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An Aniversary of a Faithful Man of God and Survivor, Leopold Engleitner One of the oldest known survivors of the holocaust who refused to renounce his faith has died aged 107. Leopold Engleitner died on April 21, 2013, according to the Mauthausen Committee, an Austrian organization that tracks the fate of Nazi concentration camp inmates. After refusing to give up his faith as a Jehovah's Witness, he survived three concentration camps and forced labor between 1939 and 1945. Engleitner was born in Aigen-Voglhub, Austria, in 1905 but grew up in the city of Bad Ischl. He became a Jehovah's Witness in 1932 after studying the bible for many years and faced religious intolerance even before the war began. He was arrested in April 1939 with other Witnesses during a religious celebration, and four months later was transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp. Two years later, Engleitner was held at Niederhagen concentration camp in Wewelsburg, Germany. He was offered release if he agreed to renounce his beliefs, but he refused saying he lived by God's word. Instead, he was transferred to Ravensbruek. He weighed just 28 kilograms - about 60 pounds - on release from the Ravensbrueck camp in 1943 after he agreed to work as farm slave laborer. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318402/Oldest-known-Holocaust-survivor-refused-Jehovahs-Witness-faith-dies-aged-107.html

@b4ucuhear guess the short of it is, that I don't make lists and rules I think everyone else should be doing according to my personal conscience. I try to lead by example and show how well it works out in the hope that others may imitate my faith, to their personal benefit. (I was consciously trying to avoid the use the word "I" so much here because "I" didn't want my personal opinion to be the focus. But there was no other way to convey these thoughts without it's use)." @b4ucuhear guess the short of it is, that I don't make lists and rules I think everyone else should be doing according to my personal conscience. I try to lead by example and show how well it works out in the hope that others may imitate my faith, to their personal benefit. (I was consciously trying to avoid the use the word "I" so much here because "I" didn't want my personal opinion to be the focus. But there was no other way to convey these thoughts without it's use)." It was nice to hear from you. ? As a Christian and follower of Christ, I am trying my best to learn and apply its teachings. When we pray and dedicate our lives to Jehovah we learn to submit and be humble cautious as serpents and innocent as doves. Protecting ourselves using God's armor is a protection in these last days. May we keep strong and learn from God's Words the things of this world that are passing away. It also says, he that does the will of God will live forever. Have a wonderful day! Agape, Bible Speaks ?????????

Why Did I Say That? ?❓❓❓ WHY you occasionally say the wrong thing ? WHAT to do when you slip ? HOW to tame your tongue “I’m usually good at controlling my tongue, but sometimes I slip and afterward wish I could just disappear!”—Chase “At times I say things that everyone is probably thinking but that shouldn’t be said out loud . . . Oops!”—Allie WHY IT HAPPENS ? Key scripture: “If a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect.” (James 3:2, Good News Translation) WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU SLIP ? Key scripture: “Pursue the things making for peace.” (Romans 14:19) One way to follow that advice is to apologize. True story: “My mom died when I was ten months old and my dad was never in the picture, so I was raised by my aunt and uncle. One day when I was about 10 or 11, I was feeling really lonely and angry that my mom had died, and I felt like blaming someone. So when my aunt asked me to help her out with something, I began ranting; and by the end of it, the words ‘I hate you’ and ‘You aren’t my real mom’ came out. My aunt had this shocked look on her face. Then she walked into her bedroom and shut the door, and I could hear her crying. I felt awful. She had taken care of me and had done everything for me, and I had treated her like dirt. My uncle talked to me about what had happened, and he showed me scriptures about controlling the tongue. Afterward, I sincerely apologized to my aunt. I had to realize that I was in the wrong.”—Karen. Below, write one reason why it might be difficult for you to apologize. ․․․․․❓❓❓ Why might apologizing make you feel better? ․․․․․❓❓❓ Clue: Consider the principles found at Proverbs 11:2 and Matthew 5:23, 24. Of course, it’s good to prevent a situation in the first place so that you won’t need to apologize. How can you do that? HOW TO TAME YOUR TONGUE ? Key scripture: “Be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.” (James 1:19) Here are some tips that will help you put that advice into practice. Read the following scriptures, and match each one to a tip. ? Proverbs 12:16 ✅ Proverbs 17:14 ✅ Proverbs 26:20 ✅ Ecclesiastes 7:9 ✅ Philippians 2:3 ✅

#WarwickBethel2017? #JehovahGod #JesusChrist #GodsKingdom #GoodNews #GodsAppointedKing? #LoveOneAnother? #LiveForever? #PureLanguage? #PrayForOneAnother? Just wanted to update you on the second, most recent "Open House" for the local Warwick area residents. There were an additional 400+ attendees. In total over 800 non witnesses showed up to see Jehovah's new house! Town officials, those in the construction/engineering field, bible students - all showed up for the event. What an incredible witness. #jw #jworg #bethel #warwickbethel #jwfamily #bestlifeever

Jehovah will repay!

