Topics Started by erik
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Should they use the sacred name of God? YHWH
by Sirona innow you may think i'm a little slow to catch on here.
this morning was the first time it occurred to me that the jw's use of the tetragrammaton may actually be a huge insult to other faiths.
admittedly they use a modern day english version of the name of god - jehovah.
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bible code II
by erik ini was just curious as to whether or not anyone has read or taken a look at this book regarding bible prophesy.
if you have, please let me know what you think.
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Apostates disturbing meetings???
by TheApostleAK inis it true that in the 80s xjws and apostates protested out the front of meetings and caused disturbances in meetings (eg rushing the stage)??
i overheard an elder a while back mention this.
anyone got any stories??.
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Begining of the end
by voltaire ini don't post often and many of you seem to be relatively new to the board, so you may not know me or my situation.
i've been struggling with some the usual issues that are commented on here on a regular basis.
last sunday the elders finally asked me why i haven't been in service for the last two months.
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faithful and discreet slave-33AD till 1914?
by erik inrecently, i have come across a question pertaining to the whereabouts of the faithful and discreet slave between the time of the first century christians and 1914.. i have heard two separate things.. 1) that there was no break between the time of the first century christians, and that there was in some way a faithful and discreet slave here on earth.
note: wt march 1, 1981, p24.
"jehovah's witnesses believe that this parable to the one true congregation of jesus christ's anointed followers.
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Cath. Encyclopedia agrees with WT re 607
by Cygnus inunder the heading "babylonia".
at first nabuchodonosor ii began a small guerilla warfare against jerusalem; then, in 607 b.c., he dispatched a considerable army, and after a while began the siege in person.. can any apostate tell me what's wrong with this quote?
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NOT WAITING ANYLONGER
by jst2laws inexactly one year ago three other families joined us at our vacation home for a week of relaxation and stimulating conversation.
of the four men, three were elders and the other a ministerial servant.
together these four had 116 years as appointed servants.
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Faithful and Discreet Servant
by erik ini came across a scripture in isaiah 43:10-12 recently and noticed it mentioned the israelites as both witnesses and also called them a servant.
does the governing body then have reason to make reference to themselves as a servant, since the israelites as a group were mentioned as a servant.. i would appreciate your thoughts on this.
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A Prophet Here? Or A Profiteer?
by Englishman inwhere's yk gone?.
has he paid his debts re his bet on the financial system collapsing?.
maybe he's just too busy reading stuff by larouche.. englishman.. nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
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Do JWs still believe the WT version of the 144000?
by nicolaou inthe society have taught for many years that only 144,000 individuals will have embraced true worship from the time when jesus (and presumably john the baptist six months before him) began his ministry in about 30 c.e.
when the great crowd began to be drawn in.. however, even a casual reading of the book of acts shows the phenomenal growth of christianity during the time of the apostles.
in colossians ch1 paul even makes the comment that the good news had at that point been preached to all creation that was under heaven.. in 64 c.e, there were so many christians in rome already that nero felt he could easily blame them for the destructive fire which had swept through the city.