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and AM in 4 days ????

You are Right 👍 (sorry) - the music file is available. Must be something with the video then..

The music file is available on jw.org in audio format, and we can listen to the song. The song itself hasn't been removed—only the video has. If you'd like to listen to it, click the headphone icon in the upper-right corner of the song's page. And also in the DOWNLOAD OPTIONS section, the headphone icon.

The videos were produced months in advance, so this scenario is unlikely. A more probable reason is feedback from viewers and input received by the service department regarding the visual storyline. A less likely reason could be the individual actors in the video, though they are usually reviewed beforehand to ensure they are suitable for the role. However, the entire process can change over time. Here are the songs that have their video removed and evaluate their visual storyline: Please Be Convinced By Faith But let's just avoid making further wild assumptions and let's look forward to the next one. 😁

If this would be the case there would be no need to take the music file down as well. I rather assume there is a problem with the music by which the video is also effected...

Could it be that the brothers rushed the release of the music video because it contains a scene where the brothers are conducting a Bible study meeting in private homes? It’s understandable that the video shows unrest in the streets and that the brothers and sisters are forced to hold meetings in small groups in their homes.

That's such a wonderful story and good reminder. I'm actually using that scripture in my talk today. Isa 46:4. I don't know remember reading it before but it has become a new favorite.

Maybe this time it’s the same reason: removing the music

*Note: Although I understand that this post MIGHT fit into the short story category, I felt it would fit better here...because my goal isn't to JUST to immerse you into the account...it's to encourage anyone who felt the same way I did. (There are times when a set of scriptures simply doesn't fully open up UNTIL I put it into the format of a story...and this was one of those times. Isaiah 46 has been on my mind quite a bit lately...not because I came to some huge personal "revelation" about it...but simply because the opening verses came up in a portion of my personal study, and for the first time in quite a while...they sort of sprang to life in my brain... and this is what eventually came out: Babylon woke with a strange trembling that morning. Not from marching armies, but from inside the city itself...from the temples, from the priests...from the sudden panic spreading through people like tiny cracks through stone. And then suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere...the two weary, worn out Israelite men emerged from a dirt path they had been walking into a small clearing and stumbled onto a scene that filled them with equal parts fascination and horror: The great idols of Babylon...life‑sized, rigid, plated with gold and silver, crowned with horns...dragged out of their temples in desperation amidst a wash of moaning onlookers wailing and beating their chests. Bel’s massive form swayed as priests tried to strap him onto an ox that could barely stand beneath him. Nebo’s wooden body lurched awkwardly on the back of a donkey, its legs trembling under the weight...both animals bellowing in protest under the massive amount of weight being thrust upon their backs. The animals staggered...the idols sagged and slumped over, helpless and unaware...and the priests, well the priests just continued to scream and shout orders in growing anger and frustration as the humiliating task grew harder and harder. All the while the Israelites stood there, silent, watching the gods that had once towered over their captivity...become pathetic burdens the moment their own "life" grew heavy. It was such a strange sight...so pathetic and humiliating, so opposite of everything Babylon projected...that it suddenly brought the prophet's words to mind. You see, Isaiah had spoken of this day. He had said these gods would be loaded onto animals, unable to rescue themselves, carried away like cargo. Beside the clearing, one of the weary Israelite exiles shook his head in disgust and rubbed his aching shoulders, his voice thick with contempt as he glanced at his companion. "Look at them sweat. It takes a whole city just to keep their "protectors" from face-planting into the mud." Then...pausing suddenly, he sighed heavily...looked down at the ground and ground one toe into the dirt in frustration. "But honestly? Some days, I feel just like those priests. This exile has been SO LONG. No more temple...no more homeland...sometimes I feel like if I don't push harder, if I don't strain every muscle, my spirituality is going to...to just fall apart. Like I'M the one carrying this relationship with Jehovah on MY back." The older exile next to him watched as an ox buckled under Bel’s golden frame, it's bellows growing louder, more panicked as the priests screams rose and fell in the distance. He turned, placing a firm hand on his friend's shoulder. "Look closer, brother," the older man said gently, urging his brothers face upwards, back to the scene playing out before them. "What you're describing is THEIR religion, not ours." He paused, staring deep into his brothers eyes. "That is Babylon's illusion. False gods have ALWAYS needed to be carried, there's no mystery in that!" He pointed to the straining animals. "But do you remember what Isaiah said about Jehovah? He doesn't ask us to haul him through the dust. REMEMBER Isaiah's words, my brother: "He said, 'Until you grow old, I am the same. Until your hair is gray, I will bear you. I have done it, I will carry, I will bear, and I will rescue.'" The younger man nodded in agreement...but just then, both men's attention was diverted as the ox collapsed and Bel's massive idol lurched sideways, crashing into the dirt as the priests scrambled in a panicked frenzy to get the bulging eyed, frothy mouthed animal back to it's feet. Whips cracked against the animals back...priests thrashed about as they cried out for more ropes...more servants...more HELP!! Shaking their heads in sadness...the two exiles turned away from the horrifying display and began to walk back down the dirt path, away from the sights and sounds of Babylon beginning to fall apart around them...and Isaiah's words ringing in both of their ears. True, their circumstances hadn't changed...the walls of Babylon were still standing...and their knowledge of what was coming may be incomplete...but their understanding of Jehovah had just shifted. They were not the ones carrying their spirituality through the exile...and they never had been. Both men suddenly understood one fact: Jehovah had ALWAYS been the one carrying them.

