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| Ready for the Harvest? 
The world is a shambles and getting worse every day.
People all over the world are asking:
Why were our homes destroyed by earthquakes,
fires and flooding? Why is there so much violence and warfare?
Why is the economy so bad?
Why is my job gone?
What will happen next? Why is the world a shambles? Mankind was allowed to run amuck in this world
for many thousands of years. Just look at what
we have accomplished! What does the world have? Poverty and famines.
Widespread hatred.
Oppression, wars, pollution, disease, squalor, unrest and despair. Not only that, but the problems are growing! Not once have the governmental leaders of this world,
in their wisdom, ever solved any of these problems in
any country. They never have and never will. Because of widespread
corruption and incompetence, the world’s leaders solely
look out for their own interests and disregard the problems
of the people they supposedly serve. Who can save the world from certain disaster? "...for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors,
and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he
will deliver them."
(Isaiah 19:20) (ASV)
"...At the time that God has already decided,
he will send Christ back again."
(1Timothy 6:15) (CEV) That is wonderful news! Jehovah and His son
are about to do something about the havoc
and chaos in the world soon.
But what must occur first? A small thing – and yet – a large accomplishment! Before God’s son takes over, all of his true followers
must stop calling him "Jesus". Why? "The Hebrews called their coming Savior, the Messiah,
Jahshuawah (Jehoshua). The disciples of the Savior
accepted Him as such, and to them He was known as
Jahshuwah the Messiah. The Greeks, however, rejected
the Hebrew name, and called Him (IESOUS-Jesus) instead."
- The Origin of Christianity
by A.B. Traina "It is interesting to note - that throughout his life - the
one now known as Jesus Christ never did hear himself
called by that name."
- "Man’s Great Adventure,"
by Edwin W. Pharlow, professor of history,
Ohio State University.
"It is known that the Greek name endings with sus,
seus and sous were attached by the Greeks to names
and geographical areas as means to give honour to
their supreme deity, Zeus."
-Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend
Professor J. C. J. Metford
That is why. God’s son is not Jesus! Just as the Bible
translators substituted "GOD" and "LORD" for God’s
actual name, Jehovah, they also painstakingly traded
"Jesus" for "Jehoshua" in place of Christ’s true name. Has it always been that way? "In the 1611 KJ New Testatment the name Yahshua
(Yehoshua) appeared originally wherever the Messiah
was spoken of. Yehoshua means Yehovah's (Jehovah's)
Salvation. Later the Messiah's name was replaced with
Iesus (Greek) which later in the 1600's it became Jesus
starting with the new English letter 'J' which was
introduced at that time. Further, the Greek 'Iesus'
comes from the name Zeus, the ruling God in the
Greek pantheon."
-Gospel of The Kingdom
True Names and Title
Dr. Henry Clifford Kinley
1931 - Ohio USA
Instead, true Christians will let go of Christendom’s
three-headed trinity god named Jesus and call our
savior by his correct name. Jehoshua Christ's name (Jehoshua) is of Hebrew origin and
is taken from the name Yehoshua, which in English
is often translated as Joshua. Yehoshua, in Hebrew
means "Yehovah Saves".
-Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jehoshua was the name given to Christ by his
heavenly Father, Jehovah God. Many years
after his death - Rome changed his name to
suit their pagan heritage and to please their
pagan converts. "Ieous" was Greek for "Hail
Zeus", which was translated later into English
as "Jesus". And this error has continued to the
present. "The name Joshua (Jehoshua) derives
its greatest importance and highest sanctity
from the fact that it was sacredly chosen as the
name to be borne by the Messiah. This name was
corrupted and altered in time into the name Jesus."
--Personal Names in the Bible
by Dr. W.F. Wilkinson, M.A.
Joint Editor of Webster and Wilkinson's
Greek Testament: pages 342-343.
"Jesus. That was a name given to him many years after
His death. Rome wanted to remove any Jewishness from
the new church. They eliminated His Jewish name and
blended the name of Zeus in order to make it comfortable
for all those who had previously worshipped the Greek
and Roman gods. Since Zeus was the top god of their
experience, attaching the name Ioesus (hail Zeus) to
Yahshua - gave Him top priority in the worship hierarchy."
-Winds of Praise Broadcasting
Believer or Follower?
The Sound of the Shofar
By Jon Thompson CHRIST DECLARED : "I have come in My Father's name and with His power..."
(John 5:43) (AMP)
And as we can plainly see, that name is not "Jesus"! Christ will not take action on behalf of his true followers
until they give up their "J-zeus" error. Only when Jehovah's
people begin to call upon "Jehoshua" - will they obtain the
Salvation that Jehovah has promised to them. But some will balk against such a change! They will resist this request from God's Chosen King.
For whatever reason, there are some that will rather
leave Jehovah's earthly organization rather than
call Christ "Jehoshua". That would be "the weeds". "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't
you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the
weeds come from?' 'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The
servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them
up?' 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the
weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both
grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the
harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles
to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.' "
(Matthew 13:27-30) (NIV)
All over the world weeds have been sown in with the faithful.
