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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Abel Castro in What do you see in the window? - Memories of the past or a new future? -   
    What do you see in the window? - Memories of the past or a new future? -
    Yes, good memories are those that we have close to our hearts. Look threw this window and reflect are we focused on the good things for upbuilding?
    Do we read the Bible to get 
    strength for what may come? 
    Do we fear the future? - Not if you have God Jehovah's right hand. 
    Reflect tonight and hope that things will be better tomorrow. We also pray that each day we get stronger to face whatever may come. We can face whatever we need to do because we have confidence that God Jehovah is holding our hand. 
    Do you know why it was the "right hand"?
    That shows it was a favored position! 
    Yes, even Jesus Christ is at the right hand of God. So if we are at His right hand and he has taken our hand, then we are favored by HIm! To me all the money in the world can not buy this. 
    Reflect on what Jehovah has done for us and pray to continue in His favor. 
    "For I, Jehovah your God, am grasping your right hand, The One saying to you, ‘Do not be afraid. I will help you.’"
    (Isa.41:13)
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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Alzasior Lutor in What Is in a Name?   
    What Is in a Name?
    In the Hebrew language, God’s name is written יהוה. These four letters, which are read from right to left, are commonly called the Tetragrammaton. Many names of people and places mentioned in the Bible contain an abbreviated form of the divine name. Is it possible that these proper names can provide some clues as to how God’s name was pronounced?
    According to George Buchanan, professor emeritus at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., the answer is yes. Professor Buchanan explains: “In ancient times, parents often named their children after their deities. That means that they would have pronounced their children’s names the way the deity’s name was pronounced. The Tetragrammaton was used in people’s names, and they always used the middle vowel.”
    Consider a few examples of proper names found in the Bible that include a shortened form of God’s name. Jonathan, which appears as Yoh·na·thanʹ or Yehoh·na·thanʹ in the Hebrew Bible, means “Yaho or Yahowah has given,” says Professor Buchanan. The prophet Elijah’s name is ʼE·li·yahʹ or ʼE·li·yaʹhu in Hebrew. According to Professor Buchanan, the name means: “My God is Yahoo or Yahoo-wah.” Similarly, the Hebrew name for Jehoshaphat is Yehoh-sha·phatʹ, meaning “Yaho has judged.”
    A two-syllable pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton as “Yahweh” would not allow for the o vowel sound to exist as part of God’s name.
    But in the dozens of Biblical names that incorporate the divine name, this middle vowel sound appears in both the original and the shortened forms, as in Jehonathan and Jonathan.
    Thus, Professor Buchanan says regarding the divine name: “In no case is the vowel oo or oh omitted. The word was sometimes abbreviated as ‘Ya,’ but never as ‘Ya-weh.’ . . . When the Tetragrammaton was pronounced in one syllable it was ‘Yah’ or ‘Yo.’ When it was pronounced in three syllables it would have been ‘Yahowah’ or ‘Yahoowah.’
    If it was ever abbreviated to two syllables it would have been ‘Yaho.’”—Biblical Archaeology Review.
    These comments help us understand the statement made by 19th-century Hebrew scholar Gesenius in his Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures: “Those who consider that יְהוָֹה [Ye-ho-wah] was the actual pronunciation [of God’s name] are not altogether without ground on which to defend their opinion. In this way can the abbreviated syllables יְהוֹ [Ye-ho] and יוֹ [Yo], with which many proper names begin, be more satisfactorily explained.”
    Nevertheless, in the introduction to his recent translation of The Five Books of Moses, Everett Fox points out: “Both old and new attempts to recover the ‘correct’ pronunciation of the Hebrew name [of God] have not succeeded; neither the sometimes-heard ‘Jehovah’ nor the standard scholarly ‘Yahweh’ can be conclusively proven.”
    No doubt the scholarly debate will continue. Jews stopped pronouncing the name of the true God before the Masoretes developed the system of vowel pointing.
    Thus, there is no definitive way to prove which vowels accompanied the consonants YHWH (יהוה). Yet, the very names of Biblical figures—the correct pronunciation of which was never lost—provide a tangible clue to the ancient pronunciation of God’s name. On this account, at least some scholars agree that the pronunciation “Jehovah” is not so “monstrous” after all. jw.org

