Bible Speaks

@B Myers Thanks for posting this. For more details about JW's and Russia we have a entire category for that here:
https://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/forum/633-russia/
 

Russia’s Supreme Court Begins High-Profile Case Against Jehovah’s Witnesses
NEW YORK—Today, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation began consideration of a claim from the Ministry of Justice to liquidate the Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. The Court announced a recess, and the hearing will resume Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. The Witnesses had filed a counterclaim with the Court on March 30, 2017, against the Ministry of Justice. Today, however, the counterclaim was dismissed by the Court prior to the recess of the hearing. The Court also refused to allow experts to testify about the basis for the claim of the Ministry of Justice and refused to allow those who witnessed the falsification of evidence against local religious organizations of Jehovah’s Witnesses to testify.
The high-profile nature of the case is sparking coverage by international news outlets, including an article in Time magazine posted online on April 4 (“Russian Supreme Court Considers Outlawing Jehovah’s Witness Worship”) and a front-page article in the print edition of The New York Times (“Pacifist, Christian and Threatened by Russian Ban as ‘Extremist’”) on April 5.
“We certainly hope that Russia’s Supreme Court will uphold the rights of our fellow believers in Russia to freely carry out their peaceful worship,” adds David A. Semonian, a spokesman at the Witnesses’ world headquarters in New York. “Millions of people around the world will be watching carefully to see how the case progresses and if Russia acts to protect its own law-abiding citizens who are Jehovah’s Witnesses.”
https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/supreme-court-begins-case-against-jehovahs-witnesses/

@Kurt Thank you! Interesting. There are hooks in Satan's jaw and he's going down fast. Let them do what they want. Who is the extremist here? We can still pray, go to friends and family, etc, the best thing is look ? all religions will be affected worldwide, Let it come, we have no fear, Jehovah is near. 
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Hi, I commented on this here, on the JW-archive site:
http://www.jw-archive.org/post/125719502618/could-the-biblical-garden-of-eden-be-under-the?fb_action_ids=481255295381459&fb_action_types=og.comments

@Bible Speaks ..... she was looking for the transcript not the video. But thanks nonetheless. 

I don't yet have a transcript for this video. Maybe someone will be kind enough to share theirs with us?

http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODBible/pub-jwbai_201511_1_VIDEO
2016 it said for date 
?‍? Worked! ????
@The Librarian @ARchiv@L Don't know if this is what you wanted? ?

Extra-Biblical source confirms existence of King David.
The 8th Century BC Tel Dan inscription, discovered in Israel in 1993, includes the phrases “melekh yisra'eyl” (King of Israel) and “beyt daviyd” (House of David).
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STAY HUNGRY!
6 “Happy are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, since they will be filled." (Matthew 5:6)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2004802?q=matt+5%3A6&p=par

we where 774  assistants 5 congrégations together .

Our memorial was awesome so interesting, but I was a bit worried about our beloved brothers and sisters I Russia until when I read this message from you Queen Ester. our attendant was 150.I really enjoyed myself. May Jehovah continue to straighten you all our brothers in Russia during this difficult time we stand by YOU.

The Resurrection Hope Is Sure!
“I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a 
resurrection.”—ACTS 24:15.
 
É certa a esperança da ressurreição!
“Eu tenho esperança para com Deus, . . . de que há de haver uma ressurreição.” — ATOS 24:15.
Η Ελπίδα της Ανάστασης Είναι Βέβαιη!
«Έχω ελπίδα προς τον Θεό . . . ότι πρόκειται να γίνει ανάσταση».—ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ 24:15.
 

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-teach/hope-resurrection-of-dead-loved-ones/

"We know that all creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now."— (Rom. 8:22)

"We know that all creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now."— (Rom. 8:22)

"You will be hated."—Matt. 24:9.
17 Be on your guard against men, for they will hand you over to local courts and they will scourge you+ in their synagogues.
 18 And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.
19 However, when they hand you over, do not become anxious about how or what you are to speak, for what you are to speak will be given you in that hour;
 20 for the ones speaking are not just you, but it is the spirit of your Father that speaks by you." (Matthew 10:17-20)

24 "But on the first day of the week, they came very early to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 
3 and when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 While they were perplexed about this, look! two men in shining garments stood by them.
5 The women became frightened and kept their faces turned toward the ground, so the men said to them: “Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?
 6 He is not here, but has been raised up. Recall how he spoke to you while he was yet in Galʹi·lee,
7 saying that the Son of man must be handed over to sinful men and be executed on the stake and on the third day rise.”
8 Then they remembered his words,
9 and they returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.
10 They were Mary Magʹda·lene, Jo·anʹna, and Mary the mother of James. Also, the rest of the women with them were telling these things to the apostles.
11  However, these sayings seemed like nonsense to them, and they would not believe the women.
12  But Peter got up and ran to the tomb, and stooping forward, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went off, wondering to himself what had occurred." (Luke24:1-12)

