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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.

Yes, there are lots of wolves out there. This community is very different from Facebook in the sense that, instead of posting just one pic or some brief text, here you are able to have more extensive discussions and get to know others better. While no site on the internet that allows discussion is completely immune to apostates, they are quickly identified and removed here, most times before anyone other than the mods are able to see anything they post.

A brother sent this to me and said I could share it. I don't know where he got it from or who sings the song but it is a great song about a brother getting older and still serving Jehovah. AUD-20260519-WA0010.mp3

The success of this Forum depends on members reporting to the mods anything out of line with the GB.

I used live captions on my iPad, and ran it through ChatGPT to try and match the lines spoken to their appropriate verses (feel free to point out any inaccuracies) Do you have faith that I can do this? - Yes, Lord. (Mt 9:28) My little daughter is extremely ill. Please, come. (Mark 5:23) Have mercy on me, Lord. Son of David. (Mt 15:22) Who are men saying the son of Man is? - Some say John the Baptist. Others, Elijah. You, though. Who do you say I am? - You are the Christ. The son of the living God. (Mt 16:13-16) Do not think I came to bring peace to the earth… - (you need to leave this place) …I came to bring, not peace, But a sword. (Mt 10:34) Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Whose father and mother we know. (John 6:42) I chose you, 12. Yet one of you is a slanderer. (John 6:70) Get behind me, Satan. (Mt. 16:23, Mr 8:33) What have I to do with you? Jesus! Son of the most high God! (Mr 5:7) Have no fear. Only exercise faith. (Mr 5:36)

The only way to get that is to cast lots, I guess…

We had a lot of problems with that but not anymore. Our brothers are told never to update until the secretary schedules a "Coordinated Update." Everyone stays on the same version until the Sunday he picks. Then on that day - no one edits or sends app data until he gives the green light. Everyone updates on that same 'down for maintanance' day. If a brother is out of town we just remove him temporarily from Shared Persons and restore him when he returns. It has worked beautifully 2 times now and we are all always on the same version. We have typically been waiting until a few minor versions come out so more bugs are patched and we don't have to have the Coordinated Upates too often.

This came out last year. (Re 17:16, 17 w25.11 31 and this year too, declaration of “peace and security” (1Th 5:3) may come before or after destruction of false religion: w26.02 30-31

In my business I lose lots of opportunities because I don’t want to do anything with Christmas, Halloween etc. Businesses similar to mine use these pagan holidays to earn extra cash. Another company just like mine earns a few degrees of magnitude more money than mine because they specialize for military contracts. So, it does affect my bottom line. of course, it’s still not worth anything in the long term.

Sigh, the cost of living is just getting worse and worse these days...

I also agree. A visible "mark" or sign can be deceiving of the real internal mark, like the Pharisees. Look at the contradiction in the image --the Law in the forehead but his face expresses what it's in his heart. Like them, today people can go literal with Deuteronomy 6:5-9, in clothing, social media, stickers, banners and so on, but their acts and attitude shows who they really are.

I agree. The mark is already here in a way, with people mindset (forehead) and actions (hand), and it will show during the GT, with how people will take a stand

James, NWP devs are not members here nor read this forum. They will never know all you have posted unless you file a ticket by means of their support system. Complaining here is ok, but it won't solve anything.

Im extremely skeptical about any digital mark. One, because it has to be spiritual. Second, there’s not enough digitalization throughout the world. As for now only 58% of world population uses internet on their mobile devices. Unless you think the end will come in 50+ years (I don’t). however, I think the spiritual mark can have a physical extension like party card in Malawi or lack of ID in Eritrea for people who dont actively support the government. It could be just a pin with a flag.

I was hesitant to join as I've had bad experiences in the past. Nothing really happened but I had joined a FaceBook group called "Jehovah Witnesses" Personally not a fan of FaceBook but I thought I would try it out. It wasnt hard to find that the mods were posting in anti witness groups and bragging how they were misleading newer ones in their group. Not really thinking I took screenshots and posted on their page. Of course they deleted and blocked me. If I was smart I would have just DM people on the site but that is why we are warned. I havent tried another group till this one.

