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“Stand Firm and See the Salvation of Jehovah” “Jehovah is on my side; I shall not fear. What can earthling man do to me?”—PSALM 118:6. Kim Min-hwan, right, a Jehovah’s Witness in South Korea, singing a hymn. He was imprisoned for being a conscientious objector. Many more to be released. Pray for them and their strength to keep strong! #Repost @_jw_the_best_life_ever・・・
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10 “You are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, “Yes, my servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and have faith in me And understand that I am the same One. Before me no God was formed, And after me there has been none."11 "I—I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no savior.” (Isaiah43:10,11) Honor Jehovah’s Great Name “I will glorify your name to time indefinite.”—PS. 86:12. BY AND LARGE, Christendom’s churches have distanced themselves from God’s name. For example, the Revised Standard Version states in its preface: “The use of any proper name for the one and only God . . . is entirely inappropriate for the universal faith of the Christian Church.” …
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142nd Gilead Graduation: Part 3—Concluding Talk and Assignments Via
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"Can you discover the deep things of God? Or discover everything about the Almighty? It is higher than heaven. What can you accomplish?" (Job 11:7,8) Job 38 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the windstorm: 2 “Who is this who is obscuring my counsel And speaking without knowledge? 3 "Brace yourself, please, like a man; I will question you, and you inform me. 4 Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you think you understand. 5 "Who set its measurements, in case you know, Or who stretched a measuring line across it? 6 "Into what were its pedestals sunk,BOr who laid its cornerstone, 7 "When the morning stars joyfully …
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TAJIKISTAN: "Extremism" prison term for Christian books?
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The NSC secret police in Khujand arrested Protestant pastor Bakhrom Kholmatov on 10 April after raiding his church and seizing Christian literature. Officials claim songbooks and a book "More Than a Carpenter" are "extremist". The pastor is being investigated on "extremism" criminal charges. On 10 April the National Security Committee (NSC) secret police in Tajikistan's northern Sogd Region arrested Bakhrom Kholmatov, Pastor of the Sunmin Sunbogym (Good News of Grace) Protestant Church in the regional capital Khujand. He remains in NSC secret police custody, apparently under investigation on criminal charges of "extremism". The charges follow the seizure of Christian…
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Do You Appreciate Jehovah’s Watchful Care? "When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.”"—Jas. 1:13. Do you appreciate Jehovah’s watchful care when you suffer trials, confident that he will provide a way out? “The eyes of Jehovah are everywhere, watching both the bad and the good.”—PROV. 15:3. What about us today? Jehovah’s eyes penetrate our heart; we cannot conceal our true inclinations and motivations from him. Our loving Father wants us to follow the pathways of righteousness; yet, he does not force us to change the course we are on. Through his Word, the Bible, he warns us when we are headed in the wrong direction. How?…
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“You are the universe, expressing itself as a human for a little while” Our Creator a Grand Designer of Humans and the Universe! How wonderful are all your productions. “How many your works are, O Jehovah! All of them in wisdom you have made. The earth is full of your productions.” (Psalm 104:24
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Patriarch Kirill
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Watchtower 08/15/92: "Il Sabato reports: “While visiting the Vatican recently, Archbishop Kirill of Smolensk [one of Russia’s oldest cities] . . . asked the pope for ecumenical aid in coping with the overwhelming growth of Jehovah’s Witnesses and similar groups in the Soviet Union.” Archbishop Kirill of Smolensk is the current Patriarch Kirill. He took the office on February 1, 2009. For the first time a Russian court recognized literature of Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist on September 11, 2009 (Rostov Regional Court), though just a year earlier, in 2008, the Rostov Regional Prosecutor Office found no signs of extremism in it.
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Russian Ministry of Justice registered Flying Spaghetti Monster Church. No extremism here.
