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Government being Urged to Dissolve Jehovah’s Witnesses in Indonesia – Its teachings contravene the state ideology Pancasila and the group’s followers do not respect the Indonesian national flag.  Indonesia ?? Jakarta, GIVnews.com –
A Catholic political observer has urged the government to dissolve Jehovah’s Witnesses in Indonesia, claiming that the Christian denomination’s teachings contravene state ideology Pancasila like the recently dissolved Muslim group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). Boni Hargens said the nationalism spirit of Jehovah’s followers is doubtful. They do not respect Indonesia’s ‘Red-and-White’ national flag, he said in a written statement received by the media on Tuesday (25/7) as reported by Antaranews.com. “They hold that respecting the national flag is prohibited by their holy book,” said Boni Hargens, who teaches political science at Universitas Indonesia in Depok and took an active part in public protests.
The outspoken Boni Hargens had previously aired a similar demand to the authorities shortly after President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo signed a week ago a Regulation in a Lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 2 Year 2017, which effectively dissolved HTI. Widely known as a radical organization and a part of the international Hizbut Tahir, HTI aims to turn Indonesia into an Islamic caliphate.
In Indonesia, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are known through its followers who fearlessly and aggressively proselytize at public places. Muslims and the majority of Christians in Indonesia were said to dislike Jehovah’s Witnesses, calling it an ‘aberrant’ Christian denomination.
Perppu No. 1 Year 2017 is aimed to crush radical mass organizations in the predominantly Muslim Indonesia. The issuing of the law amid widespread fear of radical terrorism.
http://www.globalindonesianvoices.com/30821/government-being-urged-to-dissolve-jehovahs-witnesses-in-indonesia/

“Be Joyful Forever in What I Am Creating”
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“For here I am creating new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart." (Isa 65:17)
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 You can find millions today who are gladly submitting to such rulership. They are benefiting from its educational program and striving to follow its laws found in the Bible. (Isaiah 54:13) These make up the basis of “a new earth” in the sense that they form a global society of all nationalities, languages, and races, and they work together in submission to the reigning King, Jesus Christ. A significant fact is that you can be part of this!—Micah 4:1-4
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21 We are assured of this as we move into this wonderful prophecy. The end of Re 21 verse 3 speaks of the time when God will be with mankind, turning his beneficent attention toward people doing his will. (Ezekiel 43:7) John continues in Re 21 verses 4, 5: “He [Jehovah] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away. And the One seated on the throne said: ‘Look! I am making all things new.’ Also, he says: ‘Write, because these words are faithful and true.’” What an uplifting prophecy!
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Pause to savor what the Bible is foretelling. ‘God will wipe out every tear from their eyes.’ That cannot refer to normal tears that wash our sensitive eyes, nor can it refer to tears of joy. No, the tears that God will wipe out are tears caused by suffering, grief, disappointment, hurt, and agony. How can we be sure? Well, this remarkable promise of God links wiping out tears with ‘death, mourning, outcry, and pain being no more.’—John 11:35.
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Does this not prove that cancer, strokes, heart attacks, and even death will have been eliminated? Who of us has not lost a loved one to some disease, accident, or disaster? God here promises that death will be no more, which suggests that the children who might be born then will not have to face the prospect of growing up and then getting old—ending in death. This prophecy also means no more Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, fibroid tumors, glaucoma, or even cataracts—so common in old age.
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You would no doubt agree that mourning and outcry would decrease with the removal of death, old age, and disease. 
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Yet, what about grinding poverty, child abuse, and oppressive discrimination based on background or skin color? Were such things—common today—to continue, we would not be rid of mourning and outcry. 
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Thus, life under “a new heaven and a new earth” will not be marred by these present causes of sorrow. What a change! We have, though, considered so far only three of the four occurrences in the Bible of the phrase “new heavens and a new earth.” 
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There is one more that ties in with what we have examined and that underscores why we have reason to look forward to when and how God will fulfill his promise to ‘make all things new.’
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102001046?q=isa+65%3A17&p=par

