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Watching the World | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102006008 | Watching the World
◼ During 2000, an estimated 8.3 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) developed worldwide, and nearly two million TB victims died—almost all of them in low-income countries.—MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA.
◼ “Ten million young people are currently living with HIV, and over half of the 4.9 million pe... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 50—Philippians
Writer: Paul
Place Written: Rome
Writing Completed: c. 60–61 C.E.
1. (a) How did the Philippians come to hear the good news? (b) What historical background is of interest about the city of Philippi?
WHEN the apostle Paul received the call in a vision to carry the good news into Macedo... |
Is God Everywhere, Omnipresent? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502017100 | Is God Everywhere, Omnipresent?
The Bible’s answer
God is able to see everything and to act anywhere he chooses. (Proverbs 15:3; Hebrews 4:13) However, the Bible does not teach that God is omnipresent—that is, present everywhere, in all things. Instead, it shows that he is a person and that he resides in a dwellin... |
Book for All (ba)
1997 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/book-for-all-ba | The World’s Most Widely Distributed Book
“The Bible is the most widely read book in history. . . . More copies have been distributed of the Bible than of any other book. The Bible has also been translated more times, and into more languages, than any other book.”—“The World Book Encyclopedia.”1
IN SOME respects, most b... |
Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | Chapter 22
Part 5—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth
In 1975 important decisions were made regarding the way that the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses would be supervised from their world headquarters. They did not then know what fields might yet open up for an extensive witness before the end of the presen... |
Making Study Time More Enjoyable and Productive | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012049 | Making Study Time More Enjoyable and Productive
How can we find more enjoyment in studying the Bible? How can we make our study periods more productive? Let us briefly consider three important steps that will help us to get the most out of our personal study of the Bible.
1 PRAY: The first step to take is to pray. (Ps.... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | Role Model—Hezekiah
Hezekiah is at a crossroads in his life. At just 25, he’s the king of Judah. What kind of king will he be? Will he allow the bad example of his father, King Ahaz, to influence him? Right up to his death, Ahaz had been an unrepentant apostate. He promoted pagan worship and even burned at least one o... |
Protect Yourself From Misinformation | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100022 | Protect Yourself From Misinformation
Today, you have access to more information than ever, including the kind that can help you stay safe and healthy. But in your search, you need to beware of misinformation, such as:
Misleading news
False reports
Conspiracy theories
For example, during the COVID-19 pande... |
Man’s Salvation (sl)
1975 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sl | Chapter 18
On Whose Side Are We When World Distress Climaxes?
1. (a) Only by what means will the absolute destruction of the present wicked earthly system of things come about? (b) Why is watchfulness important for all of us?
THE world distress that has gripped the man-made system of things since the year 1914 C.E. ha... |
Survival (su)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/su | Chapter 22
Do Not Long for What Was Left Behind!
1. (a) What blessings lie immediately ahead for faithful servants of God? (b) Yet, what have some persons done?
FULFILLMENT of Bible prophecy unmistakably shows that we are today at the very threshold of God’s glorious new system of things. Soon the wicked world will be... |
“Good Land” (gl)
2003 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/good-land-gl | From Egypt to the Promised Land
PEOPLE everywhere know of the Exodus from Egypt. But what awaited Moses and God’s people after they crossed the Red Sea? Where did they head, and how did they reach the Jordan River to enter the Promised Land?
Their goal was the land of Canaan, yet Moses did not take the shortest r... |
Choosing (bw)
1979 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/bw | Chapter 9
Men Who Can Aid You to Succeed
1, 2. (a) When faced with distress, what do we need from others? (b) In the Christian congregation, who especially can provide this?
AN ENCOURAGING word in time of distress, a helping hand when trouble threatens—what a blessing these can be! Because obstacles do arise to block... |
When Was Jesus Born? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013124 | When Was Jesus Born?
The Bible’s answer
The Bible does not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus Christ, as these reference works show:
“The true birth date of Christ is unknown.”—New Catholic Encyclopedia.
“The exact date of Christ’s birth is not known.”—Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.
