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The Virgin Mary—What Does the Bible Say About Her? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018141 | The Virgin Mary—What Does the Bible Say About Her?
The Bible’s answer
How could a virgin birth happen?
What was the purpose of the virgin birth?
Did Mary remain a virgin?
Was Jesus’ virgin birth the “Immaculate Conception”?
How should we view Mary?
The Bible’s answer
The Bible says that Mary, the mother... |
Find Joy in the Disciple-Making Work | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009041 | Find Joy in the Disciple-Making Work
“Go therefore and make disciples.”—MATT. 28:19.
1-3. (a) How do many feel about the opportunity to conduct Bible studies? (b) What questions will we consider?
“I HAVE been studying with a family from Pakistan for the past 11 weeks,” wrote a sister who is serving with a Hindi-speaki... |
Why Pray in Jesus’ Name? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012526 | Why Pray in Jesus’ Name?
The Bible’s answer
We must pray to God in Jesus’ name because this is the only way God has approved for us to approach Him. Jesus said: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Jesus also told his faithful apostles: “Most truly I s... |
Blood brochure (hb)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/blood-brochure-hb | outputs
3 Blood—Vital for Life
7 Blood Transfusions—How Safe?
13 Quality Alternatives to Transfusion
17 You Have the Right to Choose
22 The Blood That Really Saves Lives |
The Alpenhorn—Music From a Tree | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102012015 | The Alpenhorn—Music From a Tree
FOR centuries, some residents of the Swiss Alps have used a unique instrument for communication—the alpenhorn. It may not seem handy—some alpenhorns are twice as tall as the men who play them. Nevertheless, the alpenhorn can be carried by hand. Some versions even separate into pieces ... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | Chapter 5
Where Are the Dead?
1. What questions do people commonly ask about the dead?
PERHAPS you have experienced the empty feeling that comes with losing a loved one in death. On such occasions most persons feel not only sad but also very helpless. It is only natural to wonder: What happens to a person when he dies... |
Life (lp)
1977 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lp | Chapter 13
A Pattern of Things to Come
1. What makes it difficult for an individual to get justice under today’s legal arrangement?
TODAY there is such a maze of laws on the books of most nations that the individual seeking justice is usually unwise to try to be his own lawyer. Besides, “loopholes” exist that usually ... |
Trust the Creator (T-82)
2007 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/T-82 | You Can Trust the Creator!
“All men were made by the same Great Spirit.”—CHIEF JOSEPH
BY 1879, Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé people in North America was so disappointed with government authorities that he said: “I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good wo... |
Examining the Scriptures—2017
2016 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2017 | February
Wednesday, February 1
Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.—Jas. 4:8.
Are you a dedicated, baptized Witness of Jehovah? If so, you have a precious possession—a personal relationship with God. However, that relationship is under attack by pressures not only from Satan’s world but also from our... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | Chapter 4
Why We Grow Old and Die
1. (a) What is the desire of normal persons respecting health and life? (b) Because sickness and death are everywhere, what questions are raised about God’s purpose for man?
EVERY normal person desires life with good health. We seek relief from the pain and suffering that disease brin... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Ephesians 3:20—“[God] Is Able to Do Exceeding Abundantly Above All That We Ask or Think” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300138 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Ephesians 3:20—“[God] Is Able to Do Exceeding Abundantly Above All That We Ask or Think”
“Now to the one who can, according to his power that is operating in us, do more than superabundantly beyond all the things we ask or conceive, to him be the glory.”—Ephesians 3:20, 21, New World Translat... |
Doing God’s Will (je)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/doing-gods-will-je | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Jehovah’s Witnesses—Unitedly Doing God’s Will Worldwide
Scripture quotations in this brochure are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, 1984 Edition. |
Origin of Life (lf)
2010 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lf | input Page/Publishers’ Page
The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking
This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.
To make a donation, please visit www.jw.org.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the mod... |
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Songs That Draw Us Closer to God | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500215 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Songs That Draw Us Closer to God
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Music is a beautiful gift from Jehovah. It can affect our thoughts, change our mood, and inspire us. This is certainly the case with our original songs. In fact, these songs can do even more: they can draw us closer to Jehovah.
Since 201... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Chapter 8
Your Role as Parents
1-3. (a) What effect can the birth of a baby have on parents? (b) Why is it important for both father and mother to understand their roles as parents?
