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Ruling oriented brothers, just example :))) by John Cedars source. Â Â
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Russian Baptists support Jehovah's Witnesses DOCUMENT: OPEN LETTER TO RUSSIAN PRESIDENT V.V. PUTIN OPEN LETTER 5 April 2017 Profoundly esteemed Vladimir Vladimirovich, peace to you! On 15 March 2017 the Russian Ministry of Justice filed in the Supreme Court of the RF a lawsuit for the liquidation of the "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" and for the banning of the activity of the religious organization for extremism. Consideration of the lawsuit is scheduled for 5 April. Simultaneously, by an order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian federation of 15 March 2017 "Concerning the suspension …
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Something I thought might be relevant since we are studying the God's Kingdom book. Not long ago, in a WT article, it was mentioned in reference to the "Kingdom being preached in all the inhabited earth" that this will not mean that literally everyone on Earth would have heard about the Kingdom before Armageddon starts. When one does a bit of mathematics (not my forte) and calculates the percentage of current Jehovah's Witnesses in comparison to the World's population we arrive at 0.1%. This is a very small percentage indeed. (8 million JW to 8 billion population) If we were to assume some averages, and use the United States as a fair example, then we can assume…
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Re-posting this with additions, on the identity of the Man of Lawlessness. I can’t seem to find my previous post that was made under the past label “Controversial” a long while back. Imagine a large room, where genuine anointed ones from the organization have gathered together. I say “genuine” because it is becoming a discreet trend for many to partake during the memorial, who are not anointed. In my mind, I see this as another attempt by Satan to seduce individuals into thinking that all are part of the anointed Body of Christ, under the New Covenant; and which is another step, in concealing who are the “holy ones”. Imagine that these anointed ones in…
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Do Jehovah Witnesses Attend Funerals & Weddings?
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Witnesses embrace both weddings and funerals. Jehovah's Witnesses attend weddings and funerals except under certain circumstances. The Witnesses have nothing against weddings or funerals, but they do have strict religious beliefs that impel them to avoid certain activities and celebrations which, they believe, violate moral principles found in the Bible. Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate some events, including birthdays and Christmas, that they say resemble paganism more than Christian belief. So some may conclude that the Witnesses are against weddings and funerals. But actually, the Witnesses attend weddings and funerals for essentially the same reasons tha…
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Born: 1950- Location: ? “Tony” Morris as his friends call him Part of a series about: Served in a medical capacity at Long Binh in the Vietnam War 1968-1970 (discussed in one of his talks) (Link here when we find it) Studied with Jehovah's Witnesses and subsequently baptized in 1970. He married his wife Susan who is Irish. (year ?) Was in full-time service from 1971-74, then raised two sons (Jesse and Paul) and resumed full-time service in 1979. He served in the circuit work and went to Patterson in 2002. He has two sons (Jesse and Paul) both reportedly serving in Bethel. Appointed to work in the Service Dept…
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Jehovah's Witnesses new world headquarters
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Video: Jehovah's Witnesses new world headquarters.
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Some participants here may recall the utter shock of what our JW friends suffered in Malawi. The persecution was horrendous. It was all over a document known as an MCP party card. How many here have ever held one in their hand to look it over and see what it is? JWs of the time were under the impression that, as it was quoted in our publications, "they can give their allegiance only to Jehovah God and his kingdom". (Ref https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1968081?q=they+can+give+their+allegiance+only+to+Jehovah+God+and+his+kingdom&p=par#h=16 ) Under that impression, JWs in Malawi were refusing to obtain the MCP party card.
