Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

scout575

"Behold, the LORD God...He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young." ( Isaiah 40:10,11 )

"For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come out of their carcasses, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood." ( Isaiah 34:2,3 )

orangefatcat

great analogy.

Orangefatcat.

bikerchic

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/126193/1.ashx

LittleToe

I thought I was a schizophrenic, but now he's not sure...

Repetition for emphasis, perchance?

Narkissos

Lol.

Same title, different verses. To be continued?

Madame Quixote

Different writers = different messages. See the book Who Wrote The Bible by Elliot Friedman. It explains a lot of that 'schizo' stuff. There are several different versions of the Bible - versions written by a number of scribes and wed together by different redactors over the years; it is pretty well-researched and documented by Friedman and other bible scholars, particularly with regard to the Old Testament (but also good research on New T, as well). Of course, we know this innately (that the Bible is written by more than one person), but it's nice to have scholarly research from experts in Hebrew and Greek to back up our gut feelings in the matter. It's also fun to throw it in the face of fundies and JWs once in a while, too!

Abandoned

Yep, no, "go to bed without dinner." No increased curfew or decreased privileges. No, this loving god of the bible let's his sun shine on the wicked and righteous alike so that they are in good health when he comes, without warning, with his burning anger. If there is a loving god, that ancient collection of stories called the bible, isn't a message from him.