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1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals
the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really
say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman
said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the
middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "
4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God
knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will
be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 When the woman saw that the
fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also
desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave
some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes
of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so
they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
(Genesis 3:1-7) (New International Version) -BibleGateway

Jehovah warned them ahead of time that the tree of knowledge
was off-limits and the penalty for eating the fruit was death.
Fortunately, our parents, Adam and Eve did not die immediately.

5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and
thirty years: and he died.
(Genesis 5:5) (King James Version) -BibleGateway

Jehovah could have terminated them and started over! Instead, they
lived long enough to reproduce. Their children populated the world.

What was another rebellion?

4 In time all the older men of Israel collected themselves together and
came to Samuel at Ra´mah 5 and said to him: "Look! You yourself have
grown old, but your own sons have not walked in your ways. Now do
appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations." 6 But the thing was
bad in the eyes of Samuel inasmuch as they had said: "Do give us a king
to judge us," and Samuel began to pray to Jehovah. 7 Then Jehovah said
to Samuel: "Listen to the voice of the people as respects all that they say
to you; for it is not you whom they have rejected, but it is I whom they
have rejected from being king over them. 8 In accord with all their
doings that they have done from the day of my bringing them up out of
Egypt until this day in that they kept leaving me and serving other gods,
that is the way they are doing also to you.
(1Samuel 8:4-8) New World Translation

Most people today do not know that Jehovah was originally
our King! When the ancient Jews rejected Jehovah and
clamored for a human king, Jehovah complied.

11 And he proceeded to say: "This will become the rightful due of the king
that will reign over YOU: YOUR sons he will take and put them as his in his
chariots and among his horsemen, and some will have to run before his chariots;
12 and to appoint for himself chiefs over thousands and chiefs over fifties, and
[some] to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his war instruments
and his chariot instruments. 13 And YOUR daughters he will take for ointment
mixers and cooks and bakers. 14 And YOUR fields and YOUR vineyards and
YOUR olive groves, the best ones, he will take and actually give to his servants.
15 And of YOUR fields of seed and of YOUR vineyards he will take the tenth, and
he will certainly give [them] to his court officials and his servants. 16 And YOUR
menservants and YOUR maidservants and YOUR best herds, and YOUR asses
he will take, and he will have to use them for his work. 17 Of YOUR flocks he will
take the tenth, and YOU yourselves will become his as servants. 18 And YOU will
certainly cry out in that day by reason of YOUR king, whom YOU have chosen for
yourselves, but Jehovah will not answer YOU in that day."
(1Samuel 8:11-18) New World Translation

Today the people of the world are largely oppressed by our
various rulers and lesser government officials. Corruption
is rampant and injustice is routine.

People around the world cry out for relief from the pressures and
problems we encounter daily but relief is not granted. Not Yet!

Why not?

Jehovah wants us all to experience the folly of our self-rule to the fullest!
Granted, Jehovah has rescued many people on an individual basis many
times from the clutches of evil, but this world is still largely chaotic and
hazardous due to the evils perpetrated by evil people. Our governments
cannot solve the world’s problems because in many cases, the "helpful"
government leaders are the problem!

What will it take to solve the world’s problems?

Two things: We need for Jehovah to take back over
ruling us and the evil people must be subdued.

Will that ever happen?

Yes, and soon! Jehovah has promised to take action long ago and
the time is almost at hand for an event called "Armageddon".

How Much Does Our Lord
and Saviour Love Us?

All Christians, no matter what denomination, love Jesus.
All Catholics and Protestants love Jesus sometimes even
more than God! But it isn’t hard to figure out why:

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
1Corinthians 15:3) (New International Version)Bible Gateway

"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

The End of This World Part 3

The Bible contains many prophecies concerning Armageddon
– the end of the world as we know it now. Understandably,
few people take the prophecies seriously since this wicked and
corrupted world is the only world that they know. In fact, many
people believe that the horrible conditions that plague this world
now are only temporary and will be somehow remedied in time.
There is just one problem standing in the way – Satan. Many
people innocently believe that mere men are responsible for the
world’s ills. No wonder, most people doubt the existence of Satan
or his demons and fewer still understand the power they wield
over this world.

What did the Bible say about Satan and his power?