While the B... |
Tragedy at Sea | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101978007 | Tragedy at Sea
As related to “Awake!” correspondent in Papua New Guinea
WE SET off from Gasmata, New Britain, around 11 o’clock on Wednesday, March 9. The weather was delightful. A gentle breeze billowed the sail of our outrigger canoe and steadily moved us along. For added speed, we paddled.
On our left, the coast was... |
Forgotten Slaves of the South Seas | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009010 | Forgotten Slaves of the South Seas
BY AWAKE! WRITER IN FIJI
A RIPPLE of excitement seizes the crowd as two ships slip into the lagoon of the remote Pacific atoll. Years earlier, a castaway had given each family there a few pages torn from his Bible. These humble people eagerly read those pages and since then had anxiou... |
In Search of Dolphins Down Under | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002007 | In Search of Dolphins Down Under
BY AWAKE! WRITER IN NEW ZEALAND
“IT IS the only creature who loves man for his own sake,” wrote the Greek essayist Plutarch. To what was he referring? To none other than the dolphin, a mammal closely related to the whale.
According to The World Book Encyclopedia, “many scientists believ... |
School (sj)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/school-sj | Our View of the Future
A Bible prophecy that profoundly affects our outlook on life is that found at Revelation 21:3 and 4. It reads: “God himself will be with [mankind]. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things h... |
Revelation Climax (re)
1988 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/re | Chapter 41
God’s Day of Judgment—Its Joyful Outcome!
Vision 15—Revelation 20:11–21:8
Subject: The general resurrection, Judgment Day, and blessings of new heavens and a new earth
Time of fulfillment: The Thousand Year Reign
1. (a) What did mankind lose when Adam and Eve sinned? (b) What purpose of God has not change... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Is the Occult Harmless Fun? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019476 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Is the Occult Harmless Fun?
What do you think?
Is there any harm in consulting horoscopes, Ouija boards, or psychics?
Are stories of the occult merely allegories—a symbolic battle between good and evil—or are they something more?
This article will examine why spiritism can seem appealing a... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | outputment
Pr 30:8, 9; 1Ti 6:6-8; Heb 13:5
See also Mt 6:11, 19-21, 24-33; Ac 20:35; Php 4:11-13
Relevant Bible account(s):
1Ki 17:8-16—Jehovah rewards the widow of Zarephath, not with material abundance, but with enough food day by day—a miracle from which we today may derive a lesson about outputment |
Happiness (hp)
1980 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hp | Chapter 16
A Government to Bring Earth-wide Peace
IS THERE any government that is able to bring lasting peace to earth? that can provide security and freedom from crime? that can make available an abundance of good food for all? that is able to clean up the environment and overcome disease?
2 Consider man’s record in t... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Conduct of Christians
Why must Christians live according to their beliefs?
Mt 5:14-16; Jas 1:22-25
What pattern of conduct should Christians follow?
Joh 13:15; 1Pe 2:21
See also 1Co 11:1; 1Jo 2:6
What can result when Christians live by God’s standards?
2Co 6:3, 4; 1Pe 2:12
See also 1Ti 4:12; Tit 2:4-8; 1Pe 3:1, ... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 73
A Neighborly Samaritan
JESUS is perhaps near Bethany, a village about two miles [3 km] from Jerusalem. A man who is an expert on the Law of Moses approaches him with a question, asking: “Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit everlasting life?”
Jesus detects that the man, a lawyer, is asking not simply for i... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Why Do I Always Say the Wrong Thing? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018166 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Why Do I Always Say the Wrong Thing?
“Sometimes I can control my tongue, but other times it seems as if my mouth goes on without any help from my brain!”—James.
“When I’m nervous I speak without thinking, and when I’m relaxed I say more than I should. So, basically, I mess up all the time.”—Mari... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 70
Healing a Man Born Blind
WHEN the Jews try to stone Jesus, he does not leave Jerusalem. Later, on the Sabbath, he and his disciples are walking in the city when they see a man who has been blind from birth. The disciples ask Jesus: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, so that he was born blind?”
