Click on any of the following links to view:
ANIMALS - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
ANIMALS (Insight-1 pp. 110-112; Watchtower Online Library)
Animals (Search results From the Watchtower Online Library)
A Closer Look at Today’s Zoos (AWAKE! SEPTEMBER 2012; JW.ORG)
Why Do Animals Die if They Don't Sin? (Search For Bible Truths)
Is there a hope of an afterlife for animals? (Search For Bible Truths)
If animals don't go to heaven, then why are creatures described being there in Revelation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Does the Bible say that animals are souls? (Search For Bible Truths)
Is it wrong to take the life of a very sick or old pet? (Search For Bible Truths)
Did the snake in the Garden of Eden really talk? How could it when snakes don't have vocal cords? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Who was the Serpent in Genesis 3? (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
Did animals eat meat before the statement at Gen. 1:30? Will all animals will be vegetarian in the new world? How can we account for meat-eating animals apparently at creation being equipped as meat eaters? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
If God's purpose was to have animals eat only vegetation, why do they have teeth that is suitable for eating and tearing flesh? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
What does Isaiah 65:25 mean when it says that "the lion will eat straw just like the bull"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Do You Have a Guardian Angel?
There is no indication in the Bible that people have a personal guardian angel who watches over them.
This is not to say that angels have never cared for people and protected them in certain situations. For instance, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were hurled into a superheated furnace and yet an angel was there to help them through it. (Daniel 3:25) Daniel was in a lions' pit and survived by means of a protective angel. (Daniel 6:22) The apostle Paul rhetorically asked (yet fully knowing the answer): "Are they [angels] not all spirits for public service, sent forth to minister for those who are going to inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14)
The most notable thing about Hebrews 1:14 pertaining to this thought is that it doesn't indicate the existence of personal guardian angels, but rather that they are "all spirits for public service".
It is also interesting that some angels even refused to give their names to humans. Genesis 32:29; Joshua 5:14; Judges 13:17, 18. It would make sense that if God wanted us to know the names of many angels, he would have revealed these in his Word, the Bible. But by not providing a list of the names of the angels, the Bible safeguards us from giving angels undue honor and worship.
Really, the scriptural view is that we don't have personal guardian angels nor do we need rely upon them, because we have the privilege of prayerfully approaching and relying upon the Creator of the angels, God himself. The scripture says that, "...He is not far off from each one of us." (Acts 17:27)
For more, see:
Do You Have a Guardian Angel?
How Angels Can Help You
What Can Angels Do for You?
Should Christians Expect Divine Protection?
Angels - How do they affect us?
The Truth About Angels
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
This is not to say that angels have never cared for people and protected them in certain situations. For instance, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were hurled into a superheated furnace and yet an angel was there to help them through it. (Daniel 3:25) Daniel was in a lions' pit and survived by means of a protective angel. (Daniel 6:22) The apostle Paul rhetorically asked (yet fully knowing the answer): "Are they [angels] not all spirits for public service, sent forth to minister for those who are going to inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14)
The most notable thing about Hebrews 1:14 pertaining to this thought is that it doesn't indicate the existence of personal guardian angels, but rather that they are "all spirits for public service".
It is also interesting that some angels even refused to give their names to humans. Genesis 32:29; Joshua 5:14; Judges 13:17, 18. It would make sense that if God wanted us to know the names of many angels, he would have revealed these in his Word, the Bible. But by not providing a list of the names of the angels, the Bible safeguards us from giving angels undue honor and worship.
Really, the scriptural view is that we don't have personal guardian angels nor do we need rely upon them, because we have the privilege of prayerfully approaching and relying upon the Creator of the angels, God himself. The scripture says that, "...He is not far off from each one of us." (Acts 17:27)
For more, see:
Do You Have a Guardian Angel?
How Angels Can Help You
What Can Angels Do for You?
Should Christians Expect Divine Protection?
Angels - How do they affect us?
The Truth About Angels
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
How old are the angels?