“Again, the devil taketh him up unto an exceedingly high mountain,
and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them; And saith unto him, ‘All these things I will give thee if thou
wilt fall down and worship me.’“
(Matthew 4:8-9) (King James Version) -BibleGateway

Christ did not accept Satan’s offer nor did he dispute Satan’s
claim that he could hand over all of the kingdoms to him.
This must mean that Satan, a former angel, did indeed own
the kingdoms of the world, whether the kings knew it or not!
From this we can conclude that all of the rulers of this world
are under Satanic influence and always have been.

This explains a great deal about the behavior
of the people “in office”, does it not?

Most people innocently believe that Jehovah is in control of
the events taking place daily. How naïve! No wonder people
are confused about the issue of “God is a God of love”. People
would ask: “How can a loving God cause, or at least allow
such misery in the world? Why does he allow evil to run
rampant? The Apostle John was aware of the truth:

^{19 “}We know that we are children of God and that the world
around us is under the power and control of the evil one.”
(1John 5:19) (New Living Translation) -BibleGateway

This makes absolute sense because Satan is now confined
here on earth, he cannot leave and he is angry now because
he knows that his remaining time is short. That is why he
is allowed to run rampant – Jehovah is allowing him to.

⁷ And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
⁸ But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.
⁹ The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called
the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was
hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. ¹⁰ Then I heard a loud
voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the
accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and
night, has been hurled down.”
(Revelation 12:7-10) (New International Version) -BibleGateway

Why? Isn’t Satan dangerous?

As a matter of fact, he and his demons are an absolute
menace. The state of this world is evidence enough. It
will even get worse as time goes by.

^{8 “}Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls
around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

(1Peter 5:8) (NIV) -BibleGateway

How bad will it get?

It will get so bad that at the height of “The Great Tribulation”,
unless Jehovah steps in to put a stop to it, nobody would survive:        

^{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) -BibleGateway

¹⁷ “And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like
blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their
blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. ¹⁸ Neither
their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of
Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of
his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them
that dwell in the land.”
(Zephaniah 1:17-18) (American Standard Version) -BibleGateway 

³³ “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 25:33) (ASV) -BibleGateway

This sounds just terrible. In fact, it is downright scary.
These warnings from Jehovah’s own prophets were
written over two thousand years ago. Do not expect
the priests and ministers of false religions to teach you
this; it is not in their interest.

It is happening now. We are in The Great Tribulation now.
Most people would rather pretend that the conditions of the
world are not that bad and blindly hope that the conditions
will somehow improve. After all, who wants to face reality if
it is hopeless?

Who says the world is in big trouble?

New Orleans Mayor Says
God Mad at U.S.

By BRETT MARTEL, Associated Press Writer Monday January 16, 2006
NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin suggested Monday that Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at
America" and at black communities, too, for tearing themselves apart
with violence and political infighting.

"Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane
after hurricane, and it's destroyed and put stress on this country,"
Nagin, who is black, said as he and other city leaders marked Martin
Luther King Day.

Fortunately, the world situation is bad, but it is not hopeless:

⁴⁴ "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up
a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to
another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring
them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.”

(Daniel 2:44) (NIV) -BibleGateway

That heavenly kingdom exists now. It was brought into
existence right after Satan and the demons were thrown
out of Heaven in the year 1914. We wait for the time to
come when Jehovah will crush the present world governments
and takes over rule of the earth. That is bad news for the
world leaders, but good news for us. After all, what has
the rulership of our political leaders done for us?

^{9 “}All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work
that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man
ruleth over another to his own hurt.”

(Ecclesiastes 8:9) (KJV) -BibleGateway

What will happen next?

After the governments of the whole world are crushed,
all evil will be eliminated:

^{1 “}And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the
key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. ² He
seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or
Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. ³ He threw him
into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep
him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand
years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short
time.”

(Revelation 20:1-3) (NIV) -BibleGateway

And just like that – we exit a world of constant turmoil and
enter a world of paradise:

^{1 “}And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven
and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”

(Revelation 21:1) (KJV) -BibleGateway

The new heaven has been cleansed of the demon element
already. The earth will soon no longer have Satan and his
demons present either for a thousand years. Also, all of the
kings, dictators and other assorted rulers of the world will
have been destroyed. All of the wicked people will be dead.
Unfortunately, this will include people who are “fundamentally
good”, meaning – people who:

·        Go to church, pray regularly and tithe!

·        Love Jesus

·        Never harm anybody

·        Mind their own business

·        Perform acts of kindness

·        Work hard

·        Love their country

·        Read their Bible

·        Teach Sunday school

·        Obey all of the ten commandments

Shocking? Unfair? Unjust?

