What does the Truth Mean to you

What does the Truth Mean to you?

The truth shall what? Set you free. I’m sure all of us have heard that expression but yet in this world many lies are told. What about the little boy who cried wolf. Recall that the boy kept saying that a wolf was there. Many would come out to help him only to find that the boy lying. He said this about three times and on the fourth time he was telling the truth. Sadly nobody came and the boy died. All thought he was lying and thus when he tried to tell the truth nobody came. Again the boy died. His lie cost his life.

You might say that this is just story. Well, let me take you back to the Garden of Eden where a lie ended up changing the future. The Earth was supposed to be a global paradise. What you see today is far from what it was supposed to be. The scriptures tell us that it was Jehovah’s purpose that obedient humans enjoy life in a place full of love, in a place full of beauty. Even the animals were in subjection. Let me ask you, have you ever seen a place on Earth that was so beautiful that you stopped and admired its beauty?

I’m sure we all have. Think of a place. What about Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or Florida. Sounds Beautiful right? Imagine the kind of place that Jehovah created. The Garden of Eden, just imagine how beautiful it must have been but as mentioned the future was changed. Even though Jehovah created the Earth, created Adam, Eve, and the Garden, he did have a rule. It wasn’t the most difficult rule by today’s standard. All he asked was for them to be obedient. Jehovah told Adam that from every tree of the garden he may eat to satisfaction. But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.

While the Genesis account may appear very simple, what it says has deep significance. The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and bad was not poisonous but wholesome, literally “good for food.” So God’s restriction regarding this fruit was the only thing that made eating of it bad. The tree was therefore a fitting symbol of the right to determine or set the standards of good and bad, which right God reserved for Himself by forbidding Adam to eat .This prohibition emphasized man’s proper dependence on God as his Sovereign Ruler. By obedience the first man and woman could demonstrate that they respected God’s right to make known to them what was “good” (divinely approved) and what was “bad” (divinely condemned). Disobedience on their part would have signified a rebellion against God’s sovereignty.

If I had a six pack of soda in the fridge and I took one out and put it to the side and asked all in my family not to drink my soda, do you think they should drink it thinking that I can go another one? Again, Jehovah told Adam that he can eat from every tree meaning there were many things he could have eaten. Think of it this way, Humans from Adam’s time down to ours have had to accept the law of gravity and live in harmony with it right? So why should humans reject living in harmony with another law, or command, from the beneficent Creator?

The Creator made clear the consequence of rejecting his law, but he gave Adam and Eve the option to obey him voluntarily. It is not difficult to see in the account of man’s early history that the Creator allows humans freedom of choice. Yet he wants his creatures to be supremely happy, which is a natural result of living in accord with the good laws he gives. As a Parent I expect my Children to listen to what I have to say. The only reason that they shouldn’t is if what I say conflicts with Jehovah’s Laws. We should be determined to accept Jehovah’s authority over that of any human. When man’s law conflicts with God’s law, the decision as to what to do is not difficult. Proverbs chapter 3 verses 5, 6 States: “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him, and he himself will make your paths straight.”

My children should have more fear of Jehovah than me. You might ask “What do you mean by fear? “ Watch what happens when they take my soda. I’m kidding of course. What I mean by fear is the fear of disappointment. I’ll give you an example. Let’s say you are in school and the teacher hands you the report card to show Mom and Dad. You look at it and notice that it’s full of D’s and F’s.

You don’t want to show it to Mom and keep it away from Dad. You have fear that you could disappoint them. So it’s not fear in a sense that we are scared but fear that we could disappoint. Our lives are report cards, Daily Report Card - that if we are doing the right thing, we are proud to show Jehovah. Just like a child would be proud to show a parent his or her report card. Can we be proud if our report card shows D’s and F’s? What does the Truth mean to you? Once you learned it, what did you do? In the world those without conscience have F’s on their report card. Once you learned the Truth, how did you feel? Did you try the best you could to live within Jehovah’s Standards? Have you tried to improve your grades? What does the Truth mean to you? Once we start to change our lives our grades improve but now we must maintain that grade. We must do what we can to maintain that Grade.

Does it make sense to drop out after all that was learned? Peter said to Jesus “Where shall we go? You have sayings of Everlasting Life “ What did the Truth mean to Peter? To find that answer, requires study to learn what the Truth meant to Peter. What about Paul? Do you know the history of Paul? To find the answer requires study to learn what the Truth meant to Paul. What does the Truth mean to you? You can ask yourself “If it means so much, why does my life not reflect it? Have you asked yourself that question? Have you looked in the mirror to make sure that you are maintaining your grades? The world is indeed one big school with many subjects. Our Class is small compared to the other classes in the world and in every school you have your Bully. The definition of a bully is a person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller or weaker people. Are we not weaker or smaller compared to Satan?

This is where the Truth should mean much to you because it adds as a protection from not only the world but the attacks that we will receive from Satan and his demons. Why would Satan need to focus on those who he already has? That bully is friends with the world and the world is friends with him but what did Jesus say about not only himself but those who wish to live by Jehovah’s standards. John chapter 17 and verse 16 states that they meaning us are no part of the world, just as I meaning Jesus am no part of the world. For that reason, that bully, the father of the lie, that murderer is after us. We want nothing from his system. We want nothing from his twisted religious views. We want nothing from Satan. He continues to offer his system on a daily, but we must continue to maintain our grade. We must continue to question ourselves to make sure we are doing what is right. It’s easy to do what it wrong. Again, we must question ourselves to make sure we are doing what is right. We must make sure our complete suit of armor is on so it can protect us.

What does the Truth mean to you?

Carefully consider the following questions
• How is your meeting attendance?
• How is your study habits?
• How is your Field Service?


These are the kind of questions you can ask yourself daily. Those look in the mirror type questions. Keep in mind though it isn’t about doing more than your brother or sister. It’s about giving your best to Jehovah. It isn’t about bragging on how many hours you did in a month or tying to make yourself shine in front of others. Jehovah knows what we can and cannot do and he will never force us to do more than we can do. Those learning the Truth, continue moving forward. Don’t stop and be determined to make the Truth your own. It can be difficult in this system but Jehovah help, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish. Recall the words of Jesus where he stated at John chapter 16 verses 33 where he states that he has conquered the world. He did so by remaining vigilant and keeping integrity under trial. Let your life show that you have made or are making the truth your own. Show what the Truth means to you. Keep in mind that you are doing something that Adam or Eve couldn’t do which is to keep your integrity to Jehovah. Are you perfect? No. What Job perfect? No. So it can be done. It has been done.

Think about this just for a moment. We have many brothers and sisters that have been in the Truth for years. They have their struggles just like us but their lives show what the Truth means to them. Is it difficult? Of course, Satan doesn’t make it easy. Satan has many tools at his disposal. He is a professional killer. Think of it this way. How long does it take to be a Medical Doctor? Years I’m sure. After he or she gets the degree they are now Doctors. They are considered professionals at their chosen profession.

Satan has been doing this before any of us were born. Before my parents were born. Before their parents were born. Point is, Satan is a professional at what he does and if it didn’t work, then the world today would be different. Remember Adam & Eve. What Satan used worked on them. It worked on Cain and he killed his own flesh and blood. Genesis Chapter 4 verses 7 through 12. Cain had the chance to change. There we read in verse 7 counsel that was given. Verse 8 tells us that counsel was ignored. Verse 9, Jehovah asks Cain about Abel and in verse 10 a very touching question which was “ What have you done”. He killed his own brother.

What did the Truth mean to Cain? Very little. The first murder and many more to come in the future. Because of all that has happened. Jehovah could have said. I had enough. They don’t listen. They don’t care. One brother kills another. If you were Adam how would you feel? Your son Abel is dead. Not only did Adam and Eve cause sin to enter into the world. His dear son who loved Jehovah was now dead. It got so bad that in Genesis Chapter 6 verse 5 Jehovah saw that the badness of man was abundant. Verse 6 in that same Chapter he says that Jehovah felt regret. He felt hurt at his heart.

Think about that. Jehovah felt hurt at his heart. Was Jehovah hurt when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge? Of course he was because he knew that sin now entered into the world. Think he was hurt when Abel was killed by Cain? Of course he was. Recall he said “ What have you done “ Now the world at that time was full of badness but Noah found favor in Jehovah’s Eyes. Noah did what ever was asked of him. Did Noah warn the people? Yes he did. Did they change?

Well only his family entered into the Ark? What did the Truth mean to Noah? He listened to whatever was said by Jehovah. Thankfully Jehovah’s original purpose didn’t change. He had a plan and it included his first creation.This is touching to talk about but what if you were in the crowd watching Jesus get punched and people spitting on him. Just imagine for a sec how you would feel if that was your son. Think of how Jehovah must have felt.Did Jesus have revenge in his heart? NO because he said something that was so touching that it should make you appreciate him and Jehovah even more. Luke Chapter 23 verse 34 says ““Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

They hit him, spit on him, and was in the process of killing him and he says “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” He gave up his life. The most powerful person in the universe sent his son to die for us so that we can have a chance to live. So that we don’t die. So we don’t get sick. So we won’t go hungry. What does the Truth mean to you? Jesus said that his food was to do the will of his father Jehovah. We can do the same but it must be with a complete Heart. 1st Chronicles chapter 28 and verse 9: Know the God of your father and serve him with a complete heart and with a delightful soul; for all hearts Jehovah is searching, and every inclination of the thoughts he is discerning. If you search for him, he will let himself be found by you.

