You Don't Know Me!

God created our world, populated the Earth with
plants and animals and then He created us to live here
on this Earth forever.

What are we doing to show God our gratitude?
What would God say to us about the way we
are treating Him after all He has done for us?

Why are there so many phonies in the religion business?

3 For the time will come when men will not put up with
sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they
will gather around them a great number of teachers to
say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They
will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside
to myths.
(2Timothy 4:3-4) (NIV) -BibleGateway

Teachers who will say what people want to hear?

Why do they do this? Why do they betray God?

They prostitute themselves for the money!

If the "Billy Grahams" of the world did not ama$$ million$
of dollar$ would they still continue to preach?

From: http://www.cephas-library.com/baptists/s_baptists_financial_collapse.html

"The modern church machine has one test for everything...
financial success. To gain this success, great programs are
staged with the best performers available, from charismatic
speakers who can sway an audience with emotional stories
to rock concerts. A local church recently presented the musical,
"The Music Man," a theatrical which ridicules morality and chastity
and glorifies humanism. But it is entertaining, and that's the
way to make the church grow."
-THE RELIGION MACHINE
by Curtis Dickinson

"A three-month investigation by the Tampa Tribune and
WFLA-Tampa finds that a central Florida church is actually
'an elaborate money-making machine'."
-John W. Allman, Michelle Bearden,
Michael Fechter and Angie Drobnic Holan
of the Tribune, and Rod Carter of WFLA.
September 25, 2003

"The [Catholic] Church was absolutely corrupted because it had
absolute power. In the days of the Inquisition, the Roman Church
owned about one fourth of all land of France. Most of this
property was stolen from the victims burned at the stake.
The booty of the so-called heretics were stolen by the Church and
by the State. Just converted Jews were sometimes taken to the
stake only to steal their properties. The excuse was to 'save
them before they could return to Judaism'."
- "LA PAGE NOIR DE CHRISTIANISME";
by Enrico Ribone

"One US Treasury document accuses the Vatican of keeping gold—
worth an estimated 200 million Swiss francs at the time—looted
by Croatia's Nazi puppet regime safe in the Vatican vaults for the
Ustashe. The money is alleged to have been used to finance
the "rat line". At the end of the war, the Vatican aided the escape
of hundreds of Nazis from Europe by issuing them with false Red
Cross passports. The so-called "rat line" involved a network of
European monasteries used to harbour war criminals. These
were spirited out of Germany and the former Nazi occupied territories
to Latin America. Mass murderers like Adolf Eichmann, Klaus Barbie
and Ante Pavelic were delivered to the port of Buenos Aires disguised
as priests."
- Vatican beatifies anti-Semitic Pope
By Peter Reydt; 19 September 2000

"Money and gold stolen from the Jews and
Serbs in Yugoslavia were sent to the Vatican"
-(The Guardian, December 5th 1997).

"One of the benefits of the [1933] concordat with Hitler was
the hundreds of millions of dollars that would flow to the
Roman Catholic Church through the kirchensteuer (church tax)
throughout the entire war. In return, Pope Pius XII would
never excommunicate Hitler from the Catholic Church nor would
he raise his voice to protest the slaughter of 6 million Jews"
-(A Woman Rides the Beast, Hunt, 220-221).

"The Charlotte Observer reported in 1979 that the PTL raised
thousands of dollars for foreign missions that never went to
the missions. In 1986 the PTL claimed it was in the process
of building a School of Evangelism which would use missionaries,
radio, and television to send its message around the globe. This,
as with many other Bakker schemes, never happened."
-Frances FitzGerald, "Jim and Tammy,"
The New Yorker, April 29, 1990.

Then what happened to all that donated money?

"Jim Bakker... kept two sets of books to conceal the accounting
irregularities of the PTL. He took conspicuous consumption to
new extremes. The PTL once spent over $100,000 for a private
jet to fly the Bakker's clothing across the country. PTL also spent
more than $100 on a purchase of cinnamon rolls because Jim
and Tammy wanted the smell of them in their hotel room. The
Bakkers epitomized the excesses of the nineteen eighties - the
greed, the love of glitz, and the shamelessness."
-"Can Jim and Tammy Make a Comeback?"
U.S. News & World Report, Oct 19, 1987.

