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Identifying the Wild Beast and Its Mark

Thursday, 9. October 2008, 15:04:10

DO YOU enjoy solving a mystery? To do so, you look for clues that help you work your way toward the solution. In his inspired Word, God provides the needed clues with regard to the number 666, the name, or mark, of the wild beast of Revelation chapter 13.

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Who Will Survive This World’s End?

Tuesday, 7. October 2008, 15:51:29

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Who Will Survive This World’s End?

THE vast majority of people living on earth today will not survive this world’s end. That becomes very plain from a study of God’s inspired Word. As Jesus said: “Broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.”—Matthew 7:13, 14.

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Why Identify the Antichrist ?

Saturday, 27. September 2008, 12:44:32

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" You have heard that the antichrist is coming , " wrote the inspired apostle long ago . ( 1 John 2: 18 ) How intriguing those words are ! For centuries , people have pondered their meaning . Who is the antichrist ? When will he come ? What he will do when he does come ?

The list of those charged with being the antichrist is a long one. In the past, those labeled " antichrist " included Jews , the Catholic papacy , and Roman emperors . For example, when Emperor Frederick II ( 1194-1250 ) chose not to join a Crusade on behalf of the church , Pope Gregory IX named him the antichrist and excommunicated him . Gregory' s successor , Innocent IV , excommunicated him again . In response , Frederick declared Innocent to be an antichrist .

The apostle John is the only Bible writer to use the word " antichrist." In two of the letters bearing his name , the word appears five times , in both the singular and the plural .
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST
" Young children , it is the last hour [ evidently the end of the apostolic period ] , and , just as you have
heard that antichrist is coming , even now there have come to be many antichrist ."
- 1 John 2: 18 .

" Who is the liar if it is not the one that denies that Jesus is the Christ ? This is the antichrist , the one that denies the Father and the Son ."
- 1 John 2: 22 .

" Every inspired expression that does not confess Jesus does not originate with God . Furthemore , this is the antichrist' s inspired expression which you have heard was coming , and now it is already in the world ."
- 1 John 4: 3 .

" Many decievers have gone forth into the word , persons not confessing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh . This is the deciever and the antichrist ."
- 2 John 7 .
From these verses , we can see that the antichrist is a liar and a deciever , bent on destroying a per-son' s relationship with Christ and with God . Accordingly , the apostle urged his fellow Christians: " Belo-ved ones , do not believe every inspired expression , but test the inpired expressions to see whether they originate with God , because many false prophets have gone forth into the world ." - 1John 4: 1.

Jesus too warned against deciev- ers , or false prophets , saying : " [ They ] come to you in sheeps covering , but inside they are rav-enous wolves . By their fruits , [ or works ] you will recognize them ." (Matt. 7: 15 , 16 ) Was Jesus also warning his followers against the figurative antichrist ?
Till next issue....

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Who Will Survive This World’s End?

Monday, 22. September 2008, 16:30:03

survivors

THE vast majority of people living on earth today will not survive this world’s end. That becomes very plain from a study of God’s inspired Word. As Jesus said: “Broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.”—Matthew 7:13, 14.

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Who Is God?

Thursday, 4. September 2008, 14:30:12

“GOD is the name commonly given to the ultimate source and power of the universe and the subject of religious devotion,” says The Encyclopedia Americana. A dictionary defines the term “God” as “the supreme or ultimate reality.” What is the nature of such an awesome reality?

Is God an impersonal force or a real person? Does he have a name? Is he a triune entity, a Trinity, as many believe? How can we come to know God? The Bible provides truthful and satisfying answers to these questions. In fact, it encourages us to seek God, saying: “He is not far off from each one of us.”—Acts 17:27.

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We Need to Know Who God Is

Tuesday, 12. August 2008, 12:13:33

ARE you not thrilled to see a star-studded sky on a cloudless night? Is not the fragrance of colorful flowers delightful? Do you not enjoy listening to the songs of birds and the sound of rustling leaves in a gentle breeze? And how fascinating are powerful whales and other creatures that inhabit the sea! Then there are humans with their faculty of conscience and an amazingly complex brain. How do you account for the existence of all the wonderful things that surround us?

Some believe that all of this is a product of blind chance. But if this is so, why are humans conscious of God? Why would an accidental combination of various chemicals produce creatures with a spiritual need?

“Religion is deeply rooted in human nature and experienced at every level of economic status and educational background.” This statement summed up the research that Professor Alister Hardy presented in his book The Spiritual Nature of Man. Recent experiments on the brain have led certain neuroscientists to suggest that humans may have been “hardwired” with the capacity for religion. The book entitled Is God the Only Reality? observes: “The religious quest for meaning . . . is the common experience in every culture and every age since the emergence of humankind.”

Consider what a learned man concluded some 2,000 years ago. He wrote: “Every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God.” (Hebrews 3:4) In fact, the very first verse of the Bible states: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”—Genesis 1:1.

Who, though, is God? Mankind is divided on this question. When asked who God is, a Japanese teenager named Yoshi replied: “I am not sure. I am a Buddhist, and it has not been important for me to know who God is.” Yoshi, though, admitted that Buddha himself is deified by many. Nick, a businessman in his 60’s, believes in God and thinks of him as an all-powerful force. When asked to explain what he knows about God, Nick replied after a long pause: “That is a very difficult question, my friend. All I can say is that God is there. He exists.”

Some people “worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself.” (Romans 1:25, Today’s English Version) Millions worship dead ancestors, believing that God is too remote to be approached. In the Hindu religion, there are many gods and goddesses. Various deities, such as Zeus and Hermes, were worshiped in the days of Jesus Christ’s apostles. (Acts 14:11, 12) Many churches of Christendom teach that God is a Trinity, consisting of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Indeed, “there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords,’” states the Bible. However, it adds: “There is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are.” (1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) Yes, there is only one true God. But who is he? What is he like? It is important for us to know the answers to these questions. Jesus himself said in prayer to this One: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” (John 17:3) There is reason to believe that our eternal welfare depends on knowing the truth about God.

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Dangerous time

Wednesday, 6. August 2008, 02:26:24

Chatting with her 3yr old niece , she said :
Auntie : " Iya , do'nt let stranger touch your body specially man , okay ? Because we do not know them ."
Iya : "Yes auntie !
Auntie : "If he/she insist to touch you , you scream and shout , rape! rape ! rape ! , ok!"
Iya : "Yes auntie!
Auntie : "Good girl ! Ok , if a stranger touch you what will you do?
Iya :"I will shout , pray ! pray ! pray ! amen !

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MYTH OR FACT ?

Friday, 25. July 2008, 13:41:45

Myth , Fact

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Make Good Use Of Your CURIOSITY

Wednesday, 23. July 2008, 07:05:39

Curiosity

" Man is a being who asks questions . From the time we are born we begin to ask questions . . . It might even be said that mankind' s history is the history of questions and answers that men have formulated ."
- Octavio Paz , Mexican poet .

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" EPIDEMIC OF SHYNESS"

Sunday, 20. July 2008, 01:18:58

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" E-mail , text messaging and iPods are causing a global epidemic of shyness ," report Australia' s Sunday Telegraph. According to phsycholo-gist and researcher Robin Abrahams , shyness in social situations now affects about half the population , which represents a significant rise over past levels. "Thechnology is enabling us to opt out of difficult situations and causing people to become more insular ," says Abraham. "People. . . e-mail or txt one another rather than talk ."