinthians 15:41) "The glory of the sun is one sort, and the glory of the moon is another, and the glory of the stars is another; in fact, one star differs from another star in glory." The Bible identified celestial bodies as blue stars, red giants, and white dwarfs long before science discovered them. Sound medical science. (Numbers 19:11,19) "Anyone touching any dead person will be unclean for seven days. ... The clean person will spatter it on the unclean one on the third day and the seventh day, and he will purify him from sin on the seventh day; then, he should wash his garments and bathe in water, and he will become clean in the evening." Until late in the 19th century, physicians often worked on corpses and then on living patients​—without washing their hands in between. That practice caused many deaths. Yet, this Law from God stated that anyone who touched a dead body was ceremonially unclean. It even directed that water be used for a ceremonial cleansing in such cases. Isolating sick people in Leviticus, chapters 13 and 14. The law required people with leprosy (a contagious disease at the time) to separate from others. It took the medical community until the Middle Ages' plagues to learn to apply this principle, which it still deems effective today. What the point? The Bible is not a science book. However, when it does discuss things of a scientific nature, it does not clash. Based on the above, the Bible was well ahead of science. It was science who finally caught up with the Bible. However, as a scientist is lauded for sharing scientific truth, God's Words contains numerous truthful scientific-based statements. When math is all around us on our planet and in the cosmos, the only reasonable conclusion is the Bible has earned its right to espouse such things as a universe based on math. And from this, the reasonable scientific judgment reveals clear evidence of design.
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  4918. ​ @TheCriminalViolin  It's a different thing when history has never reached a point where prolonged conflicts, earthquakes, food shortages, and pandemics have occurred at the scale and scope as it is today. Further, notice how the words of 2 Timothy 3:1-5 describe the typical disposition of humanity during the last days. "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, 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, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power;" Verse 13 of that same chapter reads, "wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled." Again, it can be easy to say, "well, all those things have happened in history," and that's true, but never worldwide. These are not normal times. We are living in unprecedented times. Even people like you must acknowledge that. If you knew a neighbor's house was on fire and they were asleep inside unaware, would you sit idly by and do nothing? Of course not! You'd want to share your knowledge of the situation to help save their life. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I do a similar work out of love of neighbor and a desire to share what I learned from the Bible. It would be not very responsible on my part not to say anything. I also engage in this work because it is a commission given to all Christians at Matthew 28:19,20: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I am with you all days until the conclusion of the system of things."
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  4970. China has the world's largest population, with Wuhan province alone having a population almost as significant as Italy (Wuhan's 58.5M versus Italy's 60.5M). Further, China put in place draconian quarantines for Wuhan so that nobody could leave, but that was weeks AFTER the outbreak (as very evident in its spread around the globe). Because Wuhan was ground zero for the virus and there were no hindrances by the Chinese government (e.g., suppressing warnings), the Wuhan people went about their business as usual. They unknowingly spread the virus much faster at its point of origin. The issue here is there's no way the total confirmed cases are 82,122. It's much higher than that. China has chosen not to be truthful with the rest of the world since the outbreak began. The math on the virus spread shows the total population infection to be approximately 1.2% based on 3.99% verified and of those 1.2% dying. 58,500,000 Wuhan's total population The number China hasn't reported: ~6,843,500 total unverified infected (roughly 1.2%; best guess estimate based on tapering projections) The numbers China reported: ~82,122 total verified infected (roughly 3.99%) 3,304 total confirmed deaths (1.2%) That 6.8 million is now traveling around China since lifting the restrictions. As long as international travel remains shutdown, China's second wave of infections should stay contained in China. Also, without international travel, the Chinese government cannot blame foreign powers for their second wave. The TL;DR: the reason China and other Asian countries see a second wave is that there are way more people infected than they tested.
