i remember hearing of a faithful older brother who was attacked by vicious dogs while in service.
even though his clothes were shredded and he was bleeding he continued walking door to door to finish his assigned territory for that day.
I used to hate those stories. About Africans walking 30 miles to each meeting, about Australians shoving tracts up wallabies arses and abbos finding them and getting the truth,
Surprisingly this is how I first came across the Truth, when an aborigine in a bar said to me " Look fellah, just found this up a wallabies arse".
i've been thinking about this for a little while and it appears that this is a possibility.
although i cant say that there is solid evidence, it looks as if the clues are there:.
- clandestine involvement with the un as an ngo.
Good Heavens!
The WTS sounds scarier by the minute. In fact they put me in mind of "a great harlot who corrupted the earth with her her fornication".
the watchtower society has, for about seven decades, been attracting new volunteer workers for its field ministry with the promise of life forever on a paradise earth.
even the titles of its main study books since 1968 bear the promise: the truth that leads to eternal life, you can live forever in paradise on earth, and knowledge that leads to everlasting life.
how logical is this hope that leads people to entrust the watchtower with their time, energy and worldly possessions?
Yes of course! String theory and multi-dimensional habitats. But at the resurrection why not bring everyone back to all be 2 inches tall? Then there'll be tons more space!
the watchtower society has, for about seven decades, been attracting new volunteer workers for its field ministry with the promise of life forever on a paradise earth.
even the titles of its main study books since 1968 bear the promise: the truth that leads to eternal life, you can live forever in paradise on earth, and knowledge that leads to everlasting life.
how logical is this hope that leads people to entrust the watchtower with their time, energy and worldly possessions?
I imagine the new order to be similar to the future world scenario in H.G. Wells’ Time Machine. Walking on the surface are perpetually young and beautiful people who have a glazed looks on their faces. Then at dusk a siren goes off which has them all walking off trance like to caves which go deep into the earth’s crust. Here the real chosen ones, eg overseers, GB members, super-elders, grab a few of the “beautiful people” and take them off to be eaten.
The cannibalism would thus keep down the population while providing a balanced nutritious meal for the brothers.
what do jw's think jesus was doing until 1914?
and if satan is ruling everything now, what is jesus doing now?
(in jw minds) it seems to me they believe the 'gates of hell' have prevailed.
Santa is pretty efficient yes. Maybe he's a top honcho in the 144,000?
i havent been to a kh since i was a teenager and was always intrigued by the 144,000 and that some supposedly resided in my congregation.. questions about them were inevitably met with ambiguous answers.
"they just know they are" was a favourite reply when i asked how these "anointed ones" received their calling.
has anyone known any jws who reckon they're in the 144,000 club, and what makes them think they are?.
I havent been to a KH since I was a teenager and was always intrigued by the 144,000 and that some supposedly resided in my congregation.
Questions about them were inevitably met with ambiguous answers. "They just know they are" was a favourite reply when I asked how these "anointed ones" received their calling. Has anyone known any JWs who reckon they're in the 144,000 club, and what makes them think they are?
BTW are there any ex JWs on here who thought themeselves at one time to be of the 144,000?
i think that every one on this site goes way over the top calling jehovahs wittnesses names you spend more time trying to prove them wrong than you do prasing god.i mean is this your purpose in life.if you no more about the bible than the wittnesses then go straght a head and speak.but dont act like a spoiled brat calling people names.a lot of people on this site will belevae what they want to beleave because it suits there lifestyle lets get to the root of whats realy in your hearts
Hatred is a strong word of course, but not long ago I saw a group of JW elders in the guise of an HLC bring pressure to bear on a "sister" in childbirth not to have a transfusion. She died leaving a child without a mother and a non JW husband without a wife. If I was the husband I'm sure I would hate this cult.
Deuteronomy 18:20-22 really does sum it all up. I cant understand why they still haven't gone out of "business".
hi everyone.. i'm keen to read more books about jw's.
i've so far only read crisis of conscience but now have the appetite.i'd be more interested in the background of the organisation and what kind of people russell and rutherford were etc, but i'd also like to read any "apostate" exposes, especially ex elders.
thanks in advance.
Thanks everyone, except PMJ of course!
I have read tons on the net and of course this forum is a brilliant resource in itself, but peoples' reading recommendations are always of interest. Happy New Year to you all.
hi everyone.. i'm keen to read more books about jw's.
i've so far only read crisis of conscience but now have the appetite.i'd be more interested in the background of the organisation and what kind of people russell and rutherford were etc, but i'd also like to read any "apostate" exposes, especially ex elders.
thanks in advance.
Hi everyone.
I'm keen to read more books about JW's. I've so far only read Crisis of Conscience but now have the appetite.I'd be more interested in the background of the organisation and what kind of people Russell and Rutherford were etc, but I'd also like to read any "apostate" exposes, especially ex elders.
Thanks in advance.
if your not too rusty with dub teachings, you remember that to commit the unforgivable sin, you had to deny the holy spirits begetting you.
it would be like one of the annointed purposely saying................ "i don't want to worship jehovah anymore nor have any part of him or his son inspite of the fact he annointed me".. in christendom, it is likewise a denial of the spirit when you know it's for real.
!...one day freddy franz got so pissed at apostates and slacker dubs, he decided he was gonna write a watchtower article and kick some major ass!
Gehenna sounds a better option to me.
Being stuck in eternity with "the chosen ones" would drive me to top myself.
There will be hundreds of thousands of window cleaners as well!
What a bizarre new world awaits LOL.
