Joel
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“Let every person be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. Therefore, whoever opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God; those who have taken a stand against it will bring judgment against themselves. For those rulers are an object of fear, not to the good deed, but to the bad. Do you want to be free of fear of the authority? Keep doing good, and you will have praise from it; for it is God’s minister to you for your good. But if you are doing what is bad, be in fear, for it is not without purpose that it bears the sword. It is God’s minister, an avenger to express wrath against the one practicing what is bad.” - Romans 13:1-4.
Since the old prophecies will be fulfilled in the future on spiritual house of Jehovah God or christian congregation of anointed brothers of Jesus Christ, the “sword” could be government authorities that will “silence” our “mother” and followed by spiritual hunger (no more printed materials nor videos on jw.org) and pestilences in the form of “false Christs and false prophets will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones…” - Matthew 24:24.
Since the old prophecies will be fulfilled in the future on spiritual house of Jehovah God or christian congregation of anointed brothers of Jesus Christ, the “sword” could be government authorities that will “silence” our “mother” and followed by spiritual hunger (no more printed materials nor videos on jw.org) and pestilences in the form of “false Christs and false prophets will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones…” - Matthew 24:24.