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Interests: 17Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” (John 20:17) (NIV) Expertise: 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God. (Isaiah 44:6) (ASV)
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| Christ Is Ready for the Harvest
The world is a shambles and getting worse every day. People all over the world are asking:
Why were our homes destroyed by earthquakes, fires and flooding? Why is there so much violence and warfare? Why is the economy so bad? Why is my job gone? What will happen next? Why is the world a shambles? Mankind was allowed to run amuck in this world for many thousands of years. Just look at what we have accomplished! What does the world have? Poverty and famines. Widespread hatred. Oppression, wars, pollution, disease, squalor, unrest and despair. Not only that, but the problems are growing! Not once have the governmental leaders of this world, in their wisdom, ever solved any of these problems in any country. They never have and never will. Because of widespread corruption and incompetence, the world’s leaders solely look out for their own interests and disregard the problems of the people they supposedly serve. Who can save the world from certain disaster? "...for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them." (Isaiah 19:20) (ASV)
"...At the time that God has already decided, he will send Christ back again." (1Timothy 6:15) (CEV) That is wonderful news! Jehovah and His son are about to do something about the havoc and chaos in the world soon.
But what must occur first? A small thing – and yet – a large accomplishment! Before God’s son takes over, all of his true followers must stop calling him "Jesus". Why? "The Hebrews called their coming Savior, the Messiah, Jahshuawah (Jehoshua). The disciples of the Savior accepted Him as such, and to them He was known as Jahshuwah the Messiah. The Greeks, however, rejected the Hebrew name, and called Him (IESOUS-Jesus) instead." - The Origin of Christianity by A.B. Traina "It is interesting to note - that throughout his life - the one now known as Jesus Christ never did hear himself called by that name." - "Man’s Great Adventure," by Edwin W. Pharlow, professor of history, Ohio State University.
"It is known that the Greek name endings with sus, seus and sous were attached by the Greeks to names and geographical areas as means to give honour to their supreme deity, Zeus." -Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend Professor J. C. J. Metford
That is why. God’s son is not Jesus! Just as the Bible translators substituted "GOD" and "LORD" for God’s actual name, Jehovah, they also painstakingly traded "Jesus" for "Jehoshua" in place of Christ’s true name. Has it always been that way? "In the 1611 KJ New Testatment the name Yahshua (Yehoshua) appeared originally wherever the Messiah was spoken of. Yehoshua means Yehovah's (Jehovah's) Salvation. Later the Messiah's name was replaced with Iesus (Greek) which later in the 1600's it became Jesus starting with the new English letter 'J' which was introduced at that time. Further, the Greek 'Iesus' comes from the name Zeus, the ruling God in the Greek pantheon." -Gospel of The Kingdom True Names and Title Dr. Henry Clifford Kinley 1931 - Ohio USA
Instead, true Christians will let go of Christendom’s three-headed trinity god named Jesus and call our savior by his correct name. Jehoshua Christ's name (Jehoshua) is of Hebrew origin and is taken from the name Yehoshua, which in English is often translated as Joshua. Yehoshua, in Hebrew means "Yehovah Saves". -Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jehoshua was the name given to Christ by his heavenly Father, Jehovah God. Many years after his death - Rome changed his name to suit their pagan heritage and to please their pagan converts. "Ieous" was Greek for "Hail Zeus", which was translated later into English as "Jesus". And this error has continued to the present. "The name Joshua (Jehoshua) derives its greatest importance and highest sanctity from the fact that it was sacredly chosen as the name to be borne by the Messiah. This name was corrupted and altered in time into the name Jesus." --Personal Names in the Bible by Dr. W.F. Wilkinson, M.A. Joint Editor of Webster and Wilkinson's Greek Testament: pages 342-343.
