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Interests: If only you had listened to My Laws! Then your peace would have been like a river and your right with God would have been like the waves of the sea.
(Isaiah 48:18)
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(Colossians 1:9) (NIV)
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| Faith The man whispered, "Please - God, speak to me!"
and suddenly a soft breeze gently rustled the leaves. Louder, the man beseeched, "Please - God, speak to me!"
and then a meadowlark began to sing. Then the man groaned,
"Please - God, speak to me!"
and then a little girl giggled nearby. Then the man yelled,
"Please - God, speak to me!"
and thunder rumbled in the distance. Then the man screamed,
"Please - God, let me see you!" and then the sunset glowed
magnificently with lavender and pink. Then the man shouted, "God show me a miracle!" and then a newborn baby began to cry. In final despair - the man begged,
"Touch me God, and let me know you are here."
Then God reach down from heaven and
touched the man ever so softly -
Then the man brushed the butterfly from
his arm and shuffled dejectedly away.
Don't miss out on a blessing because it isn't
packaged the way that you expect it to be.
20 "From the time the world was created, people have
seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can
clearly see his invisible qualities--his eternal power and
divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for
not knowing God.”
(Romans 1:20) (New Living Translation) Jehovah God Is the Source
of All Energy and Power  What does the Bible say about God’s power? "That energy is God's energy."
(Philippians 2:13) (Message Bible) Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then
God will be given glory in everything through Jesus Christ. All
glory and power belong to him forever and ever. Amen.
(1Peter 4:11) (New Living Translation) GOD SUPPLIES THE POWER "... Jehovah, is become glorious in POWER..."
(Exodus 15:6) (Darby) "... Jehovah... in thy hand there is POWERand might,
and none can withstand thee."
(2Chronicles 20:6) (Darby) "But Jehovah... is the living God...
He hath made the earth by HIS POWER..."
(Jeremiah 10:10,12) (Darby) "But truly I am filled with POWER by the Spirit of Jehovah..."
(Micah 3:8) (Darby) "...for with A POWERFUL HAND Jehovah brought us forth..."
(Exodus 13:16) (Darby)
"And Israel saw the GREAT POWERwhich Jehovah had wrought..."
(Exodus 14:31) (Darby) "And Jehovah said... for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew
thee MY POWER; and that my name may be declared in all the earth."
(Exodus 9:13,16) (Darby) "Thine, Jehovah, is the greatness, and THE POWER, and the
glory, and the splendour, and the majesty; for all that is in the
heavens and on the earth is thine: thine, Jehovah, is the kingdom,
and thou art exalted as Head above all."
(1Chronicles 29:11) (Darby) "All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah... They shall tell of the
glory of thy kingdom, and speak of THY POWER."
(Psalm 145:10,11) (Darby) "Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, thou hast made the heavens and
the earth by thy GREAT POWER. "
(Jeremiah 32:17) (American Standard Version) "Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in POWER."
(Nahum 1:3) (Darby) JEHOVAH HAS GIVEN POWER TO HIS SON
"And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All POWER
has been given to me in heaven and upon earth."
(Matthew 28:18) (Darby) "The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands."
(John 3:35) (New International Version) "His teaching amazed them because he spoke with POWER."
(Luke 4:32) (Contemporary English Version) 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you.
(John 17:7) (English Standard Version) This was prophesied even before Christ was born: "...you are my firstborn; My might and the beginning of my
strength, Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in POWER."
(Genesis 49:3) (New American Standard Bible) "You, O king, are king of the earthly kings to whom
the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the POWER, the
might, and the glory."
(Daniel 2:37) (AmplifiedBible) But to whom does the power belong?
Christ knows:
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever.
(Matthew 6:13) (King James Version) 
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| The Great Day of Jehovah
More than three thousand years ago all of mankind
was destroyed except for eight people! 16 "Come out of the ark, you and your wife
and your sons and their wives."