(NASA)  Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica 
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JEHOVAH OUR GOD IS AWESOME!!
It has been one of the better skies of this long night. In parts of Antarctica, not only is it winter, but the Sun can spend weeks below the horizon. At China’s Zhongshan Station, people sometimes venture out into the cold to photograph a spectacular night sky. The featured image from one such outing was taken in mid-July, just before the end of this polar night. Pointing up, the wide angle lens captured not only the ground at the bottom, but at the top as well. In the foreground is a colleague also taking pictures. In the distance, a spherical satellite receiver and several windmills are visible. Numerous stars dot the night sky, including Sirius and Canopus. Far in the background, stretching overhead from horizon to horizon, is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Even further in the distance, visible as extended smudges near the top, are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, satellite galaxies near our huge Milky Way Galaxy.
Image Credit & Copyright: LI Hang

How many lions are left in the wild? - Fewer than you think.
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Lions have disappeared from 80 percent of their historic range due to habitat loss, hunting and poaching, retaliatory killings by livestock owners and loss of prey. “Nearly a century ago, there were as many as 200,000 lions living in the wild in Africa. Today, the most recent surveys estimate that there are fewer than 30,000 lions living in the wild in Africa today.”
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Some estimates are much lower, putting wild lion populations at as few as 20,000.
Though lions are such a big part of the human consciousness across the planet, we are at risk of the species entirely disappearing from the grasslands where they roam. This fact surprises many people, including those who love lions. These big cats are part of a much bigger ecosystem, one in which humans play a significant role. That role can be shifted from one that is causing lion populations to dwindle toward extinction, to one that creates strategies for coexisting with and protecting this important and magnificent predator.
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Read more: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/how-many-lions-are-left-in-the-wild#ixzz3hKclQdig
When did lions disappear from Bible lands?
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Glazed-brick frieze of a lion
A glazed-brick frieze from ancient Babylon
Although there are no lions in the wild in the Holy Land today, some 150 Scriptural references to this animal show that it was familiar to Bible writers. Most of those references are figurative; yet, some record actual encounters with lions. Samson, David, and Benaiah, for example, are credited with killing lions. (Judges 14:5, 6; 1 Samuel 17:34, 35; 2 Samuel 23:20) Other individuals were slain by lions.—1 Kings 13:24; 2 Kings 17:25.
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In ancient times, the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) ranged from Asia Minor and Greece to Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, and northwest India. Feared and respected, the animal often appeared in ancient Near Eastern art. Outstanding glazed-brick depictions of lions decorated ancient Babylon’s Processional Way.
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Crusaders reportedly hunted lions in Palestine toward the end of the 12th century C.E. Lions seem to have become extinct in the area shortly after 1300. However, their presence was still reported in Mesopotamia and Syria until the 19th century and in Iran and Iraq as late as the first part of the 20th century.

Stadium "Rukh" Ivano Frankivsk
Romania 
Don't Give Up! 2017

What  is  God ?   According  to  a  now  15 year old  genius  physicist,   Max Loughan  -
Very  interesting  thoughts  for  a  young  boy !  and  telling  alot  about  the  Bible.  ---  Its  amazing,  what  he  has  to  tell  us....

Hi. I am Spanish and my name is María José López Montore. I am writing to you to denounce that Max Loughan, the 13-year-old boy who inspired by the spirit of Nicolas Tesla, with more than 500 entries in Google, claims to be the author of the new theory of the universe and the new definition of God, has infringed my author rights by doing these Affirmations, as you can see in this videos and in others he has shared in Youtube:

Quite simply put he believes that god is just energy, well I have some very disturbing news for him, God is love energy is not, God loves energy does not, need I say more