"Jesus. That was a name given to him many years after His death. Rome wanted to remove any Jewishness from the new church. They eliminated His Jewish name and blended the name of Zeus in order to make it comfortable for all those who had previously worshipped the Greek and Roman gods. Since Zeus was the top god of their experience, attaching the name Ioesus (hail Zeus) to Yahshua - gave Him top priority in the worship hierarchy." -Winds of Praise Broadcasting Believer or Follower? The Sound of the Shofar By Jon Thompson CHRIST DECLARED : "I have come in My Father's name and with His power..." (John 5:43) (AMP)
And as we can plainly see, that name is not "Jesus"! Christ will not take action on behalf of his true followers until they give up their "J-zeus" error. Only when Jehovah's people begin to call upon "Jehoshua" - will they obtain the Salvation that Jehovah has promised to them. But some will balk against such a change! They will resist this request from God's Chosen King. For whatever reason, there are some that will rather leave Jehovah's earthly organization rather than call Christ "Jehoshua". That would be "the weeds". "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' " (Matthew 13:27-30) (NIV)
All over the world weeds have been sown in with the faithful. They have served Jehovah side by side for some time now just as Jehoshua Christ said they would. The time has finally come to sort the weeds from the wheat.
"Be patient like those farmers and don't give up. The Lord will soon be here!" (James 5:8) (CEV)
"...I know you can't stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders..." (Revelation 2:2) (MSG)
"...limp souls. Useless as weeds, fragile as grass, insubstantial as wind-blown chaff." (2Kings 19:26) (MSG) "...Soon, oh very soon, her harvest will come and then the chaff will fly!'" (Jeremiah 51:29) (MSG)
"I know your deeds... You have kept My word, and have not denied My name." (Revelation 3:8) (NASB) And it was for this very reason that Christ waited so long to reveal this truth to his followers. The Harvest wasn't ready and he didn't want to uproot the wheat with the weeds. But now that will not be a problem anymore because the Harvest is ready. The First Command directed to Jehovah's people by God's chosen King, Jehoshua, is to begin calling Christ by his rightful name. It is not a difficult thing to do but it will mean putting God and Christ first in our lives and it may also mean a loss of favor with the rest of the Jesus-worshiping world. A similar but tremendous dividing work happened when Jehovah God began to take out of the nations A People For His name. When the International Bible Students made the decision to become "Jehovah’s Witnesses" - to fulfil Bible Prophecy and identify themselves as His people, some fell away - as they were weed-like and refused to be called by Jehovah's Divine Name.
This same dividing or separating - is happening again today - at this time of "The End". But now, instead of Jehovah’s name separating true followers from the unfaithful, this time it will be the name of God's Son, "Jehoshua" Christ that will uproot the weeds that were sown by Satan. A choice has to be made. A choice will be made. One way or the other - each of us will choose the side on which we will stand. From such a small change will come a tremendous accomplisment. THE HARVEST IS ON! The wheat and weeds are about to be sorted and gathered. Which side will we choose? "Jesus" or "Jehoshua"? "Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it." (Deuteronomy 30:11,14) (NIV) "...YOU will by no means see me until YOU say, ‘Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah’s name.’" (Luke 13:35) (NWT) "There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) (NLT) "Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah..." (Psalm 118:26) (YLT) And while we are at it… ARE YOU SAYING "AMEN" – IN IGNORANCE ? "By ending our prayers in 'amen'... one could very well ask, "Have we been misled to invoke the name of the Egyptian 'Sun-god' at the end of our prayers?" -United Hebrew Congregation Charles J. Voss
It is common to end a discourse on spiritual matters, (or end a prayer) with (the word) "Amen". Few of us realize that the word 'Amen' is an Egyptian word. It refers to the Egyptian god of Thebes. The Hebrews adopted the word and it passed into Christian use as "Amen". It is a petition for (the god - Amen) to fulfill our words. - MYSTIC GIFTS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT By Dr John Palo ; 1999 The Israelite exiles from Egypt knew that Jehovah was not the same as the Egyptian god Aten, and so they presumed he must be the equivalent of the great State God of Egypt. It was decided, therefore, to add the name of that State-god of Egypt to all prayers thereafter, and the name of that Egyptian god was "Amen". To this day, the name of Amen is still recited at the end of prayers in both Jewish and Christian religions. - Genesis of the Grail Kings by Sir Laurence Gardner; pg. 6 Finally, we may note that the word "Amen" occurs in gnostic spells… especially of Egyptian origin, and a sort of magical efficacy seems to have been attributed to this word.. The practice of answering "Amen" at the end of prayers appears in the Canons of Hippolytus (No. 146) and in the Egyptian Church Order (p. 101). - New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia Thurston, Herbert. "Amen." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. When we did it in ignorance, maybe God looked past that. But now that you know the truth, what will you do? Will you continue to use the name of a pagan god to close your prayers? Is it too hard to change that now? Because you’ve been using the ‘amen’ tradition for a long time - will you rationalize and justify why you keep on invoking the name of the Egyptian god, Amen? Will you find a pastor or teacher to reassure you that "it’s okay to say ‘amen’ - Or will you give thanks to God for revealing His truth and stop using the name of a pagan god?" -And they all Said, "AMEN" by J.D. Roberts The true followers of Jehovah and His son will know what to do. 
