this is the question that came up in my mind.
now dont get me wrong i know the dates from 607 - 1914 are rubbish, but how would you explain to a witness when they will automatically say, look at the momentus year 1914 was.
that is evidence enough that 607 is correct!.
Landmark in what way? WWI started in late July of that year. The 2,520 years didn't end until October. If Jesus was enthroned as King in October and threw Satan out of heaven then, how could it be said that WWI was related to that event?
A few years ago an elder told me the reason why...He said that even though WWI began in July, it wasn't until October that there were 10 nations involved. And the number "10" is a complete number. I believed him at the time.
i read in a forum in spanish that there is a strong rumor spreading in the corridors of the wt.
has anyone heard anything about this??
the change that is emerging is this: the great crowd has not yet appeared, and it is a group that comes out of the great tribulation.
Does anybody remember that at one time the Great Tribulation began in 1914 and it was cut short about 1919 for the sake of the holy ones (can't remember why). There was to be an interruption for a short period of time, then the Great Tribulation would start up again as Armageddon. Except the "short period of time" became a long period of time. So they changed the explanation that the Great Tribulation was in the future and was one in the same as Armageddon? I think the explanation changed in the early 1970's.
So I think the explanation was that the Great Crowd came out of the Great Tribulation that had already begun.
i usually find fault with the religion but i must give credit when due.
in the hall my mom is in, they regularly check on her and assign different ones to visit and check on the elderly.. if there's a storm or an extremely cold day, they come by to make sure the elderly have everything they need..
If your Mom is lucky enough to be in a congo where she has had friends for years, and genuinely kind nice guys at the KH then like any social club they will look out for one another.
My mom had friends for years in her congo, but when she got sick, they just faded away. Too busy going in service to even stop by, but we would see them stopping at the neighbor's houses.
i love it!
maybe the wt could learn a thing or two from this.
how about drive-thru coffee at the kingdom halls?
I was being facetious. I well know that they don't allow hardly any of the things that I used to enjoy--rolling skating parties, congregation picnics, musical events, etc. Clyde and I were laughing about what their reaction would be if we suggested a Zumba class in our KH.
i love it!
maybe the wt could learn a thing or two from this.
how about drive-thru coffee at the kingdom halls?
I love it! Maybe the WT could learn a thing or two from this. How about drive-thru coffee at the Kingdom Halls? Or a Zumba class?
i just wanna post post this.
to all congregations.
re: thirty-hour quota for auxiliary pioneering.
Back in the day when people's hours were put on a chart on the notice board (going back 50 or 60 years) it encouraged competition and judgement.
MMXIV - I well remember the charts. In our congregation, they were on a large display board in front of the hall for everyone to view. I was a regular pioneer (100 hrs/month) and had a partner. The pioneer numbers were separated from the publishers so the congregation knew exactly what we were doing. It would have been even worse if I had been the only pioneer.
i just wanna post post this.
to all congregations.
re: thirty-hour quota for auxiliary pioneering.
When I was in this Doomsday cult would guilt people to do more, by using the example of Joshua circling Jericho many times more right before the walls fell down.
I remember reading that back in the early 1940's, the WT was using the "Joshua circling Jericho many more times before the walls fell" to get people to speed up their activity. It has now been 70+ years. I have a lot of the volumes from the early 1940's but don't have an index to find it.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/my-wife-is-a-hero-georgia-mother-shoots-home-intruder-five-times-after-being-cornered/ .
i've been waiting for someone to post this story.
five bullets almost weren't enough to save herself and her two children.
I've been waiting for someone to post this story. Five bullets almost weren't enough to save herself and her two children. Wonder what would have happened if there had been two (or more) intruders? Wonder how many more stories there are like this that barely make the news? Do you think they should outlaw crowbars?
"if it was'nt for the preaching work there would be millions more witnesses" - he was saying jehovah wants quality not quantity.. si i'm thinking, what's the difference as long as he has a people that live by bible standards and are moral.
maybe sharing their hope and faith with friends and relatives on a casual basis?
how backwards is that?.
The last circuit assembly I attended - the CO said some brothers were overly concerned about life and health insurance. Brothers, in the new system, we will all have perfect health and everlasting life.
they excuse it by saying, it's ok since at least they were on the watch.. i believe they should think about god's view of watchmen who constantly gave false pronouncements.
they would be judged accordingly by god!.
I think it's ok for someone to have wrong expectations as to when the end may come as long as your not required to accept them and preach them to gain salvation.
Then Freddie Franz should have kept his ideas to himself.