Jehovah knows that rightly inclined people will be drawn to him and that knowledge of his beautiful qualities will warm our hearts. Don’t be afraid of what people say. Don’t think that the end of this system will never arrive. Notice what is mentioned in 2nd Peter chapter 3 verses 3, 4. For You know this first, that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires and saying: “Where is this promised presence of his? Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep in death, all things are continuing exactly as from creation’s beginning.”

Sounds familiar doesn’t it. Perhaps you know someone who has said “ They have preached the end and yet nothing has happened” Let me ask you a question. Do you think that Noah sent out an spam email warning everyone about the coming flood? Think the Ark was built in a day? The people were warned. What were people doing when they were being warned and how does it apply to us today? Well, Jesus Christ himself referred to the Flood. Notice Luke Chapter 17 verses 26, 27 “Just as it occurred in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of man: they were eating, they were drinking, men were marrying, women were being given in marriage, until that day when Noah entered into the ark, and the flood arrived and destroyed them all.” Sounds like today doesn’t it? We are in the fourth quarter with time running out. Have you ever seen a sign that said “ Freeway End” This system is like that Freeway. It’s going to end. We can stay on the path we are on or make the needed changes in order to live up to Jehovah’s righteous standards.

The truth must become your own. Nobody can force you. By your actions, you will show What the Truth means to you.





It has been my pleasure to post. Please keep your heads up and continue in this fight. When ever you feel the temptation to do wrong, please pray first. Please ask Jehovah for help. Ask for his holy spirit to guide you. Think about things you do before you do them. Think about association. Think about speech. Think about what influences you. Think about the future and please don't go through life ignoring Jehovah. He can see what you do. Stay on the road of life and remember that the road of life is cramped meaning not all will make it. Think about what you do daily. Think about the differences of right and wrong. Think of what you can lose. The most precious thing that a person can have is a relationship with Jehovah.

As for my family, we will continue in this fight shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters till the end of this system. I pray for the entire organization to remain faithful. To keep up the fight. We have much more freedom in this country compared to those who are jailed or hurt because of their faith.

Jehovah, please be with them. Please keep them safe. Please help those who are learning about you. Help them to appreciate you Jehovah. Help them to understand what you have done for us in terms of sending Jesus to die for us. Thank you Jehovah for allowing us to learn about you and helping us draw close to you so that you can draw close to us. Help us Jehovah so that when Temptation presents itself that we think of you and do the right thing and avoid actions that could hurt our relationship with you. We love you so much Jehovah. Please continue to forgive us where we fail you. We make many mistakes so please continue to put up with us and show us mercy Father. Please watch over those Jehovah who are learning about you.

Satan doesn't make things easy in this system so I ask that your holy spirit watch over all of us. Thank you again Jehovah. I pray in Jesus name. Amen..

I hope and pray that this final post has touched hearts. Thank you for all the time you have given me. Take care and please don't give up.....

All will know you are my people if you have love...

One of my favs

that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
that I would be good if I got and stayed sick
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds

that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
that I would be great if I was no longer queen
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing

that I would be loved even when I numb myself
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
that I would be loved even when I was fuming
that I would be good even if I was clingy

that I would be good even if I lost sanity
that I would be good
whether with or without you

Wednesday

A lie can never expose the Truth but the Truth will always expose a lie. How those words are true. I recall when I was younger all the mistakes I made in life. About an hour ago, I took Jesse to have lunch. We ate and discussed life.

I think what I said was loud enough that I could have turned it into a talk. As you can tell from my posts here, what I say isn't short but it is sweet. I told Jesse many things about my life. I told him things I've done. The things I regret. I told him that I wish I had Jehovah in my life when I was younger.

I didn't have my Father or my Mother. I didn't have anyone to direct me. I said all of this to Jesse. I told Jesse about my life because I didn't want him to follow in my footsteps. I didn't want him to spend nights locked up like some crazy animal.

I told him about my drug usage because I didn't want him to use drugs. I told him about the times I got drunk because I didn't want him to get drunk. I have two DUI's on my record because of Alcohol.

My sister is very sick because of the choices she made in life. I told Jesse all of this. Do you need to do the things other people do to find out later that its bad? I told Jesse all of this. Look at those who take drugs. Might seem cool but it isn't. It can lead to other drugs. Don't listen to what anyone says. I can lead to other drugs.

So I told Jesse that you don't need to do what others do to find out if it's bad or not. Just observe and you will see how bad it is. If you see a drug addict, shouldn't that tell you that drugs are bad? Alcohol well, even Adults do this how bad can it be. There is nothing wrong with drinking unless you abuse Alcohol and please don't say " It won't happen to me " My own cousin died at 33 because of Alcohol. It can happen to anybody.

People today think they have everything under control when in fact their lives say otherwise. It won't happen to me. I've heard that expression many times. I told Jesse the only way it doesn't happen to you is if you don't allow it to happen.

Put it this way....And this is true... and don't say it won't happen to me because it will....

If you are around those who do drugs..You will sooner or later do them as well. Even if its just to try it....Please don't it won't happen to me...

If you are around those who smoke. You will sooner or later smoke. Even if its just to try it. Please don't say it won't happen to me...

If you are around those who use bad words. Please don't say that you won't say them because most likely its in your head already.

I love all of my Children and I'm very protective of them. I do the best I can to try and keep them away from any influences of the world. If you are influenced by the world it will show in your speech. It will show in how you dress. It will show by your association. It will show in your life.

A person who can lie to anyone can even be blinded by their lies that their lies become truth to them. Once they start, it doesn't even bother their conscience to lie again.

When it gets to that point where the bad things don't bother your conscience anymore you have to look at what you YOU are doing in life.

Till tomorrow....

I had to post this

These are brothers and sisters singing in the North Beach/Cantonese Kingdom Hall. They arrived in San Francisco and were met by many brothers and sisters welcoming them to the Bay Area.

I forgot

That Friday we are off work. The talk is complete. I'm going to post it on Thursday instead of Friday. I was asked the other day why do Witnesses think they are high and mighty.

I looked at that question puzzled. I asked " What is it that we do that makes you think that way? "

The answer given was interesting. " Because you guys don't party or act like everyone else" .

So then I said " Do you know why? "

I'm not sure was his answer. So I explained that it isn't because we feel that we are better than everyone else. It's because we live by Jehovah's Standards. Think of it as a team. Let's say a basketball team. If you don't meet the requirements, can you make the team? Once you make the team, can you do what ever you want or maintain so you can remain on the team?

If Jehovah says that we shouldn't get drunk, then should we not listen to Jehovah and get drunk anyway?

If scripture says that bad association spoils useful habits, should we go out and do what our so-called friends do?

Everything that Jehovah has said is for our protection. Since he is the creator, shouldn't he know what is best for us? So it's not that we think we are better, it's because we do our best to live within his standards.

And because we live by Jehovah's standards, the world doesn't understand and will talk about us. We will lose friends. We will lose family.

Matthew 10:37 applies here when Jesus stated: “He that has greater affection for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me; and he that has greater affection for son or daughter than for me is not worthy of me.”

So, then, is it best for you to have a few short years of life now in this system, or eternal life in the new system of things? Weigh the alternatives, think about it and then make your decision.

As mentioned it doesn't matter what anyone says. Most will say negative things because they don't understand what is means to live by bible standards because most standards are low. I don't have to say it. All you have to do is look at how someone lives their life. When it comes to clothing, their speech, their association. You can tell if they are following God or not.

Then you have to look in the mirror and ask yourself. " Am I living up to his standards? " If you aren't, then what's stopping you. Nothing....It's you....

Till tomorrow.

This week

The last post is coming this Friday. After much thought and consideration I feel that it's time to move on. An Illustration that you can liken it to is a Mother Bird who teaches her baby birds to fly.

At first it's a struggle but the babies birds learn and thus fly on their own. It's hard but they do it. In a way it's the same with the Truth. You learn the basics of the Truth and what you do with it from there will determine which road you selected in life.

The Truth teaches the true condition of the dead. It teaches why Jesus came to Earth. It teaches how the Earth came to be the way it is today. It teaches what will take place in the future. It teaches what you should be doing in life. It also reminds you that Jehovah can see all that you are doing.

The most I can do is my part which I have done for a year now but the baby bird has to fly on its own. When you learn how to fly, do you need to be taught again? Paul wrote in Hebrews chapter 5 verses 12 through 14 Paul wrote: Although you ought to be teachers in view of the time, you again need someone to teach you from the beginning the elementary things of the sacred pronouncements of God; and you have become such as need milk, not solid food. For everyone that partakes of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong.

What Paul means is that if we gained accurate knowledge and yet still need someone to teach the basics of the truth, it's like a baby still needing milk instead of growing and eating solid food. Why are we still drinking milk? Good question to ask ourselves. The talk is just about complete and it will be voice and text and yes it will be the last post. Thank you again all for listening but in truth, I'm just a messenger. Jehovah deserves all the credit. Http://www.watchtower.org

Last post coming next week

June 2nd 2008 was my very first post. I have enjoyed writing about my faith and I hope that I have encouraged others to continue in this fight we have in this system and I hope I have encouraged others to want to learn about our religion.

