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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 1 decade ago

Jehovah's Witnesses, are we keeping our senses awake while the world will not escape because they sleep on?

Israeli police move into Jerusalem mosque compound

By JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press Writer Josef Federman, Associated Press Writer – 34 mins ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100922/ap_on_re_mi_ea...

JERUSALEM – Israeli police forces have stormed a disputed Jerusalem holy site to stop Palestinian rioters from throwing stones at Jewish worshippers.

Police on Wednesday briefly moved onto the hilltop compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and took up positions.

The site is the most explosive in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in the past, even seemingly minor incidents have ignited clashes and protests throughout the region.

All religion in the world have been abandoned for the same reason the Jewish religions were abandoned. They have ignored the God who sent his Son Jesus Christ and his kingdom and trying to set up their own human governments without that Son and Father team. The mixed governments and religious teams do not want Jesus and his Father to be over them so to have true peace and security. See the clue at Matthew 23:37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent forth to her,—how often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks together under her wings! But YOU people did not want it. 38 Look! YOUR house is abandoned to YOU. 39 For I say to YOU, YOU will by no means see me from henceforth until YOU say, ‘Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah’s name!’”

1 Thessalonians 51 Now as for the times and the seasons, brothers, YOU need nothing to be written to YOU. 2 For YOU yourselves know quite well that Jehovah’s day is coming exactly as a thief in the night. 3 Whenever it is that they are saying: “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them just as the pang of distress upon a pregnant woman; and they will by no means escape. 4 But YOU, brothers, YOU are not in darkness, so that that day should overtake YOU as it would thieves, 5 for YOU are all sons of light and sons of day. We belong neither to night nor to darkness.

6 So, then, let us not sleep on as the rest do, but let us stay awake and keep our senses. Jehovah's Witnesses, are we keeping our senses awake while the world will not escape because they sleep on without a true clue what Jehovah's word really is telling them? See the comments on the Jerusalem mosque story and note people have no clue in fact!

Update:

Will abandon!

Ga. megachurch pastor accused in sex scandal

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100922/ap_on_re_us/us...

"This is a really large church that's >>incredibly politically powerful<<," Bernstein said. "There are pictures of this guy with every politician around."

Revelation 18:9 “And the kings [rulers] of the earth who committed [spiritual] fornication [mixing government and religion] with her [Babylon the Great all religion that do not worship Jehovah only] and lived in shameless luxury [rich religious leaders] will weep and beat themselves in grief over her, when they look at the smoke from the burning of her, [Jehovah will use their own United Nations to end their shameful luxury rule over the people] Revelation 17:16 "And the ten horns that you saw [nations], and the wild beast [U.N.], these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, [take all she has] and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire."

Update 2:

The U.N. will be 65 years old Octomber 24, 2010 and no world peace and security yet, why? Religion the cause in fact in Government business!

Recall Religion lead Government to kill the Christ! No joke! Roman government turned on the Jewish people. The United Nations will turn on all religions that mix in government business by the nations giving the needed power to the U.N. It is Jehovah's will and no one can stop it from coming! We can only put our own trust in one of two things! Human rule or Jehovah's rule in the hands of his Son Jesus Christ not both kind of rule can stay! We have to make that choice personally on our own who we want to rule! Jehovah will not force us to worship him but at the same time cannot allow any who will not stay peaceful 24/7/365 days a years to stay and cause problems for the peaceful ones. Life and death is before us, what will be our own free will choice be?

Update 3:

The meek or that is teachable ones will possess the earth and will be peaceful!

Psalms 37:8-11 "Let anger alone and leave rage; Do not show yourself heated up only to do evil. For evildoers themselves will be cut off, But those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth. And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace."

Galatians 5:14,15 "For the entire Law stands fulfilled in one saying, namely: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” If, though, YOU keep on biting and devouring one another, look out that YOU do not get annihilated by one another."

Galatians 5:22-25 On the other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control. Against such things there is no law."

Update 4:

There is no law from Jehovah against doing good deeds to all our nighbors but there is laws against biting and devouring one another! And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more! The teachable ones that repent from the hurtful way will have exquisite delight in the abundance of peace 24/7/365 days a year! Want that? Repent from the wicked way of fighting and war in true genuine love for all our global neighbors without end! Proverbs 18:10 "The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection."

The wicked do all they can to hide from that hallowed name and the true rightful king of the earth Jesus Christ the hallowed named God Jehovah put there forever for us to have peace and security 24/7/365 days a year! Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him, and he himself will make your paths straight."

Update 5:

In other words look at the fruitage of the spirit and notice if your practicing it daily as well as you are able in your imperfection! The whole soul practice of that will put us in line for everlasting life on earth in peace and security 24/7/365 days a year! Anything less than whole soul will not do! If we love our neighors in genuine fact that will not be hard to practice in truth.

