Jehovah's Witnesses, Ivano-Frankivsk (2026)

11/08/2026

"...Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." Rev. 14:8

Babylon has made all the nations of the earth drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

All these nations have come under the cruel rule of Satan and have suffered much violence.

Devil-worship, and not the union of church and state, is spiritual fornication.

It is a wicked rule of violence, induced by a passionate and unsatisfied desire, that is fornication.

All the rulers of the earth, particularly those of "Christendom," so called, are spiritual fornicators.

These rulers have preferred to worship and honor the Devil rather than worship and honor Jehovah God.

This passionate desire for Devil-worship and power has led the rulers to make the common peoples of earth drink of their oppression and military violence.

The combine of Big Business, big politicians and clergy, led by their inordinate and passionate desire to rule the world in utter disregard of God's Word, has caused the people great oppression and suffering.

Light, 1930, lg. 1

07/08/2026

"With whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication." Rev. 17:2

Fornication is the act of wrongfully gratifying a passionate desire.

From the beginning Satan has had a passionate and inordinate desire to have other creatures worship him instead of Jehovah.

This is emphasized in his offer of the kingdoms of the world to Jesus upon the sole condition that Jesus would fall down and worship him.

Babylon is Satan’s “woman” or organization of which he is the husband.

His organization, Babylon, has a passionate, unrestrained, and inordinate desire to control all the peoples of the earth and turn them away from God and have them worship the Devil.

That unrestrained and wrongful desire has led to great violence upon the peoples of the earth.

The ‘wine of Babylon’s wrath of her fornication’ is therefore the cruel, harsh military oppression and violence administered to the peoples of the earth in order to compel them to come under the control and be subject to the rule of Satan and his woman, Babylon.

All the world powers have been and are a part of Satan’s organization, and are therefore properly called Babylon, and every one, without exception, has used great violence toward the people in order to bring them under Satan’s rule and control.

Light, 1930, Vol. 1.

06/07/2026

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.” — Isaiah 65:17

Jehovah’s purpose to create a New World is soon to be realized. This is a cause for joy to all lovers of righteousness, truth and freedom.

All such, by honestly searching into the promises, descriptions and acts of the Creator concerning this New World, begin to love it.

This is true also of Jehovah God. He likewise loves it and has proved His love toward it.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave [his] only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

In these words, recorded at John 3:16, the Son explained why He was upon the earth as a perfect man, preaching the future establishment of the New World under a new government, “the Kingdom of Heaven”.

This means the destruction of the present world, which is now in “distress of nations, with perplexity”.

Henceforth there shall rule “new heavens” and a “new earth”.

Watchtower 1942 1 Aug

03/07/2026

"And he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy."(Rev.13:1)

As the sea is wide and covers much of the earth, so also does wickedness under the wicked ruler Satan, cover the earth and rule it. (Ps. 104: 25; Lam. 2:13)

Jehovah made the leviathan to play in the sea and Satan made his monstrous organization of commerce to play with the people and exploit them. (Ps. 104: 26)

The sea is the abode of the dragon; that is to say, Satan and his organization use the people for his own purposes.

"In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea."—Isa. 27:1.

10/06/2026

And Jehovah said: “My Spirit shall not forever remain in disregard among men, because they are flesh; let their days be 120 years.” (Genesis 6:3)
Noah was the third man to prove his blamelessness before God, while Abel and Enoch were the other two men.
From the time of Enosh, people “began to call themselves by the name of the Lord,” but it is evident that this was done with the purpose of bringing reproach upon God’s name, just as many people today call themselves Christians while openly dishonoring the name of God and Christ. It is quite clear that since the time when the “sons of God” married the daughters of men, wickedness increased, and thus came the statement of the great Spirit: “My Spirit shall not forever remain in disregard among men, because they are flesh.”
This statement regarding 120 years applied to wicked people, not to Noah, because Noah, who was then alive and walking with God, continued to live on the earth for 350 years after the Flood. Why then should God have tolerated sinful man, who had no blamelessness before Jehovah, for another 120 years?
Evidently, for the same reason that Jehovah allowed Pharaoh, as a special representative of Satan himself, to remain for a time: Exodus 9:16.
It was during those 120 years that Jehovah indeed gave a great testimony to His name, and at the end of those 120 years He brought about the complete destruction of the world, which prefigures the destruction of the world in Armageddon.
The 120 years mentioned here by no means set a limit on human lifespan, and this matter had nothing to do with the length of Moses’ life; rather, the 120 years mentioned here clearly marked the time when God would bring the Flood upon the earth. From the account it is evident that Jehovah’s proclamation of 120 years of further grace was made before Noah reached 500 years of age and before he fathered his three sons. (Genesis 6:9–10)
brochure Angels—Good and Bad.

