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  WT May 2022: The Seven Headed Beast

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/wg9-pvxsoqm.

  this is my take on may 2022 watchtower on the seven headed beast and its connection to the 4 beasts of daniel 7. what do you think?.

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  Truth_b_known, those around him did see him in kingdom glory. It's called the transfiguration.

  Jesus promised Judgment Day with his second coming. That obviously didn't happen at the transfiguration. So, the transfiguration is not the second coming.

  Matthew 24:34 puts an expiration date of about 73 CE on Jesus prophecy. All of Matthew 24 was to be fulfilled before the generation that heard Jesus' words all died. It wasn't. Matthew 16:28 is evidence of this as Jesus said "some who are standing here will not taste death". Notice Jesus said only some would not taste death. So, Jesus was not speaking in terms of physical death versus an immortals soul. Some (at least 2 people) would still be alive to see Jesus return in his heavenly glory and pass judgment on the Earth. This is the reason why Paul wrote "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do." Why get married if your marriage was going to be nullified with Jesus' second coming?

  To say otherwise is to say "Jesus second coming is true, and since it hasn't happened yet, what he said must have some meaning other than the literally meaning."
  
  
  
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  Announcemt regarding meeting attendance.

  by pistolpete in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm sick, i can't attend meetings.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/tk715p/march_19_announcements_if_you_want_to_get_out_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3.

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  Why are group overseers only supposed to share it "orally" prior to anyone going to the Kingdom Hall?
  The inconsistency is remarkable. Unless, of course, the entire point of the "Health Notice" has nothing to do with "health" and everything to do with "hey, Mr. Unbelieving Mate, don't even think about a wrongful death lawsuit because your JW wife went the KH and got COVID and died".

  FFGhost gets it.
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  Autocracies abound

  by ozziepost in

  1. watchtower
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  with present troubles around the world highlighting the role of autocrats, can dubs truly believe they’re immune?.

  take the study article 6 in the february issue of the craptower.

  one paragraph that will be read and obeyed states:.

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  They also carefully consider relevant Bible principles and consult guidelines provided by Jehovah’s organization.

  Notice how it is always "Jehovah's organization" and not just "Jehovah". That means something rather significant. If it were from Jehovah the would write "...guidelines provided by Jehovah," but they are not from Jehovah. They are from men.
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  WT May 2022: The Seven Headed Beast

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  https://youtu.be/wg9-pvxsoqm.

  this is my take on may 2022 watchtower on the seven headed beast and its connection to the 4 beasts of daniel 7. what do you think?.

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  Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. - Matt. 16:28
  

  Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. - Matt. 24:34

  Allegedly the above words we spoken by Jesus to his disciples in the year 33 CE. The expiration date on the prophecy has expired. Further proof that John's Book of Revelations was written for the 1st century and everything referred to the atrocities being carried out by the Roman Empire.
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  Was 536 the Worst year in history

  by pistolpete in

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  jws believe that today, the time we live in is the worst time ever in history.

  i know cause i just had a jw tell me yesterday this was the case.

  he pointed to covid, the russian-ukraine war, the high gas prices and the food shortage happening.

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  I am sensing that the metric that determines a "worst year to be alive" is based on life expectancy or rather the lack thereof. Here is a quick factoid -

  Life expectancy in the U.S. for the year 1860: 39.4 years

  Life expectancy in the U.S. for the year 2020: 78.9 years

  Conclusion: Life expectancy has doubled

  I am of the belief that life is the greatest of all miracles. Even a life of only 39.4 years can be a wonderful experience. External factors do no change your happiness. Your attitude does. Jehovah's Witnesses have a bad attitude towards life. They are ungrateful for the wonderful experience of life in the here and now because they selfishly desire something more. Life is only precious to them if it is eternal and free from pain.
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  JW, soul and free will

  by inbetween in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  good morning,.

  when it comes to the question of free will, any jw will ascertain the existence of free will as needed for any moral issue regarding god, the bible etc.

  without free will the whole foundation of what their belief is based on will collapse.. now atheists, at least thats my understanding, deny also the existence of free will.

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  Who is the "I" who is thinking?

  Who is asking?

  That is the Gateless Gate.
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  JW, soul and free will

  by inbetween in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  good morning,.

  when it comes to the question of free will, any jw will ascertain the existence of free will as needed for any moral issue regarding god, the bible etc.

  without free will the whole foundation of what their belief is based on will collapse.. now atheists, at least thats my understanding, deny also the existence of free will.

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  I think man is neither inherently good or inherently evil.

  "Good and evil" are religious inventions. A personal god dictates what is "good" and what is "bad". The reality is there is what is beneficial and what is harmful. The ultimate benefit is one that is mutually beneficial.

  I think every decision we make is a spiritual one whether we know it or not. I have made bad decisions and suffered the consequences and I have made good decisions that I know have helped me in this life.

  That sums it up perfectly. There are no "good guys" or "bad guys". There are only people. What they do is what matters.
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  Was 536 the Worst year in history

  by pistolpete in

  1. social
  2. current

  jws believe that today, the time we live in is the worst time ever in history.

  i know cause i just had a jw tell me yesterday this was the case.

  he pointed to covid, the russian-ukraine war, the high gas prices and the food shortage happening.

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  What constitutes what the "worst year" means? What is the metric?
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  JW, soul and free will

  by inbetween in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  good morning,.

  when it comes to the question of free will, any jw will ascertain the existence of free will as needed for any moral issue regarding god, the bible etc.

  without free will the whole foundation of what their belief is based on will collapse.. now atheists, at least thats my understanding, deny also the existence of free will.

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  "Freewill is an illusion."

  Just about everything is an illusion manufactured by the brain. The brain is a fascinating thing. It is an organ that, like all other organs of the body, has one function - keep the whole body alive.

  In the programming world there is an old saying - "Garbage in. Garbage out." Erroneous data will cause problems for us. Our brain is constantly looking for that which will benefit us. Bad data such as "You can live forever on paradise Earth" may have a negative effect. Sure, living forever in paradise sounds great to the brain. So the brain wants that. It wants it even if there are horrible costs and negative outcomes from trying to get it.

  "Morality" is a function self preservation through mutual benefit. Humans are social creatures. Acting in such a way that benefits others rather than harms other furthers one's own wellbeing. Empathy is a product of evolution.

  I have even seen data that shows electrical activity in the brain has action taking place prior to the brain being aware. The example given was electrical activity was measured in the portion of the brain that caused the subjects hand to move took place a fraction of a second before the portion of the brain that registers movement activated. In short - the hand before the brain realized the hand was moving.
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  I have changed a bit

  by Lee Marsh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for one thing i am older.

  this is what i look like now or at least on jan 1, 2022.. .

  yes, 69 years old.. i moved once.

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  truth_b_known

  Life is a combination of things we tend to like and things we tend to dislike. The more we are accepting of the negative the more joy we receive in the positive aspects of life. Life is the greatest of all miracles. You seem to have figure all that out.

  Be happy & well!