IN LIFE many events affect us to a very limited degree. Others have a major and lasting effect. The birth of a child is clearly one of th... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 32—Jonah
Writer: Jonah
Writing Completed: c. 844 B.C.E.
1. What questions are answered in the book of Jonah, and what does it show as to Jehovah’s mercy?
JONAH—foreign missionary of the ninth century B.C.E.! How did he view his assignment from Jehovah? What new experiences did this open up for him?... |
Lasting Peace (pc)
2009 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/lasting-peace-pc | outputs
3 Peace and Happiness—Everyone’s Desire
5 Can Religion Satisfy Mankind’s Needs?
9 Is There Really a Most High Creator?
13 A Guidebook for the Blessing of All Mankind
18 Cultivating Faith in the Creator
24 Pursue Lasting Peace and Happiness With God’s People
29 Lasting Peace and Happiness Just... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018240 | Table of outputs
3 They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Madagascar
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26, 2018–MARCH 4, 2018
7 “He Gives Power to the Tired One”
When we feel overwhelmed by the pressures of life, what can we do? This article discusses our yeartext for 2018 and shows why we need to give Jehovah the opportunity to st... |
Denizens of the Mountains | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101970007 | Denizens of the Mountains
LOFTY mountains that pierce the clouds and reach to dizzying heights may appear to us humans as coldly majestic, lonely, even forbidding. Yet to a great variety of wildlife they constitute home. Some of these creatures would never think of descending to lower altitudes. And to see them in a zo... |
Mistaken for the Pastor | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019286 | Mistaken for the Pastor
Osman and his wife and daughter were witnessing using a literature cart outside a cemetery in Chile. Suddenly, a large funeral procession arrived playing loud music. Some of the people mistook Osman for their evangelical pastor, so they approached him, embraced him, and exclaimed, “Thank you... |
Paradise Restored (pm)
1972 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pm | Chapter 9
Growth and Protection of God’s Capital Organization
1. (a) Who is the greatest Organizer? (b) According to Romans 1:19, 20, what should intelligent creatures on earth have perceived about that Organizer?
THE GREATEST organizer in all existence is “The First Great Cause,” the Creator of all the things made. H... |
Outdated or Ahead of Its Time? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018029 | Outdated or Ahead of Its Time?
SCIENCE
THE BIBLE IS NOT A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK, YET IT CONTAINS STATEMENTS THAT WERE WAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. CONSIDER A FEW EXAMPLES.
Did the physical universe have a beginning?
Leading scientists once felt strongly that the answer was no. Now they generally accept that there was a begi... |
Should We Break Up? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009008 | Young People Ask
Should We Break Up?
“Three months into the relationship, both of us were saying that it felt so right. We talked about spending the rest of our lives together as if it were just a given.”—Jessica.a
“I had a huge crush on him, and then a couple of years later, he actually started noticing me! I liked h... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Chapter 9
Training Children from Infancy
1-4. What evidence is there that a young child has tremendous capacity for learning?
THE mind of a newborn child has been compared to a page on which nothing is written. Actually, many impressions were made on the infant’s mind even while it was in its mother’s womb. And certai... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Studies on the Inspired Scriptures and Their Background
Study Number 7—The Bible in Modern Times
The history of Bible societies; the Watch Tower Society’s work in printing and publishing Bibles; the production of the New World Translation.
1. (a) For what purposes were divine communications given, and why were some t... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Why Should I Pray? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502017155 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Why Should I Pray?
According to one poll, 80 percent of adolescents in America pray, but only half of those who pray do so daily. No doubt, some of them wonder: ‘Is prayer just a psychological crutch, or is it something more?’
What is prayer?
Is God listening?
What can I pray about?
What your pe... |
Peace and Security (tp73)
1973 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp73 | Chapter 5
An Issue That Involves You
1. Why have people found it difficult to understand why God has permitted badness among mankind?
DESPITE the common desire for peace and security, man’s history almost from its start has been marred by bloodshed and other badness. Since the Bible shows that God detests such things,... |
Life (lp)
1977 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lp | Chapter 1
Life Does Have a Purpose
1, 2. Even if a person is living an enjoyable life, what perplexing questions may trouble him? (Ecclesiastes 1:2-4, 10, 11)
HOW good it is to be alive, to feel that you are accomplishing something and that your life has real meaning! Nobody really enjoys an aimless life—a life witho... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 24—Jeremiah
Writer: Jeremiah
Places Written: Judah and Egypt
Writing Completed: 580 B.C.E.
