Thursday, August 20 We should no longer be . . . carried here and there . . . by means of the trickery of men. —Eph. 4:14. A story that is only 10 percent true is 100 percent misleading. Consider what happened to the Israelites dwelling on the western side of the Jordan River in the days of Joshua. (Josh. 22:9-34) They received a report that the Israelites living on the eastern side [...]
Hello everyone. It's been a few months since my last video. I thought I would entertain a question from a reader or viewer. He says: Robert by the time the great tribulation has been cut short and ended. Do you believe, that the JW organization will have fully been shut down and overrun by that stage? Or will the overrunning and shutdown occur after the [...]
This post is a review of this Watchtower article. Paragraph two states: Jehovah takes note when even one of his children stops associating with the Christian congregation and engaging in the preaching work. Think, then, of how pained he must be to see thousands of his servants become inactive each year. The Governing Body is acutely aware of the slow exodus of “thousands” of Jehovah’s Witnesses. [...]
With the ongoing pandemic and economic disruption distracting everyone, the dying Anglo empire is turning its gun sights on China. The propaganda and financial wars are already well underway. It is seemingly just a matter of time until the world is engulfed in total war. (Just as a reminder, since the development of the atomic bomb 75 years ago none of the nations that currently [...]
Tuesday, August 11 I will walk in your truth. —Ps. 86:11. How can we strengthen our determination to go on walking in the truth? One way is to have as full a share as possible in teaching Bible truth to others. In this way you will keep a firm grip on our spiritual sword, which is “God’s word.” (Eph. 6:17) All of us can strive to improve [...]
The other day, I spoke about Isaiah in the first chapter. And hopefully, as time allows, we'll go through the whole book of Isaiah. But before going to the second chapter, I wanted to add a couple of thoughts to the commentary on the first chapter. In verse 4, he says: They've treated the Holy One of Israel with disrespect. In fact it says they've abandoned [...]
The Watchtower study article entitled Let Your Name Be Sanctified gives a brief overview of how Jehovah was slandered and how He has and will sanctify His name. Actually, what is most telling in the Watchtower’s coverage of the topic is what they omit. While it is true that Satan uses evolution and false religion to mislead the world and misrepresent God, they do not [...]
Tuesday, August 4 Jehovah . . . has firmly established his throne for justice. —Ps. 9:7. The Mosaic Law limited the possibility that a person would be falsely accused of a crime. A defendant had the right to know who was accusing him. (Deut. 19:16-19;25:1) And before he could be convicted, at least two witnesses had to give evidence. (Deut. 17:6; 19:15) What about an Israelite who committed a [...]
Someone emailed me this brief clip of Governing Body member, Stephen Lett, (below) lecturing the Bethel family about apostates and their lies. First, I do not know why anyone would take exception to the word “permissive.” Has the Watchtower been permissive with pedophiles? Well, when elders are forbidden by the Watchtower from contacting the police or cooperating with them if a crime against a child [...]
Sunday, August 2 When the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity. —Luke 7:13. Jesus himself experienced some of the challenges people faced. For example, Jesus apparently grew up in a poor family. From working with his adoptive father, Joseph, Jesus learned how to do hard physical work. (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3) It seems that Joseph died sometime before the end of Jesus’ ministry. [...]
