just my take on wbts what's your's

by bobld 10 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  bobld

  Until 1879 no one understood the Bible properly,until God apponted a FDS/IBS.Who would feed the Domestics the proper food at the proper time.(this food got rotten at times)Then in 1918 Jesus Christ came for an inspection and found that the food was rotten and put the Leaders in Jail for 9 months(somehow this fits in with Bible prophecy per FDS/GB,I just don't know how)Than in 1931 they changed their name to JW and in 1935 they began feeding the Jonadab's I guess these Jonadab's were getting very hungry.After they fed the Jonadab's, they started to feed the worldly's.They said the time remaning for this system was short and would end before the generation that saw the world events of 1914 would be alive to see the new system and God's new kingdom ruling on the earth.That generation passed on,so in the wise wisdom of the GB/FDS/WTS in 1995 defined the length and meaning of the generation.They may have missed some scriptures where God defines the length of days for man.(Maybe the light wasn't shining or was blurry).In 2000 the GB/FDS/WTS said the end was very near,deep.deep,deep into this system.In fact "we,are no longer just around the corner,we are around the corner,in fact we are in the last hour".They mentioned 6 signs why the end was near(see 2000 wt&Km).One on those signs were the GB/FDS was getting very old and would not be around much longer.So they are training the Jonadab's,well only special one to take over the feeding chores once all 144k are sealed in heaven.However,if the end doesn't come they the 144k will materialize and help with the sherphering work. These are just a few of my thoughts.

  PS.In 1918/1919 when J.C. came for an inspection he caused a schism.
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  Arthur

  So many interpretations and scriptural assumptions are viewed as solid and irrefutable fact. Simply consider how much of the JW doctrinal structure rests upon the following assumptions:

  1. The Watchtower Society is correct when it asserts that the Bible teaches that there are two classes of Christians.
  2. The Watchtower Society is correct when it asserts that the "Faithful Slave" parable by Jesus was prophetic instead of parabolic.
  3. The Watchtower Society is correct in all of it's unique interpretations of the book of Revelation.
  4. The only true Christians on the planet are found within the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  I could go on and on, but this simple illustration drives home the point; I think.
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  Abandoned

  Until 1879 no one understood the Bible properly

  So what did they get right in 1879 then? Was it that the world would end in 1914? Isn't it interesting that the witnesses don't believe any of the things that Russel taught in 1879?
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  yaddayadda

  Your 'take' seems pretty much orthodox Watchtower-speak, except for the 144k materialising idea.
  
  Best go away and do a bit more research sonny.
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  yaddayadda

  "Isn't it interesting that the witnesses don't believe any of the things that Russel taught in 1879?"
  
  That's patently false. Russell didn't believe in the trinity, immortal soul, hellfire. Neither do JW's today.
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  sass_my_frass

  HA, that is priceless! What a moronic language they speak.
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  Abandoned

  "Isn't it interesting that the witnesses don't believe any of the things that Russel taught in 1879?"
  
  That's patently false. Russell didn't believe in the trinity, immortal soul, hellfire. Neither do JW's today.

  My bad then. I bet there's less that has remained then what has changed from "the truth" then being dispensed.
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  Terry

  I think the most interesting meeting would be between Jesus and Paul.

  Paul can't be bothered to discuss Jesus and his teachings. Paul is busy fitting Platonic philosophy together with Judaism and making Jesus his stalking horse.

  The various presidents of the Watchtower Society could scarcely agree on anything if you could trap them in a room and get them to talk shop.

  In a fistfight Rutherford would kick everybody's ass. Even Jesus'.
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  Abandoned

  In a fistfight Rutherford would kick everybody's ass. Even Jesus'.

  Yep, W.C. Rutherford would kick butt...
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  A Paduan

  just my take on wbts what's your's

  In the late nineteenth century a white western person typically thought himself superior in intellect to others and developed a religion and belief system based on his own and other fundamentalist / millenialist thoughts. In his liberal society there were enough other people around who were prone to be easily taken in and misled, due to both the culture and the ignorance of the times. Again, a certain level of cultural arrogance was required. Lonely, ignorant, uneducated, grieving, scared, haughty, covetous and even envious people are typically open to this type of thing - and so developed a religion based on exclusivism and hatred - not the first of it's kind, but one that has lasted a little while due to the exceptionally deceptive nature of it's leaders and their reasonable ability to cover their ass and their tracks. This group has also utilised gainfully the concepts of print and picture, isolative techniques, lying and sinister levels of concealment, ignorance of it's followers and exclusion of independence in thought or action beit from family members or not. Additionally they have invented the "instant martyrdom" method of blood refusal and gained it's own martyrs for pride and example of what 'heroism' is. Indeed they have invented much language along the way which though they be words that others use, have particular, different and often dual meanings to adherents within the cult.

  The group provides for quite a study in biblical scripture - most warnings and results of wickedness spoken of can be seen and understood in a study of cult members - what they do and then endure - the listening to false prophecy, preference for a lie, praising of salvation and gain by works, the destruction of one's self and soul, etc etc .....