The Bible indicates that they were individually created by God before the founding of the earth:
"Where did you happen to be when I founded the earth? Tell [me], if you do know understanding...When the morning stars joyfully cried out together, And all the sons of God began shouting in applause?" (Job 38:4-7)
For more, see:
The Truth About Angels
Angels - Who are they?
What is an angel?
Angels - Why are they referred to as male in the Bible?
Who were the "sons of God" mentioned in Genesis 6:2?
Do Humans Become Angels When They Die?
Do you have a guardian angel?
Angels - How do they affect us?
Should Christians Expect Divine Protection?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
"Where did you happen to be when I founded the earth? Tell [me], if you do know understanding...When the morning stars joyfully cried out together, And all the sons of God began shouting in applause?" (Job 38:4-7)
For more, see:
The Truth About Angels
Angels - Who are they?
What is an angel?
Angels - Why are they referred to as male in the Bible?
Who were the "sons of God" mentioned in Genesis 6:2?
Do Humans Become Angels When They Die?
Do you have a guardian angel?
Angels - How do they affect us?
Should Christians Expect Divine Protection?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
Friday, March 5, 2010
Should You Fear The Great Tribulation?
The Great Tribulation characterizes a period of time that climaxes with the great war of Armageddon.
The Bible shows that the war of Armageddon will cleanse the earth of all corruption and wickedness and open the way for a righteous new system of things under the rule of God’s Messianic Kingdom. (Dan. 2:44)
Because Isaiah 11:4, 5 (among other scriptures) show that God will protect the "righteous" and "faithful", Armageddon is not to be feared by people who love righteousness. It actually provides a basis for hope. Instead of being a frightening cataclysmic end, the Great Tribulation and Armageddon will signal a hopeful beginning for righteous people, who the Bible indicates will live forever on a paradise earth:
"The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it." (Psalm 37:29)
For more, see:
What is the great tribulation and how extensive will it be?
ARMAGEDDON - A Happy Beginning
THE LAST DAYS - WHEN?
Armageddon - What should we do while waiting for "the day of Jehovah"?
Are we living in the last days?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
The Bible shows that the war of Armageddon will cleanse the earth of all corruption and wickedness and open the way for a righteous new system of things under the rule of God’s Messianic Kingdom. (Dan. 2:44)
Because Isaiah 11:4, 5 (among other scriptures) show that God will protect the "righteous" and "faithful", Armageddon is not to be feared by people who love righteousness. It actually provides a basis for hope. Instead of being a frightening cataclysmic end, the Great Tribulation and Armageddon will signal a hopeful beginning for righteous people, who the Bible indicates will live forever on a paradise earth:
"The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it." (Psalm 37:29)
For more, see:
What is the great tribulation and how extensive will it be?
ARMAGEDDON - A Happy Beginning
THE LAST DAYS - WHEN?
Armageddon - What should we do while waiting for "the day of Jehovah"?
Are we living in the last days?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
Are angels interested in the actions of humans?
The angels are indeed interested in the actions of humans. The Bible mentions that we are a "theatrical spectacle" to them:
"For it seems to me that God has put us the apostles last on exhibition as men appointed to death, because we have become a theatrical spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men." (1 Cor. 4:9)
Another aspect in which it is shown that angels take an interest in humans is where the Bible says that the millions of angels rejoice when we come to repentance: “Joy arises among the angels of God over one sinner that repents.” (Luke 15:10) They are very much interested in seeing us maintain faithfulness to the very end and to see mankind reconciled with the heavenly Father, Jehovah.
Also concerning the things that occupied the attention of the Hebrew prophets, the apostle Peter wrote: “Into these very things angels are desiring to peer.” (1 Peter 1:12) Before Jesus Christ came to the earth, the angels were desirous of knowing more about Christ’s sufferings, the “glories to follow these” and the impact of the “good news” on humankind. The apostle Peter could speak of them as “desiring to peer” into these matters. In the original Greek, the expression “to peer” suggests a stooping down with a view to scrutinizing an object more closely.
