The Librarian

“Come!” And let anyone thirsting come;+ let anyone that wishes take life’s water free." - Revelation 22
 
 

@Queen Esther don't discourage commenting on this topic. I feel it is important for everyone to understand.  There is obviously a lot of confusion out there.  
You can unfollow the topic replies above if you don't want to be notified. :-)
thanks for the great post.  

ULTIMAS NOTICIAS
GEORGIA, EUROPA, SE UNE A LA LUCHA CONTRA LOS TESTIGOS DE JEHOVA.
En su día, Georgia formaba parte de la URSS, y hoy día es apenas un satélite de Rusia por muy soberana que diga ser.
La asistente del Presidente de la República de Osetia del Sur en asuntos religiosos Sonia Khubaeva anunció LA CAZA de los representantes de las organizaciones religiosas no tradicionales. Según ella, la actividad de los "Testigos de Jehová" en Osetia del Sur es ilegal, y las fuerzas de seguridad tienen el derecho de detener las reuniones religiosas. Khubaeva considera a los testigos como EXTREMISTAS.
http://www.ekhokavkaza.com/a/28051732.html

Jehovah's Witnesses commemorate Christ's death as a ransom or "propitiatory sacrifice" by observing the Lord's Evening Meal, or Memorial. They celebrate it once per year, noting that it was instituted on the Passover, an annual festival. This is the only celebration the Bible commands Christians to observe.

Of those who attend the Memorial, a small minority worldwide partake of the unleavened bread and wine. This is because Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the majority of the faithful have an earthly hope. Only those who believe they have a heavenly hope, the "remnant" (those still living) of the 144,000 "anointed", partake of the bread and wine. In 2014, the number of persons who partook worldwide was 14,121, whereas the number who attended was 19,950,019.

The Memorial, held after sunset, includes a talk on the meaning of the celebration and the circulation among the audience of unadulterated red wine and unleavened bread. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bread symbolizes Jesus Christ's body which he gave on behalf of mankind, and that the wine symbolizes his blood which redeems from sin. They do not believe in transubstantiation or consubstantiation. Because many congregations have no members who claim to be anointed, it is common for no one to partake of the bread and wine.

See also: What is the meaning of the bread and the wine served at the Memorial?

Jehovah’s Witnesses observe the Memorial after sundown on Nisan 14, according to the reckoning of the Jewish calendar that was common in the first century. The Jewish day begins at sundown and extends until the following sundown. So Jesus died on the same Jewish calendar day that he instituted the Memorial. The beginning of the month of Nisan was the sunset after the new moon nearest the spring equinox became visible in Jerusalem. The Memorial date is 14 days thereafter. (Thus the date for the Memorial may not coincide with that of the Passover kept by modern-day Jews. Why not? The start of their calendar months is set to coincide with the astronomical new moon, not the visible new moon over Jerusalem, which may come 18 to 30 hours later. Also, most Jews today keep the Passover on Nisan 15, not on the 14th as did Jesus in harmony with what was stated in the Mosaic Law.)

Memorial is always held on the first full moon after March 21st. It's always a full moon because Memorial is always held 14 days after the new moon. Hebrew months start on the new moon (the new month). Therefore Nisan 14 is always a full moon (+- 24 hours).

Song 8 - The Lord's Evening Meal
 
Why is it observed annually?
 
Talk: The Last Hours of Jesus Christ
Particularly beginning in the 1930’s, prospective members of the “great multitude,” or “great crowd” of other sheep, began to manifest themselves. (Rev. 7:9, 10, KJ; John 10:16) These were at that time referred to as Jonadabs. For the first time, in its issue of February 15, 1938, The Watchtower specifically invited them to be present at the Memorial, saying: “After six p.m. on April 15 let each company of the anointed assemble and celebrate the Memorial, their companions the Jonadabs also being present.” They did attend, not as partakers, but as observers. 

This  graphic  is  showing  the  number of partaking anointed remnant at the  MEMORIAL  since  1938....
What  a  big  surprise  is  this  curious  curve !
Many  years  of  lessening # of partaking anointed ones,  until  2007....
 
Fred Franz
b. Sept. 12, 1893 d. Dec. 22, 1992. (possibly a last one of the first group of anointed of "this generation")
Mark Sanderson born 1965, baptized 1975 (10 yrs old), 27 yrs. old in 1992. ( 17 yrs in truth by this time; one of the last one's of "this generation")
1993   8,693
1994   8,617
1995   8,645
1996   8,757
1997   8795
1998   8756
1999   8755
2000   8661
2001   8730
2002   8760
2003   8565
2004   8570
2005   8524
2006   8,758
2007   9,105 (when increase became
2008   9,986 without question)
2009 10,857
2010 11,202
2011 11,824
2012 12,604   
2013 13,204
2014 14,121
2015 15,177   6419 increase in past 9 years  
 
 
 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/history-of-birthdays_n_4227366.html
 

This report is false, and no alleged "hidden camera and surveillance footage" documenting voter fraud is actually viewable on the site. The screenshot that accompanies the article was actually taken from BBC news footage about alleged vote fraud in Russia, not the United States:   -- http://www.snopes.com/leaked-videos-clinton-voter-fraud/ Hillary Clinton might be one of the two most corrupt politicians in the (United States) news right now, but this particular report appears to be completely fake. That sometimes means that more people will believe it, because it appeals to something people want to believe. If people don't want to believe something, no amount of evidence ever seems to help.

