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British government controls Egypt, Egypt is a British dependency, although under its native khedive, the British army stayed in Egypt, and British will was really the law. In 1914 C.E. the Egyptian khedive sided with Turkey, which had joined Germany in the First World War, the British took over in Egypt, deposed the khedive and declared Egypt a British Protectorate. [Britain and the United States of America became opponents of the prophetic KING OF THE NORTH and together they came into the position of the KING OF THE SOUTH.] See yw pgs. 220-63. w-E * Zion's Watch Tower Outlines of Sermons: The Tabernacle and Its Teachings (Supplement to February 1882 Wat…
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1881 C.E. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society is formed by C.T. Russell. At first, the Society distributed Bibles produced by other Bible societies. By 1890 C.E., the Society entered directly into Bible publishing, sponsoring the first of a number of Bible editions. See w97 10/15 pgs. 8-12. w-E * Zion's Watch TowerThe Tabernacle and Its TeachingsTabernacle Shadows of the "Better Sacrifices" (ed.1899) (Scan of the original)Food for Thinking Christians (free supplement to Zion's Watch Tower)Non- Watchtower PublicationsWescott & Hort's Greek Interlinear Part of the ...
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1881_food_for_thinking_christians.pdf PREFACE. THE design of this pamphlet is, first, to supply to such Christians as are alive and fully consecrated, and hungering and thirsting after a fuller knowledge of “Our Father” and his plans, what we believe to be “meat in due season;” leading such to perform all their consecration vows: secondly, to awaken those who are asleep in Zion—showing those who are not truth-hungry, what they are too much occupied with worldly plans to know, viz., that they are starving for the “good word of God,” though they say—We are “rich and increased in goods and have need of nothing.” “I love t…
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Konstantin von Tischendorf, a gifted German linguist, finds the oldest known complete copy of the Christian Greek Scriptures in a monastery at the base of Mount Sinai. It became known as the Codex Sinaiticus and was probably produced 50-years before Jerome completed the Latin Vulgate. Tischendorf published it, thus making it accessible to scholars. See w97 10/15 pgs. 8-12. Also this year... 1859-Tracts-on-Prophecy-3-Worlds.pdf Part of the ....
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The Watch Tower: Or Man in Death: The Hope For A Future Life by George Storrs 1850-Storrs-The-Watch-Tower-or-Man-In-Death-and-the-Hope-of-a-Future-Life.pdf I will add this to the archive.... Someone might be able to explain in more detail why I added it. He had some influence on C.T. Russell in the early years before Watch Tower.
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Three World's and Harvest of This World (N.H. Barbour and C.T.Russell)Object and Manner of Our Lord's Return (C.T. Russell) Part of the ....
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"As the clay in the hand of the potter, so you are in my hand, O house of Israel."—Jer. 18:6. ~ ?????? ??Let Jehovah Mold Your Thinking and Conduct ??A potter molds a clay vessel ??Respond favorably to JehovahÂ’s molding 18:1-11 ??Jehovah shapes our spiritual qualities  through counsel or discipline ??We need to be malleable and obedient ??Jehovah never forces us to do things against our will ??A potter may change his mind about what to do with a vessel ?????? ??Because Jehovah has given us free will, we can choose either to accept his molding or to reject it ??Jehovah adjusts his dealings with people according to the wa…
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I don't believe in life being predestined, preplanned, but some scriptures seem to show otherwise. Or is interpretation wrong ? Pauls says at Ephesians 1 3 Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in union with Christ,b4 as he chose us to be in union with him before the founding of the world, that we should be holy and unblemished before him in love. 5 For he foreordained us to be adopted as his own sons through Jesus Christ, according to his good pleasure and will, ... Foreordained = (of God or fate) appoint or decree (something) beforehand. Now is this correct…
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Witnesses are pretty good at explaining the cause of suffering and evil to the religious person. But explaining it to the irreligious is another matter. They choke as they get near Genesis matters, knowing that the one they speak with has long moved on from that area. And yet they have to go there, if they would convey an explanation that makes so much sense. Can the material be presented in a way that will make sense, and perhaps even appeal, to the one whose first instinct is to reject Genesis as nonsense? That is the challenge I try to address in the following post, updated from one written long ago: Was Diagoras the world’s first atheist? He …
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Thompson Bart - A Way For The Willing.mp3
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“Do not be anxious, for I am your God.”? - Isaiah 41:10
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Version 1 Kite Floyd - Fight the Joy Killers ver 1.mp3 Version 3 Kite Floyd - Fight the Joy Killers Ver 3.mp3 March 11 1979
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Don't you just love his smile? Made me smile! Thank you Jehovah you have made these in wisdom and you have humor in your creations! Spondylus varius …a large species saltwater thorny oyster (Spondylidae) that is known to occur in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and off Australia, China, the Philippines, Japan, and Taiwan. Spondylus varius are often found at depths of around 30 m, and like most bivalves is a filter-feeder, feeding on a range of zooplankton. S. varius is sizable, with individuals growing up to 15-20 cm in lenght. Classification Animalia-Mollusca-Bivalvia-Pectinoida-Spondylidae-Spondylus-S. varius Image: Nick Hobgood