Your Donation Dollars Hard At Work...

"The Jim Bakker Show (formerly called the PTL Club) was the
jewel of the the PTL Network. The show was broadcast around
the U.S. and Canada by satellite. Over a decade of broadcasting
the PTL television appeals brought in over $500 million. In
1986 the PTL reported revenues of $129 million. The funding
for the PTL came from public contributions and memberships.
PTL sold "lifetime memberships" for a $1,000 or more which
entitled buyers to a 3-night stay annually at a luxury hotel in
Heritage USA. According to the prosecution at Bakker's trial, tens
of thousands of memberships had been sold, and only one 500-
room hotel completed. The Bakker trial revealed that Bakker kept
$3,700,000 for himself."
- Terry C. Muck,

"What the ministers of Christendom teach you about me
is a MOCKERY. My Son had choice words for them long ago:"

"And why do you break the command of God for the sake
of your tradition? Thus you nullify the word of God for
the sake of your tradition."
(Matthew 15:3,6) (NIV) -BibleGateway

Are the popular beliefs of Christendom just man-made teachings?

6 Jesus replied, You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying
about you when he said, ⁷ These people honor me with
their lips, but their hearts are far away. Their worship
is a farce, for they replace God's commands with
their own man-made teachings.
(Mark 7:6-7) (New Living Translation) -BibleGateway

What "Christian" customs are man-made?

Christmas customs:

Santa Claus is not mentioned in the Bible
but he is found in encyclopedia Encarta.

According to the encyclopedia WWW.MSNEncarta.com:

From: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556859/Christmas.html

The Christmas Tree is not mentioned in the Bible
but it is found in encyclopedia Encarta.

From: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556859_2/Christmas.html

But Christmas is Jesus’ "birthday".

Why Can't we celebrate that?

The Jews and early christians - "regarded birthday
celebrations as part of idolatrous worship."
-M'Clintock & Strong's Cyclopedia (Vol. I, p. 817)

"The earliest Christians simply were NOT interested
in celebrating the Nativity. They 'viewed birthday
celebrations as heathen'. The third-century church
father - Origen had declared it a sin to even think
of keeping Christ's birthday 'as though he were a
king pharoah'."
- December 23,1996 issue of
US News & World Report

Easter customs:

Easter is not mentioned at all in the whole Bible
but it is found in encyclopedia Encarta.

What does the encyclopedia Encarta.com have to say about Easter?

"The origin of its name is unknown. Scholars, however,
accepting the derivation proposed by the 8^th-century
English scholar St. Bede, believe it probably comes from
Çastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess
of spring and fertility, to whom was dedicated a month
corresponding to April. Her festival was celebrated on the
day of the vernal equinox; traditions associated with the
festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility,
and in colored Easter eggs, originally painted with bright
colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-
egg rolling contests or given as gifts."

From http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761568507/Easter.html

These pleasant and popular "Christian" customs are all pagan.

What does God say about pagan customs and beliefs?

"On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will punish the leaders...
and all those following pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8) (New Living Translation) -Biblegateway

So the typical church-going crowd spends about an hour or two on
Sunday listening to a boring sermon, singing a few well-chosen hymns,
perhaps being entertained by a rock ensemble that performs a noisy
stage tribute to Jesus and then throws hard-earned money on the
collection plate for the spectacle.

What do they think they get for their hard-earned donation?

Too bad that is not true.

What does the Bible actually say?

"The righteous shall inherit the earth,
And they shall live forever upon it."
(Psalm 37:29) (KJV) -BibleGateway

What other beliefs are the congregations of Christendom
throwing their money away on?

Who gave him that authority?

