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Don't get attached to anything that might temp you in looking back...
32 "Remember the wife of Lot."
(Luke 17:32)
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Queen Esther: Thank you! 
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Jesus House Discovered in Nazareth! 

4 "He counts the number of the stars; He calls all of them by name."
 5 "Our Lord is great and is mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure."
 6 "Jehovah raises up the meek."
       (Psalm 147:4-6) NWT
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Psalms
A melody. A song of inauguration of the house. Of David.
30"I will exalt you, O Jehovah, for you have lifted me up;
You did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
 2 O Jehovah my God, I cried to you for help, and you healed me.
 3 O Jehovah, you have lifted me up from the Grave.
You kept me alive; you spared me from sinking into the pit.
 4 Sing praises to Jehovah, you his loyal ones,
Give thanks to his holy name;
 5 Because being under his anger is only for a moment,
But being in his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may come in the evening, but in the morning, there is a joyful cry.
 6 When I was untroubled, I said:
“I will never be shaken.”
 7 O Jehovah, while I was in your favor, you made me as strong as a mountain.
But when you hid your face, I became terrified.
 8 To you, O Jehovah, I kept calling;
And to Jehovah, I kept pleading for favor.
 9 What profit is there in my death, in my going down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Jehovah, and show me favor.
O Jehovah, become my helper.
11 You have changed my mourning into dancing;
You have removed my sackcloth, and you clothe me with rejoicing,
12 So that I may sing your praise and not keep silent.
O Jehovah my God, I will praise you forever."
(Psalm 30:1-12) NWT 
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17 "And the spirit and the bride keep on saying, “Come!” and let anyone hearing say, “Come!” and let anyone thirsting come; let anyone who wishes take life’s water free."
(Revelation 22:17) NWT
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3 Know that Jehovah    will treat his loyal one in a special   way;
Jehovah will hear when I call to him."
(Psalm 4:3) NWT
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4 "He counts the number of the stars; He calls all of them by name."
 5 "Our Lord is great and is mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure."
 6 "Jehovah raises up the meek."
       (Psalm 147:4-6) NWT
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Is it not a joy to read this weeks Watchtower and say to yourself; That was written just for me?
Do You See the Need to Train Others?
“I will give you good instruction.”—PROV. 4:2.
You may ask, ‘How can I train my student to study the Bible regularly?’ A good start is by showing him how to prepare for the study you conduct with him. You might suggest that he read portions of the appendix of the What Does the Bible Really Teach? book and look up cited scriptures. Help him to prepare for the meetings with the goal of commenting. 
Encourage him to read every issue of The Watchtower and Awake! If the Watchtower Library or Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY is available in his language, you can show him how to use it to answer Bible questions. As a result of such help, very likely your Bible student will soon be delighting in his personal study of God’s Word.
Training others is vitally important because of increasing needs and opportunities to serve Jehovah. The examples of training provided by Jesus and Paul remain valid. Jehovah wants his modern-day servants to be well-trained for their theocratic assignments. God gives us the privilege of helping less experienced ones develop their ability to do the work needed in the congregation. As conditions deteriorate in the world and new opportunities to preach continue to arise, such training becomes both important and urgent.
Of course, training people takes time and effort. But Jehovah and his beloved Son will support us and give us wisdom to provide such training. We will rejoice as we see those whom we assist go on ‘working hard and exerting themselves.’ (1 Tim. 4:10) 
And may we ourselves continue to make spiritual progress in rendering sacred service to Jehovah.
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4 "He counts the number of the stars; He calls all of them by name."
 5 "Our Lord is great and is mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure."
 6 "Jehovah raises up the meek."
       (Psalm 147:4-6) NWT