With regard to Christ’s coming, the Bible says: “Look! He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him.” (Revelation 1:7) People will not see him with their literal eyes. Since his ascension to heaven, Jesus is a spirit person “who dwells in unapproachable light, whom not one of men has seen or can see.”—1 Timothy 6:16. ????? Jesus does not need to take on a human form to be “seen” by the inhabitants of the earth any more than Jehovah needed to do so when he brought the Ten Plagues on the Egyptians in the days of Moses. The people of that time had no doubt that Jehovah was causing the plagues, and they were forced to recognize his power. (Exodus 12:31) In a similar way, when Christ takes action as God’s Executioner, the wicked will be forced to “see,” or perceive, that Jesus is being used by God to judge them. They will know this because mankind will have been warned in advance. Yes, “every eye will see [Jesus], and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief because of him.”—Revelation 1:7. ????? The destruction of the wicked and the removal of wicked rulership are essential before true peace and prosperity can be restored to the earth. Christ will accomplish that. Then he will take full control of all affairs on the earth, and momentous changes will follow. ????? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2007201#h=8:0-9:692 1 Moving Picture IMG_1554.mov

@Kurt Thank you I will share! In Bible History Museum in Warwick Bethel , NY

Found more pictures! Enjoy the Beauty, is brings honor to Jehovah God. ?????

@Carol Ann Torres Thank you! Appreciate your support! Jehovah Bless! Bible Speaks ?????

@Queen Esther Your love and kindness to me is very much appreciated! Jehovah continues to make me strong and I am greaful for His Loyal Love. I keep busy working for Jehovah as it keeps me focused and walking in Truth! My new motto is: "I have no fear, Jehovah is near!" Keep strong we are United in thought and actions. Agape, Bible Speaks ?????

@Blanchie DeGrate Yes we learn so much from Jehovah! When we rely on Him and not ourselves we are so much stronger! He loves us so, sees our weaknesses but still shows Loyal Love! Does that not "touch" our hearts? Thank you for your encouragement ???we do our best to help others as we have been made strong! Agape, Bible Speaks ?????

GROUP SEARCHES FOR TRUTH. In a small village in Madagascar, 80 people decided to leave the National Protestant Church. They built a church for themselves and began to search for the true religion, examining each of the local religions in turn. They concluded that the Catholics did not study the Bible and that within the Lutheran Church there were dissensions. The Pentecostals, they felt, did not teach the truth, and the Seventh-Day Adventists had too many taboos. Then they approached one of our brothers and asked him if he could teach them the Bible. The brother readily agreed. ? A few publishers arranged to visit these interested people. The brothers met 26 of them gathered in the church that they had built, and they were ready to listen to Bible information. Using chapter 15 of the Bible Teach book, the brothers explained how to find the religion approved by God. The people were satisfied with the explanation. When the brothers returned, 73 met with them. And on the third visit, 142 were in attendance! ? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/302011017

