@Mikejw
Elders (and upper levels) should only see details of those who have jwpub accounts, right?
I wouldn't be surprised if one day they ask all publishers to open an account to track them more easily.
@Mikejw
Elders (and upper levels) should only see details of those who have jwpub accounts, right?
I wouldn't be surprised if one day they ask all publishers to open an account to track them more easily.
i would suggest:.
the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.
the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.
William Guy Carr talks in his book about how Gnostics inside Freemasonry believe that the Angel Michael came to Earth as Jesus Christ to defeat Satan as how he had done in Heaven but he failed.The fact that the High Priests of the Luciferian Creed on this earth introduced the worship of Satan in the lower degrees of both Grand Orient Lodges and the councils of the Palladian Rite and then initiated selected individuals to the FULL SECRET that Lucifer is God the equal of Adonay, has puzzled many historians and research workers. The Holy Scriptures mention Lucifer only a few times — Isa. 14; Luke 10:18; Rev. 9:1-11. The Luciferian Doctrine however states definitely that Lucifer led the Heavenly revolt; that Satan is the oldest son of God (Adonay) and the brother of St. Michael who defeated the Luciferian conspiracy in Heaven. The Luciferian teachings also claim that St. Michael came on earth in the person of Jesus Christ to try to repeat what he had done in Heaven ... and failed. Because Lucifer, Satan, the Devil — call him what you may — is the father of lies, it would appear that those spiritual forces of darkness deceive as many as possible so-called intellectuals into doing their will here as they did in heaven.
- Pawns in the Game, by William Guy Carr.
If we connect the dots, it is clear where Russell and the Adventists get their teaching from.
would jesus approve of true christians becoming "pimos" [physically in mentally out].
among jehovah's witnesses??
and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
PIMO or not...I don't think Jesus would be interested in that. What matters is whether one follows him or not. One may need to remain a PIMO because of certain necessities, that is a personal matter. In the same way that Cornelius remained a soldier and people like Joseph of Arimathea retained their positions, anyone can continue to live as they wish once became Christian. The only important thing is not to adopt a way of life that violates Christian principles.
Jesus said "you are the salt of the earth". I didn't understand that when I was a Witness. You don't just put salt in one part of a dish, it has to permeate the whole dish. In the same way, Christians can be present at every level of society (they need not live in isolated communities) as far as their conscience allows, glorifying Jesus by their lives and actions (verbal and non-verbal) wherever they are, whatever they do. Matthew 5:13-16. Similarly, we can think of the suggestions of John the Baptist. Luke 3:10-18.
One may choose to remain a PIMO to protect one's/family's reputation, to help relatives under hypnosis, to protect one's job or for any other reason. This can go on for a long time, but the important thing is whether one supports the survival of this cult or remains neutral. Perhaps the PIMOs should have a moral reckoning at this point. Everyone has a different calling, Jesus can use each of us for different purposes.
1 Corinthians 7:17-23
Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches. Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called. Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
i'm trying to find out how many jw there were globally in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928. the watchtower of 1926 says that there were 25,000 in attendance at the magdeburg convention for the public address, but the same watchtower say that one the last day of the convention there were 15,000 present, so i assume at least 10,000 were interested persons - non jw.
the watchtower 1955 says: "for this year of 1927 the number in attendance at the spring memorial internationally was 88,544, yet of these only some 18,602 were active as house-to-house kingdom announcers".
these statistics would seem to imply that the majority of jw in 1926 were at the magdeburg convention.
I highly recommend you to read the book 30 Years A Watctower Slave written by William J. Schnell. He lived in Germany in those years (1920-30s) and worked in important positions for the Organisation. He explains in detail how the pilot application initiated in Germany was adapted to the USA and from there to the whole world.
let's mine for the next gb update!
it isn't yet on the servers, however the code 1112024014 is to be used for august.
it should be out publicly on the borg website tomorrow.
In short, a call for preparations for the campaign in September and "very important" reminders about remaining neutral before the upcoming elections. What a timely spiritual fast-food!
