Jehovah Designs the Beautiful Heavens For You and Me! ???

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148 Praise Jah!

Praise Jehovah from the heavens;

Praise him in the heights.

 2 Praise him, all his angels.

Praise him, all his army.

3 Praise him, sun and moon.

Praise him, all shining stars.

 4 Praise him, O highest heavens

And waters above the heavens.

 5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah,

For he commanded, and they were created.

 6  He keeps them established forever and ever;

He has issued a decree that will not pass away. (Psalms 148:1-6).

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Although his power sustains the universe and the living creatures in it (Ps 136:25; 148:2-6;Mt 5:45), Jehovah is not like an impersonal power plant; his acts prove he is a personal and purposeful God. He is also a historical God, as he has perceptively intervened in human affairs at definite dates of history, at specified places, and with regard to particular persons or peoples. As the “living and true God” (1Th 1:9; Jos 3:10; Jer 10:10), he has shown himself aware of all that is taking place in the universe, reacting according to what has occurred, as well as taking the initiative in furthering his purpose.

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In every case, his varied expressions of power have been in harmony with his righteousness (Ps 98:1, 2; 111:2, 3, 7;Isa 5:16); they all bring enlightenment to his creatures. They show on the one hand that fear of him “is fitting,” for he is a God “exacting exclusive devotion” and “a consuming fire” against those practicing wickedness, making it “a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Jer 10:6, 7; Ex 20:5; Heb 10:26-31; 12:28, 29) He is not to be trifled with.—Ex 8:29.

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On the other hand, his use of power is even more wonderfully manifest in rewarding righteous-hearted persons sincerely seeking him, strengthening them to do assigned tasks and needful work (Ps 84:5-7; Isa 40:29-31) as well as to endure under stress (Ps 46:1; Isa 25:4), providing for and sustaining them (Ps 145:14-16), protecting, saving, and liberating them in times of danger and aggression. (Ps 20:6, 7) “His eyes are roving about through all the earth to show his strength in behalf of those whose heart is complete toward him.” (2Ch 16:9) Those who come to know him find his name to be “a strong tower” to which they can turn. (Pr 18:10; Ps 91:1-8) 

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Knowledge of his mighty acts gives assurance that he hears the prayers of his trusting servants and is able to answer, if necessary, with “fear-inspiring things in righteousness.” (Ps 65:2, 5) In a figurative sense, he is “near” and hence can be swift in responding.—Ps 145:18, 19; Jude 24, 25.

 

 

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Martin Popek of Nýdek, Czechia, photographed these jellyfish sprites high above a thunderstorm in Austria on June 20, 2017. 

JELLYFISH SPRITES OVER EUROPE: We all know what comes out of the bottom of a thunderstorm: lightning. But do you know what comes out of the top? On June 20th, an amateur astronomer photographed incredible jellyfish-shaped 'sprites' flickering above a storm system in Austria. Such upper atmospheric lightning is a form of space weather that is being seen and photographed by increasing numbers of sky watchers.

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The Cat's Eye Nebula, which is 3,000 light-years from Earth, as captured by the Hubble telescope. (Photo: NASA)

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Turns out it does rain on the sun — just not the kind any of us would want to experience. In this photo captured by the orbiting TRACE telescope, coronal rain — plasma riding magnetic waves above the sun's surface — is falling back to the surface as it cools. The average temperature of this "rain"? A searing 107,540 degrees Fahrenheit. 

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