Monday, Feb 19 - The hour of test, which is to come upon the entire inhabited earth

[Watchman]

Hope in Jehovah.—Ps. 27:14.

Jehovah has given us the marvelous hope of everlasting life. Some hope to live forever in heaven as immortal spirit creatures. (1 Cor. 15:50, 53) Most, though, hope to live forever on earth in perfect health and happiness. (Rev. 21:3, 4) Whether we look forward to everlasting life in heaven or on earth, our hope is precious to us. Our hope for the future is guaranteed because it comes from Jehovah. (Rom. 15:13) We know what he has promised, and we know that he always keeps his word. (Num. 23:19) We are convinced that Jehovah has both the desire and the power to accomplish everything that he says he will do. Our heavenly Father loves us, and he wants us to trust in him. When our hope in Jehovah is strong, we will be able to endure trials and face the future with courage and joy. w22.10 24 ¶1-3

Trusting God is not always easy. It reminds me of a joke I heard years ago. A guy falls off a cliff and on the way down he grabs hold of a branch. He hollers for help, pleading to heaven saying: 'If there is anyone up there can you please help?' Then to his relief and astonishment, a voice replies. 'Yes. I am here. Just let go of the branch and I will catch you.' The man thinks it over for a few seconds as his grip weakens and then he responds: 'Is there anyone else up there?'

Jesus had to trust God. Contrary to what deluded Trinitrians and Jesus Only Pentecostals imagine, Jesus did not resurrect himself. He trusted that if he willingly gave up his life God would bring him back from the dead. In fact, one of the last things Jesus said as he was dying on the stake was: "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." And his hope and trust were rewarded.

Hoping and trusting in God is easy when everything is going well. It is when trials come that we are put to the test. And speaking of tests, Jesus forewarned us that a great test of faith is coming up the entire world. Jesus said: "Because you kept the word about my endurance, I will also keep you from the hour of test, which is to come upon the entire inhabited earth, to put to the test those dwelling on the earth. I am coming quickly. Keep holding fast to what you have, so that no one may take your crown." - Revelation 3:10-11

When Jesus said that faithful ones would be kept from the hour of test he did not mean that they would not be tested. On the contrary, Jesus spoke a similar message to another anointed congregation, saying: "Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. Look! The Devil will keep on throwing some of you into prison so that you may be fully put to the test, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Prove yourself faithful even to death, and I will give you the crown of life." - Rev. 2:10

Being kept from the test means that Jesus will not allow us to fail the test provided we are faithful. Jesus said something similar to Peter when he told the disciples that the Devil had demanded to have them to sift them as wheat, but Christ had made supplication on their behalf that their faith may not give out.

When is this hour of test? The Watchtower, Jehovah's earthly mouthpiece recently boasted that they have no reason to be embarrassed or ever apologize for getting it wrong, claims that the hour of test began in 1914 and has been ongoing for 110 years! Here is what a Watchtower said 25 years ago:

But the major “hour of test” occurs in “the Lord’s day” during “the time of the end,” where we now are. (Revelation 1:10; Daniel 12:4) Spirit-anointed Christians went through a particular time of testing during and immediately following World War I. Yet, “the hour of test” is still on. It affects “the whole inhabited earth,” including the millions making up the great crowd, who hope to survive the great tribulation.

If we but carefully read what Jesus said it is clear that the hour of test commences when the Son of man arrives like a thief in the night. That is what Jesus meant when he said "I am coming quickly. Keep holding fast to what you have, so that no one may take your crown." If the hour of test began in 1914 then that would be when the Son of man came. But even the Watchtower now admits that the coming of Christ as a thief in the night to commence the judgment of the house of God has not taken place. And since even the Watchtower now teaches that Christ has not come then neither has the hour of test begun.

The Watchtower's error is what will result in the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses being tested. The Watchtower's error is due to the foretold operation of Satan. As part of that operation, Jehovah's Witnesses have been deluded into believing that the eighth king has already begun ruling for his allotted one hour. No doubt the hour of test will coincide with the one-hour reign of the last king. The last king will make war against the chosen ones and ultimately conquer and kill them.

The hour of test coming upon the world

This is an updated article that was published some time back but which was taken down, for reasons I cannot recall. According to the Watchtower 1914 was the most important date in all of human history. As all of Jehovah’s Witnesses know, virtually all prophecy has been anchored to

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When is the hour of test?

