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Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent? 
God is greater than we know... 26 God is greater than we can know;
27 He draws up the drops of water;
They condense into rain from his mist;
28 Then the clouds pour it down;
They shower down upon mankind.
29 Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent?
30 See how he spreads his lightning over it
31 By these he sustains the peoples;
He gives them food in abundance.
32 With his hands he covers the lightning,
And he directs it against its target.
33 His thunder tells about him,
 2 Listen carefully to the rumbling of his voice
And the thunder that comes from his mouth.
 3 He unleashes it under the entire heavens
And sends his lightning to the ends of the earth."                                    5 God thunders with his voice in a wonderful way;
He does great things that are beyond our understanding."
(Job 36,37) NWT 
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JEHOVAH                        offers protection especially to the righteous ones that actually seek him, as if we were running into a strong tower for shelter.
 
10 "The name of Jehovah is a strong tower.
Into it the righteous one runs and receives protection."
 ( Proverbs 18:10) NWT 
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Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent? 
God is greater than we know... 26 God is greater than we can know;
27 He draws up the drops of water;
They condense into rain from his mist;
28 Then the clouds pour it down;
They shower down upon mankind.
29 Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent?
30 See how he spreads his lightning over it
31 By these he sustains the peoples;
He gives them food in abundance.
32 With his hands he covers the lightning,
And he directs it against its target.
33 His thunder tells about him,
 2 Listen carefully to the rumbling of his voice
And the thunder that comes from his mouth.
 3 He unleashes it under the entire heavens
And sends his lightning to the ends of the earth."                                    5 God thunders with his voice in a wonderful way;
He does great things that are beyond our understanding."
(Job 36,37) NWT 
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Yes... we will sing together   but often with tears in our eyes, bec. SO nice songs ! ????????

Yes, thats barely imaginable....  Humans not can see and not hear, but they can learn SO importend things   unbelievable wonderful 

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Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent? 
God is greater than we know... 26 God is greater than we can know;
27 He draws up the drops of water;
They condense into rain from his mist;
28 Then the clouds pour it down;
They shower down upon mankind.
29 Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent?
30 See how he spreads his lightning over it
31 By these he sustains the peoples;
He gives them food in abundance.
32 With his hands he covers the lightning,
And he directs it against its target.
33 His thunder tells about him,
 2 Listen carefully to the rumbling of his voice
And the thunder that comes from his mouth.
 3 He unleashes it under the entire heavens
And sends his lightning to the ends of the earth."                                    5 God thunders with his voice in a wonderful way;
He does great things that are beyond our understanding."
(Job 36,37) NWT 
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A Widespread Belief - THINK!! - WOULD A GOD OF LOVE TORTURE PEOPLE? -
Learn from your own Bible the answer! 
“I had nightmares of burning in hell! I dreamed of being thrown into a fiery place and would wake up screaming. Needless to say, I tried very hard not to sin.”—Arline.
DO YOU believe that hell is a place of torment reserved for sinners? Many people do. For example, in 2005 a scholar at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland found that a third of the Scottish clergy believed that those separated from God would suffer “eternal mental anguish in hell.” A fifth believed that those in hell would suffer physical torment.
In many countries, belief in hell is widespread. For instance, in the United States, a Gallup poll conducted in 2007 found that about 70 percent of those surveyed believe in hell. Even in predominantly secular countries, belief in hell lingers. A Gallup poll in 2004 found that in Canada, 42 percent of the people believed in hell. And in Great Britain, 32 percent were sure that hell exists.
What the Clergy Teach
Many of the clergy have backed off from teaching that hell is a place of literal fiery torment. Rather, they promote a definition similar to that expressed in a Catechism of the Catholic Church, published in 1994. “The chief punishment of hell,” states that reference, “is eternal separation from God.”
Even so, belief that hell is a place of mental or physical suffering persists. Those who promote this doctrine claim that such a teaching is based on the Bible. R. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, asserts: “It’s simply a fact of Scripture.”
Why Does It Matter What You Believe?
If hell really is a place of torment, you certainly should fear it. However, if this teaching is not true, religious leaders who teach the doctrine create confusion and cause needless mental anguish to those who believe them. They also defame God.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HELL
ROOTS IN PAGAN BELIEFS: The ancient Egyptians believed in a fiery hell. The Book Ȧm-Ṭuat, dated 1375 B.C.E., speaks of those who “shall be cast down headlong into the pits of fire; and . . . shall not escape therefrom, and . . . shall not be able to flee from the flames.” Greek philosopher Plutarch (c.46-120 C.E.) wrote of those in the world below: “[They] raised a cry of wailing as they underwent fearful torments and ignominious and excruciating chastisements.”
SECTS OF JUDAISM ARE INFECTED: The historian Josephus (37-c.100 C.E.) reported that the Essenes, a Jewish sect, believed that “the souls are immortal, and continue forever.” He added: “This is like the opinion of the Greeks . . . They allot to bad souls a dark and tempestuous den, full of never-ceasing punishments.”
 
