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  Greece-China-United States-Financial collapse. But Jehovah protects the Watchtower.

  by John Aquila in

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  the financial collapse that might happen in greece---could it happen in the u.s. .

  if so, how would it affect the watchtower?

  or is the wt impervious to everything?

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  kaik

  Recession will hit WT money flow as there will be less donations and much of the real estate won't be worth much. Some sales were KH were postponed after 2008 recession due plunging values. In Prague, the local bethel suppose to be sold in 2009 after its closure, but collapse of the real estate prices and weakening Czech crown made this sale less profitable. The branch sale was postponed indefinitely and what I have heard because the value is less than was six years ago.

  That's a good thing. It's called the good new that will be preached worldwide!
  
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  Creationist Museum Acquires 5,000-Year-Old T. Rex Skeleton

  by freemindfade in

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  creationist museum acquires 5,000-year-old t. rex skeleton.

  news january 15, 2003. vol 39 issue 01 science & technology science religion.

  tulsa, okin a major coup for the growing field of creation science, the perfectly preserved remains of a 5,000-year-old tyrannosaurus rex were delivered monday to tulsa's creationist museum of natural history.. .

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  All the WT study articles come from the onion!
  
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  Has any apostate ever lied at a JC about being apostate?

  by purrpurr in

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  i watched/ listened to the brave and courageous souls on youtube who bravely recorded their jc's.

  you really see a different and horrid side to the elders there.

  it might sound whimpy but i don't think i would be able to stand strong like those guys did.

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  Bonsai an hour ago

  I refuse to be called or accept that I am an apostate. I know some here wear the title like a badge of honor or courage, but I find the label offensive, childish, mid-evil age and all around despicable. In order for you to be an apostate, they would first have to have truth on their side. They are the ones who have protected pedophiles, engaged in false prophecy, implemented harmful, Pharisaical policies etc.

  Good point!
  

  
  
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  Did Jehovah really order the excution of men, women, and children in the land of Canaan?

  by John Aquila in

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  i been researching information on why the the conquest of canaan could not be a real historical account.

  i found this on barts blog:.

  when considering the historicity of the narratives of joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness.

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  CalebInFloroda

  Jews have a totally different understanding of that text from Daniel. We don't even include Daniel as one of the books of the prophets,

  Thanks for that info, much appreciated

  Thanks for your comments Crazyguy
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  Did Jehovah really order the excution of men, women, and children in the land of Canaan?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i been researching information on why the the conquest of canaan could not be a real historical account.

  i found this on barts blog:.

  when considering the historicity of the narratives of joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness.

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  CalebInFloroda

  Thanks for your explanation.

  How do the Jews feel about the prophecy in Daniel regarding the Messiah. Do they feel it will still be fulfilled in the future?

  (Daniel 9:24-26) . .

  There are seventy weeks that have been determined upon your people and upon your holy city, in order to terminate the transgression, and to finish off sin, and to make atonement for error, and to bring in righteousness for times indefinite, 25 And you should know and have the insight [that] from the going forth of [the] word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until Mes·si′ah [the] Leader, there will be seven weeks, also sixty-two weeks. 26 “And after the sixty-two weeks Mes·si′ah will be cut off, with nothing for himself.. . .
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  Did Jehovah really order the excution of men, women, and children in the land of Canaan?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i been researching information on why the the conquest of canaan could not be a real historical account.

  i found this on barts blog:.

  when considering the historicity of the narratives of joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness.

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  CalebInFloroda

  Unlike Fundamentalist Christian religion which demands the Bible be a literal account, Jews view their Scriptures much like Americans view their historical legends.

  How do Jews view the book of JOB? What does it teach? I know it is not a literal account.
  

  It is highly illogical to judge the texts of the Jews by the interpretation of Gentiles who hold the same Jews as incapable of understanding their own texts

  LOL!
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  Did Jehovah really order the excution of men, women, and children in the land of Canaan?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i been researching information on why the the conquest of canaan could not be a real historical account.

  i found this on barts blog:.

  when considering the historicity of the narratives of joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness.

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  Thanks Witness My Fury, looks like a good read.
  
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  Did Jehovah really order the excution of men, women, and children in the land of Canaan?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i been researching information on why the the conquest of canaan could not be a real historical account.

  i found this on barts blog:.

  when considering the historicity of the narratives of joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness.

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  Crazyguy

  Archeologists have come to the conclusion that most of the people we refure to as Israelites were in fact cannaanites with possible mix of some refugee of other races settling into the area.

  I was thinking of that as an explanation.

  I wonder what the motive was for whoever wrote the account in Joshua, to elevate the Israelites? And why did the other people living in Canaan not object when they read the makeup account? It would have been easy for them to call the accounts a lie and write their own version of what really happened. Why didn’t they? It would have put a stop back then to the rest of the compilation of the Bible.

  If there would have been two accounts or even several accounts, one Jewish and one or several from any of those nations, Hittites, Philistines, or Edomite’s, it would have called into question all the Bible books.

  Instead, because no one challenged the stories back then, and let the stories slide throughout history, we now have an “INSPIRED BOOK FROM GOD” and it’s very difficult to convince Christians and Jews, otherwise.
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  Did Jehovah really order the excution of men, women, and children in the land of Canaan?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i been researching information on why the the conquest of canaan could not be a real historical account.

  i found this on barts blog:.

  when considering the historicity of the narratives of joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness.

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  I been researching information on “Why the The Conquest of Canaan” could not be a real historical account.

  I found this on Bart’s blog:

  When considering the historicity of the narratives of Joshua, the first thing to re-emphasize is that these are not accounts written by eyewitnesses or by anyone who knew an eyewitness. They were written some 600 years later,

  So all the killing of men, women, and children described in the book of Joshua, were false stories that got exaggerated into fictional stories.

  The only problem scholars seem to have is-

  Where then did Israel come from? Were they already in the land of Canaan? Were they a mixture of the people living in Canaan?

  http://ehrmanblog.org/historical-problems-with-the-hebrew-bible-the-conquest-of-canaan/
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  JW Org Flags at R.C.

  by ToesUp in

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  photo was posted on jw-archive.

  j.w.org flags flying at the 2015 r.c.

  in fribourg, switzerland..

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  I guess it's the apostates that don't worship idols