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  5078. (Proverbs 31:10-29) Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far more than that of corals. Her husband trusts her from his heart, And he lacks nothing of value. She rewards him with good, not bad, All the days of her life. She obtains wool and linen; She delights to work with her hands. She is like the ships of a merchant, Bringing her food in from afar. She also rises while it is still night, Providing food for her household And portions for her female servants. She sets her mind on a field and buys it; She plants a vineyard from her own labors. She prepares herself for hard work, And she strengthens her arms. She sees that her trading is profitable; Her lamp does not go out at night. Her hands seize the distaff, And her hands take hold of the spindle. She extends her palm to the lowly one, And she opens her hands to the poor. She does not worry about her household because of the snow, For her whole household is clothed in warm garments. She makes her own bed covers. Her clothing is of linen and purple wool. Her husband is well-known in the city gates, Where he sits among the elders of the land. She makes and sells linen garments And supplies belts to the merchants. She is clothed with strength and splendor, And she looks to the future with confidence. She opens her mouth in wisdom; The law of kindness is on her tongue. She watches over the activity of her household, And the bread of laziness she does not eat. Her children rise up and declare her happy; Her husband rises up and praises her. There are many capable women, But you—you surpass them all. 🙂
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  5115. There's no forgiveness for an organization that has misled billions since its inception into believing they worship God acceptably and has blood on its hands. "For [Babylon the Great's] sins have massed together clear up to heaven, and God has called her acts of injustice to mind." (Revelation 18:5) The Pope, the Vatican, and the Catholic church are part of the many religions worldwide that make up a vast empire of false religions that Revelation metaphorically calls "Babylon the Great.*" As an empire, they hold sway over political leaders and rulers. However, all are guilty and unforgivable in the eyes of Jehovah God, and all are condemned to destruction by Him using the same governments they support. (Revelation 17:16,17) Just listen to her arrogance! "For she keeps saying in her heart: 'I sit as queen, and I am not a widow, and I will never see mourning.'" (Revelation 18:7) Oh, yes, she will! Jehovah has used governments in the past to bring divine punishment and retribution. For example, he used Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon (then one of the most powerful kingdoms) against Jerusalem in 607 BCE to punish his wayward people and exile them to Babylon for 70 years until the disobedient generation died off. * Why Babylon the Great? The reason is simple. Nimrod creates ancient Babylon, where most faiths' fundamentally similar doctrines originate. Things like the immortality of the human soul, mother-child worship, the cross, the trinity and triune godheads, hellfire, and so forth. When God confused the languages at the Tower of Babel, those people took their beliefs throughout the earth. God's Word does not support any of these doctrines, and any religion that says otherwise uses a version of the Bible that has altered the meaning away from the original text. The worst are those Bibles that have replaced God's name - JEHOVAH (or the original Hebrew YAHWEH) - with impersonal titles like LORD and GOD.
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  5133. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 139:91–102 (2009) "How Neandertals Inform Human Variation" by Milford H. Wolpoff "ABSTRACT Since their first discovery, Neandertals have served as an out-group for interpreting human variation. Their out-group role has changed over the years because in spite of the fact that Neandertals are the most abundant of all fossil remains (or perhaps because of this) their interpretation is the most controversial of all human fossils. Many believe them to be a different, albeit human-like species, but recent genetic evidence supports anatomical interpretations indicating that interbreeding with other humans was an important aspect of human evolution. The combination of anatomical difference and restricted geneflow between populations suggests the possibility that Neandertals may have been a true human race ." "The issue of whether there once existed a Neandertal race began as an evolutionary question, but was addressed with a phenetic answer (Wolpoff and Caspari,1997). The Feldhofer Neandertal was first described as a species by King (1864) because of how different from living humans it appeared to be; King, in fact, first wrote ‘‘so closely does the fossil cranium resemble that of the Chimpanzee, as to lead one to doubt the propriety of generically placing it with Man.’’ In the half century following the Feldhofer discovery evolution was rejected by many scientists. A number of them found the Neandertal to be somewhat less different than King described, actually no different in type from other human races, although more primitive." In other words, they were not evolved humans but actual real humans.
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  5259. Co-existence is incompatible with God. (Exodus 20:5) "I, Jehovah your God, am a God who requires exclusive devotion." (Deuteronomy 32:16) "They incited him to fury with foreign gods; They were offending him with detestable things." (Deuteronomy 5:6-9) "'I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You must never have any other gods besides me. "'You must not make for yourself a carved image or a form like anything that is in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. You must not bow down to them nor be led to serve them, for I, Jehovah your God, am a God who requires exclusive devotion, bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me," Jesus said there's only one true faith. (Matthew 7:13) "Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it;14 whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it." Apostle Paul confirmed as much. (1 Corinthians 8:5,6) "For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many "gods" and many "lords," there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him." Only the religion that does the will of God is the one that is true. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/good-news-from-god/recognize-true-worshippers/video-true-worship-bible/
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