I often included my family in many of my topics. I have talked about my struggles in life and my hopes for the future but I'm going to get straight to the point. The talk that I am working on is going to be my last post. It isn't a talk that I'm giving on stage but it is a talk made for this blog.

It's title " What does the Truth mean to you "

You might ask why quit after more than a year of writing. Well I read something tonight that kinda shocked me. I didn't read the entire thing because there was way to many bad words and I was offended by them. It wasn't directed toward me in any way but to someone else and so I thought to myself, does it really make a difference that a bad word isn't spoken from a person's lips vs reading language that is said from others?

If I went to a friends house and that friend started to smoke weed but I didn't smoke weed. Should I remain in that house and reason with myself " Well I'm not smoking so it's ok that I be here " That kind of reasoning makes no sense. It's the loop hole many find in order to please their conscience. I'm ok with it because I didn't do it. Suppose I'm in a car with a friend and he's blasting music that talks about a person's private parts or someone killing someone else. Can I use the excuse that I'm just the passenger?

It's bad enough that we are surrounded by all this garbage why include ourselves in this garbage and use the excuse that " Well it's not me " Again, we include ourselves. We get caught up in it like some Jerry Springer show. I understand that you cannot limit all the garbage you hear. It's impossible in this system but why even include yourself in it. I just don't understand.

I hope what I'm saying makes sense because we cannot bring our so called friends to the new system. At some point, they have to be left behind. Which leads me to my final post. What does the Truth mean to you.

Sit, relax, close your eyes, get a soda, tea, or coffee and just think of that topic. What does the Truth mean to you. One sentence in my talk is this " If it means that much to you, then how come your life doesn't reflect it "

Anyway, thank you for listening....Till next week.......

Wednesday

Sorry for the delay folks. I was out at home with a back injury. I could move around without feeling pain. I will update as soon as I can. One of the things I wanted to talk about is the truth and what it should mean to you.

I am working on this today, and I hope to have it up in a talk.

Gilbert's Talk

Well, last night went well. I was very nervous but got it done. Here is my talk. Thank you for listening...

December 2012

I feel like I must touch on this again because many still ask me questions. Will the Earth end as we know it. This is what the bible says about the end. Notice this scripture found at Matthew chapter 24 verses 36 through 39.

It reads: Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be.

There is a few things you can take from this scripture. First of course if what is mentioned in the very beginning which states the day and hour of the end. It states that nobody knows but God. It states that not even the Angels know. Not even Jesus himself knows when. So if Angels do not know. If Jesus does not know. How can man know when the end will be?

Man has always attempted to predict the end and have always been wrong. Take for example Jan 8, 1998. 31 members of a splinter group of the Solar Temple cult headed by German psychologist Heide Fittkau-Garthe were arrested by police on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, amid fears that the cultists were planning a mass suicide. They were convinced that the world would end at 8:00 pm on this day, but that the cult members' bodies would be picked up by a space ship.

Mar 8, 1998 - A doomsday cult from Karnataka in southern India claimed that much of the world would be destroyed by earthquakes on this day, and the Indian subcontinent would break off and sink into the ocean. After the destruction, Lord Vishnu would appear on Earth. The leaders of the cult claimed that El Nino and the chotic weather that accompanied it was a sign of the coming destruction.

Mar 31, 1998 - Hon-Ming Chen, leader of the Taiwanese cult God's Salvation Church, or Chen Tao - "The True Way" - claimed that God would come to Earth in a flying saucer at 10:00 am on this date. Moreover, God would have the same physical appearance as Chen himself. On March 25, God was to appear on Channel 18 on every TV set in the US. Chen chose to base his cult in Garland, Texas, because he thought it sounded like "God's Land."

Aug 11, 1999 - During the week between August 11 and August 18 a series of astronomical events took place: the last total solar eclipse of the millennium (Aug 11), the Grand Cross planetary formation (Aug 18), the Perseid meteor shower (Aug 12), the swingby of NASA's plutonium-bearing Cassini space probe (Aug 17-18), and Comet Lee's visit to the inner solar system. Add to this the fact that some of these events are taking place before the end of July according to the Julian calendar, and you have a recipe for rampant apocalyptic paranoia. Fashion designer Paco Rabanne claimed that Mir would crash into Paris on August 11. It didn't. Others said that a monstrous asteroid or comet, previously unseen, would become visible during the eclipse and strike the Earth thereafter. Nothing happened.

Sep 3, 1999 - Judgement Day was to be on September 2 or 3, according to the notorious Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo. Only members of Aum were to survive. Well, they did survive, but so did the rest of us. Perhaps this means we're all members of Aum? Thankfully, no sarin gas attacks occurred.

Author Richard Noone predicted that on May 5, 2000, the planets would perfectly align and end life as we know it by sending melting ice barreling toward Earth’s Equator.

Television evangelist Pat Robertson preached that sometime in the 1980s, Jesus would return to Earth, after the biblical doomsday event known as the Rapture.

Then, there was the case of the Y2K bug at the end of the 20th century. It was predicted that a bug caused by a calculation error would cripple computers and other machines and lead to mass chaos, none of which actually happened.

When the Large Hadron Collider fired up in September 2009, some critics speculated that the world’s biggest atom smasher could spawn a black hole that would devour Earth, which was proven to be incorrect when the machine was actually started

Point is this. We do not know when the end will come but we do look at the signs given in the bible. I will touch on contradiction later but for now it's safe to say that 2012 will be like any other day unless Man causes something to happen.

Talk Tomorrow

I must admit, I'm a little nervous and have been since I found out the CO will be there. CO meaning Circuit Overseer. The talk is

What Is God’s Kingdom? How to Show We Want It:

Open your bibles to Matthew chapter 6 verses 9 through 13. And it reads: YOU must pray, then, this way:
“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. 10 Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth. 11 Give us today our bread for this day; 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one.’
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This is the prayer that Jesus had taught his followers. Many call this the Lord’s Prayer. Those in the world often say the Lord’s Prayer but do not understand what they are praying for. For example in Matthew chapter 6 and verse 10 it states “ Let your kingdom come, let you will take place, as in Heaven, also upon the Earth “
If you asked those in the world to explain what is Jehovah’s will, what is his kingdom, what does it represent, and what will it do they cannot answer correctly because, they do not know. Jehovah’s Kingdom is a government established by Jehovah with a King Chosen by Jehovah.

Today many look to Earthly Governments to solve their issues. I’ve read that they even called the current President the savior of the world as if he can solve all of our problems. I’m sure you heard the phrase “Yes we can“ Well, no you can’t. You cannot solve our issues. You cannot cure this disease that all humans have called Death. You cannot remove sin and you cannot resurrect our loved ones.

So we need Jehovah’s kingdom. If left to man, there would be no one left. Of course the King chosen is none other than his son Jesus. You might ask, what kind of king would Jesus be? Will he be the same as the others?
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While on Earth with Jehovah’s holy spirit, Jesus raised the dead, cured the sick, and fed the Hungry. Imagine what Jesus will do on a global scale but he was sent to Earth because he had work to do. Open your Bibles to Luke Chapter 4 verse 43 . That’s Luke chapter 4 verse 43. And it Reads: But he said to them: “Also to other cities I must declare the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this I was sent forth

Jesus says that he must declare the good news because this is what he was sent to do but he knew that he could not do this on his own so he taught not only his apostles, but others to do the preaching work. The same work that you and I have the privilege of doing today. Jesus knew that Jehovah’s Kingdom is the only means to True salvation. It is the only kingdom that can bring lasting peace for all.

No need to worry about Nuclear War, disease, terrorists or any other man made weapon that could kill us. Instead Jehovah tells us that Death will be no more, he tells us that he will wipe every tear, He tells us that our loved ones will be resurrected. This is what his kingdom promises.

Do you want to be part of this kingdom? It’s easy to say yes I do, but we have to show that we want to be part of this kingdom. How do we do that? We can Imitate Jesus. We can follow his example. Notice what Jesus said at John chapter 8 verse 29. Please turn with me there.

Jesus faithfully serves his father and we can do the same and by doing so, we can show Jehovah that we want to be part of his Kingdom.
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That's the talk that will be given tomorrow. Little nervous but I hope to get some audio of it.

Birthdays

I recall when I was a new witness my only response was " I don't celebrate birthdays " and that was about it. It wasn't that I couldn't explain more it's just that I was nervous on how to explain.

Even if I did explain, would anyone really listen as to why? One ear and out the other. The celebration of the anniversary of an individual’s birth, though customary among the ancients, was originally frowned upon by the Christians.

In the Bible there is no instance of birthday celebrations among the Jews themselves. In fact, many viewed birthday celebrations as parts of idolatrous worship.

Early Christians had reasons of their own for not celebrating birthdays. Back then birthdays had strong connections with pagan religion that are less noticeable today. The custom of commemorating the day of birth is connected in its content, with certain primitive religious principles. You might ask what?

Spiritism, for one. The Greeks believed that everyone had a protective spirit or daemon who attended his birth and watched over him in life. This spirit had a mystic relation with the god on whose birthday the individual was born. The Romans also subscribed to this idea. They called the spirit the genius. This notion was carried down in human belief and is reflected in the guardian angel, the fairy godmother and the patron saint.

Another reason for early Christians to avoid birthdays was the connection with astrology. The keeping of birthday records was important in ancient times principally because a birth date was essential for the casting of a horoscope. To early Christians astrology was associated with Eastern religions, Roman Stoicism and the twisted thinking of the Gnostics. Christians wanted no part of that!