4 The person who keeps on sinning is guilty of not obeying
the Law of God. For sin is breaking the Law of God.
(1John 3:4) (NLV) -BibleGateway

26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received
the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but
only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that
will consume the enemies of God.
(Hebrews 10:26-27) (NIV) -BibleGateway

9 I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when that time comes. In my
anger I will destroy the earth and every sinner who lives on it.
(Isaiah 13:9) (Contemporary English Version) -BibleGateway

Anything else from our friendly Bible-thumpers?

That is certainly not what God said!

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners.
He listens to the godly man who does his will.
(John 9:31) (NIV) -BibleGateway

The End of the World Is Here

‘Twas when it was least expected
just as the scriptures had said
Jehovah brought "The End" at last
Under a moon of blood red. ¹

None of the nominal Christians
or the rest of the pagan world
knew what was about to hit them
as the natural forces swirled. ²

Typhoons howled with fury
with vast flooding that swept them away
Fires were constantly burning
as earthquakes caused buildings to sway ³

What was the populace thinking
right up to that most fateful day?
Did they think that God was just bluffing
when He warned us to follow His way? ⁴

But they held to their own selfish courses
to God they just turned a deaf ear
God’s servants spent years being sources
of good news and bad news to fear. ⁵

The good news is this world is over
the evil and problems soon gone.
A new world forever awaits us
Where prophecied "God’s will be done" ⁶

The obstinate ones who reject Him
will perish with this old tarnished life
the future is bright with serenity
the end of injustice and strife. ⁷

The very ones who slaved for wealth
from dusk to dawn each day
only wasted all of their time and health
and threw their lives away ⁸

The gods that they served will leave them
no leadership will they find
They will stumble and wander aimlessly about
as men who are quite blind. ⁹

The memories they made and cherish
become abandoned to the past
There won’t be anything left of them-
nothing at all that will last. ¹⁰

Who exalts himself will be humbled ¹¹
who pursues riches will just be stripped bare ¹²
the one who does the will of Jehovah
will live forever under His loving care. ¹³

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

¹ I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a
great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth
made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
(Revelation 6:12) (New International Version) -Biblegateway

2 The LORD will cause men to hear his majestic voice
and will make them see his arm coming down with raging
anger and consuming fire, with cloudburst, thunderstorm
and hail.
(Isaiah 30:30) (NIV) -Biblegateway

3 But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the
ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,
6 the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake
and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of
a devouring fire.
(Isaiah 29:5-6) (NIV) -Biblegateway

4 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your
peace would have been like a river, your righteousness
like the waves of the sea.
(Isaiah 48:18) (NIV) -Biblegateway

5 When the good news about the kingdom has been
preached all over the world and told to all nations,
the end will come.
(Matthew 24:14) (Contemporary English Version) -Biblegateway

6 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven.
(Matthew 6:10) (New Living Translation) -Biblegateway

7 "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) -Biblegateway

8 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve both God and Money.
(Matthew 6:24) (NIV) -Biblegateway

9 "The great day of Jehovah is near. It is near, and there
is a hurrying [of it] very much. The sound of the day of
Jehovah is bitter. There a mighty man is letting out a cry.
15 That day is a day of fury, a day of distress and of anguish,
a day of storm and of desolation, a day of darkness and of
gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick gloom, 16 a day
of horn and of alarm signal, against the fortified cities and
against the high corner towers. 17 And I will cause distress
to mankind, and they will certainly walk like blind men;
because it is against Jehovah that they have sinned. And
their blood will actually be poured out like dust, and their
bowels like the dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s fury; but
by the fire of his zeal the whole earth will be devoured, because
he will make an extermination, indeed a terrible one, of all the
inhabitants of the earth."
(Zephaniah 1:14-18) (New World Translation)  www.watchtower.org

¹⁰ In a little while, the wicked will disappear. Though
you look for them, they will be gone. ¹¹ Those who are
gentle and lowly will possess the land; they will live in
prosperous security.
(Psalms 37:10-11) (NLT) -Biblegateway

11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled,
and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
(Matthew 23:12) (NIV) -Biblegateway

12 But if it's only money these leaders are after, they'll
self-destruct in no time. Lust for money brings trouble
and nothing but trouble. Going down that path, some
lose their footing in the faith completely and live to
regret it bitterly ever after.
(1Tim 6:9) (MSG) -Biblegateway

13 And the world is passing away along with its
desires, but whoever does the will of God abides
forever."
(1John 2:17) (English Standard Version) -Biblegateway

Is the world really passing away?

