Posts by jonathan adabe

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This is how JW's view the change in the book study

by TooBad TooSad in

a very good friend of mine is convinced that the change in the book study arrangement.

is a sign that the end is so near and the jehovah made the change to emphasize the.

importance of the meetings.

jonathan adabe

This appears to be the official letter to congregations concerning the combining of the Tuesday and Thursday mettings:-

To be READ AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WATCHTOWER STUDY OF THE WEEK OF APRIL 21 - 27, 2008:

Dear Brothers:

As indicated in the Bible at 1 Corinthians 7:31, "the scene of this world is changing." Each passing day confirms that these words are inspired and true. As the "great tribulation" approaches, Satan demonstrates increasing rage against us. -- Matthew 24:21; 1 Peter 5:8, 9; Revelation 12:17.

The Governing Body understands very well the increasing pressures that confront you, the Lord's beloved sheep. Just like the Governing Body of the first century, we do not want you to bear any more burdens than those that are necessary. (Acts 15:6, 28) Consequently, after engaging in a great amount of meditation and prayer, we have decided to adopt measures to alleviate those burdens by modifying the weekly program of meetings. (Matthew 11:28-30)

Beginning January 1, 2009, the Congregation Book Study will be combined with the Theocratic Ministry School and Service Meeting. No longer will it be known as the Congregation Book Study. Instead, it will be called the Congregation Bible Study. Following a song and prayer, the length of the study will be twenty-five minutes, and it will be conducted similar to the way it is now. It will be led by a rotation of qualified elders. Next there will come the Theocratic Ministry School, which will last thirty minutes. Then, after another song, the Service Meeting will begin, and it will last thirty-five minutes. The meeting will conclude with a song and prayer. Combined in this way, these meetings will total an hour and forty five minutes, including the prayers and songs.

Meetings for field service will be according to the current system, and will consist of small groups. Later we will be sending additional information about the Congregation Bible Studies and meetings for field service.

This change in our weekly program offers several benefíts. For example, making less trips for congregation meetings will save much time as well as fuel which in numerous countries is more and more expensive. But there is a benefit of even greater significance. It will offer more time for the important responsibility of Bible study on a personal and family level.

In effect, the changes in the weekly program will allow us to strengthen the spirituality of the family, devoting one night to Family Worship. Family heads must assume the responsibility that Jehovah has given to them of leading their households in a significant weekly study of the Bible. (Deuteronomy 6:6, 7) And single brothers and sisters who do not have family responsibilities should use this time for their personal study of the Bible. It is essential to be "buying out the opportune time" and to strengthen one another as we consider the events that are soon to occur. (Ephesians 5:15, 16) The day of Jehovah is indeed approaching rapidly. (Zephaniah 1:14; 2 Peter 3:12) So it is more urgent than ever that we make use of the time that remains to build up one another upon our "most holy faith." (Jude 20)

Let's make good use of these changes while we keep on following the lead of the Great Shepherd who guides us to grassy pastures where we find peace and refreshment. (Psalm 23:2, 3) We pray Jehovah will keep on protecting you and giving you spiritual strength in these difficult times. With Christian love,

Your brothers,

Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses

P.S. to the presiding overseer:

Once the letter has been read in all the congregations that share the same Kingdom Hall, please place this letter on the announcements board, where it should remain for two weeks and then filed.
of the letter To be READ AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WATCHTOWER STUDY OF THE WEEK OF APRIL 21 - 27, 2008:

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The need for 'Deliverance at Hand' in 2006

by jonathan adabe in

what goes on behind the doors of the governing body is never published, but it can be surmised that recent years' service reports (which show a disturbing falling off of levels of increase), warrant a special push on getting new members.

with the experience of the 1975 fiasco, the governing body must know that creating a fear of an early armageddon would bring in more members, and the deliverance at hand assemblies did just that, with quite good increases in membership during the 2007 service year at 3.1% of active members.

the following data comparison probably identifies a cause for concern for the governing body :-.

jonathan adabe

Quote:-

so 90-96 for every 3.2 ppl baptized 1 left.

for 2000-2006 for every 1.8 ppl baptized 1 left

2007 to 2014 - for every 0.792 ppl baptized 1 will leave? so a loss of over 200,000??? (End Quote)

I believe this to be the trend, in spite of the increases in 2007. For your info, the 12 years to 2007 in Canada there were 30,662 new baptisms, all active at the doors, yet there was a net loss/reduction of active workers of -194. That means that 30,662 went into the Organisation, and 30,856 others went out. Not a very good result for the 230 million hours spent achieving that loss!