(Genesis 8:16) (NIV) How do we know that the story of
Noah and the ark is a true story? Christ, himself talked about it to his disciples: “37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming
of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people
were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing
about what would happen until the flood came and took them
all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
(Matthew 24:37-39) (New International Version) God's Son, who is referred to frequently as the "Son of Man",
not only talked about the Great Flood as if it really happened,
he also talked about the Great Day of Jehovah as if it is going
to occur. That is because he knew it will! “From that time on Jesus commenced preaching and saying: ’Repent,
YOU people, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’”
(Matthew 4:17) (NIV) Why would our Savior consider the Kingdom Message
to be so important nearly two thousand years ago? The idea was that his followers would spread the message,
acquire more followers and then the whole world would
know about Jehovah’s intentions. Why did the work take so long? The world population has steadily increased to over six
billion people now. The number of people who are spreading
the Kingdom Message number only about seven million. It
took time to inform the people of the world in every country
and give them all a fair chance to hear and understand. 7 "But always, first of all, I warn you through my servants the
prophets. I, the Sovereign LORD, have now done this."
(Amos 3:7) (New Living Translation) “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting
anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
(2Peter 3:9) (NIV) "Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They all have
the same Lord, who generously gives his riches to all who ask
for them. For "Anyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will
be saved." But how can they call on him to save them unless
they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they
have never heard about him? And how can they hear about
him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and
tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean
when they say, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring
good news!" But NOT everyone welcomes the Good News,
for Isaiah the prophet said, "Jehovah, who has believed our
message?" Yet faith comes from listening to this message of
good news.“
(Romans 10:12-17) (New World Translation) -Watchtower.org What is happening now that the Kingdom Message
has been preached throughout the entire world? “21 For that will be a time of greater horror than anything
the world has ever seen or will ever see again. 22 In fact,
unless that time of calamity is shortened, the entire human
race will be destroyed. But it will be shortened for the sake
of God's chosen ones.”
(Matthew 24:21-22) (NLT) Are we near Jehovah's Day now? Yes! The world is in great turmoil with:
· Wars
· Diseases
· Earthquakes · Crime
· Injustice
· Terrorism
· Famine and drought
· Poverty
· Flooding These are indeed the signs that we are in the Great Day of Jehovah.
There is still some goodness and optimism somewhere in the
world now but the problems will get worse and worse with no
let-up. This is the time for all to hear this message and consider
the source. The Bible is Jehovah’s words and His prophecies
never go unfulfilled. People may believe that the Bible is an
ancient book with no relevance in today’s world, but that would
be a grave error. What kinds of people ignore the Kingdom Message? Primarily, the people who love the world the way it is now.
In spite of the world’s problems, there are a lot of things to
enjoy in the world. People can be ensnared by: - Wealth and prosperity
- Seeking pleasure
- False teachings
- Lack of faith
- Apathy
- Addictions
- Ambitions
The Apostle John had this advice for the wise: “15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone
loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For
everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust
of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes
not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives
forever.”
(1John 2:15-17) (NIV) Jehovah patiently waited for His work to be finished by
His servants. Everyone in the world heard the Kingdom
Message and made their choice: to ignore the message
or join the effort to spread the message. There was no
middle ground. People are either part of the solution or
part of the problem. People who are part of the solution
will have nothing to worry about as The End approaches:
“10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you,
the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will
suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of
death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 He who has an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who
overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.”
(Rev 2:10-11) (NIV)
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not
be afraid; for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength
and song; and he is become my salvation.”
(Isaiah 12:2) (American Standard Version) The people who are the problem will be very afraid: 29 “Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall
from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ 30 ”At
that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and
all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of
Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they
will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the
heavens to the other.”
(Matthew 24:29-31) (NIV)
When the people who rejected the Kingdom Message
realize their error, it will be too late:
“18 There were flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and the
worst earthquake in all history. 20 Every island ran away, and
the mountains disappeared. 21 Hailstones, weighing about a
hundred pounds each, fell from the sky on people. Finally,
the people cursed God, because the hail was so terrible.”
