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We cannot say for sure that Jehovah’s servants will see thousands of people dying around them. But one thing is certain: as soon as Armageddon begins, we can expect Jehovah to give peace of mind and complete physical and spiritual protection to his people—not just as a group, but also individually. Because you say, “Jehovah is my refuge,” Jehovah promises: “Nothing will harm you.” Let us look to the future with confidence, knowing that we can fully rely on Jehovah’s protection. The Watchtower of September 2026, first article of the study, paragraph 20.

Now available!!! https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-september-2026/Trust-In-Jehovah-for-Protection/

I think we all agree that they would only announce the start of the GT if they were sure - whether in an update to Witnesses or a public announcement. That's why I think they might release a quick article after the UN gets power that details what the GT looks like from start to finish. They wouldn't say in the article that the GT had begun because we would still be waiting for the destruction of false religion. Thus, there would be no need for a retraction because they wouldn't have made the claim that it had begun. No claim = no retraction. Later on, when BtG is destroyed they can make one final announcement: THE GREAT TRIBULATION HAS BEGUN and refer people to the previous article. I hope they announce it to Witnesses first - it feels appropriate. I'm going to cry at that update. 😭

Jehovah's one thought.

I just wanted to make a quick comment for those who thought we wouldn't die after the GT started. In order for that to happen Jehovah would have to stop our aging process and our sicknesses. That does not seem reasonable to expect. The Bible tells us at Matthew 24:13 that "the one who has endured to the end (the end of their own life on earth or Armageddon, whichever comes first) will be saved." Now as far as the actual day of Armageddon goes - it does seem reasonable to believe that none of Jehovah's faithful servants will die on that day - what kind of Savior/Deliverer would Jehovah look like if he allowed even one of us to die during that war? It would look like he was unable to protect his own people during his own war. That is why the Bible also tells us to "life our heads" for our deliverance is near. We will not be afraid of anything bad happening to us on that Great and Fear Inspiring Day!

I don't know if this is connected, but I saw this in my feed at work for the first time: It really does takes you to our site - Why Does God Allow Suffering?—The Reason Why Suffering Began | Bible Teach That is pretty cool!!!

The latest news from JW PRESSROOM about the series Good News from Jesus: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ5H3Lcjj4_/?igsh=NmtkY3c5Z3R1djY0

SO MUCH... I'm ready for Armageddon in my mind, but I'm not ready for the emotion of that update... I can barely write this message

JW Pressroom has reached 800K on Instagram and 140K on TikTok.

recently, the Japanese branch changed its translation team and I really appreciate the modern tone. The sentence in Japanese basically means the following : "So let’s not be afraid, let’s lift up our heads and look toward the future. For we have Jehovah, our strongest ally, who is always there to protect us."

A language-learning app called Un-Babel or Fire Tongues

I thought some here might find this article of interest. The article reviews documented hate incidents against Jehovah’s Witnesses across Western Europe during 2025. It argues that violence rarely begins with violence itself. Rather, it often starts with intolerance, stereotypes, and efforts to portray a religious minority as dangerous or undesirable. The author traces this progression from intolerance to discrimination and, in some cases, to acts of vandalism, threats, assaults, and other hate-motivated incidents. Whether one agrees with every conclusion or not, the article raises an important question: What happens when negative labels and public ridicule become socially acceptable? The examples presented from a number of European countries provide a sobering look at how attitudes can influence behavior and why religious freedom deserves continued attention. When media spread intolerance, and authorities promote discrimination, violence is a logical consequence. https://bitterwinter.org/hate-crimes-against-the-jehovahs-witnesses-in-western-europe/

Considering that probably most of the people that go to JW.org are already JW, a tie salesman or a razor blade company would have done well a few years ago...

Thank-you, brother John. Wow! This part says a lot: "In 2020, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom identified the Jehovah’s Witnesses as the most persecuted religious organization in the world in proportion to their membership size. They serve as the proverbial canaries in the coal mine, a warning sign for religious freedom—or lack thereof."