Have you heard of Sir Issac Newton? Amazing information for us to see how he knew Truths in the Bible! 
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The famous mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) also had a keen interest in the Bible. He understood that the holy ones will be raised to heavenly life and will rule invisibly with Christ. (Rev. 5:9, 10) As for the subjects of the Kingdom, he wrote: “The earth shall continue to be inhabited by mortals after the day of judgment and that not only for a 1000 years but even for ever.”
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Newton considered Christ’s presence to be centuries away. “One reason why Newton saw the Kingdom of God so far in the future was because he was profoundly pessimistic about the deep Trinitarian apostasy he saw around him,” said historian Stephen Snobelen. The good news was still veiled. And Newton saw no Christian movement that could preach it. He wrote: “These prophecies of Daniel and John [the latter recorded in the book of Revelation] should not be understood till the time of the end.” Newton explained: “‘Then,’ saith Daniel, ‘many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.’ For the Gospel must be preached in all nations before the great tribulation, and end of the world. The palm-bearing multitude, which come out of this great tribulation, cannot be innumerable out of all nations, unless they be made so by the preaching of the Gospel before it comes.”—Dan. 12:4; Matt. 24:14; Rev. 7:9, 10.
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Why did mankind’s hope remain obscure for most people in the days of Milton and Newton?
In the days of Milton and Newton, to express ideas contrary to official doctrine of the church was dangerous. Therefore, much of their Bible scholarship remained unpublished until after their deaths. The Reformation of the 16th century failed to reform the teaching about inherent immortality, and mainstream Protestant churches continued to teach Augustine’s idea that the Millennium was past, not future. 
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You may have read about the incident involving Sir Isaac Newton and a model of the solar system. Reportedly, a visiting atheist asked: “Who made it?” When Newton answered, “Nobody!” the atheist replied, “You must think I am a fool!” Newton is then said to have told the atheist that his puny imitation of the much grander solar system proves that there has to be a designer or maker. As appealing as this account may be, historical sources, as well as Newton scholars and biographers, cannot provide evidence that this conversation really occurred. Interestingly, the earliest references to this incident appeared in the early 1800’s using, not Newton’s name, but the name of German scholar Athanasius Kircher.
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NEWTON, SIR ISAAC
account about model of solar system: yb11 12
belief in earthly paradise to come: w09 8/15 14
comments on—
Bible: it-1 311; ba 14; g96 2/8 9; pr 13; Lmn 5
blood: it-1 345-346; g86 9/8 25
Christ’s return: g 4/08 8; jv 46
God’s existence: g92 3/22 10; g88 6/8 6
“great crowd” (Re 7:9): jv 160
preaching “good news of the kingdom” (Mt 24:14): w09 8/15 14; jv 160
time for understanding Daniel and Revelation: w09 8/15 14; jv 160
law of gravitation: g89 10/8 16-17
pursuits: w15 6/1 6
relationship with—
scholar William Whiston: g 8/14 12; w94 3/15 26-27
scientist Robert Hooke: g 7/06 28
Trinity rejected by: jv 124
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200274091

Found "Dumbo"!
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Have you ever heard of a dumbo octopus? 
Find out the other seamount secrets we discovered off the coast of Hawaii
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Jehovah loves all his Bears and Creation, only He can save the damages the Earth has come under because of man. He has promised a New Earth were Righteousness is to dwell.
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(Psalm 36:6-10) . . .Your righteousness is like mountains of God; Your judicial decision is a vast watery deep. Man and beast you save, O Jehovah. 7 How precious your loving-kindness is, O God! And in the shadow of your wings the sons of men themselves take refuge. 8 They drink their fill of the fatness of your house; And of the torrent of your pleasures you cause them to drink. 9 For with you is the source of life; By light from you we can see light. 10 Continue your loving-kindness to those knowing you, And your righteousness to those upright in heart. . ."
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(Psalm 37:6-7) . . .And he will certainly bring forth your righteousness as the light itself, And your justice as the midday. ד [Da′leth] 7 Keep silent before Jehovah And wait longingly for him. Do not show yourself heated up at anyone making his way successful, At the man carrying out [his] ideas."
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(Psalm 37:10-11) . . .And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. 11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace." 
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Hence, the earth’s future is not hopeless. Plants and animals will be saved. Endangered species lists will be gone. Our air and water will be fresh again. Obedient humans will be there to enjoy it. Would you like to see that? You can. How? The Bible gives details on what to do. Why not make a systematic examination of the Bible to find out for yourself? Ask the publishers of this magazine to put you in touch with someone who can help you get started. Why pass up the opportunity to learn how you and your family could enjoy a pristine environment forever?
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102003843?q=animals+saved&p=par

