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This is a continuation of the Psalms commentaries. As a very young man, I began searching for God. For the past half-century, I have called Jehovah “my God.” In all of this time, though, I cannot say that I have ever had to appeal to Jehovah to rescue me —at least not from a life-or-death situation. That is not to say I have not experienced distressing [...]
This is a review of the Watchtower study article, Do You Recognize the Truth? Training ourselves to discern the difference between the truth we have learned from Jehovah and the falsehoods promoted by Satan and our opposers. First, I am not an opposer of the truth. I oppose those who pretend to be apostles and who disguise themselves as the faithful and discreet slave, a designation [...]
(00:02): You know, there is such a thing as truth. Remember Pontius Pilate when he was examining Jesus, and um, he asked Jesus, well, what is truth? Wasn't really a question, but, uh, an expression of doubt. But there is a truth. For example, there's such a thing as male and female. No one ever questioned that until <laugh> a few years ago. And now [...]
I read with interest jw.org's recent banner article entitled: "Is World War Inevitable?—What Does the Bible Say?" Several bullet points quote news sources highlighting the numerous flashpoints around the world. Perhaps because the article was already penned weeks ago, it does not mention the latest, most egregious provocation: the NATO-backed invasion of Russia that some analysts claim is an attempt to goad Putin into using nuclear [...]
KINGDOM BULLETIN #26 A recent article on jw.org asked, What does the Bible say about political violence? The brief article made reference to the attempted assassination of the Slovakian prime minister as well as Donald Trump. The snippet explains these events are related to Paul’s prophecy about how, in the last days, men will be dominated by evil characteristics---which, is to say that political violence just [...]
Has the Kingdom of God really begun ruling the world? Jehovah’s Witnesses will unhesitatingly respond that it has. And why shouldn’t they? As long as the Watchtower has existed, it has declared that the Kingdom of God has begun ruling. Every Watchtower Magazine is emblazoned with the subheading: “Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.” Most Jehovah’s Witnesses today are probably unaware that the publishers of the Watchtower originally proclaimed [...]
The apostle Paul used an expression that the New World Translation renders as “the ends of the systems of things.” One place where that expression appears in scripture is 1 Corinthians 10:11, which states: “Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for a warning to us upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come.” Whereas most translations render [...]
With wars and rumors of wars growing louder, it is time to revisit the familiar prophecy of peace and security. That phrase has special relevance for millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses because it is believed that the fulfillment of their saying “peace and security” will be the precursor of the beginning of the great tribulation. As a refresher, the Watchtower has stated below as recently as 2019. [...]
There are now some eight billion human souls on this planet. Jehovah God knows each and every one. He also knows those who are spiritually inclined and groping for the truth. They are most precious to him. Jesus said the Kingdom of God belongs to them. Over the years, the Watchtower has related many experiences where householders had been praying for answers, and in a short [...]
This is the last article in the series examining the May, 2024 Watchtower. I am still trying to mentally process the Watchtower’s most recent “new light.” As stated in the previous article in this series, it is doubtful that Jehovah’s Witnesses will perceive that the Governing Body has repudiated everything it has ever taught regarding the urgency of getting out of Babylon the Great before God’s [...]