“God” and “Father” not distinctive. The title “God” is neither personal nor distinctive (one can even make a god of his belly; Php 3:19). ? In the Hebrew Scriptures the same word (ʼElo·himʹ) is applied to Jehovah, the true God, and also to false gods, such as the Philistine god Dagon (Jg 16:23, 24; 1Sa 5:7) and the Assyrian god Nisroch. (2Ki 19:37) ? For a Hebrew to tell a Philistine or an Assyrian that he worshiped “God [ʼElo·himʹ]” would obviously not have sufficed to identify the Person to whom his worship went. In its articles on Jehovah, The Imperial Bible-Dictionary nicely illustrates the difference between ʼElo·himʹ (God) and Jehovah. Of the name Jehovah, it says: “It is everywhere a proper name, denoting the personal God and him only; whereas Elohim partakes more of the character of a common noun, denoting usually, indeed, but not necessarily nor uniformly, the Supreme. . . . The Hebrew may say the Elohim, the true God, in opposition to all false gods; but he never says the Jehovah, for Jehovah is the name of the true God only. He says again and again my God . . . ; but never my Jehovah, for when he says my God, he means Jehovah. He speaks of the God of Israel, but never of the Jehovah of Israel, for there is no other Jehovah. He speaks of the living God, but never of the living Jehovah, for he cannot conceive of Jehovah as other than living.”—Edited by P. Fairbairn, London, 1874, Vol. I, p. 856. ? The same is true of the Greek term for God, The·osʹ. It was applied alike to the true God and to such pagan gods as Zeus and Hermes (Roman Jupiter and Mercury). (Compare Ac 14:11-15.) Presenting the true situation are Paul’s words at 1 Corinthians 8:4-6: “For even though there are those who are called ‘gods,’ whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords,’ there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him.” The belief in numerous gods, which makes essential that the true God be distinguished from such, has continued even into this 21st century. ? Silver piece using the divine name; found at Jerusalem and evidently dating to the seventh or sixth century B.C.E. ? Excerpts from the Psalms, Dead Sea Scroll. The Tetragrammaton appears repeatedly in distinctive ancient Hebrew characters ? A few of the many translations of the Christian Greek Scriptures that have included the divine name: ? Novum Testamentum Domini Nostri Iesu Christi, translated by Elias Hutter (Hebrew section); published in Nuremburg; 1599; Ephesians 5:17 The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated by John Eliot (Massachuset language); published in Cambridge, Mass.; 1661; Matthew 21:9 A Literal Translation of the New Testament . . . From the Text of the Vatican Manuscript, by Herman Heinfetter; published in London; 1863; Mark 12:29, 30 Sämtliche Schriften des Neuen Testaments, translated by Johann Jakob Stolz (German); published in Zurich; 1781-1782; Romans 15:11 ? The psalmist sang: “I will sing to Jehovah throughout my life; I will make melody to my God as long as I am. Let my musing about him be pleasurable. I, for my part, shall rejoice in Jehovah. The sinners will be finished off from the earth; and as for the wicked, they will be no longer. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise Jah, you people!”—Ps 104:33-35. ? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002391?q=pagan+gods&p=par

"The Kingdom of the heavens may be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom."—Matt. 25:1.

@bruceq Thank you! They will learn the Name of Jehovah! His Name is unreachably High! "Who is Jehovah, that I should obey his voice to send Israel away? I do not know Jehovah at all" Ex. 5:2

"Get out of her my people." ??☄️ (Revelation 18:4) THE TRIUMPHANT KING RULES ??? (Rev. 17:1–22:21) “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, is a disgusting segment of Satan’s wicked world. The 11th vision portrays her as a “great harlot”—an immoral woman—“sitting upon a scarlet-colored wild beast.” She is to be completely destroyed by “the ten horns” of the very beast that is carrying her. (Rev. 17:1, 3, 5, 16) ??? Likening the harlot to a “great city,” the subsequent vision announces her fall and issues an urgent call to God’s people to “get out of her.” The demise of the great city is mourned by many. There is rejoicing in heaven, however, because of “the marriage of the Lamb.” (Rev. 18:4, 9, 10, 15-19; 19:7) In the 13th vision, the rider of “a white horse” goes to war with the nations. He brings Satan’s wicked world to its end.—Rev. 19:11-16. ??? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009124?q=the+triumphant+king+rules&p=par

How Will Jehovah Remember You? ⚖️???? “DO REMEMBER me, O my God.” A number of times Nehemiah petitioned God in those words. (Nehemiah 5:19; 13:14, 31) ? It is quite natural that when people are in dire straits, they turn to God with expressions of entreaty like that. ? What, though, do people have in mind when they ask God to remember them? Clearly, they hope for God to do more than simply recall their names. ? Consistently, the Bible shows that with God, “remembering” means taking positive action. ? Can you remember what he has done for you? Do you give him exclusive devotion and love? How can you do more for him? What has he done for you? ? Learn more, have a free Bible Study today it will impress you! https://www.jw.org/en/free-bible-study/ ?