India floods strand hundreds of thousands

By GAVIN RABINOWITZ, Associated Press Writer Sat Aug 30, 1:59 PM ET

SAHARSA, India - About 1.2 million people have been left homeless and scores
have been killed in the impoverished state of Bihar in the two weeks since the
monsoon-swollen Kosi river in neighboring Nepal burst its banks, dramatically
changing course and spilling billions of gallons of water into the plains of northern
India.

Authorities say hundreds of thousands remain stranded after their homes and
villages were inundated, clinging to the roofs of houses or whatever dry speck
of land they can find. An estimated 3 million residents of Bihar have been affected.

From: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080830/ap_on_re_as/india_floods;_ylt=AjRGlCV.lKw3WKJh_xTzkUys0NUE

TIME IS UP

"They've made a career of opposing God, and have
gotten mighty good at it. But God is fed up, ready
to put an end to it."
(1Thessalonians 2:16) (MSG) -Biblegateway

"But always, first of all, I warn you through
my servants the prophets. I, the Sovereign
LORD, have now done this."
(Amos 3:7) (NLT) -Biblegateway

I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when
that time comes. In my anger I will destroy the
earth and every sinner who lives on it.
(Isaiah 13:9) (CEV) -Biblegateway

You have worn out the LORD with your words.
And yet, you ask, "How did we do that?" You
did it by saying, "The LORD is pleased with
evil and doesn't care about justice."
(Malachi 2:1-2) (CEV) -Biblegateway

You refused to answer when I called out; you paid
no attention to my instructions. Instead, you did
what I hated, knowing it was wrong. Now I will
punish you in a way you dread the most.
(Isaiah 66:4) (CEV) -Biblegateway

"For God carefully watches the way that people
live; he sees everything they do. No darkness is
thick enough to hide the wicked from his eyes.
For it is not up to mortals to decide when to come
before God in judgment. He will openly strike them
down for their wickedness. For they turned aside
from following him. They have no respect for any
of his ways."
(Job 34:21-23) (NLT) -Biblegateway

"And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me,
saying... ‘An end, the end, has come upon the four
extremities of the land. Now the end is upon you, and
I must send my anger against you, and I will judge you
according to your ways and bring upon you all your
detestable things. And my eye will not feel sorry for you,
neither will I feel compassion, for upon you I shall bring
your own ways, and in the midst of you your own detestable
things will come to be; and YOU people will have to
know that I am Jehovah.’ "
(Ezekiel 7:1-4) (NWT) www.watchtower.org

This is the reality the world
is going to have to face now!

A RIGHTEOUS WAR

The Bible mentions many battles that were fought throughout
the ages. War has been a fact of life for mankind for thousands
of years. But some wars were led by God Himself -

like at Jericho:

²⁰ When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and
at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud
shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in,
and they took the city. ²¹ They devoted the city to the LORD
and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men
and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
(Joshua 6:20-21) (New International Version) Bible Gateway

The city of Ai:

¹ Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid; do not
be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up
and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king
of Ai, his people, his city and his land.
(Joshua 8:1) (NIV) Bible Gateway

The city of Makkedah:

²⁸ That day Joshua took Makkedah. He put the city and its
king to the sword and totally destroyed everyone in it. He
left no survivors. And he did to the king of Makkedah as
he had done to the king of Jericho.
(Joshua 10:28) (NIV) Bible Gateway

When Jehovah decided to wage a war, the people fighting the
battle with Him could not lose. These pagan cities were destroyed
to make room for Jehovah's people! Anybody who opposed Jehovah
was annihilated. The Bible has many similar stories in it of battles
won and lost but nobody who went into battle with Jehovah ever
lost. This will be especially true of the last battle mentioned in the
bible, a battle that has not even been fought yet, but will be, once
again, for Jehovah's people:

¹⁹ Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their
armies gathered together to make war against the rider on
the horse and his army. ²⁰ But the beast was captured, and
with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous
signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those
who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his
image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake
of burning sulfur. ²¹ The rest of them were killed with the sword
that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all
the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
(Revelation 19:19-21) (NIV) Bible Gateway

A SELECTIVE WAR!

