Alexa

"The Spanish government is violating fundamental rights"
 
 

Donald Trump talking about NK being a threat to Peace & Security earlier 
Amazing how often peace & security or safety is being mentioned by world leaders again lately.
Sept 21 2017 International Day of Peace - theme this year was Peace, safety & dignity.
 

I figured I would start a topic on "peace and security' since so much news constantly comes out regarding this theme lately:
Paul in his letter to the Thessalonians.

He draws attention to “Jehovah’s day.” As used here, “Jehovah’s day” refers to the period that will start with the destruction of false religion and will culminate in the war of Armageddon. However, just before that day of Jehovah begins, world leaders will be saying “Peace and security!” This may refer to one event or to a series of events. Nations may think that they are close to solving some of their big problems.
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My  current  loving  song  in  German,  sung  by  our  anointed  Brother  Melano,  this  year  in  Bethel / Germany,  I  posted  both  before  a  time !
Melano  was  for  some  weeks  in  the  Bethel with  his  wife They  recorded  2  songs  with  him,  a  wonderful   soft  voice....
 
W.ORG Broadcast Januar 2017 Produced by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Wallkill, New York, U.S.A. 2017 Watch Tower Bible and Trackt Society of Pennsylvania Synchronisierung 2017: Wachtturm Bibel- und Traktat-Gesellschaft der Zeugen Jehovas, e.V., Selters/Ts.
and  in  English,  both  with  text !   Enjoy ;-)
 
Your Word Endures Forever January 2017 JW Music Video Lyrics - JW Broadcasting January 2017

A French fortune: Lilian Bettencourt's name was synonymous with 'scandal'
 
 

The topic bellow is not accepting any further comments so I have no choice but to start another topic, although this thread will probably be really short...
I  wanted to comment on this remark made by @Alessandro Corona : "Russell was also involved in the distribution of a book written by a demon through automatic/angel writing called seola, later renamed to of angels and women. Samuel Herd has even come out and said it was a fantastic novel. So you can see the type of judgment the leadership of bethel really has".
That the book was written through automatic angel writing is mere speculation and not based on any know facts.  The publishers Leopold Classic Library commented on its re- print: ....."our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades...... We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book”  I have the book, and agree with both Leopold publishing and Br. Herd (if he really said anything like what was quoted). It is a romantic novel of the caliber of well known classics and if you can get a hold of it (Amazon has it) then I recommend it for your library.
I think the rumour originally got started because it was said that  Ms. Ann Eliza Smith, the author, had never read the Bible and despite that, her observations regarding that time (antediluvian) were remarkably accurate so much so that is was deemed she must have had this information communicated to her via an angel. I find it unlikely that she didn’t know anything about the Bible since most people at that time did, and one of her other novels (From dawn to sunrise) apparently deals with “the historical and philosophical religious ideas of mankind”. She herself says that : “the theory upon which the story is founded is in strict accordance with the sacred writings of the Hebrews and traditions of other ancient nations”.
Anyway, for those who want to know more about the novel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seola
Note what the footnote says about the music that she said had inspired her: “A book review publisher called, "Good Company-Sunday Afternoon: A magazine for the household" released an article on the novel Seola in 1878. The magazine believed the compositions that motivated Smith to write the novel was the prelude to the “Creation”, one of Strauss’s waltzes, a scrap of a symphony of Saint Saens, and Wagner’s Centennial March, all played simultaneously in a small room”. 
Also note the reason Br. Russell recommended the book was because: "we believe it will be of interest to Bible Students, who are familiar with the machinations of the devil and the demons and the influence exercised by them prior to the flood and also now in this evil day. The book throws light on the subject and is believed, will aid those who carefully consider it to avoid the baneful effects of spiritism, now so prevalent in the world".
Of course this kind of reasoning was very popular at the time because as was said "spiritism was now so prevalent in the world"*. However now, we would just consider the novel an interesting read as any other, well written story, (that was made up but based on facts), would be.
*It seems the popularity of spiritism (called spiritualism by wikipedia) got it's modern start in Europe and the USA in the late 1800's with the "help" of the Fox sisters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_sisters
 
 
 
 

Parents in Mali concerned about Turkish-owned schools
 
 

The Leader of the "Christian state", which threatens to burn theaters and kill directors, was detained and released the next day. Orel's Jehovah's Witness Dennis Kristensen, who did absolutely nothing, and the prosecutor's office does not even know what to blame, is arrested and imprisoned without trial for four months.////
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Tillerson on Iran: "One can almost set the alarm clock to when Iran can resume its nuclear program"
 
 

France: Unions stage fresh protests over labour law reform
 
 

US - At United Nations, Rouhani defends Iran nuclear deal against 'rogue newcomers'
 
 

Hurricane Maria: Whole of Puerto Rico without power as storm devastates island
 
 

France: National Front Leader Philippot explains why he leaves the party