John Lindsay Barltrop

"....they have murdered so many the Bible Speaks of this blood as high as the bridles of horses." Was that............"no pun intended"?..........Bible Speaks...........sorry I could not resist that one!!!

Where would you suggest............Hawaii!!!??? OOPS!............sorry..........thought it sounded a good idea at the time!! I agree.......it is the politicians that start wars..........perhaps we could put, those who want to fight, on some island, with swords or dueling pistols and just let them "go to it"...........and leave everybody else alone??? PS How about the Spratly "Islands"?

"Simple question are easter eggs pagan?" Simple answer...........Is the pope a catholic

I am not sure where Brother Lett is Witnessing..........but, I did notice, no ties...........I like that idea........especially if one is witnessing in temperatures of 350C to 400C+ .............many days in summer, that's what sort of temperatures we have to work in..........WITH ties...........not funny especilly when it is high humidity as well !!!!

The public talk at my meeting today was on "Babylon the Great"..........the talk was based mostly on Revelation 17 and 18.......naturally............although the speaker did not mention it, I thought boy! With events that have come to a head, particularly in the last few weeks, show how the Russian Orthodox Church fits neatly into these chapters as one of the prostitutes that make up the great harlot............those chapters of Revelation are well worth reading again, with that in view.

Reminds me of Song 139 - "See Yourself When All is New" ..and then: One of the Original Songs - "Just Around the Corner"

............I used to conceited once.....but, now I am perfect.............NOT YET, you 'aint.........???

"...........2014 Fantasy Fest parade — which wraps up the city’s annual 10-day festival known for drawing throngs of scantily clad men and women who often opt for full body paint." Sounds like a Bacchanalian feast to me. one dictionary definition is: bacchanalian - used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry";"carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity Dionysus or also the Roman counterpart Bacchus , was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology.The earliest cult images of Dionysus show a mature male, bearded and robed. He holds a fennel staff, tipped with a pine-cone and known as a thyrsus. Later images show him as a beardless, sensuous, naked or half-naked androgynous youth: the literature describes him as womanly or "man-womanish" * Jehovah would certainly view this as something disgusting..........reminds me of what evils the Israelites were doing from our weekly Bible readings in Jeremiah. * I think this is closely resembling some of today's people, who cannot make up their minds as to what they are!!!! PS ......or just plain, outright, debauchary

I love using Isaiah 40:26, if I can get a chance re Jehovah's creations..........I try to get across: "You get energy from matter, e.g. you can generate steam in a boiler by burning matter (coal, ugh!, oil, gas, atomic reactor, steam drives a turbine/generator, "pow" electricity".............the process is reversible i.e. you can create matter from energy, (scientists have only been able to achieve this in a very small way)..........NOW Isaiah 40:26, Jehovah is a vast source of dynamic energy.........hence not a problem to create the entire universe whilst applying Laws of Thermodynamics, Physics, etc.,.........problem sol-ved!!

"Very Interesting"................court adjourned until April 12th ............the day after the Memorial..........."luck???"...........I think NOT As you said Queen Esther..........."Jehovah IS in control"

"Perhaps I will observe toward the end how - isn't it strange how if I were a Marine myself, I would feel the same way about my country as they. Yet if I were a Marine in any other country, I would feel the same way about that country. Isn't it strange for the world to be carved up that way? Sometimes they find nothing strange about that at all, but sometimes they do." Tom, in Australia on April 25th they celebrate the "glorification of war," it is called ANZAC Day, (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - but, involves the 3 armed services, with marches of servicemen and ex-servicemen through cities and towns, services at war memorials and churches, etc............around that day some people get a little "uppity" with "us pacifists," I do not have a problem with that..........I usually tell them that I had served in the Royal Australian Navy for over 13 years, before I saw the error of my ways..........I find that most times we can then have a friendly chat about the words recorded for us at James 4:1-3, if they let me go to the scriptures.........it may go to the point of discussing where both they and I served in various war zones, sometimes medals are mentioned, my reply is usually........."I had 3, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Indonesian confrontation, (something like that-I think), I gave them to my kids to play with and I have not seen them since 1970" .............it is also good to ask them whether or not the war(s) that they fought in actually achieved anything - except a lot of death, destruction and misery -...........the answer in the main is "not much," but, occasionally you get the real patriot, who will "stand up on his soap box" and start "singing the National Anthem." so to speak. We so look forward to the time when all this will be a thing of the past, and see the words outside the United Nations HQ in New York quoted from Isaiah 2:4 come to their literal fulfillment under God's Kingdom.

