Peace and Security, Great Tribulation, Armageddon

[SUNRAY]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/pro-kremlin-loyalist-turns-on-putin-ilya-remeslo-russia

 

Interesting that there is a former supporter of Putin now criticising him! He has 90,000 followers! 

[Sofia]

5 hours ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

Which prophecy are you talking about?

Daniel chapter 2; 8:23-25

rev. Chapter 13 and 19:20

[Sofia]

Multilateralism versus hegemony 

 

https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-03-08-trump-and-the-crisis-of-multilateralism-a-new-era-of-unilateral-power/

[Shawnster]

38 minutes ago, Sofia said:

Daniel chapter 2; 8:23-25

rev. Chapter 13 and 19:20

 

Do you have any Watchtower reference to support your understanding of these prophecies? 

[Doug]

On 3/17/2026 at 3:22 PM, Sofia said:

 Invoking Article 5 would mean declaring that the entire NATO alliance is at war with Iran, a step no member state takes lightly unless their sovereign territory is unequivocally violated.

Besides… turkey is Muslim 

 

Saudi Arabia is an Islamic State  ( the Quran and the Sunnah serve as the national constitution. The legal system is Sharia)

 

Qatar, UAE and Iraq declare Islam as the State religion.

 

Iran is bombing all of them, and attempting to bomb Turkey.   Yet these sovereign nations aren't retaliating ? 

Is Iran trying to force them into the conflict, but as an ally against the infidel ?   It's very complicated.

[Sofia]

25 minutes ago, Doug said:

Yet these sovereign nations aren't retaliating

…yet. Keep an eye on Qatar and UAE next few days. 
Something serious happened a few hours ago that may shift their stand 

Edited 21 hours ago by Sofia

[Sofia]

42 minutes ago, Shawnster said:

 

Do you have any Watchtower reference to support your understanding of these prophecies? 

That these prophecies show that us-uk are the 7th world power ?

the dominant world power in the world during the last days until Armageddon?

Are you actually asking me to bring a watchtower link for that information?

that everyone knows? Really?

This is making me looking dumb and redundant 

I know when I’m not wanted

This is my last post here

I’m quiting this topic.  

Edited 21 hours ago by Sofia

[Shawnster]

11 hours ago, Sofia said:

The world is more and more unipolar with power shifted to USA as the Bible predicted 

 

Now the power is focused in one single major power: US

Bible never lies

 

2 minutes ago, Sofia said:

 

Are you actually asking me to bring a watchtower link for that information?

that everyone knows? Really?

 

My internetion was never to make you feel dumb.  You made a statement that the Bible says the power of the Anglo-American World Power would shift to the United States. I did not recall where that was. I looked in the Daniel Book, which is the most recent information on the topic, and did not find any reference to this shift of power. 

 

So, yes, I would like to know if I missed the reference. 

[Eejay]

On 3/17/2026 at 6:57 PM, ucastrobr said:

Company Testing Humanoid Robot Soldiers on Frontlines of Ukraine

 

Hmm...... Be inteteresting to see how that goes.........

 

 

Robot cooking.mkv

Edited 20 hours ago by Eejay

[Sofia]

1 hour ago, Shawnster said:

 

Do you have any Watchtower reference to support your understanding of these prophecies? 

Instead of bullying me with this smart question you could have used of some kindness and ask instead: “ Sofia: you mean US-Uk Anglo power, not just US , right?”

and I would humbly has answered: oh you are right brother Shawn. My mistake. I meant exactly that.

my apologies to all here”.

Now excuse I’m leaving this topic.

 

[vern]

Daniel has shifted several times in how we understand it. I kind of defer to revelation and Jesus teachings.

 

I'm still waiting for "anguish of nations not knowing the way out."

[Shawnster]

1 hour ago, Sofia said:

Instead of bullying me with this smart question you could have used of some kindness and ask instead: “ Sofia: you mean US-Uk Anglo power, not just US , right?”

and I would humbly has answered: oh you are right brother Shawn. My mistake. I meant exactly that.

my apologies to all here”.

Now excuse I’m leaving this topic.

 

 

I apologize. My words seem to be a bit blunt at times. My intention was never to make you feel dumb, stupid, or lesser than. 

 

May you go in peace 

[Dustparticle]

1 hour ago, vern said:

Daniel has shifted several times in how we understand it. I kind of defer to revelation and Jesus teachings.

 

I'm still waiting for "anguish of nations not knowing the way out."

What out Gods blessings and the disobey them too, they do know the way out now.

[Dustparticle]

3 hours ago, Sofia said:

Instead of bullying me with this smart question you could have used of some kindness and ask instead: “ Sofia: you mean US-Uk Anglo power, not just US , right?”

and I would humbly has answered: oh you are right brother Shawn. My mistake. I meant exactly that.

my apologies to all here”.

Now excuse I’m leaving this topic.

 

 No matter we mistakes or not,  we just go on.  I always enjoy your comments my sis.

[Doug]

3 hours ago, Shawnster said:

 

May you go in peace 

 

Better yet, Sofia, don't go anywhere.  Stick with us.  You're a treasure.

 

[JennyM]

Hi @Sofia.. I enjoy your comments . My hands sore due to working with computer for 20 yrs so I cannot type that much now.

But I enjoy your observation of the world. 

 

 

 

[JennyM]

7 hours ago, Sofia said:

…yet. Keep an eye on Qatar and UAE next few days. 
Something serious happened a few hours ago that may shift their stand 

The middle east is one of the richest region in the world because of an overpiced oil. Now theyre in turmoil.

 

If one's country is affected, the world is affected. 2.5 million Filipinos are working in the region. Some are coming back home. It is bad on the economy.