Eventually the nominal church’s opinion of birthdays changed. Why? Because the overall attitude of the church toward the Roman world changed, not surprisingly, when persecution ceased under Emperor Constantine. Nominal Christianity, much corrupted from the apostolic version, became the state religion. Now what happened to her previous hostility to anything pagan?

As the church emerged from the storm of persecution into the sunshine of imperial favor, the Church passed from the lower conception of a church saved out of the world, to the higher conception of a world to be saved through the ministry of the church.

What was the result of such un-scriptural reasoning? If Jesus’ birthday could be celebrated, what about other birthdays? All of this happened many hundreds of years ago. Why should it affect birthday celebrations today? Well, if first-century Christians celebrated neither their own birthdays nor Jesus’ birthday, why should not sincere Christians today follow their example?

You might ask, But isn’t that an extreme position to take, even fanatical?’ After all, what harm is there in a birthday party? No spiritism or astrology is involved today.

Interestingly, much that is taken for granted in birthday celebrations today retains the flavor of ancient religious rites. The custom of lighted candles on the cakes started with the Greeks.

What do the candles mean? Birthday candles, in folk belief, are endowed with special magic for granting wishes. Lighted tapers and sacrificial fires have had a special mystic significance ever since man first set up altars to his gods. The birthday candles are thus an honor and tribute to the birthday child and bring good fortune.

How about the traditional greeting Happy Birthday? The Lore of Birthdays: Birthday greetings and wishes for happiness are an intrinsic part of this holiday, originally the idea was rooted in magic. The working of spells for good and evil is the chief usage of witchcraft.

One is especially susceptible to such spells on his birthday, as one’s personal spirits are about at the time. Birthday greetings have power for good or ill because one is closer to the spirit world on this day.

Does that mean that Christians cannot have anything to do with any custom that might have originated in false religious rites? No. A great many common practices may have had such origins. But when features of the custom, as carried over into modern-day practice, go contrary to Bible principles, then true Christians must conscientiously refuse to participate.

But why pick on a little thing like birthdays?. Because Christians believe that the Bible principle “the person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much” applies here. Luke 16:10.

Although childbirth is a joyful occasion, the Bible puts it in perspective with this interesting comment: “A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one’s being born.” (Eccl. 7:1) How can that be?

At birth all of us have inherited imperfection and sin from our ancestors, Adam and Eve. We are born outside of God’s favor with the prospect of a brief, trouble-filled life and then death.

Although we are all born in sin, the situation is not hopeless. The Bible writer John put it this way: “He that exercises faith in the Son has everlasting life; he that disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him. John 3:36.

So the imperfect life we have at birth is not really life at all from God’s point of view. That is why a good name with God is so important! If one’s life has been spent acquiring such a name, then, at the end of such a worthwhile life, it can truly be said that the day of death is better than the day of one’s being born.

Such a person has the sure hope of a resurrection to live again. Would it not be better to seek and rejoice in a good relationship with God than to celebrate a birth date?

Our refusal to celebrate birthdays stems from a sincere desire to please God. We cannot help but note, as Christians have noted since the time of Origen, that the only two birthday celebrations mentioned in the Bible were those of an Egyptian pharaoh and Herod Antipas, a Roman ruler, neither of whom was a servant of God. It is also significant that both celebrations were associated with an execution.

Yet we enjoy life. We enjoy sharing with one another in healthful periods of relaxation. We look forward together to the hope of everlasting life that comes under God’s kingdom. We believe that the time is coming when babies will no longer be born with a painful inheritance of human imperfection and death.

At that time, everyone who is born will be able to look forward confidently to a life so long that counting birthdays will be pointless.

True Christians today are not preoccupied with the roots and possible ancient religious connections of every practice or custom, but neither are they inclined to ignore pointed indications that do exist in God’s Word. This includes as mentioned that the only birthday celebrations of Biblical record are of pagans and linked to instances of cruelty. Hence, the Scriptures clearly place birthday celebrations in a negative light, a fact that sincere Christians do not disregard.

Matt. 14:6-10: When Herod’s birthday was being celebrated the daughter of Herodias danced at it and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Then she, under her mother’s coaching, said: Give me here upon a platter the head of John the Baptist. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

Gen. 40:20-22: Now on the third day it turned out to be Pharaoh’s birthday, and he proceeded to make a feast. Accordingly he returned the chief of the cupbearers to his post of cupbearer.But the chief of the bakers he hung up.

So hopefully this explains why we do not celebrate birthdays

December 25th.

Interesting because we just discussed this at our last meeting. Every year witnesses go through issues because of the holidays. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Birthdays, etc.. Someone from my work had mentioned to me that their children felt as if it was torture not allowing my children to celebrate Christmas. For Children, it's hard because they don't understand the meaning behind Christmas. They are fooled by the World into thinking that Jesus was born that day.

When you find out that Jesus was not born that day, Oh it's all about Santa or it's the Christmas spirit or even family spirit. I try to explain why but most of the time it goes in one ear and out the other. Jehovah has standards. His Standards has not changed. It's our standards that have changed. Give man an inch, he takes a mile.

As mentioned Jesus was not born on December 25th. That was a lie but don't you wonder why you were even lied to in the first place? If his Birth was not on the 25th then how exactly did they come up with that date? Who came up with that date? Was there anything else on that date?

Someone might say " Yes Jesus was born on December 25h " I just ask, show me where in the bible it says the date of his birth? You won't find it because it isn't there. It never was there and there is scripture evidence to show that it wasn't in December.

December 25th, as is well known, was chosen by the Church of Rome in the fourth century. This date in pagan Rome was dedicated to the Sun god. Although Christianity had already been affirmed in Rome by an Edict of Constantine, the myth of the Sun god was still widespread, especially among soldiers. The above-mentioned festivities, centred on 25 December, were deeply rooted in popular tradition. This gave the Church of Rome the idea of impressing a Christian religious significance on the day by replacing the Sun god with the true Sun of Justice, Jesus Christ, choosing it as the day on which to celebrate his birth.

Another disturbing question arises with regard to the nature of Christmas celebrations. If Jesus returned to the earth today, what would he think about the rank commercialism of Christmas? Recall when Jesus visited the temple in Jerusalem. He was outraged by money changers and vendors who were taking advantage of a Jewish religious festival to make money. “Take these things away from here!” he said. “Stop making the house of my Father a house of merchandise!” (John 2:13-16) Clearly, Jesus did not approve of mixing commerce and religion. Do you not agree it's mixed today?

If traditional Christmas has little to do with Christ, how should true Christians remember the birth and life of Christ? Once we know Jesus well, we need no longer wonder how he would like us to remember him. Would it be by eating, drinking, and exchanging presents on the same date as an ancient pagan festival? That seems unlikely. The night before he died, Jesus told his disciples what he preferred. “He that has my commandments and observes them, that one is he who loves me. In turn he that loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him.” look at that up at John 14:21

So it's clear that Christmas or should I say December 25th is a pagan holiday. Also show me the scripture where any of Jesus's followers celebrated his birth? You won't find it. Matter of fact, show me where any of Jesus followers celebrated their own birth? You won't find it. Remember the bible does speak of Birthdays but both ended with bad results.

This is taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

That pretty much sums it up. We follow what is mentioned in the bible. We follow Jehovah's standards and not our own. If Jehovah wanted us to celebrate the birth of his son, he would have said so. He did not for there is no reason to celebrate a birth. Celebrate life itself each day that you have it for life itself is cause for celebration and do it daily while you have it. Each of us have our internal clocks that sooner or later stops. Every second that goes by is a second that we cannot get back. It's gone forever. Jehovah adds power to our clocks so that it keeps ticking.

So just to review. Would Jehovah want us to Celebrate a day that falls in a pagan holiday?

Principle: "'Get out from among them, and separate yourselves,' says Jehovah,
'and quit touching the unclean thing'; 'and I will take you in.' "-2 Corinthians 6:17.

Some questions to ask yourself about a popular celebration or custom:
• Does it clearly have roots in a false religious practice or teaching, including
spiritism? -Isaiah 52:11; 1 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Revelation 18:4.

• Does it give undue honor or adulation to a human, an organization, or a national
symbol? -Jeremiah 17:5-7; Acts 10:25, 26; 1 John 5:21.

• Does it elevate one nation or ethnic group over another? -Acts 10:34, 35; 17:26.

• Does it reflect "the spirit of the world," which works in opposition to God's holy
spirit? -1 Corinthians 2:12; Ephesians 2:2.

• Could my participation in it be a cause for stumbling? -Romans 14:21.

• If I choose not to participate, how would I respectfully explain my reasons to
others? -Romans 12:1, 2; Colossians 4:6.

Again the Bible makes no mention of a birthday celebration for Jesus. In fact, his
exact birth date is unknown. We can be sure, though, that he was not born on December 25 in the cold of winter in that part of the world. For one thing, Luke
recorded that when Jesus was born, "shepherds were living out of doors minding
their flocks. Luke 2:8-11. If "living out of doors" had been their habit year round, that would not have been noteworthy.

However, because Bethlehem is subject to cold rains and snow, flocks were wintered under cover and shepherds would not have been "living out of doors." Additionally, Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because Caesar Augustus had ordered a census. Luke 2:1-7. It is highly unlikely that Caesar would have commanded a people who were resentful of Roman rule to travel to their ancestral cities in the dead of winter.