(Rev 16:18,20-21) (Contemporary English Version)
“...Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all
the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts. And as for you,
you will prophesy to them all these words, and you must say to them,
‘From on high Jehovah himself will roar, and from his holy dwelling
he will give forth his voice. Without fail he will roar upon his abiding
place. A shout like those treading [the winepress] he will sing out
against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise will certainly come clear
to the farthest part of the earth for Jehovah hath a controversy with the
nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh: as for the wicked, he
will give them to the sword, saith Jehovah... And the slain of Jehovah
shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the
other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered,
nor buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground.”
(Jeremiah 25:29-33) (ASV) There are those who will say something like: “I can’t believe
that a God of love would do such a thing to nice people like
us!” Jehovah's prophets predicted this long ago.
17 You make God tired with all your talk. "How do we tire him
out?" you ask. By saying, "God loves sinners and sin alike. God
loves all." And also by saying, "Judgment? God's too nice to judge."
(Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible)
He is a God of love to those who listen and obey Him.
We must not forget that He is a God of Judgment as well:
“but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will
give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with
the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.”
(Isaiah 11:4) (NIV)
And who is going to lead this battle?
29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down
from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 "It will be just like
this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
(Luke 17:29-30) (NIV)
What is that? God's Son will be the leader of the destruction?
11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was
a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With
justice he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like blazing
fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written
on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He is dressed in
a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white
horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 Out of his
mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.
"He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress
of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on
his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.
(Revelation 19:11-16) (NIV)
The aftermath of Jehovah's Day and Armageddon will, according
to prophesy, be a paradise on earth just as it was when Adam
and Eve roamed the Garden of Eden:
“6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with
the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little
child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young
will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The
infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put
his hand into the viper’s nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge
of the Lord Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.”
(Isaiah 11:6-9) (ASV)
This is Jehovah’s promise that when our world is taken away
from the hopelessly corrupt clutches of mankind it will indeed
be a paradise that will never be corrupted again by the ambitions
of human political elements, petty thieves, bullies, liars, or anyone
else who would spoil a worldly paradise for the rest of eternity:
“For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah,
they shall inherit the earth. For just a little while longer, and the
wicked ones shall be no more: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider
his place, and he shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace... The
righteous shall inherit the earth, And dwell therein for ever... Wait
for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit
the earth; When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.”
(Psalm 37:9-11, 29, 34) (ASV) This is the encouraging message for Jehovah's people. The world, as
it exists now, is only temporary. All of the world’s problems will be
taken care of soon. There is no need to agonize over how to solve the
problems; the most important thing that we can do is accept the
prophecies and spread the good news. Jehovah will take over from
there and all of our problems will then be over.
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| Building Our Own Home
 Many people today are fortunate enough to own their
homes, but other people are not this fortunate and must
rent a place to live. Some people do not even have a home
at all! Is this what God wanted for us? What does the Bible say? "They will certainly build houses and have occupancy;
and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage.
They will not build and someone else have occupancy;
they will not plant and someone else do the eating. For like the
days of a tree will the days of my people be; and the work of
their own hands my chosen ones will use to the full. They will
not toil for nothing, nor will they bring to birth for disturbance;
because they are the offspring made up of the blessed ones of
Jehovah, and their descendants with them."
(Isaiah 65:21-23) (American Standard Version) "And I will provide a place for my people... and will plant
them so that they can have a home of their own ."
(2Samuel 7:10) (New International Version) "...good people are rewarded here on this earth..."
(Proverbs 11:31) (Contemporary English Version) "And I will provide a place for my people... and will plant
them so that they can have a home of their own and
no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress
them anymore... I will also give you rest from all your enemies."
(2Samuel 7:10,11) (NIV) Imagine such a beautiful promise from God for the future
of mankind, under the Blessings of Christ's Kingdom. With
the housing conditions of many troubled areas on the earth,
what a blessing it will be for everyone to have their own home!
Then imagine - enjoying our new home - without ever
getting sick, never growing old, and never dying. The
blessings of the coming Kingdom are endless.
What does the Bible say of these wonderful promises
from God - for a restored paradise on earth - under the
rulership of Jehovah's Son? "Blessed and happy, are the meek and mild,
for they shall inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5) (Amplified Bible) "But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall
delight themselves in the abundance of peace."
