REFLECTION BEFORE APRIL 5. 2017 ( Russia )

[Queen Esther]

REFLECTION BEFORE APRIL 5. 2017

 Let us be clear.
By definition, in Russia we are and will always be an extremist sect.
But so were the early Christians.Acts 24: 5
We are accused of separating families. That is malicious misrepresentation of something that happens on time. For something Jesus said: (Matthew 10: 34-37) Do not think that I came to put peace on the earth; I came not to make peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to cause division, and the man shall be against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the young wife against her mother in law. 36 Truly the enemies of man shall be persons of his own house. 37 He who cares more for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me; And the one who has the greatest affection for a son or daughter who is not worthy of me.

We are accused of fomenting hatred
Another misrepresentation of Jesus' words: (Luke 14:26) "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and sons and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own soul, he can not be my disciple .
The reality is that as families come to know the Truth, some members go on spiritual paths and others do not. It is an inevitable consequence. We do not encourage hatred.

They forbid us to preach the good news.
Neither is this new. The first Christians were threatened to leave the preaching. (Acts 5: 27-29) So they brought them and stood them in the hall of the Sanhedrin. And the high priest questioned them, 28 and said, "We bid you positively that they should not continue to teach on the basis of this name, and yet, look, they have filled Jerusalem with their teaching, and are determined to bring the blood of This man over us. " 29 In response, Peter and the [other] apostles said: "We must obey God as ruler rather than men.

Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia face all these allegations.
To placate the Russian authorities, witnesses have stopped using information carts in the streets. They have stopped using many Watchtower publications in the halls of the kingdom.
But, will they stop preaching ABSOLUTELY?
We have no doubt that AS ORGANIZATION, the lawyers, will be seeking agreements with the government for our own sake.

But, there is another very delicate aspect.
There is no doubt that the Russian Orthodox Church is behind this issue.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which forbade all forms of religion, the Orthodox Church is now reemerging. President Putin had been secretly baptized in Soviet times. He is now the greatest advocate of this church.
This church-state alliance is the greatest threat to Jehovah's Witnesses.
Is the faith of our Russian brothers up to the circumstances that come?
Will your faith bear the test of our beliefs?
Because since 1914 we have taught that the King Jesus Christ already rules between nations and that Babylon the Great can no longer bend our people. But the Orthodox Church is moving to completely crush the witnesses, confiscating Bethel headquarters and every kingdom hall throughout Russian territory.

Will Jesus Christ deal with the enormous flood of letters sent to the government and judges? In spite of these letters, we witness not forget to PRAY INTENSELY for our own in the eyes of the Almighty Jehovah. (Acts 4:29) And now, Jehovah, pay attention to their threats, and grant to your slaves that they continue to speak your word with all boldness,
Of course, if letter writing as a strategy works and the court fails in favor of the organization, Jehovah will be credited with giving the theocratic organization another resounding victory.

[Queen Esther]

ACTUALLY  OUR  BROTHER'S  FROM  THE  UKRAINE  WERE  WRITING  LETTERS  TO  THEIR  BROTHERS  IN  RUSSIA....  THATS  JW  LOVE❤

   JEHOVAH  WILL  WIN...  EVERLASTING !!

[Queen Esther]

Paul was saying that God’s promises always come true. Jehovah said about his word: “It will not return to me without results.” And he said: “It will have certain success in that for which I have sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)

[Queen Esther]

ONLY  1 day....   then  we  will  get  the  result  about  our  Russian  dear  Brothers❤

[Queen Esther]

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[Maria Van Eyk]

How and when will we know the outcome of our brothers and sisters in Russia?

[Queen Esther]

@Maria Van Eyk ......

We  hope  of  today....   of  sure  in  this  week !  SO,  we  shall  see

[Queen Esther]

APRIL 3, 2017
RUSSIA
On Video: Experts React to Threat of Ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia

 

On April 5, 2017, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation is expected to rule on whether to liquidate and ban the activity of all legal entities used by Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout Russia. A ruling against the Witnesses would criminalize their worship. Several human rights experts from Russia and abroad comment on the unjust actions of Russian authorities and how a ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses would affect not only the Witnesses but also Russia’s international reputation and religious freedom for its citizens.

    Heiner Bielefeldt: “If Jehovah’s Witnesses are extremist, I think we all are”

    Former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief

    Dr. Massimo Introvigne: “The only relationship between Jehovah’s Witnesses and violence is that they have been victims of violence”

    Sociologist and Former Representative of the OSCE on Combating Racism, Xenophobia, Discrimination

    Annika Hvithamar: ‘If Jehovah’s Witnesses are extremist, then most versions of Christianity could be accused of the same thing’

    Associate Professor/Head of Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen

( watch  the  3  video's  on  jw.org )

https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/experts-on-threat-of-ban-jehovahs-witnesses/

[Queen Esther]

NEWS.....

https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODOurOrganization/pub-jwb_201703_14_VIDEO

Our Organization
Russian Authorities Move to Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses

speaking  is  our  GB  Brother  Sanderson !   Very  interesting  to  hear....

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