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Did you know the End started in 1799?
by jwfacts inyes, it sounds crazy doesn't yet.
if a religion went around preaching that today no one would take them seriously, and yet that is what the watchtower used to preach.
"the "time of the end," a period of one hundred and fifteen (115) years, from a.d. 1799 to a.d. 1914, is particularly marked in the scriptures.
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Questions related to the "70 years"
by Doug Mason inthis post, although about the "70 years", is not about the accuracy or otherwise of dates assigned to that period.
rather, this post is about the nature of the biblical record that we now have.. (1) much discussion, from myself included, centres on the meaning of the declaration at jer 25:11-12. since the lxx and the mt of these verses are different (indeed of the whole of jer 25), does this affect the intent of these verses?
does the fact that differences do exist between these accepted sources diminish the value of these verses for the wts as a key foundation of its existence?.
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The Kingdom of God - when in Heaven ? -- according to Jesus
by wantingtruth injohn said "...the truth came through jesus christ" ?
--------the kingdom of god---------- .
"the kingdom of god is near.
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I can't imagine doing THAT in my wildest dreams.....
by AK - Jeff inputting on a three piece suit to spend a 90 degree summer day knocking on doors and trespassing!dragging an entire family, including babies and young children to three or four day meetings in an outdoor stadium, living in a seedy motel room for the week.getting home from work and spending the next six hours cramming for a 'theocratic review', getting the entire family ready to go, gulping down dinner, and speeding off to the hall, and then finally getting home around 11 pm, hurrying off to bed so that everyone could get up for work and school in the morning!going to school to explain to the teachers why little johnny can't color pictures of santa, salute the flag of his country, eat birthday cake with all the other 5 year olds, bow his head when prayer is offered, or exchange valentines with all the cute 5 year old girls in class.
and then explaining with grace why he is not immersed in a cult!well, on and on!
these things were typical of my witness life - now i cannot imagine ever doing such silly things, and especially thinking that somehow they would bring pleasure to my god!.
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The Great Tree - 7 Times of Daniel = 1914?
by UnDisfellowshipped inthe 7 times of daniel = jesus returning invisibly in 1914 and being enthroned in heaven?.
daniel 4:23-33 (new world translation):.
23 and because the king beheld a watcher, even a holy one, coming down from the heavens, who was also saying: chop the tree down, and ruin it.
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Are you UNDERSTANDING towards Second, Third, and even Fourth-generation Witnesses on this forum?
by BonaFide indo you all realize how tough it is for a second-generation witness?
what about a third-generation witness?
fourth?.
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Jehovah's Disloyal Organization?
by metatron init needs to be said: the watchtower society is teaching its most involved adherents a powerful lesson in disloyalty.
it should be no surprize that the watchtower endlessly prates on about loyalty.
what has changed however, is the sudden sacrifice of bethelites and others to come in the pursuit of its greedy survival.
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When POLITICAL ELEMENT TURNS ON RELIGION
by cameo-d inwill this perhaps only "appear" as destruction of religion?.
could it be that religion will simply go through a reformation?.
hasn't the political and religious element always been bedfellows?.
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What a Satanic bunch we are.
by Mickey mouse intoday's watchtower was nice.
under the heading:.
satan - a defiant adversary and apostate.