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I need some more JW scandals/hypocrisies to add to my list..........

by middleman in

hey yall, i'm looking for some more scandals of the wbts.

i know the un one, of course different pedophile ones, their involvement with anca, and i'm learning the deal on the bible printing they did for some folks in thailand.

i just need some more logs to put on my fire, i'm hoping to hear anything and everything, with links please if possible.

jonathan adabe

I have written to the Governing Body (some time ago now), asking them to clarify their use of the words 'soon', 'near at hand' and imminent when publishing about the nearness of Armageddon. When discussing this subject with Witnesses at the door, and other contacts via E/Mail, it seems that most Witnesses come to the defence of the Govening Body by answering for them with suggestions that Armageddon could be tomorrow or even 100 years time, even adding that it may not be in our lifetimes. (The Govening Body of course failed to answer!) I find the use of such terms as 'soon' and 'near at hand' is deceiptful in so far as it gives readers the impression that all our problems will be solved in the very, very, near future. I find it scandalous that the millions of Witnesses in 3rd world countries who suffer terribly from poverty, sickness and lack of medical care are mis-led into believing that their problems will be solved in the Paradise Earth providing they get into 'the Ark of Safety'. This scandal is the main reason for membership numbers in the 3rd world now swamping those of Western Nations where life-conditions are so much better. I believe that if the Governing Body were to publish that Armageddon may not be in our life-time then the door-to-door ministry would collapse, and membership numbers would collapse. The Governing Body scandalously push the urgency of doing more door-to-door work on the mis-use of language.

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When you went out in field service

by megaflower in

how often did you have to talk yourself into going out?.

how often did you wait till the end of the month to get some time in?.

how often did you fudge your time?.

jonathan adabe

A Jehovah's Witness lady called at my home; she was known to me. After a friendly chat I asked her "Why do you do this work?" "It keeps the elders happy." she replied. I wonder how many are doing this work for 'love of neighbour' or just to please the elders? All the previous posts suggest an uneasy feeling for the door-to-door ministry.

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Bookstudy and the United Nations

by bud2114 in

wondering if anyone else is taking advantage of the subject matter being covered these past few weeks at the bookstudy (revelation climax book) regarding religion's association with the blasphemous scarlet colored wild beast (un organization)?

this week especially does the book get into religion's "heinous" involvement with the un with the wt society's writers even sarcasticly poking fun at other religions who have supported the un.

i, for one, have been taking full advantage of this grand opportunity to "witness" to as many j-dubs as possible about the wt society's secret 10 year involvement with the un and subsequent coverup.

jonathan adabe

I am surprised that present JW's are studying 'Revelation-Its Grand Climax', especially in view of the recent disclosure that the Society had been a signed-up member of the United Nations for 10 years. A quote from the study book:- "The UN is actually a blasphemous counterfeit of God's Messianic Kingdom....". The UN is called much worse in other Watchtower literature. The Society show double standards when years before the Society condemned Malawi Witnesses if they held a 'political party card'. Those poor Witnesses obeyed the Society's injunction against 'party cards' and they suffered terrible persecution. I bet that today's Witnesses in Malawi are not informed of the Society's membership of the UN!

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Bookstudy and the United Nations

by bud2114 in

wondering if anyone else is taking advantage of the subject matter being covered these past few weeks at the bookstudy (revelation climax book) regarding religion's association with the blasphemous scarlet colored wild beast (un organization)?

this week especially does the book get into religion's "heinous" involvement with the un with the wt society's writers even sarcasticly poking fun at other religions who have supported the un.

i, for one, have been taking full advantage of this grand opportunity to "witness" to as many j-dubs as possible about the wt society's secret 10 year involvement with the un and subsequent coverup.

jonathan adabe

Search in Google for 'jehovah's witnesses and united nations' and you will be swamped with info re JW's and United Nations. A young JW couple (male + female aged about 20) came to my door recently and I asked their view on the Governing Body signing up with the United Nations as an NGO, especially in view of the Society's belief that the UN is a key part of Satan's Organization. They were totally unaware of that event! They felt I had some mis-information, as the Society would not become involved in such an Organization as the UN. They were a very pleasant couple, but Oh how unaware they were of what goes on behind the scenes.