They have served Jehovah side by side for some time now
just as Jehoshua Christ said they would. The time has finally
come to sort the weeds from the wheat.
"Be patient like those farmers and don't give up.
The Lord will soon be here!"
(James 5:8) (CEV)
"...I know you can't stomach evil, that you weed
out apostolic pretenders..."
(Revelation 2:2) (MSG)
"...limp souls. Useless as weeds, fragile as grass,
insubstantial as wind-blown chaff."
(2Kings 19:26) (MSG) "...Soon, oh very soon, her harvest will come
and then the chaff will fly!'"
(Jeremiah 51:29) (MSG)
"I know your deeds... You have kept My word,
and have not denied My name."
(Revelation 3:8) (NASB) And it was for this very reason that Christ waited so
long to reveal this truth to his followers. The Harvest
wasn't ready and he didn't want to uproot the wheat
with the weeds. But now that will not be a problem
anymore because the Harvest is ready. The First Command directed to Jehovah's people by
God's chosen King, Jehoshua, is to begin calling
Christ by his rightful name. It is not a difficult thing
to do but it will mean putting God and Christ first
in our lives and it may also mean a loss of favor with
the rest of the Jesus-worshiping world. A similar but tremendous dividing work happened
when Jehovah God began to take out of the nations
A People For His name. When the International Bible
Students made the decision to become "Jehovah’s
Witnesses" - to fulfil Bible Prophecy and identify
themselves as His people, some fell away - as they
were weed-like and refused to be called by Jehovah's
Divine Name.
This same dividing or separating - is happening again
today - at this time of "The End". But now, instead of
Jehovah’s name separating true followers from the
unfaithful, this time it will be the name of God's Son,
"Jehoshua" Christ that will uproot the weeds that were
sown by Satan. A choice has to be made. A choice will be made.
One way or the other - each of us will choose the
side on which we will stand. From such a small
change will come a tremendous accomplisment. THE HARVEST IS ON! The wheat and weeds are about to be sorted and gathered. Which side will we choose?
"Jesus" or "Jehoshua"? "Now what I am commanding you today is not too
difficult for you or beyond your reach. No, the word
is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart
so you may obey it."
(Deuteronomy 30:11,14) (NIV) "...YOU will by no means see me until YOU say,
‘Blessed is he that comes in Jehovah’s name.’"
(Luke 13:35) (NWT) "There is salvation in no one else! God has given no
other name under heaven by which we must be saved."
(Acts 4:12) (NLT) "Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah..."
(Psalm 118:26) (YLT) And while we are at it… ARE YOU SAYING "AMEN" – IN IGNORANCE ? "By ending our prayers in 'amen'... one could very
well ask, "Have we been misled to invoke the name
of the Egyptian 'Sun-god' at the end of our prayers?"
-United Hebrew Congregation
Charles J. Voss
It is common to end a discourse on spiritual matters,
(or end a prayer) with (the word) "Amen". Few of us
realize that the word 'Amen' is an Egyptian word. It
refers to the Egyptian god of Thebes. The Hebrews
adopted the word and it passed into Christian use as
"Amen". It is a petition for (the god - Amen) to fulfill
our words.
- MYSTIC GIFTS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT
By Dr John Palo ; 1999 The Israelite exiles from Egypt knew that Jehovah was not
the same as the Egyptian god Aten, and so they presumed
he must be the equivalent of the great State God of Egypt.
It was decided, therefore, to add the name of that State-god
of Egypt to all prayers thereafter, and the name of that Egyptian
god was "Amen". To this day, the name of Amen is still recited
at the end of prayers in both Jewish and Christian religions.
- Genesis of the Grail Kings
by Sir Laurence Gardner; pg. 6 Finally, we may note that the word "Amen" occurs in gnostic
spells… especially of Egyptian origin, and a sort of magical
efficacy seems to have been attributed to this word.. The
practice of answering "Amen" at the end of prayers appears
in the Canons of Hippolytus (No. 146) and in the Egyptian
Church Order (p. 101).
- New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
Thurston, Herbert. "Amen."
The Catholic Encyclopedia.
Vol. 1. New York:
Robert Appleton Company, 1907. When we did it in ignorance, maybe God looked past that.
But now that you know the truth, what will you do? Will you
continue to use the name of a pagan god to close your prayers?
Is it too hard to change that now? Because you’ve been using
the ‘amen’ tradition for a long time - will you rationalize and
justify why you keep on invoking the name of the Egyptian
god, Amen? Will you find a pastor or teacher to reassure you
that "it’s okay to say ‘amen’ - Or will you give thanks to God for
revealing His truth and stop using the name of a pagan god?"
-And they all Said, "AMEN"
by J.D. Roberts The true followers of Jehovah and
His son will know what to do. 
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| The "Hand of Jehovah"  One of the most popular messages the church crowd hears from
their Christendom priests and ministers is "God loves you - just as you
are". While it is absolutely true that God loves us as His children, He
does not love evil people doing evil things. He never has and never
will. Jehovah has executed judgment on wrongdoers many times in the
past and many people criticize Him for taking such drastic action. Yet, how else can we expect God to protect
the good people from the evil ones? "that all the peoples of the earth may know the HAND of Jehovah,
that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God - for ever."
