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28 minutes ago, Eoin Joyce said:

 

I can't see how Jehovah could be said to excercise long-suffering toward Satan on the basis of the definition given above??

However, His Anger and hot to destroy his opposers! Soon a relief in Heaven and Earth ? 

16 minutes ago, Tracey Anne Smith said:

The new remake of beauty & the beast has dark side.witch craft etc & makes it ok

@Tracey Anne Smith Disney has always been dark. Sorcery is ok and witches. That's what they teach children, then beg parents to buy gifts from the movies ? to remember the evil? Big business and lies to teach children it's ok to have a dark side and to seek vengeance to others with magic and demons that fly. ????

@Kurt Thank you I will share! 

3 hours ago, SHARON LEE MOYER said:

thanks for these 3 that I posted on.... I needed the reminders.   Big AGAPE !!!

@SHARON LEE MOYER Thank you for your comments! Many are shy ☺️ why I don't know! Shout out the Truth, Can you imagine how long-suffering Jehovah is with the wicked and Satan! All the earth will know Jehovah and His Loyal Love ❤️ for all those Righteous at heart and mind, 

Agape ?????

6 hours ago, Tracey Anne Smith said:

I have a niece 17 who wanted to watch cinderellla dvd with my 7 year old granddaughter. My granddaughter has Autism & Caleb says Magic is wrong. We dont watch Disney dvds. Although years ago we all did. But its hard to tell some witnesses even dvds are wrong if magic in.

@Tracey Anne Smith Your correct! Fact Bambi hears her mother die in forest? Sad, it's called "mind control."

• At one point, the film was meant to show her body after she was shot but was later removed as it would be too dark. Despite this, it is considered to be one of the most horrific and graphic deaths in all of Disney history. 
• In The Sword in the Stone, Kay is hunting a deer who looks very much like her. 
• In The Jungle Book, a deer that strongly resembles her is grazing in a meadow, and being unknowingly stalked by Shere Khan. 
• She and Bambi make a cameo in the Donald Duck cartoon, No Hunting. When she notices litter going down the stream, she tells Bambi, "Man is in the forest. Let's dig out." 
• In The Rescuers, during the song "Someone's Waiting For You", she and Bambi are seen eating grass in Devil's Bayou. 
• She, along with many other Disney Characters, made cameo appearances in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 
• In Beauty and the Beast, there is a deer grazing in the opening scene that greatly resembles her. 
• Tae-Kwon Doe's head in the Toy Story Toonsshort Small Fry also resembles her. 
• A deer resembling her appears in the Sofia the First episode "Holiday in Enchancia" as one of the forest animals who helps Sofiatrack down her father. 
• There is a fan theory that Gaston or Judge Doom may have been the hunter who killed Bambi's mother.

@Aruna People are "blinded" by  mysticism! It is a part of people to want to feel magic and to be able to understand it! Yeah we know that Satan the devil is not a magician, but a snake ?? and slander and resister. He slyly comes in with his magic and demons in movies and films, gets the young involved and they want more! Now they is a belief that 144,000 are magical delivers to bring the earth and heaven to harmony! Wow read that on FB yesterday was in shock. But he and his hordes have now "hooks" in their mouths and are sinking fast ? Lets teach all about Jehovah God and His Son Our Lord Christ Jesus. It will get worse. Degrading movies too of transvestism looked as ok ?? but a couple of years ago voted down. He can't win, he's being stepped on and crushed! ???????

Thank you Brother bruceq  

Isn't that conflicting reports from last post? 

"We have a wrestling . . . against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places."—Eph. 6:12.

Museum on Jehovah's Name at World Headquarters, Warwick, New York 

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/jesus/

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"When the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity for her, and he said to her: “Stop weeping.” 14 With that he approached and touched the bier,* and the bearers stood still. Then he said: “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 15 And the dead man sat up and started to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16 Now fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying: “A great prophet has been raised up among us,” and, “God has turned his attention to his people.” (Luke 7:13-16)

Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few ??????

“After breaking the loaves, [Jesus] distributed them to the disciples, the disciples in turn to the crowds.”—MATTHEW 14:19.

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IMAGINE the scene. (Read Matthew 14:14-21.) It was just before the Passover of the year 32. A crowd of about 5,000 men, along with women and young children, had followed Jesus and his disciples to an isolated place near Bethsaida, a village on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee.

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When Jesus saw the crowd, he felt sorry for the people, so he healed the sick among them and taught them many things about God’s Kingdom. When it got late, the disciples asked Jesus to send the people away so that they could buy food for themselves in nearby villages. But Jesus told his disciples: “You give them something to eat.” Jesus’ words must have puzzled them. They had very little food, only five loaves of bread and two small fish.