Maybe it will be like during the pandemic. We had to have a government app on our device and show proof of vax to gain entry to various places. The government may compel citizens to have an app in order to "buy and sell" and carry out their daily lives.

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.

Is there something about our current understanding that seems lacking? I'm asking not to accuse or counsel. It's a genuine question. Whenever we think something needs adjusted, it's because the current understanding doesn't make sense to us. Nobody picks a belief at random and feels it needs clarified "just because".

so far so good, this site seems like a lot of work, so I do appreciate that part

Monday, May 18 He is your life.—Deut. 30:20. Moses, David, and John lived in time periods and circumstances that were different from ours. But we have much in common with them. They served the true God, and so do we. Like them, we pray to Jehovah, rely on him, and look to him for guidance. And like those men of old, we are confident that Jehovah richly blesses those who obey him. Let us, therefore, heed the parting words of those older men by obeying Jehovah’s commandments. Then we will have true success in all that we do. We will have life and “endure a long time,” yes, forever! And we will have the joy of pleasing our loving heavenly Father, who fulfills all his promises in ways far beyond anything we can anticipate or even imagine.—Eph. 3:20. w24.11 13 ¶20-21

Another issue with Scheduler since the 8.1 update, is that every time I open it there is "Public Speaker Congregations" data to send. Anyone else get this?

Is it possible that there will be a new understanding regarding the United Nations? For example, could there be a new understanding of how the UN will destroy Babylon the Great? Could there also be a change in the understanding that all the nations will give their power to the UN? I have been thinking a lot about this subject and, while deeply respecting the current understanding, I believe this will be something truly impressive. Only Jehovah himself can make all of this happen, because from a human standpoint, it seems impossible. I am eagerly looking forward to all these events and can hardly wait to see them unfold.

Jesus' green clothes were nice. His brown set was also in the wilderness, with the different textures along with the embroidery, nice but simple.

I'm wondering if there are tutorials to do clothes like they have in the movie. I love Jesus green set

2026 Eternal Happiness Convention Notebooks View File Please enjoy! Notebook with Songs Notebook without Songs and the extra sheets. Bookmarks Submitter alecia2902 Submitted 05/20/2026 Category Regional Conventions  

Just in time! Thank you. (Our convention starts May 29.)

No, you can Refresh all Persons at once. In NWS, 1.) go to the NW Publisher screen, then 2.) choose Persons from the dropdown box, then 3.) click the Refresh Selected App Data button

Elon musk just said in 6 years there will be no apps on phones; will just be AI.

NW are really bad at communication. I’ve been a translator for years, and they rarely inform translators about what is added, removed, or changed in the apps. I was manually checking if there was any new text for the NWP app when I got a message saying the file was in the owner’s trash. I contacted them, but they haven’t replied yet. Later I noticed a note on the website saying: “Note: NWS Desktop, NWS Mobile and NW Publisher app translation files are now all combined below.” It would be appreciated if translators were informed about changes like this beforehand. There is no changelog, no clear communication about updates, and no information on whether changes affect translations. At least now we know that all apps are combined into one translation document, which is good. But informing translators in advance would have made the transition much smoother. Sending a short email is not exactly a huge task, especially since they already have our contact information.

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.

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!

