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1 Corinthians 5:9-11

In my letter I wrote you to stop keeping company with sexually immoral people, 10 not meaning entirely with the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people or extortioners or idolaters. Otherwise, you would actually have to get out of the world. 11 But now I am writing you to stop keeping company with […]

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Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light That grows brighter and brighter until full daylight (Proverbs 4:18) How do scholars explain this verse? A search on Biblehub.com yielded the following results: Peake’s commentary on the Bible  “light and life are synonymous. Hence to ‘see light’ should not be taken in […]

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Proverbs 3:5,6

Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, And do not rely on your own understanding.  6 In all your ways take notice of him, And he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5, 6) Pulpit Commentary Verse 5. – Trust in the Lord (b’takh el y’hovah); literally, trust in Jehovah. Entire reliance upon Jehovah, […]

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1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I urge you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you should all speak in agreement and that there should be no divisions among you, but that you may be completely united in the same mind and in the same line of thought. (1 Corinthians 1:10) Albert Barnes on 1 Corinthians […]

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Examining Doctrines Heaven Ministry Revelation

Is the 144,000 a Literal Number?

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male”] And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: Revelation 7:4. Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their […]

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Armageddon Examining Doctrines Revelation The Faithful and Discreet Slave

The Coming Message of Judgment

In the October 2019 study edition of the Watchtower, Jehovah’s Witnesses were alerted to watch for various features of the coming great tribulation. Among these was a change in their preaching message: “During the great tribulation, the message that we proclaim will likely change. Currently, we are preaching the good news of the Kingdom and […]

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Examining Doctrines Revelation The Great Crowd/Other Sheep

The Great Crowd – Where Do They Serve?

 “After these things I saw, and, look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands. And they kept on crying with a loud […]