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| Christian Mythology What is the number one religion in the world? According to http://www.adherents.com there are 2.1 billion Christians
in the world, making Christianity the number one religion globally. 
From: http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html But there are numerous sects and the only thing that the sects
have in common is their apparent originator – Christ! Why do so many kinds of Christianity exist
if our Savior only brought one belief to us? The corruption of the Christian religion was foretold soon after he died. "I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and
will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and
distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them."
(Acts 20:29-30) (New International Version) Who is responsible for corrupting Christianity? "The Apostasy - that fatal period when the Emperor Constantine
called himself a Christian; From this time onward - the Christians
had no more of the Spirit of Christ than the heathens."
-John Wesley
(Wesley's Works, vol 7, Sermon 89, pp. 26-27)Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is credited for taking the
pure teachings of Christ and distorting them to his satisfaction. "It was this man who is credited with making 'Christianity' the lawful
religion of the Empire, but Constantine, himself not knowing what
Christianity is, turned to the Catholic bishops, who gave him various
answers. That was intolerable. And for that reason, Constantine
summoned councils in an attempt to unify the Empire theologically,
just as he had unified it militarily in 324, when he defeated Licinius,
his last rival for power. Councils assembled in response to his orders
and those of subsequent emperors; and creedal formulations from
the fourth century onward become the creedal formulations approved
by the Roman Emperor. All who disagreed were banished from
the Empire, or punished in more painful ways."
From: http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Cults/Catholicism/ch-state.htm"As this massive apostasy from His teachings was taking place,
what happened to the group labeled Jewish Christians? As
startling as it may sound, the religion the world knows as
Christianity was not founded by Jesus Christ! Within the span
of three hundred years, this religion had become a vast
organization with a clergy presiding over rites taken from
pagan mysteries and it had borrowed the best elements of
Greek philosophy and had formed a dogma appealing to human
reason and emotion. This religious organization had become a
powerful political force in the Roman Empire. But it was not
the Church established by Christ!"
-In Search of Early Christianity (part 1 & 2)
by Wesley WhiteYes, the apostles foretold in advance two very important
things that most Christians tend to ignore: a great apostasy
would occur where the truth would be traded for the lies
and that mankind would largely prefer the lies. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great
number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
(2Timothy 4:3-4) (New International Version) When Will That Happen? 1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will
turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and
teachings that come from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites
and liars, and their consciences are dead.
(1Timothy 4:1) (NLT) Yes, now - in the last days of this world - people are accumulating
teachers for themselves in order to hear what they wish to hear. That
is exactly why we not only have thousands of religions in existence
in the world today, but hundreds of versions of Christianity!What do we need hundreds of different kinds of Christianity for?
John foretold in the book of Revelation that this great apostasy
would be called by a name - "Babylon the Great". He likened her
to a woman who prostitutes herself to the kings of the earth. 3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There
I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with
blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The
woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with
gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand,
filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. 5 This
title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH. 6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the
saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
(Revelation 17:3-6) (NIV) Yes the Apostasy, or falling away of the true faith, would be
marked by Christendom's trading the truth of Christ and his
apostles for "Babylon the Great" - the lies of ancient Babylon. The stake he died on would be traded
for the "Cross" of the pagans. The resurrection to eternal earthly life would be traded
for the immortality of the human soul, purgatory, and
the hellfire of Ancient Babylon. The worship of the Almighty God Jehovah through His mediator,
His only begotten Son, would be traded for the false doctrine of
the Trinity featuring "Lord Nameless" and his adopted son, Jesus,
another tradition handed down from Ancient Babylon. The Sabbath on Saturday would be traded for Pagan Sunday.
Forced celibacy, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Lent, saint
worship, sunrise services and many other Babylonian
doctrines replaced pure Christian worship. Paul warned us that it was coming: 1 Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will
turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and
teachings that come from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites
and liars, and their consciences are dead. 3 They will say it is wrong
to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created
those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the
truth.
(1Timothy 4:1-3) (NLT) The Roman Church adopted all of these pagan philosophies,
idolatries, and holidays to keep their pagan conquests satisfied.