Nope it isn’t. It happened before but not this quick. The previous one removed a music video from an earlier broadcast but not the same month broadcast. This time it happened in the same month.

I remember this is NOT the first time it happens Does Anyone recall the last time this ever happened?

The audio and video were there when I checked yesterday, which explains my unfinished comment where I forgot to complete the edit. 😅 However, it seems they eventually removed them. The individual direct download links are still accessible as of now, but the structure metadata is no longer available.

I'm a Star Trek fan. We've hotly debated the size of the Enterprise for 60 years. I used to such discrepancy.

I imagine after the flood they would use the wood to build houses or light fires, so it's very unlikely the ark is still somewhere to be found.

Dear brother! Thank you very much for your labor of love. These are excellent tools for a deeper analysis and study of God's word. I hope the translator conveyed correctly what I wanted to say to you? I wish you rich blessings from our heavenly Father, Jehovah! Warm Christian greetings from Russia

Also it is 100 feet longer too.

I recently reported two bugs to the developers. One was that sometimes in a person's midweek meeting history you cannot see who was their partner. The other had to do with a grey sign that, according to support should appear when someone had a part recently but, at least in my case, never appears. They answered in a few days and said both bugs will be fixed in the next minor update. That's fine. I have the impression they have modified the support form too to be a bit less aggressive. For example, a question I found very condescending and annoying was: "Have you *honestly* carefully checked Help & Support? Which exact section of support did you check?". They removed that second question. Hopefully they are realizing we are customers, not annoyances, and they need to treat us kindly.

The image of the site is boat shaped. That's enough to tell me they've not found the Ark. Even if they find wood, that's not enough evidence to support it is or was the Ark. Bits of wood are bits of wood and could have been used to build absolutely anything.

Looks awesome. Wonder how it's going to handle files in excess of 3gb. Someone will have to test it

Maybe there is some kind of copyright problem, so they need to take it down.

I don't know of any, but there are some members who are very knowledgeable in archeology. If you wish, share your question here and maybe you will receive some useful comments.

Music Video: By Faith Duration: 4:15 https://www.jw.org/en/library/music-songs/original-songs/By-Faith/ MISSING AUDIO AND VIDEO, lyrics only available Video Postcard: South Africa Duration: 2:50 MISSING

FWIW it appears that a 'screenshot' from the video is still online and being used.

Dear brother, could you please share your version of the plugin with me?

Dear brothers, thank you for these tools for Obsidian! Could anyone please tell me if someone already has experience in creating an environment for deeper Bible study in Obsidian? For example, so that characters, places, and events become separate notes, and the connections between them are built using links and properties. Roughly a vault structure like this: 01 Characters/ 02 Places/ 03 Events/ 04 Books of the Bible/ 05 Maps/ (map images) 06 Templates/ I would be grateful for any help!