Jesus was no part of the political system of the world. His kingdom is a heavenly government of which he is the King. Matthew 28:18 Jesus approached and spoke to them saying: "All authority has been given me in heaven and on earth." Revelation 12:10 I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come to pass the salvation and the power and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down, who accuses them day and night before our God." Just as Jesus was no part of the political system, so Jehovah's Witnesses have voted for God's Kingdom to take over earth's affairs. Jesus Christ is our King. We obey the laws of the land, as did Jesus, pay our taxes and are upright citizens as he was. We stand out as Jesus did in speech, dress and conduct from the rest of the world. You can learn about how Christians are supposed to act, even when confronted by their enemies if you go to the international website, jw.org. See About Us > Activities, About Us > Conventions and About Us > Frequently Asked Questions. Watch videos such as Why Study the Bible and Does God have a Name. You can even join the more than 9,500,000 individuals from over 240 countries by requesting your FREE personal Bible study online, even at a time and place convenient for you.
we have governments all over the world. Some have presidents and dictators. When it is time for Jesus christ to rule the world it will not matter what human is in power. He will set it up in Daniel 2:44 it tells how.
I believe it to mean that not being part of the world means to follow God. You cannot follow the world and also follow God at the same time. Jesus came to do the Father's will and not other people's.
His real followers would not get involved in any scripturally incorrect worldly affairs such as politics, organisd religion or any of the popular activities or celebrations that dishonour God.
44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom+ that will never be destroyed.+ And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people.+ It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms,+ and it alone will stand forever,
Revelation 18:1-6
18 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: “She has fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen,+ and she has become a dwelling place of demons and a place where every unclean spirit* and every unclean and hated bird lurks!+ 3 For because of the wine of the passion* of her sexual immorality,* all the nations have fallen victim,+ and the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her,+ and the merchants* of the earth became rich owing to the power of her shameless luxury.”
4 And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “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.+ 5 For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven,+ and God has called her acts of injustice* to mind.+ 6 Repay her in the way she treated others,+ yes, pay her back double for the things she has done;+ in the cup+ she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
Luke 4:6-8
6 Then the Devil said to him: “I will give you all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed over to me,+ and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 If you, therefore, do an act of worship before me, it will all be yours.” 8 In reply Jesus said to him: “It is written, ‘It is Jehovah* your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”
1 John 5:19
19 We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.
Revelation 12:9
9 So down the great dragon+ was hurled, the original serpent,+ the one called Devil+ and Satan,+ who is misleading the entire inhabited earth;+ he was hurled down to the earth,+ and his angels were hurled down with him.
Revelation 12:12
12 On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea,+ because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time.”
Revelation 20:1, 2
20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss+ and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon,+ the original serpent,+ who is the Devil+ and Satan,+ and bound him for 1,000 years.
Revelation 21:3, 4
3 With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them.+ 4 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 have passed away.”
2 Peter 3:13
13 But there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise,+ and in these righteousness is to dwell.
Proverbs 2:21, 22
21 For only the upright will reside in the earth,
And the blameless* will remain in it.+
22 As for the wicked, they will be cut off from the earth,+
And the treacherous will be torn away from it.
2 Timothy 3:16
16 All Scripture is inspired of God+ and beneficial for teaching,+ for reproving, for setting things straight,* for disciplining in righteousness,+
JESUS DID NOT BELONG IN A SINFUL WORLD FOR HE IS PERFECT...33 YRS WAS ENOUGH FOR HIM TO WALK, PREACH, TEACH HIS DISCIPLES, DIE FOR US AND SAVE MILLIONS WHILE DOING SO!
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Jesus was no part of the political system of the world. His kingdom is a heavenly government of which he is the King. Matthew 28:18 Jesus approached and spoke to them saying: "All authority has been given me in heaven and on earth." Revelation 12:10 I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come to pass the salvation and the power and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down, who accuses them day and night before our God." Just as Jesus was no part of the political system, so Jehovah's Witnesses have voted for God's Kingdom to take over earth's affairs. Jesus Christ is our King. We obey the laws of the land, as did Jesus, pay our taxes and are upright citizens as he was. We stand out as Jesus did in speech, dress and conduct from the rest of the world. You can learn about how Christians are supposed to act, even when confronted by their enemies if you go to the international website, jw.org. See About Us > Activities, About Us > Conventions and About Us > Frequently Asked Questions. Watch videos such as Why Study the Bible and Does God have a Name. You can even join the more than 9,500,000 individuals from over 240 countries by requesting your FREE personal Bible study online, even at a time and place convenient for you.
It means that followers of Jesus do not involve themselves in the political, religious, or commercial systems of this wicked world. (John 17:15-19)
we have governments all over the world. Some have presidents and dictators. When it is time for Jesus christ to rule the world it will not matter what human is in power. He will set it up in Daniel 2:44 it tells how.
I believe it to mean that not being part of the world means to follow God. You cannot follow the world and also follow God at the same time. Jesus came to do the Father's will and not other people's.
He is from heaven, and true believers have their citizenship in heaven.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
His real followers would not get involved in any scripturally incorrect worldly affairs such as politics, organisd religion or any of the popular activities or celebrations that dishonour God.
Daniel 2:44
44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom+ that will never be destroyed.+ And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people.+ It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms,+ and it alone will stand forever,
Revelation 18:1-6
18 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: “She has fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen,+ and she has become a dwelling place of demons and a place where every unclean spirit* and every unclean and hated bird lurks!+ 3 For because of the wine of the passion* of her sexual immorality,* all the nations have fallen victim,+ and the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her,+ and the merchants* of the earth became rich owing to the power of her shameless luxury.”
4 And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “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.+ 5 For her sins have massed together clear up to heaven,+ and God has called her acts of injustice* to mind.+ 6 Repay her in the way she treated others,+ yes, pay her back double for the things she has done;+ in the cup+ she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
Luke 4:6-8
6 Then the Devil said to him: “I will give you all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed over to me,+ and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 If you, therefore, do an act of worship before me, it will all be yours.” 8 In reply Jesus said to him: “It is written, ‘It is Jehovah* your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”
1 John 5:19
19 We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.
Revelation 12:9
9 So down the great dragon+ was hurled, the original serpent,+ the one called Devil+ and Satan,+ who is misleading the entire inhabited earth;+ he was hurled down to the earth,+ and his angels were hurled down with him.
Revelation 12:12
12 On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them! Woe for the earth and for the sea,+ because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time.”
Revelation 20:1, 2
20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss+ and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon,+ the original serpent,+ who is the Devil+ and Satan,+ and bound him for 1,000 years.
Revelation 21:3, 4
3 With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them.+ 4 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 have passed away.”
2 Peter 3:13
13 But there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise,+ and in these righteousness is to dwell.
Proverbs 2:21, 22
21 For only the upright will reside in the earth,
And the blameless* will remain in it.+
22 As for the wicked, they will be cut off from the earth,+
And the treacherous will be torn away from it.
2 Timothy 3:16
16 All Scripture is inspired of God+ and beneficial for teaching,+ for reproving, for setting things straight,* for disciplining in righteousness,+
The world is fake, matter and energy are fake. This is just the matrix and with your imagination, you can change the entire world.
He meant that our true identity is our spiritual nature, which will last forever. Our physical or biological nature is just a temporary thing.
JESUS DID NOT BELONG IN A SINFUL WORLD FOR HE IS PERFECT...33 YRS WAS ENOUGH FOR HIM TO WALK, PREACH, TEACH HIS DISCIPLES, DIE FOR US AND SAVE MILLIONS WHILE DOING SO!