Perh... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Overseers
What qualifications should Christian overseers meet to a reasonable degree?
1Ti 3:1-7; Tit 1:5-9; Jas 3:17, 18; 1Pe 5:2, 3
Congregation overseers also need to be exemplary in fulfilling what Christian requirements?
Mt 28:19, 20; Ga 5:22, 23; 6:1; Eph 5:28; 6:4; 1Ti 4:15; 2Ti 1:14; Tit 2:12, 14; Heb 10:24... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Healing
Definition: Causing a person who has been physically, mentally, or spiritually sick to gain good health. Some of the pre-Christian Hebrew prophets as well as Jesus Christ and certain members of the early Christian congregation were enabled by God’s spirit to perform miraculous healing.
Is miraculous healin... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | Chapter 7
Your Clothes and Appearance Talk—About You
1-4. Why does the way we dress tell something about what we are like inside? Give examples.
HAVE you ever admired the pleasing varieties of color in a field of spring flowers or marveled at the beautiful shades to be found among tropical fish? Seeing these things c... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 121
The Truth That Sets Men Free
(John 8:32)
1. Mosaic Law and prophecies of cent’ries long ago
Were pointing to a precious truth that we have come to know.
It is the truth that sets men free, the truth about God’s Seed
—How through Christ Jesus men can gain the life that’s life indeed.
2. ‘I am the way, the truth... |
Can a Person Resign From Being One of Jehovah’s Witnesses? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016162 | Can a Person Resign From Being One of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Yes. A person can resign from our organization in two ways:
By formal request. Either orally or in writing, a person can state his decision that he no longer wants to be known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
By action. A person can take an action that p... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 62
A Lesson in Humility
AFTER healing the demonized boy in the region near Caesarea Philippi, Jesus wishes to return home to Capernaum. However, he wants to be alone with his disciples on the trip so that he can further prepare them for his death and their responsibilities afterward. “The Son of man is to be de... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | Chapter 2
Why It Is Wise to Examine Your Religion
1. (a) Since God will soon destroy this system of things, what question do we need to ask about our worship? (b) If we want to follow the course God approves, to what book will we go?
WE HAVE good reason to think seriously about our standing with God. Why? Because the ... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102000000 | Table of outputs
January 8, 2000
Bloodless Medicine and Surgery—The Growing Demand
Bloodless medicine and surgery is now more common than ever. Why is there such a demand for it? Is it a safe alternative to blood transfusions?
3 Pioneers in Medicine
4 Blood Transfusions—A Long History of Controversy
7 The Growin... |
John Paul II on the Move—Can He Unite His Divided Church? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101980007 | John Paul II on the Move—Can He Unite His Divided Church?
NEVER has a pope traveled so much in such a short period of time. Mexico, Poland, Ireland, the United States—John Paul II visited them all within the first year following his election on October 16, 1978.
Judging from the enthusiastic receptions he received in... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Genesis 1:26—“Let Us Make Man in Our Image” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300129 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Genesis 1:26—“Let Us Make Man in Our Image”
“Then God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and the domestic animals and all the earth and every creeping animal that is moving... |
United in Worship (uw)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/uw | Chapter 21
“They Are No Part of the World”
1. (a) What did Jesus pray on behalf of his disciples the night before he died? (b) Why was being “no part of the world” so important?
ON THE NIGHT before he was impaled, Jesus prayed earnestly on behalf of his disciples. Knowing that they would be put under tremendous pressu... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 77
“Jehovah Is My Shepherd”
(Psalm 23)
1. Jehovah God is my Shepherd,
So why should I fear or fret?
For he who cares for his sheep so much
Will none of his own forget.
By quiet waters he leads me,
My soul does restore and bless.
He guides my steps for his own name’s sake
In pathways of righteousness.
He guides my ... |
STUDY ARTICLE 5
What Our Attendance at Meetings Says About Us | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2019246 | STUDY ARTICLE 5
What Our Attendance at Meetings Says About Us
“Keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes.”—1 COR. 11:26.
