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Dear Reader,Wise King Solomon wrote: "Rejoice, youngman [or woman], in your youth, and let your heart
do you good in the days of your young manhood,
and walk in the ways of your heart and in the
things seen by your eyes." (Ecclesiastes 11:9)
When you are young, life can be so interesting andexciting, except if you are a Jehovah’s Witness. In
that case, a vast number of restraints and rules
steal the best time of your life.
Sadly, the new book Questions Young People
Ask – Answers That Work (Volume 2) which wasreleased at the District Convention 2008 contains a
rather biased view on Biblical characters. It does
only mention those details that are in harmony with
Watchtower ideology; everything else is omitted.
This book will help you to realize the real mean-
ing of Biblical accounts. Did the Shulammite really
be that chaste? What do “the delicacies of the
[Babylonian] king” really stand for? Get your own
idea of Biblical role models, and choose a life
course that makes you happy.
The ublisher
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This book is no publication of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
This publication is provided as part of a worldwide mocking work not sup-
ported by voluntary donations.
2016 printing
Further information:
http://www.svhelden.info/witchtower
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The Shulammite 5
The Poor Widow 1
Joseph 12
Hezekiah 16
Lydia 18
Paul 2
The Three Hebrews24
David 27
Asaph 34
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The ShulammiteThe Shulammite gave a fine example to Christian
women of today. She had a clear view regarding her ap-
pearance, her relationship with her boyfriend and her at-
titude towards authority.
Her Appearance
She paid much attention to her appearance. She
proudly said, “ A black girl I am, but comely.” (Song
of Solomon 1:5) According to Encyclopedia Wikipedia,
comeliness “can include various implications, such as
sexual attractiveness and physique.” So, the Shulammitedid not emphasize on “the secret person of the heart”
but on sexual attractiveness. That is why she declared:
“My breasts are like towers.” (Song of Solomon
8:10). Like a conspicuous tower that can be seen from
afar, the Shulammite dressed in a way that her feminine
charms could be seen from a distance.
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Christian women of today should imitate her fine ex-
ample. Saucy dress, beautiful make-up and appropriate
jewelry should be used not only on special occasions but
“always.” – Eph. 5:20.
Selection Criteria
What did the Shulammite look for when choosing a
boyfriend? That can be seen from how she describes
him: “My dear one is dazzling and ruddy. … The
locks of his hair are date clusters. His black hair
is like the raven.” (Song of Solomon 5:10, 11).
Actually, she did not care about characteristics or in-
come. The decisive factor was solely the look.
We should always be aware of the fact that in comes
down to appearance. In ancient Israel, it was only re-
quired to bring the mandatory sacrifices; the attitude didnot matter. Likewise, characteristics only play a minor
role in a relationship. Rather, appearance, bodily charms
and appropriate dress are really important.
Converging
The Shulammite’s boyfriend could tell her: “Yourtwo breasts are like two young ones.” (Song of
Solomon 4:5) And she said: “His abdomen is an
ivory plate covered with sapphires.” (Song of Sol-
omon 5:14) How should they know such details about
each other’s bodies if they only had met at “skating” or
“playing tennis”, as suggested by the book Your Youth – Getting the Best out of It ?
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The Bible tells us what happened one night: “’There
is the sound of my dear one knocking!’ – ‘Open to
me, O my sister, my girl companion!’” (Song of
Solomon 5:2) After she had let him in, the Shulammite
said, “I have put off my robe. How can I put it
back on?” (Song of Solomon 5:3) This way, the
prophecy that she uttered some time before was fulfilled:
“Between my breasts he will spend the night. …
His left hand is under my head; and his right hand
– it embraces me.” – Song of Solomon 1:13; 2:6.It is remarkable that the two were not married at that
time. She already realized what the apostle Paul later
wrote: “[A Woman] is free to marry. … [But] she would
be happier to stay single.” (1 Cor. 7:39, 40, Contempo-
rary English Version) Jesus Disciples also noticed that “it
is not advisable to marry.” (Mat. 19:10) What excellentadvice for Christian couples today!
Alcohol
Like all women living in a solid relationship, the Shu-
lammite was alone from time to time: “On my bed dur-
ing the nights I have sought the one whom my
soul has loved. I sought him, but I did not find
him. Let me rise up, please, and go round about
in the city; in the streets and in the public
squares … I found the one whom my soul has
loved. I grabbed hold of him.” (Song of Solomon
3:1-4) More than once she lay in her bed alone, while
her boyfriend strolled about “in the streets and in the
public squares” with his buddies.