The Protestant Churches broke away from the Catholic Church
but retained most of these pagan traditions. This spiritual blindness
would exist for a period of time - until the time of "The End". Was everyone fooled? Most Christians are clueless but the experts are not fooled! Nominal Christians worship a Trinity god named Jesus. Why? "The doctrine that Jesus Christ the Son of God - was God the son -
was decreed by worldly and ecclesiastical powers. Men were forced
to accept it at the point of the sword or else. Thus, the error of the
trinity was propounded to the end that ultimately people believed it
to be the truth. Thus Christianity became in essence like 'Babylonian'
heathenism, with only a veneer of Christian names."
--- Forgers of the Word -1983
by Victor Paul Wierwille "A Great apostate pagan trinity doctrine has infiltrated the
Christian Churches. Trinity or polytheism came from Babylon. The
infiltration of this great apostate pagan doctrine has cause a great
deception by Satan in theology. Most churches are teaching this
great apostasy and worship the Trinity, which in actuality is pagan.
Most Churches have departed from the true doctrine that was given
unto the church by Jesus Christ and the Apostles."
-Trinity Is The Great Apostasy
To Infiltrate Christianity
by Thunder Ministries
"By adopting the trappings of paganism, Christianity reverted to an
ancient past. By converting to Catholicism, they fell back into a form
of polytheism evidenced by belief in the trinity."
-Those Incredible Christians; pg. 225
Sconfield And what else happened? "By the turn of the second century, there were thousands of professing
Christians - but only a tiny few held fast to what they had been taught
by the original apostles. This new 'Christianity' altered and rejected
the true teachings of the Bible and embraced many pagan traditions
and customs."
- Popular Religious Holidays
Where They Really Came From
BY LOUIS F. MASCHIO Such as: "Easter and Christmas - These holidays represent only part of the
great apostasy that has come upon God's people in the latter days.
They cumulatively fulfill what are known as the latter day prophesies
that predict a great apostasy before the coming of Messiah."
-The Pagan History of Christmas
by Dr. Joel Ehrlich
"The forms and ceremonies of paganism gradually crept into the
worship of Christendom. Some of the old heathen feasts became
church festivals - with change of name."
- (Story of the Christian Church, p.79) ;
Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
"Like Christmas, the origins of Easter are deeply rooted in pagan
customs. It was A.D. 325 when Easter displaced Christ's Passover.
Christ actually commanded us to keep the Passover, in memory of
him. (Luke 22:13-20)."
- Popular Religious Holidays
Where They Really Came From
BY LOUIS F. MASCHIO "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. "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 These are the most sacred days the Christian majority observe. Why don't Christendom's ministers tell people the truth? "The Christian Church is entrenched deeply in the ancient Babylonian
mystery religion, only today it is referred to as 'traditions'. Many of
God's people, as well as the secular earth, are guilty of giving in to
Babylon's pageantry and paganism. Most Christians either don't
know or care to know the truth of these pagan ties."
-The Pagan History of Christmas
by Dr. Joel Ehrlich "Notice how today's churches have sprung from the same
root as paganism! Satan has created an entire system of
"counterfeit Christianity." He has cleverly guided vain
religious leaders to introduce completely pagan
ideas, concepts and practices into "Christianity."
-Source --Satan's Counterfeit Christianity
By Roderick C. Meredith But what was the worst lie of all?
"By the end of the first century, all of the original apostles had died.
This vacuum was quickly filled by false leaders, who taught that God's
laws were no longer necessary and that Christians were now solely
under grace. All one needed to do was simply "believe." Works were
no longer required. Thus, grace was turned into a license to sin."
(I John 3:4).
- Popular Religious Holidays
Where They Really Came From
BY LOUIS F. MASCHIO And that explains the ruthless violence being
perpetuated by many "Christians". Such as... "In 2001, two Rwandan Catholic nuns were convicted by a Belgian court
for aiding and abetting the mass murders. A Roman Catholic priest is
on trial before the Tanzania-based U.N. tribunal, accused of ordering
the slaughter of 2,000 people who sought refuge in his church."