(Psalm 37:11) (AMP) A NEW EARTH - SOON! "But God has promised us a new heaven and a new earth,
where justice will rule. We are really looking forward to that!"
(2Peter 3:13) (CEV) "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former
things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind."
(Isaiah 65:17) (NIV) "THEN I saw a new heaven and a new earth... Then I heard
a mighty voice from the throne... saying, See! The abode of
God is with men, and He will live among them; and they
shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them
and be their God. God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be
anguish nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions
and the former order of things have passed away."
(Revelation 21:1,3,4) (AMP) A Time of Healing and Cure "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears
of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man
leap as a deer, and the tongue of the mute shall sing..."
(Isaiah 35:5,6 ) (ASV) "And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people
who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity."
(Isaiah 33:24 ) (New American Standard Bible) "...because Jehovah loveth you… he will also bless the
fruit of thy body… Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples:
there shall not be male or female barren among you…
And Jehovah will take away from thee all sickness."
(Deut 7:8,14,15) (ASV) "I will put none of the diseases upon thee…
for I am Jehovah that healeth thee."
(Exodus 15:26) (ASV) "And Jehovah will take away from thee all sickness."
(Deut 7:15) (ASV) "Then his flesh is renewed like a child's;
it is restored as in the days of his youth"
(Job 33:25) (NIV) "Jesus will rule the earth... His Kingdom will be worldwide...
There will be peace... There will be a healing of infirmities
and a freedom from disease"
- Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy, pg. 656-658;
J. Barton Payne Animals and Mankind at Peace "I will answer their prayers before they finish praying. Wolves
and lambs will graze together; lions and oxen will feed on straw.
Snakes will eat only dirt! They won't bite or harm anyone."
(Isaiah 65:24-25) (CEV) "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie
down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the
yearling together; and a little child will lead them.
The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie
down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox."
(Isaiah 11:6,7) (NIV) "At the same time I'll make a peace treaty
between you and wild animals and birds..."
(Hosea 2:18) (Message Bible) No more Fear or Terror "Every man will sit under his own vine and under his
own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid,"
(Micah 4:4) (NIV) "...and they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid."
(Ezekiel 34:28) (ASV) "He will make wars cease to the ends of the earth..."
(Psalm 46:9) (NIV) God's Original Plans Have Not Changed
And many secular sources are aware of this: "In recent years many Christians have begun to realize
a long forgotten truth : God wants us to have dominion
over the earth, just as He originally commanded Adam
and Eve. By His atonement, Jesus Christ has restored
us to Adam's lost position, guaranteeing that God's
original plan will be fulfilled."
-Paradise Restored:
A Biblical Theology of Dominion;
by David Chilton; Pg. 342
Dominion Press, Tyler, Texas 75711 "...the restoration of Eden is an essential aspect of
the salvation that Christ provides. The Old Testament
foretold the coming of the Christ and the blessings he
would bring. The Paradise Theme runs throughout the
whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation."
- PARADISE RESTORED
A Biblical Theology of Dominion; Chapter 3;
by David Chilton ; (1951-1997) M.Div., Ph.D.,
Dominion Press; Tyler, Texas
© 1st 1985 & 6th 1999 "there will emerge a new humanity on a new earth that is
equivalent to a restored paradise... a "blest age" in the
future when, in a violent spasm... humanity shall 'burst
his fetters', and 'Earth shall once again be a Paradise'."
-The Norton Anthology of English Literature
The Romantic Period
Apocalyptic Expectations - An Overview "The future theocratic kingdom of God will be
an earthly kingdom involving the administration
of God's rule over everything on this present earth.
...the future theocratic kingdom will involve the
administration of God's rule by His future
representative... Jesus Christ, over this same
earthly province."
--Why Future Events?
Part 12;;by Dr. Renald Showers
Ankerberg Theological Research Institute And that will happen very soon!
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| God's Son Is Ready
for the Harvest 
The world is a shambles and getting worse every day.
People all over the world are asking:
Why were our homes destroyed by earthquakes,
fires and flooding? Why is there so much violence and warfare?
Why is the economy so bad?
Why is my job gone?