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Generally, alcohol played an important role in the
lives of the Shulammite and her boyfriend. “He
brought me into the house of wine.” (Song of Sol-
omon 2:4) She even had an own vineyard. (Song of
Solomon 1:6) They both heeded the counsel that the
apostle Paul gave centuries later, to “not drink water …
but use … wine.” (1 Tim. 5:23) Without doubt, Christian
youths of today will follow their fine example by making
an extensive use of alcohol. If you live in a country
where it is allowed, you should regularly visit the local
pubs.
Consequences
Some may object when you follow the Shulammite’s
fine example. The elders even may threaten you with
spiritual death by disfellowshipping. However, “love isas strong as death is.” (Song of Solomon 8:6).
True love cannot be browbeaten by such threats. Love is
“the flame of Jah.” – Song of Solomon 8:6.
The Shulammite referred prophetically to the Watch-
tower publications, which are called “water of truth”,
when she said: “Many waters themselves are notable to extinguish love.” (Song of Solomon 8:7)
True, love is a gift from Jehovah. Do not hold back from
following it, you young people!
Rather, imitate the Shulammite and her boyfriend,
who had neither a common Bible study or went into fieldservice! Instead, they enjoyed life, nature, wine and each
other. Is this not a fine example for young people today?
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Would he/she make a good partner for me?
For girls
Does he own and earn enough money?
Does he have a good job?
Does he drive a big car? Do I like his hair?
Does he drink enough alcohol?
Does he know good pubs?
For boys
Does she dress saucily?
Do I like her hair?
Is her cup size enough for me?
Can she prevail against her parents and the elders?
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The Poor Widow Jesus sat in the temple and watched: “Now a poor
widow came.” (Mark 12:42) Modern-day Christians
can learn a lot from this woman. Probably, she had been
married by her parents, as was customary back then.
(Mat. 24:38) Nevertheless, when she became a Christian,
she realized that she had to accept Jesus as her master
and submit to “the law of the Christ.” (Gal. 6:2) But “a
married woman is bound by law to her husband”, ac-
cording to the apostle Paul. – Romans 7:2.Deliverance
How could this faithful servant of Jehovah free herself
from the ‘law of her husband’ and submit to Christ? She
observed the hint that Paul gave to her: “If her
husband dies, she is discharged from the law ofher husband.” (Romans 7:2) As his wife, she
surely could put this counsel into practice, e. g.
when preparing meals.
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She willingly accepted financial losses for the sake of
following Jesus. She knew her master’s sentence: “How
difficult a thing it will be for those with money to enter
into the kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:23) Therefore, she
readily accepted a life in poverty to secure one of the
front seats in God’s Kingdom for herself.
Privileges
Christian women who follow her example today may
even be imprisoned. This way, they can imitate their
master, for he also “was in prison.” (Mat. 25:36) They
can view their jail time as a privilege, an assignment from
Jehovah who sent them there “to preach a release to the
captives.” (Luke 4:18) That is why there are many ac-
counts of people who “heard in jail about the works of
the Christ.” – Mat. 11:2.
But not only married Christian women can learn from
the poor widow. Jesus also mentioned that other wor-
shippers dropped “money into the treasury chests
… out of their surplus.” (Mark 12:44) They re-
spected the widow’s decision to remain poor. Instead of
supporting her against her will, they rather dropped theirmoney into the temple.
We too should not use our time and means to support
poor or afflicted people. As a Christian woman said, suf-
fering is a necessity for servants of god; easing other’s
suffering would mean pulling them away from God andChrist. Hence, everyone who has some money should
imitate the Jews’ example and use their wealth for them-
selves, but not to support those in need of help.
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Joseph Joseph set a fine example for young people who were
raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses by his parents. When he
was a child, “they took him and pitched him into
the waterpit” that illustrates the congregation, the place where “water of life” is supposedly served out. (Gen.
37:24) As children of Jehovah’s Witnesses, you are not
to blame for spending your childhood and youth with
the congregation.
Childhood
Joseph did not keep himself from reporting his
brother’s failures; on one occasion “Joseph brought a
bad report about them to their father.” (Gen.