10/06/2026

In Jehovah’s universal organization, there were many holy angels devoted to His service who were never part of Lucifer’s community and did not join Lucifer in his rebellion. All such faithful angels are “sons of God” because they received their life from Jehovah.
Approximately 1,500 years had passed since the rebellion in Eden. During that time, Adam and Eve had children and grandchildren, and the human race continued to increase. It is at this point that the account of the corruption of mankind begins.
The fact that the angels were still called “sons of God” 1,500 years after the rebellion shows that throughout that time they continued to serve Jehovah God. They were spirit creatures, or angels, who had received life from Jehovah God, and because they remained in His service, they were called “sons of God.”
The daughters of men were beautiful,and the “sons of God saw them and noticed that they were attractive. Through deceit and deception, Satan first ensnared the beautiful Eve, which gave Adam a reason to join the Devil; and now, 1,500 years later, he is using the beautiful daughters or granddaughters of Eve to ensnare others—even the sons of God.
Those angelic “sons of God” had the power to materialize in human form and undoubtedly did so. There is no evidence that, by materializing, they violated God’s law, for the Scriptures show that much later, in the days of Abraham, angels materialized and appeared in the form of men. Genesis 19:1, 15; 18:1–15.Although they did not materialize at Jehovah’s command and were not sent as His messengers, their sin apparently did not consist in the act of materializing itself. By appearing in human form, they would inevitably have been handsome and attractive men who would have been appealing to the women of that time. The result of these marital relationships between the “sons of God” and the daughters of men was a greatly increased level of wickedness among the human race.
To be continued
Brochure: Angels: Good and Bad 1934

08/06/2026

"Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in a holy place—let the reader use discernment—then let those in Judea flee to the mountains." Matthew 24:15,16
Those in Judea mentioned here are those who, in their hearts, sympathize with God's Kingdom under Christ's rule; therefore, they are people of good will. The mountains mentioned here symbolically represent Jehovah God and His organization under Christ. Therefore, the counsel of Jesus Christ to all people of good will is that they should now "flee to the mountains," that is, take their stand on the side of God, Christ, and His Kingdom, and do so by completely leaving Satan's organization.
The Lord calls upon such people of good will to separate themselves from selfish worldly organizations and not seek honor from men, nor support institutions that oppose God's Kingdom. He calls upon all such ones to take their stand with Jehovah God before the coming of the "winter." The word "winter," used here symbolically, means the time of great distress and tribulation that will come during the battle of Armageddon.
Why does Jesus warn people to flee now? He answers this question with the following words: "For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, no, nor will ever occur again." This colossal tribulation is the battle of the great day of God Almighty, otherwise referred to in the Scriptures as "Armageddon." It will be a war and slaughter the like of which has never before been seen in human history.
Both invisible and visible forces of the universe will take part in the conflict, and many of them will perish. However, the greatest battle will undoubtedly take place between the invisible forces.
Jesus Christ, the mighty Warrior and Jehovah's Chief Executive Officer, will lead the battle on the side of righteousness.

Brochure: Who Will Rule the World?
1935 year

20/05/2026

If the law of a country requires people to do something that contradicts the law of God, then anyone who wishes to live must obey the law of God, regardless of the consequences that may follow from disobeying human law. The state may impose the most severe punishment on those who refuse to obey its laws, even though by refusing to obey human law, they are obeying the law of God. Therefore, a person must choose between the law of man or the state and the law of God. The state can destroy your body, but God can destroy your very being forever.
Do these words from Scripture mean that state officials are the “higher authorities” and that we must submit to them in order to be pleasing to God?
No! What Scripture says means something entirely different. You will notice that the passage is addressed to those who have chosen to do the will of God and whom God has called to holiness.
For them, the “higher authorities” are God Jehovah and Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of mankind; and these “higher authorities” have given the apostles certain authority and power over the church, that is, over those who have chosen to do the will of God.
Can a person outwardly obey the law of the country if that law violates the law of God, while still being obedient to God’s law in his heart? No! That is impossible, because it would be hypocrisy, and God hates hypocrisy. To outwardly obey human law only in order to please people, while inwardly knowing that you are not speaking what you truly believe, but are instead in agreement with God, is extreme insincerity. We may deceive people, but we cannot deceive Jehovah God. He knows all our innermost thoughts.
Brochure Loyalty 1935

09/05/2026

PULPITEERS AND WAR

The church as an organization, to her discredit, be it said, stood solidly by the war. Here and there ministers had the courage to stand by the principles of Christ, but for this they were, in most cases, unfrocked, persecuted, and drummed out of the "temple of the Nazarene".

In every land the church held special services, to petition their national god to give them victory over their enemies, and held thanksgiving services when a victory was announced.

Surely this is blasphemy indeed; surely its ministers could sink no further! In the words of Mark Twain, when they prayed for victory this is what they prayed for:

"O Lord, our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle. Be Thou near them!

With them in spirit—we also go forth from the sweet peace of our firesides to smite the foe.

"O Lord, our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the cries of the wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children, to wander unfriended through wastes of this desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sport of the sun-flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it—for our sakes, who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet.

"We ask of One who is the Spirit of Love and who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset, and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Grant our prayer, O Lord, and Thine shall be the praise and honor and glory now, and ever. Amen."
(To be continued)

Golden Age — 1935, 22 May

04/05/2026

"WOMAN AND WAR"
(By Rose Henllerson, ex-judge of the Juvenile Court of Montreal)

We can approximate the number killed and
wounded; we can count the cost of making new garments, procuring food, furnishing implements of destruction; we may calculate the value of cities laid waste, crops ruined, the cost of constructing new homes, ships and railways, but who can measure, who describe, the suffering of the women and children whose homes are laid in ashes, who flee in terror before the advancing army, to hills and valleys, who crouch and shiver in ruins and dugouts, who forage on garbage heaps and feed off putrid flesh and roots, who are r***d and famished, but who may not die by the bullet, or the swift thrust of the sword.

Speak not to such as these, oh, ye hypocrites, ye befoulers of all that is holy and sacred, of the "glories of war"!

What a desecration of virtue! What a mockery of the home!

To the women of the masses, war is a grim reality.

It sinks its poisonous fangs deep into their quivering flesh and pulsating hearts; it desecrates the marriage vow, breaks up their home, and poisons, through venereal diseases, the very wellsprings of life.
(To be continued ...)

Golden Age—1935, 22 May

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