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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in The True God Felt Regret Over The Calamity And Did Not Cause It   
    "The true God felt regret over the calamity that he had spoken of causing to them; and he did not cause it."—Jonah 3:10.
    Jehovah also gave the people of the Assyrian capital of Nineveh an opportunity to respond to his warning. His word occurred to Jonah, saying: “Get up, go to Nineveh the great city, and proclaim against her that their badness has come up before me.” Nineveh was deemed fit for destruction.—Jonah 1:1, 2; 3:1-4.
    However, when Jonah declared the message of doom, “the men of Nineveh began to put faith in God, and they proceeded to proclaim a fast and to put on sackcloth, from the greatest one of them even to the least one of them.” Their king “rose up from his throne and put off his official garment from himself and covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the ashes.” The Ninevites responded to Jehovah’s molding efforts and repented. Consequently, Jehovah did not cause the calamity.—Jonah 3:5-10.
    Being a chosen nation had not excluded Israel from discipline. The Ninevites, on the other hand, were not in a covenant relationship with God. 
    Still, Jehovah had his message of judgment declared to them and showed them mercy when they proved to be like malleable clay in his hands. How vividly these two examples show that Jehovah our God “treats none with partiality”!—Deut. 10:17.
    The way that God is willing to mold us shows that he is reasonable and adaptable. That is evident in situations where Jehovah determines to take action based on his just judgment of people but then changes his mind because of their response. 
    The Scriptures state concerning the first king of Israel that Jehovah ‘regretted that he had caused Saul to reign as king.’ (1 Sam. 15:11) 
    When the people of Nineveh repented and turned around from their bad way, the Bible says: “The true God felt regret over the calamity that he had spoken of causing to them; and he did not cause it.”—Jonah 3:10. jw.org

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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in A Vital Message For You!   
    A VITAL MESSAGE OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN TO YOU! – JUDGE RUTHERFORD ???


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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from John Lindsay Barltrop in Hallelujah"Praise Jah"   
    @Kurt With the Rain and Thunder comes Rainbows! Soft spoken and a gift from Jehovah! ???⛈⛈⛈?? 
    Thank you, ???????
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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Hallelujah"Praise Jah"   
    @Kurt With the Rain and Thunder comes Rainbows! Soft spoken and a gift from Jehovah! ???⛈⛈⛈?? 
    Thank you, ???????
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    Bible Speaks reacted to The Librarian in Lomeli's   
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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in Hallelujah"Praise Jah"   
    @Kurt With the Rain and Thunder comes Rainbows! Soft spoken and a gift from Jehovah! ???⛈⛈⛈?? 
    Thank you, ???????
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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Abel Castro in Happy Is The Master Finding His Slave Faithful!   
    "Happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so. Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings."—Matt. 24:46, 47.

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in What Is Your Dream of Paradise? ???   
    What is your Dream of Paradise? - Can you imagine what the world will be like? - We have never had Paradise on earth, yet; yes we have beautiful gardens right now that gives us a view of our future on earth!....LOOK...
    “THE nostalgia for paradise is among the powerful nostalgias that seem to haunt human beings. It may be the most powerful and persistent of all. A certain longing for paradise is evidenced at every level of religious life.” So says The Encyclopedia of Religion. 
    Such nostalgia is only natural, since the Bible tells us that human life began in Paradise—a beautiful garden free of disease and death. (Genesis 2:8-15) It is not surprising that many of the world’s religions hold out the hope of future life in a paradise of one kind or another.
    WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH ABOUT PARADISE ON EARTH?
    (Isaiah 35:1,2) "The wilderness and the waterless region will exult, and the desert plain will be joyful and blossom as the saffron. 2 Without fail it will blossom, and it will really be joyful with joyousness and with glad crying out. The glory of Leb′a·non itself must be given to it, the splendor of Car′mel and of Shar′on. There will be those who will see the glory of Jehovah, the splendor of our God."
    God’s original purpose for man—to enjoy perfect life in an earthly paradise—and point to God’s restoration of Paradise on earth through Christ. In Paradise Lost, for example, Michael the archangel foretells the time when Christ will “reward His faithful, and receive them into bliss, whether in heaven or earth, for then the earth shall all be paradise, far happier place than this of Eden, and far happier days.”
    (Isaiah 35:3-4) . . .Strengthen the weak hands, YOU people, and make the knees that are wobbling firm. 4 Say to those who are anxious at heart: “Be strong. Do not be afraid. Look! YOUR own God will come with vengeance itself, God even with a repayment. He himself will come and save YOU people.”
    (Psalm 37:9-11) . . .For evildoers themselves will be cut off, But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth. ו [Waw] 10 And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. 11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
    (Psalm 37:29) . . .The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it.
    REJOICE! - SOON THAT PARADISE WILL BE HERE! LEARN NOW HOW TO BE PART OF THOSE THAT LIVE IN THAT EARTHLY PARADISE! 
    www.jw.org