♦️DOCUMENTARY: Jehovah's Witnesses Stand Firm Under Nazi Assault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLnqSuRqSc

♦️ HITLER'S EFFORTS TO WIPE OUT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN GERMANY FAILED: “Do not meddle with these men, but let them alone; because, ... if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them..." —Acts 5:38, 39. ♦️ During 1933, when Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany refused to heil Adolf Hitler as their Führer, Hitler vowed to exterminate them. ♦️ Hitler launched a campaign to annihilate Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany. By 1935 they were proscribed in the entire nation. ♦️ Widespread arrests occurred. A “special Gestapo Command” was formed to fight against the Witnesses. ♦️ The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. Repeatedly they were promised release from the camps if they would only sign a declaration renouncing their beliefs. ♦️ The Earthly part of Jehovah's Organization wrote a personal letter to Adolf Hitler warning him regarding the situation. J. F. Rutherford along with the entire worldwide brotherhood went into action. Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the earth met and, after united prayer to Jehovah, sent a cablegram warning the Hitler government: “Your ill-treatment of Jehovah’s witnesses shocks all good people of earth and dishonors God’s name. Refrain from further persecuting Jehovah’s witnesses; otherwise God will destroy you and your national party.” ♦️ October 7, 1934, Adolf Hitler with clenched fists declared regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses: “This enemy of Great Germany, This brood of International Bible Students will be exterminated in Germany!” ♦️ Whereas many others of different faiths within the camps gave in to signing a declaration renouncing their beliefs, Jehovah's Witnesses' faith remained unwaivered.The Witnesses kept right on preaching that God’s Kingdom is mankind’s only hope. At the end of the war, over a thousand surviving Witnesses came out of the camps, with their faith intact and their love for one another strong. ♦️ The Nazis failed to break the Witnesses’ resolve to worship God alone, and they failed to eliminate God’s servants as a group. ♦️ Why was Hitler, with his well-equipped army, highly trained police, unable to carry out his threat to destroy this relatively small and unarmed group of what the world views as ordinary people? ♦️ The answer lies in some wise advice given by Gamaliel, a Law teacher, to fellow members of the Jewish Sanhedrin when they were dealing with a similar case involving the apostles of Jesus Christ. He said: “Do not meddle with these men, but let them alone; because, if this scheme or this work is from men, it will be overthrown; but if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them; otherwise, you may perhaps be found fighters actually against God.”—Acts 5:38, 39. ♦️ Sixty years later, faithful survivors of Hitler’s concentration camps are still serving Jehovah ‘with their whole heart and soul and mind,’ whereas today Hitler and his Nazi party are wiped off the face of the earth, nowhere to be found, living only in infamy. ♦️ Why is this significant apart from any other groups that were persecuted? 1) Jehovah's witnesses were smaller in comparison to other religious groups at that time 2) An entire national government vowed to wipe them out, but they grew rapidly despite persecution 3) Jehovah's witnesses were the only organization carrying out the prophetic work foretold in the Bible at Matthew 24:14 that God's servants would proclaim: The Good news of God's Kingdom. Hitler vowed he would put an end to this organization, but not only was he not able to stop, but the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses never dwindled. It had rather spread even more during and after the war than it had before the war, Jehovah's witnesses being in even greater numbers than they were before the war—all without weapons, force, or any use of violence and rebellion whatsoever. ♦️ Jehovah's name and his Kingdom are still being proclaimed in Germany by some total of what went from only a few thousand of Jehovah's servants during Hitler's reign, to today numbering far over 165,837 and still rapidly growing. The work is from Jehovah, not man, and the work of Jehovah cannot be overthrown. ♦️ <3 “They will not do any harm or cause any ruin in all my holy mountain; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters are covering the very sea.”—Isaiah 2:4; 11:9. ♦️ ♦️ DOCUMENTARY: Jehovah's Witnesses Stand Firm Under Nazi Assault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLnqSuRqSc ♦️ JW.ORG ♦️ • jv 552, 553, 659-660, 693, w05 12/15 pp. 19-24