(Joshua 4:24) (American Standard Version) Fear God? Why? Why should we be afraid of God if He is a God of love?
"I will cause them to know MY HAND -and- MY MIGHT and
they shall Know that MY NAME is Jehovah."
(Jeremiah 16:21) (Young's Literal Translation) Do we have something to worry about?
"but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah,
but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah,
then will the HAND of Jehovah be against you..."
(1Samuel 12:15) (ASV) "...JEHOVAH... in thy HAND there is POWER
and MIGHT - and none can withstand thee."
(2Chronicles 20:6) (Darby) Just how much does God love us as we are? Did God almost exterminate all of us once? 5 The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth,
and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently
and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and
put them on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord said, “I will
wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth.
Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals,
the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of
the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.”
(Genesis 6:5-7) (New Living Translation) What about judgment against cities full of people? 23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.
24 Then Jehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah
brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven; 25 and he
overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants
of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
(Genesis 19:23-25) (ASV) 1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God
to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. 2 You are
to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell
Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden
Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my miraculous signs and
wonders in Egypt, 4 he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on
Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions,
my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the
LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites
out of it."
(Exodus 7:1-5) (New International Version) There are many more stories in the Bible about Jehovah’s
judgement. They are there to teach us that Jehovah means
business. It is a bad idea to keep on believing that He will
never get angry with us. Jehovah is a loving God but He
has His limits. Does Jehovah see everything we are doing? The Eyes of Jehovah...
"...the EYES of Jehovah... run to and fro through the whole earth."
(Zechariah 4:10) (ASV) "The EYES of Jehovah are in every place,
Keeping watch upon the evil and the good."
(Proverbs 15:3) (ASV) "For the ways of man are before the EYES of Jehovah,
and he pondereth all his paths."
(Proverbs 5:21) (Darby) "For God carefully WATCHES the way that people live;
he sees everything they do. No darkness is thick enough
to hide the wicked from his EYES. For it is not up to
mortals to decide when to come before God in judgment.
He will openly strike them down for their wickedness.
For they turned aside from following him. They have no
respect for any of his ways."
(Job 34:21-23) (New Living Translation)
"From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth-"
(Psalm 33:13,14) (NIV) "Behold, the EYE of Jehovah is upon them that fear him,
Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness; To deliver
their soul from death, And to keep them alive..."
(Psalm 33:18,19) (ASV) "Don't say, "I didn't know it!" God can read your mind.
He WATCHES each of us ; and knows our thoughts.
And God will pay us back for what we do."
(Proverbs 24:12) (Contemporary English Version) "The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, and his
ears are open unto their cry. The face of Jehovah is against
them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them
from the earth."
(Psalm 34:15,16) (ASV)
Many people blithely believe that Jehovah does not exist,
does not care or cannot do anything about the evil things
that people are doing. But that is not what the Bible warns! "They say, "God can't see! He's got on a blindfold." The wicked
don't respect you. In their hearts they say, 'God won't punish us!'
But you see the trouble and the distress, and you will do something..."
(Psalm 10:11,13,14) (CEV) "You make God tired with all your talk. "How do we tire him out?"
you ask. By saying, "God loves sinners and sin alike. God loves all."
And also by saying, "Judgment? God's too nice to judge."
(Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible) "Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly,
therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully
to do evil."
(Ecclesiastes 8:11) (New American Standard Bible) Jehovah has definite plans for evil, disobedient people. "Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, his throne is in heaven;
His eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. Upon the
wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning
wind shall be the portion of their cup."
(Psalm 11:4,6) (ASV) "I will pour out my vengeance on all... that refuse to OBEY me."
(Micah 5:15) (NLT) "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the
knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a
fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will
consume the enemies of God."
(Hebrews 10:26,27) (NIV) Jehovah has sent Christ back to execute His judgment "...for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he
will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them."
(Isaiah 19:20) (ASV) "...At the time that God has already decided, he will send
Jesus Christ back again."
(1Timothy 6:15) (CEV)
"The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will "WEED OUT"
of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil."
(Matthew 13:36-41) (NIV)
"...This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven
in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish those who
do NOT know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out
from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power
on the day he comes to be glorified."
(2Thessalonians 1:7-10) (NIV) JESUS DECLARED : "I have come in My Father's name
and with His power..."
(John 5:43) (Amplified Bible)
Divine Reward and Punishment Foolish people believe that it is enough just to know who Jesus is.
They believe that Jesus also loves us no matter what. The Bible's
prophets indicate that there is far more to know than that. 5 But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin,
you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a
day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be
revealed. 6 He will judge everyone according to what they have
done. 7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good,
seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for
themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of
wickedness. (Romans 2:5-8) (NLT) "...they do NOT listen to God's word or OBEY it, and so
they meet the fate that has been planned for them."