Of course, as always, it ends with their own product adverts.
we have lonely old folks and even some not so old.. they know the gb are not who they claim to be.. but they stay in the congregation because they are lonely.
i wonder what percentage of jws this is the case, i would guess a lot.
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They all have something in common. All that needs to be done is for these people to come together, as often as possible!
If you can encourage (or plant the seeds in their minds) them to organize friendly meetings in such a way that elders are not alerted, they could motivate each other, share their observations, disconnect from the hypnosis and who knows, they may leave the congregation en masse.
i found a very interesting video by a jewish biblical scholar about how to correctly pronounce jehovah.
it's not yahweh as other scholars claim.. https://youtu.be/4vgxmmbst8w?si=yq7ggwstkpnd3f18.
Refuting the name Yehovah by Biblical Hebrew Scholar, Dr. William Barrick
just as there is no such thing as a christian who worships satan, there is no such thing as a christian outside of the new covenant “for the forgiveness of sins”.
and he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, drink ye all of it, for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
- mt.
The deception is deep, there is a diabolical plan.
WT is practicing deception, right and it is bidirectional. They are trying to put the responsibility for all the evil they have done (and will be doing) on ordinary witnesses, because the Evil method of action requires putting the responsibility on the other side. Perhaps as an effect of being deceived constantly, Witnesses start to like being deceived, and they play their parts in perpetuating this vicious circle of deception. They do not realize that they are exhibiting pride (after their theocratic accomplishments), idolatry (worship of man and man-made things) and vanity (their privileges of service, boasting about the Organization, their "mother"). Fortunately, Jesus is not idle, He takes care of each one of us to wake us up.
WT: We didn't say report this many hours, you set it. Some of you said, isn't there more to do, and we provided the opportunity. Construction projects, translation, cleaning, pioneering, these things exist because you asked for them.
WT: We didn't want to make rules that regulate lives so much, you demanded it, you asked us for every detail. Can I wear this dress, can someone serve in high positions if they have a beard, and we answered with directions.
WT: We said we were imperfect, you made us gods.
WT: You asked us there should be simultaneous and uniform quality of education in every congregation and land, so we harmonized everything, to prevent different levels of understanding.
"if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead, you will be saved".
- romans 10: 9. i find it interesting that this simple requirement for salvation has been a specific target of wt since their beginning.. first, jw's call jehovah lord, not jesus.
the fact that scripture calls jesus the king of kings and lord of lords doesn't seem to matter to them.
the concept of "the organization" is not new in jw-land.
it's been around since rutherford's time.
ray franz is quoted as saying in the first jw expose documentary entitled "witnesses of jehovah" in 1986: .
It is interesting to note that they set their starting date back to the time when the Israelites came out of Egypt. They see themselves as an extension of the nation of Israel. They have nothing to do with Jesus and/or Christianity.
An organization that has survived 3,500 tempestuous years is surely worthy of examination. Wherein lies the strength of this organization? Why should we put faith in it today? Articles starting on pages 12 and 20 supply the answers(w79 3/1 p. 2)
GOD’S visible, earthly organization came to view with the establishing of the 12 tribes of the Hebrew people as a nation with a theocratic government over them in the year 1513 before our Common Era. There was no democratic voting for this government. The Liberator of that people from death-dealing slavery in ancient Egypt was the One who decided upon the government. He also set it up. This One was God and in that government he held the supreme power. For this reason, it is called theocratic and its ruler is called a Theocrat! All his subjects are commanded and are rightly commanded to worship him, their governmental Ruler, as their God. This was according to the first two of the Ten Commandments that were declared to the Israelite nation at Mount Sinai in Arabia. (w79 3/1 p. 12 par. 1)Now that they are losing members, the solution? They will again try to lure the masses by talking a bit more about Jesus and Christianity, they will masquerade as Christians... make some videos, articles here and there. Just like they did in Russell's time.... When they gain enough power, they will tighten the strings again, and iron fist rule will come.