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The Voice 16 Then, in that day, when the Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies, raises His hand and displays His power, the Egyptians will cower like frightened women.

Just take note that following comes from the state own Russian RT channel. Russia treats its soldiers as warriors on a holy mission from God, President Vladimir Putin said after attending a Christmas service on Wednesday. The president met with veterans of the Ukraine conflict and their families at the Saint George the Victorious Church outside Moscow. “You should be rightfully proud of your fathers and your mothers, as the Russian people have always been proud of their warriors,” Putin told a group of children. “We often call the Lord the Savior because he came to earth to save all people. It is the same with our warriors, because they are always, under the direction of the Lord, on a mission to defend the fatherland and its people,” he added. “At all times, Russia has viewed its warriors as carrying out a holy mission under the direction of the Lord,” Putin said.https://www.rt.com/russia/630683-putin-russian-soldiers-mission-god/

KOTS hmmm? Well UK is not invading anyone, USA acts alone not as a duel power in this regard. Duel world power? Not sure ... they seem to be very divided on the issues. But perhaps those issues do not erase the relationship they have as a duel world power? Prime minister assures colleagues he may one day stand up to Donald Trump – but not yet. Starmer has publicly backed the Danish prime minister after she demanded the US stop its threats to forcibly take over Greenland, which is largely autonomous but remains part of the Danish kingdom, for security and mineral resources. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/keir-starmer-masterclass-hedging-bets-venezuela-raid

19:16 made me giggle

Stress produces many problems, yet seems difficult to avoid or reduce. Sizes are not consistent.

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Competing for world domination. A futile exercise.

Trump looks to be desperate to get Greenland, whether they want to submit to that or not. I don't follow the news too much, so I don't know why he wants it so badly. But whatever it is turns him into a bully.

Are the kings of the north and south doing the same things? Invading lands?

US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyg1jg8xkmo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/05/trump-must-give-up-fantasies-about-annexation-says-greenland-pm 1 Corinthians 7:31: ... "for the scene of this world is changing." WT 2015 8/15 "Keep in Expectation" para 17: "Events on the world scene clearly indicate that Bible prophecy is now being fulfilled and that the end of this wicked system of things is imminent. Therefore, we should not assume that much time is needed for the state of this world to develop to the point where "the ten horns" and "the wild beast" of Revelation 17:16 turn on Babylon the Great....... The end of this entire system of things is not far off."

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Texture is how a surface feels or looks, and a computer can be trained to notice those patterns so it can tell the difference between things like smooth metal, rough wood, or soft fabric. This is quite different, from detecting wet or dry, such as sand, because sand would be the texture.

Jehovah wiped the earth clean because wickedness had filled it completely. That shows He does not ignore wrongdoing indefinitely, even when it seems to go on for a long time. At the same time, He protected those who listened and obeyed Him, while continuing to judge individuals according to what they knew and how their conscience functioned (Romans 2:14, 15). This reminds us that our safety is found in trusting Jehovah and doing what he asks, even when others choose a different path.

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Stress produces many problems, yet seems difficult to avoid or reduce.

Wednesday, January 7 They were all wiped off the earth.—Gen. 7:23. In the past, our publications have considered the question of what happens to those whom Jehovah judges as unrighteous. We have said that for such individuals there is no hope of a future resurrection. Several Bible accounts describe Jehovah’s judgments against unrighteous people, such as the unknown numbers who died in the Flood or the seven nations in the Promised Land that Jehovah ordered his people to devote to destruction or the 185,000 Assyrian soldiers slain by an angel of Jehovah in a single night. (Deut. 7:1-3; Isa. 37:36, 37) In these cases, does the Bible give us enough information to determine that Jehovah sentenced all those individuals to eternal destruction, with no hope of a resurrection? No, it does not. We do not know how Jehovah judged each individual; nor do we know whether those who were killed had an opportunity to learn about Jehovah and to repent. w24.05 3 ¶5-7

That is not our instructions, my brother: https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2013533&srcid=share I’d frame it this way: it isn’t our responsibility to determine how world events fulfill Bible prophecy. That responsibility belongs to the faithful and discreet slave, whom Jesus said is appointed “to give them their food at the proper time” — not ahead of it (Matthew 24:45). Our role is to pay attention to the direction they provide and respond accordingly, not to assign prophetic meaning to unfolding events on our own. When we start interpreting developments as fulfillments before the slave has spoken, we quietly take on a responsibility that isn’t ours. The Scriptures caution us “not to go beyond the things that are written” (1 Corinthians 4:6), and they remind us that “it does not belong to you to know the times or seasons that the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction” (Acts 1:7). Jehovah has already defined our assignment. “Fear the true God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole obligation of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). And when events unfold beyond our understanding, we are told not to decode them, but to “stand firm, and see the salvation of Jehovah” (Exodus 14:13). Staying within that arrangement protects our unity, our neutrality, and our focus on the work Jehovah has already given us to do. “Keeping on the watch” was never meant to turn us into analysts of world events. It is a call to action, not speculation. What we see around us is meant to move us to stay spiritually alert and busy in the assignment Jehovah has already given us — preaching, endurance, and faith — while we watch, not the nations, but Jehovah’s salvation.

They tend to block certain types of traffic rather than cut the whole internet, which usually cripples their internal economy. (I speak to people within Iran regularly) It’s becoming increasingly difficult to cut internet to average people without hurting your own government offices, etc. even if they hit the “kill switch,” as seen in Venezuela, satellite internet can quickly patch over it, as Elon did by making starlink free.

Many JW's were keeping track of world events. Seeing changes in what each of the governments were doing and how an imminent confrontation could be at hand. As they analyzed the political and societal changes, they could see clearly what needed to be done. Conclusions were arrived at and adjustments in their daily lives began to take shape. It was all so clear ... change could not be stopped and only by paying constant attention to the political and military events around them could they actually come to understand how Bible prophesy was being fulfilled. This allowed them to predict exactly what would happen next. Some put more effort into tracking these world changing events than they did to the preaching work - after all, they had to be ready. The year was 1975 - and we all know how that worked out! Many were so wrapped up in analyzing world events that, when things didn't happen as they had predicted they left the Truth. Bear in mind - many have read about this time and, in retrospect, can see the folly in what many read into the "sings" that seemed so obvious. How they over analyzed world events and came to the wrong conclusion. We need to be careful we don't lose our prospective with recent world events and we need to follow the FDS and their direction - now what we think is going to happen next because we analyzed world events. We don't want to have the same downfall as so many did at that time. BTW - I am not speaking from what I have read about that time - I lived during that period and saw firsthand as many brothers and sisters I knew well and worked shoulder-to-shoulder in the ministry with get sidetracked, and allowed their own analysis of world events slow them down to the point they became burdened down and sidetracked with how they viewed world events. Many of them never did return to Jehovah.