From: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2644027&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 These are supposedly Christian clergy doing this! Does the Bible condone this vicious behavior? Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
(1John 3:4) (NIV) Lies such as "God loves us all no matter what" and "If we
know Jesus then we will go to Heaven when we die" are
very popular with the "Christian" Church crowd. The motto -
"Once saved, always saved!" has become a highly popular
and widespread "Christian" belief. But then, who wouldn't want their salvation
served to them on a silver platter? "...because they did not receive the love of the truth... For this
reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that
they will believe what is false..."
(2Thessalonians 2:10,11) (NASB) So what is the truth? Christ Said: 8 The person who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil.
The devil has sinned from the beginning. But the Son of
God came to destroy the works of the devil.
(1John 3:8) (New Life Version) And he is not the only one giving this warning. "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) "But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness,
commits iniquity and does according to all the abominations
that a wicked man does, will he live? All his righteous deeds
which he has done will not be remembered for his treachery
which he has committed and his sin which he has committed;
for them he will die. "
(Ezekiel 18:24) (New American Standard Bible) "When the righteous turns from his righteousness
and commits iniquity, then he shall die in it."
(Ezekiel 33:18) (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) Also, they warned of an end to the apostasy; so thorough
an end that the people who perpetuated and embraced the
myths would be destroyed along with their mythology. 9 I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when that time
comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every
sinner who lives on it.
(Isaiah 13:9) (CEV) Christian mythology is popular and widespread. The ministers of
Christendom have been spreading it for centuries. There is a people
who are a Christian minority who pride themselves on the authenticity
of their Christian beliefs. This is not their motto but it should be: 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
(John 8:32) (NIV) Not only will the truth set us free, it will lead
to everlasting life instead of destruction! 
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| Jehovah's People - Then and Now Present-day Israel has many problems, just like the rest of
the world but at one time, the ancient Israelites were the most
prosperous and well-protected people in the whole world.
What separated the ancient Jews
from the rest of the whole world? The ancient Jewish people not only worshipped Jehovah
exclusively, but they were the only people who did! As
time went by, they gradually fell away and began worshiping
other gods. Every time that occurred, bad things happened
to the Jews. Was this God’s punishment? Not always! But it would seem like a punishment when
Jehovah withdrew His protection and favor. It is perfectly true that Jehovah has punished people before. For example: “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he made man on
the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I
will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth;
both man and beast, and the creeping thing and the fowls of the
air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.” (Genesis 6:5-7) (King James Version) Jehovah created all of us with a free will. We think and do whatever
we want to do! We have the freedom to choose to do good things or
bad things with our life. Most of Noah’s relatives chose to do evil.
Therefore, Jehovah had decided, at first, to destroy all of the evil
people in existence on the earth. If it were not for the righteous
Noah, all of mankind would have been exterminated. “And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all
flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah,
The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with
violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.” (Genesis 6:12-13) (KJV) As we know from reading the Bible account, the earth was
flooded and every living thing drowned, except for every
living thing on the ark. This was punishment indeed. So mankind was given a second chance. The earth was brought
back to peace and harmony, for the people who survived the flood
respected Jehovah. Noah, his sons Ham, Shem, Japheth and their
wives had children and mankind began to flourish again. Then what happened?
8 Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in
Egypt. 9 "Look," he said to his people, "the Israelites have become
much too numerous for us. 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them
or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join
our enemies, fight against us and leave the country." 11 So they put slave
masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built
Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
(Exodus 19:4-5) (New International Version) When Jehovah decided the time had come for the Israelites to
leave Egypt, the Pharaoh would not allow them to leave. Jehovah
bestowed ten plagues upon all of Egypt to persuade the Pharaoh
to change his mind. Every Israelite and Egyptian experienced the
plagues first hand and knew where they came from. When the
Israelites came to the Red Sea, Jehovah parted the waters so they
could cross. The Egyptians met with disaster! All of the Israelites
experienced these miracles first hand. The whole fifteenth chapter
of Exodus is a victory song the Israelites sang in celebration. Jehovah provided His freed people with food and water
in the wilderness for forty years. Jehovah even made a
new covenant with his chosen people: “YOU yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, that
I might carry you on the wings of eagles and bring YOU to
myself. And now if YOU will strictly obey my voice and will
indeed keep my covenant, then YOU will certainly become
my special property out of all the [other] peoples, because
the whole earth belongs to me." (Exodus 19:4-5) (New World Translation) www.watchtower.org So what happened soon after Moses went up the mountain
to receive the Ten Commandments from Jehovah? “Jehovah now said to Moses: ’Go, descend because your people whom
you have led out of the land of Egypt have acted ruinously. They have
turned aside in a hurry from the way I have commanded them to go.
