Posts by ElijahTheThird

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Are the Gospel Stories Fictional?

by JosephAlward in

there is abundant evidence that marks stories are fictional.

in this post, i will explain how marks story of jesus miraculous feeding of the five thousand (mark 6:32-42) was copied from scripture.. at the beginning of his story, mark wants his readers to believe that his jesus is just as compassionate as the lord, so he introduces him as a person who was just as concerned as the lord is for people who are like sheep without a shepherd.

the lord is my shepherd, i shall not be in want.

ElijahTheThird

I marvel at those that can't see that this whole universe has been engineered.

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Why the Bible anyway?

by willy_think in

why do i believe the bible is the inspired word of god anyway?

here are some answers i consider wrong .

1. it just fell out of the sky.

ElijahTheThird

Why the Bible anyway?
Why not? Do you think that there hasnt been interaction between mankind and their maker?

The bible is a book of history, current events, and the destiny of the human race. If you really want to go to the stars (heavens) then you need to understand that the message of how is wrote in languages that are at least 2000years old and had very little tech understanding as we do today. Try to understand it from a very modern and possibly futuristic point of view.

Get a clue,,,, grins.

Norval

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JWs doctrines - GB's interest

by tosko in

who can prove to me or show me that jws have teachings or even doctrines that are there to servce the interest s of the gov.body.

by this i mean, if it wasn't in their interest, they wouldn't stress these doctrines (teachings) or wouldn't even exist for them.

what particular teachings serve their interests?.

ElijahTheThird

Thanks Island Woman.
I had been trying to figure a way to put that and you did it very well. The insight of this now called "religion" of the JW may have had that insight given to it long ago. Today with the KIND of problems they are having it is obvious that they no longer have any "insightual" guidance.

Norval

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There are Many Dwelling in My Fathers House? John

by D wiltshire in

there are many dwelling in my fathers house?

john 14:2. does this refer to different dimensions?.

and does jesus going away and preparing a place,.

ElijahTheThird

Then again it may refer to the "Heavenly New Jerusalem" which is a
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MILES SQUARE CUBE! (oh my god, the borg! shudders)But in rainbow colors. *grins*

Now that would be a heavenly craft of about the same size of our moon.

Norval

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I kicked the Borg out!

by target in

sometimes our recovery depends a lot on how we percieve the events that took place.

over the years i felt like the victim so many times and until i couldn't take it anymore and i "left".

i suddenly realized that i didn't go anywhere.

ElijahTheThird

Don't the words ring true either way?
"Get out from among them/"
or
"Cast those out that prove to be false teachers."

Works for me. *grins*
Norval

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Can you answer this please?

by sleepy in

yesturday my wife bumped into one of our former friends from the hall.. she tried to discuss a few points with him but as she hasn't done much research herself was a bit stuck when he told her that the reason the society dates the fall of babylon to 607 was because the jews were in captivity for 70 years which working back from 537 you come to 607.. i tried to explain to her that the bible does not specifically say the jews would be in captivity for 70 years but that in daniel it talks of the devestaions of jerusalem ,which could mean it rulership by babylon which started before they were taken captive.. beside that isn't it true that people were left over in jerusalem and only the elite taken?.

anyway at the end of 2 chronicals particually verse 21 it talks of the land laying desolate 70 years this would sujest that the 70 years maybe did refer to the desrution of jerusalem.. can anyone point me in the right direction on this?.

by the way this has no bearing on what i think just my wife as i don't believe the bible to be the word of god anyway, and there are far bigger problems with the witnesses time prophecies , i just need to show from the bible it is wrong as that is the only source of authority for some people.

ElijahTheThird

Then again you could think about the dates for the most part as a moot point now. Since jesus fortold that the Jews would be trampled on by the nations till the end. It was also fortold they would get their lands back and become a nation again. Done.1947

As a first world country with atomic weapons and sufficent enough streangth to be a threat to any nation on earth today,,, any one want to mess with the Jews? But they have always fought amongst themselves, just as brothers do. *laffs*

In my honest opinion, it seems that we ARE in those days as was fortold. After all, those fortellings are now history, and in our OWN generation!

Norval

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scriptural intentional distortions

by tosko in

hi all!.

can anyone point out clear and intentional distortions in jws translations and interpretations?

dishonesty in translation?

ElijahTheThird

One of the worst things that has been done with all most ALL bibles is the failure to finish TRANSLATING ALL the WORDS!

Examples;
christ = apointed (of god)
nicolations = (contraction of nike and laos), conquors over gathered people.
apostle = ambassador
spirit = force / power
saint = ? *grins*

As you can see there are many words that have been "transposed" into our languages and never translated. This gives rise and "mystical and spiritual" thoughts to these words that arn't there!

"Keep em' in the dark and feed them bull shit, they must be mushrooms!"

Norval

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1914: A lucky guess? Or divine inspiration?

by Gopher in

we know the wt society has a long history of prophecies, especially regarding dates.

almost 100% of such prophecy was in error.. it seems though, that they got a date right by foretelling that 1914 would be "the end of the world as we know it".

yes, they changed the meaning of 1914 several times.

ElijahTheThird

Arn't chronological games fun?

Personaly I think 1947 is a good date in history to try fitting things around.

Norval

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How do you know if you're going to heaven?

by Christiangal in

the only way to go to heaven is believing that jesus christ is god's son, and that he was sent here to earth to die on the cross for our sins.

if you confess him as lord and savior, then and only then, will you be certain that you are going to heaven.

ElijahTheThird

,,, looks up at the billions of stars in our galaxy, and the billions of galaxies in our universe. Hmmm, thinks of the billions of billions of planets out there, and what is your idea of "heaven"? What do you think you are going to be doing there? Why do you think you were "created" and would want to go to heaven?

Just wondering.

Norval

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AUSTRALIA GETS DRUNK, WAKES UP IN NORTH ATLANTIC

by plmkrzy in

this means more of us can come to the apostate bbq!!.

australia gets drunk, wakes up in north atlantic.

tired of being isolated and ignored, continent isn't bloody moving .

ElijahTheThird

,,,chuckles and bursts out laffing,, having several Ausie friends I have to laff. Thanks

Were you at that Ausie party? This just seems like the most unlikely place to put this thread,, ROFL

Norval

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