Don't Give Up!  – 2017 – Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Regional Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses, California 
Day One - "Let us not give up in doing what is fine." - Galatians 6:9
Mira Loma Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses California

Jehovah Witnesses  - One Day at a time in the new System...
Beautiful song by a Brother...  An example of the old getting younger,  so loving, thank you Brother for this wonderful tearful song.  All praise and glory to our loving father Jehovah,  HE is the Artist !

102  Years  Old  and  still  Street -Witnessing.  This  is  Sister  Mary,  WOW !!
This  is  so  encouraging  in  a  world  of  hate  and  violence toward our loving God Jehovah...
Sister,  you  are  a  great example  of  faith and  love  for  Jehovah  and  Jesus
May  Jehovah  bless  you  still  longer,  Sister  Mary

A World Without Hunger? Does God Care? Yes! 
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IMAGINE how a caring father feels when seeing his children suffer from malnutrition. It pains him to his very heart. If that is how a human parent reacts, think of how our loving heavenly Father must feel. He is fully aware of the suffering of hundreds of millions who find themselves in this situation.
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Despite mankind’s good intentions to provide food for the hungry of the world, at the beginning of the 21st century, hunger is on the increase. However, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, can and will do something to eradicate hunger forever. How do we know?
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The Bible explains that when God placed Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, he provided them with everything they needed to be secure, content, and well fed. God told them: “I have given to you all vegetation bearing seed which is on the surface of the whole earth.” Jehovah’s purpose was for Adam and Eve’s children to “fill the earth” and for all humankind to have an abundance of good things to eat.—Genesis 1:28, 29
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Although the first human couple rebelled against their Creator and lost his blessing, God’s original purpose for mankind has not changed. The Bible calls Jehovah “the One giving bread to the hungry ones,” and it contains numerous prophecies indicating that he will eliminate all problems that have to do with access to food.—Psalm 146:7.
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When Jesus’ disciples asked him for a sign, or evidence, to identify when he was going to establish his Kingdom and intervene in earth’s affairs, Jesus listed the conditions that would precede that intervention. One of them is “food shortages.” Careful consideration of Jesus’ words gives the assurance that mankind’s suffering will soon end.*—Matthew, chapter 24.
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Concerning the Paradise that God will establish, Psalm 72:16 prophesies: “There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth; on the top of the mountains there will be an overflow.” In ancient Israel grain would normally grow in the valleys. Yet, in the blessed conditions described by this prophecy, seed sown even on the most barren, arid, and unproductive land—which normally would not produce anything—will yield abundant fruitage. “In the time of the Messiah,” says one Bible scholar, “it would be as if fields of grain waved everywhere, even on the tops of mountains, or as if the hills were cultivated to the very summit, so that the whole land would be covered over with waving, smiling harvests.”
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What a difference between the future that the Bible foretells and the lot of millions today! Yes, indeed, in the future that God promises, “the earth itself will certainly give its produce; God, our God, will bless us.”—Psalm 67:6.
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If you would like to know how you and your loved ones can enjoy these and many other blessings described in heartwarming Bible prophecies, do not hesitate to ask Jehovah’s Witnesses in your area. Or go to jw.org for your Kingdom Hall in  your area.
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005843
 

Have you ever cried and realized that your prayers were answered?
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Those broken at heart Jehovah is near to, he has proven that to me today in this scripture. Are we not grateful for his guiding hand in our lives? 
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Sometimes life does not give us back what we hoped for. Yet, He choose Us! We like David can find comfort in these words as I did today. Does not this warm your hearts like it did mine?
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"They cried out, and Jehovah heard; He rescued them from all their distresses. Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted; He saves those who are crushed in spirit." (Psalms 34:17,18)
(Psalms 34:17,18) "They cried out, and Jehovah himself heard, And out of all their distresses he delivered them. Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; And those who are crushed in spirit he saves."       ???????
 