What will happen next? Why is the world a shambles? Mankind was allowed to run amuck in this world
for many thousands of years. Just look at what
we have accomplished! What does the world have? Poverty and famines.
Widespread hatred.
Oppression, wars, pollution, disease, squalor, unrest and despair. Not only that, but the problems are growing! Not once have the governmental leaders of this world,
in their wisdom, ever solved any of these problems in
any country. They never have and never will. Because of widespread
corruption and incompetence, the world’s leaders solely
look out for their own interests and disregard the problems
of the people they supposedly serve. Who can save the world from certain disaster? "...for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors,
and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he
will deliver them."
(Isaiah 19:20) (ASV)
"...At the time that God has already decided,
he will send Christ back again."
(1Timothy 6:15) (CEV) That is wonderful news! Jehovah and His son
are about to do something about the havoc
and chaos in the world soon.
But what must occur first? A small thing – and yet – a large accomplishment! Before God’s son takes over, all of his true followers
must stop calling him "Jesus". Why? "The Hebrews called their coming Savior, the Messiah,
Jahshuawah (Jehoshua). The disciples of the Savior
accepted Him as such, and to them He was known as
Jahshuwah the Messiah. The Greeks, however, rejected
the Hebrew name, and called Him (IESOUS-Jesus) instead."
- The Origin of Christianity
by A.B. Traina "It is interesting to note - that throughout his life - the
one now known as Jesus Christ never did hear himself
called by that name."
- "Man’s Great Adventure,"
by Edwin W. Pharlow, professor of history,
Ohio State University.
"It is known that the Greek name endings with sus,
seus and sous were attached by the Greeks to names
and geographical areas as means to give honour to
their supreme deity, Zeus."
-Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend
Professor J. C. J. Metford
That is why. God’s son is not Jesus! Just as the Bible
translators substituted "GOD" and "LORD" for God’s
actual name, Jehovah, they also painstakingly traded
"Jesus" for "Jehoshua" in place of Christ’s true name. Has it always been that way? "In the 1611 KJ New Testatment the name Yahshua
(Yehoshua) appeared originally wherever the Messiah
was spoken of. Yehoshua means Yehovah's (Jehovah's)
Salvation. Later the Messiah's name was replaced with
Iesus (Greek) which later in the 1600's it became Jesus
starting with the new English letter 'J' which was
introduced at that time. Further, the Greek 'Iesus'
comes from the name Zeus, the ruling God in the
Greek pantheon."
-Gospel of The Kingdom
True Names and Title
Dr. Henry Clifford Kinley
1931 - Ohio USA
Instead, true Christians will let go of Christendom’s
three-headed trinity god named Jesus and call our
savior by his correct name. Jehoshua Christ's name (Jehoshua) is of Hebrew origin and
is taken from the name Yehoshua, which in English
is often translated as Joshua. Yehoshua, in Hebrew
means "Yehovah Saves".
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jehoshua was the name given to Christ by his
heavenly Father, Jehovah God. Many years
after his death - Rome changed his name to
suit their pagan heritage and to please their
pagan converts. "Ieous" was Greek for "Hail
Zeus", which was translated later into English
as "Jesus". And this error has continued to the
present. "The name Joshua (Jehoshua) derives
its greatest importance and highest sanctity
from the fact that it was sacredly chosen as the
name to be borne by the Messiah. This name was
corrupted and altered in time into the name Jesus."
--Personal Names in the Bible
by Dr. W.F. Wilkinson, M.A.
Joint Editor of Webster and Wilkinson's
Greek Testament: pages 342-343.
"Jesus. That was a name given to him many years after
His death. Rome wanted to remove any Jewishness from
the new church. They eliminated His Jewish name and
blended the name of Zeus in order to make it comfortable
for all those who had previously worshipped the Greek
and Roman gods. Since Zeus was the top god of their
experience, attaching the name Ioesus (hail Zeus) to
Yahshua - gave Him top priority in the worship hierarchy."
-Winds of Praise Broadcasting
Believer or Follower?
The Sound of the Shofar
By Jon Thompson CHRIST DECLARED : "I have come in My Father's name and with His power..."
