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  Is Bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding the prelude to the great tribulation?

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  is bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding a prelude to the great tribulation?.

  full disclosure: i still don't believe in the bible's claims about the existence of the supernatural, even of jehovah god (i'm an atheist and a scientific/philosophical naturalist), but i am asking this question because recent events are starting to seem (to me) to fit well the description of some prophecies in the bible.

  consider the following.. several hours ago (on 11-26-2021) as i was about to enter a local fred meyer store of my city (in suburb or small city in the metro area of a large city) a person i know told me that a moment earlier a person left the store in a hurry with a cart load up with unpaid merchandise (i think i was told it was groceries but i don't remember that for sure).

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  I have to say how sad that after so many opportunities to understand that some still cling to millennialist spins and doomsday interpretations. Simply put the first author of what we now call Mark 13, anticipated the troubled times he lived in would escalate into the war of God. It didn't happen, and just as the author Daniel and many apocalyptical writers of the time felt confusion and disappointment. Some gave up their dark fantasies but others found ways to keep the delusion alive. Subtle rewording of the "prophecy" and dualistic hidden meaning are standards responses to desperation.

  Ask yourself objectively, what good is a prophecy that no none understands? To believers there are endless collections of would-be prophecies. How is this different than those of Nostradamus?
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  Escaped the cold

  by peacefulpete in

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  went to arizona last to see what we could see and get away from winter.

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  No, not this time. we've been to paleontolological sites in Colorado, california and even Indiana where found a half dozen ice age bison teeth. No dino fossils yet. We have a friend who found new species of ceratopsid. Lots of work little financial reward. He did get to

  name it though.
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  Escaped the cold

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  went to arizona last to see what we could see and get away from winter.

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  Escaped the cold

  by peacefulpete in

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  went to arizona last to see what we could see and get away from winter.

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  Antelope canyon and dino trackway are near Page. We did a circle tour of central and northern az. I have more pics but they won't load.
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  Escaped the cold

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  went to arizona last to see what we could see and get away from winter.

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  Lots of trouble loading pics. Maybe my phone.
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  Escaped the cold

  by peacefulpete in

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  Escaped the cold

  by peacefulpete in

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  Escaped the cold

  by peacefulpete in

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  Escaped the cold

  by peacefulpete in

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  went to arizona last to see what we could see and get away from winter.

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  Went to Arizona last to see what we could see and get away from winter. Here's some pics.
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  After leaving the JWs

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  how do i view the world after leaving the jws?.

  1. most politicians are disgusting filth.

  political parties are disgusting filth.

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  peacefulpete

  Well I ain't dead yet. Thanks for kind thoughts. You reach an age where everyone you love leaves or is facing crisis. Hang on to who you can and tune out the pot stirrers.