Intrigued by the Supernatural!
“Move over, vampires, werewolves and zombies—demonic possession and exorcism are taking over.”—The Wall Street Journal.
g_E_201704.pdf

6 Jesus said to him: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."             (John 14:26)

(Russia) Pyotr Krivokulsky remembers the summer of 1945 when the brothers were tried and sent to various camps. "In the camp where I was, many prisoners showed an interest in the truth. One prisoner, a clergyman, quickly understood the truth and took his stand for Jehovah." Nevertheless, conditions were harsh. "One inspector told me: ‘Your Jehovah won’t free you from here.’ My daily ration was 10 ounces of bread and a cup of water. I repeatedly asked Jehovah to give me the strength to endure.
(Jer. 15:15) The labor camp court sentenced me to ten years of maximum-security for ‘agitation and propaganda against Soviet authority.’ I was told that if I didn’t renounce my faith, these [criminals] would do anything to me that they were told to do. I weighed only 80 pounds and could barely walk. But even there, I was able to find ones who were favorably disposed toward the truth. Once when praying, an elderly man approached me and asked, ‘What did you do to end up in this hell?’
Learning that I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he sat down, embraced me, and kissed me. Then he said: ‘Sonny, I have wanted to learn about the Bible for so long! Will you please teach me?’ My happiness knew no bounds. I had sewed several old scraps from the Gospels into my tattered clothes, so I immediately pulled them out. His eyes filled with tears. He told me that he worked in the camp’s mess hall and that he would feed me. He grew spiritually, and I gained strength.
I was sure that Jehovah had made this arrangement. After a few months, he was set free, and I was taken to another camp where conditions were much better. I was happy to be conducting Bible studies with four prisoners. In 1952 the camp foremen found us with literature. When our sentences were read, none of my Bible students panicked. I was so happy about that! All four of us were sentenced to 25 years in the camps. I got an extra 25 years in a maximum-security camp and 10 years in exile.
Leaving the room, we thanked Jehovah for supporting us. The guards were astonished, wondering what we were happy about. We were split up and sent to different camps while I was sent to the maximum-security camp in Vorkuta.” (2008 Yearbook)
 

It has begun a countdown that only if we remain united with the authentic and discreet slave of Jehovah's Witnesses, will lead us to survive the great tribulation.
 @Queen Esther Soon Jehovah will fight his enemies right before our eyes! May we be strong and put out confidence in Jehovah! He is our Salvation.                 ??????

ARE THEY PREPARING FOR THE THIRD WORLD WAR?  
 The United States has just taken a unique step in the history of humanity by launching this afternoon the mother of all bombs on Afghanistan. It is not a nuclear bomb, but it is a step to show that you can survive a nuclear war.
For the first time in history, the United States has used the GBU-43 Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, a gigantic projectile weighing 10 tons, designed to destroy cave complexes and underground tunnels.
The United States had lost years of world influence, being surpassed by Russia and China militarily and economically. The biblical King of the South was no longer the empire of years ago. With the launch of this bomb this afternoon, with the Syrian bombing, with the presence of a military fleet off the coast of North Korea, the king of the South is claiming his authority, power and world influence again. A serious warning has been issued to the Russian power, recognized by the slave as the king of the north years ago, that he is willing to do whatever it takes to not lose the authority that Satan has given him.
Jehovah's Witnesses are the only Faith in this world, who does not believe in the future destruction of the planet. But we do not rule out the possibility of a Third World War, something that has never been seen since the days of the flood to this day.
To the question of if there can be a Third World War, the slave has answered on a single occasion: "we do not know" (he does not deny it)
However, we must be very careful about the announcements of fatalism: (Matthew 24: 4-6) And in reply Jesus said to them: "Be careful that no one misleads them; 5 For many will come upon my name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will mislead many. 6 You will hear of wars and reports of wars; See that they are not terrified. Because these things have to happen, but it is not yet the end
The world scene has changed dramatically. 1914 is already far away and now the Jehovah's Witnesses are preparing definitively for the end of a civilization and a change of system. Jesus did not retract his words about a human channel on earth: (Matthew 24: 45-47) "Who is truly the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his household, to give them his food At the appropriate time? 46 Happy is that slave if his master, when he arrives, finds him doing so! 47 Verily I say unto you, He shall appoint him over all his goods.
It has begun a countdown that only if we remain united with the authentic and discreet slave of Jehovah's Witnesses, will lead us to survive the great tribulation.

