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Due to politics various agencies and organizations have had budgets drastically reduced

Many, but not all. There are some pretty poor countries out there, some that are not as technologically forward, and some whose populations are quite diverse and scattered geographically. Getting tribal people in the Amazon or billions of people in China and India to accept some literal mark (especially since Revelation is symbolic) simply may not be a reasonable feat. On the other hand, governments have always demanded exclusive devotion and people in general have been, according to our current understanding, displaying the mark of their favorite beast since governments began. Every time a person shows support of the government, they display their mark of the beast. Much easier to force everyone to accept an already established mark that does not require a technological component or physical sign of branding when that mark is the same one used since the dawn of time. Put this sign in your yard, buy this party card, hoist the flag, salute the flag, say the pledge, sing the anthem, vote, kiss the ring, give a hearty heil.

What has happened to the CDC there. Is it happening across the US?

Well put, Richard, read the labels! The only way to reverse diabetes that I know of is to see it in a mirror - setebaid - it's the only reversal I know. Otherwise diet and exercise can help with supplemental medication if needed.

With so much of our activity conducted remotely, nowadays, it is refreshing to find that it is possible to associate with our brothers and sisters around the globe, through a site that is prayerfully and carefully managed. Welcome on board George!

One of the comments made by a visitor to the congregation was 'in church it is fairly obvious who is in charge, but at your meeting you all seem on equal footing'. His comments are right about equality, but all show that no-one wears stripes to tell of roles and responsibilities.

What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak after WHO declares global health emergency https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/17/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo-uganda-explainer-intl

Have you tried refresh data from the about section?

Thanks bro. I'm always grateful for any help

What you are getting at is a typical issue of vibe coding Don't give up To be able to work successfully with AI, you must have the knowledge about what you're doing and how it works. I might be able to set aside some time in the coming weeks to share some tips about how to improve your code. Will PM you.

The TSP plan at the Post Office never had a ROTH option until this year. I am looking at my TSP (401K) and the taxes to decide how much, if any, to convert. It's best to convert right after you retire and before RMD's start coming out. Too late for me.

I am actually doing away with the CD's. When each one matures, I put the money in stock investments. On the CDs you have to pay taxes on the interest each year. On the stocks you just pay capital gains taxes when you sell them. If you don't ever sell them they just keep growing. If you're brave you can take out a loan on the assets and invest that money also.

If the lights go out on the plane, you get dark chocolate.

My wife and I have a secret of making our marriage last: Twice a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a couple of drink, eat good food and enjoy a good conversation. She goes on Tuesday's and I go on Friday's.

@Doug In all seriousness, I used to wonder how a symbolic mark could be enforced. But I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being literal, because many governments now have the technology, or are currently piloting the technology, that could make it necessary to prohibit someone from buying and selling.

You said it, I didn't 😆

Our list of Duties is not in order. The KH Cleaning scheduled for May is at the bottom of the list with September and October... However, it does show up on the right meeting schedule.

We are still not showing the correct data in NWP for Hall Cleaning. It is missing many weeks that appear to be entered correctly in NWS. I was really hoping one of these last minor updates would fix it because I have tried every trick we all know about and it still won't refresh to the correct data.

Well then you're 50% right ! Personally, I believe the government has a need to keep people under control, know where they are and what they're doing. One way crimes are solved is CCTV, and personal devices that keep track of our movements and transactions. I think this need will only increase as the world becomes more fragmented. Digital currency would be the way for the government to have the most control. As it is, the bank can "turn off" your access to your own money with a few clicks on the keyboard. You may not be able to renew your drivers license if there's a court order for child support that isn't current. On and on. It's control. And in this "iron & clay" world, governments want more, not less.

Mark of the beast is a spiritual mark. If you like the human governments that act like spiritual beasts and promote them then you have a mark of the beast. I even have a personal view of spiritual beast like approach to authority also is beastly IMO. Similar to anti Christ being an attitude that's existed since the first century.

I wonder if somehow with economic problems every country has that the world will move to a digital currency and paper money will be useless. This digital currency will be a global currency...I dont know...my mind is wandering...lol

Yes, I absolutely loved the music video above all else, and did figure it was Romany/Gypsy style. Actually I imagined it could have been brothers from Carlos' little romany congregation. And on another note, I never really grasped the friends vs sons thing, neither the explanation about being declared righteous as friends of God vs being declared righteous for life. When I come across scriptures like Romans 5:1, I feel very strongly that they apply to me. The anointed can be addressed as children of God and also as friends of God, but so can the other sheep.

This is new. It seems to be urging me to either check error logs or refresh data. Has anyone seen this before?

I had to go through and manually reset all the dropdowns to the correct value. The Publisher app kept saying Hospitality was "Not Available" until I updated to 4.0.12. Now it works fine.

I definitely don't want to act as if I know better than the slave, because I definitely do not. I'm one of the domestics, and gladly submit to their direction. Lately, I've been thinking that since we’re so close to the great tribulation, and the mark of the beast will no doubt have its major fulfillment then, that we may get some refinements about this matter. But that's not the only reason. The slaves' teaching makes sense. However, some things cause me to wonder: Here's a post I made that I’m pasting from an old annual meeting speculation thread that I edited: I don’t want to speculate what I think the mark could be. But it appears it hasn't been fulfilled yet. Revelation 13:16,17 says the United Nations will put under compulsion all people, not just those they apprehend, to be marked, and that without this mark nobody can buy or sell. There have been some extreme pressures put on people by some governments to do things their way. But nothing like this from the United Nations. The United Nations has never demanded that all people comply with doing things their way so much that they prohibited people from being able to buy or sell. I know the slaves’ understanding on the prohibition to buy or sell, but I wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being literal. This may be one of those scriptures that is best understood while undergoing fulfillment. I wouldn't be surprised if we get a talk warning us to watch how things develop in the future. It’s true that some governments have jailed and even killed our brothers and sisters for their nuetrality. However, Revelation 13:15 says it will be the image, or the United Nations that will impose this “mark.” As far as I know, the United Nations has never pressured people to do such a thing. Satan is so bent on seeing to it that as many people lose out on everlasting life as possible, that it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he caused his political system to pressure everyone to essentially chose between God’s kingdom or his during the great tribulation. The easiest way to get humans to comply would be to threaten their livelihood, their lives, since self-preservation is probably the strongest human “instinct.” After all, he’s the same one that said no human would serve God when threatened with death and tempted Jesus with food. There was a morning worship with brother Jackson where he said, ‘We’ll have to wait and see what pressure is put on Jehovah’s people’ during the great tribulation when speaking about the mark of the beast. I'm not saying I'm right. I may be as wrong as two left shoes. But it wouldn't surprise me one bit if satan, given his murderous personality, literally forces everyone to decide between his kingdom or Christ’s in some way during the great tribulation.