Sunday, November 3 The dragon became enraged.​—Rev. 12:17.

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Sunday, November 3

The dragon became enraged.—Rev. 12:17.

 

Since Satan no longer has access to the heavenly realm, he focuses his anger on the remnant of anointed ones, who are the earthly representatives of God’s Kingdom and who “have the work of bearing witness concerning Jesus.” (2 Cor. 5:20; Eph. 6:19, 20) In 1918, eight prominent brothers were convicted on false charges, and each was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. It appeared as if the work of these anointed ones had been “killed.” (Rev. 11:3,7-11) But early in 1919, those anointed brothers were released from prison, and later the charges were dropped. The brothers immediately got back to work—Kingdom work. But that did not stop Satan’s attacks on God’s people. Since that time, Satan has directed “a river” of persecution against all of God’s people. (Rev. 12:15) Truly, “this is where it calls for endurance and faith” on the part of each one of us.—Rev. 13:10. w22.05 5-6 ¶14-16

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I looked up rage vs anger for the day text today. Here is one site said: "Rage is another emotion that serves no purpose.  Rage indicates disrespect of others and does not solve problems; it can often make things worse.  Rage is an unconscious process that cannot be subdued until a later, more appropriate time.  It is not resolved by counting to 10 or from stepping away from the situation.  Rage is explosive and unproductive and does little in terms of emotional release."

 

"Anger is a feeling that a person experiences when they have been wronged.  It is appropriate to express anger provided it is done in a healthy manner.  A person who experiences rage has little to no control over the emotion, which can often turn destructive."

 

I thought of how sometimes you can deal with an angry person (I was a retail manager for many years, dealing with angry customers) but a person who is enraged, it is almost impossible to even have a conversation.