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| Jehovah’s Requirements Since the dawn of history (the beginnings of mankind)
Jehovah, the God who created us, had requirements for us.What kind of requirements? At first, there were only two people living in the world. Adam
and his wife, Eve, lived alone in the Garden of Eden. For them,
there was only ONE commandment: 16 "And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every
tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 but of the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat
of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
(Genesis 2:16-17) (American Standard Version) -BibleGateway Did they follow the one simple commandment? We know that they did not and the consequence was death. Did they die immediately? No. They lived for many hundreds of years. They were supposed to
live forever, but instead, eventually, they did die - just as Jehovah
warned them: "5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died."
(Genesis 5:5) (New International Version) -BibleGateway Jehovah required other things later such as circumcision, but even
more important were the Ten Commandments that Jehovah dictated
to Moses while the Israelites were seeking the promised land. Were the Ten Commandments hard to follow? No. They were simple and designed to promote good relations
between Jehovah and His chosen people. Jesus even simplified
the Ten Commandments later down to just two. How much simpler can it be? 36 "Teacher, which is the most important commandment
in the law of Moses?" 37 Jesus replied, " `You must love
the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and
all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 A second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as your-
self.' 40 All the other commandments and all the demands of
the prophets are based on these two commandments."
(Matthew 22:34-40) (New Living Translation) -BibleGateway Does Jehovah have any other requirements for us? Yes. Very important requirements: He wants all of us
to live forever in harmony on a paradise earth. 
Will all of us live forever on a paradise earth? No. Most of the people of this world will be destroyed. Why? Most of the people of the world are willfully disobedient, even
disrespectful to Jehovah. Many people are even evil. How can there be a paradise on the earth
with evil and disobedient people in it? There cannot be a true paradise with these people around.
The evil people are what is wrong with the world now. What will Jehovah do about them? 10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no
more; though you look carefully at his place,
he will not be there. 11 But the meek shall inherit
the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
(Psalms 37:10-11) (ESV) -BibleGateway This is fair warning! The time is now for these disobedient, disrespectful
and evil people to change their ways. But will they change? "My minister says that we will be raptured to Heaven when
'The End' comes. I'm saved! I'm going to Heaven baby!" Realistically, people do not change easily. Most of the people
in the world are going to continue to be disobedient, disrespectful
and evil right up to the end when they are all destroyed. They will
gladly listen to their ministers and follow them to their doom. Why doesn’t Jehovah make people be obedient and respectful? People are allowed to choose how they want to act. Jehovah can
make them want to change by force or threat. That would be easy
enough to make people obey Jehovah’s requirements when they are
scared. This use of force is not what Jehovah wants. He is our loving
Father who wishes for people to voluntarily behave. The people who
willingly follow the teachings of Jesus and his apostles will live; the
ones who disregard these simple requirements will die. Nobody is
being forced to behave. People get plenty of chances to learn proper
behavior from Jehovah’s servants, but Jesus never told his followers
to force anybody to listen to them: "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) -BibleGateway Can evil people pretend to be good and survive? No. Pretending will not work. Jesus and Jehovah are not
fooled by outward appearances: "15 You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no
one. 16 But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I
am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me."
(John 8:15-16) (NIV) -BibleGateway "…for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on
the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart."
(1Samuel 16:7) (ASV) -BibleGateway Who is trying to teach the people of the
world Jehovah’s requirements? Are the Catholic or protestant ministers and priests teaching
the things Jehovah requires? No! The ministers of Christendom merely serve to tell people
what they want to hear instead of what they need to know. The apostle Paul prophesied this in his letter to Timothy: "1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times
some will turn away from what we believe; they will follow
lying spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2 These
teachers are hypocrites and liars. They pretend to be religious,
but their consciences are dead. 3 They will say it is wrong to
be married and wrong to eat certain foods."