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Motivated by compassion, Jesus performed a miracle. It is the only miracle included in all four Gospels. (Mark 6:35-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13) 

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Jesus had his disciples tell the crowd to sit down on the green grass in groups of 50 and of 100. After saying a prayer, he broke the bread and divided up the fish. Instead of giving the food to the people directly, Jesus gave it to the disciples, and then the disciples gave it out to the crowd. They had more than enough food to feed everybody. 

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Just think: Jesus fed thousands through the hands of a few, his disciples.

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Jesus was even more concerned about giving out spiritual food to his followers, that is, teaching them the truths in God’s Word. He knew that if they learned those truths, they could have everlasting life. (John 6:26, 27; 17:3) 

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The compassion that motivated Jesus to feed bread and fish to the crowds also motivated him to spend many hours teaching his followers. (Mark 6:34) But he knew that he would soon return to heaven. (Matthew 16:21; John 14:12) From heaven, how would Jesus continue to give out spiritual food to his followers on earth? Just as he did when he fed the crowds, he would feed many through the hands of a few. 

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SOME EXPRESSIONS EXPLAINED ??

• Spiritual food: The truths in God’s Word. Just as we need food to be strong and to continue living, we need to learn Bible truths to have a strong relationship with God and to live forever ???????
• https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402013532?q=jesus+fed+bread&p=par

11 minutes ago, bruceq said:

   Interesting how when opposers lies about the Witnesses come to light they go into hiding. " the plaintiff withdrew the claim were most likely dictated by a desire to save face"  

Especially since now Trump "blessed" freedom of religion?! All liars then they are going to tax churches now, see that? 

Poor Babylon will come to her in one day, death, famine and fire ? because Jehovah judged her is strong! ???

LONG - SUFFERING - What is Long Suffering mean? Does it mean to suffer for a long time? MAYBE! - Just think how long Jehovah has suffered with the wicked ones? Christ suffered on earth and was put to the test. Yet, He was Faithful to God His Father.

We too must learn how to be LONG-SUFFERING in our lives, no matter how bad things can be.

LONG-SUFFERING

The patient endurance of wrong or provocation, combined with a refusal to give up hope for improvement in the disturbed relationship. Long-suffering therefore has a purpose, looking particularly to the welfare of the one causing the disagreeable situation.

It does not mean the condoning of wrong, however. When the purpose for long-suffering is accomplished, or when there is no point in further putting up with the situation, long-suffering ends. It ends either with good to those giving provocation or with action against the wrongdoers. In any case the one exercising long-suffering is not harmed in spirit.

The literal meaning of the Hebrew expression translated “slow to anger” (“long-suffering” in some translations) is “length of nostrils [where anger flares up].” (Ex 34:6; Nu 14:18) The Greek word ma·kro·thy·mi′a (long-suffering) literally means “longness of spirit.” (Ro 2:4, Int)

Both the Hebrew and Greek expressions denote patience, forbearance, slowness to anger. The English word “suffering” in the word “long-suffering” has the sense of “putting up with, permitting, tolerating, holding up, or delaying.” “Long-suffering” means more than merely enduring pain or trouble. It does not mean merely “suffering long” but involves deliberate restraint.

The Scriptures reveal God’s evaluation of long-suffering and point out the foolishness and bad results of not maintaining “longness of spirit.”

The long-suffering person may seem weak, but he actually is using discernment. “He that is slow to anger is abundant in discernment, but one that is impatient is exalting foolishness.” (Pr 14:29) Long-suffering is better than physical mightiness, and it will accomplish more. “He that is slow to anger is better than a mighty man, and he that is controlling his spirit than the one capturing a city.”—Pr 16:32.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002769

Jehovah Blesses and Protects Those Who Are Obedient

Listen, Obey Be Blessed! “As for the one listening to me, he will reside in security and be undisturbed from dread of calamity.” (Proverbs 1:33)

THE fluffy, yellow hatchlings are busily pecking for food in the short grass, totally unaware of a hawk hovering high above. Suddenly, the mother hen gives a tremulous, high-pitched warning call and spreads her wings. Her chicks run to her, and in seconds they are safely concealed beneath her pinions. The hawk aborts its attack. The lesson?

Obedience saves lives!

