“And when he got nearby, he viewed the city and wept over it, saying: ‘If you, even you, had discerned on this day the things having to do with peace—but now they have been hidden from your eyes. Because the days will come upon you when your enemies will build around you a fortification of pointed stakes and will encircle you and besiege you from [...]
Friday, September 4 The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.—Isa. 9:7. Those words refer to what the rulership of God’s Son will accomplish. They emphasize our heavenly Father’s active interest in the salvation of mankind. Jehovah’s example of zeal clearly indicates that our God-given work as Kingdom proclaimers deserves our wholehearted support, our enthusiasm, our zeal. Our burning desire to help people get to [...]
The September episode of the e-Watchman podcast considers questions such as: Why hasn't God ended this wicked world already? 2) What does it mean that the olive oil and the wine will not be harmed? 3) Caller asks: Why doesn't Jehovah speak to people any more? And where did Jehovah come from?
Monday, August 31 Love, not in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth.—1 John 3:18. It can be heart-wrenching to realize that your parents, once strong and self-sufficient, are no longer able to look after themselves. Perhaps Mom or Dad has fallen and broken a hip, has become disoriented and wandered off, or has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition. Then there is the [...]
Stumper Question for Jehovah's Witnesses, #34 If Christ will not have a visible return to earth, then how will he be seen by "ALL the tribes of the earth" (Mt 24:30) and by "EVERY eye" (Rev 1:7) when he returns? The Bible ultimately is a product of the mind of God. The apostle Paul explained to the Corinthians how we may understand the thoughts of God. [...]
Sunday, August 30 He that is walking with wise persons will become wise.—Prov. 13:20. Working alongside good associates in the ministry builds us up spiritually. For example, most pioneers spend considerable time in the ministry with fellow evangelizers. This provides more opportunities for “an interchange of encouragement.” A pioneer named Lisa observes: “In the workplace, there is often a spirit of competition and jealousy. Daily you are [...]
Saturday, August 29 They lacked nothing. Their very garments did not wear out, and their feet themselves did not become swollen.—Neh. 9:21. Today, Jehovah provides us with everything we need to serve him faithfully. May we never be like the thousands of Israelites who died in the wilderness because of their disobedience and lack of faith. In fact, those things “were written for a warning to us [...]
QUESTION: Who are the twenty four Elders in the book of Revelation? ANSWER: According to the Watchtower the 24 elders represent the 144,000 as a group. I agree with their interpretation. The first mention of the 24 elders is in the fourth chapter of Revelation. It reveals that 24 elders sit upon thrones and wear golden crowns upon their heads – obviously symbolizing that they are [...]
Friday, August 28 The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those having authority over them are called Benefactors. You, though, are not to be that way.—Luke 22:25, 26. Because of human imperfection, some of God’s sheep may be slow to understand what Jehovah expects of them. They may fail to take action that is in harmony with Scriptural counsel, or they may act in a [...]
Thursday, August 27 Two days from now the passover occurs, and the Son of man is to be delivered up to be impaled.—Matt. 26:2. On Nisan 13, 33 C.E., as the day drew near ‘on which the passover victim was to be sacrificed,’ Christ told Peter and John: “Go and get the passover ready for us to eat.” “At length . . . the hour came” for the Passover meal, after [...]
