JW Broadcasting—July 2026

[WilliamChew]

JWB July 2026 transcript

 

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[Dages]

We are watching the Broadcasting as a family, my older daughter said : we are getting in the GT in less than a year, aren't we ?

May it be true  

[booboo]

19 minutes ago, Dages said:

my older daughter said : we are getting in the GT in less than a year, aren't we

Out of the mouths of babes 

Psalm 8:2 Matthew 21:15, 16

[LindaViktoria]

I feel that this broadcast and the talk from Kenneth Cook that was shown at the midweek meeting two weeks ago shows that we are very close and that Jehovah is preparing us. 
I also felt that the international convention Eternal happiness we had in Stockholm last weekend was a big hug from Jehovah, assuring us that he loves us so much and that he will help us with everything if we rely on him. 
Personally I feel that something is in the air and that Jehovah is getting us ready. Hope it wont be long now. 

[jwhess]

Anticipation is a good thing (Keep on the Watch).  Do not let it grip you with inordinate expectation. I recall the published furor we had in times passed (50 years ago). 

 

From the organization (in publication):

WT Dec 15, 1974, page 764,766…And now, as the critical year of 1975 enters, it may well be asked

…And now, as the year 1975 opens up, some thousands of the anointed remnant, still alive on this earth, look ahead to realizing that joyful prospect.

 

From Br. Fred Franz (Governing Body):

WT May 1, 1975, page 285…“we should not think that this year of 1975 is of no significance to us,”“we are filled with anticipation for the near future”

 

We await the GT and end of this world with calm expectation and complete trust in God and Christ.  Whether in this year or in ten years, it will come on time and it will not be late.  Always be focused on the work of the Kingdom and do not be distracted by any apparent "times and seasons" or possible dates.  Remember our errors (done in faith) with 1914, 1925, 1954, 1975, Y2k and so on.  We are eager but the Holy Spirit from Jehovah is patient.  God has picked a day and hour more than 2000 years ago.  It has not (and will not) change...♥️

[truce]

2 hours ago, jwhess said:

Anticipation is a good thing (Keep on the Watch).  Do not let it grip you with inordinate expectation. I recall the published furor we had in times passed (50 years ago). 

 

From the organization (in publication):

WT Dec 15, 1974, page 764,766…And now, as the critical year of 1975 enters, it may well be asked

…And now, as the year 1975 opens up, some thousands of the anointed remnant, still alive on this earth, look ahead to realizing that joyful prospect.

 

From Br. Fred Franz (Governing Body):

WT May 1, 1975, page 285…“we should not think that this year of 1975 is of no significance to us,”“we are filled with anticipation for the near future”

 

We await the GT and end of this world with calm expectation and complete trust in God and Christ.  Whether in this year or in ten years, it will come on time and it will not be late.  Always be focused on the work of the Kingdom and do not be distracted by any apparent "times and seasons" or possible dates.  Remember our errors (done in faith) with 1914, 1925, 1954, 1975, Y2k and so on.  We are eager but the Holy Spirit from Jehovah is patient.  God has picked a day and hour more than 2000 years ago.  It has not (and will not) change...♥️

What happened in 1954 and 2000?

[Barbllm]

It was so good. I loved the experiences of the Tshomba family. 

[jwhess]

2 hours ago, truce said:

What happened in 1954 and 2000?

1954 was 40 years from 1914.  Anticipation ran high for the 40 year cycles compared in Bible chronology (40 year wandering in wilderness, etc).  And we had just entered the Atomic Age and Outer-Space competition. The year 2000 was just an add-on to the universal hysteria of possible collapse of electronic communication (due to COBOL's inability to identify the two digit year identification...was 00 the next year 2000 or the previous century 1900?)

[Friend of Peace]

This balanced and humble approach in the program taught me something:

 

“When we receive direction —even if it seems unnecessary or we have a different opinion— do we trust Jehovah enough to follow it? If you receive clear direction, follow it if there’s no Scriptural law being disregarded. You never know if Jehovah is maneuvering matters for a reason. And even if not, he’ll reward you for your loyalty.”

 

With good motives, we obey the direction from the organisation. But this shows that we shouldn’t always conclude that everything that comes in the form of direction comes from Jehovah. Why? Because no human has perfect understanding of His will.
 

It reminded me of the widow who went to the temple.
 

Jehovah at that time was using Judaism to render acceptable worship among his people. But many facets of that system of worship had become limited and was in part corrupted due to religious leaders who had “placed themselves in the seat of Moses.” (Matt. 23:2)

 

But what did the widow do? She gave everything she had to a temple and the system of worship that was soon to be done away with. Did Jesus stop this woman from contributing by saying:

 

“Don’t bother, put that money back in your purse. Don’t you know that this place will be a heap of ruins soon?”

 

No. He saw the deep faith the woman held toward a system of worship that had become burdensome through no fault of her own, but he commended her for such acts of faith. (Luke 21:2-6)

 

Unlike first century Judaism, Pure worship isn’t corrupted. Jesus remembers our deeds of faith towards the system of worship that he oversees. (Rev. 2:19) This is despite that at times, parts of worship that we perform deeds in need refining, changing or that may seem unnecessary.
 

Jesus sees our motives, just like the poor widow. Jesus will also make sure when this worship needs improving or needs to become more attuned to God’s will and personality. (Isa. 60:17; John 2:16)

 

Jesus will bless us for being loyal by keeping us in the book of life.(Rev. 3:5)

 

Mark Noumair said it well at last year’s convention: “Don’t look for perfection, look for pure worship.” 