Not at all.

Why not?

The new world will be a paradise forever, and everyone
living in it will never have the problems that the former
wicked world had. We must face it, if people are not part
of the solution, then they are part of the problem.
Only people who are part of the solution to the problems
will live forever in the new world, and it will indeed, be a
paradise. It would be a great shame if the “good people”
of the world did not get a fair warning.

Do not expect to get a fair warning from false religions.
Satan is behind all false religion and wants to take as
many of us as he can with him to destruction. Satan
knows that his time is growing short, and he is
using his followers to persecute the ones who will not
follow him. We must act now to avoid being part of
the problem.

^{32 “}All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate
the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from
the goats. ³³ He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his
left. ³⁴ "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who
are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared
for you since the creation of the world.’”
(Matthew 25:32-34) (NIV) -BibleGateway

The separating work is done now. Jehovah’s servants are
still busy spreading the good news of the kingdom and
getting ready for a new world soon.

The End of This World Part 2

1914 was the year World War I began.    

What was the significance of that?

Never was there a war like it in all of previous history!

According to Encyclopedia Encarta:

“World War I, military conflict, from August 1914 to November
1918, that involved many of the countries of Europe as well the
United States and other nations throughout the world. World War
I was one of the most violent and destructive wars in European
history. Of the 65 million men who were mobilized, more than
10 million were killed and more than 20 million wounded. The
term World War I did not come into general use until a second
worldwide conflict broke out in 1939 (see World War II). Before
that year, the war was known as the Great War or the World War.”

From: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569981/World_War_I.html

Yes, World War I was the greatest devastation the world has ever
known until the outbreak of the even worse World War II:

“World War II's basic statistics qualify it as by far the most costly
war in history in terms of human casualties and material resources
expended. In all, 61 countries with 1.7 billion people, three-fourths
of the world's population, took part. A total of 110 million people
were mobilized for military service, more than half of those by three
countries: the USSR (22 million to 30 million), Germany (17 million),
and the United States (16 million). For the major participants the largest
numbers on duty at any one time were as follows: USSR (12,500,000);
United States (12,245,000); Germany (10,938,000); British Empire and
Commonwealth (8,720,000); Japan (7,193,000); and China (5,000,000).”

From: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563737_15/World_War_II.html

Encyclopedia Encarta: http://encarta.msn.com

To the most casual observer it is obvious that the world is not a
safe place to live anywhere on the earth. Looking at the world
today, it appears that the world will continue being hazardous for
all living beings - forever. It is fortunate for us that it will not!

At this time there is an unprecedented rise in the death rate from
war, pestilence, famine, crime, and natural disasters. For example:

·        War:

There have been numerous wars in the twentieth century.

“Increasingly, the 75-year period from 1914 to 1989, covering two
world wars and the cold war, is being seen by historians as a single,
discrete epoch, a time apart in which much of the world was fighting
war, recovering from war or preparing for war."
—The New York Times, May 7, 1995.

"The whole world really blew up about World War I and we still
don't know why. Before then, men thought that utopia was in sight.
There was peace and prosperity. Then everything blew up. We've
been in a state of suspended animation ever since . . . More people
have been killed in this century than in all of history."
—Dr. Walker Percy, American Medical News, November 21, 1977.

• Pestilence:

Since the HIV virus that causes the AIDS disease appeared in the
mid 1980’s, other previously unknown diseases that make world
travel hazardous have appeared such as the Ebola virus, West Nile
Disease and SARS. Terrorists are considering unleashing agents
such as smallpox, anthrax and botulinum, the most toxic bacterial
agent in existence. CNN.Com has a library of information about
health and diseases:

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/infectious.disease/

• Famine: 

  ·        Crime:

 CHICAGO (WLS) -- Gun violence made it a deadly
weekend on some of Chicago's streets. Police
Superintendent Jody Weis places the blame on
too many guns and gangs. The victims have
ranged in age from 12 to 65.

From: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6091849

Natural Disaster

BEIJING, April 21 (UPI) -- Typhoon Neoguri, the first such
storm to hit China this year, has killed at least three people in
south Guangdong province, officials said.

From: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/21/typhoon_neoguri_kills_3_in_china/7551/

It is a good thing that the world, as we now know it, is rapidly
coming to an end! We look forward to the coming day when the
world goes back to being the safe paradise world it used to be
when our original parents Adam and Eve first walked the earth.