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Нижегородскую Церковь летающего макаронного монстра официально признали Минюст РФ признал деятельность Церкви летающего макаронного монстра, которая находится в Нижнем Новгороде. С просьбой о регистрации в министерство обратился глава объединения Михаил Иосилевич. В ответ он получил официальное уведомление о том, что Церковь летающего макаронного монстра внесена в ведомственный реестр. В документе указали адрес места проведения богослужений, церемоний и других обрядов, сообщает сайт «Комсомольской правды». Церковь летающего макаронного монстра или пастафарианство — пародийная религия, основанная в 2005 году в США. Ее сторонники верят в Летающего…
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4 "Again I turned my attention to all the acts of oppression that go on under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and there was no one to comfort them. And their oppressors had the power, and there was no one to comfort them." (Ecc.4:1) "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.” (Rev.21:4) 2 pictures 1 moving, 1 GIF IMG_2919.mov
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EVEN BEFORE THE 1997 ANTI-CULT GROUP I HAVE INVESTIGATED THAT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC POPE HIMSELF AND ARCH-BISHOP KIRILL OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF RUSSIA JOINED FORCES TO BEGIN THE ELIMINATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES DURING THE BREAK-UP OF THE SOVIET UNION !!! The Archbishop Cannot Cope! LAST year, a consistory (solemn council of cardinals) was organized to discuss certain matters that are of great concern to the Catholic Church. One of these, according to the newspaper Il Sabato, is “the aggressiveness of the sects.” However, the newspaper said: “It should be no problem for the cardinals to reach agreement on this point. All are in accord that there is a nee…
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Our Missionary Sister preaching different children in ECUADOR ❤ SO nice, we have the modern Technology... all kiddies so interested watching same time, I think, Caleb and Sophia ;-)) A very good job she did and the kiddies quickly learning about the true Bible, wonderful ! THANK YOU JEHOVAH ❤ <3 ♫ <3 ♫ <3 .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.♫ <3 ♫ <3 ♫ <3
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Let us also throw off every weight.—Heb. 12:1. http://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dtsync/r4/lp-s/r1/lp-e/2017/4/27 Paul focused on “the more important things” and slaved in God’s service, traveling back and forth between Syria, Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Judea. “Forgetting the things behind and stretching forward to the things ahead, I am pressing on toward the goal for the prize,” wrote Paul. (Phil. 1:10; 3:8, 13, 14) Taking full advantage of his singleness, Paul succeeded in being in “constant devotion to the Lord without distraction.” (1 Cor. 7:32-35) Like Paul, some servants of God choose to remain single so that they have fewer family responsibilities and can devote …
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Our Christian Life Meeting 27 April 2017 Via
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AURORA BOREALIS IN FINNISH LAPLAND.... ;-))
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Song # 134 - See Yourself When All Is New ❤ One of our nicest Kingdom songs.... Enjoy !
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Song # 134 - See Yourself When All Is New ❤ One of our nicest Kingdom songs.... Enjoy ! I read..... "This beautiful Kingdom Melody has been done by so many already. Mine is certainly not as good as any of the others, but a dear sister asked me to make this for her and so, here it is for her." Hope you all enjoy it... YES, we do ! SEE YOURSELF WHEN ALL IS NEW ❤
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I can see the "burning" can you? 19 "They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, and said: ‘Too bad, too bad, the great city, in which all those who had ships at sea became rich from her wealth, because in one hour she has been devastated!’ (Revelation 18:19) NWT Why do “the kings of the earth” grieve over the very entity they themselves have devastated? The reason for their grief is strictly selfish. After the destruction of Babylon the Great, the kings of the earth evidently come to realize how useful she was to them. She provided a religious front for their oppressive deeds. Babylon the Great also helped them in recruiting yout…
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14 “....You well know with all your heart and with all your soul* that not one word out of all the good promises that Jehovah your God has spoken to you has failed. They have all come true for you. Not one word of them has failed." (Joshua 33:14) moving video enjoy! ??? IMG_9544.mov
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Do Not Grieve Jehovah’s Holy Spirit “Do not be grieving God’s holy spirit, with which you have been sealed.”—EPH. 4:30. JEHOVAH has done something special for millions of people living in this troubled world. He has made it possible for them to draw close to him through his only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. (John 6:44) You are one of these individuals if you have made a dedication to God and are carrying it out. As a person baptized in the name of the holy spirit, you have the duty to conduct yourself in harmony with that spirit.—Matt. 28:19. Grieving the spirit can be the first step leading to the total loss of the influence of God’s active force in a…
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How to Build a Successful Marriage Treat marriage as sacred. “What God has yoked together let no man put apart.” (Matthew 19:6) The Creator instituted the marriage arrangement when he introduced the first man, Adam, to his wife, Eve. (Genesis 2:21-24) Christ Jesus, who had been an eyewitness to this event during his prehuman existence, confirmed that Adam and Eve’s marital union was intended to be the start of a lasting relationship. He said: “Did you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? So that th…
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Hundreds of people where killed in the mudslide but only the three were members of the JW. However, five JW families also lost their homes. A statement from the headquarters in New York revealed that Jehovah’s Witnesses have begun relief work to provide food, potable water, gasoline, and lodging to victims, and providing spiritual support. “The branch office is continuing to monitor the situation and support the ongoing relief efforts”, the statement said. See full statement below. “During the early morning hours of Saturday, April 1, 2017, three rivers overflowed near the city of Mocoa, the capital of the Colombian province Putumayo, causing devastat…