SONG 18 Grateful for the Ransom
PREVIEWa
1-2. (a) What does Jehovah see when millions gather for the Lord’s Evening Meal? (See cover picture.) (b) What will we discuss in this artic... |
‘Know Jehovah’ (kj)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kj | Chapter 16
A Shepherd-King for All Mankind
1. Reportedly, from as far back as when have political rulers not liked to consider themselves as shepherds, and why so?
KINGS, princes, presidents and governors of the world, not excluding those of Christendom, have not considered themselves as shepherds. To this day such po... |
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
Rahab Follows Instructions | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502014342 | ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
Rahab Follows Instructions
How did Rahab survive when the Israelites came to destroy the city of Jericho?
Read the illustrated story online or from a printed PDF.
Download
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The Value of Toys | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101971003 | The Value of Toys
A LITTLE pail and shovel, some water and soil or sand—that combination works wonders for a small child! With these tools he creates a castle, a bridge, a spaceship, a cave—any number of things his mind can conceive and delight in. Indeed, a toy may be anything a child gets his hands on to play with.... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 39
The Proud and the Lowly
AFTER mentioning the virtues of John the Baptizer, Jesus turns attention to the proud, fickle people who are around him. “This generation,” he declares, “is like young children sitting in the marketplaces who cry out to their playmates, saying, ‘We played the flute for you, but you di... |
True Peace (tp)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
5 1 True Peace and Security Near!
10 2 Can Men Bring Lasting Peace and Security?
22 3 Are the World’s Religions Giving the Right Lead?
34 4 World Destruction First—Then World Peace
43 5 An Issue That Involves You
55 6 What Has God Been Doing?
69 7 When Will the... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 20
Sing the Song of Kingdom Cheer
(Psalm 96:1, 10)
1. Come, sing the song of Kingdom cheer,
You people of the earth.
Sing out the new song loud and clear;
Make known the Kingdom’s birth.
How comely are the feet of those
That with good news are shod!
Among the nations they disclose,
‘Salvation is by God.’
2. In thi... |
Return to Jehovah (rj)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/return-to-jehovah-rj | A Letter From the Governing Body
Dear fellow believer:
As you know, the Bible is largely a book about people. Many were faithful men and women who faced challenges similar to our own. They had “feelings like ours.” (James 5:17) Some were weighed down by troubles and anxiety. Others were deeply hurt by family member... |
Who Are Jehovah’s Witnesses? (T-73)
2001 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/tracts/who-are-jehovahs-witnesses-t-73 | Who Are Jehovah’s Witnesses?
What do you know about Jehovah’s Witnesses? Some people have called them Christian propagandists, a new Christian cult, a Christian sect influenced by Judaism, or fanatics who reject medical treatment. Actually, the Witnesses are none of these things. Why do some people think such things ab... |
Who Goes to Hell? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013346 | Who Goes to Hell?
The Bible’s answer
Hell (“Sheol” and “Hades” in the Bible’s original languages) is simply the grave, not a place of fiery torment. Who go to hell? Both good people and bad people. (Job 14:13; Psalm 9:17) The Bible says that this common grave of mankind is “the house of meeting for everyone living... |
True Peace (tp)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp | Chapter 3
Are the World’s Religions Giving the Right Lead?
1. What important questions regarding the world’s religions are here raised?
“RELIGION has been one of the most powerful forces in history,”28 stated The World Book Encyclopedia. But have the world’s religions been a genuine force for peace and security? Have... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Should We Break Up? (Part 1) | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013306 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Should We Break Up? (Part 1)
Sometimes a breakup is a blessing. Consider the experience of Jill. “At first,” she says, “I was flattered that my boyfriend was always worrying about where I was, what I was doing, and whom I was with. But it got to the point where I couldn’t spend time with anyone but... |
Watching the World | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101976008 | Watching the World
Saving Babies
◆ Almost 20 percent of Hong Kong’s newborn Chinese babies are threatened by potentially fatal “hyperbilirubinemia.” This condition of an abnormally high level of bile pigments in the blood is a common complication among premature infants whose livers are not yet fully developed. Now, sa... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy II (ip-2)
2001 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-2 | Chapter Three
“My Chosen One, Whom My Soul Has Approved!”