They have made a molten statue of a calf for themselves and keep
bowing down to it and sacrificing to it and saying: “This is your God,
O Israel, who led you up out of the land of Egypt.”’” (Exodus 32:7-8) (New World Translation) www.watchtower.org The people who experienced a long string of miracles actually
made an idol to worship right under the nose of Jehovah. Why a calf? Pagans commonly worshiped a golden calf as a tribute
to the god of nature named Baal (BAY-al). In fact, the
Israelites repeatedly turned to idol worship and away
from Jehovah many times over the centuries! While visiting Jerusalem, once the pride of Jehovah,
with his disciples; Jesus once lamented: “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.” (Matthew 23:37) (NWT) www.watchtower.org So what was to be the fate of the city of Jerusalem? “Departing now, Jesus was on his way from the temple, but his
disciples approached to show him the buildings of the temple.
In response, he said to them ‘Do YOU not behold all these things?
Truly I say unto YOU, By no means will a stone be left here upon
a stone and not be thrown down.’” (Matthew 24:1-2) (NWT) www.watchtower.org Sure enough, by 70 A.D., only 37 years after Christ died,
Jehovah withdrew His protection for His beloved city and
the city of Jerusalem fell to the Romans. The destruction
of the temple was so thorough that there was not a stone
left upon another stone when they were finished. The Jewish nation of Israel was rebuilt many times. The
Israelites of today are no longer the chosen people of
Jehovah because they chose to reject Him and His son
a long time ago. In turn, Jehovah withdrew His blessings
and protection - and it shows! To this day, most Jewish people around the world are
waiting for the Messiah to appear, not realizing that Christ
has already fulfilled his role as the Messiah and is ready to
return to the earth again soon to take over rule of the world,
just as he was prophesied to do many centuries ago. Messianic
Jews at least recognize Jesus as our savior but they are no better
off than their mainstream Christian brethren since they worship
the same nameless lord.
Who are Jehovah’s people now? According to the World Book Encyclopedia: "Jehovah’s Witnesses are Christians who use the Watch Tower Bible
and Tract Society as their governing body. They took their name from
the American Standard version of the Bible, Isaiah 43:12: Ye are my
witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God.” Jehovah’s Witnesses are
a religious society of ministers who give exclusive devotion to
Jehovah, and keep His command to preach “this good news of the
Kingdom” (Matthew 24:14). They believe that God’s war of Armageddon
will rid the earth of all wickedness in this generation. The modern
organization was started in Pennsylvania in the 1870’s by Charles Taze
Russell. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society was incorporated in
1884 with Russell as president." From: World Book Encyclopedia 1963 Of all of the religions in the world, only Jehovah’s Witnesses are
named after the God of our universe, Jehovah. There is no other
religion on the face of the earth at any time in the earth’s history
that can make that claim. Only the ancient Hebrews and later,
the Christians led by Christ acknowledged Jehovah as being the
one true God. This knowledge is being proclaimed worldwide by
over seven million of Jehovah’s Witnesses. As the only true religion on earth, the members take their
responsibilities seriously. Their responsibilities include: · Representing Jehovah in a respectable way · Conduct that is pleasing to Jehovah · Teaching Bible Truth · Ongoing learning experience · Meaningful missionary work in every country around the world The missionary work is the means for acquainting people
with the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses and to fulfill the
Biblical prophecy and orders from Jesus Christ himself
to preach “this good news of the Kingdom”:
14 When the good news about the kingdom has been
preached all over the world and told to all nations,
the end will come.