Time Covered: 647–580 B.C.E.
1. When and by whom was Jeremiah commissioned?
THE prophet Jeremiah lived during dangerous and turbulent times. He was commissioned by Jehovah in the year 647 B.C.E., the 13th year... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Cross
Definition: The device on which Jesus Christ was executed is referred to by most of Christendom as a cross. The expression is drawn from the Latin crux.
Why do Watch Tower publications show Jesus on a stake with hands over his head instead of on the traditional cross?
The Greek word rendered “cross” in many ... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
John 14:6—“I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300119 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
John 14:6—“I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life”
“Jesus said to him: ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”—John 14:6, New World Translation.
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except thro... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Repentance
Why do all humans need to turn to Jehovah God and repent?
Ro 3:23; 5:12; 1Jo 1:8
See also Ac 26:20
Relevant Bible account(s):
Lu 18:9-14—Jesus gives an illustration to highlight that we need to confess our sins and pray for God’s help
Ro 7:15-25—Though an apostle and an outstanding man of faith, Paul ... |
Revelation Climax (re)
1988 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/re | Chapter 2
The Grand Theme of the Bible
Interpreting the Scriptures The mysteries locked up in the book of Revelation have for long baffled sincere students of the Bible. In God’s due time, those secrets had to be unlocked, but how, when, and to whom? Only God’s spirit could make known the meaning as the appointed time ... |
We Will Never Forget the Greeting | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501000013 | We Will Never Forget the Greeting
Have you hesitated to attend a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses because of concern about how you might be viewed? If so, you may appreciate the real-life experience of Steve Gerdes.
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A Good Buy | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101970003 | A Good Buy
● Florida was purchased from Spain by the United States for $5,000,000 in 1819. Now more than 14,000,000 persons visit the state yearly, and spend about $2,522,000,000. Each year in Florida factories produce about 116,000,000 gallons of frozen, concentrated orange juice. |
How to Deal With Isolation | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100004 | How to Deal With Isolation
Are you feeling isolated and lonely? If so, you may feel as did the psalmist who said: “I am like a solitary bird on a roof.” (Psalm 102:7) The Bible’s wisdom can help you to deal with problems that are caused by isolation.
Pursue spiritual growth
Read comforting Bible passages
Understa... |
Choosing (bw)
1979 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/bw | Chapter 7
Aliens and Temporary Residents of Exemplary Conduct
1, 2. How are aliens often viewed, and why?
A PERSON who stands out as being very different from the people of the community in which he lives is often viewed with distrust and suspicion. His conduct may come under closer scrutiny than that of persons nativ... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2014041 | Table of outputs
January 15, 2014
© 2014 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
STUDY EDITION
MARCH 3-9, 2014
Worship Jehovah, the King of Eternity
PAGE 7 • SONGS: 106, 46
MARCH 10-16, 2014
100 Years of Kingdom Rule—How Does It Affect You?
PAGE 12 • SONGS: 97, 101
MARCH 17-23, 2014
Making Wise Choices ... |
Victory Over Death (vi)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/victory-over-death-vi | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Victory Over Death—Is It Possible for You?
Unless otherwise stated, all quotations from the Holy Bible are taken from the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, 1984 edition. |
“Kingdom Come” (kc)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kc | Chapter 8
‘The Kingdom Has Drawn Near’
1. Why were John’s words at Matthew 3:1-10 timely?
LET us examine in more detail the activity of “Messiah the Leader” at his first coming. The startling announcement was heard first from the lips of John the Baptizer: “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.” (Matt... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 3
The Preparer of the Way Is Born
ELIZABETH is almost ready to have her baby. For these past three months, Mary has been staying with her. But now it is time for Mary to say good-bye and to make the long trip back home to Nazareth. In about six months she too will have a baby.
Soon after Mary leaves, Elizabeth ... |
Who Is the Antichrist? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502015110 | Who Is the Antichrist?
