As for those living, though spiritually dead, we leave them to bury their own kind, and easily forget those who have died in both body and spirit.

Contrary to popular belief, you cannot honour the dishonourable. ⁽³⁸⁾  I refer to those who have never, by righteous means, lived their lives toward the real life; despite having had many impartial opportunities to do so while suffering in the flesh. The real life is reached progressively, by one's spirit development while suffering in flesh. Without it, there cannot be love.

How can the Spirit plead, other than with the words: This is the way to happiness, seek righteousness, and live happily?

And so the struggle goes on, for improvement toward perfection, with few 'gold'‑like ones being gathered out of so many 'clay'-like people, until the dawning of the reality; without deceit, cowardice, hypocrisy, pain, or mourning. All these will have been replaced by spirit qualities of a superior kind within subjected ones of God.

Consequently, the case for a married woman is extremely important, as the righteous legal requirement is that she proves to be a true beneficial complement and helper to her husband, thereby living as his glory. That is, by her chaste efforts she helps her husband to overcome the superfluous things of his heart and spirit, so that he finally becomes a glory of God ⁽³⁹⁾ (relatively speaking). This is rarely achieved by men who live with domineering wives.

What an indescribable waste to suffer a selfish and painful existence in this life, with nought but shame and desolation before God as one's reward at the end of it. God‑given opportunities for development are freely offered to us, that we may all be finally created in the "image and likeness" of God and His Son. At this point it is important to note, that their "image and likeness" is not a physical image and likeness, for they are Spirit. The intended purpose of God is that after the death of our physical body we may live finally in the spirit.

How very true are the following words of the man Seneca: 'A life is really long if it is a full life; but fullness is not attained until the soul has rendered to itself its proper good, that is, until it has assumed control over itself." (Epistles of Seneca).

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 HONOUR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.

                        "Dad, I have suffered long, in painful confusion.

But now things are so clear,

Of how to honour my father, and mother, so dear."

"This load I carried has now been removed,

Replaced with truths, now knowingly proved:

By obedience -- in union with the Lord."

"What truths son, have you knowingly proved?

For we loved you as you were.

We may not understand this change that you bestir."

"That I must not respect deeds of dishonour,

Respect, and obligations, must agree with God's Word;

Otherwise, all our deeds of love are absurd."

                                                                                                RT.

                                                                                                19/2/87.

During the early fifties, employers injected a new driving force into the minds of their employees, although they had 'cast it upon the waters' earlier. It was around that time that their new financial incentive became firmly established, and was popular among progressive employers. Administration of these incentives brought in many associated schemes of deceitful concept, arising from the premise that the incentive was payable only on the basis of a promise. Regardless of the extra profits generated by the increased efforts of the employees, it was not a definite contractual obligation for employers to pay the extra money earned from the extra work done. These promissory bonuses, as they are called, are still effective, and are based solely on the promise of additional earnings. It certainly helps to keep basic rates of pay down. It continues, and slithers as smooth as silk into the minds of many workmen today.

Generally speaking, it was implemented on the basis of increased productivity, not because of a general labour shortage or some other imbalance in the economy. Whatever, it caused a rise in heated disputes and innumerable disagreements under its promissory veil of unfulfilled promises. Employers gave it the name: BONUS.

This disguised means of oppression opened the door to yet another alternative, affecting my own working life even more. I refer to the alternative incentive called self‑employed sub-contracting; in which workers pay their Income Tax and National Insurance contributions directly to the government themselves. By quoting to employers one's own fixed prices for work done for the main contractor, and being paid according to one's 'measured work', employers soon learned that this method of sub‑contracting out work cut their expenditure still further. They could employ fewer staff, and had no National Insurance or Income Tax contributions to account and pay for in their regard. The same 'swings' but much cheaper 'roundabouts,' one might say.

While employers all too often made a variety of excuses to cheat their own 'direct labour' employees of promised bonus payments, they honoured merely verbal agreements with self-employed workers. This proved to be a successful way of promoting greater numbers of their own kind, ⁽⁴⁰⁾ and yet another subtle complexity of commercial "Babylon's" cunning pretence of generosity.