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Nimrod was the founder and king of the first empire to come into existence after the Flood. He distinguished himself as a mighty hunter “before” (in an unfavorable sense; Heb., liph·nehʹ; “against” or “in opposition to”; compare Nu 16:2; 1Ch 14:8; 2Ch 14:10) or “in front of” Jehovah. (Ge 10:9, ftn)
Although in this case some scholars attach a favorable sense to the Hebrew preposition meaning “in front of,” the Jewish Targums, the writings of the historian Josephus, and also the context of Genesis chapter 10suggest that Nimrod was a mighty hunter in defiance of Jehovah.
The beginning of Nimrod’s kingdom included the cities of Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, all in the land of Shinar. (Ge 10:10) Therefore it was likely under his direction that the building of Babel and its tower began.
This conclusion is also in agreement with the traditional Jewish view. Wrote Josephus: “[Nimrod] little by little transformed the state of affairs into a tyranny, holding that the only way to detach men from the fear of God was by making them continuously dependent upon his own power.
He threatened to have his revenge on God if He wished to inundate the earth again; for he would build a tower higher than the water could reach and avenge the destruction of their forefathers. The people were eager to follow this advice of [Nimrod], deeming it slavery to submit to God; so they set out to build the tower . . . and it rose with a speed beyond all expectation.”—Jewish Antiquities, I, 114, 115 (iv, 2, 3).
It appears that after the building of the Tower of Babel, Nimrod extended his domain to the territory of Assyria and there built “Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah and Resen between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.” (Ge 10:11, 12; compare Mic 5:6.) Since Assyria evidently derived its name from Shem’s son Asshur, Nimrod, as a grandson of Ham, must have invaded Shemite territory. So it would seem that Nimrod made the start in becoming a mighty one or hero, not only as a hunter of animals but also as a warrior, a man of aggression. (Ge 10:8) 
8 "Cush became father to Nimʹrod. He was the first to become a mighty one on the earth. 9 "He became a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah. That is why there is a saying: “Just like Nimʹrod, a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah.” 
Observes the Cyclopædia by M’Clintock and Strong: “That the mighty hunting was not confined to the chase is apparent from its close connection with the building of eight cities. . . . What Nimrod did in the chase as a hunter was the earlier token of what he achieved as a conqueror. For hunting and heroism were of old specially and naturally associated . . . The Assyrian monuments also picture many feats in hunting, and the word is often employed to denote campaigning. . . . The chase and the battle, which in the same country were connected so closely in aftertimes, may therefore be virtually associated or identified here. The meaning then will be, that Nimrod was the first after the flood to found a kingdom, to unite the fragments of scattered patriarchal rule, and consolidate them under himself as sole head and master; and all this in defiance of Jehovah, for it was the violent intrusion of Hamitic power into a Shemitic territory.”—1894, Vol. VII, p. 109.
Religion. Babylon was a most religious place. Evidence from excavations and from ancient texts points to the existence of more than 50 temples. The principal god of the imperial city was Marduk, called Merodach in the Bible. It has been suggested that Nimrod was deified as Marduk, but the opinions of scholars as to identifications of gods with specific humans vary. Triads of deities were also prominent in the Babylonian religion.
One of these, made up of two gods and a goddess, was Sin (the moon-god), Shamash (the sun-god), and Ishtar; these were said to be the rulers of the zodiac. And still another triad was composed of the devils Labartu, Labasu, and Akhkhazu. Idolatry was everywhere in evidence. Babylon was indeed “a land of graven images,” filthy “dungy idols.”—Jer 50:1, 2, 38.
The Babylonians developed astrology in an effort to discover man’s future in the stars. (See ASTROLOGERS.) Magic, sorcery, and astrology played a prominent part in their religion. (Isa 47:12, 13;Da 2:27; 4:7) Many heavenly bodies, for example, planets, were named after Babylonian gods. Divination continued to be a basic component of Babylonian religion in the days of Nebuchadnezzar, who used it to reach decisions.—Eze 21:20-22.
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4 "He counts the number of the stars; He calls all of them by name."
 5 "Our Lord is great and is mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure."
 6 "Jehovah raises up the meek."
       (Psalm 147:4-6) NWT
         jw.org