[Percy]

4 hours ago, vern said:

Daniel has shifted several times in how we understand it. I kind of defer to revelation and Jesus teachings.

 

I'm still waiting for "anguish of nations not knowing the way out."

Ha. I rather thought we have had about 110 years of that already. They seem to muddle their way out of fixes, but into new fixes. It gets worse each time.

[Dhanyel]

8 hours ago, Sofia said:

Instead of bullying me with this smart question you could have used of some kindness and ask instead: “ Sofia: you mean US-Uk Anglo power, not just US , right?”

and I would humbly has answered: oh you are right brother Shawn. My mistake. I meant exactly that.

my apologies to all here”.

Now excuse I’m leaving this topic.

 

Sister Sófia, I wanted to speak to you with great care and kindness. Your attitude in the conversation was very beautiful — acknowledging a point with humility shows how sincere you are and that you have a noble heart.

 

You are one of the greatest contributors to this topic, with 758 posts, always helping, clarifying, and contributing in such a valuable way. Several friends have also asked me for links on certain subjects, whether from mainstream media news or from the jw website — not because they doubt what was said, but so that, if someone accesses the topic (which is public), they can easily find this information.

 

Your presence is truly missed. Please don’t take this to heart. We are living in difficult times, and more than ever we need to stay united.

 

If you feel comfortable, it would be really nice to have you back with us. A big hug from your brother, Brazil 🤝 Portugal 🌹

 

 

🌷Irmã Sófia, queria falar consigo com muito carinho. A sua postura na conversa foi muito bonita .... reconhecer um ponto com humildade mostra o quanto é sincera e que tem um coração nobre.

 

A irmã é uma das maiores colaboradoras deste tópico, com 758 publicações, sempre a ajudar, a esclarecer e a contribuir de forma tão valiosa. Vários amigos já me pediram também links sobre determinados assuntos, seja em notícias da comunicação social ou no site jw — não por duvidarem do que foi dito, mas para que, caso alguém aceda ao tópico (que é público), possa encontrar essas informações com facilidade.

 

A sua presença faz muita falta, de verdade. Não leve isto a peito. Estamos a viver tempos difíceis e, mais do que nunca, precisamos de nos manter unidos.

 

Se se sentir à vontade, seria muito bom tê-la de volta connosco. Um grande abraço do seu irmão, Brasil 🤝 Portugal 🌹

[jrnievas]

16 hours ago, Sofia said:

That these prophecies show that us-uk are the 7th world power ?

the dominant world power in the world during the last days until Armageddon?

Are you actually asking me to bring a watchtower link for that information?

that everyone knows? Really?

This is making me looking dumb and redundant 

I know when I’m not wanted

This is my last post here

I’m quiting this topic.  

 

This is one of the reasons why I don’t want to comment on or continue following this post anymore—because we all have different opinions and different perspectives on what’s happening in the world right now.

 

Some say that what’s happening now could lead to the Great Tribulation, while others say it won’t. Sometimes we follow certain news, but then nothing really comes out of it.

 

And each of us has the right to comment or form our own thoughts about what’s going on.

 

But it’s just difficult in forums like this—you can easily be misunderstood, and people might think badly of you even if that wasn’t your intention at all. We don’t really know, because we’re just people behind keypads/keyboards, and we don’t even know who is truly a Witness or not here.

 

If we believe that the end will come, then why should we still keep following this topic if we’re already convinced that it can happen at any time? We can already see what’s happening around us.

 

Isn’t everything we’re seeing already enough?

 

Will we allow Satan to get in between us and cause division just because of these kinds of discussions?

 

Even if everyone has good intentions, is following posts like this really the best thing to do just to strengthen our conviction that the Great Tribulation is near?

 

Anyway, this will probably be my last post in this thread.

 

Bye.

[AYMA]

5 minutes ago, jrnievas said:

... But it’s just difficult in forums like this—you can easily be misunderstood, and people might think badly of you even if that wasn’t your intention at all ...

It's no wonder we are always studying such things as the June 2026 Wt

How to Maintain Christian Friendships “Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, and patience.”—COL. 3:12. FOCUS How to deal with challenges that could threaten our friendships with fellow Christians.

Plus! or rather on top of all you mentioned, men, women, we all communicate differently - not necessarily wrong, just different. So many publications from the FDS regarding this 😍 

The struggle is real, right?! 🤗 For ALL of us and me the Most. 🙄 Let's keep 💪🙏 💙

[ChrisW]

My 2 cents. I look at this particular topic because I want to hear what our brothers are dealing with in different parts of the world and how it reflects on the times we are living in. @jrnievas I agree that intentions could be misunderstood when someone responds to a post. In joining jwtalk I have had to learn to adjust myself, reread my comments before I post, or sometimes not post at all if I feel strongly about something and I don't know how to respond without possibly offending. In a lot of ways I think it has helped me grow. 🙂 I understand if you want to take a step back. You and @Sofia offer an insight and a prospective that I would really miss with regard to this particular topic. I would ask that you don't leave it. But I guess I'm being a little selfish.

💚 Whatever you both decide, I will respect it.

[LeslieDean]

I think we need a ditto emoji

 

[LeolaRootStew]

6 minutes ago, LeslieDean said:

I think we need a ditto emoji

 

 

☝️

 

and puke 🤮 

[LeslieDean]

@SofiaI understand your hurt feelings as I also felt the sting of his reply. But I did pause when I reread, several times in fact, why he questioned you for a reference link. The only thing different was I understood you wrote it in error as.i know your stance. A misunderstanding for sure. Yes his wording was indeed hurtful no matter how polite, but I am sure you know him to be a loyal , respected brother who oversees with caution even if it may have felt veiled harshness. I know you both to be strong pillars for Jehovah and in your hearts have already forgiven

 I love you all immensely.