JEHOVAH IS MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER AND ABUNDANT IN LOVING KINDNESS - WHO IS LIKE HIM? - AS FAR OFF THE SUNSET TO THE SUNRISE HE HAS PUT OFF OUR TRANSGRESSIONS ~ FOREVER, AMEN!
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(Psalm 103:1-6) . . .Bless Jehovah, O my soul, Even everything within me, his holy name. 2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And do not forget all his doings, 3 Him who is forgiving all your error, Who is healing all your maladies, 4 Who is reclaiming your life from the very pit, Who is crowning you with loving-kindness and mercies, 5 Who is satisfying your lifetime with what is good; Your youth keeps renewing itself just like that of an eagle. 6 Jehovah is executing acts of righteousness And judicial decisions for all those being defrauded."
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(Psalm 103:8-17) . . .Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness. 9 He will not for all time keep finding fault, Neither will he to time indefinite keep resentful. 10 He has not done to us even according to our sins; Nor according to our errors has he brought upon us what we deserve. 11 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, His loving-kindness is superior toward those fearing him. 12 As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset, So far off from us he has put our transgressions. 13 As a father shows mercy to his sons, Jehovah has shown mercy to those fearing him. 14 For he himself well knows the formation of us, Remembering that we are dust. 15 As for mortal man, his days are like those of green grass; Like a blossom of the field is the way he blossoms forth. 16 For a mere wind has to pass over it, and it is no more; And its place will acknowledge it no further. 17 But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from time indefinite even to time indefinite Toward those fearing him, And his righteousness to the sons of sons." (Psalms 103:19-104:1) . . .Jehovah himself has firmly established his throne in the very heavens; And over everything his own kingship has held domination. 20 Bless Jehovah, O YOU angels of his, mighty in power, carrying out his word, By listening to the voice of his word. 21 Bless Jehovah, all YOU armies of his, You ministers of his, doing his will."
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Do you believe in vengeance? - Should we take vengeance to those that oppose us? - Justice will met, Jehovah bring vengeance! - Put your anger in His hands! ~
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(Romans 12:19) Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but yield place to the wrath; for it is written: “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah.”
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This prophecy was fulfilled by the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
(Isaiah 61:1-3) . . .The spirit of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah is upon me, for the reason that Jehovah has anointed me to tell good news to the meek ones. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to those taken captive and the wide opening [of the eyes] even to the prisoners; 2 to proclaim the year of goodwill on the part of Jehovah and the DAY OF VENGEANCE on the part of our God; to comfort all the mourning ones; 3 to assign to those mourning over Zion, to give them a headdress instead of ashes, the oil of exultation instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of the downhearted spirit; and they must be called big trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, for [him] to be beautified."
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Enemies of God and of his servants. Those who hate God have shown hostility toward God’s servants, seeking to wreak vengeance upon them. This is not a true bringing about of justice, but it is a desire or action as a result of people’s hostility toward what is right and righteous, and it is an attempt to get rid of those righteous ones whose words and course of action convict them of wickedness. 
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(Psalm 8:2) . . .Out of the mouth of children and sucklings you have founded strength, On account of those showing hostility to you, So as to make the enemy and the one taking his vengeance desist."
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(Psalm 44:15-16) . . .All day long my humiliation is in front of me, And the shame of my own face has covered me, 16 Due to the voice of the one reproaching and speaking abusively, Because of the enemy and the one taking his revenge. . ."
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In some instances God’s servants have been killed with the perverted idea that justice was being carried out. 