Isaiah 42:1-25
1, 2. Why is chapter 42 of Isaiah of interest to Christians today?
“‘YOU are my witnesses,’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘even my servant whom I have chosen.’” (Isaiah 43:10) This declaration by Jehovah, recorded by the prophet Isaiah in the eight... |
True Peace (tp)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp | Chapter 1
True Peace and Security Near!
1. What conditions make true peace and security so desirable?
SURELY you, like most persons, long for peace and security. People everywhere are tired of crime, violence, war, and the threatening nuclear nightmare. Too, many do not have decent jobs, adequate housing, or enough fo... |
The Bible—A Reliable Source of Truth | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2020003 | The Bible—A Reliable Source of Truth
Throughout history, people from many backgrounds have considered the Bible to be a reliable source of truth. Today, millions follow its teachings. Yet others dismiss the Bible as being irrelevant or fictitious. What do you think? Can you find truth in the Bible?
WHY YOU CAN ... |
Watch! (kp)
2004 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/watch-kp | outputs
Page
3 Where Is This World Heading?
Does God Really Care?
6 What Does It All Mean?
The Last Days of What?
Is the Bible Really God’s Word?
What Is God’s Kingdom?
9 Where Is Your Life Heading?
What Is Most Important to You?
Are Your Choices Leading You to Where You Really Want to Go?
12 ‘The Hour of Ju... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 184
Loving Shepherds Tend God’s “Sheep”
(1 Peter 5:2)
1. Sov’reign Lord, we are so grateful,
O great Shepherd of your sheep.
Us you lovingly keep guarding.
Safe your one flock you do keep.
2. Christ gave gifts in men as shepherds,
Who for us show real concern.
They expend themselves in service,
Helping all God’s t... |
Our Problems (op)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/our-problems-op | Offer of Bible Study
All the people in these pictures have urgent needs. You have similar needs yourself. You need help to solve your problems. You need to understand why life is so hard. You need something to give you confidence in the future. And you need to know how you can fit into God’s purposes.
The Bible can sup... |
COVER SUBJECT
Teen Depression—Why? What Can Help? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102017005 | COVER SUBJECT
Teen Depression—Why? What Can Help?
“WHEN I have a bout of depression,” says Anna,a “I have no motivation to do anything, not even the things I usually love to do. All I want to do is sleep. I often feel that I am unlovable, worthless, and a burden to others.”
“I thought about suicide,” recalls Julia... |
What Is Happening to the Prisons? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101972002 | What Is Happening to the Prisons?
THROUGHOUT history it has been the recognized right of societies to punish crime. Today, the way nearly all countries deal with persons who commit serious crimes is to confine them to prisons. Some stay there for the rest of their lives.
How many people see the inside of a prison in th... |
Would You Like to Please God? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101999012 | Would You Like to Please God?
Are you conscious of a spiritual need in your life? Do you feel that something is lacking in a world where only material values seem to count? Would you like to get to know God and have a close relationship with him?
You might say, ‘Yes, but how do I go about it? Isn’t it complicated to re... |
Man’s Salvation (sl)
1975 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sl | Chapter 11
No Harming nor Ruining in the Spiritual Paradise
1. Whose moral qualities are reflected by the one who is King over the spiritual paradise?
IT HAS been said that the moral quality of any human government represents what the governed people themselves are. This has been the observation made by worldly states... |
Man’s Salvation (sl)
1975 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sl | Chapter 8
A Spiritual Paradise on a Polluted Earth
1, 2. To what extent have man’s efforts to cut down on the polluting of the earth met with success?
THERE are still some spots on this earth that are like a miniature earthly paradise. However, their continued existence is threatened. Within the last twenty years the ... |
More to Life (ml)
1975 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/more-to-life-ml | input Page/Publishers’ Page
There Is Much More to Life!
