John 17:3; This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ. I am still wondering. That so many are wrapped up in the BS coming out of New York and Washington, DC. There is nothing new under the sun, and what is happening today in the financial markets was started many, many years ago.
But why do people refuse to see that? Twenty-five (and more) years ago, men wrote about what would happen after 2005. It's mathmatics. It is not rocket science; it is as simple as 2 + 2. If you are getting a different sum than 4, then you are working with an absence of either knowledge or understanding.
The same thing is true about the Bible. The Bible is not difficult to understand, IF you are willing to take the time to study it. Most will not. That is really, really a shame. Because once you begin to understand, what is going on around us really, really does not matter. And if it does to you, then you have little understanding of His Kingdom, and what it means.
I have posted the above verse quite a number of times. Frankly, in all the Bible, it is one of the most telling. For instance, as nearly all of you understand;
Christmas has nothing to do with Almighty God.
Nor does Easter.
Nor do ANY of the holy days -- holidays celebrated by the churches of Christiandom.
Yet all of you celebrate and make merry, while your nation collaspes around you, and, your so-called church simply tells you to get more involved in the world, searching for solution.
Solutions? As we are clearly told in the Bible;
Jeremiah 10:23; I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.
But your 'church' does not hold to this, does it. Yet you still hold firmly to what that 'church' teaches you, even in the face of obvious falsehoods. And look, I do not care if you LIKE those holidays, they have no basis in Scripture. For that reason, you need to check where you are putting your faith.
So please, permit me to let you in on a little secret. And please, I understand if you do not wish to accept what the Bible says. It is all right; this is why we have a free will; Jehovah God DOES NOT demand that we follow Him. Just remember, His Promises only go to those who do so.
Matthew 24:14; And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.
In the Bible, we are told that no one knows when the end will come. Even Jesus Christ did not know, and plainly stated that this was known ONLY by His Father. BUT, we are also told that those who were wise, and understood, could see the signs as His Time came close.
I have recommeded that people read Revelation chapter 18. In it, you can see the destruction of the credit system of the bankers. We are warned about wars and rumours of wars; in 1914, the world changed, as the first world war broke out. You can now see the begining of world war III in the making.
But what I want to talk to you about today is Matthew 24:14, and, the Jehovah's Witnesses. None of you has any understanding of what they do; all you know is that they are a nuisance, cause they seek to interfere in your absorption in the world. That is true, they do, and you would be amazed at how many are listening to them, WORLD WIDE. (See Matthew 24:14.) And in all of the nations in which they preach, the most difficult is within the United States. Fewer people listen to them there than anywhere else. Amazing. But then, this is to be expected in any nation that us under judgment by Jehovah, as the United States surely is.
Please, let me give you just a few facts from 2007. Facts which will shock you, astound you, amaze you.
Branches of Jehsovah's Witnesses -- 113
Number of lands reporting -- 236 (See Matthew 24:14.)
Total Congregrations -- 101,376
Worldwide Memorical Attendance -- 17,672,443
Peak of Publishers in Kingdom Service -- 6,957,852 (These are baptised Jehovah's Witnesses who preach the good news.)
Average Publishers Preaching Each Month -- 6,691,790 (See Matthew 24:14.)
Percentage of Increase over 2006 -- 3.1
Total Number Baptized -- 298,304
Average Auxiliary Pioneers Publishers Each Month -- 312,741
Average Pioneer Publishers Each Month -- 659,391
Total Hours Spent in Field -- 1,431,761,554 (See Matthew 24:14.) Please note that that is a 1 Billion number, and it is not a misprint.
Average Home Bible Studies Each Month -- 6,561,426 (See Matthew 24:14.)
Do yo get it? No one pays these people, just as it commands in the Bible. No one feeds them. No one buys them new shoes. They all do it on their own, for the love of their fellow men, and for Love of Jehovah.
If you understood anything, you would understand what these people mean.
NONE of them serve the governments of man, nor, do they participate in any of the non-sense of man, including wars.
This is the FIRST time in the history of the world that there has been a true Bible study program instituted world wide. FIRST TIME.
You should think about that, and then, see Matthew 24:14.