Congregation of Carolina in Myrtle Beach was in West Virginia this weekend to help the congregation Parkersburg with their territory. #jworg #jehovahswitnesses http://ift.tt/2dPQxYW
Via

China's governing Communist Party is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on the Christian Church.
By Matthew Carney - ABC
The Communist Party has just enacted much tougher laws that criminalise Christians if they do not pledge loyalty to the state.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that all religions now have to become "Chinese" and the new laws will attempt to bring churchgoers and their leaders under party control.
The new laws will put the state firmly in charge, giving the Communist Party the ability to hire and fire church leaders and change religious doctrine to make it more Chinese...
That means churchgoers will have to pledge loyalty to the Communist Party first.
There is good reason to be afraid. Chinese Authorities have already started the crackdown in the Christian heartland in the southern province of Zhejiang.
It's been extensive and brutal. In the past two years they have torn down nearly 2000 crosses and in some cases demolished churches.
Church leaders and their followers have been arrested and imprisoned.
There's also good reason to why the Communist Party is threatened by the Church.
Some say there are 100 million Christians in China — that's more than Communist Party members.
The Chinese Government admits there are about 25 million Christians registered at state-run churches where pastors are appointed by the state and theology approved by the governments Religious Affairs Bureau.
ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/chinese-communist-partys-crackdown-on-religion/7912140
See also:
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/world/asia/china-religion-regulations.html

Timor
 

Good point. A brother once showed me a commentary in the Bethel Library published in the late 1700's or early 1800's that indicated it was a type of arrogance for every generation everyone to always believe that the last generation was going to be their own generation, and yet there have always been many who argued just that. I haven't been able to find that commentary yet, but it certainly fits the evidence.
The information below is from a book by a certain infamous "COJ," so read it at your own risk. During the time period when the Gentile Times were almost invariably associated with 1,260 years, note how most of the applications of those 1260 years were applied to a time that would end just a few years into the future (or a few years in the past such that a parallel period of 1290, or 1335 years would still extend the "end" into their own generation). There are only a couple of exceptions. For each set of three lines below, the numbers refer to the:
Name of author/expositor Approximate year of publication Years to which the 1,260 (or 1,290) days applied   Joachim of Floris 1195 1-1260   Arnold of Villanova 1300 c. 74-1364 (Gentile Times=1290 years)   Walter Brute 1393 134-1394   Martin Luther 1530 38-1328 (Gentile times =1290 years)   A. Osiander 1545 412-1672   J. Funck 1558 261-1521   G. Nigrinus 1570 441-1701   Aretius 1573 312-1572   John Napier 1593 316-1576   D. Pareus 1618 606-1866   J. Tillinghast 1655 396-1656   J. Artopaeus 1665 260-1520   Cocceius 1669 292-1552   T. Beverley 1684 437-1697   P. Jurieu 1687 454-1714   R. Fleming, Jr. 1701 552-1794 (1260 years of 360 days = 1242 Julian years)   R. Fleming, Jr. (adjusted) 1701 606-1848   William Whiston 1706 606-1866   Daubuz 1720 476-1736   J. Ph. Petri 1768 587-1847   Lowman 1770 756-2016   John Gill 1776 606-1866   Hans Wood 1787 620-1880   J. Bicheno 1793 529-1789   A. Fraser 1795 756-1998 (1242 Julian years)   George Bell 1796 537-1797   George Bell (adjusted) 1796 553-1813   Edward King 1798 538-1798   Galloway 1802 606-1849 (1242 Julian years)   W. Hales 1803 620-1880   G. S. Faber 1806 606-1866   W. Cuninghame 1813 533-1792   J. H. Frere 1815 533-1792   Lewis Way 1818 531-1791   W. C. Davis 1818 588-1848   J. Bayford 1820 529-1789   John Fry 1822 537-1797   John Aquila Brown 1823 622-1844  
 

