Posts by smiddy3

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A discovery concerning 1975 as I am going through old Watchtower literature

by lastmanstanding in

i think everyone has heard about the video at the convention a few years back where an older ‘brother’ relates that “some were selling their homes” pre 1975, and it makes it look like the rank and file are stupid.

it shifts the blame to the r&f.

no mention of the km that advocated it.. and you have all seen the km that said it, and that it was the may 1974 km.. however, it was not.

smiddy3

It sounds to me like the same thing that went on with the "Millions Now Living Will Never Die "

being changed to "Millions Now living May Never Die "

and also the year 1914 being when the end would come and all the brothers being taken up to heaven ?

And when that didn`t happen it changed to 1914 when we were in the time of the end and being taken up to heaven was for a future date ,and in the meantime we have to Preach This Good News of The Kingdom for a Witness to all the Nations and the End will come ,which still has not been accomplished.

The preaching of this good news of the kingdom to all of the nations.Nowhere near ever being fulfilled .

Mainland China ? No

Muslim Countries ? No

And that alone means Billions of people who have never heard of Jehovah God or any of his witnesses.And not even heard of the Christian Bible.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Started By Christiandom

by mrquik in

a little background first.

my first father- in-law, levi peterson was born in 1889. he personally knew rutherford.

he started the newark, ny congregation.

smiddy3

And why have Jehovah`s Witnesses adopted the same number of books of the Bible that most protestants use ?

And these bible books that were approved as being Gods word was from no other than the Catholic church in the third Century ?

Why have Jehovah`s Witnesses adopted the name for God that a Spanish Catholic monk of the 13th Century came up with using the equivalent letters of the alphabet of his day with the four letters of the Tetragrammaton and came up with JHVH ,added a couple of vowels and came up with the name Jehovah.

The first edition of the publication "Aid to Bible Understanding" admitted that Jehovah was probably not the best pronunciation of Gods name ,however it was the most popular name in use ? In use by whom ? Christendom of course, who else is interested in using the name of God ?

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Due to Covid-19 a coming Global Government, the Beast of Revelation 13

by Kosonen in

just recently there have been calls from heavyweight statesmen to set up a new global authority to tackle the covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis it creates.they are henry kissinger, former uk primeministers gordon brown and tony blair.former prime minister of uk, tony blair is fervently advising governments around the world how to get the corona virus under control and how to restart the economy after the lockdown.

he is running tony blair institute for global changeon its webpage we can learn about his work with this:https://institute.global/tony-blair/mes ... t-covid-19"create one crisis-management centre.

governments should have already repositioned themselves towards crisis management.

smiddy3

To Whom it may concern :

Its the lazy brain that doesn`t do their own research and rely`s on others to do that for them.Then that person just goes along with what or which "other" makes them "feel" good .

This is a tactic that the WT/JW`s have employed for decades and keeps the rank and file under control.

Haven`t they themselves said, " you don`t need to spend hours and hours doing your own research ? we have already done that for you " ?

Or words to that effect .

And that keeps them in control / control / control of their members.

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July 2020 Watchtower - A little observation

by Listener in

this is a comment made in the latest study watchtower under the main discussion of humility.

11 jehovah values humility more than ability and unity more than eﬃciency.

therefore, do your best to serve jehovah with humility.

smiddy3

Didn`t they put feelers out for Accountants and lawyers a few years ago ? To achieve those goals they would have had to pursue higher education ,something they frown upon for the rank & file members.

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Bill Gates Foundation

by jhine in

hi everyone , how are ya'll ?

l have a question particularly for any americans on here .

l have an american friend from la who has recently been trying very hard to investigate bill gates and his foundation , she has shared quotes from a lot people making very serious accusations against bill .

smiddy3

she has shared quotes from a lot people making very serious accusations against Bill .

Is your friend an active JW ? have you verified whether or not these quotes are from reputable sources ?

Just curious jhine

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Breaking news! Generation explained.

by JayDubyaDotOrg in

i hope it's all clear now.. https://youtu.be/abcnryekw2c.

smiddy3

I think that goat was a sheep in goats clothing because he/she evidently understood it because she/he was so attentive to the explanation .

Now what Jesus said about the sheep and the goats takes on a new meaning .