Friday, May 5 God put Abraham to the test.—Gen. 22:1. Picture an elderly man trudging up a mountainside. He is making what must be the hardest journey of his life. It is not his age that makes this trek so daunting. Abraham may be about

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THE HOUR OF JUDGMENT

"And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, and he had everlasting good news to declare to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. He was saying in a loud voice: 'Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of judgment by

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[Bk Kevin]

Isaiah19:​

19 The pronouncement against Egypt:+ Look! Jehovah is riding on a swift cloud+ and coming into Egypt. And the valueless gods of Egypt will certainly quiver because of him,+ and the very heart of Egypt will melt in the midst of it.+2 “And I will goad Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will certainly war each one against his brother, and each one against his companion, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.+ 3 And the spirit of Egypt must become bewildered in the midst of it,+ and I shall confuse its own counsel.+ And they will be certain to resort to the valueless gods+ and to the charmers and to the spirit mediums* and to the professional foretellers of events.+ 4 And I will deliver up Egypt into the hand of a hard master,* and strong will be the king that will rule over them,”+ is the utterance of the [true] Lord,* Jehovah of armies. Read more> https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/bi12/books/isaiah/19/​

 

[Cristo]

Trusting God is not always easy. It reminds me of a joke I heard years ago. A guy falls off a cliff and on the way down he grabs hold of a branch. He hollers for help, pleading to heaven saying: 'If there is anyone up there can you please help?' Then to his relief and astonishment, a voice replies. 'Yes. I am here. Just let go of the branch and I will catch you.' The man thinks it over for a few seconds as his grip weakens and then he responds: 'Is there anyone else up there?'

Thats funny. Reminds me of another one where a man sees a big open field with a fence in the middle. He decides to go sit on the fence as he is unsure of which side he wants to be on. Shortly later Satan walks up to the man and says "ok buddy, lets go, your with me", and the man replies "What? wait a minute I haven't decided which side I want to be on," and Satan says "I own the fence"...doh!

Nice article Robert.

 

[Bk Kevin]

Isaiah19:​

19 The pronouncement against Egypt:+ Look! Jehovah is riding on a swift cloud+ and coming into Egypt. And the valueless gods of Egypt will certainly quiver because of him,+ and the very heart of Egypt will melt in the midst of it.+2 “And I will goad Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will certainly war each one against his brother, and each one against his companion, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.+ 3 And the spirit of Egypt must become bewildered in the midst of it,+ and I shall confuse its own counsel.+ And they will be certain to resort to the valueless gods+ and to the charmers and to the spirit mediums* and to the professional foretellers of events.+ 4 And I will deliver up Egypt into the hand of a hard master,* and strong will be the king that will rule over them,”+ is the utterance of the [true] Lord,* Jehovah of armies. Read more> https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/bi12/books/isaiah/19/​

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Chapter 14 – Downfall of America​

“TYRANTS OF THE NATIONS WILL CUT IT DOWN”​

It is a fitting illustration, then, that the various trees in Eden should logically symbolize all the nations on earth up until the time Jehovah himself becomes king; whereas Egypt represents the leading nation—as if the grandest tree in the entire garden of God’s planting. However, when Jehovah’s work nears completion the nations are to be cut down—felled just like timber—beginning with the grandest tree in Eden! Ezekiel 31:10-14 foretells:

“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said, ‘For the reason that you became high in stature, so that it put its treetop even among the clouds and its heart became exalted because of its height, I shall also give it into the hand of the despot of the nations. Without fail he will act against it. According to its wickedness I will drive it out. And strangers, the tyrants of the nations, will cut it down, and people will abandon it upon the mountains; and in all the valleys its foliage will certainly fall, and its branches will be broken among all the streambeds of the earth. And out from its shade all the peoples of the earth will come down and abandon it. Upon its fallen trunk all the flying creatures of the heavens will reside, and upon its branches there will certainly come to be all the wild beasts of the field.”

The prophecy goes on to state that although the greatest tree goes down first, all the national trees are destined for “the land down below”—Sheol, the pit of death: “To the end that none of the watered trees may become high in their stature, or put their treetops even among the clouds, and that none drinking water may stand up against them in their height, for they will certainly all of them be given to death, to the land down below, in the midst of the sons of mankind, to those going down into the pit.” Read more> https://jehovah-is-king.com/downfall-america/

 

[Paul H]

DAGTEKST 19 FEB 2024 – HET UUR VAN BEPROEVING DAT OVER DE HELE BEWOONDE AARDE KOMT

Dagtekst maandag 19 februari 2024 Hoop op Jehovah. — Ps. 27:14. Jehovah heeft ons de schitterende hoop op eeuwig leven gegeven. Sommigen hopen voor eeuwig als onsterfelijke geest in de hemel te leven (1 Kor. 15:50, 53).

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The hour of test, which is to come upon the entire inhabited earth​

A guy falls off a cliff and on the way down he grabs hold of a branch. He hollers for help, pleading to heaven saying: 'If there is anyone up there can you please help?' Then to his relief and astonishment, a voice replies. 'Yes. I am here. Just let go of the branch and I will catch you.' The man thinks it over for a few seconds as his grip weakens and then he responds: 'Is there anyone else up there?'



No doubt the hour of test will coincide with the one-hour reign of the last king. The last king will make war against the chosen ones and ultimately conquer and kill them.