Nimrod and the trinity

by Champion 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Champion
    Champion

    My JW brother and sister in law came over for dinner last week. We have tried to not get on any bible subjects so there is no problem. Pretty much impossible for JW's not much else going on. Anyway, my sister inlaw said the Trinity was derived from Nimrod. I said I don't remember that, I don't think I ever heard that. Of course it then escalated to the usual arguement about the JW nonsence on eevrything in life being pagan, then I noticed neither was wearing their wedding rings. I started to laugh and said Oh no don't tell me you are not wearing them because the bull$hit Society told you not to and of course like good Jehovah Witlesses they lied!! So I told her I would research about Nimrod. Now really I did remember I knew it was from the idiot book by Hislop, Two Babylons. So I decided to check out the Jehovah Witlesss website and low and behold there is no info on Nimrod on the site!! Does anyone else have the info from a Watchtower when they said that? Has anyone heard to stop wearing wedding rings?

    Thanks

  • candidlynuts
    candidlynuts

    there must have been a talk about nimrod here lately. a jw relative told me sadam was a descendant of nimrod the other day.. (dunno how they'd figure that)

  • Narkissos
    Narkissos

    Last mention of Hislop in WT literature was in 1989 afaik. I guess they finally realised what it is worth.

  • Clam
    Clam

    Hi there Champion,

    In marriage services performed by and for Jehovah’s witnesses, the exchange of rings between the bride and the bridegroom is left entirely optional with those being married. In the selection of the bride for Isaac it is recognized that Rebecca accepted a hand adornment. (Gen. 24:22, 30, 53, Mo; AT) Similarly in Luke 15:22, a ring was given to the prodigal by his father on his home-coming.

    We, of course, recognize that rings are used extensively in many pagan rituals. This fact, however, in no wise prohibits their use in any Christian service, particularly when the Bible mentions their use with approval. It is certainly more reasonable to expect that Satan, the mimic god, copied their use from Jehovah, rather than to accept the untenable position that Jehovah copied their use from demonic heathen practices. However, if some prefer to dispense with them in their marriage service, it is their right to do so. On this point let each one feel quite free to do that which is proper and right in his own mind.

    Watchtower 1952 June 15 pp.361-2

    (See also Mary's nearby thread on Readers Questions)

    A good site with information about the proto apostate Nimrod is to be found here - http://www.doleos.demon.co.uk/nimrodevilgenius.htm

    I happened across it only recently after spotting an old thread here which speculated that the Tower of Babel was a 'stargate'.

    Clam

  • Leolaia
    Leolaia
  • A Paduan
    A Paduan

    a jw relative told me sadam was a descendant of nimrod the other day

    lol ..............

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