Queen Esther

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thank you all for your comments ! 
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I see it more simple   The Bible does not speek about the weird Valentin's day....  so its not importend for me and  I not give much time for such of commercial days, the same for Xmas, etc. etc. -  Satan is using many traps !  The Bible is deciding and on the 1. place,  NOT always our literature. Thats my opinion and experience.
Thanks for your detailed comment and time, you needed for that...  our dear Brother ! 

the celebrations because of "love" had nothing to do with actuall love or agape.
all celebrations included eʹros,=love between the sexes.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002781?q=agape&p=par#h=5
(see also images above)
 
Babylonian Deities.
After the death of Nimrod, the Babylonians reasonably would have been inclined to hold him in high regard as the founder and builder and first king of their city and as the organizer of the original Babylonian Empire.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001732#h=9
 
Origin of Gods and Goddesses. 
The striking similarity readily observable when comparing the gods and goddesses of ancient peoples can hardly be attributed to chance. Concerning this, J. Garnier writes: “Not merely Egyptians, Chaldeans, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, but also the Hindus, the Buddhists of China and of Thibet, the Goths, Anglo-Saxons, Druids, Mexicans and Peruvians, the Aborigines of Australia, and even the savages of the South Sea Islands, must have all derived their religious ideas from a common source and a common centre. Everywhere we find the most startling coincidences in rites, ceremonies, customs, traditions, and in the names and relations of their respective gods and goddesses.”—The Worship of the Dead, London, 1904, p. 3.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001732#h=6
 
 
Tradition has it that Nimrod died a violent death. 
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001732#h=9
....the religions of many ancient peoples included the worship of a god placed in the role of a benefactor who dies a violent death on earth and then is restored to life.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001732#h=8
 
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give me some more time if I can find MORE SIMILARITIES !
thank you
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A number of scholars have linked Anahita with the Babylonian Ishtar. 
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001732#h=37
 
 
Grecian Deities. 
An examination of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece reveals the traces of Babylonian influence. 
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001732#h=41
Origins
The name Lupercalia was believed in antiquity to evince some connection with the Ancient Greek festival of ....
...whom the Greeks call Pan (see image above) from @Bible Speaks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia
 

I  just  read  this  by  a  Brother.....
Why  Jehovah's Witnesses  " Do Not " participate in Valentine's Day,...
See neutral news report in the newspaper Tenerife  Weekly  14. Februay  2014
 

Yes Jehovah loves us and the earth ? soon he will remove all wickedness and those who cause it! It will be clean! 
Agape Bible Speaks ???

May we do everything possible to run the race to the finish line - so that we can enjoy all these.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, February 14  2017
My ears have heard about you, but now I do see you with my eyes.—Job 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/14
Jehovah's Witnesses

Τετάρτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου
Άνθρωπε, ποιος με διόρισε κριτή ή διαμεριστή σε εσάς;—Λουκ. 12:14.
http://wol.jw.org/el/wol/dt/r11/lp-g/2017/2/15
Μάρτυρες του Ιεχωβά
Wednesday, February 15
Man, who appointed me judge or arbitrator between you two?—Luke 12:14.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/15
Jehovah's Witnesses
Miércoles 15 de febrero
Hombre, ¿quién me nombró juez o repartidor sobre ustedes? (Luc. 12:14).
http://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/2/15
Testigos de Jehová
Quarta-feira, 15 de fevereiro
Homem, quem me designou como juiz ou me deu o direito de repartir os bens entre vocês dois? — Luc. 12:14.
http://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/dt/r5/lp-t/2017/2/15
Testemunhas de Jeová
Среда, 15 февраля
Человек, кто назначил меня судить вас или делить между вами? (Луки 12:14).
http://wol.jw.org/ru/wol/dt/r2/lp-u/2017/2/15
Свидетели Иеговы
Środa 15 lutego
Człowieku, któż mnie ustanowił nad wami sędzią albo dokonującym podziału? (Łuk. 12:14).
http://wol.jw.org/pl/wol/dt/r12/lp-p/2017/2/15
Świadkowie Jehowy
Mercredi 15 février
Homme, qui m’a établi sur vous comme juge ou comme préposé aux partages ? (Luc 12:14).
http://wol.jw.org/fr/wol/dt/r30/lp-f/2017/2/15
Témoins de Jéhovah 
Mittwoch, 15. Februar
Mensch, wer hat mich zum Richter oder Erbteiler über euch gesetzt? (Luk. 12:14)
http://wol.jw.org/de/wol/dt/r10/lp-x/2017/2/15
Zeugen Jehovas
Mercoledì 15 febbraio
Uomo, chi mi ha costituito giudice o ripartitore su di voi? (Luca 12:14)
http://wol.jw.org/it/wol/dt/r6/lp-i/2017/2/15
Testimoni di Geova
woensdag 15 februari
Mens, wie heeft mij tot rechter of verdeler over ulieden aangesteld? — Luk. 12:14.
http://wol.jw.org/nl/wol/dt/r18/lp-o/2017/2/15
Jehovah’s Getuigen
Onsdag 15 februari
Människa, vem har satt mig till domare eller utskiftare över er? (Luk. 12:14)
http://wol.jw.org/sv/wol/dt/r14/lp-z/2017/2/15
Jehovas vittnen
15 Şubat Çarşamba
Aranızda hâkim olmam ya da miraslarınızı paylaştırmam için beni başınıza kim tayin etti? (Luka 12:14).
http://wol.jw.org/tr/wol/dt/r22/lp-tk/2017/2/15
Yehova’nın Şahitleri
E mërkurë, 15 shkurt
O njeri, kush më caktoi mua gjykatës ose që të ndaj pasurinë tuaj?—Luka 12:14.
http://wol.jw.org/sq/wol/dt/r41/lp-al/2017/2/15
Dëshmitarët e Jehovait
Сряда, 15 февруари
Човече, кой ме е назначил да съдя или да деля сред вас? (Лука 12:14)
http://wol.jw.org/bg/wol/dt/r46/lp-bl/2017/2/15
Свидетели на Йехова
Miercuri, 15 februarie
Omule, cine m-a numit peste voi să judec sau să împart? (Luca 12:14)
http://wol.jw.org/ro/wol/dt/r34/lp-m/2017/2/15
Martorii lui Iehova
Miyerkules, Pebrero 15
Lalaki, sino ang nag-atas sa akin bilang hukom o tagapagbahagi sa inyo?—Luc. 12:14.
http://wol.jw.org/tl/wol/dt/r27/lp-tg/2017/2/15
Mga Saksi ni Jehova

 

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/sysl/r1/lp-e?url=/en/wol/sydp/r1/lp-e/{rsconf}/{library}/r1/lp-e/1102014249/null
 

I  just  read  this  by  a  Brother.....
Why  Jehovah's Witnesses  " Do Not " participate in Valentine's Day,...
See neutral news report in the newspaper Tenerife  Weekly  14. Februay  2014
 

Thank  you  for  the  wonderful  video - link !

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NÃO DEVERIA JESUS TER SIDO BEM ACOLHIDO E HONRADO, AO MENOS PELOS JUDEUS , QUE AGUARDAVAM O PROMETIDO MESSIAS? 
[ João 6:14
 Quando o povo viu o sinal que ele realizou, começaram a dizer: “Este é realmente o Profeta que devia vir ao mundo.” ]
Mas em vez disso, o Cristo foi “desprezado” pelos judeus, e eles ‘não o tiveram em conta’, conforme Isaías havia profetizado. (Isaías 53:3)
Até o apóstolo João escreveu: “Veio ao seu próprio lar, mas os seus não o acolheram.” (João 1:11)
E NOS DIAS DE HOJE , SERÁ QUE A ATITUDE DAS PESSOAS É IGUAL AOS JUDEUS NO PASSADO ? 
Veja este link :http://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/d/r5/lp-t/2008003#h=8:0-8:776

A  nice  preaching  idea...
 

The Librarian: Jehovah has control! Soon they will pay for their part of making His people reproached for showing love and helping others learn about our wonderful Creator, Jehovah God.

My ears have heard about you, but now I do see you with my eyes.—Job 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/14
What are some reasons why we may not clearly see God’s hand in our affairs? Life’s challenges can overwhelm us. When this happens, we may forget to keep focused on how Jehovah has already helped us. When Queen Jezebel threatened the prophet Elijah’s life, even Elijah momentarily forgot how God had acted in his behalf. Regarding Elijah, the Bible says: “He asked that he might die.” (1 Ki. 19:1-4) What was the solution to Elijah’s problem? He needed to look to Jehovah for encouragement. (1 Ki. 19:14-18) Job also got so distracted by his own concerns that he neglected to see things from God’s viewpoint. (Job 42:3-6) Like Job, we may need to put forth greater effort to see God. How can we do that? In the light of the Scriptures, we need to meditate on what is happening around us. As we become aware of how Jehovah supports us, he will become more real to us. w15 10/15 1:15, 16

@Bible Speaks  This  video  belongs  more  to  the  JW  Categories...  Its  from  jw.org  -  and  very  long  for  "post a photo".....  I  think  so !