Many people just live from day to day, without thought for the future. Some follow the philosophy, ‘let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.’ But really there can be much more than that to life. This booklet explains how you may find satisfying enjoyment in life... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
How Can I Gain My Parents’ Trust? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018161 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
How Can I Gain My Parents’ Trust?
What you should know
What you can do
What your peers say
What you should know
The amount of trust you receive depends on how trustworthy you are. Obeying your parents’ rules is like paying off a debt. You owe your parents your obedience, and the more reliab... |
Paradise Restored (pm)
1972 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pm | Chapter 1
Our Basis for Hope in Its Restoration
1. How does the matter of Paradise differ from the evolution theory?
PARADISE, the original perfect garden home of mankind, is no myth, no fairy tale. It is unlike the theory of evolution, which was taught in ancient Babylon, later taught by pagan Greek philosophers of t... |
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People Losing Trust In Politicians—What Does the Bible Say? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100097 | Mary_Ukraine/stock.adobe.com
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People Losing Trust In Politicians—What Does the Bible Say?
The year 2024 will see a record number of elections taking place around the world. However, many people are losing trust in politicians.
A majority of Americans surveyed say that “most politic... |
Help Your Children to Meet Their Many Challenges | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2010044 | Help Your Children to Meet Their Many Challenges
OUR young people are under intense pressure. They are exposed to the spirit of Satan’s wicked world, and they must contend with “the desires incidental to youth.” (2 Tim. 2:22; 1 John 5:19) Moreover, because they strive to ‘remember their Grand Creator,’ they have to cop... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 203
Jehovah Leads His People
(Psalm 31:3)
1. True knowledge God abundantly provides.
His people he instructs and O so patiently guides!
He graciously endowed us with free will.
He kindly seeks into our hearts his truth to instill.
2. And step by step, in his own way and time,
By means of holy spirit, he reveals th... |
Purpose of Life (pr)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pr | input Page/Publishers’ Page
What Is the Purpose of Life? How Can You Find It?
2006 Printing
This publication is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptu... |
“We Were Touched to See Such Love” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102017008 | “We Were Touched to See Such Love”
ON Saturday, April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal, a largely mountainous country north of India. The quake struck about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the capital, Kathmandu. Tragically, more than 8,500 people died, making this Nepal’s deadliest natural disaster ... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 120
Denials in the Courtyard
AFTER abandoning Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane and fleeing in fear with the rest of the apostles, Peter and John stop in their flight. Perhaps they catch up with Jesus when he is being taken to the home of Annas. When Annas sends him over to High Priest Caiaphas, Peter and John ... |
Planet Earth Can Be Saved! | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005003 | Planet Earth Can Be Saved!
THE preceding articles have made it clear that man cannot continue to consume earth’s resources at the present rate. True, world leaders have made commendable efforts to curb pollution, deforestation, and other environmental problems. Starting with the UN Conference on Human Environment in 19... |
“A Widening Gap Between Clergy and Laity” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101998011 | “A Widening Gap Between Clergy and Laity”
“THERE is in American evangelical churches a widening gap between clergy and laity,” notes Robert K. Johnston, a professor of theology and culture. In Ministerial Formation, a magazine of the World Council of Churches, he mentions some of the factors causing this estrangement: ... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 40—Matthew
Writer: Matthew
Place Written: Palestine
Writing Completed: c. 41 C.E.
Time Covered: 2 B.C.E.–33 C.E.
1. (a) What promise has Jehovah held before mankind from Eden onward? (b) How did the hope in the Messiah become firmly established among the Jews?
FROM the time of the rebellion in Eden,... |
Great Teacher (te)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/te | Chapter 33
“Caesar’s Things to Caesar”
LET’S take out some money and look at it. What do you see on the money?— Who made this money?— The government did.
For thousands of years governments have made the money that people use. When the Great Teacher was on earth, the Roman government made money. And do you know who th... |
Man’s Salvation (sl)
1975 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sl | Chapter 16
Awaiting the “New Heavens and a New Earth”
1, 2. (a) Persons in their seventies or eighties have seen what changes in the world since the year 1914? (b) How has what they have observed matched what Jesus foretold, as recorded at Luke 21:25, 26, concerning the “conclusion of the system of things”?