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(John 16:2) . . .Men will expel YOU from the synagogue. In fact, the hour is coming when everyone that kills YOU will imagine he has rendered a sacred service to God.'
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In executing this claimed or supposed “vindictive justice,” however, they have not pleased God but, rather, have stored up vengeance for themselves. At times, it is true, Jehovah used the nations, such as Babylon, to bring his own vengeance on his people Israel when they broke their covenant with him. (Le 26:25) 
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(Leviticus 26:25) . . .And I shall certainly bring upon YOU a sword wreaking vengeance for the covenant; and YOU will indeed gather yourselves into YOUR cities, and I shall certainly send pestilence into the midst of YOU, and YOU must be given into the hand of an enemy. . ."
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But those nations, on their part, acted because of hatred and malice, expressing their own vengefulness, and for this Jehovah, in turn, took vengeance upon them.—La 3:60;
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(Lamentations 3:60) . . .You have seen all their vengeance, all their thoughts against me. . ."
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(Ezekiel 25:12-17) 12 “This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, ‘For the reason that E′dom has acted in taking vengeance upon the house of Judah and they kept doing wrong extensively and avenged themselves on them, 13 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “I will also stretch out my hand against E′dom and cut off from it man and domestic animal, and I will make it a devastated place from Te′man, even to De′dan. By the sword they will fall. 14 ‘And I will bring my vengeance on E′dom by the hand of my people Israel; and they must do in E′dom according to my anger and according to my rage; and they will have to know what my vengeance is,’ is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.”’ 15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, ‘For the reason that the Phi·lis′tines have acted with vengeance and they kept avenging themselves with a vengeance with scorn in [the] soul, in order to cause ruin, with an indefinitely lasting enmity, 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “Here I am stretching out my hand against the Phi·lis′tines, and I will cut off the Cher′e·thites and destroy the rest of the seacoast. 17 And I will execute in them great acts of vengeance, with raging reproofs; and they will have to know that I am Jehovah when I bring my vengeance on them.”’”
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Jehovah’s vengeance has a purpose. Jehovah’s vengeance brings relief and benefit when he acts in behalf of those who trust in him; additionally, it procures praise to him as the just Judge. The psalmist says: “The righteous one will rejoice because he has beheld the vengeance. . . . And mankind will say: ‘Surely there is fruitage for the righteous one. Surely there exists a God that is judging in the earth.’” (Ps 58:10, 11) Therefore, the primary purpose for God’s taking vengeance is to vindicate and glorify his own name and sovereignty. 
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(Psalm 83:13-18) . . .O my God, make them like a thistle whirl, Like stubble before a wind. 14 Like a fire that burns up the forest And like a flame that scorches the mountains, 15 In just that way may you pursue them with your tempest And may you disturb them with your own storm wind. 16 Fill their faces with dishonor, That people may search for your name, O Jehovah. 17 O may they be ashamed and be disturbed for all times, And may they become abashed and perish; 18 That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth."
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Praslin, Seychelles,  where  in  1881  *General  Gordon*  found  his  garden  of  Eden.....
Paradise  on  Earth — Fantasy or Reality?
Paradise...  Colorful travel brochures make tempting offers for us to fly away to some distant “paradise” to relax and forget all our worries and troubles. But as we know all too well, when we return home, the realities of life remain much the same as they were when we left them.
Nonetheless, the fascination with paradise is powerful. We cannot help but wonder: ‘Is “paradise” nothing more than a pleasant fantasy? If so, why the fascination? And can it ever be a reality?’
PARADISE TRADITION