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Ban of Jehovah's Witnesses accompanied by violence SUPREME COURT DECISION PROVOKES VIOLENT ACT OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN ST. PETERSBURG Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, 25 April 2017 Several hours after the Russian Supreme Court announced the decision about liquidating the center of Jehovah's Witnesses, late in the evening of 20 April 2017 a group of men drove up in two passenger cars to the largest Jehovah's Witnesses' house of worship in St. Petersburg, located on Kolomyazhsky Prospect. They blocked the exit from the building with the vehicles. One of the visitors, shouting insults against the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses and threats of physical …
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Website of Russian Ministry of Justice posts results of trial DOCUMENT: FOR THE INFORMATION OF CITIZENS ADDRESSING THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE REGARDING THE RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION "ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN RUSSIA" In connection with numerous appeals to the Russian Ministry of Justice from citizens of the Russian federation and countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States on questions of the activity of the religious organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia," the Russian Ministry of Justice reports the following. In the period from 8 to 27 February 2017 the Russian Ministry of Justice…
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USCIRF Releases 2017 Annual Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2017 USCIRF Releases 2017 Annual Report USCIRF Recommends Russia be Designated a Country of Particular Concern WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2017 Annual Report on the state of religious freedom in selected countries. “Overall,” said USCIRF Chair Thomas Reese, S.J., “The Commission has concluded that the state of affairs for international religious freedom is worsenin…
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Jehovah “Is Not Partial” Have you ever been a victim of discrimination? Have you ever been denied a request, refused a service, or otherwise treated with disdain because of your skin color, ethnic background, or social status? If so, you are far from alone. Here, though, is the good news: Such indignities, though commonplace on earth, are nonexistent in heaven. “God is not partial,” said the Christian apostle Peter with the utmost conviction.—Read Acts 10:34, 35. Jehovah sees what is in our heart. (1 Samuel 16:7; Proverbs 21:2) Peter next said: “In every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” (Acts 10:35) To fear…
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Let us compare the attitude of David and Manasseh with that of the wayward people of Israel and Judah "They did not give ear." (Neh. 9:30) "But they stubbornly turned their back and stiffened their neck, and they refused to listen. 30 "You extended patience to them for many years and kept warning them by your spirit through your prophets, but they refused to listen. Finally you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands." (Neh.9:29,30) “All His Ways Are Justice” Take, for example, God’s dealings with ancient Israel. Even when settled in the Promised Land, the Israelites repeatedly lapsed into unfaithfulness. Though their corrupt ways made Jehovah “…
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What We Learn From God’s Permission of Wickedness "But for this very reason I have kept you in existence: to show you my power and to have my name declared in all the earth." (Exodus 9:16) For the Sake of His Great Name What is involved in connection with the fulfillment of Jehovah’s purpose for the earth and mankind? God’s name is involved in the fulfillment of his purpose regarding the earth and mankind. That name, Jehovah, means “He Causes to Become.” So his name embodies his reputation as the Universal Sovereign, the Purposer, and the God of truth. Because of Jehovah’s position, the peace and well-being of the entire universe require that his name …
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PLEASE SEE THREAD ENTTILED : "HOW DID THIS ALL BEGIN : 1997 ANTI-CULT GROUP IN RUSSIA TARGETS: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES" The Archbishop Cannot Cope! LAST year, a consistory (solemn council of cardinals) was organized to discuss certain matters that are of great concern to the Catholic Church. One of these, according to the newspaper Il Sabato, is “the aggressiveness of the sects.” However, the newspaper said: “It should be no problem for the cardinals to reach agreement on this point. All are in accord that there is a need for a more in-depth study of the phenomenon of new religious movements and also a need to prevent, as far as possible, their expansion.” Evi…
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POLITICAL ERROR OF COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP Interview with Vladimir Riakovsky, attorney and member of the presidential Council for Human Rights, about ban of Jehovah's Witnesses by Roman Lunkin Religiia i Pravo, 24 April 2017 On 20 April, the Russian Supreme Court ruled the Russian Jehovah's Witnesses to be an extremist organization and prohibited its activity on the territory of Russia. Thereby the lawsuit of the Russian Ministry of Justice for finding the religious organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" to be extremist, banning its activity, and liquidating it was granted. The Ministry of Justice demanded banning the…
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*** yb77 pp. 173-174 Liberia *** After sitting down, the Witnesses were told to look at the sun, and soldiers watched their eyes to make sure they were staring at the blazing sun. After enduring this inhumanity for about half an hour, they were allowed to seek shelter under shady trees inside the compound. Then the soldiers forced some Witnesses, including Brother Henschel, to draw water from a parasite-ridden stream about a quarter of a mile down the highway. Sister Muriel Klinck, a missionary, was compelled to go into the stream and carry water on her head. A soldier then viciously kicked her in the abdomen. Some of the soldiers threatened rape. When the water reac…
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