It's not bad, it's good. ....no, really.

by ozziepost 33 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  ozziepost

  Take a look at this from the WT's own site:

  Such an examination will show that instead of bringing a cataclysmic end, Armageddon will introduce a happy beginning for people who desire to live and thrive in a righteous new world. You will be rewarded with a clear understanding of this vital Scriptural truth as you consider the discussion of Armageddon’s real meaning in the next article.

  WHAT DO YOU THINK ARMAGEDDON IS? A nuclear holocaust An environmental disaster A collision of a celestial body with the earth Divine destruction of the wicked

  Notice the contradiction? I wonder how many "honest hearted"™ readers will see through this.

  They say that instead of bringing a "cataclysmic end" it will be "divine destruction of the wicked". Huh? What's the difference?

  Then they portray this as "a happy beginning". Much like 9/11 I suppose.
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  megsmomma

  What they said about people" who want to live and thrive in a righteous new world"(not a direct quote, as close as I recall) would likely apply to 90% of people....only really evil people would not find it appealing. They just leave out ...."and are willing to give up their lives and freedom in this life and commit everything to the Society, with every rule that entails, even if not scriptual." If they added that then only about .10% would find it attractive...and those are the ones benifiting from the $$$
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  fullofdoubtnow

  You will be rewarded with a clear understanding of this vital Scriptural truth

  So understanding why the jws believe that 6.5 billion people will be killed, including some of your relatives, is supposed to be a reward?
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  PrimateDave

  Jehovah's Witnesses aren't the only ones with an Armageddon fixation.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon
  
  Just goes to show that organized religion isn't about having "truth", but about having good public relations.
  
  Dave
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  poppers

  "Many wonder, however, why a God who is the very embodiment of love would inflict death and destruction on much of humankind. The situation might be compared to that of a pest-infested house. Would you not agree that a conscientious homeowner should safeguard the health and well-being of his family by exterminating the pests?".................. doesn't it make you feel just warm all over, knowing that everyone else is considered a "pest" which will be exterminated by the big Orkin man in the sky?
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  Handsome Dan

  Pure bullshit marketing, fear is power and controlling for corrupt men
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  Mad

  Just WHAT is your problem, OZ?

  Ridiculing the Bible now?

  I guess the Almighty should simply let Evil continue to spread, and to let mankind completely ruin all!

  Share with us YOUR wise understanding of what this war will mean, please!
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  nvrgnbk

  Mad! You know I love you, right bro?

  But let's get one thing straight. ALL who associate with apostates on discussion forums will be destroyed by Jehovah at Armageddon.

  Nvr
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  5go
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  5go

  [edit] Third Impact ( I.E. Armageddon )

  Third Impact is the final event predicted in SEELE's Dead Sea Scrolls; achieving the correct Third Impact is the ultimate objective of their efforts.

  Third Impact is triggered by the union of Adam and Lilith, with the result being the creation of a supreme being that would succeed all existing life on Earth. The goal of SEELE and NERV is to prevent any of the Angels from instigating Third Impact so that humankind may do so instead, thus fulfilling the goal of the Human Instrumentality Project. For a human Third Impact, the Angels must be defeated, as they guard the Tree of Life. With the death of Kaworu, all Angels besides humans are dead, and the Tree of Life is accessible. [7]

  Third Impact occurs in both the television series and in The End of Evangelion; while the series only offers a few glimpses of Third Impact, focusing on the Complementation of Shinji Ikari, End offers a fuller and perhaps different account.

  During Third Impact NERV and SEELE turn on each other, and Gendo Ikari attempts to carry out his Third Impact, uniting Rei with Lilith, and his own self already possessing Adam. But after Gendo merged Adam with Rei, she rejects Gendo. Instead of being reunited with Yui Ikari and gaining the godlike powers Gendo had been planning and seeking for so long, all humanity begins reverting to the egg of Lilith from which it came. The combination of Lilith (possessor of the Tree of Knowledge) & Adam (possessor of the Tree of Life) - in the guises of Rei Ayanami and Kaworu Nagisa - neutralizes the AT Fields of all human beings on Earth and absorbs their souls into her/himself. Shinji meanwhile has been placed at the head of the Kabbalah's Tree of Life, comprised of himself and 9 Mass-production Evas crucified with Lances of Longinus (each crucified Evangelion forming one of the Sefira. Control of the power is placed in the hands of Shinji as the sacrifice and initiator of Third Impact. With the unification of Angels and Humans, god-like power is unlocked: "The Fruit of Life borne by the Angels, and the Fruit of Knowledge borne by human beings. Eva-01 has acquired both of these gifts, and so has become something to rival the power of God." [8]

  However, Shinji Ikari makes the fateful decision to reject Instrumentality, thus ending Third Impact, and returning humankind to Earth in the form of the Sea of LCL. It is implied that all individuals who choose to do so will in time be able to resurrect themselves.