A NEW and ... |
Teach Us (bhs)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/bhs | What Is God’s Purpose for Us?
WHEN you read the newspaper, watch television, or listen to the radio, you see and hear many stories of crime, war, and terrorism. Perhaps you personally are suffering because of an illness or because someone you love has died.
Ask yourself:
Is this what God wants for me and my ... |
Do Scholars Believe That Jesus Existed? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012491 | Do Scholars Believe That Jesus Existed?
Scholars have a solid basis for believing that Jesus existed. Regarding the references made by first- and second-century historians to Jesus and the early Christians, the Encyclopædia Britannica, 2002 Edition, says: “These independent accounts prove that in ancient times even... |
They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Madagascar | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018241 | They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Madagascar
“WHEN I listened to the experiences of my friends who served in areas where there was a great need for pioneers, I longed to taste that joy too,” says Sylviana, a pioneer in her mid-20’s. “But,” she adds, “I feared that being a need-greater was beyond my abiliti... |
Return to Jehovah (rj)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/return-to-jehovah-rj | Return to Jehovah |
TAPANI VIITALA | LIFE STORY
Fulfilling My Desire to Help Deaf People | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502400111 | TAPANI VIITALA | LIFE STORY
Fulfilling My Desire to Help Deaf People
When I first met Jehovah’s Witnesses, they showed me the Bible’s promise that “the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.” (Isaiah 35:5) But having been born deaf, I found it difficult to imagine sound. As a result, that promise did not have a great imp... |
Imitate (ia)
2013 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ia | Conclusion
“Be imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”—HEBREWS 6:12.
1, 2. Why is it vital that we build faith now? Illustrate.
FAITH. It is a beautiful word, one that names a very appealing quality. However, when we come across that word, we would do well to think of another one: ... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy II (ip-2)
2001 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-2 | Chapter Sixteen
A Message of Hope for Downhearted Captives
Isaiah 55:1-13
1. Describe the situation of the Jewish exiles in Babylon.
IT WAS a dark period in Judah’s history. God’s covenant people had been forcibly taken from their homeland and now were languishing in captivity in Babylon. Granted, they were allowed a ... |
A Visit to Japan’s Hot Springs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102004005 | A Visit to Japan’s Hot Springs
BY AWAKE! WRITER IN JAPAN
WHAT comes to your mind when you think of Japan? Majestic Mount Fuji? The speeding bullet train? The megalopolis Tokyo? There is more to the land of the rising sun than those famous tourist attractions. Whether for medicinal purposes or for relaxation, millions a... |
A WORLD IN TURMOIL
1 | Protect Your Health | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102022006 | A WORLD IN TURMOIL
1 | Protect Your Health
WHY IT MATTERS
A crisis or a disaster can negatively affect people’s health either directly or indirectly.
Adversities leave people feeling stressed, and prolonged stress can make them more susceptible to illness.
Crises can strain health-care systems and limit the av... |
COVER SUBJECT | HOW TO GET MORE FROM READING THE BIBLE
How Can I Get Started? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2017006 | COVER SUBJECT | HOW TO GET MORE FROM READING THE BIBLE
How Can I Get Started?
What approach will help you to enjoy your Bible reading and get the most out of it? Take note of five suggestions that have worked for many.
Create the right surroundings. Try to find a setting that is quiet. Minimize distractions so... |
God’s Kingdom Has Approached (ka)
1973 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ka | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER AND input
7 1. The “Thousand Years”—Not a False Hope
19 2. War Between Heaven and Earth Precedes the Thousand Years
28 3. Enjoying the Visionary Preview of the Thousand Years
45 4. Kings for a Thousand Years Without Successors
69 5. How the Associate Kings Are Put in Off... |
True Peace (tp)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp | input Page/Publishers’ Page
True Peace and Security—How Can You Find It?
People everywhere want true peace and security. They long for relief from the many problems that press in on them. Is there a lasting solution to these problems? This book is published with the conviction that there is, and that soon true peace ... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1 | Chapter Eleven
Woe to the Rebels!