(Matthew 24:14) (CEV) Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only people who relentlessly
pursue the truth and make it widely available by many
publications to anyone who is interested in learning it. Jehovah’s Witnesses pride themselves on using the Bible and other
reputable and reliable sources for finding the truth. The amount of
accurate knowledge available by publication is tremendous. Do people prefer the truth? Not always. Many people blindly and willingly cling to false
beliefs because they like them better. Jehovah’s Witnesses
do not force the truth on anyone. The truth is offered at no
charge to anyone who wants to learn it. Why should anyone want to learn the truth? The false religions teach false ideas such as: “Everyone who dies either goes to Heaven or Hell.” “Everyone who dies is reincarnated.” “Everyone who dies goes to Nirvana, or oblivion.” "God is a triune being" “God loves everyone no matter what." "God's name is Allah."
These ideas are promoted by false religions and not supported
by the Bible. Knowing the truth can be a comfort for everyone
who is uncertain about life, death and their actual destiny. Is further punishment from God at hand? The vast majority of mankind is ignoring Jehovah and wondering
why their lives and the world is a shambles. It is bad enough that
this world is in turmoil and misery while Jehovah has withdrawn
His favor from the world. Soon the people who are ignoring Him
now will be destroyed just as the Bible warns:
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it.
Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for
them. 12 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. 13 The sea gave up the dead
that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in
them, and each person was judged according to what he had done.
14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake
of fire is the second death.
15 If anyone's name was not found
written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
(Revelation 20:11-15) (NIV) The Apostle John wrote this down for us living today. It would not be
a good idea to keep on ignoring Jehovah and His plans for us. Now is
a good time to learn more about Jehovah and His requirements.
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| TWO ROADS
WHICH ONE DID WE CHOOSE? 
Our Messiah told people long ago they were on a road.
He said there are only two gates and two roads for us. What kind of roads? Go in through the narrow gate. The gate to destruction is wide,
and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people
go through that gate. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road
that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.
(Matthew 7:13,14) (Contemporary English Version) Today - time has run out. People on the wrong road are
headed for disaster. 15 "Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose
life and success or death and disaster."
(Deuteronomy 30:15) (CEV) 
"Thus saith Jehovah: 'Behold, I set before you
the way of life and the way of death.' "
(Jeremiah 21:8) (American Standard Version) Why is it that we sometimes find ourselves on the wrong path? Jeremiah prophesied about this well over 2,000 years ago: 23 “I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own;
it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23) (Darby) Most people travel on the easy wide road that is so
popular. Few are on the more difficult narrow road. Notice that the two choices are "roads" that lead to
either life or death and not heaven or hell. But we are taught that by the Christendom clergy
that our only options are Heaven or Hell. Are there other options? "But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight
themselves in the abundance of peace."
(Psalm 37:11) (New International Version) "The righteous shall inherit the earth, And they
shall live forever upon it."
(Psalms 37:29 (NIV) 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will
exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are
cut off, thou shalt see it.
(Psalms 37:34) (ASV) Can we be absolutely sure that Jehovah's
people are going to inherit this world? Yes, God's Son, himself assured us a long time ago: 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
(Matthew 5:5) (King James Version)
But the world is terrible! It is polluted, violent and scary. Who wants to live here forever? The Bible assures us that things are going to change first. 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah,
they shall inherit the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked
shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he
shall not be.
(Psalms 37:9-10) (ASV) The nations were angry with you, but now the time of your wrath
has come. It is time to judge the dead and reward your servants.
You will reward your prophets and your holy people, all who fear
your name, from the least to the greatest. And you will destroy all
who have caused destruction on the earth."
(Revelation 11:18) (New Living Translation) 6 And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling
together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the
bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the
lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play
on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on
the adder's den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy
mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea.
(Isaiah 11:6-9) (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) (Amplified Bible)
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| The World As We Know It
Is Changing Soon!