"Let my cry for help reach you."—Ps. 102:1. ??? JEHOVAH wants us to be happy, and he pours out on us many blessings that should lead to happiness. For one thing, we are alive. Hence, we can use our life to praise God, since he has drawn us to true worship. (Ps. 144:15; John 6:44) Jehovah assures us of his love and helps us to endure in our service to him. (Jer. 31:3;2 Cor. 4:16) We enjoy the spiritual paradise, where we find both abundant spiritual food and a loving brotherhood. Beyond that, we have a precious hope for the future. With what do some faithful servants of God struggle? Despite having these reasons for happiness, some faithful servants of God struggle with negative thoughts about themselves. They may feel that neither they nor their service to Jehovah has much value to him. For those with persistent negative feelings, the idea of enjoying “many years” could seem to be a fantasy. Life might appear to be a series of dark days.—Eccl. 11:8. What may trigger negative feelings? For such brothers or sisters, negative feelings may be triggered by disappointments, illness, or some indication of the limitations of old age. (Ps. 71:9; Prov. 13:12; Eccl. 7:7) Moreover, every Christian must face the reality that the heart is treacherous and may condemn us even though God may be pleased with us. (Jer. 17:9; 1 John 3:20) The Devil falsely accuses God’s servants. And those who have Satan’s thinking may try to infect us with the view that faithless Eliphaz expressed—we are worthless to God. That was a lie in Job’s day as it is today.—Job 4:18, 19. Jehovah makes it clear in the Scriptures that he will be with those who “walk in the valley of deep shadow.” (Ps. 23:4) One way he is with us is by means of his Word. The Bible is “powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things,” including misconceptions and negative ideas. (2 Cor. 10:4, 5) Let us, then, consider how we can use the Bible to help us cultivate and maintain a positive viewpoint. You may gain personal benefit from this, as well as find ways to encourage others. READ MORE AT: https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2014204?q=ps+102%3A1&p=par

"Put on the complete suit of armor from God that you may be able to stand firm against the machinations of the Devil."—Eph. 6:11. Oppose the Devil and His Crafty Acts “Oppose the Devil, and he will flee.”—JAMES 4:7. “WE HAVE A STRUGGLE . . . AGAINST THE WICKED SPIRIT FORCES” How does Satan fight against individual Christians? Satan cannot win the war, so to speak, but he can make casualties of us as individuals if we let our guard down. Satan knows that he can devour us if he can weaken our bond with Jehovah. How does Satan try to achieve this? By attacking us intensely, personally, and cunningly. Let us consider these main strategies of Satan. Why is Satan intensely attacking Jehovah’s people? Intense attacks. The apostle John stated: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) Those words contain a warning for all true Christians. Since Satan has already devoured the entire ungodly world of mankind, he can now focus on and intensify his attacks on those who have so far eluded him—Jehovah’s people. (Micah 4:1; John 15:19;Revelation 12:12, 17) He has great anger because he knows his time is short. So he has stepped up the pressure. Today, we face his final rampage of savagery and destruction. What does the apostle Paul mean when he states that we have “a struggle” against wicked spirits? Personal struggle. The apostle Paul warned fellow Christians: “We have a struggle [“wrestling,” footnote] . . . against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) Why did Paul use the term “struggle”? Because it conveys the idea of hand-to-hand combat. Thus, by using that term, Paul stressed that each of us has a personal fight with wicked spirits. Whether we live in a country where belief in wicked spirits is prevalent or not, we should never forget that when we dedicated ourselves to Jehovah, we stepped on the wrestling mat, as it were. At least from dedication onward, each Christian is locked in combat. No wonder that Paul saw the need to urge Christians in Ephesus three times to “stand firm”!—Ephesians 6:11, 13, 14. (a) Why do Satan and the demons employ various “crafty acts”? (b) Why does Satan try to corrupt our thinking, and how can we resist his efforts? (c) Which crafty act will we now consider? Cunning schemes. Paul exhorts Christians to stand firm against Satan’s “crafty acts.” (Ephesians 6:11) Note Paul’s use of the plural. Wicked spirits use not one but various cunning schemes—and for good reason. In the course of time, some believers who have stood firm against one kind of trial have given in when faced with another. Hence, the Devil and the demons closely observe the behavior of each one of us to detect our weakest spot. Then they exploit any spiritual weakness we may have. Thankfully, though, we can recognize many of the Devil’s methods, for they are revealed in the Bible. (2 Corinthians 2:11) Earlier in this publication, we discussed such schemes as the lure of materialism, harmful association, and sexual immorality. Let us now consider yet another one of Satan’s crafty acts—spiritism. Satan has not changed. His basic tenet remains the same: Corrupt the mind, and sinful actions will follow. Satan has this system’s politics, religion, commerce, and entertainment set up to spread his propaganda. (John 14:30) He has succeeded in distorting the thinking of the vast majority of mankind, changing their attitudes and viewpoints. Conduct that was once viewed as sinful—such as practicing homosexuality, living together without marriage, and bearing children out of wedlock—is often viewed as acceptable, even desirable. How effective has Satan been in seducing humans? The Bible says: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.”—1 John 5:19. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102008075?q=eph+6%3A11&p=par