Tuesday, May 19 God has assigned the respective ones in the congregation.—1 Cor. 12:28. In the first century, some brothers were appointed as ministerial servants. (1 Tim. 3:8) It seems that they were the ones who performed the “helpful services” that the apostle Paul wrote about. Ministerial servants evidently cared for necessary matters so that the elders could focus on teaching and shepherding. For example, ministerial servants may have helped to make copies of the Scriptures or may have purchased materials needed for copying. Consider some helpful services that ministerial servants perform in your congregation. (1 Pet. 4:10) They may be assigned to care for congregation accounts or territories, to order literature and make it available to the publishers, to operate audio and video equipment, to serve as attendants, or to help maintain the Kingdom Hall. All these services are necessary for the congregation to function properly.—1 Cor. 14:40. w24.10 19 ¶4-5

Here's a little reggae someone sent me .... really free ... KnockKnock.mp3

So it will at least cover the story from chapter 44 to chapter 59 (in jy) and, if so, stop right before the Transfiguration. Ep 7 and 8 are probably two long episodes.

The publishers are getting final reminder notifications to submit their reports, even though they have already done so. This is confusing the publishers. Some are resubmitting their report. And since the congregation report has been submitted to the branch, its marking them as Late.

Sunday, May 17 God saw everything he had made, and look! it was very good.—Gen. 1:31. Parents, encourage your child to think about the natural world. While you are walking in the countryside or gardening, draw your child’s attention to the intriguing patterns that can be seen in nature. Why? These patterns give evidence of intelligence and wise design. Spiral patterns, for instance, have been studied by scientists for many years. Biophysicist Nicola Fameli explains that when you count the number of spirals found in nature, you discover a certain series of numbers. These make up what is called the Fibonacci sequence. Spiral patterns can be observed in many things, such as the shape of some galaxies, the pattern of nautilus shells, the leaves of plants, and the head of sunflowers. w24.12 16 ¶7

At least 2 friends in my congregation is getting this. Its always something.

So curious if anyone has seen this. I am updated in both Scheduler and Publisher. The option to select 'Hospitality' is gone? we have been using this feature for a year now. I unchecked that option in App settings. Additionally, the PT entries have the hospitality option checked. Re-checked the settings option, added a different mail and still no joy. Any ideas on the fix?

Deep Thoughts indeed.. You're a deeeeep thinker...

Happy When Hated. [Verse 1]: They laugh when I speak of Your holy name, Yet deep in my heart burns a heavenly flame. The world may reject what it cannot see, But Your loving spirit keeps strengthening me. When darkness surrounds and the cold winds rise, I still see Your promise beyond troubled skies. You carried me gently through sorrow and pain, And taught me that sunshine can follow the rain. [Pre-Chorus]: I will not fear the voices of night; Your hand is leading me into the light. Though many may turn and walk far away, Your love gives me courage each day. [Chorus]: I’m happy when hated for standing with You, For Your love is stronger than all I go through. No chains and no trials can silence my song; With Jehovah beside me, I always stay strong. Faith lifts me higher than mountains above; I live in the power of Your endless love. [Verse 2]: They question the path that I faithfully choose, Not knowing the peace they themselves refuse. But I see compassion in each angry face, For many are searching for truth and for grace. Like Stephen and Jesus, I pray from my heart That someday they too choose Jehovah’s part. For hatred can fade when Your goodness is shown, And seeds of Your Kingdom in hearts can be sown. [Pre-Chorus]: You teach me to answer with kindness and peace, To trust that Your mercy will never cease. Though hatred may echo around me today, Your spirit keeps lighting my way. [Chorus]: I’m happy when hated for standing with You, For Your love is stronger than all I go through. No chains and no trials can silence my song; With Jehovah beside me, I always stay strong. Faith lifts me higher than mountains above; I live in the power of Your endless love. [Verse 3]: This world may divide and choose sides in the fight, But I serve the Kingdom of truth and of light. No prison can weaken the hope that I hold; Your promises shine brighter far more than gold. My brothers and sisters stand faithful and near; Their courage and kindness bring comfort and cheer. Together we walk through the storm and the flame, Still joyful and proud to honor Your name. [Pre-Chorus]: And when tears are falling, You stay by my side; In You, I will always safely abide. No hatred can steal what heaven has given; My hope is alive and risen. [Bridge]: One day every sorrow and tear will be gone; The nations will learn where true peace belongs. No voices of hatred, no fear and no pain, Just joy in Your Kingdom forever to reign. Until that bright morning, I’ll faithfully stand, With love in my heart and Your truth in my hands. [Final Chorus]: I’m happy when hated for serving Your name, For walking with You is far greater than fame. Though this world may judge me, Your smile is enough; You fill me with courage when life becomes tough. Forever I’ll trust You wherever I go; Your love is the brightest light I will know. Faith makes me fearless, Your spirit my song; With Jehovah beside me, I always belong. Happy When Hated.mp3

Spiritual food, right? right?