Since the angels are not all-knowing, they doubtless increase their knowledge by studiously considering God’s dealings and revelations. The arrangement for the redemption of the human race truly furnished a marvelous example of God’s attributes. So by occupying themselves with gaining greater understanding of God’s arrangement for saving sinful mankind, the angels would come to appreciate their heavenly Father even more. They would learn things about his personality and ways that could not be discerned from a study or an examination of any other development in the universe.
For more, see:
The Truth About Angels
Angels - Who are they?
What is an angel?
Angels - Why are they referred to as male in the Bible?
Who were the "sons of God" mentioned in Genesis 6:2?
Do Humans Become Angels When They Die?
Do you have a guardian angel?
Angels - How do they affect us?
Should Christians Expect Divine Protection?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
"For it seems to me that God has put us the apostles last on exhibition as men appointed to death, because we have become a theatrical spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men." (1 Cor. 4:9)
Another aspect in which it is shown that angels take an interest in humans is where the Bible says that the millions of angels rejoice when we come to repentance: “Joy arises among the angels of God over one sinner that repents.” (Luke 15:10) They are very much interested in seeing us maintain faithfulness to the very end and to see mankind reconciled with the heavenly Father, Jehovah.
Also concerning the things that occupied the attention of the Hebrew prophets, the apostle Peter wrote: “Into these very things angels are desiring to peer.” (1 Peter 1:12) Before Jesus Christ came to the earth, the angels were desirous of knowing more about Christ’s sufferings, the “glories to follow these” and the impact of the “good news” on humankind. The apostle Peter could speak of them as “desiring to peer” into these matters. In the original Greek, the expression “to peer” suggests a stooping down with a view to scrutinizing an object more closely.
Since the angels are not all-knowing, they doubtless increase their knowledge by studiously considering God’s dealings and revelations. The arrangement for the redemption of the human race truly furnished a marvelous example of God’s attributes. So by occupying themselves with gaining greater understanding of God’s arrangement for saving sinful mankind, the angels would come to appreciate their heavenly Father even more. They would learn things about his personality and ways that could not be discerned from a study or an examination of any other development in the universe.
For more, see:
The Truth About Angels
Angels - Who are they?
What is an angel?
Angels - Why are they referred to as male in the Bible?
Who were the "sons of God" mentioned in Genesis 6:2?
Do Humans Become Angels When They Die?
Do you have a guardian angel?
Angels - How do they affect us?
Should Christians Expect Divine Protection?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
Thursday, March 4, 2010
144,000
Click on any link to view:
144,000 - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Myth 3: All Good People Go to Heaven (THE WATCHTOWER 2009-11-01; JW.ORG)
To how many does the Bible hold out hope of heavenly life? (Search For Bible Truths)
Is the number 144,000 merely symbolic? (Search For Bible Truths)
Is the number 144,000 a literal number? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
24 elders are a symbolic number, 144,000 a literal one (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are the 144,000 only natural Jews? (Search For Bible Truths)
Are the 144,000 all males, and are they only "made up of 'literal' Jews"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers) (Additional)
Does the wording at Rev. 14:3, 4 mean that none of the 144,000 persons had ever been married and are only men? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The Controversy Over the "Great Crowd" of Revelation Chapter 7 (Pastor Russell)
If Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people go to heaven, then wouldn't making more Jehovah's Witnesses reduce their own chances of getting into heaven? (Search For Bible Truths)
What future hope is there for Jehovah's Witnesses if they believe that only 144,000 go to heaven? (Search For Bible Truths)
What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe Regarding Physical And Heavenly Afterlives? The 144,000? (Search For Bible Truths)
Do 144,000 Anointed Christians Replace 144,000 Angels Who Defected? (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
Do all of the anointed ones first have to die? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
What is "divine nature"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Who are the 24 elders mentioned in Revelation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The 24 elders and the 144,000 (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Who Make Up "All Israel"? (Spiritual Israel; 12 tribes; 144,000) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