Most wars are indiscriminate. Innocent people often die in the
battles of mankind. The Great War of Jehovah will be different
because only the wicked will die! Jehovah's war is a holy war. 
It is a Righteous War. The innocent will be protected and will
only be spectators of God's Righteous Warfare: 

"Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse!
The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he judges and makes war.  He is
clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which
he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven,
arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on
white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with
which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with
a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of
the wrath of God the Almighty."
(Revelation 19:11,13-15) (English Standard Version) Bible Gateway

"Oh worship Jehovah... Tremble before him, all the earth.
For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the
world with righteousness..."
(Psalm 96:9,13) (American Standard Version) Bible Gateway

Yes, they will watch with their eyes, the destruction of the
wicked, but there will be no harm to them in any way; no -
the people will not even have to participate:

"A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your
right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only
observe with your eyes and see the punishment of
the wicked."
(Psalm 91:7,8) (NIV) Bible Gateway

²¹ From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds
each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the
plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
(Revelation 16:21) (NIV) Bible Gateway

JEHOVAH'S WARRIOR KING

In the hands of His "Warrior King" - His Son, only
those who are causing trouble on the earth, will be
destroyed.

"They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces;
Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge
the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto "HIS
KING", And exalt the horn of  "HIS ANOINTED". "
(1Samuel 2:10) (ASV) Bible Gateway

"... 'He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash
them to pieces like pottery' just as I have received
authority from my Father...."
(Revelation 2:27,28) (NIV) Bible Gateway

"...a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with
an iron scepter. "
(Revelation 12:5) (NIV) Bible Gateway

² The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take
counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed,
saying, ³ Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away
their cords from us. ⁴ He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh:
The Lord will have them in derision. ⁵ Then will he speak unto
them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure: ⁶ Yet
I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion. ⁷ I will tell of the
decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have
I begotten thee. ⁸ Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for
thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy
possession. ⁹ Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou
shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. ¹⁰ Now therefore
be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
¹¹ Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling. ¹² Kiss the
son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will
soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
(Psalm 2:2,4-12) (ASV) Bible Gateway

"And my servant... shall be king over them; and they all
shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine
ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. And
they shall dwell in the land...for ever: my servant shall be
their prince for ever. Moreover I will make a covenant of
peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with
them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set
my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My
tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people. And the nations shall know
that I am Jehovah."
(Ezekiel 37:24-28) (ASV) Bible Gateway

"And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of
wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah. And his
delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge
after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of
his ears; but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and
decide with equity for the meek of the earth. and he shall
smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the
breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."
(Isaiah 11:2-4) (ASV) Bible Gateway

Yes, Christ will battle a Righteous War on behalf of his
Heavenly Father, Jehovah God. Unlike man-made warfare,
Christ will use perfect justice to cleanse the earth of all those
who are ruining life on the earth.