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Information regarding this former member of the Governing Body is hard to find. This is a snippet of some information found online about him: I think in today's world the situation would have been handled differently since nowadays they have made a distinction between homosexual tendencies / thoughts and a "practicing homosexual". -------------------------------------------------------------- Governing Body member Ewart Chitty (born ca. 1898) resigned his position in 1979. He entered the London Bethel in 1921, began to work in "the office", and by 1938 held some sort of official position, as two 1938 Watchtowers have him reporting to J. F. Rutherford on the…
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“What a great idea for a Baptism, our dear older one of jehovahs witnesses have them sit in the water’.... One of our oldest Publisher ! Baptized with 99 years ;o) MAY JEHOVAH BLESS YOU, DEAR SISTER ❤
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Routine harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses reported
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ACTION OF LAW DOES NOT EXTEND TO POLICE AND FSB OF STAVROPOL TERRITORY Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, 22 September 2016 Early in the morning of 20 September 2016, armed agents of law enforcement bodies in masks conducted a series of searches in houses of worship and private homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Stavropol territory and Karachay-Cherkesia. In Nezlobnaia station, agents of law enforcement bodies burst into a house of worship, after having blocked the entry doors and smashed several internal doors. After refusing entry to a representative of the owner, they conducted a search, during which they planted in the building books that…
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Part of a series on: This Grammy-Award winning Jazz guitarist is another well-known Witness of Jehovah. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, where he began playing music outside a corner store at age seven, Benson’s accomplishments also include a triple platinum album (Breezin’) and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Benson enjoyed making music that is about love and romance, but without the crudeness often present in such lyrics. In this, as well as in the healthy relationship he’s maintained with his beloved wife Johnnie Lee since the 60’s, Benson is a shining example of how fame and fortune need not turn one away from s…
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It is to be noted that both Rolf Furuli and Gerard Gertroux are both Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Caleb & Sophia, as sweet nice doll's for our kiddies to playing...
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Interviews and Experiences... ( video ) Alma Miller: Still Serving Jehovah at 107 Years Old ! May Jehovah beyond bless you, dear Sister ❤
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Annual Meeting 2017 Place for this year's Annual Meeting. Warwick Auditorium. ??? 1 2 3
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Annual Meeting 2017 Place for this year's Annual Meeting. Warwick Auditorium. The Annual meeting is at Warwick Bethel Headquarters, Warwick, New York
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12 ...."‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says:“You were the model of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eʹden, the garden of God. You were adorned with every precious stone —Ruby, topaz, and jasper; chrysʹo·lite, onyx, and jade; sapphire, turquoise, and emerald; And their settings and mountings were made of gold. They were prepared on the day you were created. 14 I assigned you as the anointed covering cherub. You were on the holy mountain of God, and you walked about among fiery stones. 15 You were faultless in your ways from the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you. 16 Because of you…
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"Therefore Gog still represents, not a visible human ruler or nation, such as Russia, but a spirit ruler. Whom, then, does Gog symbolize? It is evident now that Gog is a figure prophetic of the ruler of all seven demon princes, namely, Satan the Devil." w53 10/1 p. 583 "However, recent Bible investigation has proved that Gog of Magog is a prophetic symbol of the false god of this world, Satan the Devil, when making his final attack upon the Christian witnesses of God’s kingdom of heaven." w60 4/15 p. 243 "Gog is “the ruler of this world,” Satan the Devil. He received the name Gog after his ouster from heaven, following the Kingdom’s birth in 1914. (John 12:31…
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YEHOVAH, YAHWEH, YHWH, יהוה A beautiful picture of Jehovah's TETRAGRAMMATON The tetragrammaton (from Greek Τετραγράμματον, meaning "(consisting) of four letters")[1][2] is the Hebrew theonym יהוה, commonly transliterated into Latin letters as YHWH. It is one of the names of God, the Holy Father of the Israelites used in the Hebrew Bible.[3][4][5] The name may be derived from a verb that means "to be", "to exist", "to cause to become", or "to come to pass".[1][6] The books of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible (with the exception of Esther and Song of Songs) contain the Hebrew word יהוה. Religiously observant Jews and those who follow conse…
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Phillip Morris Company is now called Altria, Inc. I saw this thread on Facebook and would like to know the truth.