Yeah, there's a list of reasons why people react negatively when you mention you’ve adopted a plant-based diet. I think some people resent the fact that they see vegans/vegetarians as possessing some special willpower that they themselves don't have. Like they think we’re doing something they can't. But in reality, we’re human, with food weaknesses just like them. My suspicions are confirmed when, after saying passive-aggressive comments, they follow it up with, “I can't live like that. I got to have my meat.” I have heard some people say that a vegan diet made them feel worse. But since humans originally ate plants and our bodies, teeth, and jaw mechanism suggest we are meant to, I think failure on a vegan diet usually results from 4 things: 1 failure to wait out the detox phase. 2 eating a poor “vegan” diet. 3 not getting a variety of nutrients 4 expecting the impossible When you go from eating the standard American diet to a healthy plant-based one, your body will start to detox. You won't feel good for possibly weeks. You may even have bad breath and body odor as your body expels these toxins. When I went vegetarian, I had a detox headache for 3 weeks straight, although I was still eating some processed food. Many people go through detox symptoms and give up. When they start back eating unhealthy food, the detox symptoms end, they feel better, and that causes them to think the plant-based diet was bad for them. Not all vegan diets are the same. Oreo cookies and potato chips are vegan. But eating an unhealthy vegan diet can be bad for your health as well, and cause some to think vegan diets aren't good for you. I know, because my old job required a lot of energy. I thought my energy levels were going down because I was getting older. I then cut out all processed sugar and junk food, and now, although I turn 40 this year, I have more energy than when I was a teenager. Some vegans fall into the rut of eating the same thing all the time. This can create nutritional deficiencies. It is possible to get all the nutrients you need from a plant-based diet, except vitamin B12. It used to be easy to get by eating produce and drinking water. Now, because of commercial farming, the land is so depleted of nutrients that it's extremely hard to get B12 in some areas. Also, water processing plants remove B12 from water through purification processes. The only reason meat has it is that the animals are given supplements, whereas they used to get it from bacteria on plants. And lastly, some expect too much from a vegan diet. Although a plant-based diet has the power to cure a lot of diseases, and I would argue even most, some are so severe that they can't be treated this way. This leads many people to become disillusioned with this way of eating.

Saturday, May 16 Keep on the watch.—Matt. 25:13. With each passing day, our ministry becomes more urgent. Why? Because time is running out. Consider what Jesus foretold about the preaching work in the last days, as recorded at Mark 13:10. According to Matthew’s parallel account, Jesus said that the good news would be preached in all the inhabited earth before “the end” comes. (Matt. 24:14) That expression refers to the complete end of Satan’s wicked system of things. Jehovah has set the “day and hour” for the events that will soon unfold. (Matt. 24:36;Acts 1:7) Each day brings us one day closer to that time. (Rom. 13:11) Meanwhile, we must keep preaching until the end comes. As we reflect on our ministry, we do well to consider a soul-searching question: Why do we preach the good news? Put simply, love motivates us to preach. What we do in the preaching work reflects our love—our love for the good news, our love for people and, above all, our love for Jehovah and his name. w24.05 14-15 ¶2-3

That must be why the Roman soldiers wanted it so badly.

