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Isaiah 4:2, 607, and 70 years of desolation
by cyberguy inisaiah's prophecy--light for all mankind, vol.
i (new watchtower publication), makes a strange comment regarding isaiah 4:2:.
"in that day what jehovah makes sprout will come to be for decoration and for glory, and the fruitage of the land will be something to be proud of and something beautiful for those of israel who have escaped.".
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Cool utube cello video -- Giovanni Sollima
by cyberguy inpart 1 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpf3yqq3-8.
part 2 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3nkq00_zbi&mode=related&search=.
backgrounder -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/giovanni_sollima.
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Why I love Simon?s board
by cyberguy inwell, i just want to express my feelings for all the time i?ve spent here over the years; it has greatly helped me "heal," spiritually speaking!
a number of posts here, have been simply incredible!
yes, i?ve made errors in judgement in my own posts, and monitors have posted emails to me, correctly pointing out that i should be careful in putting too many details that could potentially harm someone (this of late!).
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Furuli's new book can now be ordered
by cyberguy innorwegian version: nkr.
thus the reign of darius ii is pushed forward one year (xerxes ii/sogdianos may have ruled a short time between artaxerxes i and darius ii).
the absolute chronology and its problems.
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UN Library Card defense announced at Bethel
by cyberguy ini heard a rumor that there was a brief announcement made during breakfast recently at brooklyn bethel, that watchtower had been connected with the un, but that it was only a library card and that they no longer have it.
has anyone else with connections to brooklyn bethel heard about this?
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Elders and Ministerial Servants in Brooklyn Bethel
by cyberguy injust wondering.... why is it that some in brooklyn have been bethel elders at headquarters for years, yet are not serving as elders in their local congregations?
why are some bethelites appointed elders in their local congregations and yet don't qualify as such in bethel?
if bethel is run like a congregation, why isn't there any ministerial servants in bethel, only elders?.
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2 new GB added -- here's the current list as emailed to me
by cyberguy ineffective september 1st 2005, the governing body profile will be as follows.
the numbers next to their names are their ages.. carey barber - 100. john e. barr - 92. samuel herd - 70. geoffrey jackson -50. theodore jaracz - 80. stephen lett - 56. gerrit losch - 63. anthony morris -55. guy pierce - 70. albert schroeder - 94. david splane - 61. daniel sydlik - 86. .
we have two new members of the gb both of whom we have come to know fairly well -- brother anthony morris iii and geoffrey jackson.. brother morris, has raised two fine boys that are in bethel.
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Role of Theology and Bias in Bible Translation
by cyberguy inhas anyone read rolf furuli's book, the role of theology and bias in bible translation -- with a special look at the new world translation of jehovah's witnesses?
i found it somewhat interesting that one of his few complaints with the nwt, is that people ought to be able to make an informed choice; he then sites the removal of important information regarding christ's parousia in the latest large print edition of the nwt.
the original version (the large print dark green bible, published in the early 1960's), mentions deissmann's alternative data for parousia being used with the sense of "arrival" in extra-bibleical papyri (see pp.
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144K literal #? Isaiah 54/Gal 42:27 Reconsidered
by cyberguy inin the new "isaiah's prophecy light for all mankind" book 2 from the society, an explanation of isaiah 54 is given, starting on page 216. it explains the tent expansion corresponds to jerusalem's expansion of jews after the babylonian exile, with an expanded fulfillment on the christian congregation, starting in 33 ce.
the "barren women" gives birth christ at baptism and to a literal number of 144,000, when they become "anointed", so the book claims.
then on pages 218-219, abraham's family is related to different groups.
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Question about the latest fix-the-doctrine talks
by cyberguy indoes anyone know if co's read a letter to the effect, that the "question from readers" about voting left as a "conscious matter," not to be questioned by anyone, was only meant for jw's in former communist countries?
our co didn't read it, but i don't live in the continental us.
if so, have changes also been made in the elder's book on what are grounds for a committee meeting and df'ing in this regard?