It was as a result of this rapidly changing work ethic for more money, from 'bonus work' to self-employment, that I journeyed from place to place in what seemed endless endeavours; making and installing joinery in new houses, flats, shops, schools, pubs, civic and private office buildings, etc. I stood at too many joinery benches and too many building sites to mention, but for the last thirty years I have not made or fixed any joinery, except for the odd piece at home.

In regards to the hiring of labour, what did the perfect mind of God instruct employers in regard to the hiring of men?  Put simply, it is that, "The wages of a hired labourer should not stay all night with you until morning." (Leviticus 19:13). Yet, because of the unGodly ignorance of inconsiderate and uncaring employers today, not only are their hired employees not paid their wages each day, but in most cases they are not paid them until several days or even weeks later!

Any man who intends to hire another to do work for him should have his wages ready to give him at the end of each day. If employers feel that this arrangement is too difficult or inconvenient, then they should not hire another man's labour. When our God instituted this law, the Jews were paying taxes, and they were indebted to pay compensation for any incurred losses. To sum up: Although present methods of employment have changed from those which existed in ancient Israel, the Will of God in regard to His final judgement of individuals and their excuses for deviation from His law, has not. This law was directed to all men, and was not made obsolete by Christ's sacrificial death. ⁽⁴¹⁾ Only certain punishments were made obsolete by The Christ.

But even now, the frantic pursuit of so-called 'piece' work intrudes into my dreams, probably caused by years of unwarranted financial anxiety for me and my family. The threat of being without bread or of incurring debt, still returns to my subconscious. Such unnecessary deprivation under today's tyrannical systems is instituted by those who did 'drive me to work'. Really then, those who deliberately institute and enforce such measures of economic deprivation are also the ones guilty of relentlessly "driving (others) to work." ⁽⁴²⁾

I have often wondered what life would really be like if we were all responsible caretakers of the land and its resources, and we loved one another. Then the whole community, both weak and strong alike, would share in the fulfilment of the needs of everyone; rather than be enforced to fulfil the selfish aims of the few, at great cost to all. It is because of continuing in the original disobedience, that man still has to sweat for his bread. ⁽⁴³⁾  Those that have stopped rebelling do not sweat for it any longer. I have proved this to be so. Men rejecting the real life under God, fabricate many schemes to support their "darkness".

It is because of the wanton pursuit of sensual gratification and materialistic fulfilment, ⁽⁴⁴⁾ particularly within the technologically advanced nations, that the vast majority of people are (according to overwhelming collated evidence) predominantly materialistic in nature. And by such evidence, it can truthfully be stated that the power of the "one driving (others) to work" worldwide is only effective among those who by their materialistic nature spiritually rebel against good moral principle. As prophesied, the ones driving (others) to work are 'coming to a stop', ⁽⁴⁵⁾ but are ceasing only in their effectiveness against people of God.

As for the men and women who are unemployed due to a worldwide recession instituted by the greed and selfishness of the rich who deliberately keep wages down by maintaining a surplus of unemployed labour, it is not because men and women refuse to support the blatantly pernicious administrations of the present systems of the political "wild beast" image (the governments of this world's regimes and systems of this "darkness") that has led to their unemployment. For the great majority of them are admirers and supporters of the political image of the "wild beast" causing their misery.

To cut through the complexities of satan's existing authorities on earth, I will state the following: That the unfair distribution of a nation's wealth, and the provision of employments that unnecessarily exceed our basic needs, are destructively interrelated. The excess profits amassed in the production of food and other products end up in the coffers of the greedy rich and political maladministrators, who then use excess resources of nations to produce weapons for war and promote many other destructive preoccupations. To name but a few of these: Overeating, drunkenness, unclean sexual indulgences, and many other abuses. All these things cause the continuation of the anger of God. ⁽⁴⁶⁾

However, those of the spiritual "woman", who during this generation fled into the spiritual "wilderness" with their families, were helped by the unwitting systems of this earth; from such resources of the lower coffers as unemployment benefits, paid to us while we, like millions of others, were deprived. ⁽⁴⁷⁾

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Rarely have I found it wise or good counsel to advise others to 'Look on the bright side of things' -- as people often say by way of encouragement, and usually concerning circumstances causing misery. Better to investigate, and be personally involved in the exposition of the root cause and removal of sufferings, in order to prevent them recurring. There are myriads of books that aim to 'Look on the bright side of things' but in fact cause a continuance of the deception, much of which are subtle designs of "Babylonian" origin. We should separate ourselves from the handed-down destructive effects of "Babylonian" origin, and avoid making any personal additions to them.

