I was going into the donut shop the other day and a JW's lady approached me and tried to offer me the Watchtower and Awake magazines. She told me that she has been a JW for over 35 years and that she really enjoys "bookstudy" because of the info they are receiving from the "Pay attention" book. I looked at her slightly surprised because I thought JW's thought all of the info in the Revelation book and Pay Attention to Daniels prophecies book was "Old light". So why was this woman so excited from receiving "old light"?
If the "Pay attention to Daniel's Prophecies" book is old lite why study it
by booker-t 8 Replies latest watchtower scandals
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AuldSoul
Daniel's Prophecy was released in 1999. I wasn't aware of it being considered old light yet. They have made changes and updates to it. But I am confident that in another decade or so it will be old light.
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M.J.
Yeah the Revelation book has some old like, like the 1914 generation thing, but the Daniel book, I think, is pretty up-to-date with current doctrine.
I'm sure that'll change pretty quickly though. Within a few years there will be lots of old light in that book.
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FairMind
I believe the reason we are studying the Daniel Book is because the WTS doen't have anything new to offer. They most likely feel that for whatever reason, the book study meeting must take place even if the material covered isn't benefitting anyone.
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M.J.
True! Fair Mind! It's telling that the next book they will cover is the rehash, "What does the Bible Really Teach?"
I'd think that would be kind of an insult to the "knowledge" that most people already have, since it's a book geared toward new studies.
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yaddayadda
It's all still highly relevant to 99% of dubbies because most of the interpretations proferred in the 'prophetic' books, (Revelation Climax book, Isaiah books, Daniel book) all stem from the premise of the exclusive JW replacement theology that any good prophecy relates to JW's and any bad prophecy relates to Christendom, and that Jesus returned and inspected his earthly temple in 1914-1919. Since most dubbies swallow all this stuff without blinking they think it is beneficial to study the Daniel book. It's sad really.
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serendipity
I thought I heard a rumor that the GB plans to rewrite the Daniel book soon. If so, they need to clear their current inventory.
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Honesty
Because the WT warehouse was overstocked on the Daniel Book.
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willyloman
I was so delighted to hear they were going to study this Daniel book again. It confirmed the wisdom of my decision to leave, back when we were studying it the first time.