The comments by Anatoly Vasilyevich Pchelintsev, reminded me somewhat of the words spoken by the Pharisee, Gamaliel in Acts 5:33-40, when he warned the Sanhedrin PS Well worth listening to the others as well as they express their concern over the actions of the Russian authorities seeking to ban our brothers and Organisation there in the Russian Federation. (and, as I pointed out recently, ALL NON Witnesses).

"Yeah, no matter what they say, when those hooks are in their mouth they will do things they never imagined" .......and what is more Anna..........they have NO CHOICE in the matter............sort of like the proverbial fish with the hook in its mouth and the barb solidly embedded in the roof of its mouth.......you may have to cut the fishes head off to retrieve the hook......just what will happen to the kings of the earth.......they will certainly have their heads "lopped off," as it were, in the not too distant future......methinks

You know Bible Speaks...........this is one account in God's Word that fills me with awe.......just imagining that great crowd passing through the parted Red Sea.........on dry land.....the Egyptians trying to follow them...........then sudden destruction came upon them, as the sea rushed in......along with the flood of Noah's Day........provides proof to me that Jehovah WILL save his loyal ones at the end of this system......they are faith strengthening accounts, that we should never forget. As they say "A picture is worth a thousand words"........very true with this case in point.

.......“We ask for God’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world,” he continued. ... Just a snippet from what Donald "Duck" said on the US missile strike on the Syrian air base........I guess that in those few words that I have chosen, he is definitely right on one thing...........we certainly do live in a troubled world...........however I am afraid that the "wisdom of God" will elude him......I liked one dictionary definition of elude: to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of: ........I thought that it fitted quite well.

I thought the following was rather interesting, with my last post, in mind: Russia’s Foreign Ministry also called for an immediate meeting of the United Nations Security Council after President Vladi­mir Putin declared the strike a violation of international law. I must say that their view of things seem to change like the weather.........one minute they will overrule any international court decisions and now they are seeking redress through an international body.......can't seem to make up their minds what they want!!! PS..........and I am only guessing that the annexation of part of the Ukraine was not a violation of international law

Too true Miriam..........recalling the words of Isaiah 55:8, 9 is always a comfort, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, And your ways are not my ways,” declares Jehovah. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So my ways are higher than your ways And my thoughts than your thoughts..........because whatever happens, it is not man's thoughts or will that will be used to solve this world's problems. It is Jehovah's thoughts and His will that will take place..........and can't we be glad of that?

I think that the authorities, or powers that be have a little more to worry about now, after Donald "Duck" ordered the missile strike against one of Assad's air bases.......we certainly do live in interesting times.............dare one ask, "Is this the last days of the "Last Days??""

Will certainly be interesting to see what Russia's response will be.......this is probably the biggest problem they have at the moment, among the several problems that they do have on their plate!!!

Although the Witnesses are seeking legal redress in both domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights, The Moscow Times of March 25, 2016, reported that Russia passed a new law “giving Russian courts the right to overrule international courts’ decisions.” I took this snippet from the jw.org web site..........I though it quite interesting. Note my highlighted section.........."if it doesn't fit, we'll pass a law to make it fit"

".....I've been in Truth baptized 48 years." I am just behind you...........I have been baptized 47 years

These three videos could be recommended for ALL people to watch, irrespective of race, religion, etc., it certainly establishes that Jehovah's people are in no way extremists, are a non-violent and peace loving people........and these expressions are from people, who are NON Witnesses Thank you for bringing these videos to our attention Queen Esther.

It would appear that Russia has a couple of other things "on its plate" apart from our Brothers......... 1. REAL extremists, i.e. St Petersburg 2. I just caught sight of this in a BBC news web page:- Syria chemical 'attack': Russia faces fury at UN Security Council.........Matthew Rycroft, the UK's ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council that Mr Assad had "humiliated" Russia by "making a mockery" of the peace process it had brokered with some rebel groups. "What is your plan?" he asked. "What is your plan to stop these horrific senseless attacks? We had a plan and we had the support and you rejected it to protect Assad." Russia and China have blocked attempts to impose sanctions on Syria........ Reminds me of our recent weekly Bible reading - Jeremiah 6:14 And they try to heal the breakdown of my people lightly, saying, ‘There is peace! There is peace!’ When there is no peace.

Amen to that, Bible Speaks. How true your words are.

"Remember at the edge of the Red Sea? It seemed hopeless? Jehovah is a mighty warrior and we have never witnessed His power!" How true! It reminds me of one of my favorite songs, song 149 "A Victory Song" and won't that have a greater significance after Armageddon?