The Bible’s answer
The antichrist is not merely one individual person or entity, for the Bible says that there are “many antichrists.” (1 John 2:18) Rather, the term “antichrist,” which comes from a Greek word meaning “against (or instead of) Christ,” refers to anyone who does the following:... |
From Our Readers | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005010 | From Our Readers
Suffering Thank you so much for the article “Young People Ask . . . Why Does God Let Us Suffer?” (March 22, 2004) I am 14 years old, and two people that I was close to—my grandpa and my aunt—passed away recently. I knew that God was not to blame for their deaths. Satan is the one to blame, and he ha... |
Scientists Take Public for a Ride | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101994009 | Scientists Take Public for a Ride
By Awake! correspondent in Spain
TOMÁS SERRANO, an elderly, weather-beaten Spanish farmer, had believed for many years that his Andalusian smallholding concealed something unique. His plow often unearthed exotic bones and teeth that certainly did not belong to any local cattle. But wh... |
A Government Free of Corruption | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015000 | A Government Free of Corruption |
Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | Chapter 32
“By This All Will Know That You Are My Disciples”
IT WAS Nisan 14, 33 C.E., the final night of Jesus’ earthly life. He knew that his death was near, but he was not thinking of himself. Instead, he took advantage of this opportunity to encourage his disciples.
Jesus knew that it would not be easy for them aft... |
‘Know Jehovah’ (kj)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kj | Chapter 13
Christendom’s Associates Turn upon Her!
1. To what extent is it that history repeats itself?
IT IS often said that history has the habit of repeating itself. Or, the future is only the past entered into a new case. As far as the general features are concerned, it is true that world events that form the subj... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Creation or Evolution?—Part 4: How Can I Explain My Belief in Creation? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502014327 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Creation or Evolution?—Part 4: How Can I Explain My Belief in Creation?
You believe in creation, but you’re reluctant to say so openly at school. Maybe your textbooks endorse evolution and you worry that teachers and classmates might make fun of you. How can you speak up confidently and explain your ... |
Word-Search Game | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101985006 | Word-Search Game
Expressions Concerning Jehovah
In the letter maze shown at right are to be found 31 words or expressions pertaining to Jehovah. Identify these with the help of the scripture texts and then locate them in the word maze. (Sometimes the expression will be a different grammatical form than that used in the... |
THE BIBLE’S VIEWPOINT
Suffering | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102015009 | THE BIBLE’S VIEWPOINT
Suffering
Some people feel that God causes human suffering or that, at the very least, he is indifferent to it. But is that what the Bible teaches? You might be surprised at the answer.
Does God cause us to suffer?
“For a certainty, God does not act wickedly.”—Job 34:12.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
So... |
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
Why Is There So Much Hatred?—What Does the Bible Say? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100090 | id-work/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
Why Is There So Much Hatred?—What Does the Bible Say?
Hate speech, hate crimes, ethnic violence, and war dominate the news.
“Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social me... |
Examining the Scriptures—2023
2022 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2023 | December
Friday, December 1
They will listen to my voice.—John 10:16.
Jesus compared his relationship with his followers to the close bond between a shepherd and his sheep. (John 10:14) That comparison is appropriate. The sheep know their shepherd and respond to his voice. A traveler experienced this firsthand. He... |
What If I’m Addicted to Pornography? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012510 | What if I’m Addicted to Pornography?
What you can do
Understand pornography for what it is. Pornography is nothing less than an attempt to degrade something that God created to be honorable. Understanding pornography in this light will help you to “hate what is bad.”—Psalm 97:10.
Consider the consequences. Pornogra... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 224
“Take My Yoke”
(Matthew 11:28-30)
1. You who toil so wearily,
Loaded down oppressively,
Jesus calls you tenderly:
‘For relief do come to me.’
2. ‘I am mild, of lowly heart,
And of this world am no part.
Learn of me the loving art,
Thus escape from hatred’s dart.’
3. ‘For my load is light, you’ll find,
And my y... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 77
The Question of Inheritance
THE people evidently know that Jesus has been dining at the Pharisee’s house. So they gather outside by the thousands and are waiting when Jesus comes out. Unlike the Pharisees who oppose Jesus and try to catch him in saying something wrong, the people eagerly listen to him with a... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | CHAPTER 29
How Can I Keep My Mind off Sex?
“I FIND myself thinking about girls all the time—even when they’re not around,” says a young man named Michael. “It’s ridiculous. Sometimes I can’t even concentrate!”
Do you, like Michael, spend much of your waking hours daydreaming about the opposite sex? If so, you may feel... |
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Missionaries “to the Most Distant Part of the Earth” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500210 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Missionaries “to the Most Distant Part of the Earth”
JUNE 1, 2021
Jesus told his disciples: “You will be witnesses of me . . . to the most distant part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Today, Jehovah’s Witnesses are zealously fulfilling that commission. However, parts of the earth, including s... |
Husbands—Make Your Home Secure | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015005 | Husbands—Make Your Home Secure
WHAT kind of security should a man provide for his wife? Many people are raised to believe that a husband’s primary goal is to help his family to be financially secure. However, some wives who have plenty of material things still feel emotionally insecure—even terrified. A Spanish w... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Index
This Index does not list every aspect of each principal subject. To locate other details, turn to appropriate main heading(s) on the preceding pages and read the subheadings.
