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Those who saw 1914...
by OldSoul inlet's do a little exercise:.
if the generation that saw 1914 will not die before armageddon, as specifically stated by the prophet class (the faithful and discreet slave, per current understanding), how many are left?.
i'll be generous and say that a nine year old could grasp the sharp 1914 changes jws cleave to...well, cleave to religiously, i suppose.. according to the population division of the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat, world population prospects: the 2004 revision, accessed online at esa.un.org/unpp, sept. 1, 2005, there are about 265,000 persons age 100 or older (that is, who were alive in 1905) in 2005. in other words, world-wide there are fewer from the "generation" that saw 1914 than many city populations in the u.s. alone.. now, suppose for the sake of ludicrous forebearance, we say that the prophet class is allowed a mulligan (a concept flatly disallowed by deuteronomy 18:20-22 and 1 john 4:1).
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Scholar, does 1 John 4:1 apply to you?
by OldSoul inscholar,.
given that you believe 1 john 4:1 to be an instruction related to deuteronomy 18:20-22, i am interested to know whether 1 john 4:1 applies to everyone, including you.. was john recommending that only 1st century christians should test expressions that claim to be from an authoritative source?
or should that test be applied by everyone to any so-called authoritative expressions?.
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Compendium of 1914 generation articles
by OldSoul inhe pointedly said: "truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur."--matt.
why, the one that saw the beginning of fulfillment of jesus' prophecy.
he foretold concerning those living in 1914 who would see the fulfillment of the 'sign of his presence': "truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.
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False Prophets
by OldSoul in*** it-2 p. 681 presumptuousness ***.
disrespect for god's sovereignty.
of the false prophets, jehovah said: "the prophet who presumes to speak in my name a word that i have not commanded him to speak ... that prophet must die.... when the prophet speaks in the name of jehovah and the word does not occur or come true, ... with presumptuousness the prophet spoke it.
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Does 607 B.C. even matter?
by OldSoul ini intend to demonstrate that there is a much stronger and more basic argument against 1914 being the year of commencement for christ's reign than a disagreement between scholars and jws over 607 b.c.
daniel stated that the prophecy specifically applied to nebuchadnezzar.
what if nebuchadnezzar represented...nebuchadnezzar?
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Galatians -- A Commentary for Active Jehovah's Witnesses
by OldSoul inhere paul states that the source of his teaching was not human.
he did not receive it from men.
he also saw james, who was not an apostle.
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If I have conviction...
by OldSoul inif i have convictions, but i turn out to be wrong, were my convictions according to accurate knowledge?
can knowledge be "accurate" and "wrong" at the same time?
can knowledge be "pure, unadulterated, unblemished" and "flawed, imperfect, mistaken" at the same time?
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Is Early Christianity the Basis For JW Practices?
by OldSoul inearly christianity: what was it like?
did the early christians ask the public for donations to fund their ministry or other works?.
did the early christians encourage believers to distribute communications from the apostles and older men in jerusalem to the public as a primary part of their ministry?.
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Welcome, Bagira!!!
by OldSoul inwe have a new poster named bagira!.
welcome, bagira!!!.
whether you step on toes or not, some here will like you, and others, meh, not so much.