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  3. I can't see the lift coming down the lift shaft.
  4. Apparently the link for the image has changed. For the previous update (039) the image is still available at the old link, but for this update (040) it’s no longer there. Does anyone know the new link?
  5. For sure, megachurch pastors would bend the knee to keep their millions
  6. We are almost there @Shawnster. Hold on! Donut Give up! (Pun intended)
  7. As far back as I can remember... The slave compared what happened to Jerusalem starting at 66 until 70 as a parallel to what will happen at the GT. In fact, much of Jesus account at Matt 24 applies to both. Here is a more recent article that did just that ... https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015523#h=8:0-10:397 Due to the Slave's regularly comparing the 2, I also believe the GT will be years ... Maybe that same 3.5 ...
  8. As with every human government promise, eh ... Come on Kingdom!!! With real promises.
  9. Taxation would destroy Religion. All religious organizations, including ours, enjoy tax-exempt status. If the Powers That Be ever decided to charge back-taxes, everything would be bankrupt in a week. Including the JW organizations, incidentally. France tried that some years ago. If they'd succeeded, the money to continue the printing/translation/infrastructure of the French Branch would have ceased to exist at a stroke. But when the 'Final Stage' happens, I imagine the Brothers would keep working. We wouldn't need to keep the printers and translators and Halls working for long. During Covid, we practically went off-grid; holding Meetings at home. Nobody gets rich working full-time in the JW Service. Not even the Governing Body. In an odd way, that alone would keep the Witnesses going when all other religion has folded.
  10. I was thinking of our expectations of the Kingdom… it is not an isolated, lonely journey…it’s a shared race with past and present witnesses, all awaiting the same finish line. Heb 11:… Heb 12:1 So, then,……( after a review of faithful ones) .. because we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us,(past tense) let us also throw off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us, (present tense) and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us A good reframe: “I am not waiting alone; I am running with Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and countless others.” 2nd reframe : From “When will it come?” to “How can I endure today with joy?” and ”We will run with endurance.. not anxiety” Bottom line we don’t know .. and that is a good thing … Expectation isn’t about knowing when, but about knowing Who.
  11. How long until we see that announcement? Just looking for opinions here…..1 year or less or 1 year or more?
  12. Our previous pictures and illustrations indicated an armed force involved in destroying BTG.
  13. We can't really say. When the Roman armies left Jerusalem mid-attack, did they think they had a good reason? Just because it's from Jehovah doesn't mean it defies all logic.
  14. I'm not sure. It could be one of those baseless assumptions I've taken for granted but can't find a source for. It's probably because it's compared to the fall of Jerusalem and that unexpectedly took longer than they thought it would.
  15. Costco $2.69. Of course, Costco uses fuel as a loss leader.
  16. Donuts don't agree with me like they used to. And that makes me sad.
  17. More drilling is not a good option. Not where the politicians are looking to do it.
  18. An cautious approach like that sounds likely if they were doing this of their own will. But it's really God's Will that they're carrying out. Jehovah utterly abhors Babylon the Great, and wants the UN to "make her devastated and naked, [...] eat up her flesh and completely burn her with fire" (Re 17:16). Does it seem likely that Jehovah would use such a cautious, indirect approach to destroy her? No, it's more reasonable to assume that He will give the UN both the desire and the boldness to launch a direct attack on false religion.
  19. My view is that in Thessalonians it says when they declare peace and security then sudden destruction so in my opinion the government is going to declare Peace and security then somehow religion steps in to break that peace of security governments get rid of all religion which is put in the hearts by jehovah
  20. A very timely article. I just washed and cut open a green pepper, salted it as I usually do, and it wasn’t enough, went back and salted some more, and some more. I guess I’m losing my salt taste.
  21. Did FDS ever suggested such an option? past ..present? I am just curious..
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    • Modern references to creative days:
       
      *** w15 6/1 p. 5 How Science Affects Your Life ***
      The Bible fixes no duration for the six creative “days.” Instead, it opens the door for modern scientists to study them and assign accurate time spans to them. We know that the creative “days” were much longer than 24-hour days.
       
      *** g21 No. 3 p. 12 What the Bible Tells Us ***
      So each of the six creative “days” during which God prepared the earth for life and created life on it could represent extremely long periods of time.
       
      *** g 1/14 p. 12 Creation ***
      WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS God created the universe, including the earth, in the indefinite past—“in the beginning,” as Genesis 1:1 says. Modern science agrees that the universe had a beginning. A recent scientific model suggests it to be almost 14 billion years old.
       
      *** lc pp. 26 Science and the Genesis Account ***
      A careful consideration of the Genesis account reveals that events starting during one “day” continued into one or more of the following “days.”
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    • computerwiz

      I am thoroughly convinced that 99% of people are programmed, and only 1% really think & reason on matters.

      As an example, how did the above statement make you feel right away?

      Did you:

      1. Feel a twinge of offense?  Like I was insulting you or someone you know?

      2. Not feel anything?  Because you knew it wasn't about you or someone you cared about?



      If you answered either 1 or 2, you are programmed.

      Now are you offended?  

      Any knee-jerk reaction = programming.  🤔🤔🤔

      When I originally made that statement, if you are not programmed, then perhaps you asked yourself:

      1. Could this apply to me?
      2. Could the brother be mistaken?
      3. Is there any truth to what he's saying?
      4. What is the brother trying to convey with this thought?
      5. Is this situation even worth my time and attention?

      We need knee-jerk reactions for life-or-death situations.  For snap decisions that cannot wait.  But this isn't one of those.  You have time.  Did you ask any of those questions when you read my first statement?  Did you ponder over it at all?

      NOW how do you feel?  A little enlightened?  Mind opening up to new possibilities for responding to situations?  Or more upset because this brother has no idea what he's talking about?  

      In any case, hope you had fun with this thought experiment....



      (Proverbs 17:27)
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    • computerwiz

      If you've received a shepherding call & things got better, please let the shepherds who shepherded you know.  It makes our day!!!  

      I got to hear about the immediate improvement after our last shepherding call with a sister who has an unbelieving husband.  Prayers answered!!
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    • TheKid23

      If I’ve missed a message and you’re still waiting for the link to the Birmingham Preaching Campaign videos, you can watch them here:
      Birmingham Videos
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    • 10acity

      (5 min.) lmd appendix A point 14—Theme: God Wants Us to Pray to Him.  Please help me to provide a simple but meaningful illustration.
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    • RichardPNZ

      Just received assignments for our convention. One car parking and 2 attendant positions. An exciting step towards it. More details to follow
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    • Snickers  »  WilliamChew

      Hello, Brother Chew, 2025-2026 CABR, you posted the AM part 1. Do you have parts  PM1, AM2, PM2
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    • kejedo

      Just b/c you think I'm paranoid,  doesn't  mean there is not someone walking behind me.
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    • Shaunta

      Hey everyone, I’m not for sure how to use this app yet. If someone can advise me plz?! Idk how to get in on the chats. However I see where the chat was saying show pictures of worship. So here are a few of mine with my family at some conventions, assemblies, and the Hall!






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      message says page  not available for my account. 
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