Fearmongering news on JW.ORG : Russia Invades Ukraine

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  RULES & REGULATIONS

  

  Russia Invades Ukraine

  In the early morning hours of February 24, 2022, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, despite the efforts of world leaders to avoid war. How might this military conflict affect the world? The secretary-general of the United Nations, António Guterres, said a few days ago: “The price in human suffering, destruction and damage to European and global security is too high to contemplate.”

  What significance do events like this have according to the Bible?

  • Jesus Christ foretold a time when “nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.” (Matthew 24:7) Read the article “What Is the Sign of ‘the Last Days,’ or ‘End Times’?” to see how the Bible shows that wars today fulfill Jesus’ prophecy.

  • The Bible book of Revelation depicts warfare as a rider who is seated on “a fiery-colored horse” and who takes “peace away from the earth.” (Revelation 6:4) Read the article “The Four Horsemen—Who Are They?” to find out how this prophecy applies to warfare today.

  • The book of Daniel foretold a rivalry between “the king of the north” and “the king of the south.” (Daniel 11:25-45) Watch the video Fulfilled Prophecy—Daniel Chapter 11 to learn why Russia and its allies can be identified as the king of the north. *

  • Revelation also describes “the war of the great day of God the Almighty.” (Revelation 16:14, 16) However, this is not a war between nations such as we now observe. Read the article “What Is the Battle of Armageddon?” to find more information about that future event.

  Why can you be hopeful about the future?

  • The Bible says that God will bring “an end to wars throughout the earth.” (Psalm 46:9) Read the article “A Real Hope for a Better Tomorrow” to learn more about the future that God promises.

  • Jesus taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom to come. (Matthew 6:9, 10) That Kingdom is the heavenly government that will accomplish God’s will for the earth, and God’s will includes world peace. To learn how the Kingdom can benefit you, watch the video What Is God’s Kingdom?

  There are more than 129,000 of Jehovah’s Witnesses living in Ukraine. Like the Witnesses in every other country, they imitate Jesus by remaining politically neutral and refusing to take part in war. (John 18:36) Worldwide, Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to declare the “good news of the Kingdom” as the solution to mankind’s problems, including war. (Matthew 24:14) We invite you to contact us to learn more about the Bible’s message of hope.
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  mikeflood

  Yeah.... it's the first time that I remember the Borg putting something "breaking news style".

  RF are gonna be stirred,..
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  smiddy3

  What significance do events like this have according to the Bible?

  What you have identified their could fit quite a number of fundamentalist religions beliefs R&R not only the Jehovah`s Witnesses as your probably fully aware.

  So what I`m pointing out here is that JW`s don`t have an exclusive insight or revelation from GOD/ Jehovah in interpreting world events as fulfillment of Bible prophecy in our day.

  Something that probably escapes the average Jehovah`s Witness is that their are many ways to "witness" it doesn`t have to be only or exclusively door to door .
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  nowwhat?

  So if we are to believe Dan 11 after this pushing the kon will storm over the kos with many chariots. So can we expect ww3 where Russia almost wins the war?
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  WTWizard

  It is the bible that is the source of the energy leading to this stupid war, and for it to escalate to World War III. Everyone that gets drafted into this war, especially those between age 27 and 50, has this vile piece of literary filth to thank for it. And regardless of who wins the war (I expect communism to win), it will result in everyone getting mandatory vaccinations against the wimpiest "disease" on the planet (to boot, after 98% of us are already immune).

  However, the washtowel take does nothing useful. They use this to pretend that joke-hova's day of action is near (and that salvation is coming). They also force people to take jail time in order to avoid Trouble from the washtowel. And offer no useful help of any kind. Not to mention, the washtowel teaches not to fight against communism, so they are part to blame for communism taking the Ukraine, and then the whole of Europe (and this time, no one will be standing in the way). And for a problem that joke-hova itself caused.
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  LongHairGal

  RULES & REGULATIONS:

  It’s too bad if anybody (in ANY fundamentalist religion/radical Christianity) is wishing and hoping that this conflict in Ukraine be the ‘End’ of the world!

  Of course, the JWs have always been wishing for the end to come.

  However, for the last few years I detected an amped-up wishing for the End by JWs who didn’t prepare or save for retirement (because of faulty advice)..and don’t want to deal with the consequences!! This anger and desperation, I believe, is really at the heart of why so many JWs want the End to come - and to hell with everybody else!
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  road to nowhere

  LHG

  Retirement and we were promised to not get old and die.

  This will give legs to the Jack booted thug scenario. Already someone commented on the basement because the news showed a bomb shelter.
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  Mum

  If WWII wasn't enough to bring on Armageddon, I don't know what is.
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  LongHairGal

  ROAD TO NOWHERE:

  Yes. When I began my ‘Fade’ from the JW religion twenty-one years ago I made peace with the idea that people get old and die.

  I did NOT believe the religion’s fantasy and felt it was an unhealthy trick to play on my mind. Yes, in my opinion the Witnesses are angry and dismayed they have reached old age and they are not in their promised ‘paradise’!..To boot, those of them who never got decent jobs/careers and preferred to be in the ministry are now freaking out because they are utterly unprepared for retirement!

  I sincerely hope for everybody’s sake this Ukrainian conflict does not become the worldwide disaster certain people are selfishly hoping for because of their own misery!!
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  RULES & REGULATIONS

  Of course, the JWs have always been wishing for the end to come.

  Retirement and we were promised to not get old and die.

  
  

  

  I was a young teen in 1974. The frenzy that the world would end in 1975 was real. I was told that if I wasn't baptized before Armageddon arrived, I wouldn't survive and make it in the new system. I got baptized in the summer of 1974.

  Brothers were selling their businesses. They went out in full time service to preach the remaining time we had. 1975 came and went. Many brothers and sisters never came back. They were disappointed and couldn't deal with the consequences of being lied to by the Watchtower Society.

  Then after the disappointment of 1975, the Watchtower Society wrote a Watchtower article blaming the members and not the Watchtower Society on the 1975 debacle.

  Here is the thread I started 15 years ago on the Watchtower article where they blamed everyone but themselves:

  I walked out in the middle of the Watchtower Study yesterday............

  Clearly, Jesus was concerned that his followers too could become distracted by Satan's world, even to the point that they might "return to the things behind." (Luke 17:22, 31) And, indeed, this has happened to some Christians. For years such ones longed for the day when Jehovah will put an end to this wicked world. However, when Armageddon did not occur by the time they expected, ` they became disheartened. Their confidence in the nearness of Jehovah's day of judgment faded. They slowed down in the ministry and gradually became so involved in the mundane matters of life that little time was left for spiritual matters. (Luke 8:11, 13, 14) In time, they `returned to the things behind'--how sad!