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If Armageddon came tomorrow, would Jehovah kill a billion children?
by just n from bethel 168 Replies latest jw friends
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nancy drew
yes if humans kill children they are considered monsters if god does he's loving and good. thats the wtbs message.
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designs
nancy-
That's the 'Christian' message as well. Terrible isn't it.
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keyser soze
If the JW vision of Armageddon is correct, then yes. This was a belief I could never wrap my brain around, and was one of the first things that really got me thinking. Not just children, but people in general, whose only sin was that they weren't fortunate enough to be born JWs, or didnt' accept the validity of JW teachings after a thirty second encounter with one on their doorstep.
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MeanMrMustard
Even if a JW could reach every person in the world with the WT's message, they wouldn't be able to spend more than a few seconds passing out a WT magazine. According to the WT, God would base his life/death decision upon the response...
MeanMrMustard
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Scully
In the JW worldview, children are a burdensome, backhanded blessing.
Some go so far as to say children are better off dead than to grow up with unbelieving or Apostate™ parents, as my JW ex-best friend told me: If you're going to turn your back on The Truth™, your three beautiful children will be better off if you took them out in the back yard and blow their heads off with a gun. That way they won't go down with you at Armageddon™ and will have a Resurrection™ in the Paradise™.
Such love.
That was the last time I spoke to her.
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leavingwt
One thing is perfectly clear in WT theology: Simply being a "good person" is not sufficient to avoid Jehovah's anger on His Day of Wrath. Rather, you must be obedient to the Faithful and Discreet Slave, while actively involved in preaching the Good News of Jehovah's Kingdom.
So. . .if you're speaking with a JW on this topic, don't allow them to pull the "Jehovah's gonna read the hearts" BS. Ask them how many hearts Jehovah read during Noah's Flood.
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blondie
How does this get scrunched after I select Font size 12?
*** w56 5/15 pp. 308-309 pars. 14-15 Youth in the New World Society ***In Jesus’ day when some foolishly tried to prevent such righteousness-loving children from coming to him he rebuked those who would prevent them, saying: “Let the young children come to me, do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such kind of persons. Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means enter into it.” He “took the children into his arms and began blessing them, laying his hands upon them.” This provided for them an opportunity for genuine happiness. They were free to come to Jesus and he unhesitatingly invited them to do so. He said concerning them: “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have furnished praise.”—Mark 10:14-16; Matt. 21:16, NW.
His invitation to them to sing Jehovah’s praises meant too that it was proper for them to make a dedication to do Jehovah’s will. Faithful children today want to serve Jehovah lovingly and loyally and to follow in the same way that their devoted parents are going. Some may ask, then, Would it be proper for me in my early teens to make such a dedication vow and symbolize this by water immersion? Since many children are baptized each year at circuit assemblies and other conventions of Jehovah’s people, can it be said that this is the proper course for these young ministers to take? Of course, if they do not know in their own mind what they are doing, then they are not ready to take this vital and important step. The definite age as to when baptism or dedication is appropriate cannot be designated. If a child has sufficient knowledge of Almighty God, Jehovah, and his righteous purposes and adheres faithfully to the upright principles set down in his Word, if the child has reached the age of accountability and desires to make a dedication to Jehovah, it is in order for him to do so and it is then proper to take the step of baptism by water. Taking this essential and direct step toward life, the young minister will not be found in the position of the unrighteous. Dedication is an essential step and necessary to gain the approval of Jehovah God. Take note of the wise counsel of Solomon in this respect: “Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come. . . . Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”—Eccl. 12:1, 13, 14, AS.
*** w55 7/1 pp. 411-412 pars. 18-19 Christian Baptism for the New World Society ***Who are eligible for baptism? Those who at the time of coming to be immersed can stand and say, aloud before the witnesses present, “Yes” to each of the following questions. (1) Have you recognized yourself before Jehovah God as a sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him the Father through his Son Christ Jesus? (2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Christ Jesus and through the Bible under the enlightenment of the holy spirit?
Can children answer Yes to these questions? Some of them can, if they have understanding; some cannot, because they do not understand. It is up to the parent to guide the child in pure worship, and then the individual child must, upon reaching an age of accountability, decide whether to make a dedication or not, and, if a dedication is made, the child should be baptized in symbol of it.****see below
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PSacramento
Since armegeddon is the final battle between the forces of Good and Evil, perhaps you mean "final Judgment" and not Armegedon.
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frigginconfused
Its a matter of time. If you could go back in time and kill baby Hitler would you? Did Satan try to kill baby Moses and baby Jesus?
All humans old and young that should die will.
To you a baby is an innocent being because you cant see far enough forward to tell who they will become.
There has to be a cut off date to have armagedon. There will be babies alive during that.
What about a good baby with bad parents?
We are one human familly. Ill raise it as my own.