Most people have heard that there will be an "End of the world" but do not really expect it to happen. This is understandable because
even though it was prophesied by many of the Bible's prophets, it was a very long time ago. The most recent prophesies by God's Son
and the apostle John were written almost 2,000 years ago and as we
can plainly see, the world has still not come to an end. Will the world, as we now know it, eventually “come to an end”? Yes, and soon! Jehovah, Himself has promised us that it will.
Our world can and will change overnight! The World Trade
Center buildings in New York City disappeared overnight -
yet did anyone think that would ever happen? 
So too – from the numerous Bible Prophecies that
say so - we know that our "World as we now know
it" is in for very big changes. "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered, nor will
they come to mind."
(Isaiah 65:17) (New International Version) "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will
make, shall remain before me, saith Jehovah, so shall your
seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that
from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to
another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith
Jehovah. And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead
bodies of the men that have transgressed against me..."
(Isaiah 66:22-24) (American Standard Version) "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 (Contemporary English Version) "THEN I saw a new heaven and a new earth... Then I
heard a mighty voice from the throne... saying, See! The
abode of God is with men, and He will live among them;
and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be
with them and be their God. God 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 21:1,3,4) (Amplified Bible) Do we pray for it in our prayers?
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art
in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come, Thy
will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
(Matthew 6:9-10) (King James Version) What does this mean? "Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth
will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven."
(Matthew 6:10) (Contemporary English Version) How do we prove that this will happen? “Proof” does not exist. There are signs but no “proof”. Because
there is no proof in existence, most people will not believe. This
fact was prophesied by Peter as a warning: "First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers
will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They
will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? By the same
word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,
being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly
men."
(2Peter 3:3,4,7) (NIV)
So what will be the fate of the willful non-believers? The Bible says that the “Wheat” will be separated from the “Chaff”. "...the wicked... They are like chaff that the wind blows
away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment..."
(Psalm 1:4,5) (NIV) 5 And the multitude of thine enemies shall be like small dust,
and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth
away; and it shall be in an instant, suddenly. 6 Thou shalt be
visited by Jehovah of hosts with thunder and with earthquake
and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame
of devouring fire.
(Isaiah 29:5,6) (NIV) "...he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks..."
(Luke 3:17) (CEV) Will we be the “Wheat” or the “Chaff”?
The “Chaff” are the people who are not willing to
listen to and obey Our God: "You warned them to return to your law, but they became
arrogant and disobeyed your commands... Stubbornly they
turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused
to listen."
(Nehemiah 9:29) (NIV) "These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words,
who follow the stubbornness of their hearts..."
(Jeremiah 13:10) (NIV)
"...they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and
despised the word of the Holy One of Israel."
(Isaiah 5:24) (ASV) "The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and
taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah;
and what manner of wisdom is in them?
(Jeremiah 8:9) (ASV)
Our Saviour foretold that the majority of mankind would
prefer the wide and easy way to destruction and that very
few would choose the narrow way to life. "...For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to
destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For
the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life,
and those who find it are few."
(Matthew 7:13,14) (English Standard Version) Why is it necessary to destroy the wicked people? "...Punish them for doing wrong and make them stop. Our
LORD, you will always rule, but nations will vanish from
the earth. You listen to the longings of those who suffer.
You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries
for help. You defend orphans and everyone else in need,
so that no one on earth can terrify others again.
(Psalm 10:15-18) (CEV) Obviously, in order to truly have an earthly paradise forever, it will
be necessary to rid the earth of all of the corruption and evil. What should the good people, who want to be spared, do? "Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as
the chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon
you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.
Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have
kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness:
it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger."
(Zephaniah 2:2,3) (ASV) How bad will the slaughter of the disobedient people be? "A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your
right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only
observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the
wicked."
(Psalm 91:7,8) (NIV) How can we avoid this punishment? "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he
commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set
a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man
he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by
raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30,31) (NIV) "All these events happened to them as examples for us.
They were written down to warn us, who live at the time
when this age is drawing to a close.
(1Corinthians 10:11) (New Living Translation) What is this "New World" that our God is making? "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain;
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea."