37:2) Likewise, Christian youths should be eager for re-
porting the failures of other Jehovah’s Witnesses to the
elders, so that these can ‘keep the flock clean.’
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When Jacob was about 108 years of age, “he had a
long, striped shirtlike garment made” for Joseph.
(Gen. 37:3) We can easily imagine that this garment
did not meet the fashionable ideas of Joseph’s genera-
tion and that peers mocked him. Likewise, young Jeho-
vah’s Witnesses today are willing to wear garments that
were left over by old brothers and sisters when they died.
For the sake of the preaching work, they abandon a rea-
sonable vocation and sufficient income. Young sisters
willingly endure being mocked by their classmates when
they wear a dress from World War II at school.
Strong self-confidence
For some reason, possibly through the “bad com-
pany” with peers, Joseph became rather self -confident.
“He went on to say to them: ‘Here we were bind-ing sheaves in the middle of the field when here
my sheaf got up and also stood erect and here
your sheaves proceeded to encircle and bow
down to my sheaf. … And here the sun and the
moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
(Gen. 37:6, 7, 9).Thereby, Joseph gave a fine example to young peo-
ple who grow up as Jehovah’s Witnesses. When he was
a young man, his brothers noticed: “Joseph was not
in the waterpit.“ (Gen. 37:29) Like Joseph, many
young people leave the congregation that was symbol-
ized by the “waterpit.” They noticed that “there was no
water in it.” and that the so-called “water of life” only
leads to frustration and despair. – Gen. 37:24.
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Once, the wife of Potiphar, his boss, tried to seduce
him and told him, “ Lie down with me.” (Gen. 39:7)
However, he refused to do that in her husband’s house,
his workplace. People today should also abstain from
cheating their partner in their own home. Sex in the of-
fice is not appropriate too; there are enough places
where you can meet without being disturbed.
Joseph’s life course
How did Joseph earn his living? He interpreted
dreams and read omens. (Gen. 40:8; 44:5) Today, we
can perform such acts at fairs and folk festivals. That
way, we can squeeze money out of the many gullible
people that still exist in our day.
Finally, “Joseph went out … and toured about
in all the land of Egypt.” (Gen. 41:46) And “in theBible, Egypt often symbolizes Satan’s world”, says the
book Isaiah’s Prophecy – Light for All Mankind. Today’s
young people can imitate Joseph’s example by ‘touring
about in all the
land’ or checking out everything that the
world has to offer.
Have you left the modern-day“waterpit,“ the Watchtower
organization?
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Worldly activities I want to try
earning money
voting
vocational training
smoking
binge drinking
visiting a museum
attending a concert
sleeping late
extreme sport
weekend trips
fashionable clothing
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HezekiahHezekiah became king of Judah when he was 25
years old. His father, King Ahaz, was a faithful worship-
per of false Gods; he “kept sacrificing and making
sacrificial smoke on the high places and upon the
hills and under every luxuriant tree.” ( 2 Kings16:4) Without doubt, he brought Hezekiah up ‘in the
discipline and mental-regulating of Baal’ and other dei-
ties.
Nevertheless, Hezekiah abandoned his father’s reli-
gion. Under his rule, the Israelites “proceeded to
break up the sacred pillars and cut down the sa-
cred poles and pull down the high places and the
altars.” ( 2 Chr. 31:1) What fine example did he set
for modern-day youths who are raised as Jehovah’s Wit-
nesses! They too should wholeheartedly turn away from
their parents’ false religion. – Rev. 18:4. As long as young people live with their parents who
are Jehovah’s Witnesses, they may have to follow certain
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LydiaPaul and Silas went “outside the gate beside a river”
where a number of women “had assembled.” (Acts
16:13) These women, including Lydia, obviously paid
attention to cleanliness and body hygiene. Hence, they
were not content with the washing facilities in the city,
but took a bath in the river every Sabbath. Young people
today should imitate them by regularly taking a bath or a
shower, even if their parents do not attach importance tothat.
In addition, Lydia was very hospitable, as we read
about two prisoners: “They came out of the prison
and went to the home of Lydia.” (Acts 16:40) We
can imitate Lydia’s example when we take persons who
were disfellowshipped in or give them support.