Christians give out of love, their giving is not tied to a date, and they
expect no gifts in return. But, some may argue, did not the astrologers present birthday gifts to Jesus? No. Their gift-giving was simply a way of paying their respects to a person of note, a common custom in Bible times. see 1st Kings 10:1, 2, 10, 13; Matthew 2:2, 11. In fact, they did not even come on the night that Jesus was born. Jesus was, not a babe in a manger, but many months old and living in a house when they arrived.

So see it's clear that Jesus was not born on that day and that December 25th is a pagan holiday turned religious. We will talk about Birthdays on Thursdays.

More on Fear

Fear of men or fear of God? When I was younger I was never afraid of anything. I didn't care if I died, I didn't care if others from rival gangs died. Life didn't mean that much to me. I always took chances with my life.

The times I was in the hospital because of drugs or times I put guns to my head. This is the way I played. I would take a gun and put one bullet in it. I would spin the barrel and put the gun to my head and pull the trigger.

I had a 357, you know the Clint Eastwood special. I was so stupid. Out of all the times I pulled the trigger and not to get hit is amazing. I wasn't scared of anything till I fell in love. Then I was scared to lose my future wife. Then I had Jesse. I was now scared that they would get hurt someday.

I was never in fear of anything. Now I'm in fear of Jehovah. I'm afraid that I'm going to upset him. I do my best but at times feel that I can do more. So those words are always stuck in my head....

I can do more....

Fear itself

Proverbs Chapter 29 verse 25 says " Trembling at men is what lays a snare, but he that is trusting in Jehovah will be protected. "

With these words the ancient proverb alerts us to the kind of fear that is indeed a mental poison, the fear of man. It is likened to a snare. Why? Because a small animal, like a rabbit, is helpless when it is caught in a snare. It wants to run away, but the snare holds it relentlessly. The victim is, in effect, paralyzed.

If we are seized by the fear of man, we are a lot like that rabbit. We may know what we should do. We may even want to do it. But fear holds us in thrall. We are paralyzed and unable to act.

What can we do to change that kind of fear? How can we overcome it? By replacing it with a much more wholesome fear. The fear of God. What do I mean? Because fear of God is not the abject, paralyzing fear that grips people in some situations. It is the kind of fear that a child may feel for his father, even though he loves his father and knows that his father loves him.

Fear of God is really a profound reverence for the Creator that stems from the realization that he is the complete embodiment of righteousness, justice, wisdom, and love. It involves a healthy dread of displeasing God because he is the Supreme Judge with the power to reward and to punish.

God’s love is not something to be taken for granted, nor is his judgment something to be downplayed. We should remember, however, that while Jehovah has the power to punish those not obeying him—and has often done so—he is by no means bloodthirsty or cruel. He is really a God of love, even though he, like a loving parent, sometimes gets righteously angry. That is why fearing him is wholesome. It leads us to obey his laws, which are designed for our good. Obeying God’s laws brings happiness, while disobeying them always brings bad results.

How does the fear of God help us to overcome fear of man? Well, people may mock us or even persecute us for doing what is right, which puts pressure on us. But a respectful fear of God will put pressure on us to stick to a right course, since we do not want to displease him. Moreover, a love of God will urge us to do what brings pleasure to his heart. Additionally, we remember that God rewards us richly for doing what is right, which makes us love him all the more and makes us want to do his will. Hence, a balanced view of God helps us to overcome any fear we may have of men.

For example, many are pressured into doing what is wrong because of fear of what their peers think. Young people at school may smoke, use bad language, boast of sexual experience (real or imagined), and even experiment with alcohol or drugs. Not always because they want to, but because they are afraid of what their peers would say if they acted differently. To a teenager, mockery and ridicule may be as hard to endure as physical persecution.

An adult may also feel pressure to do wrong. Perhaps the boss at work will tell an employee to inflate a bill to a client or to fill out a company tax form dishonestly so as to reduce the tax liability. The Christian may feel that if he does not obey, he will lose his job. Thus, fear of man may pressure him to do what is wrong.

In both cases, a healthy fear of God and respect for his commands would prevent the Christian from being paralyzed by fear of man. And a love of God would restrain him from engaging in acts that God has forbidden. Moreover, his faith in God would assure him that if he acted according to his Bible-trained conscience, God would support him no matter what the outcome. The apostle Paul expressed his faith with these words: “For all things I have the strength by virtue of him who imparts power to me.”

Satan the Devil is doing all he can to pressure us into displeasing God. True Christians should therefore have the same determination as that expressed by the apostle Paul when he wrote: “We are not the sort that shrink back to destruction, but the sort that have faith to the preserving alive of the soul.” The fear of Jehovah is a real source of strength. With its help, may we “be of good courage and say: Jehovah is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” found at Hebrews chapter 13 verse 6.

I recall that in the beginning, I was afraid to tell others that I was a witness. I felt as if my so-called friends would make fun of me. I was afraid to go door to door because I didn't know what was on the other side of the door or if my friends would see me. Fear of man. Towards the end of every year there is Thanksgiving and Christmas. In the beginning I was afraid to tell my boss that I was a witness but I did. I fumbled my words but I was able to explain to him why. I was very scared.

Today, although I do have fear at times which I don't believe will go away in this system. I don't have fear of man. I don't fear what they will do to me. I have more fear of displeasing Jehovah. I had to take a stand and I did. In the end it worked out. It always does and that's how I looked at things. When you do what is right and can say Jehovah is my helper. Then you can't go wrong. Never be afraid of what you can lose. Life is much more important than Material. Store up treasures in Heaven....

Jesse's Talk

I was told the download didn't work so, here it goes

Tuesday

As mentioned, I was able to record Jesse's talk as well as the counsel received. It was great and he did a great job. He thanked me for helping him with it. I told him that it was his. The way I looked at it was like this. Many have their speeches written for them but once the speaker says the talk it belongs to them. He made the talk his. It was great.

First Highlight copy and paste into your address bar. Click on download file. Then enter the numbers you see in the box and click on get. It will play the talk for you.

http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=195787&code=bhe7

Monday

Well tonight is Jesse's talk. I'm very excited and I'm sure I will get Audio this time. This is Jesse's talk:
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What Is the Scriptural Hope of the “Great Crowd”?

Imagine what the world would have been like if Adam & Eve never sinned. It’s hard to picture because this world is the only world we have known. The world that we are attempting to get to is the world that they lost but for a moment, just try and picture the kind of world it would have been today.

You can see children playing with the lion. You can see all united in love. There is united worship. There is no violence. No death. There is no one getting sick. Matter of fact, you don’t even know what the word sick is. What were Adam and Eve thinking? To say they had it all is an understatement.

Adam & Eve were required to show their love for God by Obeying a simple command. Please open your bibles to Romans chapter 5 and verse 12. That’s Romans chapter 5 and verse 12. And it reads: Through one man sin Entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because all had sinned.

Because we are the descendants of Disobedient Adam, we share in his sin. Because of that Act in the Garden of Eden, the world we live in today is the world we have known, and it’s getting bad to worse as we move deeper into this system.
What kind of world do we have today? All you have to do is open a newspaper, turn on the tv, turn on the radio, go to school, go to work, or even walk outside, to hear, smell, see all the filth that goes on in our world today. Is this what Jehovah wanted for us? Is this what he created for us? No, what Jehovah wanted for us is completely different than what we have today. This was not his purpose for us or the Earth.

Open your Bibles to Genesis Chapter 1 verse 27 & 28. That’s Genesis chapter 1 verse 27 & 28. And it reads: And God Proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him, male and female he created them. Further, God blessed them and God said to them: Be fruitful and become many and fill the Earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the Earth.

As we can see from the account in Genesis, Jehovah has a purpose and thankfully this has not changed. He lovingly sent his only begotten son to die in our behalf so we can experience what was lost by Adam and Eve. Death-dealing scourges such as cancer, heart disease, and old age will vanish due to the application of Christ’s atoning sacrifice. We could be part of that Great Crowd mentioned in Revelation Chapter 7 verse 9 that no man is able to number.

But it requires that we maintain good spiritual habits such as meeting attendance, field service, regular study, personal study, home study, meditate and apply what is learned. Remember there are two roads. One that leads off to destruction and the other is the road to life. The road to life is cramped but it’s the road we want to be on. Psalms chapter 37 verse 34 says to Hope in Jehovah and keep his way and if we do so, we can have hope that we will be part of that Great Crowd.
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We did add a scripture but this is about as close to the final version as it gets. Also my talk which is the week of Dec 7th, I found that our C/O will be there which makes me nervous because I have never given a talk in front of a circuit overseer. I don't get nervous until the day of the talk but as soon as I found out the C/O was going to be there, I started to look at my talk and made some edits and removed some and will add some. I got nervous.

I was given this talk so quickly based on the last talk I gave. I thanked all for thanking me but I reminded them that Jehovah really should get all the credit. I ask for his holy spirit so much during preparation and I think I pray about 10 to 15 times before I get on stage. I always ask that he give me the courage to deliver the talk in a way where it will encourage others to continue on the cramped road that we are on. Anyway, I hope to have audio of his talk and I'll find a way to upload it to here. Have a great day....

End Game

This was made in 2007 but watch how it is unfolding today.

Wednesday Part 2

I do believe that there are many questions that we cannot be answered at this moment in time. Other questions that wouldn't even make sense to ask. One question that I would ask Jehovah is Where was he before all was created? Maybe that kind of question would be to hard for someone like me to understand.