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| Jehovah Will Prove To Be One! The Christians of the world are a confused people. It is not possible today to ask a random Christian what his beliefs are to find out what all of the Christians believe! The online encyclopedia Wikipedia lists 300 Christian sects and notes that the list is not complete! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations None of the sects are in complete agreement with any other. Most of them do have some beliefs in common. One of the biggest beliefs shared by these sects is the belief that God is an incomprehensible Trinity being. This popular and widespread belief is not Biblical. It is a false belief that was merely borrowed from pagans who have so many gods that they routinely pick three to worship at a time.
Who borrowed the Trinity belief from the Pagans? The Catholic Church. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia: "Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith except everyone do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the Catholic Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity." From: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02033b.htm This belief is not found anywhere in the Bible and it was not taught by Jesus and his followers. How did this belief become a "Christian" tradition? "The doctrine of the Trinity was NOT a teaching of the original Christians, who were either with Jesus himself or taught directly by the surviving apostles. This explains why it is not found in the Bible. If it was a fundamental, core doctrine of such great importance, it would have been clearly and unmistakably stated in scripture. The fact that the vast majority of professed Christians and church doctrine today maintain a belief in the Trinity does not prove it is correct. Rather, it suggests that corruption of Christian doctrinal truths is widespread and deep." -- Is Jesus God Almighty? Is the Trinity Scriptural? By Gordon Coulson Corruption? Who is responsible for that? "It was Constantine - who by official edict brought Christianity to believe in the formal division of the Godhead into two – God the Father - and - God the Son... It remained the task of a later generation to bring Christianity to believe in the Triune God." - The Doctrine of the Trinity - Christianity’s Self-Inflicted Wound 1994 Anthony F. Buzzard Charles F. Hunting Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome, was a very busy man. "In order to make the previously despised cult of the Early Christians acceptable to Constantine, emperor of Rome - the new (pagan) Church Fathers had to remove from its teachings certain doctrines which they knew were objectionable to Constantine. To accomplish this, certain 'correctors' were appointed, whose task it was to rewrite the Gospels." -Apollonius the Nazarene Part 1: The Historical Apollonius Versus the Mythical Jesus By: Dr. R. W. Bernard, Ph.D.
"Learned men, so called Correctores were, following the church meeting at Nicea 325 AD, selected by the church authorities to scrutinize the sacred texts and rewrite them in order to correct their meaning in accordance with the views which the church had just sanctioned." -Prof. Eberhard Nestle `Introduction to the Textual Criticism of the Greek Testament,' Einfhrung in die Textkritik des griechischen Testaments: Eberhard Nestle Modern-day Translators have done the same work
"What I discovered in most of the versions of the Bible produced by trinitarians which I studied - is irrefutable proof of intentional mistranslation of words which refer to... God. This statement is not intended as an antagonistic denunciation of those translators. It is simply a statement of fact, and it is a fact that no scholar on earth can refute. In the versions of the holy scriptures which they produce, I learned that Christian trinitarians routinely and purposely mistranslate Greek pronouns, so as to promote the doctrine of the holy Trinity." -The Influence of Trinitarian Doctrine on Translations of the Bible by John David Clark, Sr. But how were people coerced into believing these lies? "The doctrine that Jesus Christ - the Son of God was "God-the-son" - was decreed by worldly and ecclesiastical powers. Men were forced to accept it - at the point of the sword or else, Thus, the error of the trinity was propounded to the end - that ultimately people believed it to be the truth. Thus Christianity became in essence like Babylonian heathenism, with only a veneer of Christian names." --- Forgers of the Word -1983 Victor Paul Wierwille "The day was to come when the Nicene party won out completely and then the emperors decreed that one who denied the Trinity should be put to death." -The Church of our Fathers - 1950, pg. 46 The emperors and popes were not gentle in coercing people into accepting their worthless fabrications. There does not exist any scripture in the entire Bible where Jesus or Jehovah ever said, "I am an incomprehensible trinity being. Worship us!" What is it that God does say over and over in the Bible? 3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (Exodus 6:3) (King James Version) 8 I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.
