Posts by Cagefighter

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Thinking of changing my life/ long rant

by DATA-DOG in

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i want to drastically change my life.

i am stagnating and will eventually drive my truck into an oncoming semi truck.

short of faking my death there are only so many things i can do.

Cagefighter

Data-Dog- I completely understand the way you feel. Especially when you talked about not being able to play sports, college, or military. I have echoed those feelings before. Please read my post from last week called Everyone deserves a choice. You are already suffering from the negative effects of all of this crap. Being a "double-agent" isn't a choice my friend. It's lowering your head and going along with it, while muttering under your breath.

What if you just walked away from it all and started living your life for you today? You don't owe nobody at the KH an explanation, an argument, or anything. If it's unhealthy for you, just walk away.

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF!?!?!?!

by Cagefighter in

dead people raided jerusalem during the cruxifiction?

how have i never heard this before?

why do i suspect the nwt completely leaves this event out?.

Cagefighter

Leolaia- So those OT texts from Isaih, Daniel, and Ezekial went thought to refer to the Messiah as prophecy? Sounds like someone threw in the verses in question to "fulfill" the prophecy.

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF!?!?!?!

by Cagefighter in

dead people raided jerusalem during the cruxifiction?

how have i never heard this before?

why do i suspect the nwt completely leaves this event out?.

Cagefighter

Leolaia- What about the posibility that this was a "grammar error" by one of the original authors? When do the text(s) used come from? I am sure if someone translated my posts here into German or Spanish 2000 years from now there would be many spelling and gramatical errors that might intially seem confusing, right?

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF!?!?!?!

by Cagefighter in

dead people raided jerusalem during the cruxifiction?

how have i never heard this before?

why do i suspect the nwt completely leaves this event out?.

Cagefighter

Here is what my paraphrased for meaning not literality bible says:

51 At that moment the curtain in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, 52 and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead 53 after Jesus' resurrection. They left the cemetery, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. 54 The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!" 55 And many women who had come from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance.

Now becuase this translation is based on meaning instead of being literal it seems very clear the scholars agree the text clearly implies a few facts.

1. There was a Zombie parade after the resurection.

2. It freaked out an entire city including the soldiers.

3. It was a big enough scene that some random Galilieans noticed the zombie apocalypse happening down in the city.

I mean why isn't this almost as big a deal as the transfiguration? I assume the implication is Jesus took them to heaven with him upon his ascendtion.

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF!?!?!?!

by Cagefighter in

dead people raided jerusalem during the cruxifiction?

how have i never heard this before?

why do i suspect the nwt completely leaves this event out?.

Cagefighter

A freak'n zombie parade on Good Friday would seem a great part of the story.

My thoughts on religion (which I still support the general concept of ) and Christ (who I think was a divine leader) have been evolving. This kind of fits in with everything else going on, I guess.

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JW Murder Rape

by turtleturtle in

first off, i pray for this woman's family and husband.

this is a horrible and gross crime.

this guy is a monster.. .

Cagefighter

30 years ago they would have said she should have made him shoot her in order to secure her place in "Paradise." Probably not as hardline now.

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF!?!?!?!

by Cagefighter in

dead people raided jerusalem during the cruxifiction?

how have i never heard this before?

why do i suspect the nwt completely leaves this event out?.

Cagefighter

Honestly, I am a little pissed right now. I was a JW kid for 18 years. Sat through 2 dozen memorial services, numerous easter services and been a steady member of my church now for the last 2 years. AND NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED THIS PASSAGE!

I fault myself for not noticing it, but forgive for me for finding the crucifixion my least favorite part of the bible to read becuase I thought I had read the story a million times before I was 12. It feels like the campaign drives on NPR every time someone has to re-hash the story. Sounds bad, but true.

I honestly have felt the story gets a little "fantastic" after the cruxicificion with out this passage. Now, I don't know what to think and the fact that I found out about it through the "lego bible" is even worse.

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Whitney Heichel's body found on Larch Mt., man charged in murder

by trujw in

very sad as was said by a poster earlier our shared one time faith makes it seem as if you knew her.

rip.

Cagefighter

The wedding pics are from the Killer?

Notice that him and his wife have similar facial features, eyes, nose, lips.....

People that marry someone that resembles their own face so closely always end up being wound too tight in my book.

Sounds like the guy just wanted a BJ really bad.... That's a shame, this guy has ruined more than a few lives.

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF>

by Cagefighter in

Cagefighter

I accidentally hit enter, please let this thread die into the netherworlds of JWN land. I just put up the complete thought in another thread..

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Matthew 27:52-53 WTF!?!?!?!

by Cagefighter in

dead people raided jerusalem during the cruxifiction?

how have i never heard this before?

why do i suspect the nwt completely leaves this event out?.

Cagefighter

Dead people raided Jerusalem during the cruxifiction? How have I never heard this before? Why do I suspect the NWT completely leaves this event out?

I remember reading verse 51 every memorial season, but I would have remembered the zombie raid that followed. Below is the NIV translation. Someone please reply with the NWT version so I can figure out how I missed this.

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and [e] went into the holy city and appeared to many people.