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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in We All Stumble Many Times   
    "We all stumble many times." (Jas. 3:2)

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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in "You must love your neighbor as yourself."   
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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in "Let your Kingdom come." (Matt.6:10)   
    "Let your Kingdom come." (Matt.6:10)

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in What Sort of Person Are YOU? Don't Be Mislead   
    "What sort of persons ought you to be in holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion!"— (2 Pet. 3:11)
    Peter was not posing a question but making a rousing statement, an exclamation. Peter knew that only those who do Jehovah’s will and exhibit godly traits will be preserved through the coming “day of vengeance.” (Isa. 61:2)
    Thus, the apostle added: “You, therefore, beloved ones, having this advance knowledge, be on your guard that you may not be led away with them [false teachers] by the error of the law-defying people and fall from your own steadfastness.” (2 Pet. 3:17) 
    Being among those who had “advance knowledge,” Peter knew that in the last days, Christians would have to be especially on guard in order to maintain their integrity.
    Later, the apostle John clearly explained why. He foresaw Satan’s eviction from heaven and his “great anger” against those “who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus.”— (Rev. 12:9, 12, 17)
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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in We All Stumble Many Times   
    "Todos tropezamos muchas veces." (Sant. 3:2)
     

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Abel Castro in The Heavens Are Declaring The Glory Of God   
    “The heavens are declaring the glory of God; and of the work of his hands the expanse is telling.”—PSALM 19:1.
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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in Love Those Offspring — A Gift From Jehovah!   
    Love those offspring — A gift from Jehovah!
    Think before you talk? - You can do more hurt than good, so love and kindness, you will be wise as the words below tell you! 
    (Colossians 4:5-6) Go on walking in wisdom toward those on the outside, making the best use of your time. Let your words always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should answer each person.”
    (Ecclesiastes 9:17-18) .Better to heed the calm words of the wise than the shouts of the one ruling among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but just one sinner can destroy much good."
    (Ecclesiastes 10:12-14) . .The words from the mouth of the wise one bring favor, but the lips of the stupid one are his ruin. The first words out of his mouth are foolishness, and his last words are disastrous madness. But the fool keeps on speaking.”
    (Proverbs 31:27-29)
     She watches over the activity of her household, And the bread of laziness she does not eat. Her children rise up and declare her happy; Her husband rises up and praises her.There are many capable women, But you—you surpass them all."
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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in How Do Ypu Teach Your Children in a World of Deceit?   
    Teach Your Children? - How do You Teach them in this World of Deceit and Lack of Authority? -How can you Really Build their Self-Esteem? - Toys? Games? Clothes? 
    NO, of course not, these fade and then the excitement is gone, then you have to buy more things? 
    That only teaches them money buys happiness and self-esteem...it does not!
    What Does the Bible Teach on How to help Your Children?
    These Bible stories are written in simple language to help parents teach their children valuable Bible lessons. They are designed for parents to read together with their children.
    Teaching Respect for Authority
    “Today’s parents demand so little respect for authority that we actually may be lowering our children’s self-esteem,” says a report in The Toronto Star. “Knowing their limits actually appeals to children’s need for predictability and security—which in turn helps them feel higher self-esteem,” notes behavior specialist Ronald Morrish. “It’s children with no sense of rules and responsibility who grow up feeling less secure and confident.” He adds: “I see 6-year-olds who set their own bedtime. I see 3-year-olds whose mothers try to persuade them not to misbehave by explaining how it makes Mommy feel.” 
    Children need to learn to comply with family rules, and the idea that they naturally become less cooperative as they get older is wrong, says Morrish. “We expect children to build their academic knowledge cumulatively each year. So why don’t we also expect kids’ behaviour to improve each year?” he asks. “If you won’t do what it takes to get a toddler to pick up a toy, you won’t have a teenager who makes his curfew.”
    Raising Well-Adjusted Children—How?
    “Children learn self-respect and self-control by receiving both love and discipline from parents,” says a report in The Gazette, a Montreal, Canada, newspaper. What does this involve? According to Montreal clinical psychologist Constance Lalinec, it is vital to set clear limits on child behavior.
    Chores for Children
    “Today’s time-pressed parents are laid back when it comes to having their children help around the house,” reports The Toronto Star. Although chores “will never be a top priority for kids,” says Jane Nelsen, author of Positive Discipline, such tasks “build self-reliance and self-esteem.”
    Responsible parents try to help their children develop spiritual qualities that supply them with the inner strength they need to withstand damaging peer pressure. “We put forth earnest effort to help our children build self-esteem,” explains one father, “so that they will not find it necessary to have the approval of their peers. If being like other children is not important to them, they will find it easier to say no when they are supposed to say no.” To teach his children how to handle difficult situations, this parent makes time for his family to engage in role-playing, actually acting out difficult situations that could arise and demonstrating ways to cope with them. Be a supportive parent, and help your child develop self-assurance."
    (Proverbs 22:6) . .Train a boy in the way he should go; Even when he grows old he will not depart from it."
    (Ephesians 6:1-4) 
    Children, be obedient to your parents in union with the Lord, for this is righteous.  “Honor your father and your mother” is the first command with a promise:  “That it may go well with you and you may remain a long time on the earth.”  And fathers, do not be irritating your children, but go on bringing them up in the discipline and admonition of Jehovah."