INTRODUCED INTO “CHRISTIANITY”: In the second century C.E., the apocryphal book Apocalypse of Peter said of the wicked: “There is spread out for them unquenchable fire.” It also stated: “Ezrael, the angel of wrath, brings men and women with the half of their bodies burning and casts them into a place of darkness, the hell of men; and a spirit of wrath chastises them.” During the same time period, writer Theophilus of Antioch quotes the Greek prophetess Sibyl as foretelling the punishments of the wicked: “Upon you burning fire shall come, and ever ye shall daily burn in flames.” These are among the words that Theophilus says are “true, and useful, and just, and profitable to all men.”
 
HELLFIRE USED TO JUSTIFY VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES: Mary I, queen of England (1553-1558), known as “Bloody Mary” for burning nearly 300 Protestants at the stake, reportedly said: “As the souls of heretics are hereafter to be eternally burning in hell, there can be nothing more proper than for me to imitate the Divine vengeance by burning them on earth.”

A RECENT DEFINITION: In recent years, some denominations have revised their teaching about hell. For example, the Doctrine Commission of the Church of England said in 1995: “Hell is not eternal torment, but it is the final and irrevocable choosing of that which is opposed to God so completely and so absolutely that the only end is total non-being.”
 
What Really Happens at Death?
Does a dead soul know or feel anything? God’s Word says: “The living know that they are to die, but the dead no longer know anything.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5, NAB) 
Describing what happens to a man at death, the Bible states: “He returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.” (Psalm 146:4, KJ) If the dead “no longer know anything” and their “thoughts perish,” how could they sense any torment in hell?
Jesus Christ likened death, not to some form of consciousness, but to sleep.* (John 11:11-14) Some may object, though, saying that Jesus did teach that hell was hot and that sinners would be cast into hellfire. Let us consider what Jesus actually did say about hell.
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Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent? 
God is greater than we know... 26 God is greater than we can know;
27 He draws up the drops of water;
They condense into rain from his mist;
28 Then the clouds pour it down;
They shower down upon mankind.
29 Can anyone understand the layers of clouds,
The thundering from his tent?
30 See how he spreads his lightning over it
31 By these he sustains the peoples;
He gives them food in abundance.
32 With his hands he covers the lightning,
And he directs it against its target.
33 His thunder tells about him,
 2 Listen carefully to the rumbling of his voice
And the thunder that comes from his mouth.
 3 He unleashes it under the entire heavens
And sends his lightning to the ends of the earth."                                    5 God thunders with his voice in a wonderful way;
He does great things that are beyond our understanding."
(Job 36,37) NWT 
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LET JEHOVAH LEAD YOU                  TO TRUE FREEDOM
"[Peer] into the perfect law that belongs to freedom."—Jas. 1:25
To prepare his servants for that future freedom, Jehovah gave us what James called “the perfect law that belongs to freedom.” (Read James 1:25.) Other Bibles call it “the law that makes us free” (The New English Bible) and “the perfect law of freedom” (The New American Bible). 
When people think of law, they usually think of being controlled, not of having freedom. Then, what is “the perfect law that belongs to freedom”? And how does that law make us free?
“The perfect law” is different from the laws of many countries. It is made up of simple commandments and basic principles that are not too difficult to understand or to follow. (1 John 5:3) Jesus said: “My yoke is kindly and my load is light.” (Matthew 11:29, 30) Also, “the perfect law” has no need for a long list of rules. It is based on love and is written on the minds and hearts of people, not on tablets of stone.—Read Hebrews 8:6, 10.
HOW “THE PERFECT LAW” SETS US FREE
Those who obey God’s law of freedom choose to be controlled by God’s spirit, and the result is that they are set free and can have “life and peace.” (Romans 8:5, 6) 
At James 1:25, we read that “he who peers into the perfect law that belongs to freedom and who persists in it” will be “happy in his doing it.” The Greek word translated “peers” means to bend down to have a closer look at something. This takes effort. 
So if we want the law of freedom to influence our mind and heart, we must make an effort to study the Bible carefully and regularly and to meditate deeply on what we read.—1 Timothy 4:15.
At the same time, we must persist, or endure, in applying God’s Word. We must make the truth our way of life. Jesus said something similar to some who believed in him: “If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31, 32) 

