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  2. Barbllm
    Whee! 3 inches of snow!
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  4. dljbsp
    The Google-translated English PDF is mostly accurate in substance, but it is not a reliable legal translation. It contains structural errors, ordering problems, and several meaning-level distortions that matter if this document is used seriously (legal, advocacy, or credibility contexts). Recours-gracieux Eng.pdf
  5. Jim Jam
    because the method I could use might not be each person's favored method so I'm leaving everyone the freedom to chose This is how ChatGPT would translate it for example And this is Online PDF Translator I don't intend to read it in english so I think it's better to let you chose however you feel is better for you
  6. Qapla
    That's how it's done
  7. Qapla
    Translating a post/letter from another language to English on an English-speaking forum should be the job of the poster ... not those who may want to read it. Then why didn't you use one of those methods or post a link to one that is already translated?
  8. Jim Jam
    You are right, you can use several methods to translate it Google translate, ChatGPT, Yandex..
  9. Qapla
    If the letter was in English it might make interesting reading ... especially on an English-speaking forum
  10. Jonathan Martins started following Reply from the French brothers to the anti-cult agency
  11. chuck83
    Meanwhile if this is not the proper thread I apologize but powerful, rich and high profile men are listed as doing the same things reminiscent of Baal worship in the latest “documents” release. The island owner had a bank account named BAAL per court documents. 😬
  12. Jim Jam started following Reply from the French brothers to the anti-cult agency
  13. Jim Jam
    A governmental agency here in France, called the Miviludes (a real pain in the neck), has issued a number of accusations against our Congregation (you know all the classics: "brainwashing", "refusing blood transfusions", "not reporting abuse", etc) Our brothers at the French legal department has dismantled every single falsehood spread by our opposers in a letter that has then been publically available on their official website Such skillful refutation of false allegations is worth reading: https://temoinsdejehovah.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/Recours-gracieux.pdf All glory to Jehovah
  14. vern
    Never thought we would get to 2000 extreme math says another 30 years is possible. but things have moved and changed rapidly as of late. lets hope its quick. pray for the anointed to keep making spiritual progress so they all can be sealed. share with the world as much they can
  15. navco
    im always looking at the waters of religion and how its drying up and the rate its drying up especially since covid so i know we are close but one thing has caught my attention that stands out the aggressive verbal on the intrument that Jehovah wil use to destroy the un i havent witnessed in my 47 years of living is catching my attention i say under 5 years but i will wait forever if its needed.i told my wife in 2019 before 2030 im running out of time
  16. Watching and Waiting started following 2026 Governing Body Update #1
  17. Watching and Waiting
    Two things Brother Cook introduced that will help toward the goal of covering a chapter per week with our students: Consider the first few paragraphs of each lesson as an introduction and try not to get bogged down by reading those paragraphs. Rather it was suggested that the student should be asked to read those ahead of time during their preparation to facilitate a brief discussion. And then move on to the meat of the lesson. Also consider what you know about your student while preparing for their study and decide which videos apply. It was noted that it may not be possible in all cases to use videos because of lack of an internet connection. [Or, as is the case with my husband conducting studies inside a prison, where a device is not permitted, you are unable to use videos at all]. In those cases you just proceed with the written material. There were many more suggestions (updated direction, according to Brother Cook) that will be very helpful in helping our students progress faster and enjoy their study. I love how the slave has done a deep-dive into what they have taken away from the past 5 years experience and synthesized it as “lessons learned,” so we can be even more successful going forward.
  18. yzarctonmi
    I don’t think it'll be another 30+ years, for a few reasons. First is our current understanding of Matthew 24:34. The contemporaries of the 1st group that some of will live to see the great tribulation are really up in years, and they will not live another 30 years. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202018090 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200272352/12/4 My second reason for not believing that the end will come in 30+ years is based on Matthew 24:37-39. Looking at the way the world has disintegrated in the past 30 years, especially in the last 6 years or so tells me the end has to come soon. If conditions get any more extreme, everyone would forced to recognize that the only logical reason is because of prophecy being fulfilled. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015604?q=Conditions&p=par#:~:text=5.%20Why,this%20wicked%20system. The current state of the world is so fragile and is in eminent danger of collapsing in nearly every aspect, yet we know this will not happen until the Great Tribulation. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2019603#:~:text=Read%C2%A0Luke,without%20certain%20necessities. These and other reasons convince me that this system cannot continue for another 30+ years. However, as we do not know Jehovah’s exact time, I try to live as it will be tomorrow yet plan as it will be another 30 years.
