America has always been touted as the land of the free. The Statue of Liberty is an icon recognized around the world. America smashed the yoke of slavery it inherited from the British colonial masters in a brutal Civil War. America and its allies defeated the Nazis and Fascism during the Second World War and outlasted the tyrannical Soviet Union. Now, though, all of that is [...]
Monday, January 25 They all became filled with holy spirit and started to speak in different languages. —Acts 2:4. If you were one of the disciples gathered in the upper room at Pentecost 33 C.E., there would be no question in your mind that you were anointed by holy spirit. (Acts 2:5-12) But do all those who are anointed by holy spirit receive their anointing in some spectacular [...]
Jehovah first demonstrated that he was a God of judgment back in the Garden of Eden, not only when he sentenced the trespassing Adam and Eve to death, but he also foretold the long-running enmity that would develop between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, culminating with the crushing of the serpent and its brood.
Although Almighty God is fully capable and determined to ultimately accomplish his originally stated purpose to have mankind dwell in peace and perfection on this beautiful planet, since our fruit-pilfering parents were ousted from Eden God has had to patiently deal with a degenerating race of sinners. And fortunately for us the Grand Instructor is up to the task.
It was an entirely different world on the outside of Eden. By disobeying Jehovah humanity unwittingly subjected itself to the rebel angel who cunningly used a lowly reptile to deceive Eve and who has subsequently become known as Satan, the Devil.
The Watchtower carries a study article entitled: Will You Continue to Be Readjusted? The article is based upon what Paul wrote to the Corinthians, exhorting them to continue to be readjusted. And everyone, including the Governing Body, needs to be “readjusted.” Then we get to paragraph 15… But how do we react when God’s organization makes a change that affects other aspects of our life? For [...]
A discussion of the cryptic prophetic time periods
A reader has emailed me a series of questions concerning specific verses in the 11th chapter of Daniel. Dan. 11:21 Who is the “despised one”? The Watchtower explains that it was Tiberius Caesar. He was ruling during Jesus’ ministry. I think that is about the point where they lost the plot, as the saying goes. Dan. 11:23 Who / what is this “little nation”? In the [...]
If you are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses you are well aware of the importance the Watchtower has placed upon meeting together and publicly preaching. As recently as 2016 the Watchtower published an article entitled: “Why Should We Meet Together for Worship?” The article gives the experience of two young sisters in the former Soviet Union who were sentenced to a labor camp in Siberia. In order [...]
Saturday, January 16 I saw . . . a great crowd . . . standing before the throne and before the Lamb. —Rev. 7:9. In 1935, Jehovah’s Witnesses came to realize that the great crowd do not literally have to be in heaven to stand “before the throne and before the Lamb.” Rather, their position is figurative. Even though they would live on earth, the great crowd could stand “before [...]
This podcast marks a renewed commitment on my part to regular broadcasts. The program considers how the recent events may indicate the time of the end has begun. And the suggestion that Jesus may make a stealthy inspection before anyone is even aware of his presence. A question from a long-time reader asks about the appropriateness of the Watchtower's recent counsel about hiding Bibles [...]
The world has suffered from the ravages of demonic tyrants and ruthless rulers since Nimrod stood up as a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah a long time ago. In more recent times peoples have been killed in mass by the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and others besides. The real tyrant, though, is, of course, Satan the Devil. Jesus said he is the [...]