(John 5:43) (AMP)
And as we can plainly see, that name is not "Jesus"! Christ will not take action on behalf of his true followers
until they give up their "J-zeus" error. Only when Jehovah's
people begin to call upon "Jehoshua" - will they obtain the
Salvation that Jehovah has promised to them. But some will balk against such a change! They will resist this request from God's Chosen King.
For whatever reason, there are some that will rather
leave Jehovah's earthly organization rather than
call Christ "Jehoshua". That would be "the weeds". "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't
you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the
weeds come from?' 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The
servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them
up?' 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the
weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both
grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the
harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles
to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' "
(Matthew 13:27-30) (NIV)
All over the world weeds have been sown in with the faithful.
They have served Jehovah side by side for some time now
just as Jehoshua Christ said they would. The time has finally
come to sort the weeds from the wheat.
"Be patient like those farmers and don't give up.
The Lord will soon be here!"
(James 5:8) (CEV)
"...I know you can't stomach evil, that you weed
out apostolic pretenders..."
(Revelation 2:2) (MSG)
"...limp souls. Useless as weeds, fragile as grass,
insubstantial as wind-blown chaff."
(2Kings 19:26) (MSG) "...Soon, oh very soon, her harvest will come
and then the chaff will fly!'"
(Jeremiah 51:29) (MSG)
"I know your deeds... You have kept My word,
and have not denied My name."
(Revelation 3:8) (NASB) And it was for this very reason that Christ waited so
long to reveal this truth to his followers. The Harvest
wasn't ready and he didn't want to uproot the wheat
with the weeds. But now that will not be a problem
anymore because the Harvest is ready. The First Command directed to Jehovah's people by
God's chosen King, Jehoshua, is to begin calling
Christ by his rightful name. It is not a difficult thing
to do but it will mean putting God and Christ first
in our lives and it may also mean a loss of favor with
the rest of the Jesus-worshiping world. A similar but tremendous dividing work happened
when Jehovah God began to take out of the nations
A People For His name. When the International Bible
Students made the decision to become "Jehovah’s
Witnesses" - to fulfil Bible Prophecy and identify
themselves as His people, some fell away - as they
were weed-like and refused to be called by Jehovah's
Divine Name.
This same dividing or separating - is happening again
today - at this time of "The End". But now, instead of
Jehovah’s name separating true followers from the
unfaithful, this time it will be the name of God's Son,
"Jehoshua" Christ that will uproot the weeds that were
sown by Satan. A choice has to be made. A choice will be made.
One way or the other - each of us will choose the
side on which we will stand. From such a small
change will come a tremendous accomplisment. THE HARVEST IS ON! The wheat and weeds are about to be sorted and gathered. Which side will we choose?
"Jesus" or "Jehoshua"? "Now what I am commanding you today is not too
difficult for you or beyond your reach. No, the word
is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart
so you may obey it."
(Deuteronomy 30:11,14) (NIV) "...YOU will by no means see me until YOU say,
‘Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah’s name.’"
(Luke 13:35) (NWT) "There is salvation in no one else! God has given no
other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
(Acts 4:12) (NLT) "Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah..."
(Psalm 118:26) (YLT) And while we are at it… ARE YOU SAYING "AMEN" – IN IGNORANCE ? "By ending our prayers in 'amen'... one could very
well ask, "Have we been misled to invoke the name
of the Egyptian 'Sun-god' at the end of our prayers?"
-United Hebrew Congregation
Charles J. Voss
It is common to end a discourse on spiritual matters,
(or end a prayer) with (the word) "Amen". Few of us
realize that the word 'Amen' is an Egyptian word. It
refers to the Egyptian god of Thebes. The Hebrews
adopted the word and it passed into Christian use as
"Amen". It is a petition for (the god - Amen) to fulfill
our words.
- MYSTIC GIFTS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT
By Dr John Palo ; 1999 The Israelite exiles from Egypt knew that Jehovah was not
the same as the Egyptian god Aten, and so they presumed
he must be the equivalent of the great State God of Egypt.