Abortion, 25, 26
Abraham, wives, 250
Abyss, Satan confined, 366
Adam and Eve, 27-29
heaven their destiny?, 162
historical persons, 27,... |
A Rabbi’s Commendation | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101971012 | A Rabbi’s Commendation
A Jewish woman in Detroit, Michigan, wanted to learn the Bible. One day she asked her husband for permission to go to a church or synagogue to do this. When he refused, she replied, “You just wait and see. Someone will come and want to teach me the Bible.” That very afternoon her door was the fir... |
Divine Victory (dy)
1973 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/divine-victory-dy | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Divine Victory—Its Meaning for Distressed Humanity
IT IS OUR PLEASURE to present in the pages of this booklet the public address that is being featured world wide in the 1973-1974 series of “Divine Victory” International Assemblies of Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses. Just what such a thing a... |
Who or What Are Angels? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016247 | Who or What Are Angels?
The Bible’s answer
Angels are beings who have greater power and ability than humans. (2 Peter 2:11) They exist in heaven, or the spirit realm, which is a level of existence higher than the physical universe. (1 Kings 8:27; John 6:38) Thus, they are also referred to as spirits.—1 Kings 22... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 38—Zechariah
Writer: Zechariah
Place Written: Jerusalem
Writing Completed: 518 B.C.E.
Time Covered: 520–518 B.C.E.
1. What was the situation as to the temple in Jerusalem when Zechariah began to prophesy?
AT A standstill! That was the state of the construction work on Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem w... |
Satisfying Life (la)
2001 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/la | Foreword
Consider this paradox: In one industrialized country, more than 90 percent of the people feel that they are either very happy or fairly happy. But 3 of the 10 drugs most widely used in that land are prescribed for depression. In that same country, 91 percent of the people consider their family life to... |
“Eternal Purpose” (po)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/po | input Page/Publishers’ Page
God’s “Eternal Purpose” Now Triumphing For Man’s Good
An Enlightening Survey of the Special Purpose of Man’s Creator, from Its Formation Six Thousand Years Ago to Its God-honoring Accomplishment with Boundless Blessings for All Humanity
To the God who has come to man’s rescue by forming his ... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Philippians 4:8—“Whatever Things Are True, . . . Continue Considering These Things” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300133 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Philippians 4:8—“Whatever Things Are True, . . . Continue Considering These Things”
“Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are of serious concern, whatever things are righteous, whatever things are chaste, whatever things are lovable, whatever things are well-spoken-of,... |
“Kingdom Come” (kc)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kc | Chapter 9
Kingdom Heirs Keep Integrity
1. (a) Why did Jesus inherit a more excellent name? (b) Who may profit by his example, and how?
PROVING faithful to the death, Jesus inherited a name more excellent than that of the angels. Of all God’s intelligent creatures, he was the One to demonstrate that a son of God could ... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | SECTION 2
My Journal—Your Identity
Write down three traits that you value in a true friend. Then write about what you can do to acquire or improve those same traits in yourself.
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Mercury—Spain’s “Liquid Silver” Bonanza | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101979006 | Mercury—Spain’s “Liquid Silver” Bonanza
By “Awake!” correspondent in Spain
HAVE you checked the temperature lately? If so, very possibly you consulted a mercury thermometer. Perhaps you wondered where the mercury came from. The source could well have been the Almadén mine in Spain, where the world’s richest mercury dep... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Genesis 1:1—“In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300101 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Genesis 1:1—“In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth”
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”—Genesis 1:1, New World Translation.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”—Genesis 1:1, King James Version.
Meaning of Genesis 1:1
This opening ... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 97
Workers in the Vineyard
“MANY that are first,” Jesus just said, “will be last and the last first.” Now he illustrates this by telling a story. “The kingdom of the heavens,” he begins, “is like a man, a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.”