144,000 - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Myth 3: All Good People Go to Heaven (THE WATCHTOWER 2009-11-01; JW.ORG)
To how many does the Bible hold out hope of heavenly life? (Search For Bible Truths)
Is the number 144,000 merely symbolic? (Search For Bible Truths)
Is the number 144,000 a literal number? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
24 elders are a symbolic number, 144,000 a literal one (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are the 144,000 only natural Jews? (Search For Bible Truths)
Are the 144,000 all males, and are they only "made up of 'literal' Jews"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers) (Additional)
Does the wording at Rev. 14:3, 4 mean that none of the 144,000 persons had ever been married and are only men? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The Controversy Over the "Great Crowd" of Revelation Chapter 7 (Pastor Russell)
If Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people go to heaven, then wouldn't making more Jehovah's Witnesses reduce their own chances of getting into heaven? (Search For Bible Truths)
What future hope is there for Jehovah's Witnesses if they believe that only 144,000 go to heaven? (Search For Bible Truths)
What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe Regarding Physical And Heavenly Afterlives? The 144,000? (Search For Bible Truths)
Do 144,000 Anointed Christians Replace 144,000 Angels Who Defected? (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
Do all of the anointed ones first have to die? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
What is "divine nature"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Who are the 24 elders mentioned in Revelation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The 24 elders and the 144,000 (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Who Make Up "All Israel"? (Spiritual Israel; 12 tribes; 144,000) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are the 144,000 only natural Jews?
Rev. 7:4-8 says: "I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: . . . Judah . . . Reuben . . . Gad . . . Asher . . . Naphtali . . . Manasseh . . . Simeon . . . Levi . . . Issachar . . . Zebulun . . . Joseph . . . Benjamin."
These cannot be the tribes of natural Israel because there never was a tribe of Joseph, the tribes of Ephraim and Dan are not included in the list here, and the Levites were set aside for service in connection with the temple but were not reckoned as one of the 12 tribes. (See Numbers 1:4-16.)
Also notice the divine principle stated by Paul at Rom. 2:28, 29:
"He is not a Jew who is one on the outside, nor is circumcision that which is on the outside upon the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and his circumcision is that of the heart by spirit, and not by a written code."
And Gal. 3:26-29 says:
"You are all, in fact, sons of God through your faith in Christ Jesus. . . . There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one person in union with Christ Jesus. Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham's seed, heirs with reference to a promise."
For more, see:
Eternal Happiness—In Heaven or on Earth?
If Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people go to heaven, then wouldn't making more Jehovah's Witnesses reduce their own chances of getting into heaven?
What future hope is there for Jehovah's Witnesses if they believe that only 144,000 go to heaven?
What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe Regarding Physical And Heavenly Afterlives? The 144,000?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
These cannot be the tribes of natural Israel because there never was a tribe of Joseph, the tribes of Ephraim and Dan are not included in the list here, and the Levites were set aside for service in connection with the temple but were not reckoned as one of the 12 tribes. (See Numbers 1:4-16.)
Also notice the divine principle stated by Paul at Rom. 2:28, 29:
"He is not a Jew who is one on the outside, nor is circumcision that which is on the outside upon the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one on the inside, and his circumcision is that of the heart by spirit, and not by a written code."
And Gal. 3:26-29 says:
"You are all, in fact, sons of God through your faith in Christ Jesus. . . . There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one person in union with Christ Jesus. Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham's seed, heirs with reference to a promise."
For more, see:
Eternal Happiness—In Heaven or on Earth?
If Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people go to heaven, then wouldn't making more Jehovah's Witnesses reduce their own chances of getting into heaven?
What future hope is there for Jehovah's Witnesses if they believe that only 144,000 go to heaven?
What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe Regarding Physical And Heavenly Afterlives? The 144,000?
Search For Bible Truths - ARCHIVE
Scriptures Index
Search For Bible Truths - Search Guide
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