(1Peter 2:8) (NLT) "...God requires obedience to all of his commands."
(Romans 10:5) (NLT) "See that you do all I command you;
do not add to it or take away from it."
(Deuteronomy 12:32) (NIV) "God will give to each person according to what he has done."
(Romans 2:6) (NIV) "...each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. "
(1Corinthians 3:8) (NASB) "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the
throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were judged according
to what they had done as recorded in the books."
(Revelation 20:12) (NIV)
"And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no
favorites when he judges. He will judge or reward you according to
what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him..."
(1Peter 1:17) (NLT)
"You see that a man is justified - pronounced righteous before
God - through what he does and not alone through faith..."
(James 2:24) (AMP) "I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man
according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings."
(Jeremiah 17:10) (ASV) People complain that God is being mean. "How can a loving God have such terrible plans
for us? How can He be called a God of Love?" Are they terrible plans or are the evil and violent people
just getting what they deserve? "For yet a little while, and the evildoers will be no more;
though you look with care where they used to be, they
will not be found. But the meek in the end shall inherit
the earth and shall delight themselves in the
abundance of peace."
(Psalm 37:10,11) (AMP) "For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah,
they shall inherit the earth. For just a little while longer,and the
wicked ones shall be no more: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider
his place, and he shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace... The
righteous shall inherit the earth, And dwell therein for ever... Wait
for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the
earth; When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it."
(Psalm 37:9-11,29,34) (ASV) "...And you will destroy all who have caused destruction on the earth."
(Revelation 11:18) (NLT) This prophecy is just one of many made long ago for the
benefit of Jehovah's people. From waht we can see in
the news daily, Jehovah is already actively giving the wicked
their due. None of the upheaval in the world will affect the
people who devote themselves to Jehovah. Christ, himself,
assured Jehovah's people that their patience and devotion
will be rewarded.
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."
(Matthew 5:5) (King James Version) What kind of Earth do the meek want, the violent, chaotic
world we have today or a kinder, gentler world? "This world as you see it - is on its way out."
(1Corinthians 7:31) (Message Bible) "But God has promised us a new heaven and a new earth,
where justice will rule. We are really looking forward to that!"
(2Peter 3:13) (CEV) It will be a much quieter and better world indeed! "Look! I am creating... A NEW EARTH -- so wonderful
that no one will even think about the old one anymore."
(Isaiah 65:17) (NLT) "He will swallow up death for ever; and the Lord Jehovah
will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of
his people will he take away from off all the earth.."
(Isaiah 25:8) (ASV) "...And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and
death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish nor
grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former
order of things have passed away."
(Revelation 21:1-5) (AMP) These prophecies are going to become fulfilled very shortly!
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| Compromise or
Stand Firm?
Standing Firm for our beliefs is the opposite of "Compromise".
With Pagan Holidays to amuse and distract us, will we STAND FIRM
and show our strength in the purity of Christ's original teachings, or will
we be weak - and compromise with the world?
What pagan holidays? Are Christmas and Easter pagan holidays? 
"It was in the fifth century that the Roman Catholic Church
commanded that the birth of Christ be observed forever on
December 25th, the day of the old Pagan Roman feast of the
birth of Sol, one of the names of their pagan sun-god!"
- Encyclopedia Americana, Vol.6, p.623 "THE BIRTHDAY OF Nimrod, the son of the Babylonian Queen,
was adopted by the Roman Church, giving it the name of
Christ. This tendency on the part of the apostate Church of Rome,
to compromise and meet paganism half-way was very early
developed."
-The Two Babylons; pg. 93
Alexander Hislop
The Early Christians were STRONG in their faith
and they REFUSED to Compromise. "All men will hate you because of me, but he who
STANDS FIRM to the end will be saved. At that
time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds
with great power and glory."
(Mark 13:13,26) (New International Version) Yes, True followers of Christ - always refuse to compromise.
24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one
and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
(Matthew 6:24) (NIV) The early Christians were hated by the world around them,
for their refusal to compromise with the Roman world.
They were considered unpatriotic and anti-social while
the Roman world was deep into the frivolity of Saturnalia
Winter Celebration on December 25th. For this they were
despised. "But what makes you Christian people so offensive
is your stubbornness. You are antisocial snobs.
You will not show proper respect for our festivals."
--- Glimpses Issue #139 :
Why Early Christians Were So Despised;
Ken Curtis PH.D., Beth Jacobson,
Diana Severance Ph.D.,
Ann T. Snyder and Dan Graves. ©2003
by Christian History Institute.
"The Octavius of Minicius Felix"
2nd century A.D. From: http://chi.gospelcom.net/GLIMPSEF/glmpstt.shtml "We Christians neither cover our doorposts with wreaths,
nor... decorate our house like some new brothel. We...
do NOT celebrate along with you the holidays...
The pagan Romans clad their doorposts with green
and branching laurels... In the Saturnalia... Presents
come and go... There are... gifts... and Banquets...
yet Christians should have no acquaintance with
the festivals of the pagans."