  19. angellionel started following Peace and Security, Great Tribulation, Armageddon
  20. angellionel
    I still recall my studies as a teenager and the conversations revolving around 1975, but at the time I did not fully understand what was taking place. The brother who studied with me was exemplary in his conduct and outlook. Unfortunately, some of the friends back then lost track of what Jesus told his disciples. They lost their perspective and abandoned the truth. Matthew 24:36, 42 The fact is that the time when this system will end has already been set. It is Jehovah's timetable, not ours. In the meantime, Jehovah wants people to hear the message about the Kingdom and what it will mean for all mankind. When they hear the message, they can either accept it or ignore it. We plant the seeds; Jehovah makes them grow. We also understand that not everyone will receive the message. I'm thinking of isolated groups here, like the Amazonian tribes or countries where the preaching work is banned or highly restricted. We don't know what Jehovah has in mind here, but we know he is just and fair. His judgment is perfect. Isaiah 55:8, 9; Psalm 103:6; 119:137; 145:17 This system may very well end this year or the next, or it could last a few more decades. The idea of finally being able to get to work in preparing for and making the earth a paradise while welcoming back resurrected ones is greatly appealing. We yearn for it and want this old system to be over with, but our focus is to continue declaring the good news of the Kingdom and to endure. Matthew 10:22, 24:13, 14 We know the composite signs, so we know that the end is near. It will come… but not when we wish it.
  21. Jim Jam
    You can read it for free online https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/605AED05C9FA13DC68BB74FE3D2C651D/9781009509763AR.pdf/jehovahs-witnesses.pdf EDIT: if you want to support the authors Trottigy has provided a link to order it
  22. Sofia
    If UN doesn’t receive the money due it will bankrupt maybe in July no salaries no money for peacekeeping programs etc etc it won’t function either the money comes or big reforms are required to convince the biggest contributors to pay their payments due something will have to happen
  23. trottigy
  24. Pabo
    Yesterday topped out at 40.5°C, and today's forecast that was originally 33°C is now 40°C with less rain. My phone was pinging off with my lightning strikes app last night, where the lightning strikes where about 60-75km (35-45miles) from our location. But we didn't gat any rain. Only concern now is whether those lightning strikes started any fires overnight.
  25. Jim Jam started following New book
  26. Jim Jam
    It's not a new book. We already had a topic about it more than a year ago.
  27. kejedo
    Deep freeze, no end in sight, until spring.
  28. Michael
    I said the exact same thing 15 years ago (that I thought the system could go another 30 years). My family thought I was crazy. They said due to our new understanding of certain prophesies it would be impossible for it to go another 10. Well here we are 1/2 way to 30 years from that conversation. I was also taught when I was 7 that I’d never see high school because the end was coming soon. That was 43 years ago. 30 years goes by very quickly and in the grand scheme of things is no time at all. Yes we’re tired of waiting. Yes we all believe the end will come in our lifetime yet we keep having memorials for our friends who have died of old age believing the same things. Yes things are getting worse and worse. One thing is for sure. We’re learning just how patient Jehovah is and how much he wants all to attain everlasting life. We’re going to see how far he’s willing to go for his love and he never disappoints. We still can’t comprehend exactly how deep his love really is. It’s not wrong to imagine him being patient for another 30 years. It’s a credit to his love that he’s let it go on this long and we cannot comprehend his sense of time. All that said, I wouldn’t be surprised if the end came in the next couple of years. I also wouldn’t be surprised if I died of old age before the end. We simply don’t know and we don’t have the wisdom to even guess. Jesus gave us clues as to when it was nearing but we have a tendency towards wishful thinking and see the signs as if it’s literally spring and by summer the trees will be in full blossom. We certainly have seen the new buds growing but again, we don’t have the same time perspective as Jehovah. Plan for the system to go on past your lifetime. Live like it’s coming today. 30 years isn’t probable but it’s certainly possible with the depth of Jehovah’s desire for all to be saved. Just live like it’s coming soon and you can’t go wrong.
  29. Dustparticle
    Where to order it, and how much?
  30. LeolaRootStew
    Authors: Jolene Chu, World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses Ollimatti Peltonen, European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses
  31. Wanda Hill
    We missed most of the ice storm that affected the country last week, but the snow storm got us!. It's a high of 17F today with a low of 8F tonite. As of now, there's around 8 inches of snow here with more coming.
  32. Tortuga
    I recently saw an upholstered chair in a dumpster, so I took the four screw-on legs from it. They appear to be a dense white wood that hopefully is easy to hand carve. I just haven't decided what to do with them.
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    • Post in 1975 End of World ?