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Elisabeth Dolewka in “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”   
    “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”
    GOD is aware of the condition of the human family. His Word, the Bible, says: “All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together.” (Romans 8:22) 
    God knows that there are hundreds of millions of people who, are in pain every day, be it physical, emotional, or mental. 
    God sees the 800 million people who go to bed hungry every night, the millions of others who suffer from domestic violence, and the many parents who fret about the future and the welfare of their children. 
    Have you ever wondered whether God will take action? Surely, since we want to help our loved ones, would not God want to help the human family, his creation?
    If you have asked those same questions, youare not alone. Over 2,600 years ago, a faithful man, Habakkuk, felt as many today do, and he asked God: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear? How long shall I call to you for aid from violence, and you do not save? Why is it that you make me see what is hurtful, and you keep looking upon mere trouble? And why are despoiling and violence in front of me, and why does quarreling occur, and why is strife carried?” (Habakkuk 1:2, 3) 
    Habakkuk, a Hebrew prophet, witnessed shocking acts of mindless violence and aggression in his day. Today, such acts areeveryday news that appalls compassionate people.
    Did Jehovah  God belittle Habakkuk’s concerns? 
    No. He listened to Habakkuk’s sincere questions and then comforted and encouraged the distressed man. 
    Jehovah God fortified Habakkuk’s faith with a promise that He will end suffering. 
    How can we be sure that God really cares about us? What will God do to end suffering, and when?
    God’s righteous government will bring blessings that no human government ever could.
    Recall that Jehovah gave his Son as a ransom so that humans might receive everlasting life. Under the benevolent rulership of the Kingdom, people will progress to perfection. The result?  “will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.”—Isaiah 25:8.
    Some might ask: ‘Why has God not acted before now? What is he waiting for?’ Jehovah could have acted long ago to eliminate or even prevent all suffering. Instead, he has allowed it to continue, not for any selfish reason, but for the everlasting benefit of his children on earth. 
    Loving parents will allow their child to undergo hardships if they know that this will bring long-term benefits. 
    Similarly, there are good reasons why Jehovah has allowed humans to suffer temporarily, and these reasons are explained in the Bible.
    They involve such things as free will, sin, and an issue concerning the rightfulness of Jehovah’s rulership. The Bible also explains that, for a limited time, an evil spirit creature has been allowed to rule the world.
    Though space limits our discussing those reasons here, there are two facts that can give us hope and encouragement.
    • The first is this: Jehovah will more than make up for any suffering we may have experienced. Moreover, God assures us: “The former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart.” (Isaiah 65:17) 
    God will undo, completely and permanently, the misery and suffering resulting from the temporary permission of evil.
    • The second fact is this: God has set an unalterable time to end suffering. Recall that the prophet Habakkuk asked how long Jehovah would permit violence and strife. Jehovah replied: “The vision is yet for the appointed time . . . It will not be late.” (Habakkuk 2:3) That “appointed time” is near. jw.org
     