I released an ebook on Lulu: End of All Kingdoms in The News, Presenting the famous “End of All Kingdoms in 1914” in The World of August 30, 1914. I present it here with links to purchase: End of All Kingdoms in The News This is my first time publishing a book. I also made a book trailer:

Wife and I heard a humming noise from the Kitchen Range but couldn't figure out what was causing it. After a few days wife called the appliance store for a technician to come out. He took a few seconds to size up the situation and turned the overhead fan off. Another $100 down the drain.

(This post was made especially for those who feel low, depressed, worthless or suffering due to a trial, or you have a chronic illness or disability) Mephibosheth (we will nickname him Mephib (for short) The son of Jonʹa·than, from King Saul (Grandpa) We remember the account, when he only was 5 years old, his nurse picked him up fleeing from danger, she was fleeing in panic, and he fell and was crippled." (2 Samuel 4:4) But then when we hear next about Mephib, he is living in some town called, "Lo-debar" So where is Lo-debar? After the tragedy when he was 5, Mephib thereafter lived in the house of Machir, at Lo-debar. This was far north of another town, Gibeah, which evidently was the first capital under King Saul. So likely Saul's family, including first son Jonathan, were living in Gibeah with their father the King, and therefore possibly this is where Mephib was born/raised So how would young, crippled Mephib ever be able to return home from far away Lo-debar? In Lo-debar Mephib may felt this his life was basically over before it really began! - Mephib's grandpa, Saul, was wounded in battle and then killed himself! - His father, Jonathan, was murdered in the same battle! - And Mephib was now permanently lame, crippled! - All these tragedies happen at a very young age. How traumatizing! - There were no hospitals, no Disability Services, No Disability Income - No help for depression and PTSD But when Mephib prayed for help, his life finally got better right? - Well his feet never miraculously healed - He was still stuck in a far away town in Lo-debar with no family - No family or relatives came to bring him home - The great "family business"(Dynasty) was destroyed, so no money or resources from the family business - His overall family situation was very tragic and super-complicated - Mephib likely developed very low self-esteem, deep "depression", childhood PTSD (before these words even existed) But then something that must have seemed like a miracle happened to him!!!! "Cheʹsedh" arrived! Cheʹsedh took the initiative to find and bring Mephib all the way back home! Cheʹsedh did not wait for Mephib to clean himself up, get "UN-depressed", and get more rehabilitated from his handicap Cheʹsedh did not wait for Mephib to somehow prove his loyalty to the new king Cheʹsedh did not wait for Mephib to do certain acts that "earned" favor Cheʹsedh sent for Mephib as he was, accepted him as he was Wow! So who is this awesome "Cheʹsedh"? Cheʹsedh is not a person Cheʹsedh is a multi-faceted GEM of a quality that is inside our loving Father Jehovah and was inside King David! Cheʹsedh is the Hebrew word for a humble quality, an exquisite blend of loyal love, loving kindness, mercy, which means then... that it was really Jehovah and His Cheʹsedh through King David's Cheʹsedh who then took the initiative to find and bring back Mephibosheth! Today it is Jehovah and His Cheʹsedh that does not wait for you to get your life fully together first before He comes to your side to help you It is Jehovah who does not wait for you to "earn favor" first before He will show loyal love to you It is your dear Father Jehovah who takes the initiative and seeks you out and finds you when you are in your lowly "Lo-debar" That town should have been called "LOW-debar" right? And it is your loving Father and His beautiful Cheʹsedh that will find you in your LOW-debar where you feel like nothing, worthless, and He will save you just like He did with little Mephiby! Do you feel lately... like you are in LOW-debar? that you have little to no future? do you sometimes wonder, "Why would the King care about a weak person like me? "I cannot do much for Jehovah, I can't pioneer, I can't attend all the meetings due to my sickness/weakness/disability? I can't donate very much! So why should Jehovah care so much about me?" Well the cheʹsedh inside Jehovah proves you so very wrong!

I feel safe here. I love the rules and regulations, and especially the approval process for the membership. Plus it's pretty obvious if you don't know the pure language. It rings of love and truth.