It was decided, therefore, to add the name of that State-god
of Egypt to all prayers thereafter, and the name of that Egyptian
god was "Amen". To this day, the name of Amen is still recited
at the end of prayers in both Jewish and Christian religions.
- Genesis of the Grail Kings
by Sir Laurence Gardner; pg. 6 Finally, we may note that the word "Amen" occurs in gnostic
spells… especially of Egyptian origin, and a sort of magical
efficacy seems to have been attributed to this word.. The
practice of answering "Amen" at the end of prayers appears
in the Canons of Hippolytus (No. 146) and in the Egyptian
Church Order (p. 101).
- New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
Thurston, Herbert. "Amen."
The Catholic Encyclopedia.
Vol. 1. New York:
Robert Appleton Company, 1907. When we did it in ignorance, maybe God looked past that.
But now that you know the truth, what will you do? Will you
continue to use the name of a pagan god to close your prayers?
Is it too hard to change that now? Because you’ve been using
the ‘amen’ tradition for a long time - will you rationalize and
justify why you keep on invoking the name of the Egyptian
god, Amen? Will you find a pastor or teacher to reassure you
that "it’s okay to say ‘amen’ - Or will you give thanks to God for
revealing His truth and stop using the name of a pagan god?"
-And they all Said, "AMEN"
by J.D. Roberts The true followers of Jehovah and
His son will know what to do.
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| The Bible - The Book of God 
Most people will agree that the Bible is God’s book
yet many people do not read it very much because they
believe the information contained in the Bible is ancient
and obsolete in these modern times.
What can we learn from the Bible that is relevant to today?
There was One True Faith in the days of ancient Israel when they
were in a covenant agreement with the one true God - Jehovah. "And Jehovah said unto Moses... I have made
A COVENANT with thee and with Israel."
(Exodus 34:27) (American Standard Version) "Jehovah made a covenant with the children of
Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt."
(1Kings 8:9) (ASV) After Christ came to the earth, he established “The Way”
and reinstated the One True Worship of his Father,
Jehovah God, and he concluded a New Covenant with
God's people. Those teachings were considered the
One True Faith at that time. "and many of the sons of Israel will he turn back
to Jehovah their God."
(Luke 1:16) (New World Translation) (WWW.Watchtower.org) "For this reason Christ is the mediator
of a new covenant..."
(Hebrews 9:15) (New International Version) But Christ and the Apostles foretold that once they left the world,
a great Apostasy would take over the True Faith. They warned
of ravenous wolves attacking the flock of God's sheep. "Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed
as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves..."
(Matthew 7:14) (Amplified Bible) "I know that after I am gone, ferocious wolves
will get in among you, not sparing the flock."
(Acts 20:29) (Amplified Bible) These “wolves” would corrupt the pure teachings of Christ and
begin a period of utterly unbelievable terror and cruelty. "I see the great Apostasy, I see the desolation of Christendom...
the ruined women, the murdered innocents; I hear the lying
absolutions, the dying groans; I hear the cries of the victims; I
hear the anathemas, the curses, the thunders of the interdicts; I see
the racks, the dungeons, the stakes; I see that inhuman Inquisition,
those fires of Smithfield, those butcheries of St. Bartholomew... that
dreadful multitude of massacres. I see it all, and in the name of the
ruin it has brought in the Church and in the world, in the name of the
truth it has denied, the temple it has defiled, the God it has blasphemed,
the souls it has destroyed; in the name of the millions it has deluded, the
millions it has slaughtered, the millions it has damned; with holy confessors,
with noble reformers, with innumerable martyrs, with the saints of ages, I
denounce it as "the masterpiece of Satan", as the body and soul and
essence of antichrist."
- 1880s, Dr. H. Grattan Guinness "In Rome, in 1849, I myself visited every convent. I was present
at all the investigations. Without a single exception we found
instruments of torture, and a cellar with the bodies of infant
children."
-- The Italian patriot, Garibaldi Today, The Pope and his priests will tell anybody that the
Catholic Church is the holiest religion on the face of the earth.