(1Timothy 4:1-3) (NLT) -BibleGateway What People are actively teaching the truth
to those who will listen all over the world? Jehovah’s Witnesses carry out a world-wide preaching
work unmatched by any other religion. Many evangelists
such as Dr. Billy Graham have preached their version of
Christianity to millions of people, but according to the
Watchtower yearbook for the year 2007, more than 6.9
million members of Jehovah’s Witnesses spent 1.4 billion
hours in service work (door-to-door preaching) and conducted
over 6.5 million home Bible studies in 236 countries in the
year 2007 alone. From: http://www.jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm Why do they do that? 14 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) (CEV) -BibleGateway | | |
| Final Warning! The world we live in is a hazardous world. Our God,
Jehovah, created this world to be a safe and wholesome
home for us but that is not the case anymore. Instead,
we live in a highly dangerous environment with signs
posted everywhere to warn us of the many dangers
that surround us. 
The world is fraught with visible and invisible hazards that maim
and kill us every day, such as pollution, injustice, warfare, famine,
disease, unpredictable accidents and random violence. This is not
what Jehovah originally had in mind. By allowing us to live
here our way, we have brought about problems instead of peace
and serenity. Jehovah had an answer to our problems in mind and
implemented His solution as described in the Bible.Jehovah's ultimate solution 5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness
on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought
or imagined was consistently and totally evil. 6 So the
Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them
on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said,
"I will wipe this human race I have created from the
face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living
thing—all the people, the large animals, the small
animals that scurry along the ground, and even the
birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them."
(Genesis 6:5-7) (New International Version) -BibleGateway The evil people were wiped away by a great flood
and peace and serenity reigned for a time. Only Noah
and his small family survived. 16 "Come out of the ark, you and your wife
and your sons and their wives."
(Genesis 8:16) (NIV) -BibleGateway Then the population increased and people went back
to their evil ways. Once again, Jehovah destroyed evil
people, but this time, by hail from the sky... 17 You still set yourself against my people and will not
let them go. 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will
send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt,
from the day it was founded till now. 19 Give an order
now to bring your livestock and everything you have in
the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall
on every man and animal that has not been brought in
and is still out in the field, and they will die.' " 22 Then
the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward
the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt—on men and
animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt."
23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky,
the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed
down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land
of Egypt; 24 hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth.
It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had
become a nation. 25 Throughout Egypt hail struck every-
thing in the fields—both men and animals; it beat down
everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree.
(Genesis 9:17-19, 22-25) (NIV) -BibleGateway And by fire from the sky! 23 Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over
the horizon. 24 Then the Lord rained down fire and
burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.
(Genesis 19:23-24) (NIV) -BibleGateway These are just a few of the ways Jehovah has
at His disposal for destroying evil people. He
has every intention of utilizing these natural
forces again because people just will not stop
committing evil acts. 8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun,
and the sun was given power to scorch people with
fire. 9 They were seared by the intense heat and they
cursed the name of God, who had control over these
plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
(Revelation 16:8-9) (NIV) -BibleGateway 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) -BibleGateway But first, it is only fair to give the
inhabitants of this world fair warning. 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) -BibleGateway What are the people who heeded the warnings doing now? "Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world
thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out."
(1Corinthians 7:31) (Message Bible) -BibleGateway "Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff,
before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day
of Jehovah's anger come upon you. Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek
of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek
meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger."
(Zephaniah 2:2,3) (American Standard Version) -BibleGateway 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call
on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered;
(Joel 2:32) (ASV) -BibleGateway What exactly is Jehovah's current plan? 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 Is Jehovah's plan going to be as violent as before? 14 "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 "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.org9 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 5 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 "And those slain by Jehovah will certainly come to be in
that day from one end of the earth clear to the other end
of the earth. They will not be bewailed, neither will they be
gathered up or be buried. As manure on the surface of the
ground they will become."
(Jeremiah 25:33) (Young's Literal Translation) -BibleGateway 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right
hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe
with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
(Psalms 91:7-8) (NIV) -BibleGateway But the vast majority of mankind has rejected Jehovah.
