The Study Watchtower, «Article 26», Week of August 21 to 27, 2023, “Always be prepared” for the day of Jehovah, Answers.

The Study Watchtower, «Article 26», 21-27-August-2023, “Always be prepared” for the day of Jehovah, Answers.

“The day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night” (1 THES. 5:2).

1. What must we do to survive the day of Jehovah?

Jehovah's Day is a day of judgment, where Jehovah will execute all wicked people, but will spare all who are loyal to him alive. So we must be prepared for when that day comes.

2. Why is it good that we analyze the First Letter to the Thessalonians?

It is good to analyze this letter, because the apostle Paul used several comparisons to help us be prepared for the great day of Jehovah, because we do not know the day or the hour, but what we do know is that that day is just around the corner. corner.

HOW WILL THE DAY OF THE LORD COME?

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Series of images: 1. The Apostle Paul writes on a scroll. 2. A burglar sneaks into a house at night while the owner of the house is fast asleep. When the Apostle Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians, he used comparisons that help us a lot. (See paragraph 3).

3. In what sense does the day of Jehovah come like a thief in the night? (See also pictures).

When a thief is going to steal, he does not warn, but waits for night, as seen in the image, The thief stealing and the person is asleep, in the same way it will be the day of the Lord, it will arrive quickly and will take almost everyone by surprise. world.

4. In what sense does the day of Jehovah come like the pains of childbirth?

A woman expecting a baby does not know at what exact moment labor will begin, but she is convinced that that day will come. In the same way, although we do not know the day or the hour that the day of Jehovah will begin, we are convinced that sooner or later it will arrive.

5. In what way is the great tribulation like the dawn?

The great day of Jehovah is compared to the dawn and links it to thieves who are so focused on stealing that they lose track of time, perhaps not realizing that dawn has begun and that the light could expose them. In the great tribulation something like this will happen, since people who act in the dark like thieves and who insist on doing bad things will be exposed. We must act in the best way, and that our actions please Jehovah and we must also strive to cultivate wonderful qualities such as goodness, justice and truth.

WHO WILL NOT SURVIVE THE DAY OF JEHOVAH?

6. In what sense are almost all people asleep? (1 Thessalonians 5:6, 7).

Most of the people who do not perceive the changes that are taking place are, so to speak, asleep, and a sleeping person is not aware of his surroundings. Nor what happened at that time. The same thing happens with most people, they are asleep in a spiritual sense, they do not understand the meaning of the times, nor the changes that happen, but we know that it is of the utmost importance to be awake in a spiritual sense. spiritual.

7. In what way are the people whom God will eliminate like drunkards?

A drunk person loses part of his ability to react and makes bad decisions, similarly the wicked do not respond to divine warnings and choose a way of life that will lead us to destruction. We must maintain good judgment when making decisions, since we must not get involved in political and social affairs of this world; on the contrary, we must be neutral on these issues.

HOW CAN WE PREPARE FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD?

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A Roman soldier in full armor. He is standing guard at the entrance to a tent. Behind him are some soldiers who are not wearing their armor and who are drinking and laughing. Most people live without giving importance to what is happening, but we are always ready for Jehovah's day: we wear the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of hope. (See paragraphs 8 and 12).

8. According to 1 Thessalonians 5:8, what do we need to stay awake and keep our senses? (See also image).

What we have to do is put on the armor, and this armor is what a soldier uses, we must put on the armor to be prepared with the armor, that is, with faith and love, and the helmet of hope, these qualities They will be of great help to us to stay awake and maintain good judgment.

9. How does faith protect us?

This quality helps us to serve Jehovah and Jesus with love, since we are convinced that Jehovah will reward us with abundant blessings.

10. How does love for God and neighbor help us?

Love for Jehovah and for people who do not share our beliefs helps us fulfill our commission to preach. since this love impels us to preach and carry the message from house to house, by telephone, by another letter, and with the objective that they obtain a knowledge that is closer to Jehovah.

11. How does love for our brothers help us? (1 Thessalonians 5:11).

Love is the main motivation that helps us day by day to strengthen those bonds of love with our brothers, encouraging and building each other up, and thanks to that love we can be together and in this way Satan will not divide us and thus we can follow the guideline that the faithful and prudent slave provides us, so it is essential to learn to love and respect the elders to maintain harmony in the congregation.

12. How does hope protect our thoughts?

Hope is like that helmet that protects the soldier's head, so that hope protects our thoughts and we consider that what this world offers is useless, and hope helps us to calm our hearts and gives us stability to endure the issues.

13. What can we do to get Jehovah to give us holy spirit?

What we can do is ask Jehovah the Holy Spirit to have the desire to do what is right and the strength to work hard for Jehovah, and so we can study his word and be united with his organization, so we can cultivate "The fruit of the spirit."

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And in the image we can see that by preaching and studying the Bible we can maintain the Spirit of God.

Series of images: 1. A brother is reading the Bible. 2. The same brother is preaching with his wife. Ask yourself: “Do my actions show that I want Jehovah to continue giving me his spirit?” (See paragraph 14).

14. What should we avoid if we want to continue receiving the spirit of God? (See also pictures).

If we want the spirit of Jehovah to take care of us, we must watch our conduct and also our thoughts, and strive to be clean, and in that way we can count on God's help.

“CHECK EVERY THING”

15. What should we do so that no one deceives us? (1 Thessalonians 5:21).

What we must do is follow the advice of the read text to verify all things as the brothers of Thessalonica did, we must avoid by all means that nobody deceives us with false reasoning, rather we must be on guard and follow the instructions that Jehovah does not supply through his organization.

16. What wonderful hope do we have, and what should we do now?

We have the wonderful hope of living forever, so we must remain loyal to Jehovah, and wait prepared until the day of Jehovah comes so that we can obtain real life, either in heaven for the anointed or eternal life for ourselves. here on earth when it becomes a beautiful paradise. 

WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER?

How will the day of Jehovah come?

The day of Jehovah will come as mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 5:2, like a thief in the night, and thieves often steal quickly and in the dark of night, when no one is expecting us. In a similar way, the day of Jehovah will come quickly, taking almost everyone by surprise.

Who will not survive the day of Jehovah?

People who stayed asleep in a spiritual sense will not survive, since for Jehovah they are considered evil people, and who chose a way of life that would lead to destruction.

How can we prepare for the day of Jehovah?

We are prepared for the day of the Lord when we put on the breastplate of faith and love, also the helmet of hope. These qualities are helpful because they will help us continue to serve Jehovah and follow Jesus.