A spiritual 'babe' has already inherited superfluous disadvantages in his nature from his forefathers (their unbeneficial dispositions and traditions). Then later still, further impositions are cunningly enforced, under the guise of what is right for a child, such as state schooling -- of removing the God-given prerogative of parents to carry out their responsibilities in this regard.

But spiritual 'babes' can grow into clear thinking men, and respond to the words of God to, "Get out of her, My people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues." (Rev 18:4 NWT). Then they are blessed. The above reference to her is all the aforementioned parts of "Babylon".

As I mentioned previously respecting my own father, although he knew the church vicar had proven unfit to impart sacred things of God, he nevertheless allowed his own sons to attend church meetings. He knew about political tyrants, and the unjust works of capitalism, but he still gave his will to them, casting his vote for them to rule over his family and himself. He therefore did not give his allegiance to God through His priestly arrangements, of rulership in any way.

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                        DEMO(N)CRACIES ALTER-NATIVES.

                        Have you recently DEMON-strated,

                        Or to a new birth, from heaven, you awaited?

                        Or with tyrants, your authority, and will,

                        To politicians, who are cheating you still?

                        They, alter-natives with their wilful schemes,

                        With your wilful votes, though innocent to natives, seem.

                        Are you still blind, or can you not see,

                        What you have, with their demons, is demonocracy!

                        Only their options exist, they say,

                        With this satanic lie, many of you they sway.

                        Try to understand, against God they scheme!

                        While you feel only their dried-out dream.

                        From God's sons, with His Word, knowledge is found,

                        Loving qualities from God, and a life which is sound.

                        See your disorder, their altered natives now!

                        Only to God's government, His sons will bow;

                        Some will reign from heaven, while others on earth,

                        Destroying these tyrants, from their spiritual birth.

                        Lebanon's opened doors, the sign of His judgements roaring;

                        Causing agitations among mankind – soaring.

                        As conquerors over demon-ocracies, and their 'will';

                        We remain faithful to our God, still!

                                                                                                RT.

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We are advised to put all things to the test; ⁽⁴⁸⁾ meaning of course, things of importance. It is wise to do this discreetly, using His measurements, without fear or reservation; in order that by accurate knowledge, by earnest efforts, and by our obedience to the truth, we are spiritually set free.

For example, we need to know whether our friends and associates are really good for us, or whether by our associations we are allowing the very purpose of our lives to be squandered. To prove this out, positive testing and evaluation of them through certain trials may be necessary. For although mankind has been subjected to futility, ⁽⁴⁹⁾ we are subjected to it on the basis of hope. This hope, when realised, is our entrance into the Kingdom, as a subject under it. Most of one's associates are tested when one makes self-readjustments according to spiritual knowledge.

The systems of this world were correctly described as "this darkness", ⁽⁵⁰⁾ because of the deceitful nature of the cowardly majority who reject Godly disciplines. Those promoting this "darkness," adopt, and prefer to be associated with, beliefs that conceal their own mental and spiritual darkness. ⁽⁵¹⁾  They hate having their underlying motives exposed, and so deliberately instigate complexities for themselves, rejecting the real life. Theirs is a system that enlists cowardly persons as its subjects, those who are willing to deceive and be deceived.

So, before you begin to make your way out of "Babylon" by the "signposts" of personal identifications, prepare yourselves. For disappointments will come. They will come from the once-concealed dispositions of those you previously trusted in. Many spirit sacrifices will have to be made. And whether one is in good health or not, almost anyone can avail themselves of the spirit knowledge that directs one's way out of mystic "Babylon", enabling one to see by spirit whether one is in line for the coming gift of immortal life in the paradise of God ⁽⁵²⁾ (the very purpose of human life in the first place).

These realizations are available to those making the right sacrifices, and who have had their minds made over to the Will of God. When this happens, others, and perhaps members of your own family, will be puzzled and hurt, and may even speak abusively of you ⁽⁵³⁾ -- with no rational reason as to why they should feel this way. This will be the first proof of you, that by accurate knowledge you have begun to leave the works of "Babylon," establishing "Signposts" of identification.