(Isaiah 42:8) (American Standard Version) 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand 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. 12 I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God. (Isaiah 43:10-12) (ASV) 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
(Isaiah 44:6) (ASV) 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
(Isaiah 45:5,6) (ASV) And what do God's prophets also say? "Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called." (Isaiah 54:5) (ASV) 10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens: (Jeremiah 10:10-12) (ASV) "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) (New World Translation) www.WatchTower.org 9 And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one. (Zecariah 14:9) (ASV) The prophecies that Jehovah's prophets make always come true! We are all going to see these prophecies fulfilled right before our very eyes soon! 
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| Life On A Paradise Earth 
The world, as we know it now, will come abruptly to an end soon! The survivors of Armaggedon will survive because Jehovah will protect them from all harm. There will be no worldly government officials or governmental structure to be found anywhere on the earth. All of the kings, presidents, dictators and their cabinets will be deceased. There will be no crime because all of the criminals will be gone. There will be no non-believers of the truth because all of the them will be destroyed. Satan and his demons will be subdued for a thousand years. This is only the beginning of paradise on earth forever. The ministers of Christendom teach that all people die and go to Heaven (or Hell), but that is not what the Bible teaches us:
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5) (King James Version) How can the “meek inherit the earth” if everyone who dies goes to Heaven? Part of living in paradise forever on earth is not having infirmities or illnesses. Isaiah prophesied about the new world many times well over three thousand years ago. The promises Jehovah made are bold and hard to believe, but His faithful never doubt that Jehovah will do whatever He says He will do. "And no resident will say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity." (Isaiah 33:24) (New American Standard Bible) "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert." (Isaiah 35:5,6) (American Standard Version) "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, for Jehovah himself has spoken it.” (Isaiah 25:8) (ASV) 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)
Who wouldn't want a world like this to live in? This is our Creator, Jehovah, speaking. He created the universe, all matter and energy and us all. If Jehovah says death will be swallowed up forever, it will be swallowed up forever. Also, everyone who has died will wake up from their sleep and come back to earthly living, not eternity in heaven. "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out." (John 5:28,29) (NIV) Notice here that John did not say all who are in Heaven will come back to life. After all, if dead people were in a Heavenly paradise now, would they want to come back to an earthly existence? But John does not say the dead are in Heaven. That is simply because he knew they were not. He knew that the people who died will sleep until this evil, old world is wiped out by Jehovah when His day comes. These prophesies about a new Heaven and Earth have been unfulfilled for almost two thousand years: 4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:4-5) (NIV) 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." (Revelation 21:1-4) (NIV) "For there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell." (2Peter 3:13) (NIV)
Some of these unfulfilled prophecies are even older: "For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind... And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands... And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 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 65:17,21,22,24,25) (ASV) Because these prophecies have been unfulfilled for so long, most people do not believe that they will ever be fulfilled. Thus, unsuspecting people will indulge in unacceptable behavior and evil acts right up to the very end: “On this account YOU too prove yourselves ready, because at an hour that YOU do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.” (Matthew 24:44) (NIV) The very people who reject the prophecies will eliminate themselves from this prospect of living forever on a paradise earth, the world as God originally intended it to be. Why do that? Is there anything much about this current world that is better than paradise? Are we so addicted to time clocks, deadlines, violence, crime, corruption, greed, pollution, injustice, sickness and death? This is our way of life now but it is not permanent; Jehovah’s prophets have said so. 10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please. 11 From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that will I bring about; what I have planned, that will I do. (Isaiah 46:10-11) (New International Version) 9 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" (1Corinthians 2:9) (NIV) 
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| A WARNING MESSAGE
THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL IGNORE
Just Like in Jeremiah's Day
Jeremiah was given a commission by Jehovah God,
to warn the people of a coming destruction. But Jeremiah was also told in advance that no one would listen to him! "When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you." (Jeremiah 7:27) (New International Version) So then - why did Jeremiah have to preach a warning message? Why did Jeremiah persist in preaching for fifty years knowing in advance - that no one would listen to him? Why ? Because Jehovah God is just - and will not destroy anyone without a prior warning. Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7) (American Standard Version) And Jehovah's servants spread the important message "Son of man, I have made you a watchman... so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me." (Ezekiel 3:17) (NIV) So too, today - Jehovah has sent his messengers to warn mankind of an impending destruction. And they too were told by means of the Bible - that the vast majority of mankind will not listen. But they did it anyway!
