But the images of what our loving god is going to do at Armageddon is much more scary than any movie ever! Kept me in line for 6 decades!
lol
just saying!
my research into evolution/creation is taking me down many roads.
on one journey, i came across 'the blob'.. it made me wonder what life was like when the environment was far different.. https://jwstudies.com/_blob__slime_mould_with_720_sexes.pdf .
doug.
But the images of what our loving god is going to do at Armageddon is much more scary than any movie ever! Kept me in line for 6 decades!
lol
just saying!
my research into evolution/creation is taking me down many roads.
on one journey, i came across 'the blob'.. it made me wonder what life was like when the environment was far different.. https://jwstudies.com/_blob__slime_mould_with_720_sexes.pdf .
doug.
I remember that original movie "The Blob" starring Steve McQueen when he was first starting out in movies. A classic sci-fi. It kinda scared me since I was young.
just saying!
what i'm trying to do is ask what theists think god is like.. also--why is he invisible.. how big is he ?.
in fact--why is god a he--not a she.
or is he / she hermaphrodite ?.
When I was a child, my dad (a non jw) taught me about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. I never saw Santa or the Bunny but on Christmas and Easter they always made their presence known by leaving me presents and candy!
Also when I was a child, my mom (an uber jw) taught me about god and jesus. I never saw god or jesus but on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday they made their presence known by giving us meetings to attend at the KH!
Same, same!
just saying!
could not believe this week's "study" : .
here is a stewart in the stew, that mis - manages, perhaps defrauds his master, and knows he is going to be fired for that.
he defrauds his master some more, in order to avoid working and instead leaching off the former creditors.
Unrighteous Riches can be born again, be forgiven of their sins, and become Righteous------------only if they are given to the wt society!
just saying
what unique to jws phrases do you remember?
something fun for those of us taught to speak an entirely unique and pure language.
there have been posts in the past in this forum but perhaps some have new ones after having kept up with jehovah's chariot as the light gets brighter.
The John class
the Elijah class
the Elisha class
the heavenly class
the earthly class
the Jonadabs
just saying!
i came across this article written in 2004 by an evangelical.. “when did jerusalem fall?”, rodger young, journal of the evangelical society [jets], 47/1 (march 2004), 21-38.. http://www.rcyoung.org/articles/jerusalem.pdf .
these are the conclusions of the 18-page analysis.
(1) jerusalem fell in the fourth month (tammuz) of 587 bc.
When calculating all those "dates" (wink, wink) which calendar should be used? The jewish 360 day calendar or the Gregorian 365.25 day?
I know, add a month here and there to compensate for the difference but still trying to establish a definite date over 2,600 years ago using "historical" records from ancient archives knowing how biased and how some love to embellish the facts?---I don't think so!
just saying!
think of how much time and money the tower stole from any who were in the cult.
think of the vacations as a child you could have taken with your families the memories you could have made instead of sitting in a hot bs week of echo talks and propaganda.
they stole so much from us.
They like all cults do, the wt stole our soul!
just saying!
what unique to jws phrases do you remember?
something fun for those of us taught to speak an entirely unique and pure language.
there have been posts in the past in this forum but perhaps some have new ones after having kept up with jehovah's chariot as the light gets brighter.
"persons of good will"--------------------people that leave all their belongings to the wt in their Will and Living Trust when they pass away!
just saying!
i saw this mentioned on reddit but no link - i found the article form this weeks bible study..... in the “congregation bible study” part of the meeting this week there was a part that said and i quote: “only jehovah god and his son can receive someone into the heavenly kingdom or the paradise on earth under that kingdom.
we should diligently cultivate friendship with them by using what material riches we have in supporting kingdom interests”.
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When the wt had products to sell, namely printed literature, and millions of "publishers" (publishers=sales persons--lol) out regularly selling their products, money was not as big an issue as it is today! Sure the wt can buy and sell real estate but that is not the same as a steady monthly income from millions of sales persons selling literature. So they gotta ask for cash and of course by tying it to our relationship to jehober and jesus it's now a "sacred" privilege to donate!
just saying!
it's seems that even the revised edition of the book revelation: it's grand climax a hand was wrong again.. in the 2019 agm david splane "clarified our understanding of the prophecy recorded in joel 2".
clarified?
you mean he done a 180 reversal.. from revelation: it's grand climax a hand page 143, para.
Yea I can picture Mad Freddy and boozer Rutherford sitting around and attaching "meaning" to some of the crap in Daniel and Revelation. Rutherford in a stupor and Freddy in a delusional trance both congratulating each other for deep and insightful understanding!
just saying!