Thats a nice video for post it in the Category "Experience" too  THANKS !

God’s Permission of Suffering Nears Its End - Just Like This Picture the Earth Will Be Washed Clean! 
When God’s rulership replaces man’s rule, who will survive and who will not? 
At Proverbs 2:21, 22, we are assured: “The upright [who uphold God’s rule] are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. As regards the wicked [who do not uphold God’s rule], they will be cut off from the very earth.” The divinely inspired psalmist sang: “Just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more . . . But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”—Psalm 37:10, 11, 29.
A Marvelous New World
Under the rulership of God’s Kingdom, survivors of the end of the present system of things will be ushered into an earth cleansed of wickedness and suffering. God-given instruction will be provided for mankind, and in time “the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters are covering the very sea.” (Isaiah 11:9) 
This upbuilding, positive teaching will result in a truly peaceful, harmonious human society. 
Under God’s loving direction, the inhabitants of that new world will use their energies and skills in building an earth-wide paradise. 
Gone forever will be poverty, hunger, and homelessness, for Isaiah’s prophecy states: “They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating.” (Isaiah 65:21, 22) 
Indeed, “they will actually sit, each one under his vine and under his fig tree, and there will be no one making them tremble.”—Micah 4:4.
The earth will respond to the loving care of God and obedient humans. We have these Scriptural assurances: “The wilderness and the waterless region will exult, and the desert plain will be joyful and blossom as the saffron. . . . In the wilderness waters will have burst out, and torrents in the desert plain.” (Isaiah 35:1, 6) 
“There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth; on the top of the mountains there will be an overflow.”—Psalm 72:16.
jw.org
IMG_6652.MOV

On the way to the Kingdom Hall in Musuna, Zimbabwe
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How Can We Show That We Love Jehovah?


We love, because [God] first loved us.—1 John 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/13
In what way has God “first loved us”? The apostle Paul said: “God recommends his own love to us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Rom. 5:8) Love is Jehovah’s dominant attribute, so we can understand why Jesus told one inquirer that the first commandment from God is: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength.” (Mark 12:30) From Jesus’ words, we learn that love for God involves, first of all, our heart. Being halfhearted is displeasing to Jehovah. However, we note that love for God also involves our whole soul, mind, and strength. This means that genuine love for God is much more than just an emotional feeling of the heart. In addition to being heartfelt, our love for God must involve all our spiritual and physical faculties. According to the prophet Micah, that is what Jehovah wants from us.—Mic. 6:8. w15 9/15 5:1-3

My ears have heard about you, but now I do see you with my eyes.—Job 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/14
What are some reasons why we may not clearly see God’s hand in our affairs? Life’s challenges can overwhelm us. When this happens, we may forget to keep focused on how Jehovah has already helped us. When Queen Jezebel threatened the prophet Elijah’s life, even Elijah momentarily forgot how God had acted in his behalf. Regarding Elijah, the Bible says: “He asked that he might die.” (1 Ki. 19:1-4) What was the solution to Elijah’s problem? He needed to look to Jehovah for encouragement. (1 Ki. 19:14-18) Job also got so distracted by his own concerns that he neglected to see things from God’s viewpoint. (Job 42:3-6) Like Job, we may need to put forth greater effort to see God. How can we do that? In the light of the Scriptures, we need to meditate on what is happening around us. As we become aware of how Jehovah supports us, he will become more real to us. w15 10/15 1:15, 16

BOM DIA!  ?
Texto do dia 
Terça-feira, 14 de fevereiro
http://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/dt/r5/lp-t/2017/2/14
Ouvi falar a teu respeito, mas agora te vejo com os meus próprios olhos. — Jó 42:5

Texto dramatizado :
 

Just like to add:  the water was on the earth already before the creative 'day/period'   1/one,  when the earth was desolate and dark because Jehovah's spirit was moving over the waters;  to  me, it has always been logical that the earth had a very long cooling off period after the physical heavens and earth were created because this cooling down process was responsible for the water and dense vapor which Jehovah then subsequently divided on day 2.