(Isaiah 11:9) (ASV) "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall
eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith
Jehovah."
(Isaiah 65:25) (ASV) "God 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 21:4,5) (AMP) These prophecies were written for us a long time ago by
Jehovah’s prophets. We can be sure that when Jehovah
makes promises, He will keep them, and soon. Very soon!
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| They Would Rather Have Statues of gods... According to Encyclopedia Wikipedia, 1/3 of the world's
population is "Christian". 
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion Yet most of the world, even the so-called Christians, have rejected
the Glorious God, Jehovah, in favor of their pagan holidays, pagan
doctrines, pagan sun god worship, trinity worship, etc.
The world does very little to show honor for Jehovah. There
are Kingdom Halls of Jehovah's Witnesses all over the world
and everyone knows what those buildings are designated for,
the worship of Jehovah, the true God. Jehovah's Witnesses
know what idols are. What about the rest of the world? 22 They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.
23 They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious
God who lives forever.
(Romans 1:22-23) (New International Reader's Version) Such as...
It is easy to identify a pagan sun god. The sun's rays radiate
from their heads either as "spikes" or a disk behind the head. Even here in modern America? 
Most Christians have done nothing at all to honor Jehovah,
our Father, but we have fine statues all over the world to
honor the common people's preferred gods. 
One of the most familiar commandments for Christians is:
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in
heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You
shall not bow down to them or worship them;"
(Exodus 20:4-5) (New International Version) That should be clear enough. But what do we find in abundance all over the world? 
What does the Bible say about our idols? 23 Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals
and reptiles. 25 They chose a lie instead of God's truth. They
worshiped and served created things. They didn't worship the
Creator. But he must be praised forever. Amen.
(Romans 1:23, 25) (NIRV) "See, I have taught you statutes and judgments,
as Jehovah my God hath commanded me -- "
(Deuteronomy 4:5) (Young's Literal Translation ) "And Jehovah commanded me at that time to teach you statutes
and ordinances, that ye might do them... And take great heed...
lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the
form of any figure, the pattern of male or female, and lest thou
lift up thine eyes to the heavens, and see the sun, and the moon,
and the stars, the whole host of heaven, and be drawn away and
bow down to them and serve them,"
(Deuteronomy 4:14-16,19) (Darby) Most cross-clutching Christians smugly assume that they do not
worship idols like the pagans do. They would never suspect that,
among other things, pagan sun god worship has crept into their lives... "The real secret of Constantine and the bishops of Rome is their
cunning introduction of sun worship and paganism into
Christianity. It was done so shrewdly that, incredibly, it has
been veiled within the faith for centuries. Through Constantine,
paganism and Christianity joined hands in the Roman Empire.
Sun worship, which appears in nearly every pagan religion in
the world, soon appeared in Christian art, imagery, and theology.
The halo often seen on Christ and Mary is actually a
symbol of sun worship."
--Beyond The Da Vinci Code
by Alan Parker, Th.D
 Not all idols are of living things. 
Notice that the Celtic cross is a cross combined with the sun?
Glory and honor is given to idols even by the nominal Christians.
They rejected Jehovah God but cherish the old rugged cross... 
"The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken:
lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner
of wisdom is in them?"
(Jeremiah 8:9) (American Standard Version)
Is there an answer? "The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
(Proverbs 9:10) (ASV) "...I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit,
who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments!
then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness
as the waves of the sea:
(Isaiah 48:17-19) (ASV) "The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good
understanding have all they that do his commandments..."
(Psalm 111:10) (ASV) "The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge;
But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction."
(Proverbs 1:7) (ASV) "The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may
depart from the snares of death."
(Proverbs 14:27) (ASV) "The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom..."
(Proverbs 15:33) (ASV) "The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah
is riches, and honor, and life. "
(Proverbs 22:4) (ASV) "Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth
greatly in his commandments."
(Psalm 112:1) (ASV) Falling Away From Jehovah When people fell away from Jehovah God - they began to invent new
and different ways to think of "God". Man's imagination ran rampant
until, among other things, they finally invented a polytheistic - triune
god to further corrupt their view of Jehovah, the true God. The "Christian Trinity" came from the pagans.