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Abel Castro in “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”   
    “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”
    GOD is aware of the condition of the human family. His Word, the Bible, says: “All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together.” (Romans 8:22) 
    God knows that there are hundreds of millions of people who, are in pain every day, be it physical, emotional, or mental. 
    God sees the 800 million people who go to bed hungry every night, the millions of others who suffer from domestic violence, and the many parents who fret about the future and the welfare of their children. 
    Have you ever wondered whether God will take action? Surely, since we want to help our loved ones, would not God want to help the human family, his creation?
    If you have asked those same questions, youare not alone. Over 2,600 years ago, a faithful man, Habakkuk, felt as many today do, and he asked God: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear? How long shall I call to you for aid from violence, and you do not save? Why is it that you make me see what is hurtful, and you keep looking upon mere trouble? And why are despoiling and violence in front of me, and why does quarreling occur, and why is strife carried?” (Habakkuk 1:2, 3) 
    Habakkuk, a Hebrew prophet, witnessed shocking acts of mindless violence and aggression in his day. Today, such acts areeveryday news that appalls compassionate people.
    Did Jehovah  God belittle Habakkuk’s concerns? 
    No. He listened to Habakkuk’s sincere questions and then comforted and encouraged the distressed man. 
    Jehovah God fortified Habakkuk’s faith with a promise that He will end suffering. 
    How can we be sure that God really cares about us? What will God do to end suffering, and when?
    God’s righteous government will bring blessings that no human government ever could.
    Recall that Jehovah gave his Son as a ransom so that humans might receive everlasting life. Under the benevolent rulership of the Kingdom, people will progress to perfection. The result?  “will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.”—Isaiah 25:8.
    Some might ask: ‘Why has God not acted before now? What is he waiting for?’ Jehovah could have acted long ago to eliminate or even prevent all suffering. Instead, he has allowed it to continue, not for any selfish reason, but for the everlasting benefit of his children on earth. 
    Loving parents will allow their child to undergo hardships if they know that this will bring long-term benefits. 
    Similarly, there are good reasons why Jehovah has allowed humans to suffer temporarily, and these reasons are explained in the Bible.
    They involve such things as free will, sin, and an issue concerning the rightfulness of Jehovah’s rulership. The Bible also explains that, for a limited time, an evil spirit creature has been allowed to rule the world.
    Though space limits our discussing those reasons here, there are two facts that can give us hope and encouragement.
    • The first is this: Jehovah will more than make up for any suffering we may have experienced. Moreover, God assures us: “The former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart.” (Isaiah 65:17) 
    God will undo, completely and permanently, the misery and suffering resulting from the temporary permission of evil.
    • The second fact is this: God has set an unalterable time to end suffering. Recall that the prophet Habakkuk asked how long Jehovah would permit violence and strife. Jehovah replied: “The vision is yet for the appointed time . . . It will not be late.” (Habakkuk 2:3) That “appointed time” is near. jw.org
     

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Abel Castro in With Jehovah God All Things Are Possible!   
    "Looking at them intently, Jesus said to them: “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."    (Matthew 19:26) NWT jw.org
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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”   
    “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”
    GOD is aware of the condition of the human family. His Word, the Bible, says: “All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together.” (Romans 8:22) 
    God knows that there are hundreds of millions of people who, are in pain every day, be it physical, emotional, or mental. 
    God sees the 800 million people who go to bed hungry every night, the millions of others who suffer from domestic violence, and the many parents who fret about the future and the welfare of their children. 
    Have you ever wondered whether God will take action? Surely, since we want to help our loved ones, would not God want to help the human family, his creation?
    If you have asked those same questions, youare not alone. Over 2,600 years ago, a faithful man, Habakkuk, felt as many today do, and he asked God: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear? How long shall I call to you for aid from violence, and you do not save? Why is it that you make me see what is hurtful, and you keep looking upon mere trouble? And why are despoiling and violence in front of me, and why does quarreling occur, and why is strife carried?” (Habakkuk 1:2, 3) 
    Habakkuk, a Hebrew prophet, witnessed shocking acts of mindless violence and aggression in his day. Today, such acts areeveryday news that appalls compassionate people.
    Did Jehovah  God belittle Habakkuk’s concerns? 
    No. He listened to Habakkuk’s sincere questions and then comforted and encouraged the distressed man. 
    Jehovah God fortified Habakkuk’s faith with a promise that He will end suffering. 
    How can we be sure that God really cares about us? What will God do to end suffering, and when?
    God’s righteous government will bring blessings that no human government ever could.
    Recall that Jehovah gave his Son as a ransom so that humans might receive everlasting life. Under the benevolent rulership of the Kingdom, people will progress to perfection. The result?  “will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.”—Isaiah 25:8.
    Some might ask: ‘Why has God not acted before now? What is he waiting for?’ Jehovah could have acted long ago to eliminate or even prevent all suffering. Instead, he has allowed it to continue, not for any selfish reason, but for the everlasting benefit of his children on earth. 
    Loving parents will allow their child to undergo hardships if they know that this will bring long-term benefits. 
    Similarly, there are good reasons why Jehovah has allowed humans to suffer temporarily, and these reasons are explained in the Bible.
    They involve such things as free will, sin, and an issue concerning the rightfulness of Jehovah’s rulership. The Bible also explains that, for a limited time, an evil spirit creature has been allowed to rule the world.
    Though space limits our discussing those reasons here, there are two facts that can give us hope and encouragement.
    • The first is this: Jehovah will more than make up for any suffering we may have experienced. Moreover, God assures us: “The former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart.” (Isaiah 65:17) 
    God will undo, completely and permanently, the misery and suffering resulting from the temporary permission of evil.
    • The second fact is this: God has set an unalterable time to end suffering. Recall that the prophet Habakkuk asked how long Jehovah would permit violence and strife. Jehovah replied: “The vision is yet for the appointed time . . . It will not be late.” (Habakkuk 2:3) That “appointed time” is near. jw.org
     