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The need for 'Deliverance at Hand' in 2006

by jonathan adabe in

what goes on behind the doors of the governing body is never published, but it can be surmised that recent years' service reports (which show a disturbing falling off of levels of increase), warrant a special push on getting new members.

with the experience of the 1975 fiasco, the governing body must know that creating a fear of an early armageddon would bring in more members, and the deliverance at hand assemblies did just that, with quite good increases in membership during the 2007 service year at 3.1% of active members.

the following data comparison probably identifies a cause for concern for the governing body :-.

jonathan adabe

daniel-p raised the question about the effects of 9/11 on membership numbers. The previous results for the U.S.A. were for 2000 -0.38%, 2001 +0.46%, then 2002 +2.86%. There is no doubt that the 9/11 tragedy was featured in the Society's alarmist preaching in the months following that event. Many people can be scared into thinking 'the end is nigh!'

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The need for 'Deliverance at Hand' in 2006

by jonathan adabe in

what goes on behind the doors of the governing body is never published, but it can be surmised that recent years' service reports (which show a disturbing falling off of levels of increase), warrant a special push on getting new members.

with the experience of the 1975 fiasco, the governing body must know that creating a fear of an early armageddon would bring in more members, and the deliverance at hand assemblies did just that, with quite good increases in membership during the 2007 service year at 3.1% of active members.

the following data comparison probably identifies a cause for concern for the governing body :-.

jonathan adabe

For the British contributors to this Forum, the results for Britain's membership growth during the 7 years 2000 to 2006, show that there were 31969 newly baptized members, yet an increase of active publishers of only 689. That represents a falling away of 31280. It is no wonder that the Governing Body brought in their '1975 scare tactics' by pushing another early Armageddon at the 'Deliverance at Hand' assemblies in 2006.

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Atrocities in the name of god

by lilyflor in

http://www.jordanmaxwell.com/articles/religion/christian%20bloodshed.pdf.

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jonathan adabe

How about the expected Armageddon of the Watchtower, Bible and Tract Society, (Jehovah's Witnesses)? It is Jehovah himself, according to the Society, who soon is going to whisper into the ears of the United Nations who will respond by destroying every Church building, cathedral, mosque and chapel and every member of those religions, followed by the destruction of every other member of the world's societies, unless they get into the 'Ark of Safety' which is the Jehovah's Witness Organization. This means the death of some 6 billion men, women, children and babies.....or 1000 holocausts. Not atrocities in the name of God, but by God Himself.

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The need for 'Deliverance at Hand' in 2006

by jonathan adabe in

what goes on behind the doors of the governing body is never published, but it can be surmised that recent years' service reports (which show a disturbing falling off of levels of increase), warrant a special push on getting new members.

with the experience of the 1975 fiasco, the governing body must know that creating a fear of an early armageddon would bring in more members, and the deliverance at hand assemblies did just that, with quite good increases in membership during the 2007 service year at 3.1% of active members.

the following data comparison probably identifies a cause for concern for the governing body :-.

jonathan adabe

What goes on behind the doors of the Governing Body is never published, but it can be surmised that recent years' Service Reports (which show a disturbing falling off of levels of increase), warrant a special push on getting new members. With the experience of the 1975 fiasco, the Governing Body must know that creating a fear of an early Armageddon would bring in more members, and the Deliverance at Hand Assemblies did just that, with quite good increases in membership during the 2007 Service Year at 3.1% of active members. The following data comparison probably identifies a cause for concern for the Governing Body :-

1990 to 1996 (7 years) Increase in active publishers 1,542,613; baptisms 2,219,357; loss 676,744.

2000 to 2006 (7 years) Increase in active publishers 837,782; baptisms 1,835,026; loss 997,244.

Net increase for the above periods were +5.15% reducing to +1.98% . A disturbing trend for the Society.

I ask : Were the assemblies for 2006 'Deliverance at Hand', based on some inside knowledge of the imminence of Armageddon or were they just targeting new members?