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Friday, February 20 He will separate people one from another.—Matt. 25:32. Will all who die during the events of the great tribulation be destroyed forever with no hope of a resurrection? The Scriptures make it clear that outright opposers whom Jehovah and his forces will destroy at Armageddon will not be resurrected. (2 Thess. 1:6-10) But what about others, for example, who may die from natural causes, from accidents, or at the hand of other humans? (Eccl. 9:11; Zech. 14:13) Could some of these people be among the “unrighteous” who will be resurrected in the new world? (Acts 24:15) We simply do not know. But we do know several things about future events. For example, we know that at Armageddon, people will be dealt with on the basis of how they have treated Christ’s brothers. (Matt. 25:40) And those judged as sheep will have shown their support for the anointed and for Christ.—Rev. 12:17. w24.05 10-11 ¶9-11

This was the KH in Hawthorne, Fl. The congregation was dissolved a few years ago and the building is now for sale. When we formed the congregation, we had 3 elders and 28 cards in the file. The congregation was there for about 20 years and was dissolved during reorganization. The building needs quite a bit of work. Interesting fact ... the building on the right (and in the second picture) was, at one time, a theater. It was the first building we used when we first formed the congregation. We rented there until the building next door came up for sale and we moved the KH there when we bought the building. The old theater had a single restroom that we had to build behind the stage. To get to it, you had to come out the front door and go into the door on the right-side setback to access it. Since there was only one restroom, we had a restroom attendant in that side room to let you know if the restroom was vacant. In the third picture, the building to the left was a barbershop. If you notice, the KH roof extends over the barbershop roof. The walls for the two buildings are only about 30 inches apart. Since the property line is somewhere between the two buildings, it made getting a clear title a little difficult. The small town is economically depressed, so the real-estate market is not very good, and the building has not sold. Most of the publishers who were in the Hawthorne congregation now attend one of these two KH's

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Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah Witness G9MV+43Q, Odusanya St, Akoka, Lagos 102216, Lagos, Nigéria

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 6.493944, 3.598573, Nigéria

Webb maps the mysterious upper atmosphere of Uranus 19 February 2026 Webb provides the first vertical view of the planet’s ionosphere, revealing auroras shaped by its tilted magnetic field For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the planet. Using Webb’s NIRSpec instrument, the team observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, detecting the faint glow from molecules high above the clouds. These unique data provide the most detailed portrait yet of where the planet’s auroras form, how they are influenced by its unusually tilted magnetic field, and how Uranus’s atmosphere has continued to cool over the past three decades. The results offer a new window into how ice-giant planets distribute energy in their upper layers. Article link: [with lots more pics and videos] https://esawebb.org/news/weic2602/?lang Video Description: [20 seconds] This timelapse video is believed to be the only dataset to date that has continuously observed a full rotation of Uranus by a single telescope, which was facilitated by Webb’s uniquely positioned orbit at L2 that observed the planet for approximately 17 hours. This time-lapse video consists of over 1200 slices of multi-object spectroscopy data. By mapping distribution and temperature of trihydrogen cation and molecular hydrogen, these observations provide the most detailed view to date of Uranus’ vertical upper atmosphere. The video shows where temperatures and ion densities peak, and reveals clear auroral structures shaped by the planet’s unusual magnetic field.

The Stanley is much more impressive in person than in pictures - although, there is nothing impressive about the surrounding location like the one in Plant City Florida

The prince formerly known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested today. Beginning of the end of the monarchy?

The Hittites of the Bible and the "Hittites" of Turkey are actually two different people. The Canaanite Hittites lived in the south of the Levant. The "Hittites" lived in Turkey, and the reason why they were initially called Hittites by scholars was because their capital was Hattusha, so they thought this kingdom belonged to the same Hittites that the Hebrews fought. But we now know that they called themselves the Nesha and were unrelated to the Canaanites. The name "Hittite" is still used for them though, as a matter of convention.

in the USA This one deserves its own thread because the inside is the prettiest of all the Kingdom Halls I've seen

Quite.

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Curious and interesting!

Just for fun Iraq – ancient Assyria (northern Iraq) and Babylon (southern Iraq). Iran – ancient Persia. Setting of familiar stories of Daniel in the lions’ den and Esther. Syria – ancient Aram. Rarely united in ancient times, leading to multiple Aramean countries. The prominent one in the Bible was centered in Damascus. Lebanon – home of the biblical cities of Tyre and Sidon and the ancient Phoenicians. Jordan – settled in biblical times, from north to south, by Israel (tribes of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad), Ammon, Moab, and Edom. Gaza Strip – once was part of the land of the Philistines (no relation to the Palestinians of today except in name). Most of the Philistine territory is inhabited by Jewish Israelis today, including the coastal cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. Turkey – in the Old Testament period this was home to a variety of people that are less directly related to the Bible (including the Hittites). In the New Testament times, Paul founded and worked with many churches, including those in Galatia, Ephesus, and Colossae.

Fair point

I think it's more accurate to say we have already seen the pre-curser signs and don't need any more for the one thought to happen. As far as Iran, the only war I'm looking forward to is the last one.

Yes! It's a good idea and more descriptive. We have not thought about that. Thanks.

Yeah. Interesting that he said that's the UN to do the peace.

We have always named the groups after the respective overseers. Jones Field Service Group, Johnson Field Service Group, Smith Field Service Group, and so on. This makes it much easier to remember who is with each group than trying to remember numbers. Plus it automatically sorts itself alphabetically.

That's a very good idea brother. I was thinking about this. Creating a conversational interface using AI. I found an example of Syncfusion. The example is about booking an appointment with a doctor, but of course we can make it a cart or use it for other activities.

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!