- Tertullian, (A.D. 155-220),
quoted by David Bercot,
A Dictionary of Early
Christian Beliefs, 1998, p. 342).What about birthday celebration?
"the earliest Christians simply were NOT interested
in celebrating the Nativity. They 'viewed birthday
celebrations as heathen'. The third-century church
father - Origen had declared it a sin to even think
of keeping Christ's birthday 'as though he were a
king pharoah'."
- December 23,1996 issue of
US News & World Report "Christians of the first century did not celebrate the festival
honoring the birth of Jesus - for the same reason they honored
no other birthday anniversary. It was the feeling at that
time by all Christians that the celebration of all birthdays (even
the Lord's) was a custom of the pagans."
- Dr. John C. McCollister's
The Christian Book of Why MEN PLEASERS - or - GOD PLEASERS? "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God?
Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to
please men, I would NOT be a servant of Christ."
(Galatians 1:10) (NIV) "You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with
the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be
a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."
(James 4:4) (NIV) 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and
darkness; instead, rebuke and expose them.
(Ephesians 5:11) (NIV) "Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can
light live with darkness? What harmony can there be be-
tween Christ and the Devil? ...Therefore, come out from
them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.
Don't touch their filthy things..."
(2Corinthians 6:14-17) (New Living Translation) "And why do you break the command of God for the sake
of your tradition? Thus you nullify the word of God for
the sake of your tradition."
(Matthew 15:3,6) (NIV) REFUSING TO COMPROMISE Christ and his early followers were noted for their refusal
to compromise. They took death rather than compromise
their faith. "An arrested Christian could receive a pardon simply by
offering incense on a Roman altar, but many refused
to do so, citing scripture passages urging faith in the
one God "JEHOVAH". These heroes of the Christians
were called "martyrs," a word that means ‘WITNESSES’."
- A History of Christianity in Egypt;
Birth and Early Growth Their refusal to follow worldly festivals and their refusal
to compromise with the pagan world around them caused
them to be ridiculed, ostracized, and often persecuted.
And yet, they stood firm. What about Easter? Is Easter as bad as Christmas? "Christmas and Easter - These spurious, counterfeit
holydays represent a COMPROMISE with paganism,
an attempt on the part of the church to convert the
heathen by meeting them halfway. But the Scriptures
clearly teach that there must be NO Compromise
with the evil one on any point. Paul gives the warning:
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies
in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot
iron." 1 Timothy 4:1, 2."
-HEATHEN CUSTOMS In the Christian Church;
By Murl VanceWhat is so bad about Easter? "It is interesting that the holiest day of the liturgical Christian
year, Easter Sunday, bears the name of the pagan sex goddess
Eastre and the pagan sun god Solis."
-Panati, Charles. Sacred Origins of Profound Things.
New York: Penguin Books USA Inc., 1996. "The forms and ceremonies of paganism gradually crept
into the worship. Some of the old heathen feasts became
church festivals with change of name... "
- (Story of the Christian Church, p.79) ;
Jesse Lyman Hurlbut "Subtly... the old gods had entered their churches...
And they live still in the festivals of Christianity."
--(Testament: The Bible and History, Romer,
1988, pp. 230-31). TRUE CHRISTIANS ARE WITHOUT SPOT FROM THE WORLD
"Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and
Father is... to keep oneself unstained by the world."
(James 1:27) (NASB) "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable..."
(1Corinthians 15:58) (New American Standard Bible) "Obey his commands with all purity. Then no one can find
fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ returns."
(1Timothy 6:14) (NLT) An excellent suggestion considering that our Messiah is
indeed coming back to us soon! A SMALL REMNANT - A "CULT" THAT REFUSES TO COMPROMISE Those who refuse to compromise with paganism; those who refuse
to celebrate Christmas and Easter are HATED by the World.
Yes, the minority Christians who refuse to compromise
with the pagan celebration of Christmas and Easter are
hated by the world. But then, they expected that. "If you lived on the world's terms, the world would love
you as one of its own. But since I picked you to live on
God's terms and no longer on the world's terms, the
world is going to hate you."
(John 15:19) (Message Bible) They are labeled as non-Christians and usually looked down
upon as being a cult and yet, they are more closely following
the teachings of Christ than the majority Christians who openly
ignore the Bible's warnings about compromise.
There are over seven million of these Christians who
refuse to COMPROMISE with the rest of Christendom.
They would rather take the ridicule of apostate Christians
than to compromise their faith. They would rather follow
closely in Christ's footsteps. Like Christ and the early
Christians, they are labeled as a "CULT".
Their refusal to compromise automatically tells who they are.
Yes, because they are famous for not following the crowd.
They are famous for being different. They are famous for
being disliked and for refusing to compromise with the world.
As a group, Jehovah's Witnesses are famous for NOT celebrating
Christmas, Easter or birthdays because they refuse to compromise
their faith. While the world of Christendom, the nominal Christians,
make excuses for celebrating Christmas and Easter, these last thoughts
from the Bible will be left with them:
"...in the "LAST DAYS"... They will love fun instead of loving
God. They will do things to make it look as if they are Christians.