The nominal Christians flock to their churches to hear
what their senseless priests and ministers of Christendom
preach. They tell of an imaginary God who "loves everybody
no matter what". 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) (MSG) -BibleGateway Their Ministers promise their gullible flock Heaven;
a promise they cannot deliver! 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the
one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
(John 3:13) (NIV) -BibleGateway The people who populate Christendom's churches
have missed out on really getting to know the real
God, His plans and His requirements for us all and
that does not please Him! 1 "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation
that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here
am I.'" 2 "I opened my arms to my own people all day
long, but they have rebelled. They follow their own evil
paths and thoughts."
(Isaiah 65:2) (NIV) -BibleGateway In fact, most people do not even believe that Jehovah
is about to bring and end to this evil world at all! "Because sentence against an evil work is not executed
speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully
set in them to do evil."
(Ecclesiastes 8:11) (NIV) -BibleGateway 3 First of all, you must understand that in the last
days scoffers will come, scoffing and following
their own evil desires. 4 They will say, "Where is
this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers
died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning
of creation." 5 But they deliberately forget that long
ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth
was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these
waters also the world of that time was deluged and
destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens
and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day
of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
(2Peter 3:3-7) (NIV) -BibleGateway 17 But you must remember, beloved, the predictions
of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said
to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following
their own ungodly passions."
(Jude 1:17-18) (King James Version) -BibleGateway What is in store for the people of this world
who have chosen to blithely ignore Jehovah? 12 " I will `destine' you to the sword. All of you
will bow before the executioner, for when I called,
you did not answer. When I spoke, you did not
listen. You deliberately sinned--before my very
eyes--and chose to do what you know I despise."
(Isaiah 65:12) (NLT) -BibleGateway 10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be
there. 11 But the meek shall inherit the land and delight
themselves in abundant peace.
(Psalms 37:10-11) (Englsih Standard Version) -BibleGateway And what about the people who love Jehovah? 4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke
many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-
shares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall
not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn
war any more.
(Isaiah 2:4) (KJV) -BibleGateway "He will swallow up death for ever; 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."
(Isaiah 25:8) (ASV) -BibleGateway 28 Don't be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming
when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice
of God's Son, 29 and they will rise again. Those who
have done good will rise to eternal life, and those who
have continued in evil will rise to judgment.
(John 5:28-29) (NLT) -BibleGateway 5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the
ears of the deaf unstopped. 6 Then will the lame leap
like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water
will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
(Isaiah 35:5-6) (NIV) -BibleGateway "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) -BibleGateway 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and
the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be
the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
(Isaiah 65:25) (ASV) -BibleGateway Can we be sure that these strange predictions
will actually come true? "God cannot tell lies! And so his promises and
vows are two things that can never be changed.
We have run to God for safety. Now his promises
should greatly encourage us to take hold of the
hope that is right in front of us."
(Hebrews 6:18) (CEV) -BibleGateway 11 "So is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish
what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I
sent it."
(Isaiah 55:11) (NIV) -BibleGateway We live, for now, in a dangerous world filled with
warning signs needed to protect us from hazards
of our own making. We look forward to a new world
very soon where warning signs will not be needed. Jehovah's new world will be exclusively for His
people only. It will be a peaceful and serene
world for a thousand years. 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 The people who refused to learn about Jehovah
and His plans will soon be summarily disposed of.
For the vast majority of humankind: This is the Final Warning! | | |
| 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" - Jesus Christ, 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 Jesus 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 Christ Jesus, 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 remaining 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! | | |
| Birthright or Pottage? There is a poignant story in the Bible about two
brothers, Jacob and Esau. Their story may seem
like a minor one compared to many other stories
but closer examination reveals not only a great
turn of events but a harsh lesson to be learned.
Many people are familiar with the saga, especially
the part where Esau came back from an unsuccessful
hunt hungry and tired. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with
that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his
name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day
thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the
point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware
unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then
Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau
despised his birthright.
(Genesis 25:30-34) (KJV) -Biblegateway Because Esau hastily traded his birthright for pottage,
Jacob ended up inheriting Esau's entire future. Jacob
went on to become the founder of nations while Esau
simply lived out the rest of his lackluster life in obscurity. 9 Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram,
God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed
him, 10 saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will
not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your
name will be Israel.”[a] So God renamed him Israel.