Faith does indeed play a role in every single religion but scripture does have answers to get us to the next level of life meaning the life we lost and are trying to gain. There really is no contradictions if you understand what is in the bible. For example HellFire and it's meaning but yet how can you call God, a God of love if people are burned forever? Simple, people don't but yet that's what is taught.

Which means not all roads lead to God. I once posted this illustration about telling the difference between real money and fake money. Would you study all the fake money in the world in order to find out if it's fake or study the real money in order to tell whatever is fake. You would study the real so not all religions lead to God. Jesus even said this.

Life can be a big wonder if you allow it to be without searching for the answers and when you don't then you leave yourself wondering. Like 2012, is it real or is it fake? If all prediction given by man came true, the world wouldn't be here today. Everyone has predicted the end and there is a reason for that. The bible clearly states that No man knows when the end of this system will be.

But scripture does tell us what will happen to the wicked and it tells us what we need to do in order to survive what is coming. How can I believe in something that I don't see. Did you know that in scripture backed up by history things that were predicted came true? The prediction of Jesus coming to Earth and what he would do and how he would die. The prediction of World Powers from Rome all the way to our World Power as mentioned in the book of Revelation. From the death of Alexander the Great and those who would take his place. All found in the bible and backed up by History Books. All predictions in the bible has been proven true so there really is no reason to doubt what else it mentions.

I don't believe in evolution. Things are just to perfect. The sun, the moon, the earth, it's distance, our seasons, our speed, our days and hours, our intelligence, our cells, all perfect. There are many so say how we got here but God already told us how we got here.

In terms of prediction. Think of it this way and I gave this example as well. If I came to you one day and said I had a dream about Lotto numbers to win the jackpot and I begged you to play and you did with the numbers I gave and you won. I'm sure you would be shocked and maybe even question how I knew.

I then would reply that it came to me in a dream and that I had to tell you. You would call me crazy but every single week there is Lotto and every single week I'm giving you numbers and every single week you are winning. Two things

1. I'm cheating somehow
2. I can tell the future

The bible with it's prophecy told the future and most predictions backed up by History has already come true. Like the guy who dreamed the numbers and was correct every single week, God told future events and have been proven correct. There are only a handful of prophecy left that has yet to take place. Many completed in our time. You won't know that unless you study and connect the dots.

It does indeed come down faith. I have looked at all sides and look at many religions. The ones that taught hellfire, I refused to believe that was true. The ones who taught we all die and go to Heaven, I refused to believe that was true. The ones who saw our soul is trapped on Earth till Heaven is ready to take us, I refused to believe that is true. The ones who say aliens are the real Gods and they are coming back to show us the way, I refuse the believe that is true.

Why Believe at all? We are here for a reason and there is meaning to life. To live each day without wondering about that is like a person who sits and watches tv all day or surf the internet which is the new way of watching tv. Matter of fact, people may not think that way because their minds are to busy with today and what the day has to offer.

I'll use an example: Let's say the world did come to an end in 2012. How many people knew that it would based on the maya prediciton? Many I'm sure. How many did anything about it? Very Little

We preach what is coming. We preach what is going to take place. We preach how to survive it. How many people know? Many know that we preach and what we do. We are made fun of all the time. How many did anything about it? Very few as compared to the population on the planet. Very few took the time to at least learn what we preach. Why do we preach? Because we are told to.

The answers I give isn't my own. It's in scripture. Is God real? Yes he is...Very real and all you need to do is look around and look at his creation.

Wednesday

I've been sick since Sunday, in and out of bed. There are moments when I feel fine but then others where I feel terrible but today I'm much better besides a headache that doesn't seem to go away.

Most of the family has been fine. Gabriel was a little sick but not much. So I will update tomorrow. Have a great day.

Friday

Happy Friday all and have a safe weekend!!!

Why do Teenagers Stress so much?

Why stress over anything? Think of it this way. For a violinist to make music, the strings on his or her instrument must be taut—but only to a degree. If they are too tight, they will snap. But if the strings are too loose, they will produce no sound at all. The proper amount of tension lies somewhere between the two extremes.

It is similar with stress. Too much can be harmful. But what about no stress at all? While the prospect might sound inviting, the fact is that you need stress—at least to a degree. For example, imagine that while crossing a street, you suddenly notice that a car is speeding toward you. It is stress that enables you to get out of harm’s way—quickly!

But stress is not only useful for emergencies. You also need stress to accomplish everyday tasks. Everybody is under some degree of stress all the time. Just as there are different degrees of stress, there are also different types.

Acute stress results from the strains of everyday life. Often, it involves unpleasant situations that need to be resolved. Since these are incidental and only temporary, the stress can usually be managed. Of course, there are some who jump from one crisis to another—indeed, chaos seems to be part of their personality. Even this level of acute stress can be brought under control. The sufferer may resist change, however, until he or she realizes the effect that his tumultuous life-style is having on him or her and on those around him.

While acute stress is temporary, chronic stress is long-term. The sufferer sees no way out of a stressful situation, be it the woes of poverty or the misery of a despised job—or no job. Chronic stress can also result from ongoing family problems. Caring for an infirm relative can bring on stress as well.

Whatever the cause, chronic stress grinds away at its victim day after day, week after week, month after month. “The worst aspect of chronic stress is that people get used to it,” says one book on the subject. “People are immediately aware of acute stress because it’s new; they ignore chronic stress because it’s old, familiar, and, sometimes, almost comfortable.”

Traumatic stress is the impact of an overwhelming tragedy, such as rape, accident, or natural disaster. Many war veterans and concentration camp survivors suffer from this type of stress. Symptoms of traumatic stress may include vivid memories of the trauma, even years later, along with an increased sensitivity to minor events. Sometimes the sufferer is diagnosed with a condition called post-traumatic stress disorder.

Do Teenagers have that much to stress about? Did the Ipod break? Stop stressing. It won't add another day to your life and only take life away. Do what needs to be done and move on. Do a good job but move on. Imagine if a brother or sister stressed out over a door that they knocked on that went bad. Is it wise to say you won't knock on another door because of what happened a door or two ago?

Don't stress just move on and do what you got to do.

Our Looks

I recall growing up that I always felt as if I was an ugly guy. Who would be interested in me? Where I failed in looks I more than made up in Jokes. I felt that I needed to be funny almost at all times and then people wouldn't pay attention to my looks.

I told so many jokes that I was called a comedian in school. As I aged I didn't care what I looked like. I already found the one loved and I'm beautiful in her eyes. That's all that mattered to me.

The woman of today who is exceedingly beautiful is likely to be spoiled; perhaps not so much because of her own vanity as because of the selfishness her beauty arouses in others.

That excessive love of beauty, a hunger and thirst for it, can become a snare. Eve, the first and only woman created by God, was likely the most beautiful woman who ever lived. But she and her husband, Adam, rebelled against Jehovah. So Eve lost her close relationship with God and shared in bringing a terrible tragedy on the human race. Afterward, she was doubtless still beautiful, but her beauty was only skin deep.

Beauty is ultimately a gift of God, and some have inherited more of it than others. Some wish they were more beautiful—or handsome—than they are, and many spend a lot of time and money making the most of whatever good looks they possess. But as Eve’s example shows, beauty alone is worthless in the long run unless it is accompanied by other qualities.

The Bible has counsel for both men and women in the matter of good looks. For men, it notes: “The beauty of young men is their power.” (Proverbs 20:29) The energy and vitality of young men can be very appealing. But what happens when that youthful vigor wanes? The Bible proverb says: “Gray-headedness is a crown of beauty when it is found in the way of righteousness.” (Proverbs 16:31) Righteousness is a facet of inner beauty. If a young man cultivates it, it will still be there when he loses that attractive vigor of youth.

Regarding women the Bible says: “Charm may be false, and prettiness may be vain; but the woman that fears Jehovah is the one that procures praise for herself.” (Proverbs 31:30) A pretty, charming young woman is a delightful companion. But what if there are hypocrisy and selfish vanity lurking behind the physical charm? Then the beauty is only skin deep, and it hides an inner ugliness. When the prettiness fades, what will be left? How much better if the good looks are matched by an unfading inner beauty, rooted in a ‘fear of Jehovah’!

Makes sense doesn't it?

Jesse's Talk.

This is Jesse's up and coming talk. This isn't the final version but the topic is

What is the Scriptural hope of the great crowd?
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Imagine what the world would have been like if Adam & Eve never sinned. It’s hard to picture because this world is the only world we have known. The world that we are attempting to get to is the world that they lost but for a moment, just try and picture the kind of world it would have been today.

You can see children playing with the lion. You can see all united in love. There is united worship. There is no violence. No death. There is no one getting sick. Matter of fact, you don’t even know what the word sick is. What were Adam and Eve thinking? To say they had it all is an understatement.

Adam & Eve were required to show their love for God by Obeying a simple command. Please open your bibles to Romans chapter 5 and verse 12. That’s Romans chapter 5 and verse 12. And it reads: Through one man sin Entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because all had sinned.

Because we are the descendants of Disobedient Adam, we share in his sin. Because of that Act in the Garden of Eden, the world we live in today is the world we have known, and it’s getting bad to worse as we move deeper into this system.