But they will not receive the power that is for a Christian."
(2Timothy 3:1,4,5) (New Life Version) "The world and all its desires will pass away. But the man who
obeys God and does what He wants done will live forever."
(1John 2:17) (NLV) "Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world
thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out."
(1Corinthians 7:31) (MSG) "So leave the corruption and don't COMPROMISE; leave it
for good," says God. "Don't link up with those who will
pollute you. I want you all for myself."
(2Corinthians 6:17) (MSG)
"Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring is a
righteous man who yields, falls down, and compromises
his integrity before the wicked."
(Proverbs 25:26) (Amplified Bible) Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do NOT do what I say?
(Luke 6:46) (NIV) "On judgment day many will tell me, `Lord, Lord, we prophesied
in your name... and performed many miracles in your name.' But
I will reply, `I never knew you. Go away; the things you
did were unauthorized.' "
(Matthew 7:22,23) (NLT) How important is it to stand firm to the end? "All men will hate you because of me, but he who
stands STANDS FIRM to the end will be saved."
(Matthew 10:22-23) (NIV)
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| The Power of Prayer Most of the people in this world follow a religion
and in many religions is a provision for communicating
with a deity. Christendom, especially Catholicism,
promotes the idea that mindless repetition of the
Lord’s Prayer is the accepted way to pray to their
nameless lord and that is exactly what they do. A lot!
This is not really what Jehovah, the true God, wants
from us. To worship Jehovah properly we need to
pray to our Heavenly Father, but not repetitiously.
After all, how would we like it if people came up to
us and muttered the same phrases to us over and over? People would not conceive of talking to other people like a
"broken record", so why do people treat The God who created
the universe as if He would like to hear monotonous repetition? Jehovah’s Son never taught that: "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."
(Matthew 6:7) (King James Version)
People around the world love to pray repetitiously to their false
gods, so we should want to avoid being like them. When Christ
gave us the "Lord’s prayer", he made it plain that it was a guide
to go by: "Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, before ye ask him."
(Matthew 6:8) (King James Version) What else do we need to know? A lot more than the bumbling preachers of Christendom teach!
Prayer should only be directed to Jehovah – as He requires –
not His Son or anybody else! 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am Jehovah thy God,
who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
(Exodus 20:1-3) (ASV) Proper prayer to Jehovah is a serious business. If we want Jehovah
to listen to our prayers, we must do it the way He requires. Jehovah
has strict requirements but He doesn’t really ask for much! Most people know to pray to Jehovah in His Son’s name.
This is why: 6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."
(John 14:6) (NIV)
But more importantly,
"If you ask anything in my name, I will do it."
(John 14:14) (New Living Translation) Most Christians are more than happy to pray to God in Jesus’ name.
About two billion Christians around the world pray to God in Jesus’
name every day. Their first mistake is praying to God without specifying
which God. Consequently, Jehovah may disregard their prayers. What is the second mistake? Oddly enough, it is praying in Jesus’ name! And why is that? Jehovah’s Son is not named Jesus! According to the
Catholic Encyclopedia: http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/ JESUS The word Jesus is the Latin form of the Greek Iesous,
which in turn is the transliteration of the Hebrew Jeshua,
or Joshua, or again Jehoshua, meaning "Jehovah is salvation." From: http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/j/jesus_christ,origin_of_name_of.html This is a widespread and popular belief. Many people are
already aware that the Son of God’s name in Hebrew is
Yeshua or Jeshua. That is True enough. What else is true? "Joshuah" or "Jehoshuah" translates
as "The Salvation of Jehovah". "(Joshua) Yahshua/Yahushua/Yahoshua, is the
correct Name for the Savior. In all spellings and
pronunciation, the Name is rendered to mean
"salvation of YAH" or "YAH'S salvation/ (His)
Savior." The Name (Joshua) in its fullest translation
means, "He (YAH) shall save His people. (Yah or
Jah - is an abbreviation for Jehovah) (Just as Yeshua
(Joshua) is an abbreviation for Yehoshuah or Jehoshuah) -
(meaning - The Salvation of Jehovah - or Jehovah's Savior)."
-COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE,
by C. J. KosterWe can see that Jehoshuah means "Jehovah's Savior" "The name "Jehoshua" means the same as Joshua."
-Hitchcocks’s Dictionary of Bible NamesSince "Jehoshuah" or "Joshua" literally means "the
Salvation of Jehovah" - we can see why people said
that he came in his Father's Name. 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is
he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna
in the highest.
(Matthew 21:9) (NIV) We can also see why Jehovah chose this name for his Son -
because "Jehoshua" is to be the means by which Jehovah
would provide salvation to Mankind. This is in total
agreement with the prophet Joel, who said that only those
calling upon the name of "Jehovah" would be saved. "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call
on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered..."
(Joel 2:32) (ASV) So what is wrong with calling our Savior "Jesus"?
"It is known that the Greek name endings with sus,
seus, and sous were attached by the Greeks to names
and geographical areas as means to give honour to
their supreme deity, Zeus."
-Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend
Professor J. C. J. Metford So what does the name, "Jesus" Mean, in Greek? "Some authorities, who have spent their entire
lives studying the origins of names believe
that "Jesus" actually means - "Hail Zeus!"
For Iesous in Greek IS "Hail Zeus."
"Ie" translates as "Hail" and "sous"
or "sus" translates as Zeus. The English
name "Jesus", therefore, stems etymologically
from "Jupiter-Zeus" the chief god of the
ancient Greek Olympus."
-"Yeshua" or "Jesus" -- Which?
Biblical Research Institute; 1996
by Les Aron Gosling From: http://www.meguiar.addr.com/End_Times_Table_of_Contents.htm How did "Joshua" mutate into "Jesus"? "And so it is throughout Christendom. The name of
Jahwah is ignored by the apostate religion. When
the Savior was born into the world his mother was
a Hebrew maid of the tribe of Judah; but His Father
was the Almighty whose name alone is Jahwah, or Jah. Strong's, Hebrew # 3050; Jah; the sacred name. As
He was the Son of Jahwah, it was evident that He
would carry His Father's name, and He plainly states
saying, " I am come in My Father's Name." John 5; 43. Our translated scripture says that Jahwah's Son's name
is Jesus, a compound word of Ie and Zeus. But remember
the heavenly messenger spoke unto a Hebrew, and
declared His name in the Hebrew, which the writer
explained to mean, "Jah is Salvation." This name, Jahshuwah, being Hebrew, was objectionable
to the Greeks and Romans, who hated the Judeans, and
so it was deleted from the records, and a new name inserted. Jahshuwah was thus replaced by Ie-Sous, now known to
us as Jesus. The new religion was known as Christianity, because the
supreme deity of it was called Christos, and so we ask,
whence came Christos ? The Hebrews called their coming Savior the Messiah.
The disciples of the Savior accepted Him as such, and
to them He was known as Jahshuwah the Messiah.
The Greeks, however, rejected the Hebrew name, and
called Him Christos, similar to Chrisna ( Krisna ), name
of the deity-savior of the East. Among the people of the East, a sun-god savior was
worshipped by the name of Krisna, and so among the
Greeks of the new religion the Savior was known as
Kristos, or Christos. Thus the Sanskrit name was of
the Indian messiah became the name of the messiah
of the new religion, and it was known as the new Christian
( Krisna ) faith. They had worshipped Zeus, or Jupiter, as the supreme
deity, so now they were told the new name was Theos,
or Dios, or God. Their savior was Zeus, so now they
were to accept Jesus ( Iesous, or Zeus ). He came in His Father's Name and by that we must
adore Him. Away with the pagan name Christ, heathen
name Jesus, and exalt the Savior, Jahshuwah, the Son
of Jahwah, by His own name."
THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY: by A.B. Traina From: http://www.meguiar.addr.com/origin_of_christianity.htm Other Scholars agree. "Many people think that we are just trying to be different
and make another cult, but let us examine the facts. It is
admitted that the Saviour never heard himself addressed
as Jesus Christ, not even when Greeks went to Philip and
said, "We would see Yahushua" (John 12:20-21). The
Greek proselytes knew him as Yahushua, and as the
Messiah, for there is no other NAME under heaven, given
unto men, whereby we must be saved. The name "Jesus"
was never applied to the Saviour during His lifetime, nor
for nearly 300 years after His death and resurrection." From: http://yahushua.net/nicolaitan.htm "Jesus. That was a name given to him
by the early church many years after
His death. They wanted to remove any
Jewishness from the new church.
They eliminated His Jewish name and
blended the name of Zeus into the
Christian church to make it comfortable
for all those who previously worshipped
the Greek and Roman gods. It made it
easier for the pagans to become Christians.
Since Zeus was the top god of their experience,
attaching the name Ioesus to Yahshua gave
Him top priority in the worship hierarchy."
-Winds of Praise Broadcasting
Believer or Follower?
The Sound of the Shofar
By Jon Thompson So we can plainly see that the name, "Jesus" is the opposite
of the name, "Jehoshua". Now that we understand that, we
now know better than to pray to a nameless lord in Jesus’
name. Now that "The End" of this world is so near, people
have an extra incentive to pray to Jehovah is His Son’s actual
name as Bible prophecy requires. "Hail Zeus" or "Salvation of Jehovah"? ...this is what was said through the prophet Joel,
"And in the last days," God says... everyone who
calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved."
(Acts 2:16,17,21) (NWT) www.watchtower.org "For the Scripture says... 'everyone who calls on the name
of Jehovah will be saved.'"
(Romans 10:11,13) (NWT) www.watchtower.org
Lastly, we have a quaint way of ending our prayers
that has got to stop. Now is a good time! Amen According to the online Encyclopedia Wikipedia: "Amun (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and
rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων Ammon, and Ἅμμων
Hammon, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu) was
the name of a deity, in Egyptian mythology, who
gradually rose to become one of the most important
deities in Ancient Egypt, before fading into obscurity."From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amun We have all been tricked into ending our
prayers with the name of an Egyptian god! We can be sure that Jehovah does not want to hear that!
