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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.

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.

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

The people in the places where I live were generally very calm and spiritually inclined. But now the situation has changed a lot. Last week, when we went for ministry, a Hindu man told me, “You Christians are not loyal to the country. Only Hindus are. All of you were Hindus before. You became Christians for foreign money.” I was deeply disturbed. But the brother who was with me handled the situation very well. Hyper-nationalism is now present in almost every country.

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".

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.

It's to be seen but geopolitical theory says, if Iran falls, the Strait of Hormuz belongs to US/Israeli. That cuts off 1 piece of energy to China. Something tells me if they take the Hormuz. China will be forced to go after Taiwan to blockade or fully control the Strait of Malacca. Also, this leaves Russia stranded needing to take over Odesa in Ukraine giving them at least the Black Sea for imports and water presence. Otherwise, US/Israel has a whole lot of southern ocean under West and East Asia. Easy targets and that's why Russia is doing what it's doing and China also. They cannot get cut off and they know it. The USA wants to control the America's and have the world dependent on "American" energy. If they can create choke points that could hurt economies and have them begging Americans for energy. That's like the ultimate end goal of sovereignty of the USA. This is Satan's system and Jehovah has a way with Kings hearts. But historically that's how it could/would be looked at. There is a lot at stake. But again to be seen.

Friday, May 22 Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be made as white as snow.—Isa. 1:18. Jehovah uses word pictures to help us appreciate how by means of the ransom sacrifice, he wipes out the sins of repentant ones. It is extremely difficult to remove scarlet or crimson stains from a cloth. Yet, by means of this word picture, Jehovah assures us that our sins can be washed clean so thoroughly that they are no longer visible. Sins are also likened to “debts.” (Matt. 6:12; Luke 11:4) So every time we sin against Jehovah, it is as if we are going further and further into debt. We owe him a huge amount! But when Jehovah forgives us, it is as if he cancels the debt that would otherwise be charged against our account. He does not demand repayment of sins that have been forgiven. What a refreshing illustration to describe the relief we feel when Jehovah forgives us! w25.02 9-10 ¶9-10

In the US, it seems to me that the political fervor and nationalism has amped up quite a bit in these last few years. With the "250th birthday" of this country coming up, I expect it will add quite a bit to all of that. I always pictured the government in this country requiring all it's citizens to display an American flag at their home somehow, but I realize that probably won't happen. I live in a very small housing addition (moved here 18 years ago) and when we moved here not one home displayed a flag and now almost all of them do, some even had flagpoles installed outside to display the flag.

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.

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!

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.

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.

What it tells us that Jehovah knows how to use energy right way and man know how to use it the wrong way. We should thank him that he confuse the language some 4,000 years ago.

I can't wrap my mind around these stories or figures so I feel it is Jehovah's way of protecting me. He always comes through wether I understand or not so we all can be grateful over that. If he waited till I understood we would still be back in the garden.

It is important to be accurate. For example, the Georgia item ... yes, they were using water unmetered as the County was switching meter types, but the error was discovered and the site did pay for its usage retroactively - Georgia Data Center Secretly Used 29 Million Gallons of Water, Exposed by Residents’ Low Water Pressure So, the headline might be considered accurate - it leaves out a lot of details. Please don't be part of the sensationalism.

I'm gonna need to see this from accreditated news outlets. Right now all I can find is this is unsubstantiated rumor.

I feel this iran conflict is going to escalate. Either one or two things will unfold. It is that the US concedes leaving iran as is. Or it will escalate. But iche habe a frage (i have a question)? But if religion is to be banned where does this leave iran? They will by no means concede. So I imagine iran will be totally defeated by the king of the south. I feel this is the only way going forward. Could you imagine the UN having totally authority and at the same time iran holding hostage to the world economy via the strait of hommuz? Death to America! Or maybe it might be death to iran. Who knows let see how this plays out.

Completely agree. Always cautious but enjoy the nice atmosphere

As the song goes ~ To whom do you belong? Which god do you now obey? Your master's the one to whom you bow. He is your god; you serve him now. In the end your choice will depend On how your heart is prepared.

I think the mark of the wild beat will more political than digital. It can be happening now without even noticing it since it suppose to happen in the last days.

True . . but, taking a stand isn't really the same as "nobody can buy or sell except a person having the mark". "Nobody can buy or sell except" sounds like a form of literal control over society. We should know soon . .

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.

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.

Iran s ruled by Islamic republic the Persian people wants it ousted even if US doesn’t overthrow this regime the oppressed people wants it desperately that’s why I believe it will fall soon almost 90 million people wanting the same the million that support the IRGC is just one million when internet returns to the people they can organize themselves and revolt against the regime more effectively than last January when over 43000 were slaughtered in the streets

Opened NWS this morning and half of the congregations in our circuit and the nearby circuit that were approved in Public Speaker Sharing are no longer approved. I refreshed, however, no change. Anyone else experiencing the same?

I don't want to say much anymore because I don't want what I say to incite the friends to go down a rabbit hole, though my conclusion is based on facts, not conspiracy theories. We’ll just have to wait and see how it plays out.

Yes that keeps happening to me also.