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    Bible Speaks got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in With Jehovah God All Things Are Possible!   
    "Looking at them intently, Jesus said to them: “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."    (Matthew 19:26) NWT jw.org
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    Bible Speaks reacted to The Librarian in How Can I Talk to My Parents?   
    How Can I Talk to My Parents?

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    Bible Speaks reacted to Bible Speaks in “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”   
    “How Long . . . Must I Cry for Help?”
    GOD is aware of the condition of the human family. His Word, the Bible, says: “All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together.” (Romans 8:22) 
    God knows that there are hundreds of millions of people who, are in pain every day, be it physical, emotional, or mental. 
    God sees the 800 million people who go to bed hungry every night, the millions of others who suffer from domestic violence, and the many parents who fret about the future and the welfare of their children. 
    Have you ever wondered whether God will take action? Surely, since we want to help our loved ones, would not God want to help the human family, his creation?
    If you have asked those same questions, youare not alone. Over 2,600 years ago, a faithful man, Habakkuk, felt as many today do, and he asked God: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear? How long shall I call to you for aid from violence, and you do not save? Why is it that you make me see what is hurtful, and you keep looking upon mere trouble? And why are despoiling and violence in front of me, and why does quarreling occur, and why is strife carried?” (Habakkuk 1:2, 3) 
    Habakkuk, a Hebrew prophet, witnessed shocking acts of mindless violence and aggression in his day. Today, such acts areeveryday news that appalls compassionate people.
    Did Jehovah  God belittle Habakkuk’s concerns? 
    No. He listened to Habakkuk’s sincere questions and then comforted and encouraged the distressed man. 
    Jehovah God fortified Habakkuk’s faith with a promise that He will end suffering. 
    How can we be sure that God really cares about us? What will God do to end suffering, and when?
    God’s righteous government will bring blessings that no human government ever could.
    Recall that Jehovah gave his Son as a ransom so that humans might receive everlasting life. Under the benevolent rulership of the Kingdom, people will progress to perfection. The result?  “will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.”—Isaiah 25:8.
    Some might ask: ‘Why has God not acted before now? What is he waiting for?’ Jehovah could have acted long ago to eliminate or even prevent all suffering. Instead, he has allowed it to continue, not for any selfish reason, but for the everlasting benefit of his children on earth. 
    Loving parents will allow their child to undergo hardships if they know that this will bring long-term benefits. 
    Similarly, there are good reasons why Jehovah has allowed humans to suffer temporarily, and these reasons are explained in the Bible.
    They involve such things as free will, sin, and an issue concerning the rightfulness of Jehovah’s rulership. The Bible also explains that, for a limited time, an evil spirit creature has been allowed to rule the world.
    Though space limits our discussing those reasons here, there are two facts that can give us hope and encouragement.
    • The first is this: Jehovah will more than make up for any suffering we may have experienced. Moreover, God assures us: “The former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart.” (Isaiah 65:17) 
    God will undo, completely and permanently, the misery and suffering resulting from the temporary permission of evil.
    • The second fact is this: God has set an unalterable time to end suffering. Recall that the prophet Habakkuk asked how long Jehovah would permit violence and strife. Jehovah replied: “The vision is yet for the appointed time . . . It will not be late.” (Habakkuk 2:3) That “appointed time” is near. jw.org
     

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