Edited Thursday at 10:48 PM by Friend of Peace

[shali]

I noticed in this broadcast they used the term "we are on the verge" (meaning of the GT) several times.  No more is it "close", or "around the corner" or "soon", we are now "on the verge" of it.  It seems to me that in the last 6 to 9 months, we are discussing how to prepare for the GT, how important it is to keep our unity and especially how important it will be for us to be obedient and always trust in Jehovah.  It comes up in every meeting and broadcast and in the new study editions of the Watchtower in a consistent manner IMO.  (By the way, the term "on the verge" means on the "brink or border" of something.) Remember, the earth is also on the verge of being completely ruined (AI data centers of sealed that fate for sure now), so Jehovah will have to act very quickly to keep that from happening as well. 

[BLEmom]

I, of course, do hope it comes this year.  October would be wonderful. 

But the words soon, on the verge, around the corner etc are all part of the same language used for years. I’m not saying it’s wrong to hope the word soon means this year, but it’s all relative.  This language was used back in the 1960’s as well. Just doing a simple search on WOL will show you that. 

In expectation of soon always, but also expecting it to be a while longer. We just don’t know. 
 

[Tortuga]

32 minutes ago, BLEmom said:

I, of course, do hope it comes this year.  October would be wonderful. 

But the words soon, on the verge, around the corner etc are all part of the same language used for years. I’m not saying it’s wrong to hope the word soon means this year, but it’s all relative.  This language was used back in the 1960’s as well. Just doing a simple search on WOL will show you that. 

In expectation of soon always, but also expecting it to be a while longer. We just don’t know. 
 

The word "Imminent" was popular for several years...

[Sun]

When it happens, they'll tell us it's here today 😜

[Dages]

1 hour ago, Sun said:

When it happens, they'll tell us it's here today 😜

We won't need to be told "this is it"

[Sun]

21 hours ago, Dages said:

No necesitaremos que nos digan "esto es todo " .

At times, we have needed to identify and connect a prophecy that has already been fulfilled.

[truce]

On 7/9/2026 at 10:21 PM, jwhess said:

1954 was 40 years from 1914.  Anticipation ran high for the 40 year cycles compared in Bible chronology (40 year wandering in wilderness, etc).  And we had just entered the Atomic Age and Outer-Space competition. The year 2000 was just an add-on to the universal hysteria of possible collapse of electronic communication (due to COBOL's inability to identify the two digit year identification...was 00 the next year 2000 or the previous century 1900?)

Thanks 😊 

[shali]

I wish "soon" to Jehovah was the same as "soon" for us (sigh).

[jwhess]

8 hours ago, shali said:

I wish "soon" to Jehovah was the same as "soon" for us (sigh).

If Jehovah had listened to Peter, Jesus would not have gotten back to heaven and none of us would be here.

[shali]

14 hours ago, jwhess said:

If Jehovah had listened to Peter, Jesus would not have gotten back to heaven and none of us would be here.

I'm not asking for Jehovah to abandon his time table, just wish our definition of that one word (soon) was a little closer together in meaning between the fleshy and spiritual.  That way, when the end really was coming " soon" (soon in our definition) - that's when we start using that word, not 50 years beforehand. I understand they want to keep our sense of urgency high and that it why they use words like "soon", "imminent", "on the verge" and "right around the corner" - but it can also lead to weariness of heart to hear it over and over again and we still have years to go.  That's all I'm saying.  Start using those terms when the time is appropriate. Does anyone remember the "Deliverance is Near" Convention?  That was over 20 years ago.  "Near" (at least to me) does not mean 20+ years from now, that's all I'm saying.  Not sure if I'm making any sense to anyone else but myself. 

[Tortuga]

12 minutes ago, shali said:

Start using those terms when the time is appropriate.

Agreed, however we know they don't know when the time is appropriate. Every year is "near" or "Imminent" until it isn't...

[Tronora]

26 minutes ago, shali said:

I'm not asking for Jehovah to abandon his time table, just wish our definition of that one word (soon) was a little closer together in meaning between the fleshy and spiritual.  That way, when the end really was coming " soon" (soon in our definition) - that's when we start using that word, not 50 years beforehand. I understand they want to keep our sense of urgency high and that it why they use words like "soon", "imminent", "on the verge" and "right around the corner" - but it can also lead to weariness of heart to hear it over and over again and we still have years to go.  That's all I'm saying.  Start using those terms when the time is appropriate. Does anyone remember the "Deliverance is Near" Convention?  That was over 20 years ago.  "Near" (at least to me) does not mean 20+ years from now, that's all I'm saying.  Not sure if I'm making any sense to anyone else but myself. 

 

I agree with you.

And there's the expression "Cry: Wolf!". But cry Wolf! too many times, and no one will take you/it seriously ...

 

The kingdom is soon to come, in our hearts ❤️ The end is near, in our hearts and minds, because we focus on it. Near us, in our hearts, but not in the calendar. In human terms, anyway. But one day it will be. 

[shali]

26 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

Agreed, however we know they don't know when the time is appropriate. Every year is "near" or "Imminent" until it isn't...

I guess all I am saying is leave those terms out of it until it is noticeably apparent that those terms are going to be exactly true.  The GB does kind of have an indication of when the GT will start (when all the body realizes all of them have had their final sealing for instance and can put out beacons to find out if others of the anointed around the world are experiencing the same thing, I imagine that in the GB they would inform others on the GB if they have had their final sealing because most die soon afterward and it's time to think about a replacement or helper to step in their place). 

 

To me the constant use of those terms without them coming true in what physical people feel is a reasonable amount of time for "imminent" or "on the verge of" or even "soon" would keep alot of us from feeling weary and like our hope has gone unfulfilled constantly.  I would rather they leave those adjectives out until they become the truth.

Edited 37 minutes ago by shali