China's governing Communist Party is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on the Christian Church.
By Matthew Carney - ABC
The Communist Party has just enacted much tougher laws that criminalise Christians if they do not pledge loyalty to the state.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that all religions now have to become "Chinese" and the new laws will attempt to bring churchgoers and their leaders under party control.
The new laws will put the state firmly in charge, giving the Communist Party the ability to hire and fire church leaders and change religious doctrine to make it more Chinese...
That means churchgoers will have to pledge loyalty to the Communist Party first.
There is good reason to be afraid. Chinese Authorities have already started the crackdown in the Christian heartland in the southern province of Zhejiang.
It's been extensive and brutal. In the past two years they have torn down nearly 2000 crosses and in some cases demolished churches.
Church leaders and their followers have been arrested and imprisoned.
There's also good reason to why the Communist Party is threatened by the Church.
Some say there are 100 million Christians in China — that's more than Communist Party members.
The Chinese Government admits there are about 25 million Christians registered at state-run churches where pastors are appointed by the state and theology approved by the governments Religious Affairs Bureau.
ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/chinese-communist-partys-crackdown-on-religion/7912140
See also:
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/world/asia/china-religion-regulations.html

I guess we could say something like this and occurrences in Russia could be the thin edge of the wedge..........nothing should really surprise us, after all we are in the final part of the last days.

So sad these developments.  Lot of prayers to be answered.

China's governing Communist Party is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on the Christian Church.
By Matthew Carney - ABC
The Communist Party has just enacted much tougher laws that criminalise Christians if they do not pledge loyalty to the state.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that all religions now have to become "Chinese" and the new laws will attempt to bring churchgoers and their leaders under party control.
The new laws will put the state firmly in charge, giving the Communist Party the ability to hire and fire church leaders and change religious doctrine to make it more Chinese...
That means churchgoers will have to pledge loyalty to the Communist Party first.
There is good reason to be afraid. Chinese Authorities have already started the crackdown in the Christian heartland in the southern province of Zhejiang.
It's been extensive and brutal. In the past two years they have torn down nearly 2000 crosses and in some cases demolished churches.
Church leaders and their followers have been arrested and imprisoned.
There's also good reason to why the Communist Party is threatened by the Church.
Some say there are 100 million Christians in China — that's more than Communist Party members.
The Chinese Government admits there are about 25 million Christians registered at state-run churches where pastors are appointed by the state and theology approved by the governments Religious Affairs Bureau.
ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/chinese-communist-partys-crackdown-on-religion/7912140
See also:
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/world/asia/china-religion-regulations.html

CHINA DECLARES WAR TO CHRISTIANITY, including Christians Jehovah's Witnesses.
The Communist Party is carrying out a national campaign against the churches that claim to be Christian. They require that all devotees swear allegiance to the Communist Party. Many of its leaders have been imprisoned. They have demolished some 2,000 crosses and some churches have been demolished.
China joins Russia in the face of Christianity in some of its variants. Both nations have taken action against Babylon the Great and incidentally against Jehovah's Witnesses !
http://forum.theworldnewsmedia.org/topic/23031-chinese-communist-party-to-commence-nationwide-crackdown-on-christianity-including-jehovahs-witnesses/#comment-29509

I really appreciate the time you spend remembering our loved ones who have passed with a simple note. These obituaries and a nice way to show to relatively very few people that their lives were significant and their passing was noted.
I like to see older ones with few family left mentioned. A comfort to the other lonely older ones that people do "see" and count them within the spinning globe.

China's governing Communist Party is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on the Christian Church.
By Matthew Carney - ABC
The Communist Party has just enacted much tougher laws that criminalise Christians if they do not pledge loyalty to the state.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that all religions now have to become "Chinese" and the new laws will attempt to bring churchgoers and their leaders under party control.
The new laws will put the state firmly in charge, giving the Communist Party the ability to hire and fire church leaders and change religious doctrine to make it more Chinese...
That means churchgoers will have to pledge loyalty to the Communist Party first.
There is good reason to be afraid. Chinese Authorities have already started the crackdown in the Christian heartland in the southern province of Zhejiang.
It's been extensive and brutal. In the past two years they have torn down nearly 2000 crosses and in some cases demolished churches.
Church leaders and their followers have been arrested and imprisoned.
There's also good reason to why the Communist Party is threatened by the Church.
Some say there are 100 million Christians in China — that's more than Communist Party members.
The Chinese Government admits there are about 25 million Christians registered at state-run churches where pastors are appointed by the state and theology approved by the governments Religious Affairs Bureau.
ABC http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-08/chinese-communist-partys-crackdown-on-religion/7912140
See also:
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/world/asia/china-religion-regulations.html

Today 37 were baptized, Regional Convention of Cebu, Philippines. Welcome the new brothers and sisters,      

I really appreciate the time you spend remembering our loved ones who have passed with a simple note. These obituaries and a nice way to show to relatively very few people that their lives were significant and their passing was noted.
I like to see older ones with few family left mentioned. A comfort to the other lonely older ones that people do "see" and count them within the spinning globe.