Over the centuries, people have been intrigued by the idea of paradise. For many, their interest was prompted by the mention in the Bible of “a garden in Eden, toward the east.” What made that garden so attractive? The account tells us: “Jehovah God made to grow out of the ground every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food.” That garden was a pleasing and good place. Most captivating of all, there was “also the tree of life in the middle of the garden.”—Genesis 2:8, 9.
In addition, the Genesis account mentions four rivers flowing out of the garden. Two of those rivers are still known to us today—the Tigris (or, Hiddekel) and the Euphrates. (Genesis 2:10-14; footnote) These two rivers flow into the Persian Gulf through what is now Iraq, formerly part of ancient Persia.
Understandably, earthly paradise is very much a part of Persia’s cultural heritage. A 16th-century Persian carpet, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., shows a walled garden with trees and flowers woven into its design. The Persian word for “walled garden” also means “paradise,” and the scene on the carpet mirrors the Bible’s description of the beautiful and luxuriant garden of Eden.
In fact, stories of paradise are retold in many languages and cultures around the world. As the human family migrated to different parts of the earth, they carried with them versions of the original account, which, over centuries of time, became blended with beliefs and legends that developed locally. Even today, people almost instinctively describe places of great natural beauty as paradise.
THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Some explorers claimed to have located the lost paradise. For example, Charles Gordon, a British army general, on visiting the Seychelles in 1881, was so impressed by the luxuriant beauty of the Vallée de Mai—now a World Heritage site—that he declared it to be the garden of Eden. In the 15th century, Italian navigator Christopher Columbus wondered if he was close to rediscovering the Edenic garden when he landed on the island of Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Mapping Paradise, a modern history book, contains details of more than 190 ancient maps, many showing Adam and Eve in Eden. Among them is an unusual map from a 13th-century copy of the Beatus of Liébana manuscript. At its top is a small rectangle with paradise in the center. From there flow four rivers, labeled “Tigris,” “Eufrates,” “Pison,” and “Geon,” each to one of its four corners, supposedly representing the spread of Christianity to the four corners of the earth. Such depictions show that although the location of the original Paradise was unknown, memories of it evidently remained as attractive as ever.
 John Milton, a 17th-century English poet, is known for his poem Paradise Lost, based on the Genesis account of Adam’s sin and expulsion from Eden. In it he highlighted the promised restoration of everlasting life on earth for humans, declaring: “For then the earth shall all be paradise.” Subsequently, Milton wrote a sequel entitled Paradise Regained.
A CHANGE OF FOCUS
Clearly, the concept of a lost earthly paradise is a golden thread running through human history. So why is it now ignored? Basically because, as Mapping Paradise observes, “theologians have . . . turned their back firmly on the issue of the location of paradise.”
Most churchgoers are taught that their ultimate destiny is heaven, not life in an earthly paradise. Yet the Bible says at Psalm 37:29: “The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it.” Since our world today is hardly a paradise, what hope is there that this promise will ever be fulfilled? *
THE REALITY OF AN EARTH-WIDE PARADISE
Jehovah God, who created the original Paradise, has promised to restore what was lost. How? Recall that Jesus taught us to pray: “Let your Kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also on earth.” (Matthew 6:10) That Kingdom is a world government in the hands of Jesus Christ that will replace all human rule. (Daniel 2:44) Under the rule of that Kingdom, God’s will regarding a paradise earth will “take place.”
Earlier, the prophet Isaiah was inspired to describe conditions in the promised Paradise, where all the tension and conflict plaguing mankind today will be gone. (Isaiah 11:6-9; 35:5-7; 65:21-23) We urge you to take a few minutes and read those scriptures in your own Bible. Doing so will reassure you of what God has in store for obedient mankind. Those then living will enjoy a paradise as well as God’s favor, both of which Adam lost.—Revelation 21:3.
Why can we be sure that the hope of Paradise on earth is not fantasy but reality? Because the Bible tells us: “As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.” The hope of Paradise on earth is one that “God, who cannot lie, promised long ago.” (Psalm 115:16; Titus 1:2)   What a wonderful prospect the Bible offers—Paradise forever ❤




