by whereami 3 Replies latest jw friends
This is a email going around JW land. They are all saying that God is using the media to his advantage. Funny stuff.
Can anyone try to translate what the rep from the local Bethal is saying?
http://www.cnnchile.cl/nacional/2009/04/11/asi-viven-semana-santa-los-testigos-de-jehova/
Translation = "Armagedon has been postponed again, we are really really sorry.....really....it's coming real soon!"
Basically he is saying that we are living in awesome days and that they celebrate the memorial because it is the only celebration the Bible records that Jesus commanded. He says that it is so important that they want all of their community to participate in the celebration and that besides Spanish and Castillian, they are reaching out to the other language groups in Chile. He goes on to explain the reason they celebrate it on Nisan 14 / Passover and that even though the memorial had been celebrated the previous Thursday, the remaining part of Holy week is important because it is important to reflect on Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection.
He goes on to explain how they read portions of the Bible each day of the week that correspond to what Jesus was doing on that particular day. The interviewer asked if they have anything special planned for Easter Sunday since it is the day of resurrection. He said not in a date but because of the fact that Jesus died and that Jehovah God resurrected Him to give all humanity a chance at life.
The interviewer asked about what makes the memorial different from other days, and he told him that it is also open to the public but they offer a special campaign to get people invited to the memorial. He then shared with him that last year more than 12 Million non jw's attended the memorial worldwide.
The inteviewer then asked about the mechanics of the celebration and he told him about the wine and unleavened bread and how the memorial is the jw principal celebration for the entire year because Jesus said that they should keep on remembering to do it, but that all year long they always have in mind that sacrifice that He made.
He then moved onto how they inculcate their values into their children's hearts so they may be protected from outside influences. That jw's have family ties and values and principles between the parents and the children as a high priority.
So the interviewer moved on and summarized saying that the Holy week is more a time of reflection for jw's than a time for action. The guy said that they do not do any sort of dramatic representation but instead reflect on the portions of the Bible that tell of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ in order to focus our minds on what the sacrifice accomplishes.
Thanks TOTH.