Yet this same religion is responsible for the torturing and
deaths of many millions of people. What will our Savior say about the handiwork of these evil people? 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons
and perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly,
‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
(Matthew 7:22,23) (NIV) Along with this bad news is good news - Christ preached that
in the Last Days - The time of "The End" - that God would gather
out of the nations a people for his name. These people would
be the only ones called by God's name and they would restore
many other people back to the pure worship of Jehovah God.
They would preach world wide and would still be actively preaching
when Christ returns to the earth. 14 "Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles,
to take from them a people for his name."
(Acts 15:14,17) (English Standard Version) "Jehovah will establish thee unto himself a holy people
...and all peoples of the earth shall see that thou art
called by the name of Jehovah..."
(Deuteronomy 28:9,10) (Young’s Literal Translation) "Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and
my servant whom I have chosen."
(Isaiah 43:10) (ASV) What are these people with Jehovah’s name doing right now? "But before the end comes, the good news
must be preached to all nations."
(Mark 13:10) (Contemporary English Version) But a lot of people do not want to be preached to.
Many people say: “I don’t like people who preach
to me. I don’t want to hear it.” What about them? 4 They are stubborn and hardheaded. But I, the LORD
God, have chosen you to tell them what I say. 5 Those
rebels may not even listen, but at least they will know
that a prophet has come to them.
(Ezekiel 2:4-5) (CEV) 1 And so I solemnly urge you before God and before Christ
Jesus--who will someday judge the living and the dead when
he appears to set up his Kingdom: 2 Preach the word of God.
Be persistent, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently
correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
(2Timothy 4:1,2) (New Living Translation) This would not be a single person or clergy group but rather
a massive crowd of devoted people preaching the imminent
return of Christ. When the time was right, they were sent just
as John the Baptist was - to pave the way for Christ's return.
Now is that time! "Preaching and teaching were NOT confined to a particular
class, but every convert would proclaim the gospel... and
every Christian... could pray and teach..."
- History of the Christian Church,
by Philip Schaff, vol. 2, p. 124. And what will happen after that?
"...At the time that God has already decided,
HE will send Jesus Christ back again."
(1Timothy 6:15) (Contemporary English Version) This preaching work was started in the late 1800's and is still
in active motion today with almost seven million preachers on
foot going from city to city and door to door with their grand
preaching commission. Indeed - in these last days - one group
of Christians stand out from the rest In their worldwide preaching
campaign to vindicate The Great God Jehovah and announce
the return of his Son. "And I will hallow my great name, which was profaned among
the nations... and the nations shall know that I am Jehovah."
(Ezekiel 36:23) (Young’s Literal Translation) "As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY
MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE
YOUR WAY; ' "
(Mark 1:2) (NASB) Yes, people in The Last Days would witness a return to pure
first century Christianity - as the Bible foretold - where all of
the members would speak in agreement, and be of the same
line of thought. Thus there would be worshipers that Christ
foretold would worship THE FATHER in Spirit and Truth. Yet a time is coming when the true worshipers will
worship "the Father" in spirit and truth, for they
are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is
spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit
and in truth.' "
(John 4:23,24) (NIV)
"with ONE heart and mouth you may glorify
THE GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
(Romans 15:6) (NIV) The pure worship of Jehovah God under the direction
of his Son would be marked by their unity of beliefs in
worship. No matter where in the world that they live or
preach - this group's unity of thought and their oneness
of purpose - and their complete agreement in all aspects
of beliefs and worship is what would mark them as being
the True Faith that Christ foretold would arise in the last
days - preceding his return.
"one Lord,ONE faith, one baptism"
(Ephesians 4:5) (NIV)
"The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind."
(John 17:21) (MSG) "Be united in what you think, as if you were only one person. "
(Philippians 2:2) (CEV) "YOU should all speak in agreement... YOU may be fitly
united in the same mind and in the same line of thought."
(1Corinthians 1:10) (NWT) (WWW.Watchtower.org) Do these prophesied people exist?
Yes, they do!
Would it be better to turn Jehovah's Witnesses away or
Invite them in the next time they come to your door? Most people turn them away. How wise is that? 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words,
shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or
town. 15 I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for
Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for
that town.
(Matthew 10:14-15) (NIV)
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