11 Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’
Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation,
even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!
12 And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham
and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants
after you.” 13 Then God went up from the place where he
had spoken to Jacob.
(Genesis 35:9-13) (NLT) -Biblegateway The point of this lesson is that we all have a birthright that
most people have already traded for low-grade pottage! What birthright do we all have? Our birthright is to live forever here on a paradise earth! 6 And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion
and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones
shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the
ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain;
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as
the waters cover the sea.
(Isaiah 11:6-9) (ASV) -Biblegateway 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and
there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City,
the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her
husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne
saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and
he will live with them. They will be his people, and
God himself will be with them and be their God.
4 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." 5 He who
was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything
new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words
are trustworthy and true."
(Revelation 21:1-5) (NIV) -Biblegateway This is our birthright. The sad truth is that most people living now have already
thrown away their birthright of eternal life long ago. What exactly have people traded for their birthright? Worldly pleasures "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship
with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses
to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."
(James 4:4) (NIV) -BibleGateway Don't love the world or anything that belongs to the world.
If you love the world, you cannot love the Father.
(1John 2:15) (CEV) Bible Gateway Rejecting Jehovah 1 "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation
that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.'
2 "I opened my arms to my own people all day long, but they
have rebelled. They follow their own evil paths and thoughts.
(Isaiah 65:1-2) (NIV) Bible Gateway Rejecting Jehovah' laws 18 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) Bible Gateway "The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed
and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah;
and what manner of wisdom is in them?
(Jeremiah 8:9) (ASV) Bible GatewayIgnoring Jehovah's servants 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) Bible GatewayThey instead follow senseless man-made
teachings from their preferred priests and
ministers of Christendom 1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last
times some will turn away from the true faith; they
will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come
from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites and liars,
and their consciences are dead.
(1Timothy 4:1-2) (NLT) Bible Gateway 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) Bible Gateway What kind of myths? Preachers & priests can magically forgive our sins.
Jesus is holding the gate to Heaven open for us.
God is a 3-headed trinity monstrosity.
God & Jesus love us no matter what.
Christmas & Easter are sacred.
Mary is Queen of Heaven.
Jesus is God Almighty.
all religions are alike.
Crosses are sacred. The people who believe these LIES have thrown
away their birthright with both hands for pottage. The world is in upheaval right now because most
nominal Christians are taught that "we are all just
poor sinners who can't help ourselves". People
who believe that they will be endlessly forgiven
for their constant sinning feel justified in satisfying
any urge. They feel free to indulge in any base
immorality even to the point of criminal behavior
with no twinge of remorse. What does the Bible warn about sin? 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) Bible GatewayAnd what will be the consequences? 12 "I will `destine' you to the sword. All of you will bow
before the executioner, for when I called, you did not
answer. When I spoke, you did not listen. You
deliberately sinned--before my very eyes--and chose
to do what you know I despise."
(Isaiah 65:12) (New Living Translation) Bible GatewayWould God really do that? 5 And God did not spare the ancient world--except for
Noah and his family of seven. Noah warned the world of
God's righteous judgment. Then God destroyed the whole
world of ungodly people with a vast flood. 6 Later, God
condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned
them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what
will happen to ungodly people.
(2Peter 2:5-6) (NLT) Bible Gateway17 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) Bible Gateway
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) (CEV) Bible Gateway How can we survive Jehovah's judgment? The first step is to stop following senseless
teachings that come from demons. "Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?
saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he
should return from his way, and live?"
(Ezekiel 18:23) (ASV) -BibleGateway "For I have no pleasure in the death of him
that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore
turn yourselves [around], and live."
(Ezekiel 18:32) (ASV) -BibleGateway Of all the religions that exist in the world, there is only ONE
religion that is based upon the teachings Jesus Christ
originally brought to us. Only ONE religion promotes the
worship of his Father, the ONE TRUE GOD - JEHOVAH.