That lesson is especially important to Christians today, for Satan is making an all-out effort to prey on God’s people. (Revelation 12:9, 12, 17) 

His goal is to destroy our spirituality so that we lose Jehovah’s favor and the prospect of everlasting life. (1 Peter 5:8) 

However, if we stay close to God and respond swiftly to the direction we receive through his Word and organization, we can be assured of his protective care. “With his pinions he will block approach to you, and under his wings you will take refuge,” wrote the psalmist. (Psalm 91:4)

Obedience Instills Hope 

Those who make obedience to Jehovah their way of life experience even now the fulfillment of Proverbs 1:33, which says: “As for the one listening [obediently] to me, he will reside in security and be undisturbed from dread of calamity.” How marvelously these comforting words will apply during Jehovah’s coming day of vengeance! In fact, Jesus told his disciples: “As these things start to occur, raise yourselves erect and lift your heads up, because your deliverance is getting near.” (Luke 21:28) 

Clearly, only those obedient to God will have the confidence to heed these words. (Matthew 7:21)

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002724?q=jehovah+protects++obedient&p=par

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty” ???

“Though the tribulation is momentary and light, it works out for us a glory that is of more and more surpassing weight and is everlasting.” (2 Corinthians 4:17)

Jehovah Gives Power to the Tired One

31 But those hoping in Jehovah will regain power.

They will soar on wings like eagles.

Isaiah 40:29-31

• An eagle can stay aloft for hours, using thermals, or columns of rising warm air. Once a thermal is found, the eagle circles within the column, which carries the eagle higher and higher. When it attains a certain height, it glides to the next thermal, and the process is repeated
• The eagle’s seemingly effortless flight beautifully illustrates how we are able to carry on in our worship with the strength that God supplies
• https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202017011?q=isa+40%3A31&p=par

WE CAN WAKE UP FROM DEATH!

When Jesus was on earth, he showed that Jehovah cares for little children. You will remember that Jesus took time to talk to children about God. But did you know that God gave Jesus the power to bring young ones back from the dead?— Let’s talk about the time Jesus resurrected the 12-year-old daughter of a man named Jairus.

Jairus lives with his wife and their only child near the Sea of Galilee. One day the young girl gets very sick, and Jairus can see that she is going to die. He begins to think about Jesus, that wonderful man Jairus has heard about who can heal people. So Jairus goes to look for him. He finds Jesus on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, teaching many people.

Jairus makes his way through the crowd and falls at Jesus’ feet. He says to Jesus: ‘My little daughter is very sick. Will you please come and help her? I beg you to come.’ Right away, Jesus goes with Jairus. The crowd that has come to see the Great Teacher also follow along. But after they go a distance, some men come from the house of Jairus and tell him: “Your daughterdied! Why bother the teacher any longer?”

Jesus overhears the men say this. He knows how sad Jairus is to lose his only child. So He tells him: ‘Do not fear. Just have faith in God, and your daughter will be all right.’ They keep on going until they come to Jairus’ house. Here friends of the family are crying. They are sad because their little friend has died. But Jesus tells them: ‘Stop weeping. The young child has not died, but she is sleeping.’

When Jesus says this, the people begin to laugh, for they know that the girl has died. Why, then, do you think Jesus says that she is sleeping?— What lesson do you think he wants to teach the people?— He wants them to know that death can be like a deep sleep. He wants to teach them that by means of God’s power, he can bring a dead person back to life just as easily as we can wake a person up from sleep.

What do we learn from Jesus’ resurrection of Jairus’ daughter?

Jesus has everyone leave the house except his apostles Peter, James, and John and the girl’s father and mother. Then he goes in where the young child is. He takes her by the hand and says: ‘Young girl, get up!’ And right away she gets up and begins walking! Her father and mother are just filled with joy.—Mark 5:21-24,35-43; Luke 8:40-42, 49-56.

Now think about this. Since Jesus could bring that young girl back to life, can he do the same for others?— Do you think he will really do it?— Yes, he will. Jesus himself said: “The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear [my] voice and come out.”—John 5:28, 29.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102003055?q=daughter+died&p=par

"Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your military force." Psalm 110:3 ? ? ?

People Who Preach—Ministers Offer Themselves Willingly

POLITICAL RULERS often make promises that go unfulfilled. Even those with the best of intentions may be unable to carry out their promises. In refreshing contrast, the Messianic King, Jesus Christ, always proves true to his word.

After he became King in 1914, Jesus was ready to fulfill a prophecy he had made some 1,900 years earlier. Shortly before he died, Jesus foretold: “This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth.” (Matt. 24:14) 

The fulfillment of those words would be part of the sign of his presence in Kingdom power. However, an important question arises: How would the King be able to raise up an army of willing preachers in the last days—a time period that would be marked by a selfish, loveless, and irreligious spirit? (Matt. 24:12;2 Tim. 3:1-5) We need to know, for the answer to that question involves all true Christians.

Jesus, the newly installed King, would have enemies who would oppose him. Yet, he would also have an army of supporters. They would not have to be forced into serving the King. Even the young among them would offer themselves freely, becoming a multitude so great that they could aptly be compared to the countless dewdrops that blanket the ground in the morning sun."

