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Sunday, January 2 It was granted the locusts, not to kill them, but to torment them five months.​—Rev. 9:5.


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Sunday, January 2

It was granted the locusts, not to kill them, but to torment them five months.—Rev. 9:5.

 

This prophecy describes a swarm of locusts that have human faces and ‘what seem to be crowns of gold’ on their heads. (Rev. 9:7) They torment “those people [God’s enemies] who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads” for a period of five months, the average life span of a locust. (Rev. 9:4) This does indeed appear to be a description of Jehovah’s anointed servants. They boldly proclaim God’s judgments against this wicked system of things and, as a result, make its supporters very uncomfortable. Are we saying that the locusts described at Joel 2:7-9 are not the same as the locusts presented in the book of Revelation? Yes. In the Bible, it is not unusual for a symbol to convey different meanings in different settings. For example, at Revelation 5:5, Jesus is called “the Lion of the tribe of Judah,” whereas at 1 Peter 5:8, the Devil is described as “a roaring lion.” w20.04 3 ¶8; 5 ¶10

You can't walk with God while holding hands with the Devil.

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You have to love the deep stuff. I am very happy to be part of an organization that is willing to make adjustments/ corrections. It's good to see humble brothers in charge.

Plan ahead as if Armageddon will not come in your lifetime, but lead your life as if it will come tomorrow (w 2004 Dec. 1 page 29)

 

 

 

 

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