"...so with God and Christ as witnesses, I command you to preach God's message. Do it willingly, even if it isn't the popular thing to do." (2Timothy 4:1,2) (Contemporary English Version) "But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not." (Ezekiel 2:7) (New American Standard Bible) So what was the message that most of the peopleof the world ignored? "And this Gospel - good news of the Kingdom Reign shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall 'the end' come." (Matthew 24:14) (21st Century King James) This message was NOT popular in Christ's Day and it is NOT popular now. "If you think people are so hardened in sin that they will hate you for preaching the Word, then read JEREMIAH." -- R. L. Whiteside. God's faithful messengers have never been popular. People did not appreciate them or their message. They detested and persecuted the messenger. Instead of becoming angry with God who composed the message, they poured out their wrath upon the faithful servant who delivered it. It has always been so. Therefore, it should be no surprise today. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. (John 17:14) (King James Version) THE MAJORITY WILL NOT LISTEN Our Messiah, himself, foretold that the vast majority of mankind would be destroyed when he returns: "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7:13,14) (NIV) What will happen to the ones who do not find it? A GLOBAL DESTRUCTION "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) "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." (Psalms 91:7,8) (NIV) "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) (ASV) "For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity." (Isaiah 26:21) (ASV) "For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire will Jehovah execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and the slain of Jehovah shall be many... And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men that have transgressed against me." (Isaiah 66:15,16,24) (ASV) "...Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole earth shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy." (Zephaniah 1:14-17 (ASV) "For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 21:25-27,35,36) (NIV) INSTEAD OF HEEDING THE WARNING THEY MOSTLY RIDICULED AND LAUGHED First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. (2Peter 3:3) (NIV) "In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you." (Micah 2:4) (NIV) "But remember... that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen: ‘In the last days there will be people who don't take these things seriously anymore. They'll treat them like a joke. These are the ones who are thinking only of themselves. There's nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit!’" (Jude 1:17-19) (Message Bible) JUST LIKE NOAH'S DAY - MOST IGNORED THE WARNING "For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be." (Matthew 24:37-39) (New World Translation) (WWW.Watchtower.org) THE TIME OF IGNORANCE IS OVER "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) (New World Translation) www.WatchTower.org
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| CHRIST HAS ALREADY SHOWN US WHAT HE PLANS TO DO By resurrecting the dead back to a restored life here on the earth, Our Saviour, God's Son, displayed not only his ability to resurrect the dead - but also his future intentions. 18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live." 19 Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples. 23 When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd, 24 he said, "Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep." But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region. (Matthew 9:18-19,23-26) (New International Version) The Bible’s prophets wrote about this extraordinary phenomenon many times thousands of years ago: "Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake." (Daniel 12:2) (NIV) "Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land... And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it and performed it, saith Jehovah." (Ezekiel 37:12-14) (American Standard Version) "Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits. " (Isaiah 26:19) (New American Standard Bible) 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest. 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah. 5 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live. 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. (Ezekiel 37:3-10) (ASV) Under the direction of his Father and using the power that Jehovah will give him Christ will resurrect many people back to life right here on the earth. "Don't be surprised! The time will come when all of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of Man, and they will come out of their graves." (John 5:28) (Contemporary English Version) "...just as I have received authority from my Father." (Revelation 2:28) (NIV) Even in Christ’s Day - The people recognized that it was the God of Israel - Jehovah - who gave His Son His power. "The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. "
(Matthew 15:31) (NIV) "One night he went to Jesus and said, 'Sir, we know that God has sent you to teach us. You could not work these miracles, unless God were with you.' " (John 3:2) (CEV) Did Christ possess this power because he was God? "Jesus gave them this answer: ' I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing... For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. ' " (John 5:19,21) (NIV) 
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