ONLY ONE! The people who worship Jehovah are the only
ones who have the opportunity to enjoy their birthright for eternity. "The righteous shall inherit the earth,
And they shall live forever upon it."
(Psalm 37:29) (KJV) -Biblegateway | | |
| SEEKING TO HAVE
THEIR EARS TICKLED 
The Bible has many prophecies in it. Jehovah's
prophets made their prophecies long ago and wrote
them down for the later generations to read. Most
Christians at least glance at their Bibles once in a
while but depend upon their priests and ministers
to teach them Bible truth. Unfortunately, what the
people get instead of Bible truth is worthless man-
made customs and traditions - just as the prophets
foresaw.
1 You can be certain that in the last days there will be
some very hard times. 2 People will love only themselves
and money. They will be proud, stuck-up, rude, and
disobedient to their parents. They will also be ungrateful,
godless, 3 heartless, and hateful. Their words will be cruel,
and they will have no self-control or pity. These people will
hate everything that is good. 4 They will be sneaky, reckless,
and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will
love pleasure. 5 Even though they will make a show of
being religious, their religion won't be real. Don't have
anything to do with such people.
(2Timothy 3:1-3) (Contemporary English Version) BibleGateway And why isn't their religion real?"For the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears
tickled, they will accumulate for themselves
teachers in accordance to their own desires."
(2Timothy 4:3) (New American Standard Bible) BibleGatewayThe Bible message has been watered down by the
priests and ministers of Christendom so the people
of the world will accept it. These religious leaders
and teachers are attempting to please their listeners
rather than please God by delivering his message
"undiluted". The churches are more concerned with
pleasing their people. "Let’s not offend anyone or they won't
come to our church."
- Dec. 21 2003 article -in The Daily SentinelThe truth from the Bible can often seem harsh to those
hearing it or reading it. As a result, many prefer to hear
what will make them happy. They want to hear that nothing
is going to change and that they don't have to change or do
any work. That is what they want from their churches. That
is exactly what Christendom's ministers deliver.1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the
last times some will turn away from what we
believe; they will follow lying spirits and teachings
that come from demons. 2 These teachers are
hypocrites and liars. They pretend to be religious,
but their consciences are dead.
(1Timothy 4:1-2) (New Living Translation) BibleGatewayThis new religious philosophy to tell people what they
want to hear is not God's - but man’s - doctrines. PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR THIS:"GOD LOVES YOU JUST AS YOU ARE."
"THERE ARE NO WRONGS - ONLY RIGHTS."
"THE EARTH IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE."
"ACCEPT GOD AND YOU ARE SAVED."
"ACCEPT JESUS AND YOU ARE SAVED."
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A SINGLE THING - RELAX!"
"God does not need a name..."No effort - no changes, no wrongs, no problems.Is this really the message that God’s prophets deliver?"Am I now trying to win the approval of men,
or of God? Or am I trying to please men?
If I were still trying to please men, I would
not be a servant of Christ. "
(Galatians 1:10) (New International Version) BibleGateway"On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God
to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying
to please men - but God, who tests our hearts. "
(1Thessalonians 2:4) (NIV) BibleGatewayThe Bible makes it clear that when Christ returns -
he will settle accounts with everyone on the earth.
We will all be either rewarded or punished for our
present and past deeds. Most people don't want to
hear that. That is quite understandable. THEY DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS:"God will give to each person according to
what he has done."
(Romans 2:6) (NIV) BibleGateway"... each will receive his own reward according to
his own labor. "
(1Corinthians 3:8) (NASB) BibleGatewayWhat labor?30 If you are not on my side, you are against me. If you
don't gather in the harvest with me, you scatter it.
(Matthew 12:30) (CEV) BibleGateway But that sounds like work. Christendom just wants to have fun.
They can do anything they want to because they are "saved". At least, that is what the ministers of Christendom say... What does the Bible say? "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we
have received the knowledge of the truth,
no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful
expectation of judgment and of raging fire
that will consume the enemies of God."
(Hebrews 10:26, 27) (NIV) BibleGateway
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