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Kids Without Rules

by minimus in

jw
friends

i see a lot of kids that rarely get discipline.

they are allowed to do whatever they want and if someone says something to them they don’t want to hear, they blow them off, ignore them or engage in disrespectful talk.. what’s wrong with today’s parents??

they are producing a generation of entitled brats!.

smiddy3

Actually I did call the cops on my son many years ago .At the time he was living with us ,we had a seperate living area for him .He was going through a very tough time after his JW wife cheated on him with one of his JW "friends" some time before.

And he had gone off the rails a bit ,almost to the point of being habitually drunk ,and it was because he was well under the influence & decided he needed to get more booze ,I told him not to get in his ute to do so and he ignored me and drove off.

It broke my heart to do so but I called the cops because he could have killed himself or someone else in that condition

I had tears pouring out of my eye`s as I did so.Actually tears have appeared now as I type this yet it happened many, many years ago now.

His life has completely turned around for the better , non drinker married with two beautiful boys about 11 and 9 now & none of them have anything to do with religion.

Sorry to go off topic.mm

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The Myth About Jehovah as a "GOD of LOVE".

by smiddy3 in

i`ll list a few things and welcome any input, comments you may have .. 1.when adam & eve "sinned" disobeyed him, surely god could have handled it better than to condemn all future generations to disease and death ?.

2.his handling of satan who supposedly seduced eve to disobey god could also have been done a lot differently with a finality to it.. 3.i find little if anything in his dealings with the patriarchs that suggests a loving god protecting them.?.

4.taking on the nation of israel and leading them as his chosen people does not inspire confidence or trust as a god of love.. 5.throughout the hebrew scriptures / old testament his chosen people were constantly at war with other nations which of course would have meant many deaths of the israelite`s during these battles .and the grief that comes with family members in those times.

smiddy3

I would also like to hear from anybody that believes in God and that the Bible is the word of God .?

The Old Testament God isn`t referred to as the God of war for nothing,

How do you reconcile the Old Testament God with the New Testament God ?

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The Myth About Jehovah as a "GOD of LOVE".

by smiddy3 in

i`ll list a few things and welcome any input, comments you may have .. 1.when adam & eve "sinned" disobeyed him, surely god could have handled it better than to condemn all future generations to disease and death ?.

2.his handling of satan who supposedly seduced eve to disobey god could also have been done a lot differently with a finality to it.. 3.i find little if anything in his dealings with the patriarchs that suggests a loving god protecting them.?.

4.taking on the nation of israel and leading them as his chosen people does not inspire confidence or trust as a god of love.. 5.throughout the hebrew scriptures / old testament his chosen people were constantly at war with other nations which of course would have meant many deaths of the israelite`s during these battles .and the grief that comes with family members in those times.

smiddy3

I`ll list a few things and welcome any input, comments you may have .

1.When Adam & Eve "sinned" disobeyed him, surely God could have handled it better than to condemn all future generations to disease and death ?

2.His handling of Satan who supposedly seduced Eve to disobey God could also have been done a lot differently with a finality to it.

3.I find little if anything in his dealings with the patriarchs that suggests a loving God protecting them.?

4.Taking on the Nation of Israel and leading them as his Chosen People does not inspire confidence or trust as a God of love.

5.Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures / Old Testament his chosen people were constantly at war with other nations which of course would have meant many deaths of the Israelite`s during these battles .And the grief that comes with family members in those times. And don`t forget we are looking at hundreds of years here.

6.The sickness and disease`s that existed while Jehovah God was sole ruler over his chosen people and also when he allowed Kings to rule over them .Most notably would be when the nation of Israel had a Leprosy Colony among them that apparently still existed up until Jesus time on earth.

I look forward to your comments and anything else that you feel could be added to my list.Or if you feel I have been unjust in my criticism of Jehovah God and his dealings with humankind .

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Kids Without Rules

by minimus in

jw
friends

i see a lot of kids that rarely get discipline.

they are allowed to do whatever they want and if someone says something to them they don’t want to hear, they blow them off, ignore them or engage in disrespectful talk.. what’s wrong with today’s parents??

they are producing a generation of entitled brats!.

smiddy3

The trouble today is, with Kids Without Rules is largely because kids are having kids, IMHO .