I was reading in interest this thread about angels and demons How do angels and demons influence mankind?...it goes along with something I have been thinking about. Here is my follow up question to this:
Why is the preaching work taking so DAMN LONG? Hear me out.. because like the preaching work, my musings tend to be long.. lol
If, except for lying, nothing is impossible for God, why is it he can't help JWs find all the "interested" people on the earth? Didn't Jesus supposedly tell to his disciples: "With men it is impossible, but not so with God, for all things are possible with God." (Mark 10:27, NWT)
And doesn't it say somewhere that the angels are intensely interested in what is happening on earth (w83 3/15 p.11),especially the preaching work? Note this quote from a Craptower article:
"How do angels serve as God’s messengers today? Consider the work Jesus foretold that his followers would do before the end of this system of things. He said: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:3, 14) Annually, Jehovah’s Witnesses spend over a billion hours preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom. But did you know that angels are also involved in this work? The apostle John referred to a vision he had, saying: “I saw another angel . . . , and he had everlasting good news to declare as glad tidings to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” (Revelation 14:6, 7) This scripture highlights the foremost work of angels in behalf of humans today."
Jehovah’s Witnesses see evidence of angelic direction as they carry out their door-to-door preaching work. They often contact individuals who were just praying for someone to help them understand God’s purposes. As a result of angelic guidance and the Witnesses’ own initiative, each year hundreds of thousands come to know Jehovah. May you benefit from this lifesaving work done under angelic direction." (w06 1/15 pgs 5-6) (Bold Underline Italics Mine)
I haven't quite figured out the connection between Rev. 14:6,7 , Mt 24:3,14 and the WT statement: "did you know that angels are also involved in this work?" It seems to be a self serving statement, but not actually backed up in the scriptures.
But, for grins, lets presume (or ASSume) that angels areinvolved in the preaching work. Is it just me, or does it seems to anyone else that they are falling down on the job? Maybe the bad habit of taking extended coffee breaks has rubbed off on the angels....and now they are getting like Baal when Elijah said : "“Call at the top of YOUR voice, for he is a god; for he must be concerned with a matter, and he has excrement and has to go to the privy. Or maybe he is asleep and ought to wake up!” (1 Ki 18:27).... hmmmm...inquiring minds want to know...
And even if angels can't read hearts, God supposedly can..so why doesn't God just use his holy spirit to tell the damn angels where to direct all those hapless publishers where to go so the preaching work can be over with already.... the "interested" people sure as hell aren't hanging out at McDonald's (or insert your own local JW coffee haunt).
Hell, why not just eliminate all these middlemen (and middleangels) out of the preaching "business" (cause that's all it is now) and use rocks (Jesus supposedly said:"But in reply he said: “I tell YOU, If these remained silent, the stones would cry out.” {Lu19:40)).... doesn't Wal-Mart sell landscaping rocks with speakers built in? Just reopen WBBR and broadcast the "Good Snooze" that way....or better still....couldn't God just broadcast from the heavens?... or don't people already have voices in their heads? What's one more?
Here is an idea that has been floating around for a few years: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E6D91731F930A15750C0A9659C8B63
Pretty damn spooky.
But noooooo....that wouldn't keep the Craptower Dribble and Spit Publishing Corporation in Business, now would it, churning out all of it its liturdture? The WTBT$ have to be the most inefficient recruiting company in history. As many as they get in the front door (via JW kids getting baptized younger and younger, and 3rd World country folks without internet getting sucked in) they lose 50,000 or more to disfellowshipping out the back door ..and who KNOWS how many of us faders, and those active but turning in phantom time..that aren't doing anything!)
Anyway, that is what was on my mind while the rest of the pagans celebrated Xmas/Chaunakah/Kwanza/Festivus/Flying Spaghettin Monster's Son's Birthday . LOL...
BTW... ..no disrespect meant to those of you who celebrate any of the above for religious reasons....(and this is really a tongue in cheek thread anyway..my sad humor and all...) ...Personally, I just dont like the religious part of Christmas...the getting together with friends and family and sharing gifts and meals together is just great! LOL. Maybe next year I will be more involved.... heh heh Hope everyone had a great Xmas. I sure as hell did.....
Snakes ()
PS...I thought I had demons in my computer...kept hearing moaning noises coming from inside the case...thought it might have been because I was using the WT Library CD to write my apostate musings.....nope...turns out it was a loose cable or something on the drive.