by Phaedra 6 Replies latest jw experiences
Was just thinking of how I used to sit in audience growing up at the KH hearing of "those in Noah's day" eating and drinking and what not during some WT article. I thought, "those poor people, doing what their hearts desire, and then perishing because they were not people of Jehovah."
They lived, partied and died.
We don't live any differently today.
We are those people.
We thought we were the exception.
Fools we were.
phae
What happened to Noah and his family?
Oh yeah, they died too.
Seems joke-hova disapproves of normal activity. It is wrong to enjoy one's life and not slave for that thing--joke-hova cannot tolerate the idea of people living as normal human beings.
Could it be that this is because joke-hova is trying to claim credit for creating something it never did anything for? All that thing did was to walk in and claim it created us so it could enslave us all. And we are supposed to worship that thing?
I am sure some of our modern day maniacs that have committed mass genocide had better reasons to slaughter men, women and children than just "they were enjoying their life too much". I am not saying their reasons were good, but think about it for a second.
Gods answer to some people on earth being too violent was to violently kill nearly every man, woman, child, animal and plant.
And then there were those just enjoying their life. "shame on them. Kill them too, because I am the jealous desert storm god and they are laughing and having fun and not thinking about me..."
36. BUT OF THAT DAY AND
HOUR KNOWETH NO MAN,
NO, NOT THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN, BUT MY
FATHER
ONLY.
This verse
and "THAT DAY" signal a change in topic
to the second
coming (parousia) of Christ. Mt.7: 20-22
Mt.11:22 Jn.5:25,29
Jesus has already
explained what would happen to His own
generation. Now He
contrasts that which would relate to His
second coming (parousia)
or presence on earth. Notice the
contrasts:
Matt 24:1-35 ....................................................Matt
24: 36 - end
__________.................................................... __________________
Local, Jerusalem,Judea,Temple ......................Worldwide: Lu.21:35
Abnormal Times: calamities .............................Normal Times: Marrying etc.
Specific signs precede ......................................No Signs Given
Timing Anticipated Lu.24:33 .............................Anticipation Impossible 24:44
These Days Mt.24:22 .......................................That Day Mt.24:36
Saints to flee .....................................................No Running necessary; Saints taken
36. BUT OF THAT DAY AND
HOUR KNOWETH NO MAN,
NO, NOT THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN, BUT MY FATHER
ONLY.
37. BUT AS THE DAYS OF NOE
WERE, SO SHALL ALSO
THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN BE.
38. FOR AS IN THE DAYS
THAT WERE BEFORE THE
FLOOD THEY WERE EATING AND DRINKING,
MARRYING
AND GIVING IN MARRIAGE, UNTIL THE DAY
NOE ENTERED INTO THE ARK,
39. AND KNEW NOT UNTIL THE
FLOOD CAME, AND
TOOK THEM ALL AWAY; SO SHALL ALSO THE COMING
OF
THE SON OF MAN BE.
40. THEN SHALL TWO BE IN
THE FIELD; THE ONE SHALL
BE TAKEN, AND THE OTHER LEFT.
41. TWO WOMEN SHALL BE
GRINDING AT THE MILL;
THE ONE SHALL BE TAKEN, AND THE OTHER
LEFT.
Elaboration - Lu. 17:20 -
42. WATCH THEREFORE: FOR
YE KNOW NOT WHAT
HOUR YOUR LORD DOTH COME.
43. BUT KNOW THIS, THAT IF
THE GOODMAN OF THE
HOUSE HAD KNOWN IN WHATWATCH THE THEIF
WOULD
COME, HE WOULD HAVE WATCHED, AND
WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFERED HIS HOUSE
TO BE
BROKEN UP.
44. THEREFORE BE YE ALSO
READY: FOR IN SUCH AN
HOUR AS YE THINK NOT THE SON OF MAN
COMETH.
Lu.12:42-48
The point is that people will be living in normal times when Christ returns. People will be working, marrying etc. Unlike certain religious prognosticators the Parousia will come as a complete surprise without preceding signs.