We can be equally sure that Jehovah does not want to
hear "Hail Zeus" either. Our Saviour already knew
well in advance and warned us all that many devout
followers would make grave mistakes based upon
their faulty knowledge. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord!
We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your
name and performed many miracles in your name.’
23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from
me, you who break God’s laws.’
(Matthew 7:22-23) (NLT) Now is the time to discard utterly worthless beliefs and
put true and accurate beliefs to work for us. Successful
communication with the true God, our Father, Jehovah,
depends on it! 4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book,
until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall increase."
(Daniel 12:4) (ESV) That time is right now!
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| Is God's Son Really God? There is a widespread belief by most Christians,
known as Trinitarians, that God's Son is God.
Why? What evidence is there that Christ is God, Himself? The lame evidence is shaky at best. Trinitarians rely
on only a few scriptures in the Bible to determine that Christ
is God and ignore many scriptures that contradict this belief.
For example, people have observed that “God said: ‘I am’
numerous times in the Old Testament.” In particular: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM:
and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children
of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
(Exodus 3:14) (King James Version) And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them:
I am the LORD which sanctify you.
(Leviticus 20:8) (KJV) Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called;
I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
(Isaiah 48:12) (KJV) Therefore, senseless people reasoned, if Christ says “I am”,
he must also be God too! Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Before Abraham was, I am.
(John 8:58) (King James Version) Question: Who else said, “I am”? Answer: Everybody! The phrase “I am” occurs hundreds of times
in the Bible. Here are some notable examples: And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham,
and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
(Genesis 22:1) (KJV) And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
(Genesis 27:24) (KJV) And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are
six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will
give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
(Numbers 11:21) (KJV) And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee:
have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word
that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
(Numbers 22:38) (KJV) And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came
to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that
spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
(Judges 13:11) (KJV) And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub.
And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
(1Samuel 22:12) (KJV) Then Abner looked behind him, and said,
Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
(2Samuel 2:20) (KJV) And when he was come near unto her, the woman
said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he.
(2Samuel 20:17) (KJV) But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his
grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain;
(1Corinthians 15:10) (New International Version) So, are all of these people God too? But wait! he also said: I and my Father are one.
(John 10:30) (KJV) Does this mean that Christ and his Father are one God together? What does Christ say? 20Then you will know that I am one with the Father. You will
know that you are one with me, and I am one with you.
(John 14:20) (Contemporary English Version) My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you
and I are one, Father--that just as you are in me and I am in
you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me.
(John 17:21) (New Living Translation) Maybe not. He just meant that Jehovah, His Son and the
followers are one in purpose, not one big group of gods. Did God's Son ever once say: “I am God! Worship me!” No such statement exists in the entire Bible. What does he actually say about his Father? "...but the world must learn that I love the Father and that
I do exactly what my Father has commanded me."
(John 14:31)(NIV) "…I have obeyed my Father's commands…"
(John 15:10)(NIV) So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good?
No one is good but One, that is, God…"
Matthew 19:17 (NIV) "This is because I have NEVER spoken on My own
authority or of My own accord or as self-appointed,
but the Father Who sent me has Himself given me
'orders' concerning what to say and what to tell."
(John 12:49) (Amplified Bible) What did the Apostles have to say about Christ?
Did they think he was God? It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray,
and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. "
(Luke 6:12) (New American Standard Bible) "God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus
was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to
save him. He truly worshiped God, and God listened to his
prayers. Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer
before he could learn what it really means to obey God."
(Hebrews 5:7,8) (CEV) Does this mean that God has to learn how to obey Himself? That is stupid! People who want to believe that Christ is God have to
ignore a lot of scripture that clearly says otherwise. 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not
regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but
emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and
being made in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:6,7) (NASB) "Christ was humble. He obeyed God..."
(Philippians 2:8) (CEV) According to the scriptures, God spoke many times,
or was His Son a ventriloquist? 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the
water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on
him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son,
whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
(Matthew 3:16,17) (NIV) "Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one
I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations."
(Matthew 12:18) (NIV) 5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped
them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my
Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen
to him!" 6When the disciples heard this, they fell face
down to the ground, terrified.
(Matthew 17:5-6) (NIV) So if Christ is the Son of God, Who exactly is God? 8 I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not
give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.
(Isaiah 42:8) (American Standard Version) 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.
(Isaiah 43:11) (ASV) 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer,
Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and
besides me there is no God.
(Isaiah 44:6) (ASV) 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there
is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from
the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah,
and there is none else.
(Isaiah 45:5,6) (ASV) 18 For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens,
the God that formed the earth and made it, that
established it and created it not a waste, that formed
it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.
(Isaiah 45:18) (ASV) Here we see that Jehovah clearly did not designate anybody
else, not even his son, to be God or equal to Him in any way.
But then, Jehovah has always been that way:
1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am Jehovah thy
God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage.3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
(Exodus 20:1-4) (ASV)
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