What kind of world do we have today? All you have to do is open a newspaper, turn on the tv, turn on the radio, go to school, go to work, or even walk outside, to hear, smell, see all the filth that goes on in our world today. Is this what Jehovah wanted for us? Is this what he created for us? No, what Jehovah wanted for us is completely different than what we have today. This was not his purpose for us or the Earth.

Open your Bibles to Genesis Chapter 1 verse 27 & 28. That’s Genesis chapter 1 verse 27 & 28. And it reads: And God Proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him, male and female he created them. Further, God blessed them and God said to them: Be fruitful and become many and fill the Earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the Earth.

As we can see from the account in Genesis, Jehovah has a purpose and thankfully this has not changed. He lovingly sent his only begotten son to die in our behalf so we can experience what was lost by Adam and Eve. Death-dealing scourges such as cancer, heart disease, and old age will vanish due to the application of Christ’s atoning sacrifice. We could be part of that Great Crowd mentioned in Revelation Chapter 7 verse 9 that no man is able to number.

But it requires that we maintain good spiritual habits such as meeting attendance, field service, regular study, personal study, home study, meditate and apply what is learned. Remember there are two roads. One that leads off to destruction and the other is the road to life. The road to life is cramped but it’s the road we want to be on. Psalms chapter 37 verse 34 says to Hope in Jehovah and keep his way and if we do so, we can have hope that we will be part of that Great Crowd.
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That's what we got so far. Still a work in progress. I will update as we get closer. The talk isn't due till the week of Nov 23rd. I have another coming up in Dec which is called What Is God’s Kingdom? How to Show We Want It. I have already started working on it. Anyway, have a great day!!!

Friday

I think I can do it all. I've said that many times. Truth is, you can't and if you can't do it all then don't worry. It all works itself out. When it doesn't that's when the stress kicks in, that's when the frustration kicks in, that's when the grades begin to fall or the talks are pushed back.

Do it right the first time so you don't need to do it again. Easy to say hard to do but why even add all the stress in the first place? I watch others stress out over work or school and I get asked why I'm relaxed. Why is Jesse relaxed.

It's not that work or school isn't hard. It can be but our life isn't this. Our life is focused on spiritual matters. Everything else really is second. Why stress so much off of things that don't matter anyway. If you want to do it, do it but don't stress to much.

I spend maybe two or three hours playing Guitar. I'm new at it. I just take it one day at a time. I posted this before and if you feel how I felt then listen to the hurt in her voice but notice all is ok

Thursday

Well the talk came out great. I had many who came up and said they were very encouraged by the way I made my talk personal. Afterward, I went to the back of the room and almost started to cry. It was indeed very personal because my father is a subject that can bring me to cry.

Now we are working on Jesse's talk. He asked for my assistance and I'm going to help him. He's a little sick still but he started working on his talk today since he's at home.

Anyway, have a great day.

Final Talk

Well I added the finishing touches last night. I am ready for my talk. Here it is..
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Every day we hear reports that a child has been kidnapped or murdered. I‘ve watched mothers and fathers beg for their children to be returned. As a parent, I fear that I may lose a child in this system.

The pain you feel when losing someone you love especially if it's a child is one of most difficult things anyone can go through. When I was younger, I lost my father. When he died I felt as if a part of me was gone. I asked myself. Why do we suffer? Why do we die?
Shortly after, I received a knock at the door that changed my life. I learned of the resurrection and true condition of the dead which gave me hope that someday I would see him again. I learned about Jesus and those who were resurrected.

One that was resurrected was Lazarus. When Lazarus died, Jesus cried. Jesus knew that Lazarus could be brought back to life but yet he cried. He did so because he loved this family. He saw that many were in pain
John chapter 11 verse 35 says that Jesus gave way to tears. Imagine the Joy they felt at seeing Lazarus again.
Jesus was also aware that he too would soon face death. When Jesus was on Earth, he told his disciples that he would be killed but, he also told them that he would return. Let’s read that account, please open your bibles to Luke Chapter 9 verse 22.

So here we read that Jesus will suffer, which he did and will be killed which he was but, he also said that he will return on the third day. Jesus didn’t resurrect himself? He had full confidence that his father Jehovah would resurrect him. Does that mean that Jehovah didn’t feel pain at seeing his son die because he knew that he would bring is son back?
Remember Jesus felt pain because of Lazarus and wasn’t Lazarus brought back? Jehovah loves his son Jesus very much. It's hard to find the words to describe the pain that any Father could have at losing a child. But Imagine the Joy Jehovah felt at seeing his son again.

Now the disciples shouldn’t have been surprised because Jesus told them he would return, they wanted to believe that Jesus was alive again but it seemed too good to be true. Then Jesus appears to his disciples when they are all gathered in a room. Imagine the Joy his disciples felt seeing Jesus again.

Aren’t we glad to know that Jehovah remembers those who serve him? The fact that Jehovah sent his only-begotten son should tell us, just how he feels about us.

In the beginning, I talked about my father, what I didn’t mention is how he died. He died from drugs, but notice what this scripture has to say, open your bibles Acts chapter 24 verse 15. And it reads:
Knowing these things should cause us to want to know how we can make Jehovah Happy. If we happen to pass away in this system or lose a loved one in this system, Jehovah will remember us, just as he remembered his son.
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I love giving talks. It's fun and exciting. After tonight, we will begin on Jesse's talk. I have to help him because he is sick at the moment and hasn't done anything but sleep. I'm excited about his talk. hehehe

I'm hoping to get Audio of it. Anyway, have a great day.

Monday

My apologies on the delay. The talk I posted that's I'm having tomorrow is a draft version. I'm just about complete with the final version. Just adding some words while removing others or editing what I have.

At the same time, I'm helping Jesse with his talk which is the week of 11/23 which is What Is the Scriptural Hope of the “Great Crowd”? His talk is in the early stages and we are brainstorming at the moment. One idea that we had was to talk about what the world would be like if Adam and Eve didn't sin.

It's hard to imagine because the only world we know is the one we live in but the idea is to take you there and talk about what life would have been like. Then talk about what life is like because they sinned. Then talk about the great crowd and the hope of getting what was lost.

It's not our fault that Adam and Eve sinned and Jehovah knew this and thus created a way out for us. The fact that he sent his son should tell all of us just how much he cares for us. Imagine watching Jesus die. Imagine the pain that Jesus went through. Jehovah no doubt was hurting. Wouldn't any father hurt if they saw their sons or daughters hurt? Of course.....

Anyway, I will update tomorrow. Have a great day...

Door to Door we go....

When I get asked what I'm doing on the weekend I often respond, I'm going to service. At times I do have to explain what service is but it doesn't stop there. Every chance I get, I talk about Jehovah. Service is just when I knock on doors to preach the word.

But I attempt to preach every chance I get. Right now I take a co-worker home who I get to share the good news with. Then I have this blog which allows me to preach to those who are learning and encourage those who are witnesses.

I do talk about other things of course but my main focus is talking about Jehovah and the kind of God that he is thus the reason why preaching the word of God is so important. It really means our life.......

Warning!

Once you read this article you will most likely be shocked by the extent of how serious this misinformation really is.So be ready to be surprised. If a private individual were to spread misinformation like this they would most likely suffer some very serious consequences, perhaps being immediately thrown in prison for conspiracy. But since this is the US government you will not likely see any prosecutions as a result of the distortions we will reveal.

Brilliant CBS Investigation Gets BURIED by Media:

I just published a major swine flu update on Saturday about how CBS News investigative journalists exposed how misleading statistics are being used to panic the public into complying with the huge H1N1 swine flu vaccination program.

Last week, CBS News published the results from a three-month long investigation into the swine flu. One would think this would have received MASSIVE media exposure since their findings are in direct conflict with what the government is publicly stating.

CBS investigative journalists went to the CDC to seek their help in clarifying the situation and answering outstanding questions but CDC officials refused. They would not cooperate and CBS had to do their own investigation.

Even worse, after CBS compiled the data, the CDC refused to comment on it.What's this all about??? It can only make you wonder if the CDC is really interested in authentically serving the public good, or if, perhaps, it has been heavily influenced by outside corporate interests.

This is not good. The only way that we can have an effective response to the reported H1N1 influenza outbreak is if the government is transparent with the data. We have simply not seen ANY evidence that government health agencies are willing to be transparent. In fact, all evidence points to the contrary.

The CBS investigative report included state-by-state test results that revealed some VERY different facts from what the US Centers for Disease Control has been telling the American public. The CBS report found that H1N1 flu cases are NOT AT ALL as prevalent as feared. A CBS article even states:

"If you've been diagnosed "probable" or "presumed" 2009 H1N1 or "swine flu" in recent months, you may be surprised to know this: odds are you didn't have H1N1 flu.
In fact, you probably didn't have the flu at all.

The results reveal a pattern that surprised a number of health care professionals we consulted. The vast majority of cases were negative for H1N1 as well as seasonal flu, despite the fact that many states were specifically testing patients deemed to be most likely to have H1N1 flu, based on symptoms and risk factors, such as travel to Mexico."

In most states the percentages ranged from 83 to 98 percent NOT BEING H1N1 or influenza. As you can see from this CBS News graphic, not only are most cases of suspected flu-like illnesses not H1N1 influenza, they're not influenza at all, but rather some type of cold or upper respiratory infection that looks like influenza but is caused by another type of virus or bacteria!