Isaiah 9:8–10:4
1. What terrible error did Jeroboam make?
WHEN Jehovah’s covenant people were divided into two kingdoms, the northern ten-tribe kingdom came under the rulership of Jeroboam. The new king was an able, energetic ruler. But he lacked real faith in Jehovah. Because of this... |
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Christians and War—What Does the Bible Say? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100052 | YURI LASHOV/AFP via Getty Images
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Christians and War—What Does the Bible Say?
As the conflict in Ukraine has highlighted, many Christian leaders actively promote war. Note how the clergy support both sides of the conflict:
“Great honors and gratitude to all our warriors defending thei... |
What Is the Resurrection? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502014163 | What Is the Resurrection?
The Bible’s answer
In the Bible, the word translated as “resurrection” comes from the Greek a·naʹsta·sis, which means “raising up” or “standing up again.” A person who is resurrected is raised up from death and restored to life as the person he was before.—1 Corinthians 15:12, 13.
Althoug... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 141
Jehovah’s Holy Nation
(Isaiah 66:8)
1. On a newborn land was a nation
Born to Jehovah in this our day.
There it stands in holy adornment,
Letting pure worship hold full sway.
(Chorus)
2. Joyfully, this new holy nation
Makes known Jehovah’s most worthy name.
As a sign among all the peoples,
His glorious Kingdom... |
Ministry School (be)
2002 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/be | Program for Developing Ability as a Speaker and a Teacher
WHETHER you are young or advanced in age, male or female, this course can aid you in expressing yourself more effectively and in becoming better qualified as a teacher of God’s Word.
Assignments for those enrolled in the Theocratic Ministry School will be ma... |
Great Teacher (te)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/te | Chapter 15
The Unforgiving Slave
HAS anyone ever done something wrong to you?— Did he hurt you or say something unkind to you?— It made you feel bad, didn’t it?—
When something like that happens, should you treat the other person in the same unkind way that he treats you?— Many people would.
But the Great Teacher s... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What if My Parent Is Sick? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016219 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What if My Parent Is Sick?
Most young people don’t worry about caregiving. After all, it could be years before their parents develop health problems.
But what if your dad or mom becomes ill while you’re still growing up? Consider two young people who faced that challenge.
Emmaline’s story
Emily’s ... |
War—What God’s Kingdom Will Do | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100081 | Chris McGrath/Getty Images
War—What God’s Kingdom Will Do
The world continues to be ravaged by wars that are causing untold pain and suffering. Note the following reports:
“New figures show conflict-related deaths at 28-year high, largely due to Ethiopia and Ukraine wars.”—Peace Research Institute ... |
Should Christians Share in New Year’s Festivities? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002008 | The Bible’s Viewpoint
Should Christians Share in New Year’s Festivities?
“THE afternoon before New Year’s Eve is unusually calm,” says Fernando, a medical doctor in Brazil. “Then, about 11 o’clock, they start to arrive—a steady stream of patients with stab wounds or gunshot wounds, teenagers injured in automobile accid... |
Many Religions—Their Influence Today | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101984001 | Many Religions—Their Influence Today
FROM the meditation of a Zen Buddhist in Japan to the self-inflicted torture of a Hindu holy man in India, from the chant of an Islamic muezzin in the Middle East to the ecstatic utterances of a Pentecostalist in Central America, from the mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, to the m... |
Find Relief From Stress | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102020002 | Find Relief From Stress
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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 quotations are fr... |
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
Jehovah Makes Solomon Wise | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502017137 | ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
Jehovah Makes Solomon Wise
In this Bible story, learn how King Solomon became wise but later made foolish mistakes.
Read the illustrated story online or from a printed PDF.
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From Joppa to Caesarea | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101972011 | “Your Word Is Truth”
From Joppa to Caesarea
THE Bible’s message is closely instructioned with the land areas of present-day Israel and Jordan. Not only cities, but also hills, mountains, valleys, springs, rivers, wilderness regions and seas figure in the Scriptural account. For this reason the person who sees the land ... |
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