"It is called the "Day of Jehovah" because, though Christ,
with royal title and power, will be present as Jehovah's
representative, taking charge of all the affairs during this
day of trouble, it is more as the General of Jehovah,
subduing all things, than as the Prince of Peace, blessing all."
-The Divine Plan of the THE Ages
Study XV [A307]; The Day of Jehovah

"...This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed
from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He
will punish those who do not know God and do not obey
the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with
everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence
of the Lord and from the majesty of his power on the day
he comes to be glorified."
(2Thessalonians 1:7-10) (NIV) Bible Gateway

"The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God
of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus."
(Acts 3:13) (NIV) Bible Gateway

REMOVING   EVILDOERS

Really, when we think about it, God has no choice, but to remove
evildoers from the earth, in order to make way for the paradise that
he has promised mankind. There is no other way.  If he allowed the
selfish, greedy, violent ones to remain, we would have the same old
world, with it's poverty, injustice, crime, and bloodshed. Law-defying
people are ruining the very earth we live on. They befoul the air, the
land, and the water; they fill the earth with injustice, cruelty and violence.
And they stockpile enough chemical, nuclear, and other deadly weapons
to threaten the survival of humankind. Divine intervention is imperative
in order to ensure a secure future for obedient mankind.

"...And you will destroy all who have caused destruction on the earth."
(Revelation 11:18) (New Living Translation) Bible Gateway

"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) Bible Gateway

The righteous battle, led by our Saviour, will rid the earth forever
of all those who refuse to obey his Father and who refuse to follow
Christ. Only the disobedient will be removed. The remainder - his  
sheep - will have a shepherd who will take care of them.

"You will shepherd my people... and you will become their ruler."
(1Chronicles 11:2) (New American Standard Bible) Bible Gateway

"Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my
people... and thou shalt be prince..."
(2Samuel 5:2) (ASV) Bible Gateway

"And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall
feed them... and he shall be their shepherd. And I, Jehovah,
will be their God... And I will make with them a covenant of
peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and
they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the
woods. And I will make them and the places round about my hill
a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season;
there shall be showers of blessing. And the tree of the field shall
yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall
be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Jehovah...
they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid."
(Ezekiel 34:23-28 (ASV) Bible Gateway

"...shepherd my people... and I will establish the throne
of his kingdom for ever... I will be his father, and he shall
be my son..."
(2Samuel 7:7-16) (ASV) Bible Gateway

"For the Lamb... will be their shepherd; he will lead them
to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear
from their eyes."
(Revelation 7:17) (NIV) Bible Gateway

JEHOVAH ANSWERS TO NO ONE

Whether mankind thinks that God's decisions are fair or not does
not really matter for He, alone, is God. Jehovah does not have to
answer to mankind and neither does His Son. Together, they will
greatly improve life on the earth and usher in a time of peace and
prosperity that will never end.

"...and the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all
faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away
from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken it."
(Isaiah 25:8) (ASV) Bible Gateway

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be
no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the
old order of things has passed away."
(Revelation 21:5) (NIV) Bible Gateway

"But the meek in the end shall inherit the earth and
shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Then the consistently righteous shall inherit the land
and dwell upon it forever."
(Psalm 37:11,29) (AMP)  Bible Gateway

What should we be doing right now?

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he
commands all people everywhere to repent.  For he has
set a day when he will judge the world with justice
by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of
this to all men by raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30,31) (NIV) Bible Gateway

WHEN WILL THIS WAR BEGIN?

ONLY JEHOVAH KNOWS

"No one knows about that day or hour, not
even the angels in heaven, NOR the Son, but
only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You
do not know when that time will come."
(Mark 13:32,33) (NIV) Bible Gateway

But one thing we do know - it will be soon!

Should We Listen To Jehovah?

The Bible has many stories in it about the relationship between
Jehovah and the people he created long ago. Some of them listened
to his voice when He spoke and obeyed Him. Many heard His voice
with their own ears and still disobeyed Him.

Are the faithful rewarded?

Abraham (Abram) was one among the many people
Jehovah conversed with:

¹ And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy
land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father,
unto the land which I shew thee. ² And I make thee become
a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great;
and be thou a blessing. ³ And I bless those blessing thee, and
him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have
been all families of the ground.'
(Genesis 12:1-3) (Young’s Literal Translation) -BibleGateway

Abraham conversed with Jehovah all of his life, a rare privilege
we do not have.

Do we have any kind of communication with Jehovah now?

