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  So I was at a jw wedding and guess what!

  by nowwhat? in

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  the major topic of conversation was that almost all do not want to go back to the meetings and field service!

  and we are talking very zealous and active witnesses!

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  Ding ,and everybody else.who has a hearing ear including myself.

  Sadly, soon most of them will have forgotten just as surely as they have forgotten 1975

  Just as they did with 6000 years of human existence on earth in the late 1800`s ?

  1914 Armageddon

  Then 1918-19

  1925 the faithful such as Abraham being resurrected to live in Beth Sarim ?

  The second world war 1939-45 that was to usher in the new world

  1975 was a re-adjusted date for the end of 6000 years of humans on earth when it would be an appropriate time for Jesus Christ to begin his 1000 year reign ?

  The new system would be here by the end of the 20th Century ?

  And here we are in 2021 with all of those false expectations not coming to pass what fools are we to believe anything that comes out of the mouths of any of the GB members of Jehovah`s Witnesses.
  
  
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  Peace and Security and Mike Flynn

  by SouthCentral in

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  i was on a jw page recently and some dubs were openly predicting the end of the world in a year.

  mike flynn (trump advisor) mentioned having one religion in america and the dubs went crazy.

  someone even mentioned 1975 on the thread.. it seems to have since been deleted; but there were about 50 comments before i couldn't find it again.

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  Can't fully agree with that.

  OK Jan ,then you must agree with some of it ? And I can resonate with that.

  SOME RELIGIONS I have to agree with you , do a lot of good in a practical way in the communities by their actions and put their money where their mouth is in doing so.

  I guess I`m talking about the flip side of the coin that does SFA in a practical sense and does nothing of the sort and just bleeds the flock of their finances and gets tax free exemptions from stupid Govts. that allow them to get away with it.

  The R&F of JW`s criticize and condemn Christendoms religions as being false ,yet when they become old and frail where do a lot of them end up ?

  Certainly not looked after by the WTB&TS ,they end up in Aged care Facilities run by a Christian Organization.

  However not to derail this thread about "Peace & Security" any lurkers should be aware of the UN`s year of Declaration Of "Peace & Security"in 1986 and with the WT`s claim that the UN was the counterfeit Kingdom of God on the earth and then making that declaration certainly got JW`s all excited about the new system about to be upon us.

  w58 10/15 pp. 629-630 Public Address: God’s Kingdom Rules—Is the World’s End Near? ***

  COUNTERFEIT OF GOD’S KINGDOM
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  For New Ones!

  by Atlantis in

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  every day someone somewhere is being disfellowshipped.

  after the trauma of being cast out and shunned by relatives and friends, many exjw's start an investigation of the watchtower society.. they begin to collect every scrap of evidence they can get their hands on to prove they were lied to.. some of these archives may come in handy.

  if you need something and it is not in an archive somewhere, send me a pm and i'll see if we can get it for you.

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  Never mind the coffee have a few beers Atlantis
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  What if Witnesses presented their core beliefs at the door?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  here is an interesting skit of what would happen if a witness was transparent at your door.. https://youtu.be/b0koiba2kyq.

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  For the luv of me I can`t see many , if any , Jw`s giving such a final message of judgement against their neighbors in the D2D work.

  And i can`t see the GB ever giving that direction to the R&F as that would end their cosy ,comfy profitable ,,lifestyle that they have enjoyed for so long.
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  Peace and Security and Mike Flynn

  by SouthCentral in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was on a jw page recently and some dubs were openly predicting the end of the world in a year.

  mike flynn (trump advisor) mentioned having one religion in america and the dubs went crazy.

  someone even mentioned 1975 on the thread.. it seems to have since been deleted; but there were about 50 comments before i couldn't find it again.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses thrive on bad / negative news as proof that the end is very soon,just around the corner and so on.

  BB refers to the UN designating a year in the 90`s a year of peace &Security JW`s jumped on it as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

  Of course nothing happened. Nothing that the WTB&TS / JW`s ever predict has ever come to pass.

  And nothing will,because they are a man made in America religion that has thrived on fear ,obligation and guilt with their members not to mention the donations of members ,the wheeling and dealing in Real Estate ventures ,and their publishing enterprises.

  That has made them a Multi -Billion Dollar Corporation

  Religion is a goldmine that feeds on the gullible.
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  So I was at a jw wedding and guess what!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the major topic of conversation was that almost all do not want to go back to the meetings and field service!

  and we are talking very zealous and active witnesses!

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  We need to watch this space ,it could get very interesting not only for what the GB decide but also for how the R&F will react to the decision.

  We had a similar experience with an old still in JW friend a month or so ago who said" hooray no more witnessing and no more meetings to attend " or words similar.

  And we haven`t heard from her since .
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  “A Better World Is Near.”

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "the campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition of the watchtower magazine containing the cover series “a better world is near.”".

  "more than 36 million printed copies of the magazine will be distributed in some 230 languages to communities in 240 lands around the globe.

  in addition, the digital publication is available on various platforms in nearly 400 languages.".

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  As peacefulpete says above here is another text.

  ," He that bears witness of these things says yes I am coming quickly,Amen! come ,lord Jesus"

  Rev.22:20.

  The emphasis is on coming quickly ,that was penned about 2000 years ago.
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  Eating of blood prohibition specifically not forbidden for non-Jews

  by peacefulpete in

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  2. bible

  deut 14:21 you shall not eat anything that has died a natural death; give it to the stranger in your community to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner.

  for you are a people consecrated to yhwh.... it seems quite self evident the ritual of blood letting prior to eating meat was understood by the deuteronomist as binding only on jews..

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  Was`nt there an exception to the rule ? with King David `s soldiers who in fear of starving ate the flesh without blood letting ?

  And they were not guilty of violating God`s law ? and went unpunished ?

  Offhand I can`t remember the scripture reference.
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  Advice requested version 3

  by Gorb in

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  this week i have to travel a long way by car with my 75 year old father.. he was a liberal elder, but with climbing of the years and the correct covid trouble, hé takes all possibility's to let me know the chaos is what we expected and the big a is around the corner.

  because of the love and respect i have for him, i want to avoid the conversation, but that will be very dificult.. now i have the idea to talk with him about the conversation at it self, if he starts his endtime speech about woke, gender and putin.. i have a flowchart that i want to discribe the risks of the conversation.. whould this work out?

  to talk about the meta factors of the conversation?.

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  I have a flowchart that I want to discribe the risks of the conversation.

  Whould this work out? To talk about the meta factors of the conversation?

  Can you be a bit more specific Gorb ?
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  The WT brings up the theme of fleeing

  by Kosonen in

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  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2022/those-seeking-jehovah-will-lack-nothing-good/.

  this article explains what a modern time application to fleeing might involve in the prophecy jesus told about the last days.. that is a timely reminder.

  i think it will become soon possible to flee to australia from the mark of the beast.

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  Of course, we do not expect to receive miraculous protection today.

  Why not ? If he did so in times past ,Bible times, why not now ?

  Especially if these are in fact the time of the end ,wouldn`t that be an appropriate time to demonstrate he is GOD and Jesus is his enthroned KING ?