3 Know that Jehovah    will treat his loyal one in a special   way;
Jehovah will hear when I call to him."
(Psalm 4:3) NWT
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145 I will exalt you, O my God the King,
I will praise your name forever and ever.
ב [Beth]
 2 All day long I will praise you;
I will praise your name forever and ever."
(Psalm 145:1,2)

17 "And the spirit and the bride keep on saying, “Come!” and let anyone hearing say, “Come!” and let anyone thirsting come; let anyone who wishes take life’s water free."
(Revelation 22:17) NWT
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12 "And someone may overpower one alone, but two together can take a stand against him. And a threefold cord cannot quickly
be torn apart."
(Eph.4:12)
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Adam and Eve lost Jehovah's favor and happiness. Obedience to his laws protect us. Look at what disobedience did for the human race? If Jehovah's laws are not obeyed how can He bless a marriage? Learn and apply Jehovah's counsel it will make you happy now and in a true blessed marriage he approves of. 
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Choose wisely! I have learned much and now look back and say to Jehovah "Thank you for taking care of me, even though I needed your hand through my 45 years of marriage. You don't marry a spiritual man, you don't have spiritual direction in it. Pray for discernment and wisdom my Sisters. Put Jehovah first, he will help you if you wait for a true spiritual man. 

Yes...  ONLY  a  little  while,  we  all  hope  so !   ❤ .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.  ❤

12 "On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time.” (Revelation 12:12) NWT 
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Nimrod was the founder and king of the first empire to come into existence after the Flood. He distinguished himself as a mighty hunter “before” (in an unfavorable sense; Heb., liph·nehʹ; “against” or “in opposition to”; compare Nu 16:2; 1Ch 14:8; 2Ch 14:10) or “in front of” Jehovah. (Ge 10:9, ftn)
Although in this case some scholars attach a favorable sense to the Hebrew preposition meaning “in front of,” the Jewish Targums, the writings of the historian Josephus, and also the context of Genesis chapter 10suggest that Nimrod was a mighty hunter in defiance of Jehovah.
The beginning of Nimrod’s kingdom included the cities of Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, all in the land of Shinar. (Ge 10:10) Therefore it was likely under his direction that the building of Babel and its tower began.
This conclusion is also in agreement with the traditional Jewish view. Wrote Josephus: “[Nimrod] little by little transformed the state of affairs into a tyranny, holding that the only way to detach men from the fear of God was by making them continuously dependent upon his own power.
He threatened to have his revenge on God if He wished to inundate the earth again; for he would build a tower higher than the water could reach and avenge the destruction of their forefathers. The people were eager to follow this advice of [Nimrod], deeming it slavery to submit to God; so they set out to build the tower . . . and it rose with a speed beyond all expectation.”—Jewish Antiquities, I, 114, 115 (iv, 2, 3).
It appears that after the building of the Tower of Babel, Nimrod extended his domain to the territory of Assyria and there built “Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah and Resen between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.” (Ge 10:11, 12; compare Mic 5:6.) Since Assyria evidently derived its name from Shem’s son Asshur, Nimrod, as a grandson of Ham, must have invaded Shemite territory. So it would seem that Nimrod made the start in becoming a mighty one or hero, not only as a hunter of animals but also as a warrior, a man of aggression. (Ge 10:8) 
8 "Cush became father to Nimʹrod. He was the first to become a mighty one on the earth. 9 "He became a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah. That is why there is a saying: “Just like Nimʹrod, a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah.” 
Observes the Cyclopædia by M’Clintock and Strong: “That the mighty hunting was not confined to the chase is apparent from its close connection with the building of eight cities. . . . What Nimrod did in the chase as a hunter was the earlier token of what he achieved as a conqueror. For hunting and heroism were of old specially and naturally associated . . . The Assyrian monuments also picture many feats in hunting, and the word is often employed to denote campaigning. . . . The chase and the battle, which in the same country were connected so closely in aftertimes, may therefore be virtually associated or identified here. The meaning then will be, that Nimrod was the first after the flood to found a kingdom, to unite the fragments of scattered patriarchal rule, and consolidate them under himself as sole head and master; and all this in defiance of Jehovah, for it was the violent intrusion of Hamitic power into a Shemitic territory.”—1894, Vol. VII, p. 109.
Religion. Babylon was a most religious place. Evidence from excavations and from ancient texts points to the existence of more than 50 temples. The principal god of the imperial city was Marduk, called Merodach in the Bible. It has been suggested that Nimrod was deified as Marduk, but the opinions of scholars as to identifications of gods with specific humans vary. Triads of deities were also prominent in the Babylonian religion.
One of these, made up of two gods and a goddess, was Sin (the moon-god), Shamash (the sun-god), and Ishtar; these were said to be the rulers of the zodiac. And still another triad was composed of the devils Labartu, Labasu, and Akhkhazu. Idolatry was everywhere in evidence. Babylon was indeed “a land of graven images,” filthy “dungy idols.”—Jer 50:1, 2, 38.
The Babylonians developed astrology in an effort to discover man’s future in the stars. (See ASTROLOGERS.) Magic, sorcery, and astrology played a prominent part in their religion. (Isa 47:12, 13;Da 2:27; 4:7) Many heavenly bodies, for example, planets, were named after Babylonian gods. Divination continued to be a basic component of Babylonian religion in the days of Nebuchadnezzar, who used it to reach decisions.—Eze 21:20-22.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200003259

@Bible Speaks  The  devil  don't  need  a  WARNING...  he  is  knowing  his  short  time   and  JW  also  knowing  that !    But  your  picture  is  very  nice,  S. E. ❤

12 "On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time.” (Revelation 12:12) NWT 
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