Topics Started by Flash

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IMO ~ The Great Tribulation and Armageddon
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. bible
imo - the great tribulation:.

occurs when religion is attacked.

it appears to be a destructive power apart from god but without his intervention 'no flesh would be saved' on earth (matthew 24: 21 and 22).
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IMO ~ The Last Generation and the U.N. War On Terror
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. bible
imo - the 'last' generation:.

[oct. 15, 1995 watchtower].

1914, that's when russell and his bible students were waiting for armageddon to come.
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IMO ~ Who Is The Evil Slave And How Can We Tell?
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. bible
imo - who is the evil slave and how we can tell?.

matthew 7: 15 ~ 23 'by their fruits you will recognise them.'.

it's apparent by their conduct, that after waiting 35 years and seeing 1914 fail to bring armageddon, the slave that was faithful turned evil.
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IMO - The Bible's Contents AND Its Effect On Women:
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. bible
imo - the bible's contents and it's effect on women: mark 13: 14 (let the reader use discernment) .

is every expression contained in the bible the thought and command of god?

is the bible, in it's entirety, the 'word of god?
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Iraq Is Slowly Revaluing Their Currency
by Flash in
1. jw
2. friends
since the begining of september iraq's central bank has been decreasing the exchange rate thus increasing the value of the dinar.

right now the exchange rate for retail bank customers is around 1300 dinar per dollar...still a great deal.

there has been serious talk from iraq concerning returning their currency to prior levels and comparable to their neighbors.
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The Pope Visits Washington
by Flash in
1. social
2. humour
the pope is visiting washington, d.c., and president bush takes him out for an afternoon on the potomac, sailing on the presidential yacht, the sequoia.

they're admiring the sights when, all of a sudden, the pope's hat (zucchetto) blows off his head and out into the water.

secret service guys start to launch a boat, but president bush waves them off, saying, "wait, wait.
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I saw Mariah Carey in Concert last night!
by Flash in
1. jw
2. friends
she was great!

its a pleasure to see her sing in person.

the fact she has no inflated ego really adds to being there.
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Concerning the Place of Women in the Congregation.
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
mark 13: 14 (let the reader use discernment) .

question, is every thought and opinion contained in the bible a divine standard or command from god?

no, and our women have suffered as a result.
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The U.N. and the Destruction of Babylon the Great.
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
russia and china are calling for the u.n. to be in charge of the war on terror.. leaders say u.n. must direct terror fight:.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/un_world_summit;_ylt=akz8e.tgsmf_oflkwyivqjrmwmcf;_ylu=x3odmta5bgvna3nhbhnlywnzc3jlba--.

its been my opinion that when responcibility for the war on terror gets turned over to the u.n. they will in time conclude (with god's help) that 'religion' is the main problem and has to be eliminated.. what do you think?
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Is the Bible in its Entirety, the Word of God?
by Flash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
mankind has been told for centuries that the bible is the 'inspired word of god.

' but is it entirely god's word?

does 'inspired' mean that every word in the bible from genesis 1:1 to revelation 22: 21 is out of the mouth of god or his son?