SEE  US  IN  PARADISE....
THANK  YOU  JEHOVAH ❤

Pastor Charles Taze Russell visiting India. Is this the only picture in existence of him smiling? It's the "joy of Jehovah!" ?

WHERE DID THE NAME JEHOVAH COME FROM? - JEHOVAH HIMSELF! - READ MORE ON THIS...FOUND OVER 7000 TIMES IN THE ANCIENT HEBREW AND 1000'S OF TIMES MORE IN THE GREEK SCRIPTURES....IT IS THE DIVINE NAME TO BE PRAISED AND USED...LEARN IT AND USE IT....YOU WILL FIND COMFORT IN HIS PROMISES FOR YOU! 
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The name Iehova at a Norwegian church. At the church in Sør-Fron (dated to 1787), you can find the Divine Name written two places. Above the entrance it is written "Iehova" (Latin), and inside the church you can see the tetragrammaton at the topmost of the wall.
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The book The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (Hebrew/English bible with explanations) says that most modern translations translates verse 14 into "I will be what I will be". Note that the latest version of New International Version has a footnote for this verse that says "Or I will be what I will be".
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The thought about God as a person who "will be" or "shall prove to be" anything that is necessary for his people is also described in Talmud, and other places in the Bible.
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The name itself (YHWH/YHVH/JHWH/JHVH) is considered to be the causative form of the Hebrew word (hawah) and thus means "he causes to become". This describes YHWH as a God who fulfills promises, and he will become whatever he needs to be in order to accomplish his purposes.
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It is therefore appropriate that the name is described as an "awesome name" in Deut. 28:58.
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(Deuteronomy 28:58) “If you will not take care to carry out all the words of this law that are written in this book so as to fear this glorious and fear-inspiring name, even Jehovah, your God,"
1. Jehovah's Name on a - German Coin 1661
2. Oslo - NORWAY
In the castle church at Akershus fortress, downtown Oslo, you can clearly see the tetragrammaton with Hebrew vowel pointing - YeHoWaH. The interior is dated to 1750 CE.
3. Kragerø - NORWAY
At the church of Kragerø there is an old bible lying in front of the altar. This Bible is printed in Copenhagen in 1633, and this edition is called "The Bible of King Christian the 4th". On the front page you can see the tetragrammaton YHWH in a golden radiance. The bible is usually covered with a cloth to protect it from dust.
4. The old church in Fiskum - NORWAY
In the old church of Fiskum the tetragrammaton is painted in the roof of the pulpit. You can easily discover the Hebrew letters YHWH and the vowel signs e-o-a, which together forms the name YeHoWaH. The pulpit is made in 1650 CE.
5. Jehovah's Name found in church in - Lyon - Basilica France
6. The name Iehova at a Norwegian church. At the church in Sør-Fron (dated to 1787), you can find the Divine Name written two places. Above the entrance it is written "Iehova" (Latin), and inside the church you can see the tetragrammaton at the topmost of the wall.
   

Don't Give Up! Convention 2017 
Commerzbank-Arena – Frankfurt, Germany 
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A MOTHER'S LOVE
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A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:
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For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75
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Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote:
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For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years:
No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.
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When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.
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Lessons:
You will never know your parents worth till you become a parent
Be a giver not an acquirer, especially with your parents. there is a lot to give, besides money.
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BECAUSE MONEY IS THE WORST WAY OF MEASURING HAPPINESS…
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New World Translation (Proverbs 31:10-30).
10 "Who can find a capable wife? Her value is far more than that of corals. 11 Her husband trusts her from his heart, And he lacks nothing of value. 15 She also rises while it is still night, Providing food for her household And portions for her female servants. 17 She prepares herself for hard work, And she strengthens her arms. 21 She does not worry about her household because of the snow, For her whole household is clothed in warm garments. 25 She is clothed with strength and splendor, And she looks to the future with confidence. פ [26 She opens her mouth in wisdom; The law of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She watches over the activity of her household, And the bread of laziness she does not eat. 28 Her children rise up and declare her happy; Her husband rises up and praises her. 29 There are many capable women, But you—you surpass them all. 30 Charm may be false, and beauty may be fleeting, But the woman who fears Jehovah will be praised."
 

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