Sometimes Jehovah will send angels to relay His messages.
When Jehovah wanted to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah He
sent two angels to warn Lot to get out:

¹⁸ And Lot said to them, "Oh, no, my lords. ¹⁹ Behold, your
servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown
me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to
the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die. ²⁰ Behold,
this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me
escape there--is it not a little one?--and my life will be saved!"
(Genesis 19:18-20) (English Standard Version) -BibleGateway

Not only did Jehovah allow Lot to flee to nearby Zoar instead of
the mountains, He waited until Lot and his family were a safe
distance away and then brought about the total destruction of the
two cities and surrounding area:

²⁴ Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah
brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven; ²⁵ and he
overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants
of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
(Genesis 19:24-25) (American Standard Version) -BibleGateway

The total destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a true story
that is going to be replayed on a grander scale in the near
future. The disobedient people of the world will be killed
and the remaining faithful will live forever on the earth.

What kind of test of faith might we expect?

¹ Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he
spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, LORD."  
² The LORD said, "Go get Isaac, your only son, the one
you dearly love! Take him to the land of Moriah, and I
will show you a mountain where you must sacrifice him
to me on the fires of an altar."
(Genesis 22:1-2) (Contemporary English Version) -BibleGateway

In this case, Jehovah tested Abraham to see if he
would actually sacrifice his son. This is an example
of how extreme a test can be.

What did Abraham do?

³ The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his
donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with
his son Isaac. Then he chopped wood to build a fire for a
burnt offering and set out for the place where God had told
him to go.
(Genesis 22:3) (New Living Translation) -BibleGateway

We can be sure that Abraham did not want to sacrifice
his son, but he willingly obeyed Jehovah anyway.

⁴ On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place
in the distance. ⁵ He said to his servants, "Stay here with
the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will
worship and then we will come back to you." ⁶ Abraham
took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his
son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife.
As the two of them went on together, ⁷ Isaac spoke up
and said to his father Abraham, "Father?" "Yes, my son?"
Abraham replied. "The fire and wood are here," Isaac said,
"but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" ⁸ Abraham
answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt
offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.
⁹ When they reached the place God had told him about,
Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.
He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of
the wood. ¹⁰ Then he reached out his hand and took the
knife to slay his son.
(Genesis 22:4-10) (YLT) -BibleGateway

Though it was painful for Abraham to kill his son at
Jehovah’s command, he was about to go through with
the act when an angel stopped him:

¹¹ And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto him from
the heavens, and saith, `Abraham, Abraham;' and he saith,
`Here [am] I;' ¹² and He saith, `Put not forth thine hand
unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have
known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy
son, thine only one, from Me.' <sup>13</sup> And Abraham lifteth up his
eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket
by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and
causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;
<sup>14</sup> and Abraham calleth the name of that place `Jehovah-Jireh,'
because it is said this day in the mount, `Jehovah doth provide.'
<sup>15</sup> And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto Abraham a second
time from the heavens, <sup>16</sup> and saith, `By Myself I have sworn --
the affirmation of Jehovah -- that because thou hast done this
thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one  ¹⁷ that
blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars
of the heavens, and as sand which [is] on the sea-shore; and thy
seed doth possess the gate of his enemies; ¹⁸ and blessed them-
selves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou
hast hearkened to My voice.'
(Genesis 22:11-18) (YLT) -BibleGateway

The moral of the story is that we may be tested and the test
may be a tough one, similar to the ordeal of Abraham or even
Job but when the test is over, we will be rewarded for passing.
Consider another story of faith put to the test long ago in the
ancient city of Babylon:

¹ King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall
and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the
province of Babylon. ² Then he sent messages to the princes,
prefects, governors, advisers, counselors, judges, magistrates,
and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the
statue he had set up. ³ When all these officials had arrived and
were standing before the image King Nebuchadnezzar had set
up, ⁴ a herald shouted out, "People of all races and nations and
languages, listen to the king's command! ⁵ When you hear the
sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other
instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's
gold statue. ⁶ Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be
thrown into a blazing furnace."
(Daniel 3:1-6) (NLT) -BibleGateway

The prophet Daniel lived in this land and wrote about his three
friends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were devoted
to Jehovah and would not bow down to the statue.