Given these facts, there is a HUGE question in my mind as to whether or not the 1,000 deaths attributed to the swine flu were in fact CONFIRMED to be the H1N1 virus.If you read the LA Times link in the above reference you will see that their poll showed that 62% of the public were choosing to NOT vaccinate themselves or their family. Other polls showed different numbers but nearly all showed that the MAJORITY of Americans were panicking and accepting the government story.

So President Obama released this "emergency" declaration over the weekend – most likely because he trusted his federal health official advisors – and that declaration has the potential to create massive fear and panic in the population, Because he is the PRESIDENT and people are hearing their PRESIDENT tell them that 1000 Americans have died from swine flu and we are in the middle of a serious public health emergency and many people may be thinking "I probably should play it safe and get the vaccine for myself and my family."


The CDC H1N1 flu site reads:

"... tracking of 2009 H1N1 hospitalizations and deaths will not be the same after August 30, 2009.

In an effort to add additional structure to the national 2009 H1N1 reporting, new case definitions for influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths were implemented on August 30, 2009.

The new definitions allow states to report to CDC hospitalizations and deaths (either confirmed OR probable) resulting from all types of influenza, not just those from 2009 H1N1 flu.

1. Influenza and pneumonia syndrome hospitalizations and deaths may be an overestimate of actual number of flu-related hospitalizations and deaths, but CDC believes influenza and pneumonia syndromic reports are likely to be a more sensitive measure of flu-associated hospitalizations and deaths than laboratory confirmed reports during this pandemic.

However, the syndromic reports of all hospitalizations and deaths recorded as either influenza or pneumonia will mean that the case counts are less specific than before and will include cases that are not related to influenza infection."

Folks, make no mistake about it. Health officials and media WILL trumpet these numbers as being H1N1 "swine flu deaths" even though, as you can CLEARLY read on the CDC's site, they admit that they will now include hospitalizations and deaths that are not even RELATED to the common influenza infection, let alone H1N1.

Well, no wonder the flu appears to be spreading when they are now including mere "symptoms of flu," which the CBS investigation found were NOT EVEN INFLUENZA RELATED in the overwhelming majority of cases!

Public Health Emergency Declaration This Weekend Was Initiated MONTHS Ago:

Most have no idea that the declaration announced over the weekend was not legally initiated then. In fact it was initiated months ago. There was no new legal action that occurred over the weekend, only an announcement about a highly questionable and completely unsubstantiated 1000 deaths in the US from H1N1.The Secretary has actually renewed that declaration twice, once on July 24, 2009, and more recently on October 1, 2009.

National Emergency Declaration is an IRRATIONAL Response:

It seems quite obvious that the US government has full intention of administering as many doses of swine flu vaccine as possible this season, despite what the scientific evidence demonstrates. Declaring a national public health emergency because of an influenza virus strain that is milder than the seasonal influenza strains that have been circulating in the past few decades every year is nothing short of bizarre. One can only wonder the motivation behind this intention.

Could it be that $7 BILLION dollars will be earned by the drug companies for the vaccines? Quite possibly, but even if that were not the case let's look to Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest individuals in the world and one of the wisest investors the world has ever known.One of the principles I guide my business by is his investment recommendation of "Opportunity Costs".

Let me explain. Buffett makes it very clear that when you choose to invest in one project by definition you are choosing to not invest in something else that may be far more beneficial to you or your company.Same principle applies. All these resources are being focused on what appears to be a phony pandemic that does not exist and is no real threat to the public.

What else could we do with $7 billion dollars and all the time, effort and attention that this issue has received? I won't speculate here but you can let me know what you think. Why Aren't President Obama's Own Children Immunized for Swine Flu?

Despite the urgency and threat of this virus, the President's own daughters have not been rushed to the nearest clinic for a protective swine flu shot. According to a blurb on the Fox News White House blog, President Obama's daughters have not been vaccinated against H1N1. The White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said "the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk."

This seems odd, if you ask me. Surely the First Family would receive any and all protective measures against a deadly epidemic that is spreading like wildfire and claiming the lives of healthy children and young adults?

It also seems odd to declare a national emergency even if there were 1,000 confirmed swine flu deaths. There are so many diseases that claim so many more lives each and every year... The only difference is they don't have a vaccine against them that they can promote that every man, woman, and child should take.

For example, hospital-acquired infections alone kill some 90,000 people annually in the US!Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is one specific type of infection that poses a very serious public health risk. MRSA infections are getting progressively worse and actually exact a greater death toll than "modern plagues" like AIDS.

In fact, a 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found there were close to 100,000 cases of invasive MRSA infections in the United States in 2005 (one of the most recent years for which data is available), which lead to more than 18,600 deaths.

Again, I have to stress the obvious that the response to the swine flu is so outrageously exaggerated it defies all logic.However, we knew all along it could get to this, and I, along with many others, have warned you about it for months now.

BEWARE: Taking Tylenol with Flu Vaccine May Actually Make You Worse

It feels like we're rushing head-first toward a man-made major public health catastrophe. And unfortunately, recent research shows that common medical practices may aggravate the situation.

According to a two Czechoslovakian studies, published in the journal Lancet on October 17, giving your child an analgesic to prevent fever when getting a vaccine could render them more prone to secondary infections.

Their studies showed that after vaccination, the immune response was lower among babies who were given acetaminophen (such as Tylenol), right after they received the shot.The vaccines used in the study were for pneumococcal disease, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio and rotavirus.

No flu vaccines were included. However, it's likely the effect would still be the same.MSN.com quotes infectious disease expert Dr. Marc Siegel as saying that:

"... the conclusion that Tylenol not only suppresses fever, but also decreases immune response is plausible. After all, what is an immune response? It's an inflammatory response."

The researchers also found that although fewer infants developed a fever after getting acetaminophen, they also developed significantly fewer antibodies against the disease they were vaccinated against. They believe the acetaminophen's anti-inflammatory activity might interfere with your body's immune system antibody response, which could explain why the vaccine was rendered less effective.

However, what is not mentioned by either MSN, or foodconsumer.org, which also ran an article on these findings, is that a lowered immune response also means you're more susceptible to develop other infections. And, as we now know, it is secondary infections such as bacterial staph infections that turn out to be deadly -- not the flu virus in and of itself.

The First Reports of H1N1 Vaccine Deaths are Now Here. Many of us knew that this too was more or less inevitable.Reports have now emerged from Hungarian and Swedish news sources that some people have died shortly after getting vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. The Budapest Times reported the death of a 64-year-old woman who had received the vaccine two days prior to her sudden demise.

The Hungarian H1N1 vaccine is supplied by local vaccine manufacturer Omnivest, whose vaccines are egg grown and adjuvanted with aluminum phosphate.Meanwhile, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that the swine flu vaccine may be "too potent," and that four people with compromised health had died just after receiving the swine flu vaccine. One man suffered a fatal heart attack after his vaccination, and a 65-year-old woman was found dead in her home two days after receiving the H1N1 vaccine.

In addition, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports:

"So far, the authority has received more than 190 reports from both health care and private individuals. By far the most common are pain in the arm. Then mild flu symptoms like fever, muscle pain, stomach pain, headaches, dizziness and fatigue."

The article goes on to state that GlaxoSmithKline is attributing a higher than normal rate of side effects to the adjuvants in the vaccine:

"According to the vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, maybe one in ten vaccinated will experience trouble, which is slightly more than the usual seasonal influenza vaccine. This is because a substance in the vaccine triggers immune your immune response."

GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix vaccine contains the controversial adjuvant squalene.
Unfortunately, vaccine manufacturers have persuaded countries in Europe and elsewhere to add squalene to seasonal influenza and H1N1 vaccines, whereas squalene still has not been approved by the FDA for use in the US.

In order to legally allow unlicensed squalene adjuvants to be included in licensed H1N1 vaccines, the US government would have had to issue an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). It is unclear if the EUA President Obama issued on Friday will cover adding novel adjuvants like squalene, or whether a separate EUA has to be issued in order to allow the use of unapproved adjuvants...

But European authorities may have a better clue about its safety than they're willing to admit. A recent article in the English version of the German news source The Local, for example, warns that the German Defense Ministry has ordered a special stock of H1N1 vaccines for their troops that will contain neither mercury nor adjuvants, whereas the general public will be given vaccines containing both.

Vaccinations began throughout Europe a little over a week ago. Sweden was one of the first to begin their program on October 12.According to the Stockhom-based European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, there have been a total of 230 deaths linked to H1N1 in Europe since April. About half of all cases occurred in the UK.

The question is, are the European CDC's numbers as poor as the US CDC, whose statistics were shown by CBS News to be exaggerated by 80-98 percent?

Unprecedented Media Manipulation is Underway:



Continuing Education: Folks, universal flu vaccination should be about the science backing up the safety, effectiveness and necessity of that policy, because if it was, this current travesty would not be taking place. Please continue to educate yourself, your family and your friends about flu vaccinations and how to prevent the flu.

As always, I urge you to join the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC). They are our premier watch-dog and vaccine-safety advocates, and the NVIC web site offers invaluable guidance to help keep yourself and your family safe and healthy. You Can Make a Difference. Most polls show that we ARE making a difference because more people are becoming educated about influenza and flu vaccines, especially H1N1 swine flu.

Recent national polls have revealed that 30 to 50% in many communities are not planning to get a swine flu shot. Those who haven't made up their minds yet have lots of questions. So we have created some posters that you can print and post ALL over your community, your local stores, office and schools.