Jesus continues: “When [t... |
“My Follower” (cf)
2022 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/cf | “Come Be My Follower”
Do you ever feel lost and in need of direction? Jesus Christ is the God-given Leader whom every human needs. He said: “I am the fine shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me.” (John 10:14) Do you truly know the Fine Shepherd—his qualities, his message and work, his zeal, his love? This ... |
He Endured Despite Disappointments | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011010 | Imitate Their Faith
He Endured Despite Disappointments
SAMUEL could feel the grief in Shiloh. It almost seemed that the town was awash in tears. From how many houses did the cries of women and children emanate, the sounds of mourning over the news about fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers who would not be coming home... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 79
A Nation Lost, but Not All
SHORTLY after Jesus’ discussion with those who had gathered outside the house of a Pharisee, certain ones tell him “about the Galileans whose blood [the Roman governor Pontius] Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.” These Galileans are perhaps the ones who were killed when thousa... |
Be Courageous—Jehovah Is With You! | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013043 | Be Courageous—Jehovah Is With You!
“Be courageous and strong. . . . Jehovah your God is with you.”—JOSH. 1:9.
HOW WOULD YOU REPLY?
What did Joshua have to do to sustain his faith and courage?
What examples of courage have impressed you?
Whose example of faith and courage can help you to do the preaching work?
... |
Young People Ask (yp)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp | Foreword
Answers That Work
‘WHY DON’T my parents understand me?’ ‘Should I give drugs and alcohol a try?’ ‘What about sex before marriage?’ ‘How do I know if it’s real love?’ ‘What does the future hold for me?’
You are neither the first—nor the last—youth to ask such questions. However, when young people raise these ... |
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
Is Racial Equality Only a Dream?—What Does the Bible Say? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100064 | CreativeDesignArt/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
Is Racial Equality Only a Dream?—What Does the Bible Say?
For many people, racial equality remains an unfulfilled dream.
“Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life in every society. It co... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Other Aids for Your Family
Would you like other valuable aids for your family? You may obtain either or all of the following by writing to Watch Tower, using the appropriate address on the next page.
My Book of Bible Stories. This volume of large-sized pages (about 7ʺx 9ʺ) contains 116 accounts taken from the Bible. Th... |
A Teen Who Takes Pride in His Religion | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002013 | A Teen Who Takes Pride in His Religion
WHEN he was 13 years old, Andrew was assigned to do a school project on the topic of cultural heritage. “At first,” he says, “I thought I would write about my grandfather, but then I thought: ‘Wait a minute! I’m one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is a wonderful opportunity to speak ... |
“God’s Love” (lv)
2014 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lv | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
5 1. “This Is What the Love of God Means”
14 2. How Can You Maintain a Good Conscience?
25 3. Love Those Whom God Loves
36 4. Why Respect Authority?
50 5. How to Keep Separate From the World
62 6. How to Choose Wholesome Entertainment
74 7. Do You Value Life as... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1 | Chapter Twenty-seven
Jehovah Pours Out Indignation Upon the Nations
Isaiah 34:1-17
1, 2. (a) Regarding Jehovah’s vengeance, of what can we be certain? (b) What does God accomplish by executing vengeance?
JEHOVAH GOD is patient not only with his faithful servants but also, when his purpose warrants it, with his enemies.... |
Wisdom for Life and Happiness | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102021002 | Wisdom for Life and Happiness
No. 1 2021
© 2021 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations. To make a donation, please visit donate.jw.org. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture ... |
Remain in God’s Love (lvs)
2017 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lvs | A Letter From the Governing Body
To those who love Jehovah God and his Word, the Bible:
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” said Jesus. (John 8:32) Think of how you felt when you first found the truth from the Bible! It was exciting to know that in a world full of lies, we can learn the trut... |
Earth’s Dwindling Resources | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005002 | Earth’s Dwindling Resources
“In nature everything is connected, and we are now being held accountable for our past blunders.”—African Wildlife magazine.
SOME call it the ecological footprint. It is a measure of mankind’s consumption of natural resources compared with the earth’s ability to replenish them. According to... |
Religious Tolerance—500 Years Later! | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101993010 | Religious Tolerance—500 Years Later!
FIVE HUNDRED years ago, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain. Just one day before Columbus’ departure, another fleet left Spain, heading in a different direction. Columbus and his men returned in triumph, having discovered new lands. But the other hapless voyagers were never to... |
Life Can Be Better Now! | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101981003 | Life Can Be Better Now!
Many people think the Bible offers a better life only in heaven after death, and that their present life is destined to be as it is. However, the publishers of this magazine receive letters from all over the world showing that thousands of persons have been helped to a better life right now by f... |
This Life (ts)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ts | Chapter 9
Can You Talk with the Dead?
