Posts by smiddy3

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Help with 1975 please

by jhine in

i answered a question on quora about jw flip flops .

i mentioned, amongst other things , the 1975 debacle.

how witnesses were told that armageddon was coming in the fall of that year.

That 1975 being the end of 6000 years of human history was first mentioned in a publication that was released at an assembly in 1969 .i think it was called "Life everlasting In freedom Of The Sons of God" if memory serves me correct.

And it was suggested there that it would be appropriate for Jesus to then begin his thousand reign.

What the average JW does not know is that 1975 was not the first date the GB had said that 6000 years would end in 1975.

Somewhere in their earlier publications you will find they believed and taught a much earlier date was the end of 6000 yrs of human history. And with new light , they had to make an adjustment to come up with 1975.

If memory serves me correct it had to do with someone called " Usher" chronology" ? being so many years out , maybe 40 yrs ? or so.?

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My Boss`s philosophy about his workers.

by smiddy3 in

1, he had a saying about how to treat his workers ,.

" treat them like mushrooms ,keep them in the dark and feed them bullshit ".

" the door is always open" ,what he didn`t elaborate on was that it was a revolving door ".

smiddy3

1, He had a saying about how to treat his workers ,

" Treat them like mushrooms ,keep them in the dark and feed them bullshit "

2." The door is always open" ,what he didn`t elaborate on was that it was a revolving door "

Anybody else have some gems they can share ?

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What Happens When You Ask Too Many Questions?

by cameo-d in

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friends

dorothy kilgallen was a fearless journalist who broke major stories, and was the only reporter to interview lee harvey oswald's killer, jack ruby.

her biggest case yet -- investigating president john f. kennedy's assassination, and finding fault with the official story -- became the last one she ever pursued.

she died mysteriously in november 1965, after being threatened, but the cops never probed further.. .

smiddy3

It all depends on what questions you ask ? If it`s a question that fits in with their theology ,then they might give you an answer.

However, if it`s a question that challengers their theology you will not get an answer or if you do it will be another question for you.?

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Yahweh OF Samaria

by peacefulpete in

most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century bc kuntillet ‘ajrud inscriptions that mention yahweh and his ashera, that is that yahweh was understood as having a female consort.

interesting as that is, often overlooked in the inscriptions are the names of the god yahweh himself.

the writings are themselves apparently practice work by scribes learning the trade and cover many topics.

smiddy3

This is an interesting topic ,however can you please expand on this ?

Anyone who has traveled learns that the JWs while generally united in loyalty to the WT headquarters display a surprisingly diversity in enforcement of rules and strictness of conformity.

Most everyone has heard of the 8th/9th century BC Kuntillet ‘Ajrud inscriptions that mention Yahweh and his Ashera, that is that Yahweh was understood as having a female consort.

Are Jehovah`s Witnesses aware of this ? I don`t think so. And aren`t there other inscriptions elsewhere that suggest Yahweh /Jehovah had a female partner /wife Ashera ?

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Do Believers Cherry Pick Scriptures & Ignore others To have faith In A God of The Bible ?

by smiddy3 in

doesn`t the god of the bible condemn him/her self ,incriminate him/her self by the writings as god`s word?.

any human charged with what god has done in the bible would be labelled a monster and either executed or spent a lifetime in prison..

smiddy3

But doesn`t he / she condemn him/her self ? by her/his own words ?

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Do Believers Cherry Pick Scriptures & Ignore others To have faith In A God of The Bible ?

by smiddy3 in

doesn`t the god of the bible condemn him/her self ,incriminate him/her self by the writings as god`s word?.

any human charged with what god has done in the bible would be labelled a monster and either executed or spent a lifetime in prison..

smiddy3

Doesn`t the God of the Bible condemn him/her self ,incriminate him/her self by the writings as God`s word?

Any human charged with what God has done in the Bible would be labelled a monster and either executed or spent a lifetime in prison.

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Well this plan has started off well.

by skin in

only hours away from this town having their first in person kh meeting today, covid is now in town.. https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/126726176/covid19-case-in-blenheim-is-south-islands-first-community-case-since-2020.

smiddy3

Watch this space.

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Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Party Poopers?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

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smiddy3

If your experience with JW`s are party poopers then you were mixing with the wrong JW`s.

Our social life was great in the Borg, and we were mixing with Elders and MS that I was.

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Will Christ Be Ashamed To Claim P.IM.O.'s?

by IWant2Leave in

i started my fade about two years ago and at present i have no intention of writing a disassociation letter.

the pros and cons of being p.i.m.o.

have been discussed on this forum many times.

smiddy3

If any human did any of the things the Bible says God was responsible for ,he/she would be labelled a monster , and either receive the death penalty or spend the rest of his / her life in prison.

And as I have said before, many a JW may leave the religion but the religion never leaves them.

And they remain captives unless they do the required amount of research needed to completely debunk the religion.

To answer the question ,if God / Christ of the Bible don`t exist then no ,and if by some miracle they do then I rest my case.

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Watchtower January 2022 The Memorial

by Listener in

next years memorial article focuses on the two class system that they promote.. interestingly, they mention how the anointed are in two covenants.

the new covenant and the kingdom covenant.

they claim that both of these covenants opened up the way for a small number to become kings and priests in heaven.

smiddy3

However they've always said the 144000 would be "kings and priests with Jesus", I'm sure of that.

That`s what I`ve always understood as well Dio,