Update 6:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount

History Israelite period

YHWH [Jehovah] instructed David to build a sanctuary on the site, outside the city walls on the northern edge of the hill. The building was to replace the Tabernacle, and serve as the Temple of the Israelites in Jerusalem.[8] David's son Solomon completed the task of erecting the First Temple on Mount Moriah in 957 BCE. Solomon’s Temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 586 BCE. Roman destroyed the new Temple in 70 CE and Jehovah never instructed another Temple. So all the fighting over that area is foolish because Jehovah's Son Jesus teachings had nothing to do with weapons of war but peacefulness in the faith and with all enemies too. So abandoned war and fighting if we do not want to be abandoned by Jehovah God who gives life to the peaceful.

Update 7:

All religion in the world have been abandoned for the same reason the Jewish religions were abandoned. They have ignored the God Jehovah who sent his Son Jesus Christ. The Temple in Jerusalem is no longer the place of true worship, it is spiritual Israel and they have [[[no one holy special place]]] to worship on earth now. It is a global theocratic worship now and its key part is the golden rule of treating one and all on earth as kindly as we like being treated. No room for war or fighting over anything but fix all thing in a peaceful loving way. Rule by the spirit not the flesh ever! The spirit is righteous the flesh is not. So control the flesh by the spirit if we want life in peace and security forever on earth! Fight the flesh not each other is the key!

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Just like the days of Noah, so the son of man will be. We must keep awake and stay alert. Noah warned the people in his day about the upcoming flood and they took no notice, and they were destroyed. Some people today take no notice. Those who come to an accurate knowledge of the bible will see who Jehovah is and learn about his son Jesus. These are the ones who will prove themselves worthy and survive the great day of Jehovah's anger.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Yes, he did! And the Hebrew, Jewish nation ones you are referring to, stayed in the OT. Have you ever asked yourself: Why did Jesus always refer to God as "His Father" as opposed to using the YHWH tetragrammaton? (which, by-the-way, has no place in the Greek NT) It's because when you bring the tetragrammaton into the NT, you obscure the identity of who Jesus Christ is. In the NT there is a change of covenants, and a fulfilling of OT promises. Now, instead of the blood of goats, and lambs, we approach to God by a new and living way. And that's why God puts such an emphasis on his Son for salvation. Now, they are called 'witnesses' for CHRIST. Mark 16:17;Acts 1:8. "This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Nether is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:11-12. And that name is Jesus, not the tetragrammaton.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    We as Witnesses are Awake! to the times we are living in. 2 Tim 3:1-5 We try to help others to learn the truth in the scriptures. We tell them of Satan and his crafty acts, along with his demon angels, this is who our fight is with.

    Soon they will be abbysed and we will realize at last "Paradise on Earth", as intended. Ps 37:10, 11; 29; Rev. 21:3, 4

    In the meantime, don't forget we are in a "Spiritual Paradise" and have a Worldwide Brotherhood. :+}]

    Source(s): Our "official" website to learn more: http://www.watchtower.org/
  • 1 decade ago

    We keep awake. I have a video on a different web site that a fellow witness took while at an assembly in Israel.

    The video shows people throwing rocks through the windows of the assembly building (venue).

    This was a peaceful gathering of those who love their fellow man/woman. Yet, the world around these peaceful worshipers uses violence as a scare tactic.

    A rock thrown at a person, and especially at a peaceful person, shows we live in the last days of mankind.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I saw this in the news today brother. So much unrest. They will never have peace. The world will never have peace until God's Kingdom brings it. Which we all know to be very soon.

  • 1 decade ago

    The bible says just as the days of Noah they were eating and drinking and they took no note. And the flood swept them all away.

    Today.....the preaching is intense...just as Noah back then preached the end was coming....they laughed at him as they laugh at us.

    People do you really think we do this because we have nothing better to do then knock on your door?

    God said by doing this you save yourself if you warn someone wicked from his wicked way as well as the person you warned.

    He could make the rocks cry out but still some would laugh at that miracle also.....so yes...they sleep on spiritual and we strive our best to keep awake.

  • Liz
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes, it is considered "sleeping on" according to the scriptures, and what does that entail?

    How does one sleep on when they know a devastating flood or hurricane is imminent in their area?

    How does one sleep on when they know their critically ill child could need immediate and urgent help in the middle of the night?

    How does one sleep on in a crime infested neighborhood with sirens in all hours and the threat of being a victim is ignored.

    You sleep on by having the mental and physical capacity to understand these things are a ready danger, and see and hear these things and you ignore them.

    This would be akin to KNOWING, SEEING or feeling you or your peers MUST have sleep, food or beverage and you CHOOSE to ignore it as unimportant or critical.

    Was it really sleep or negligence or deliberate?

    If you have allowed your self to be disciplined and educated and you awaken to dangers and proceed to head them off, you should be just fine.

    Jehovah's Witnesses are well educated and taught to condition their heart to not only care for THEIR needs, Christ's example and Jehovah's will, but what Jehovah's will is and that is

    "for all sorts of men to be saved, and "Love Jehovah your God with all your heart, mind and soul, AND

    your neighbor as yourself."

    Sleeping on, or ignoring is definitely NOT going to help unless your wish is to "die in your sleep."

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. Well that was a rant if I EVER heard... or saw... one. Rants are for people who are trying to prove their own frustrated pointless points.

  • Suzy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    At least we understand what is going on really.

  • IJAH
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I'm sleepless in Seattle! Well Centralia, close enough!

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