IN LIFE, we humans keenly sense a need to talk with those whom we love. We want to know that our loved ones are well and happy. When things go well for them, we are encouraged. But when we learn that they face grave danger due to a “natural” disaster or some other calamity, we begi... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 131
Cleaving to Jehovah Our God
(Joshua 23:8)
1. Now we of God’s household Jehovah God are serving;
Exclusive devotion t’ward him we are preserving.
The gods of the nations, of these we’ve had our fill.
We cleave to Jehovah; we want to do his will.
His truth in our hearts may he lovingly instill.
2. The things he ... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
5 1 Finding the Key to Family Happiness
11 2 Laying a Fine Foundation for Your Marriage
26 3 After the Wedding Day
40 4 A Husband Who Gains Deep Respect
54 5 A Wife Who Is Dearly Loved
70 6 Love, “a Perfect Bond of Union”
81 7 Having Children—A Responsibility an... |
Paradise Restored (pm)
1972 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pm | Back Endsheets
[Picture on back endsheets]
TEMPLE REBUILT BY HEROD
As Viewed from the Southeast Angle |
Pure Worship (rr)
2018 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/rr | Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last!
“I will certainly sanctify my great name, . . . and the nations will have to know that I am Jehovah.”—EZEKIEL 36:23 |
“The Watchtower” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101971018 | “The Watchtower”
Esau sold his birthright for a meal of stew. He did not appreciate a sacred thing.
Many people today are like Esau. They think more of material things than sacred things. God’s written Word is sacred. Do you appreciate it?
“The Watchtower” can broaden your knowledge of God’s Word and strengthen your fa... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 163
The Fruitage of the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22, 23)
1. The fruitage of God’s holy spirit
We all must produce and retain,
That thus we may bring to him honor
And life in his new order gain.
So let us at all times be showing
The love that is godlike and pure
And try to be always rejoicing,
For joy gives us strength ... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Chapter 5
A Wife Who Is Dearly Loved
1-4. What complaint do women at times make about husbands’ assuring them of their love?
ONE woman complained to another, ‘I know my husband loves me, but he never says it. Oh, occasionally, if I drag it out of him, but it would mean so much more if he would say it without my prompt... |
Daniel’s Prophecy (dp)
1999 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/dp | Chapter One
The Book of Daniel and You
1, 2. (a) What are some of the unusual situations presented in the Bible book of Daniel? (b) In our modern times, what questions arise regarding the book of Daniel?
A POWERFUL king threatens to execute his wise men because they are not able to reveal and interpret his puzzling dre... |
Teach Us (bhs)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/bhs | ENDNOTES
1 JEHOVAH
God’s name is Jehovah and is understood to mean “He Causes to Become.” Jehovah is the almighty God, and he created everything. He has the power to do anything he decides to do.
In Hebrew, God’s name was written with four letters. In English, these are represented by YHWH or JHVH. God’s name appe... |
HELP FOR THE FAMILY | YOUNG PEOPLE
How to Tame Your Temper | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102015007 | HELP FOR THE FAMILY | YOUNG PEOPLE
How to Tame Your Temper
THE CHALLENGE
“I screamed at my sister and swung the door so hard that the hook on the back of it went through the wall. The hole was a constant reminder of how childishly I had behaved.”—Diane.a
“I shouted, ‘You’re a horrible dad!’ and slammed the door. ... |
This Life (ts)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ts | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Is This Life All There Is?
Many common beliefs about life and death have held millions in the grip of fear. This book has been published in the hope that it will aid sincere persons to enjoy the freedom that only the truth can give. May it help you to find real purpose in living now and to ... |
In Grandfather’s Time | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102011012 | In Grandfather’s Time
● The mechanical clock was likely invented in China over 900 years ago. Since then, improvements to clocks have been many. An outstanding improvement came in the mid-1600’s, when the pendulum came into use in mechanical clocks. Thanks to that revolutionary innovation, clocks became so accurate tha... |
Examining the Scriptures—2020
2019 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2020 | July
Wednesday, July 1
Keep perceiving what the will of Jehovah is.—Eph. 5:17.
We are living in “critical times” that are “hard to deal with,” and life is going to become even more difficult before a new day dawns and true peace is restored to this earth. (2 Tim. 3:1) So we do well to ask ourselves, ‘Where am I lo... |
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