(Russia) Pyotr Krivokulsky remembers the summer of 1945 when the brothers were tried and sent to various camps. "In the camp where I was, many prisoners showed an interest in the truth. One prisoner, a clergyman, quickly understood the truth and took his stand for Jehovah." Nevertheless, conditions were harsh. "One inspector told me: ‘Your Jehovah won’t free you from here.’ My daily ration was 10 ounces of bread and a cup of water. I repeatedly asked Jehovah to give me the strength to endure.
(Jer. 15:15) The labor camp court sentenced me to ten years of maximum-security for ‘agitation and propaganda against Soviet authority.’ I was told that if I didn’t renounce my faith, these [criminals] would do anything to me that they were told to do. I weighed only 80 pounds and could barely walk. But even there, I was able to find ones who were favorably disposed toward the truth. Once when praying, an elderly man approached me and asked, ‘What did you do to end up in this hell?’
Learning that I was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he sat down, embraced me, and kissed me. Then he said: ‘Sonny, I have wanted to learn about the Bible for so long! Will you please teach me?’ My happiness knew no bounds. I had sewed several old scraps from the Gospels into my tattered clothes, so I immediately pulled them out. His eyes filled with tears. He told me that he worked in the camp’s mess hall and that he would feed me. He grew spiritually, and I gained strength.
I was sure that Jehovah had made this arrangement. After a few months, he was set free, and I was taken to another camp where conditions were much better. I was happy to be conducting Bible studies with four prisoners. In 1952 the camp foremen found us with literature. When our sentences were read, none of my Bible students panicked. I was so happy about that! All four of us were sentenced to 25 years in the camps. I got an extra 25 years in a maximum-security camp and 10 years in exile.
Leaving the room, we thanked Jehovah for supporting us. The guards were astonished, wondering what we were happy about. We were split up and sent to different camps while I was sent to the maximum-security camp in Vorkuta.” (2008 Yearbook)
 

The incomparable differences in these two photographs reminds me of the following scriptures: 1.) (Luke 12:4, 5) 4 Moreover, I say to you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body and after this are not able to do anything more. 5 But I will show you whom to fear: Fear the One who after killing has authority to throw into Ge·henʹna. Yes, I tell you, fear this One. 
2.) (Isaiah 54:17) 17 No weapon formed against you will have any success, And you will condemn any tongue that rises up against you in the judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness is from me,” declares Jehovah.
3.) (2 Corinthians 10:4) 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things. 
 

"He was raised up."—Matt. 28:6.
24 "But on the first day of the week, they came very early to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 
3 and when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 While they were perplexed about this, look! two men in shining garments stood by them. 
5 The women became frightened and kept their faces turned toward the ground, so the men said to them: “Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?
 6 He is not here, but has been raised up. Recall how he spoke to you while he was yet in Galʹi·lee, 
7 saying that the Son of man must be handed over to sinful men and be executed on the stake and on the third day rise.”
8 Then they remembered his words,
9 and they returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.
10 They were Mary Magʹda·lene, Jo·anʹna, and Mary the mother of James. Also, the rest of the women with them were telling these things to the apostles. 
11  However, these sayings seemed like nonsense to them, and they would not believe the women.
12  But Peter got up and ran to the tomb, and stooping forward, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went off, wondering to himself what had occurred." (Luke24:1-12)


"Él fue resucitado." - Matt. 28: 6.
24 Pero el primer día de la semana llegaron muy temprano al sepulcro, trayendo las especias que habían preparado.
2 Pero hallaron que la piedra rodaba lejos del sepulcro,
3 Y cuando entraron, no hallaron el cuerpo del Señor Jesús.
4 Mientras estaban perplejos acerca de esto, ¡mira! Dos hombres con vestidos brillantes estaban junto a ellos.
5 Las mujeres se asustaron y se volvieron hacia el suelo, y los hombres les dijeron: -¿Por qué buscan al viviente entre los muertos?
 6 No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado. Recuerda cómo te habló mientras estaba todavía en Galilea,
7 diciendo que el Hijo del hombre debe ser entregado a los hombres pecadores y ser ejecutado en la hoguera y al tercer día levantarse ".
8 Entonces se acordaron de sus palabras,
9 Y volvieron del sepulcro y dijeron todas estas cosas a los once ya todos los demás.
10 Fueron María Magdalena, Joanana y María la madre de Jacobo. Además, el resto de las mujeres con ellos estaban diciendo estas cosas a los apóstoles.
11 Sin embargo, estos dichos parecían absurdos, y no creían a las mujeres.
12 Pero Pedro se levantó y corrió al sepulcro, y se inclinó hacia delante, y vio sólo los lienzos. Así que se fue, preguntándose lo que había ocurrido. "(Lucas 24: 1-12)

@ Queen Esther ALL JW knowing, and the millions of humans which got it
 
How about the billions of humans that haven’t GOT IT!
 
It seems reasonable to make an invitation whenever the opportunity presents itself. Luke 4:43 or is that forbidden by you “administrators”. If so, then make it clear on the Librarians startup web page.