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102014245?q=ps+110%3A3&p=par

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HOW DEMONS TRICK PEOPLE

New World Translation
Deuteronomy 18:10, 11

10 There should not be found in you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire,+ anyone who employs divination,+ anyone practicing magic,+ anyone who looks for omens,+ a sorcerer,+11 anyone binding others with a spell, anyone who consults a spirit medium+ or a fortune-teller,+ or anyone who inquires of the dead."

How do the demons trick people?

The demons trick people in many ways. When people contact the demons they do it either directly or through someone else, such as a witch doctor or a psychic. Contact with the demons is called demonism or spiritism. But the Bible commands us to stay far away from anything that has to do with the demons. (Galatians 5:19-21) 

Why? Just as a hunter uses a trap to catch animals, the demons use tricks to trap and control people.

What is divination, and why should we avoid it?

One of their tricks is called divination. That is the use of supernatural powers to try to find out about the future or the unknown. Someone might try to do this by looking at the stars, searching for omens, reading tarot cards, using a crystal ball, or reading the palm of a person’s hand. 

Many people think that these practices are harmless, but they are not. They are very dangerous. For example, the Bible shows that demons and fortune-tellers work together. At Acts 16:16-18, we read about “a demon of divination” who helped a girl to do “fortune-telling.” After the apostle Paul sent the demon away, the girl lost her ability to foretell the future.

(a) Why is it dangerous to try to communicate with the dead? (b) Why do God’s servants never get involved in demonic customs?

 The demons use another trick to trap people. They try to make us believe that it’s possible to talk to the dead and that those who have died are actually still alive somewhere and can communicate with us or hurt us. For example, someone whose friend or relative has died may go to a person, such as a spirit medium, who says he or she can talk to the dead. The medium may tell the person something interesting about the dead friend or relative and even imitate the dead person’s voice. (1 Samuel 28:3-19) 

Many funeral customs are also based on the belief that the dead are still alive somewhere. These may include funeral celebrations, funeral anniversaries, sacrifices for the dead, widowhood rites, or some wake rituals. 

When Christians refuse to take part in these customs, their families or village communities may criticize them, insult them, or refuse to have anything to do with them. But Christians know that the dead are not alive somewhere else. It’s impossible to communicate with them, and they cannot harm us. (Psalm 115:17) 

Be very careful. Never try to communicate with the dead or the demons and never get involved in demonic customs.—Read Deuteronomy 18:10, 11; Isaiah 8:19.

What have many people who once lived in fear of the demons been able to do?

The demons not only trick people but also frighten them. Today, Satan and his demons know that they have only “a short period of time” before God removes them from the earth, so they are more violent and aggressive than ever. (Revelation 12:12, 17) 

However, thousands of people who once lived in fear of the demons don’t fear them anymore. How did they break free from their fear of the demons?

HOW TO RESIST SATAN AND THE DEMONS

• Get rid of everything that has to do with magic, the demons, or the supernatural
• Study the Bible ask for help at jw.org free
• Pray to Jehovah God

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102015150?q=deut18%3A10&p=par

DON’T GIVE UP!

2017 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses

We warmly invite you to attend this year’s three-day convention presented by Jehovah’s Witnesses.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Talks and Interviews: See how God “supplies endurance” to all sorts of people, even today. —Romans 15:5.
• Multimedia: Discover how the Bible and even nature teach lessons about how to endure.
• Feature Film: Each afternoon, follow the story of a family who learns why Jesus said: “Remember the wife of Lot.” —Luke 17:32.
• Public Bible Discourse: On Sunday morning, benefit from the encouraging discourse “Never Give Up Hope!”

WHO MAY ATTEND?

Everyone. You won’t be charged admission, and no collection will be taken.

See a complete program schedule and watch a video about our conventions.

Find a Location Near You

https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/#?insight[search_id]=4051f497-e9e6-4ecb-a43e-9941795d9a74&insight[search_result_index]=0

Attend the Convention

Many today are disappointed, but the Bible tells us, ‘Don’t give up.’ This year’s convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses will show how we can enjoy a happy life now and a bright outlook for the future.

https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/convention-campaign-trailer-2017/#?insight[search_id]=bb1ce5b5-38fa-4de1-98cb-f34aa53a162a&insight[search_result_index]=1

2017 Convention Program

See the schedule for each day of this convention, which will help you to keep doing what is fine and to endure trials.

Friday

What can help Christians cultivate the qualities necessary to endure difficulties?

Saturday

How does Almighty God supply us with endurance and comfort?

Sunday

Jesus said: “The one who has endured to the end will be saved.” What can you do to heed his words?

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/#?insight[search_id]=4b4e6207-03ce-46e8-88b0-f1fbadf27324&insight[search_result_index]=2

@Barbara Snook Made a cute picture! Enjoy! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! ???????

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