⁷ So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people,
whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the
ground and worshiped the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar
had set up. ⁸ But some of the astrologers went to the king
and informed on the Jews. ⁹ They said to King Nebuchadnezzar,
"Long live the king! ¹⁰ You issued a decree requiring all the people
to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the
sound of the musical instruments. ¹¹ That decree also states that
those who refuse to obey must be thrown into a blazing furnace.
¹² But there are some Jews--Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego--
whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They
have defied Your Majesty by refusing to serve your gods or to
worship the gold statue you have set up." ¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar
flew into a rage and ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
to be brought before him. When they were brought in,
¹⁴ Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship
the gold statue I have set up? ¹⁵ I will give you one more chance.
If you bow down and worship the statue I have made when you
hear the sound of the musical instruments, all will be well. But if
you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace.
What god will be able to rescue you from my power then?"
(Daniel 3:7-15) (NLT) -BibleGateway

King Nebuchadnezzar considered himself and his gods to be the
ultimate power in the land. Kings do not take disobedience lightly.

¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar,
we do not need to defend ourselves before you. ¹⁷ If we are
thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to
save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. ¹⁸ But
even if he doesn't, Your Majesty can be sure that we will never
serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up."
¹⁹ Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded
that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. ²⁰ Then
he ordered some of the strongest men of his army to bind Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.
²¹ So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fully clothed.
²² And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire
in the furnace, the flames leaped out and killed the soldiers as they
threw the three men in!
(Daniel 3:16-22) (NLT) -BibleGateway

And so the soldiers who threw the three men in the furnace
perished from the intense heat but Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego did not die!

²³ So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, securely tied, fell
down into the roaring flames. ²⁴ But suddenly, as he was
watching, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and
exclaimed to his advisers, "Didn't we tie up three men and
throw them into the furnace?" "Yes," they said, "we did indeed,
Your Majesty." ²⁵ "Look!" Nebuchadnezzar shouted. "I see four
men, unbound, walking around in the fire. They aren't even
hurt by the flames! And the fourth looks like a divine being!"
²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door
of the flaming furnace and shouted: "Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come
here!" So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of
the fire. ²⁷ Then the princes, prefects, governors, and advisers
crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched
them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing
was not scorched. They didn't even smell of smoke! ²⁸ Then
Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who
trusted in him. They defied the king's command and were
willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except
their own God. ²⁹ Therefore, I make this decree: If any people,
whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn
limb from limb, and their houses will be crushed into heaps of
rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!" ³⁰ Then
the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even
higher positions in the province of Babylon.
(Daniel 3:23-30) (NLT) -BibleGateway

In this case, Jehovah came to their rescue to demonstrate
His power to the high officials of Babylon. The three Jews,
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were rewarded for their
faith.

What about those of us who are living today?
What message does Jehovah have for us?

¹¹ But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain,
that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine
unto Destiny; ¹² I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall
all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did
not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that
which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I
delighted not. ¹³ Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold,
my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my
servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants
shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame; ¹⁴ behold, my servants
shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,
and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
(Isaiah 65:11-14) (ASV) -BibleGateway

There are two kinds of people in the world: people who seek to
obey Jehovah, the God of our forefathers and those who do not.

Who are the ones who seek to obey Him?

¹⁰ Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom
I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and under-
stand that I am he: before me there was no God formed,
neither shall there be after me. ¹¹ I, even I, am Jehovah; and
besides me there is no saviour.
(Isaiah 43:10-11) (ASV) -BibleGateway

Jehovah’s servants here on earth are the only ones who are
believers in the One True God, Jehovah, and all of the things
that he did for His people in the past and the things He will
do for us in the near future. His prophets predicted and
announced many of the things He did and the unfulfilled
prophecies are almost ready to be finally fulfilled: