January 2020 Watchtower - the anointed (page 2)

Listener

Waton - When I looked last (many years ago) the heavenly resurrection started in 1918, after the heavens were clean enough, after Satan gone. close to the appointment of wt inc as the F&DS.

That was their old teachings as found in the following -

Revelation - It's grand climax at hand
"All the evidence indicates that this heavenly resurrection began in 1918, after Jesus' enthronement in 1914 and his riding forth to start his kingly conquest by cleansing the heavens of Satan and his demons." Revelation, Its Grand Climax At Hand! p. 103

From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained
One of the many enlightening truths that God now gave his witnesses was about the members of God's spiritual nation who had died physically. This was in 1927. In that year the witnesses understood that the dead spiritual Israelites had been raised in 1918 to life in heaven with Christ Jesus. It was an invisible resurrection, of course.

The latest teaching finds them being unsure about date and they don't commit to any date -

Watchtower 07 1/1
That would indicate that the first resurrection began sometime between 1914 and 1935. Can we be more precise?
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They know they are in a tricky position with more and more people partaking of the emblems. They used to say it was one of the proofs we are in the last days, that those partaking kept going down. So now they have to come up with all sorts of reasons as to why the figures are going up. Watchtower will always find an answer even if they have to do a 180 degree turn.

smiddy3

Ok you may have pointed out one thing but their are 99 other beliefs that Jw`s do not agree with their earlier teachings, such as the end,the big A in 1914 , and that they were all going to go to heaven .there was no teaching about a paradise earth , their was no teaching about a worldwide witnessing program.,

The end was supposed to come in 1914

waton

7 minutes ago

They know they are in a tricky position with more and more people partaking of the emblems

a: The problem is, all should partake, for it is a requirement for everlasting life (countering the talking snake poison).according to wt doctrine, The anointed have to sacrifice the right to everlasting life (that they acquire by virtue of the emblems) like Jesus did, to go to heaven.

The smart thing is to take the emblems ,(following John 6 advise), and let the angels decide who is sealed or killed by the axe to rule in heaven. and,

They do not count the untold 000 s that partake in private sessions on that full moon night, secretly.

Room 215

Why is it that this conjures a mental image of a bunch of old codgers bumbling about in a nursing home dining room when the lights go out?

The Fall Guy

Excellent points, Listener. Thanks.

neat blue dog

Interesting observations, thanks.

johnamos

Watchtower 07 1/1
That would indicate that the first resurrection began sometime between 1914 and 1935.

The following shows that they know the resurrection did not begin between 1914 and 1935. They know it begins on the ‘last day’ when the 1,000-year reign begins.

[John 6:39 This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose none out of all those whom he has given me, but that I should resurrect them on the last day.]

[7-1-98 WT p.21 par.12 - That “last day” coincides with the Thousand Year Reign of Christ. (Revelation 20:6) Imagine the excitement during that “day” when this grand event begins!]

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/l/r1/lp-e?q=2+peter+3%3A8

[Revelation 20:6 Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.]

sir82

Good analysis.

Actually, there are many "study" articles that are completely recycled. Sometimes virtually word-for-word copied and pasted.

Let's face it, there's only so many ways to present the primary, fundamental doctrines of JWs:

-- The GB are godlike and to be obeyed unquestioningly

-- You miserable rank & file JWs aren't doing enough

-- You miserable rank & file JWs aren't behaving well

-- We need your money

-- Bad guys are gonna get ya "very soon now", so shape up

-- You should treat anyone who disagrees with us as lower than the parasites who feed on pond scum

How many ways can you dress up those teachings? It's inevitable that things will be repeated.

St George of England

Evidently the number of partakers is up again this year.

George

January 2020 Watchtower - the anointed