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LET JEHOVAH LEAD YOU                  TO TRUE FREEDOM
"[Peer] into the perfect law that belongs to freedom."—Jas. 1:25
To prepare his servants for that future freedom, Jehovah gave us what James called “the perfect law that belongs to freedom.” (Read James 1:25.) Other Bibles call it “the law that makes us free” (The New English Bible) and “the perfect law of freedom” (The New American Bible). 
When people think of law, they usually think of being controlled, not of having freedom. Then, what is “the perfect law that belongs to freedom”? And how does that law make us free?
“The perfect law” is different from the laws of many countries. It is made up of simple commandments and basic principles that are not too difficult to understand or to follow. (1 John 5:3) Jesus said: “My yoke is kindly and my load is light.” (Matthew 11:29, 30) Also, “the perfect law” has no need for a long list of rules. It is based on love and is written on the minds and hearts of people, not on tablets of stone.—Read Hebrews 8:6, 10.
HOW “THE PERFECT LAW” SETS US FREE
Those who obey God’s law of freedom choose to be controlled by God’s spirit, and the result is that they are set free and can have “life and peace.” (Romans 8:5, 6) 
At James 1:25, we read that “he who peers into the perfect law that belongs to freedom and who persists in it” will be “happy in his doing it.” The Greek word translated “peers” means to bend down to have a closer look at something. This takes effort. 
So if we want the law of freedom to influence our mind and heart, we must make an effort to study the Bible carefully and regularly and to meditate deeply on what we read.—1 Timothy 4:15.
At the same time, we must persist, or endure, in applying God’s Word. We must make the truth our way of life. Jesus said something similar to some who believed in him: “If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31, 32) 

Throw All Your Anxiety on Jehovah 
What can we do when we are overwhelmed with feelings of anxiety?  Our loving Heavenly Father came to the aid of his servants of the past, & today he makes it possible for us to gain considerable relief from distress or anxiety. 
The Bible urges us:
6 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time,"
7 "while you throw all your anxiety
on him, because he cares for you."
(1 Peter 5:6,7) NWT 
Consider ways that you can do-so by means of heart felt prayer, by reading God's Word and mediating on it, by tapping into Jehovah's Holy Spirit & by sharing your feelings with a trusted confidant. 

What It Means To Fix Our Things 
On The Things Above? 
Like Our First Century Brothers, We Encounter False Reasonings, Worldly Philosophies, & Materialistic Attitudes In Satan's System of Things .
 5 "For we are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ." (1 Cor. 10:5) NWT
As imitators of Jesus, We Need To Be Vigilant In Guarding Such Attacks On Our Spirituality.
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GOD'S WISDOM IN A SACRED SECRET  
A Sacred Secret that should interest us and why
SECRETS They intrigue, fascinate Humans who have difficulty keeping them confidential 
AS SOVEREIGN RULER & CREATOR, Jehovah rightfully keeps some things secret from mankind until it is his due time to reveal them.
 
2 "It is the glory of God to keep a matter secret,
And the glory of kings is to search through a matter."
(Proverbs 25:2) NWT
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I  AM SCARED! I WANT MY MOMMA! 
Why are you are forcing me to do this, why are you hurting me putting me in water? I didn't do you wrong? I want my Momma! 