As already mentioned, wisdom does not come without some measure of cost, and is why we are advised to use our youth wisely. ⁽⁵⁴⁾  This is so that one's necessary spirit readjustments can be made gradually, from an early age, before the associated spirit pain becomes too much to bear, for those of mature years, because they neglected the opportune time for their readjustment during the 'day of small things'.

Those who undertake this new course of loyal faith in God through His Son are to expect ostracism. I do not believe this to be an endeavour that can be accomplished completely alone, as total ostracism would certainly defeat one. We need the association of others of the same mind, to comfort one another, to share love and affection; thereby experiencing some of the fruits of coming out of "Babylon" among ourselves.

But what are the identifiable ways for women? Most of what has been written may appear biased toward men. So let me explain woman's place according to the Lord. Man is "God's glory." Women should be the "glory of the man" ⁽⁵⁵⁾  Woman can only be such in the absolute sense when her mate is willingly removing "Babylonian" error and struggling to become a living reflection of God and His Son.

The physical attributes of a capable wife that should be considered, are well described in Proverbs 31:10-31, and are works to be praised. But I believe women, like men, are in need of direction as respects their spiritual capabilities and requirements. Spiritual attributes are much more worthy of praise than physical ones. I mean, a woman may have almost all the qualities listed in Proverbs chapter 31, but if she does not know or perform according to Godly fear (V.30), how can she possibly fulfil the meaning of her nature, and life itself?  For example, if she is a good provider for her family's physical needs, while at the same time dominating her husband ⁽⁵⁶⁾ (and others perhaps), then she is nothing more that a nuisance.

She is of no more worth than an unreasoning animal. Furthermore, if a woman contends against her spouse's use of the 'rod of discipline' when it is needed, how can she justifiably be praised for her domestic industry? Conversely, what are women to do with reference to their husband's weaknesses?  Do they complement their husbands by modest persuasion toward Godly correction, while in fear of the Lord themselves? Or do they adopt self-seeking ways to usurp the authority of their husband?

Woman is still the "weaker vessel" spiritually. ⁽⁵⁷⁾ Men should make due allowance for them in this regard, especially as they are more easily manipulated by unseen and evil spirit forces in the unclean places of this "darkness"; whether those forces operate through other men, women, or directly. Generally, women are physically and emotionally weaker than men. Consequently, certain men by Holy Spirit found it necessary to make this known. Yet what do we find today? That despite women seeking and experiencing greater independence from unGodly men, and being less oppressed by them, sadly the majority of them are still unGodly. In gaining total independence, they have become independent of God, thus cancelling out any achievement of liberation from enslavement to men, as does the dishonourable behaviour of nuns who deliberately separate themselves from God's glory, the man.

Both man and woman were made to function according to their spirit nature, as determined by God, and are distinctly different from each other. For woman was created from man, and as a complement of man. ⁽⁵⁸⁾  The first man was not created for woman, or as a complement of woman. Trying to interfere with this aspect of human nature by attempting to reverse or change it in some way, only results in disaster, and more importantly, in the loss of promised immortality. Growing rebellion against the spirit of God's creative Will has led to a corresponding increase in the numbers of sodomites, suicides, terrorist acts, divorces, and in some cases, disease: the result of crimes against nature. The general view that men and women can swap roles in life is not, for the most part, in harmony with the intended ultimate purpose of God. Most men and women reject their God-given prerogatives, and thereby show contempt for God.

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KNOW THE ACTORS.

Expose their vanities, and masks fall,

revealing enemies;

Like uncovering ugliness behind whitewash:

It shocks.

-- But you are gaining wisdom.

Smooth tongues only manipulate

the maladjusted.

The wise see through cunning,

the hollowness of fools,

-- Or are you wanting in wisdom?

To test the undiscerning,

from time to time, is wise;

As some will prove

they were not true friends.

-- Disappointment too comes with wisdom.

Consider then, when counting

souls of friends, bared,

Will you need all the fingers

of one hand?

-- And will you still seek wisdom?

                                                                                    RT.

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PROPHETESSES.
(Revelation 2:20-23).

