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Another Flip-Flop?
by Justin ini recently bought "the kingdom is at hand" from a used bookstore.
this book was published in 1944 by the society and was one of the first publications of the post-rutherford era (jfr had died in 1942).
i found an explanation of the prophecy of daniel, chapter 2 of which i was totally unaware.
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Israelite history
by Justin intaking the bible at face value, we arrive at a particular view of the history of israel.
we start with the age of the patriarchs (abraham, isaac and jacob), then we have the sojourn in egypt, the exodus, the giving of the law at sinai, the wilderness wandering, and the conquest of canaan.
the period of the judges is followed by the reigns of saul, david, and solomon; the split between the northern and southern kingdoms; and finally the exile in babylon and the return.
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What's the latest on Passover?
by Justin inno, not the memorial.
i'm talking about the jewish passover.
during the periods of the first and second temples, it was necessary to have the lambs slaughtered as sacrifices at the temple.
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Studies in the Scriptures - Part 3
by Justin inwhy did russell see the necessity for dividing up christians into "classes"?
the distinction between the heavenly and earthly classes is essential to dispensationalism, but beyond that, russell had three classes co-existing during the gospel age: justified believers, the great company, and the little flock.
it must be remembered that russell could not point to a previously existing church organization as possessing the "truth.
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Studies in the Scriptures - Part 2
by Justin inas stated in my previous post, it was in the original layout of russell's educational program that people would learn the basics of the "divine plan" which he considered had been operative (though not properly understood) for the duration of the gospel age, and then through successive reading become acquainted with "new truths" that were due to be understood in the closing years of the age.
russell next wrote the battle of armageddon and the at-one-ment between god and man which elaborated on ideas presented in the first volume (namely, that armageddon would be a great social revolution, and that traditional christian ideas such as trinity, immortal soul and hell were actually impediments to understanding the divine plan).
but when russell came to the sixth and what turned out to be the last volume, the new creation, he was confronted with an error in his logic that threatened to overturn his theology.
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Studies in the Scriptures
by Justin inas interest has been expressed from time to time regarding the wts' oldest publications, i would like to submit a few posts on my observations of studies in the scriptures, the original six volumes written by charles taze russell.
these are still published by various bible student associations but not by the wtb&ts.. the plan for the scripture studies (hereafter ss) was to use the first volume, the divine plan of the ages, as a base or foundation upon which the succeeding volumes would be built.
thus, the bible student is (was) encouraged to continually reread and restudy the ss in order to grasp the relationship between the first volume and the succeeding ones.. the "divine plan of the ages" is a dispensational scheme in which the present age is contrasted with the future (millennial) age, and in which there are two different salvation plans, each applicable depending upon the age in which one lives.
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The Subterranean Decalogue
by Justin inall students who wish to graduate to the surface will please recite:.
1. thou shalt not throw stones.. 2. thou shalt not use dynamite.. 3. thou shalt not yell in caves.. 4. thou shalt not get satan's attention.. 5. thou shalt not desire a surface existence before thine release.. 6. thou shalt not turn this into a mining operation.. 7. thou shalt not make unseemly noises in the dark.. 8. thou shalt keep thy mindshafts concealed.. 9. thou shalt obey thy taskmaster.. 10. thou shalt not feed the bats.
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Heavenly or earthly hope in "Hebrews"?
by Justin inofficial jw doctrine is that the pre-christian servants of god had an earthly hope.
but, according to hebrews 11:16 (kjv), "they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly; wherefore god is not ashamed to be called their god: for he hath prepared for them a city.
" the nwt, alone of all translations as far as i can tell, translates this as "a better [place], that is, one belonging to heaven.
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Ainsley's birthday
by Justin inapril 3rd is ainsley's birthday.
ainsley is my teddy bear, and he's three years old!.
happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear ainsley, happy birthday to you.. for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, and so says me!
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Scholar Discovers Meaning of "Soul"
by Justin inthe little boy was asked to write a sentence on the blackboard using the word "soul.
" other children wrote statements such as, "i sold my toy," or "they sold their car.
" but this little boy had heard the expression of pity, "the poor old soul.