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The Librarian got a reaction from vandenbusschevanoostjosett in Mother, Father and Son all just Appointed as Regular Pioneers
The face of the son is priceless ;-)
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The Librarian reacted to Bible Speaks in Christmas ? Trees a Delusion?
The Bible says: "Do not learn the way of the nations. . .For the customs of the peoples are a delusion. It is just a tree of the forest that is cut down. . .They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails so that it will not fall over." (Jeremiah 10:2-4) The Encyclopædia Britannica states regarding the Christmas tree: “Tree worship was common among the pagan Europeans and survived their conversion to Christianity.” It was done in various rites and customs, including “the custom . . . of placing a Yuletree at an entrance or inside the house during the midwinter holidays.” Too, the early Romans marked the winter solstice with a feast called the Saturnalia in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture. The Romans knew that the solstice meant that soon farms and orchards would be green and fruitful. To mark the occasion, they decorated their homes and temples with evergreen boughs. Also, the Vikings in Scandinavia thought that evergreens were the special plant of their sun god, Balder. Today, the Christmas tree is recognized all over the world, and the demand for countless millions of natural and artificial Christmas trees seems endless. Meanwhile, Scandinavian rock carvings provide silent testimony, literally set in stone, that the Christmas tree is not of Christian origin. This is evident in Bohuslän Province on the west coast of Sweden and in a nearby province in Norway. In those areas, more than 75,000 individual rock carvings have been found at some 5,000 different sites. Archaeologists say that many of these rock carvings were made between about 1,800 and 500 B.C.E. The book Rock Carvings in the Borderlands, published in cooperation with the Swedish National Heritage Board, says: “The images of trees in rock carvings illustrate that as early as the Bronze Age the southern Scandinavian region was part of a larger religious and cultural context that covered the whole of Europe and large parts of Asia. Religion and cosmology were adapted to people whose livelihoods were farming and animal husbandry. They largely worshipped the same gods, although the names of the gods varied.”
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The Librarian reacted to Bible Speaks in Jehovah by His Power Stirs Up the Sea ?
15 "But I am Jehovah your God, Who stirs up the sea and makes its waves boisterous—Jehovah of armies is his name."
(Isaiah 51:15)
* Reference Bible Job 26:12
12 "By his power he has stirred up the sea, And by his understanding he has broken the stormer to pieces."
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The Librarian reacted to JW Insider in Caught on Camera: Russian Authorities’ Blatant Actions to Fabricate Evidence
When I saw this on JW Broadcasting, I was wondering if there was a good way to get more Russian judges to know that this will be shown to more people worldwide every time there is a case like this against JWs in Russia. Of course, I wouldn't do anything like that on my own because you never know how something can backfire. But I do think that it could do some good to try to get more people, including non-JWs, to talk about this online.
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The Librarian reacted to Blanchie DeGrate in Our Christian Life Meeting 1 December 2016
Thank you so much. This is very easy for your Sister to do ? :0) ?❤️️?❤️️
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The Librarian reacted to Queen Esther in Alexei Koptev and his wife at the gates of the courthouse in Russia
DANKE for your patience ;-) Love your website and more.....
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The Librarian got a reaction from Bible Speaks in Anthony Morris III: Keep Perceiving Jehovah’s Will (Lev. 19:18)
Anthony Morris III: Keep Perceiving Jehovah’s Will (Lev. 19:18)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in Mother, Father and Son all just Appointed as Regular Pioneers
The face of the son is priceless ;-)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in JW Sister Has Her Very Own Literature Caddy
Anyone want their own personal literature caddy? ;-)
I have no idea where this was taken. Any ideas?
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The Librarian got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in JW's Offer Comfort to Doomed Brazilian Soccer Team Chapecoense Fans and Family
Any have any video clips to add?
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The Librarian reacted to Queen Esther in Alexei Koptev and his wife at the gates of the courthouse in Russia
Yes, sometimes a way too long for the importend text... I know ! Must work on it. Keep it simple, stupid ? LoL... A German saying, you know that ?
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The Librarian got a reaction from Annie Abbott in JW's Offer Comfort to Doomed Brazilian Soccer Team Chapecoense Fans and Family
Any have any video clips to add?
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The Librarian reacted to Queen Esther in PETA takes on Wool!
Haha... thats typical promotion Michael ;-) and its not the end ! The more shocking, the more selling, I think so. The ravages of time, sorry
( but its a nice woman...)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Queen Esther in Alexei Koptev and his wife at the gates of the courthouse in Russia
@Queen Esther just a tip
when making a post like this ... try to use his name only and post your story in the body of the post
Titles can get way too long :-)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Evacuated in Peace - Can it Last?
Peace - Can It Last?
Anyone know the location?
I also noticed the "No Collection" on the placard.
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The Librarian reacted to Queen Esther in Alexei Koptev and his wife at the gates of the courthouse in Russia
RUSSIA...
This is our brother Alexei Koptev and his wife, at the gates of the court that judges him by EXTREMISM when declaring JEHOVAH'S WITNESS.
He faces 6 years in prison.
The INDEPENDENT newspaper of Great Britain exposes the injustice being done with Jehovah's Witnesses in Putin's Russia. Currently a Jehovah's Witness has the same legal value in Russia as an ISIS jihadist. The brother's wife says, "Let's continue to preach, it's our FAITH."
PRIVATE NOTE: We are going to promote a collection of signatures to request that the persecution against ours in Russia cease.
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The Librarian got a reaction from Richteresa in Mother, Father and Son all just Appointed as Regular Pioneers
The face of the son is priceless ;-)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Konstantinos Koutouris in Buna Tejada: Now I Can Hear Jehovah
Buna Tejada: Now I Can Hear Jehovah
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The Librarian got a reaction from John Lindsay Barltrop in JW's Preaching to Disney Characters
I think this is the cast of "Frozen" - Must be somewhere at Disneyworld?
Disney is starting to feel the heat from Caleb and Sophia cartoons so they sent out researchers to see what was up? ;-)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Carmen Erwin in Sample Awake! Presentation 1 (December)
Sample Awake! Presentation 1 (December)
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The Librarian got a reaction from Annie Abbott in Peace - Can it Last?
Peace - Can It Last?
Anyone know the location?
I also noticed the "No Collection" on the placard.
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The Librarian reacted to The Son of Man in The Kingdom Of The Heavens
Thank you for your delightful response. I aquiese to your seniority and the authority you have acted responsabily to execute upon the catagorization matter of this topic. Perhaps my inference was misplaced. I appreciate you seeing my perspective standpoint respectfully.
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The Librarian got a reaction from Annie Abbott in Our Daily Bread
The Bible is Meant to be Bread for daily use, not Cake for special occasions