Without the Husband, who has left them

for having too much to say,

Destroying in themselves,

His loving, faithful way.

Are prophesying still,

Cunningly evading parts of His Word;

Excluding the restriction

of teaching -- behaving absurd.

By usurpation, replacing holy men,

and other families too.

Though warned to cease

and to repent anew.

From house to house,

their glory, like cancer, they hide,

Within "deep things of satan"

their spirits reside.

As Jezebel's "children,"

teaching rebellion and pride.

Unrepentant, into sickbed are now thrown,

with deadly plague forever abide.

                                                                                                RT.

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So many false descriptions and allegations are made against "Babylon" by those actually contributing towards its systems themselves. It was after some of the aforementioned revelations, along with further critical identification of their unscriptural applications of God's Word, and identifying common patterns of unrighteous behaviour among the sect of JWs, that it became clear to me I was being gradually freed, by spirit. It was by heavenly refinements that I was being freed from subjection to what I will describe as the last link of the long and painful chain of cunningly contrived indoctrinations of spiritual "Babylon." ⁽⁵⁹⁾

Regardless of the consequences, it was my zeal for accurate knowledge of the truth from God's Word without compromise, which helped me to prove out what the truth really is (in contrast to falsely called "knowledge"), and which broke apart this last link. It was certainly the most difficult one to sever, because our real enemies proved to be those we believed to be our Christian friends -- those who were using specious patterns of behaviour for every set of circumstances and ready excuses to back up their unchristian behaviour. They were unable to offer a single case in rebuttal of indisputable scriptural evidence that proved their sectarian misinterpretation of God's Word. Instead, they wilfully instituted ostracism against me and my family, with the intention of dispiriting us into submission. This resulted in our complete isolation from those whom we previously believed to be our Christian brothers and sisters. But while as a family we expected to feel sadness from such loss, we instead felt only the joy of release!

As for those among them who preferred to remain under the 'veils' of their apostate indoctrination –who loved the "lie"-- we found they actually loved being schooled in this deep satanic work. They were always learning, but did not have a love for the truth. Their unchristian behaviour exposed them as liars.

Gullible converts are unaware of the cunning methods being used to twist simple Bible teachings to give the sect of JWs false credibility, and to persuade converts to go from house to house to seek and spiritually destroy those inclined to Godly principles. They seek to establish new Bible Studies with potential holy ones, to implant their changing of the teachings of God's Word, and give "substance to their vision" ⁽⁶⁰⁾ (not of God's Will and fulfilments, but to their own manufactured vision giving glory to themselves).

By using past events, with dates prepared in advance to fit the fulfilment of their prediction, and with "double-faced" soundings in their printed literature, they did fabricate a "vision" not of God's Spirit communication. Recent public awareness has begun to expose them as an "object of astonishment." ⁽⁶¹⁾ If one "face" of their "double-faced" prediction subsequently proves to be unfit regarding their so-called 'anointed' liars, they prepare an alternative way to view its fulfilment (another "face"). They never admit that predictions in their publications are false.

They were finally revealed when the scripturally foretold desolating authority was allowed among them ⁽⁶²⁾ during the period foretold as the "appointed times of the nations". In fact, they had already been "causing desolation" prior to those times, and in a similar way, by oppressively dispiriting anointed sons of God in their own congregations (in their "land") before the "appointed times" of "trampling" of them had begun. ⁽⁶³⁾ So progressively, the spiritual "man of lawlessness" had been cutting off spirit knowledge in the congregations of God on earth by oppressing and excluding God's channels of communication through His Spirit anointed sons. When the beginning of the "appointed times" of God did arrive, they shifted all responsibilities from anointed ones and gave them to self-appointed men of spirit lawlessness -- men who would declare further changes to the "times and law" of God.

By 1971, they were declaring these changes worldwide, in print and on public platforms, and were deliberately ostracising true anointed sons of the Kingdom of God, until we were finally all refined (cleared) out from among them by God. In this way, we were completely set free from spiritistic "Babylon".

Part of the original "Sign(al)" from God was the Spirit knowledge of "Babylon's" complete fall among the people of Ethiopia, by drought, famine and death of "her children" (of "Babylon"). This is similarly to be followed by Egypt's fall. Then the long-awaited rulership of God over heaven and earth will begin.

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