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However, there were limits to her hospitability because
she wanted to beware of bad associations. (1 Cor. 15:33)
Once, two elders wanted to make a shepherding visit to
her. She knew that the elders visit only “weak ones”; she
would not visit someone whom they view as faithful. That
is why she told them: “If you men have judg ed me to
be faithful to Jehovah, enter into my house.” (Acts
16:15) Let us imitate her fine example and never allow
the elders to enter our home.
Lydia and other women paid attention to body hygiene
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PaulThe apostle Paul was “a son of Pharisees”, and the
Pharisees foreshadowed Jehovah’s Witnesses.* (Acts
23:6) Hence, he is a model worth of imitation for to-
day’s youths raised as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Despite op-
position, he changed his religion; that even led to the sit-
uation that “they were seeking to kill him.”
– Acts 21:31.
Jehovah’s Witnesses also would like to kill disassoci-
ated ones, but “the law of the land and God's law
through Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though
they be members of our own flesh-and-blood family rela-
tionship.” – The Watchtower , January 15, 1953, p. 63.
* See the article „The antitypical Pharisees“ in the April 2009 Witchtower .
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Letters
Over time, Paul wrote a number of letters, explaining
his new opinion. They said about him: “His letters are
weighty and forceful.” ( 2 Cor. 10:10) Young people
brought up as Jehovah’s Witnesses can imitate him by
writing letters to their former friends after they disassoci-
ate. They can explain their motives and report about
their life of freedom.
Paul did not hold back from criticizing the Governing
Body of that time. He wrote, “When Cephas came to
Antioch, I resisted him face to face,
because he
stood condemned.” (Gal. 2:11) Cephas – Peter –
had been given “the keys of the kingdom of the heav-ens” by Jesus, yet Paul criticized him in public. (Mat.
16:19) You young people, you too can uncover the mis-
takes of the “faithful and discreet slave” in your letters!
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, you probably never learned
to represent your own opinion but only the ideas that
were predefined in the Watchtower literature. But Paul
did represent his own ideas. At once occasion, he intro-
duced a teaching with the words: “ I say, yes, I, not
the Lord.” – 1 Cor. 7:12.
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Visions and Journeys
Paul had “supernatural visions”, he “was caught
away as such to the third heaven” and did not re-
member “whether in the body or apart from thebody.” ( 2 Cor. 13:1-3) If you live in a country where
the use of drugs is allowed, you can experience similar
impressions.
Furthermore, Paul made extensive journeys in the
Mediterranean area; he was, among others, “in the city
… in the wilderness … at sea.” ( 2 Cor. 11:26) In
doing so, have gave a fine example to present-day
youths. As long as you have been Jehovah’s Witnesses,
you probably were not allowed to travel very much, be-
cause you believed that the whole world would be under
control of the Devil. But after you left the “truth”, youcan get to know the world!
Paul bluntly gave others a piece of his mind
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What do I want to mention in my
letters to Jehovah’s Witnesses?
changes to the “generation” teaching
elapsed Armageddon dates
other false prophecies
UNO scandal
collaboration with OSCE
Malawi/Mexico accident
involvement in World War I
unkindness in the congregation
arrogance of the “faithful and discreet slave”
manipulation of the New World Translation
607 BCE
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The Three
HebrewsThe three Hebrews Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
were brought as captives to Babylon, along with Daniel.
It seems that they had a privileged position, so that they
received “a daily allowance from the delicacies of
the king.” (Dan. 1:5) However, Daniel decided “not
pollute himself with the delicacies of the king,”
and his friends did the same. (Dan. 1:8) The responsi-ble officer got into fear for his position and said: “ I am
in fear of my lord the king. … Why, then, should
he see your faces dejected-looking in comparison
with the children who are of the same age as
yours?” – Dan. 1:10.
Present-day youths whose parents are Jehovah’s Wit-nesses can imitate their fine example. The “delicacies of
the king” stand for the “precious”, “valuable spiritual
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food” distributed by the “faithful and discreet slave” who
appointed himself to representative of the “king” Jesus
Christ.* Back then, there was “a daily allowance”, and
today the “faithful and discreet slave” wants his followers
“examining … [his] scriptures daily.”
If you suddenly refuse to pollute yourself with this
spiritual junk food, your parents will get “in fear” like the
Babylonian officer. They will be afraid of “your faces de-
jected-looking” when you leave “the happiest people on
the face of the earth.” (The Watchtower , February 15,1980, p. 8) Furthermore, they may be apprehensive of
critical questions by the elders and blame themselves for
having failed at your education.