      jwhess posted a post in a topic,

      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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      I applied to be an Auxiliary Pioneer.  I had a wonderful meeting with two of the Elders in my congregation.   One of them , I'd never met before.  I think that they have a better idea of who I am and what I deal with every day with my mental illnesses.   Not sure if I'll be approved, but it's okay if I'm not.   I've been attending field service on Zoom on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays.  But will be adding Tuesdays as well.   🧏‍♀️
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      GM,  it's Deborah.  Please send to me your email address.  I think Sr. Bonnie, from my old cong, made the CA transcripts and I will forward to you when I get your address.   I thought I had it but cannot find it.   Not sure if she sent into one email both the AM and PM or if she sent them separate.  But I will send to you can you can decide.  Hope you are well.  We are ok  here....just cold weather.  Agape.
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      A little boy wants to make his father happy. He wants to buy him a gift, but he doesn’t have any money. So he turns to his father and asks him for a few coins. Now he has money, but the gift he wants to get is in a store, and the store is in town. Again, he needs the help of his father. Once in the store, he finds that the gift is way up on the shelf. The father has to lift him up. Same thing at the register. Having returned back home, the son, beaming and proud, hands the father his gift.

      A sweet little story but strictly speaking one could argue that the father himself was the generous giver here. In the end, he had to accompany and help his son at every step of the way, and he was even the one paying for it all. 

      If, however, the father had done everything himself, the outcome wouldn’t have been the same. In the way that it happened, the father, in fact, made it possible for the son to be something he could not have become on his own: a gift-giver.

      This story illustrates how God relates to us. God does not need man, but God allows man to share in his saving work. Man is given the grace to take part in God’s work, and this actually shows the true greatness of God. Man is not kept in a completely inactive dependency, but rather he is equipped with the power to do good.
      And this is exactly the reason there is a congregation. God does not need the congregation, but he wants the congregation so that through her we can become active sharers in the divine work of salvation. 
      In this way, man, who through sin causes so much woe and pain in the world, is now enabled and empowered to bring healing and share in God’s redemptive work. Fallen man, in a way, is rehabilitated in the congregation. He can live as a new creation.

      So God doesn’t need the congregation, but we need the congregation, and that is exactly why she was given to us as a means to salvation!
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      dljbsp  »  Alexey

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      I see you’re from Ukraine—a place with a deep history and some beautiful scenery.
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      Thanks for joining us—looking forward to whatever you feel like sharing as you get settled.
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      Hi Alice, welcome to JWTalk!
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