Song 134  -  See  Yourself  When  All  Is  New ❤

ENJOY  THE  VIEW  ON  THE  SEA  IN  PARADISE ❤

- Let Jehovah Guide you to Rest and Put Confidence in Him! - He Will Save Us from Harm!   
1. "Jehovah is my Shepherd.
I will lack nothing.                            

2   In grassy pastures he makes me lie down;
He leads me to well-watered resting-places.

3   He refreshes me.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of his name.

4   Though I walk in the valley of deep shadow, I fear no harm,
For you are with me;
Your rod and your staff reassure me.

5   You prepare a table for me before my enemies.
You refresh my head with oil;
My cup is well-filled.

6   Surely goodness and loyal love will pursue me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for all my days."
(Ps. 23:1-6) NWT jw.org 

I  AM SCARED! I WANT MY MOMMA! 
Why are you are forcing me to do this, why are you hurting me putting me in water? I didn't do you wrong? I want my Momma! 

Michael: I also raised four children. I had to set a good example, my husband was not a spiritual man and didn't study with the children. I could not usurp his position before God as the head of the house. I tried my best to teach them by example and I see now they are grown it was very good for them. I was raised as a Witness and loved to teach and help people. I taught my children to love others too. Even that quality of Jehovah is one of his greatest attributes. If there is Love that is the laws fulfillment. So children mimic what they see. I was not a perfect parent, but love I learned from my Father, Jehovah, if that's all a child learns that will complete them. My four children are grown, one at Bethel, one an Elder, one a MS servant, one a full time pioneer, her husband an Elder. I would say, love Jehovah, love your children, set a good example, if as a man you direct them to grow and mature in a Godly way, then you will have success. If you can't do much, love is the laws fulfillment and that in itself will be the nurturing direction and you will be blessed. That was my experience from a 45 year marriage. Thank you, Bible Speaks ???

What It Means To Fix Our Things 
On The Things Above? 
Like Our First Century Brothers, We Encounter False Reasonings, Worldly Philosophies, & Materialistic Attitudes In Satan's System of Things .
 5 "For we are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ." (1 Cor. 10:5) NWT
As imitators of Jesus, We Need To Be Vigilant In Guarding Such Attacks On Our Spirituality.
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Jehovah is with you wherever you go
9 "Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and strong. Do not be struck with terror or fear, for Jehovah your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) 
JEHOVAH’S service brings us joy. Yet, we do face hardships common to mankind, and we may “suffer for the sake of righteousness.” (1 Pet. 3:14;5:8, 9; 1 Cor. 10:13) To cope with such trials successfully, we need faith and courage.
Courage has been defined as “spiritual, emotional, and moral fortitude to speak and act without fear in the face of obstacles and dangers."
To have the courage needed to do God’s will, we must study and apply his Word. 
Jesus, early Christians courageously rendered worship only to Jehovah. (Matt. 4:8-10)
They refused to burn incense in honor of the Roman emperor. (See picture.) “Very few of the Christians recanted,” wrote Daniel P. Mannix, “although an altar with a fire burning on it was generally kept in the arena for their convenience.
All a prisoner had to do was scatter a pinch of incense on the flame and he was given a Certificate of Sacrifice and turned free. It was also carefully explained to him that he was not worshiping the emperor; merely acknowledging the divine character of the emperor as head of the Roman state. Still, almost no Christians availed themselves of the chance to escape.”—Those About to Die.
Modern Christians held in Nazi concentration camps with possible death facing them were given repeated opportunities to gain their freedom by signing a declaration renouncing Jehovah. But few signed.
Risking death during a genocide in Rwanda in recent times, Tutsi and Hutu Witnesses protected one another. Such trials call for courage and faith.
It is challenging to pursue a godly course in the face of trials that beset us in this evil and troubled world.
However, we are not alone. God is with us. So is his Son, the Head of the congregation. We also have over 8,340,982 fellow Witnesses of Jehovah worldwide. With them, let us keep on exercising faith and declaring the good news. jw.org 
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