After a short period, it could be clearly seen that the
officer’s fears were unfounded. He “put them to the
test for ten days. And at the end of ten days their
countenances appeared better and fatter in flesh
than all the children who were eating the delica-
cies of the king.” (Dan. 1:14, 15) Likewise, your
parents will soon notice that your waiver of “spiritual
[Watchtower] food” did not make you a depressed, “de- jected-looking” deadbeat but a happy, successful and
life-affirming person. Even after few years, you will lead
a much more meaningful life than those continuing to
study the Watchtower .
* See The Watchtower , March 1, 1987, p. 23; Jehovah’s Witnesses – Proclaim-
ers of God’s Kingdom, p. 148
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You young people, imitate the example given by the
three Hebrews! Abstain from polluting yourself with the
spiritual junk food from Brooklyn! Then you will lead a
satisfying and happy life, as is unthinkable for Jehovah’s
Witnesses!
Do you really want to
spend the rest of your life
reading Watchtowers?
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David
According to the book Insight on the Scriptures, Da-
vid was “humble enough to acknowledge his mis-
takes” and “a lover of truth and righteousness.”
(vol. I, p. 585) This way, he gave a fine example to any
people who got involved with Jehovah’s Witnesses be-
cause of their personal circumstances. Every Jehovah’s
Witness should be “humble enough to acknowledge”
that his dedication and baptism were “mistakes”. Who-
ever is “a lover of truth and righteousness” will have no
other choice than leaving this untruthful association.
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David the Warrior
David was very skillful in handling his slingshot. (1
Sam. 17:40) He also had experience fighting with wildbeasts: “There came a lion, and also a bear. … And
I went out after it and struck it down.” ( 1 Sam.
17:34, 35) Today too it would be useful to learn martial
arts even at an early age. If you live in a country where
youths are allowed to own weapons, you also should
learn how to handle those. – Luke 22:36.
According to the book Isaiah’s Prophecy – Light for
All Mankind, lions and bears illustrate “beastlike men.”
(vol. 1, p. 164) Hence, following David’s example would
include being ready to kill humans if circumstances de-
mand.
David did not fight alone. The Bible reports of “his
men, about six hundred men.” ( 1 Sam. 23:13) On
one occasion, “he and his men went and struckdown … two hundred men, and David came bring-
ing their foreskins.” ( 1 Sam. 18:27) True, it was ex-
actly like a reference work says: “Beginning as an out-
law, … he became the leader and organizer of other out-
laws” ( Encyclopaedia Britannica) The book David's Se-cret Demons by Baruch Halpern (p. 20) calls him “a
bandit chief.”
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Armed gangs and bandits do not exist everywhere to-
day. But if you live in a country where gangs are custom-
ary, like Japan or East Timor, you could aim for a career
as bandit chief, just like David. As an alternative, youcould consider a Mafia career; this organization does ex-
ist for nearly 200 years now despite heavy hostilities,
which shows that it must be have by God’s blessing.
His Struggle
David the shepherd boy fought alone against Goliath,
the Philistine giant Goliath and hit him at the most vul-
nerable spot – the forehead. (1 Sam. 17:40-51) Simi-
larly, a small number of apostates today is fighting
against the intrigues of the Watchtower Society. Can wesupport them by courageously announcing the truth
about the “truth”?
If elders come and try to convince us to return to the
fold of the Watchtower organization, we can reply ac-
cording to David: “You are coming to me with
Watchtower and with Awake! and with Reasoning
book, but I am coming to you with the name of
the truth, of common sense and of mind, which
you have ignored!” – compare 1 Sam. 17:45.
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care of you. She can lie down beside you. … They
looked everywhere in Israel until they found a
very beautiful young woman named Abishag, who
lived in the town of Shunem. They brought her to David, and she took care of him [“served him”,
ASB].” – 1 Kings 1:2-4, CEV.
In time, one woman was no more enough, and “Da-
vid went on taking more concubines and wives.”
(2 Sam. 5:13) Once, he fell in love with Abigail, but
she was still married to Nabal, a wealthy landowner.
“Immediately David said to his men: ‘Gird on
every one his sword!’”, and they went out to kill
Nabal. (1 Sam. 25:13) But Abigail came his way and
stopped him from doing so. Probably, she already antici-pated that Nabal would die after ten days anyway, or she
arranged it by herself. (1 Sam. 25:23, 38) As soon as
“David got to hear that Nabal had died … David
proceeded to send and propose to Abigail to take
her as his wife.” – 1 Sam. 25:39.