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Part of a series on: Luke Evans (born 15 April 1979)[1] is a Welsh actor and singer. Evans began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before getting his breakthrough role in Hollywood starring in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake, playing Apollo. Following his debut, Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012), and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers (2011), in which he played Aramis. In 2013, Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6, and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's three…
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If someone asked you this question at the door this morning how would you answer? ---------------------------------------------------- Jehovah’s Witnesses treat Father’s Day as any other, and will love their Fathers just as much that day as any other day. Jehovah’s Witnesses base all of their beliefs, their standards for conduct, and organizational procedures on the Bible. Yes, the Bible does command children to honor, obey and respect their parents. (Eph. 6:1, 2) But nowhere does it advocate the commemoration of a special “Father’s Day”.True Christians follow Jesus Christ as their Exemplar and realize that to Jesus, every day was Father’s Day. He did …
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NEW WORLD WARWICK CENTER, HEADQUARTERS, USA The beautiful entrance hall ❤
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So a bad flu came along... scared the world and stopped the "constant feature" of our Kingdom service.....Hmmm I remember so many examples of righteous and brave brothers doing "underground" work in scary countries ... risking and sometimes losing their lives just so that some green bibles and watchtowers could make it to x country under ban. Fast forward to 2020.... JW's turn into Televangelists conveniently in the mid 2010's and all it takes is a bad flu to stop "the constant feature" "The sacrificial smoke" pleasing to Jehovah himself. The territories became so scary they had to stand with carts instead of actually approaching random people and knoc…
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On June 23, 2016, San Diego, California, Superior Court Judge Richard Strauss grew tired of the Watchtower Society fighting his order to produce a 1997 letter sent to all elders worldwide, and decided to sanction the religion with a fine of $4000 per day until the Watchtower complied with that order. Today is November 12 2017. Quick mathematical say that this Company payed almost $2 000 000 until today. Imagine how many ice creams children in JW congregations would be able to enjoy after Sunday meetings in KH, with this fund. Imagine how many poor bro and sis in congregations worldwide would be helped and receive some comfort for daily life. But as Bible say…
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Has anyone wondered about this? God’s Kingdom Rules! Page 230, par.19 & 20 says: How to Prepare Ourselves 19 How can we prepare ourselves for the earthshaking events that are to come? The Watchtower stated some years ago: “Survival will depend on obedience.” Why is that so? The answer is found in a warning from Jehovah to the captive Jews living in ancient Babylon. Jehovah foretold that Babylon would be conquered, but what were God’s people to do to prepare themselves for that event? Jehovah stated: “Go, my people, enter your inner rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a brief moment until …
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Russian Ministry of Justice Finds No Legal Basis to Target Jehovah's Witnesses. http://bit.ly/2ot54gC
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Special Notice: This is a controversial page. The views expressed by Raymond Franz are his alone and do not represent the views of this website or it's readers. It is included here for historical and archival reasons in holding with the truth of the events of the early 1980's - The Librarian Raymond Victor Franz (May 8, 1922 – June 2, 2010) was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from 20 October 1971 until 22 May 1980,[1][2] and served at the organization's world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980. Franz claimed the request for his resignation and his subsequent disfellowshipping resulted from allegations of his apostasy from the …
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Bible Prophecy and 2034. Will you gain spiritual discernment to become a Survivor of the Last Days? 1 2 3 4 17
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Bible Prophecy and 2034. Will you gain spiritual discernment to become a Survivor of the Last Days? Is not wisdom calling out? Is not discernment raising its voice? (Proverbs 8:1) The Last Days at (2 Peter 3:3) and (2 Timothy 3:1) as far as timing goes, have different beginnings and lengths of time that will culminate into a simultaneous ending on 2034. The timing of the last days in Second Peter are expained in the entire third chapter. However, allow me to show you the specific scripture that points to the timing of a day. "However, do not let this escape your notice, beloved ones, that one day is with Jeho…
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On the questions forum the video "The Kingdom---100 Years and Counting" was mentioned. I notice that it begins with the same event the 2014 book "God's Kingdom Rule" does: October 1st or 2nd, 1914, and C.T. Russell's announcement that the Gentiles times had ended. The letter in the book from the GB invites you to PICTURE yourself as a member of the Brooklyn Bethel family on Friday morning, October 2, 1914. and with the video that's certainly easy to do, isn't it. But what did that mean to them, “The Gentile Times have ended; their kings have had their day!” What events were they looking forward to? Did those events take place?
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