Posts by smiddy3

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Wt. April 2020 Revised Joel Prophecy

by BluesBrother in

if this has been posted before, then my apologies..... article in april ‘20 wt changes the view of the locust swarm prophecy...formerly believed to describe the worldwide preaching by anointed.

”simply put, these verses refer, not to our zealous preaching work, but to the activity of the babylonian army that invaded jerusalem in 607 b.c.e.”.

they also tie in the giving of holy spirit to the congregation at pentecost and thereafter.. the article is available to read in full on our least favourite website.. https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-april-2020/an-attack-coming-from-the-north/.

smiddy3

"Well now, can we see a little bit of a parallel here? 1919, in 1919 according to official records, there were fewer than 6,000 publishers of the Good News but has Jehovah blessed the efforts of those 6.000 publishers? By the end of the century, he certainly had shown that he had blessed the efforts of the brothers...."

In other words any religion that started up in the 1800`s and has larger increases in their membership than the Jehovah`s Witnesses must have Jehovah`s greater approval ,yes ?

Or for that matter any religion that has started after Jesus was raised from the dead and sat at his Fathers right hand and has more followers than the JW`s today they must have Jehovah`s blessing more than the Jehovah`s Witnesses .

They must be Gods Chosen people in our day. What religions have greater numbers than Jehovah`s Witnesses ?

Don`t be lazy google it . you might be surprised .

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"Fine Witness" diluted in latest experience

by neat blue dog in

the latest jwdotorg experience starts very familiarly:.

danielle, one of jehovah’s witnesses in south africa, found a bag that a customer had left behind in a coffee shop.

inside the bag was a wallet with money and credit cards.. when the owner met her to get it back,.

smiddy3

Who are these so called experiences supposed to impress ? Those that are in ? or are they supposed to impress studys & new interest ones ?

These type of experiences happen all of the time with so called worldly persons ,people who belong to other faiths and people who have no faith in God or Jesus .

The G.B. of JW`s like to paint everybody not a JW as a criminal with no conciense and no morals ,which is absurd.

And I find it funny how not a few fundamentalist religions use these same type of storys to impress their followers.

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Proof for 1914

by Vanderhoven7 in

i'm not sure who wrote the following article, but it bears repeating: (please take the credit if it was you.).

solid proof for 1914.

"as evidence of their falsehoods, look at the timing for armageddon.

smiddy3

There is ABSOLUTE PROOF!!!

And I mean ABSOLUTE!!!! That yes - the year 1914 did happen! It came right after 1913!

And do not forget the 2 witness rule , and here it is .

The year 1915 did happen and it came right after the year 1914 ,so there you have it.!

ABSOLUTE PROOF.!!!

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Flood over everest

by road to nowhere in

meeting part comment on how the flood covered everest.

that is even more ignorant than mountains being pushed up and eroding in a few thousand years.

and it wasnt cold either.. i should have commented on the bristlecone in the awake that survived the flood.

smiddy3

When you stop and think about what the Watchtower/JW`s teach ,i mean to say.?

Humans created 6000 years ago.

2000 years later a global flood occured covering the highest mountains and eight human souls saved .

Another 2000 years and Jesus is crucified to "save" the human race .

And here we are after another 2000 years waiting for Armageddon which is just around the corner to destroy all of the wicked.

And Jesus Christ is now into his 116 th year of his reign and he has done S.F.A.

And we used to believe this crap ,I still have trouble getting my head around that I used to believe it ?

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Must read Dutch newspaper article about jw culture related to abuse

by Gorbatchov in

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must read news paper article about jw culture.. jehovahs: "you do not bring a brother to justice" a parallel community with deviating values and norms, which conceals abuse cases as quickly as possible and where women are subordinate to men.

that picture emerges from a report on the jehovah's witnesses published on thursday.

bas soetenhorst january 23, 2020, 5:16 pm a gathering of tens of thousands of jehovah's witnesses in the rai in 1979. image anp with the jehovah's witnesses, the biblical principle is that you should not bring your brother to justice.

smiddy3

Well I would be happy if the, the G.B. did get prosecuted for the frauds that they are .

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My wife and I have begun our fade

by James Jack in

i haven’t posted in awhile.

my wife asked me after the year 2000 came and went without fanfare(because the wt organization said all the “new world” would be here within this 20th century would end), “ what would it take for you to leave the truth?”.

my reply was “ if i turn 60 in this “system of things”.

smiddy3

They say time heals everything James ,just enjoy the freedom you have for not being in a cult anymore and live and enjoy the rest of your life with your wife and family who have also exited .

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racism

by Stealth in

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having been raised as a jw, racism was something that was never promoted.

i now have a 9 year old that has been visiting her biological grandmother and my ex-wife.

it is my child because i adopted her.

smiddy3

I would agree with cofty`s comment here.You know what was said that is racist so you could explain to the 9 year old why that might be objectionable and counter-act what was said.

In that way the child does get two points of view and will eventually weigh things up for oneself .

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New Wuhan coronavirus around.....

by mikeflood in

new coronavirus wreaking havoc.....first case detected in the us one hour ago....six deaths already in china.....hope it gets controlled soon.....

smiddy3

Don't tarnish all news outlets by the sensationalism of a few.

Its very hard if not virtually impossible to distinguish one from the other ,its better to be cautious of all news than be duped by the sensationalists reporting.

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New Wuhan coronavirus around.....

by mikeflood in

new coronavirus wreaking havoc.....first case detected in the us one hour ago....six deaths already in china.....hope it gets controlled soon.....

smiddy3

T.V. stations & radio stations are all vying for maximum ratings and News is just another way of getting the top ratings ,provided you can sensationalise it without going too far overboard.

Embellishment ,exageration of the news is not uncommon nowadays if ever it was.

Thinking back to my JW days I was always stupefied about "Watching the World" at the back of the "Awake" magazine ,the news was always 2 or 3 months behind the times ? And there was always a negative aspect of the "news" they were reporting.

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Two types of congergatoions

by JimmyYoung in

i am not say this is all and it all fits nice into this box but the congregations i went to would all fit into them.

the first type is the old school.

this type is very conservative old school.

smiddy3

Yes I have experienced the same two and one or more inbetween.The more liberal ones were a helluva lot better to be in than the conservative ones .At the time I couldn`t believe the contrast in congregations ,they were almost like a jekyll and hyde of the religion.