Some other time, he fell in love with Bathsheba, who
was married too. (2 Sam. 11:2) However, he could not
kill her man right away because he was fighting in war in
a distant city. (2 Sam. 11:6) But he knew, as Joseph did
century before, that a woman should not cheat her hus-
band in his own house, so he had Bathsheba brought
into his palace to “take her” there. – 2 Sam. 11:4.
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Let us imitate David by not restricting ourselves to
one partner. The apostle Paul provided a similar counsel.
Though most translations render his words that a man
should love “his wives”; the Greek word γυναικα can alsomean “woman” according to Wiktionary. So, a man
should love ‘his women’ and a woman should love ‘her
men’. (Eph. 5:28; Tit. 2:4) Let us not hesitate to clear
someone who is blocking a relationship out of the way.
If someone dumps on us, we can imitate the lamb of
the Revelation: Though it actually has 144,000 partners,
they all together are called “his wife.” (Rev. 19:7) Like-
wise, today’s man could describe their group of partners
as one ‘composite wife’.
On one occasion, obviously none of David’s wives
was handy, so he started to “walk about on the roof-
top of the king’s house” and “caught sight of a
woman bathing herself.” ( 2 Sam. 11:2) Today, wedo not have to walk around on the rooftop; we can
watch women while bathing and in other situations every
time on TV or in the Internet.
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Appearance
David also put emphasis on his
appearance. He wore a beard.
(1 Sam. 21:13) Also, he “cut
off the skirt of the sleeve-
less coat.” ( 1 Sam. 24:4)
So the garment that
already was “sleeveless”
became even more open. Young people of our day
can imitate David by wearing
a full beard; women can
quasi “cut off” parts of their
clothes by putting emphasis
on transparent andlow-cut garments.
True, David left us a fine
example in every respect.
Not for nothing, he is viewed
as one of the greatest
characters of ancient Israel.
David admitted that he made a mistake
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ROLE MODEL
Asaph
In a prophetic preview, Asaph saw the life of a youth
of our day who was raised by Jehovah’s Witnesses. He
describes the thoughts and feelings of a young man afterhis leaving the so-called “truth”. Initially, he says: “My
feet had almost turned aside, my steps had nearly
been made to slip.” – Ps. 73:2.
He referred to the time when he was on the verge of
deciding for a life as Jehovah’s Witness. He had been
convinced that this organization practiced the “only true
religion.” He attended all meetings and said, “The very
ones keeping away from you will perish.” – Ps.
37:27.
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Visiting Bethel
His mind changed suddenly when he visited Bethel,
which he thought was the “sanctuary of God.” He said,
“Until I proceeded to come into the grand sanctu-ary of God. I wanted to discern their future.
Surely on slippery ground is where you place
them. You have made them fall to ruins. O how
they have become an object of astonishment as in
a moment!” (Ps. 73:17-19) In Bethel, he realized thatthe Watchtower organization is standing “on slippery
ground”, as it is based on lies, false prophecies and half-
truths.
He prayed to God: “Those showing hostility to
you have roared in the middle of your meeting place. They have set their own signs as the signs.”
(Ps. 74:4) Abruptly he figured out that the so-called
“sign of the last days” is a lie. “As in a moment”, the
Bethel was no more “the grand sanctuary of God” to
him but “an object of astonishment”. He already anticipated that anytime soon, only “ru-
ins” will remain of the Watchtower . He foresaw that to
the Watchtower Society “God will have to say: ‘What
right do you have to enumerate my regulations,
and that you may bear my covenant in yourmouth?’” – Ps. 50:16.
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Insight
He said about his time as a Jehovah’s Witness: “I
was unreasoning and I could not know.” (Ps.
73:22) He realized that his activities for the WatchtowerSociety were “in vain.” (Ps. 73:13) Luckily, he was
still young and could do something with his life.*
You young people, do not wait until you are old!
Now is the time to leave the corrupt Watchtower organi-
zation and ‘get a firm hold on the real life!’ – 1 Tim.
6:19.
In the “great sanctuary of God”, the young man
began to realize the truth about the “truth”
* Asaph became a musician who ‘played aloud.’ (1. Chr. 15:19) We can imitate