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GB famous phrases are: "we are not inspired but we are guided, motivated"... and... with self invented/claims: "JHVH trusts us, Jesus trust us".....they ask YOU to trust THEM. And JW members, in general, not see trap and snare by what GB try to enslave human minds. 2. (a) Who is “the faithful and discreet slave,” or “the faithful steward”? (b) How has the slave established a fine record of “following the Lamb”? 2 What can be said about the anointed Christians in modern times? In his prophecy about “the sign of [his] presence and of the conclusion of the system of things,” Jesus referred to the composite body of his spirit-anointed followers on earth as …
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I left this discussion last year because the fight over semantics was so stupid. Anyone who believes the universe came from nothing or believes that something comes from nothing - one cannot argue with people like that - not worth the effort. It is a totally unscientific statement and even if you say you are a scientist 1000 times, it does not make you a scientist who bases your conclusion on evidence if you really "believe" that statement. To say that a cell "appears" to be designed proves the simplicity of the mind or proves incomprehension or lack of study of the complexity of the cell itself. Nano-biotechnology has proven the complexity. IN any case there are now many…
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The Watchtower House is struggling to maintain its self-appointed reputation as a “spiritual paradise”. It is facing a financial crisis of large proportions partly due to exposure of its past hidden pedophile issues, which may be contributing to necessary downsizing world-wide. Corruption of values at Bethel is finally becoming fully exposed; not only by those who have left Bethel but it is clearly evident by the governing body’s attempt to address pertinent issues via their broadcasting center. They have released a new video, and it is the first to be presented by its most recent member, Kenneth Cook, Jr. In a soft-spoken manner, he broached the delicate topic …
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Jehovah is with you wherever you go 9 "Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and strong. Do not be struck with terror or fear, for Jehovah your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) JEHOVAH’S service brings us joy. Yet, we do face hardships common to mankind, and we may “suffer for the sake of righteousness.” (1 Pet. 3:14;5:8, 9; 1 Cor. 10:13) To cope with such trials successfully, we need faith and courage. Courage has been defined as “spiritual, emotional, and moral fortitude to speak and act without fear in the face of obstacles and dangers." To have the courage needed to do God’s will, we must study and apply his Word. Jesus,…
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The Only Way Any Battles Spiritual or Physical should be fought, through *Jehovah God Word * ~ 🦅 📖 🦅 The Eagle does not fight the snake 🐍 on the ground. It picks it up into the sky and changes the battle ground, and then it releases the snake into the sky. The snake has no stamina, no power and no balance in the air. It is useless, weak and vulnerable unlike on the ground where it is powerful wise and deadly. Take your fight into the spiritual realm by praying and when you are in the spiritual realm God takes over your battles. Don't fight the enemy in his comfort zone, change the battle grounds like the Eagle and let God take charge through your e…
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You Cold? - What Do These Penguins 🐧 Do In -30 Below and more? - When it gets very cold, emperor penguins huddle together in large groups to keep each other warm. It’s the only way they can survive the brutal conditions they face in the course of their incredible reproduction cycle on the sea ice off Antarctica. During mid-winter blizzards, when males are incubating eggs on their feet with only their brood flaps to cover the future chicks, temperatures can drop to -70 degrees. When I made this image it was not quite that bad, only -30 degrees, but I was standing on top of a platform perched at the edge of a colony and I had to stay still to avoid spooking…
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Funny of the day! Catching many fish A fisherman returned to shore with a giant marlin that was bigger and heavier than he. On the way to the cleaning shed, he ran into a second fisherman who had a stringer with a dozen baby minnows. The second fisherman looked at the marlin, turned to the first fisherman and said, "Only caught one, eh?" Submitted by: Laugh Now America
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Luke 10 v 21 In that very hour he became overjoyed in the holy spirit and said: “I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have carefully hidden these things from wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to young children. Yes, O Father, because this is the way you approved. This seems to show that 'higher education' was not needed to learn, understand and teach, the truth from God, at that time. It seems to be a well know thing within the JW Org and by people outside of same, that JW's are 'told' not to aim for higher education. I say told, although some will say strongly advised, with a possible caution of being disfellows…
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ARE YOU A ROSE 🌹 OR A THORN 🥀 ❓ 🌹”I have brought you the rose of love, and you have crowned me, in these dark hours, with their thorns.” Kristian Goldmund Aumann, The Seven Deadly Sins 🌹”But he who dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose. Anne Brontë 🌹”Some people are like thorns. But you have to let them be thorns, because thorns can't turn into petals. The trick is not letting them prick you; never let a thorn prick you! C. JoyBell C. 🌹”If you don't feel the pointed things in life, you'll soon take the soft ones for granted. John Everson, Cage of Bones 🌹”I'd rather let you cover all my roads with thorns than with dead r…
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"He that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly."—Prov. 13:20.
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