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Why do animals die?
by ezekiel3 inas an animal lover, i have some questions jws have never dared to breach (according to a search of jw publications).
if humans die because of inheriting adam and eve's sin, why do animals die?
were animals created imperfect?.
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What did the Apostle John mean? "Young children, it is the last hour..."
by truthseeker inafter the destruction of the temple in jerusalem in 70 ad and masada, the last jewish stronghold in 73ad, it would seem that all of jesus' prophecies regarding jerusalem's destruction would have been fulfilled.. if you have a nwt bible, notice that no bible writers other than john actually wrote anything after 65ad.. the christian community began to flourish some years into paul's missionary activity, so much so that paul stated, "the good news has been preached in under all creation" (i forget the exact scripture).
twenty-six years later, the apostle john wrote the at 1 john 18, "young children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there have come to be many antichrists; from which fact we gain the knowledge that it is the last hour.".
what specifically was john talking about when he mentioned, "the last hour.
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Anointed Class? What Anointed Class?
by never_a_jw inplease, take the time to read this:.
the wts teaches that only the anointed 144,000 seen in revelation 7 will enter heaven (the "anointed class"), while the remainder that are not annihilated (the "other sheep") will live forever on earth in paradise.
however, the bible poses some irreconcilable difficulties with this idea.
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Questions about Rahab....
by ralmo inmy sister used the example of rahab as a source of comfort to her.
you see she believes that by her faith that perhaps i will somehow be saved during armaggedon as rahab's family was spared the destruction of jericho.
i told her that i did not recall any support for that belief from my time in the organization.
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Interpretation of Matt: 24:14 & 28:19,20, Opinions
by unique1 inthis was the first big thing i had issues with.
i had always been taught i had to preach to inherit gods kingdom.
i had memorized both scriptures at an extremely early age.
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Heaven
by ClassAvenger ini was talking with a jw friend and he said that they believed they would live here on earth forever.
he told me a verse in psalms were it says "...the meek will inherit the earth.
" for those who believe in heaven, what does this verse mean?
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bible translations
by minstrel ini would like the title of any available bible translations from the original greek/hebrew.
preferably from a scholarly authorship rather than personal 'sect' influences.
also, i would be interested if the translation can be incorporated in a 'parallel' version.. best wishes.
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On Blaming God...
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!
i find it funny... as in peculiar... that from adam until today... "we"... get our kicks blaming god.
starting with adam, who said, "the woman... that you gave me... she... made me... eat," we have this penchant to look everywhere but in the mirror.
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For those who ask, "why, God?"
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!
a dear one asked me some questions recently, including why god isn't... doing "anything"... and what is he doing.
for reasons of confidentiality, i will not name the person, but i am going to post some parts of our discussion, because i think it may put some things into "perspective" for some who truly wish to know:
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The Holy Spirit... and DOES God Speak to Us?
by AGuest inmay you all have peace.
last night when i went to bed, my heart was quite heavy: there were things on it, in it, thereon... whatever... that i could not reconcile: i know what i have heard from my lord - how do i get others who love him to grasp that such a thing is possible, to understand that they do not have to take my word for it, but can ask him, for i am nothing more than a good-for-nothing-slave... and have "sold" myself into the "service" of the one who "bought" me... so that it is his will that i must obey... whether earthling man hears... or refrain?
this is not new "fight" with me, let me tell you: i know exactly how jeremiah felt, for i cannot count the times my heart has felt the same thing.