Noticed this info is now on our site: ...hope I posted this image correctly here 🤔🤭

May you have peace and security in your new study project...😁

New video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ5H3Lcjj4_/?igsh=NmtkY3c5Z3R1djY0

Well, I figure that's probably long enough for it to filter through to all of Amazon's Distribution, and webcrawlers. So the new book is now available on the blog, too. Thanks to you all, the new book has made it into the Top 20 of it's category on the Amazon Store. Foreward and Prologue Chapter One: Living Arrangements Chapter Two: Breaking News Chapter Three: "It's Called Reputation." Chapter Four: Two Meetings Chapter Five: "It's Too Late." Chapter Six: "War Comes Next." Chapter Seven: What Are The Odds? Chapter Eight: Downsides to Waiting Chapter Nine: Least Likely To Be Saved Chapter Ten: Undeserved Kindness Chapter Eleven: A Victory Song Chapter Twelve: After The Fall Chapter Thirteen: Welcome To Paradise Chapter Fourteen: A Life You Can Live With. Epilogue

never realised how many atttacks there had been on JWs it western europe https://bitterwinter.org/hate-crimes-against-the-jehovahs-witnesses-in-western-europe/

Report about recent case which has implications in Europe https://bitterwinter.org/echr-upholds-jehovahs-witnesses-right-to-preach-door-to-door/

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I last posted an update about this project, so I wanted to give you a status update. As I mentioned before, I am currently developing Baruch entirely on my own. It was never my intention for this to remain a one-person project. Over the past months I've approached several brothers here in the Netherlands to see if they would be interested in helping. Not everyone needs to be a programmer. There are many other areas where help is needed, such as communication, community management, documentation, testing, and eventually user support. Unfortunately, finding volunteers has proven to be more difficult than I expected. Everyone is naturally busy with theocratic responsibilities, family life, work, and other commitments. I don't have investors, and I'm funding this project entirely with my own (limited) resources. Because of that, I'm not in a position to pay people for their work. It has never been my intention to turn Baruch into a commercial product. Instead, I'd like to explore whether the project can eventually be sustained through voluntary donations and community support. I also set up a Discord server and was hoping to find someone who enjoys building and managing an online community. A community doesn't grow by itself—it requires time, energy, and consistent communication. My idea was to regularly post updates and discussions to keep people involved. I even approached several brothers from the English congregation here in Utrecht, since good written English is important for reaching an international audience, but so far I haven't been able to find anyone who is enthusiastic about taking on that role. Some of you may also know a little about my personal circumstances. For several years now I've been unable to work because of my health. In 2018 I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. I have Mantle Cell Lymphoma, which unfortunately is not curable. At the moment I'm taking Ibrutinib to keep the disease under control, but it doesn't always work as well as we'd hope. The past few months have been particularly difficult. Right now I'm struggling with severe fatigue and poor concentration, which makes it very difficult to work consistently on Baruch. I've gone through periods like this before, and my doctors expect things to improve again. I've now been working on Baruch for about two years. For me, it's much more than just a software project—it gives me purpose and something positive to focus on. I started this topic on jwtalk back in February because I genuinely wanted input from brothers around the world. At the same time, that also makes it very visible whenever my health temporarily prevents me from making progress. My long-term vision is that Baruch will not remain a one-person project. I hope to build a team of brothers and sisters who can continue developing and supporting it together. That will take time to organize properly. Because of my illness, it's very possible that one day I'll have to take what we sometimes call "the underground" to the New World. If that happens, I certainly don't want a project that I've invested two years of my life in to disappear with me. My goal is to place the software within a company called Agape Apps and, at the appropriate time, make the project open source on GitHub so that many brothers can contribute to its future development. That, too, will take time to organize these things. For now, it's important to keep the bigger picture in mind. Because of my health, it's simply impossible for me to accurately estimate how much time I'll be able to dedicate to Baruch. As a result, I also can't honestly predict when a first beta or test version will be ready. I hope this gives everyone a clearer picture of where the project stands today. Agape, Jonathan

If you think you have problems then spare a thought for s sisters search for her son https://zmina.info/en/articles-en/war-is-when-your-sister-dies-of-her-wounds-in-your-arms-while-russians-torture-your-son-for-ten-months-how-a-mother-searched-for-missing-ivan-zabavskyi-in-russia/

Weird it's not on What's New, but in general it's easy to go to https://www.jw.org/en/global-communications/ without being on social media, so I don't think it's a big deal. As the page mentions the posts are more for government officials, journalists, and academics.