"So we see that the earliest forms of various pagan religions -
were really deviations away from the One True God, Jehovah.
Their doctrines concerning the One God - were obviously
lacking specific truths - as they departed from the true faith.
The more that people crept away from faith in God - the more
elaborate the concoctions became regarding their view of
God, until a 'trinity' of three persons was invented."
-- From the Book --
The Pagan Influence Upon the Development
of the Doctrine of the Trinity; - by Michael F Blume "The trinity got its start in Ancient Babylon with Nimrod - Tammuz -
and Semiramis. Semiramis demanded worship for both her husband
and her son as well as herself. She claimed that her son, was both
the father and the son. Yes, he was 'god the father' and 'god the son' -
The first divine incomprehensible trinity."
--The Two Babylons ;
Alexander Hislop; p.51
"Long ago - right after the Flood, a man named Nimrod emerged on the
scene of history. His name means 'let us rebel'. He led the founding of
the first great civilization – Babylon... He led them to rebel against
Jehovah God. He had tremendous power, so much that he became a
god in the eyes of the people. When he died, his wife, Semiramis,
recognized that without him she might lose power herself, so she
devised a clever plan. Semiramis was pregnant. She told everyone that
the child in her womb was none other than Nimrod being reborn. This
was the beginning of the greatest perversion... the concept of
father/son deity, the very first incomprehensible divine trinity (the
unexplainable mystery)..."
- Resurrection Sunday and
the Babylonian Connection; By Errol Hale "Nimrod of Ancient Babylon became both the husband and son of
Semiramis, and was worshiped as - both god the father - and god
the incarnate son. In the Bible, Nimrod was called Tammuz and
Molech. He was worshiped in Babylon as El-Bar, meaning 'god the
son.' In Assyria, Nimrod was called Baal, Bal or Belus meaning 'lord.'"
--The Two Babylons ; Alexander Hislop
Louizeaus Brothers; Neptune, N.J.
"History reveals that the trinity concept is a pagan invention and
belief found in many ancient countries. The worship of the trinity
traces back to the worship of Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz
(of ancient Babylon) soon after the Flood!"
-Forerunner Commentary
"Trinity" by John W. Ritenbaugh
under - The Nature of God - Elohim Babylon was just the beginning...
"All Pagan religions from the time of Babylon have adopted in one
form or another a Trinity doctrine or a triad or trinity of gods. In
Babylon it was Nimrod, Semiramas, and Tammuz. In Egypt it was
Osiris, Isis, and Horus. The Greek triad was composed of Zeus,
Athena and Apollo. The Romans had the Trinity of Jupiter, Mercury
and Venus. Since the doctrine of the trinity is unscriptural, it took
an emperor to make Christianity start embracing the concept. The
Emperor Constantine had spoken, and no one dared touch the creed
of the Trinity during his lifetime. The great majority of the Eastern bishops
found themselves in a false position. Satan has deceived people into
believing that God is a 'Trinity.'"
--The Lost Doctrines of Christianity
The Doctrine of the Trinity
The Reluctant Messenger Constantine and Rome
"The basis of modern Christianity is the Trinity, Constantine decided
that God was three-in-one based on the Greek theologians. To this
day, Constantine’s Nicean Creed on the Trinity is used as the basis for
determining who is a Christian, which is why Jehovah’s Witnesses
are still labelled as heretics today. The effects of pagan influences
on Christian traditions can also be clearly seen in its’ celebrations, for
every single one has a pagan celebration as its origin. Perhaps
we should ponder if it would have been better for Jesus' teachings to
have disappeared than to have them so utterly corrupted and perpetuated
as his own."
--Ancient paganism
and the dangers of compromise
Constantine and The Trinity The nominal Christians reject Jehovah and surround themselves
with crosses, statues and other images of their gods. They may
not knowingly worship those images, but they have still fulfilled
the Bible's prophecies nonetheless. They rejected Jehovah and...
They Would Rather Have Statues of gods!
They would even rather have crosses. That is not what true Christians want.
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