My apologies. The page shown is from the 1911 Convention Report as stated but it is on page 226. The page number shown (23) is from the special "photograph" condensation of that report and not the complete report.

This is just a fun thought, not a conversation on why there are no ads anyway. If you had the chance to make a secular commercial for the organization what would be your pitch? We obviously spend alot of money all over the world I was thinking a maybe a Nike commercial for pioneering with "Just Do It" slogan. Or a Dr Scholls insert for preaching in distant lands As you can tell I do not work in advertising. Any other ideas

Lots of looking but not commenting.. we get a real uptick around annual meetings and popular events ..

Exciting and fast moving times that’s for sure!

"After The Fall" is now available in Paperback Edition. As my regular readers know, Amazon can be a pain about this sort of thing; so I'll be waiting a few days for it to filter through the webcrawlers; before I put it up on the blog. I want to thank everyone who left such kind reviews, assuming you're here on the Forum.

Should be on a saturday, so 3rd of october...

I heard the idea about 50 years ago about Jehovah would not create intelligent life on another planet until the question was answered that was brought up in the Garden of Edan. And if there were intelligent faithful servants on some other planet then Jehovah would not have to prove anything. I sort of expanded that belief to say that there was no life on any other planet. But actually, the way it was explained to me was that it actually only applied to intelligent creatures that could decide whether or not they wanted to stay faithful to Jehovah. With that viewpoint bacteria could actually exist on other planets, but not life that had free will. Sometimes I am a little slow to learn.

An official account of the holocaust museum, nice

Not sure when this happened, but our TikTok account reposted someone else’s post:

Well there over 9000 members in total.

Basically it means nothing ... no free trips or extra days of everlasting life .. Just a feature in the commercial program.

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We always appreciate it when the legal systems vindicate our ministry, but we will continue with or without their agreement, in order to accomplish the commission given us.

He looks like hes pushing something that’s for sure…it sure isn’t peace Pitiful really

Don't let the "stars" of the world's stage obscure your view of the whole show. Between Iran and the West, or Russia and Ukraine (or practically anywhere else), there will be no lasting peace and security until Jesus comes with his heavenly armies. No matter how many peace treaties are signed.

All of these recent attempts to drag us into this endless bureaucratic paperwork in court are just ploys by Satan to waste our time and energy that we should be spending elsewhere

Lately, I've been thinking that when the nations give their power to the UN, the slave might use social media to declare that the great tribulation is about to begin. Many news outlets may report it because it will sound nuts to them, but it will help many people hear about the coming destruction of false religion before it begins, and give them something to think about when it does.

It’sa great book, one of the best you’ve written I think… Thanks Matt

Saturday, 3rd October 2026

As far as I know, neither one nor the other, dear Dhanyel. AM is always held on the first Saturday in October. In 2028, for example, it will be held on October 7... if we’re still in this old world.☺️

They tell lies at the peace talk table.

@Áine @Shawnster @LeolaRootStew After the nations relinquish their power to the UN, the slave may see a golden opportunity to warn as many people as possible before the destruction begins. I say that because they may suspect our website will be taken down, and I doubt they would post information that's religious in nature on our social media accounts during the GT, because that would needlessly invite persecution. So they may take advantage of the little time left before the GT to sound the warning. Our social media accounts are still in the pilot stage, but if it is a success, we will have developed familiarity with some mainstream news sources by then, so they may pick up the story. The slave could even reach out to these sources, or “tag” them. In this way, Jehovah could use the “milk of the nations” in a significant way.

I have only been on this site seriously for a few days and I have already had encouragement that I never thought possible. I am closing my day now and look forward to tomorrow now. Keep up the fight for the faith, I am starting to try on the boxing gloves again, spiritually 😁

That sounds plausible. I think it would be similar to the articles they have like, "Does The War In The Middle East Mean Armageddon is Coming?" but it would be "Does the UN Gaining Unprecedented Power Fulfill the Prophecy of the Beast? Is the Destruction of False Religion Next?" This way they wouldn't be jumping the gun by claiming it definitively is fulfillment, but it does give legitimacy if it is the actual fulfillment. It will draw the honest-hearted.

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