Its hilarious to see the Watchtower admit in that QFR that it effectively doesn't give a rats ass about or know who any of the other so-called anointed ones are, (apart from the cronies at its New York headquarters that is), yet it constantly uses the phrase "faithful and discreet slave" in its own magazines. The rank and file must all know by now that the words "faithful and discreet slave" in the publications just means "The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society". That August 2011 QFR pretty much confirms that once and for all.
Memorial partakers this year?
by punkofnice 60 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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St George of England
I think you have a long wait to find out how many partakers.
It's usually the following January/February when they publish the number in the Yearbook.
A lot can happen in that time.............. (hopefully)
George
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punkofnice
yadda - Too true!
George - Yes. A day will be here (Subject to overlapping) LOL
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wasblind
On page 717 in the proclaimers of God's Kingdom book, under the heading of Reports of Global Witnessing
the page is divided into 8 parts, the 8TH part says:
" Memorial attendance and Partakers "
Year Attendance Partakers
So why would the WTS now claim that they do not keep a list of all partakers ?
Don't take my word, pick up the Proclaimers of God's Kingdom book
Caught in a lie once again. Accordin' the the proclaimers book they do keep a global account
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wasblind
In the Proclaimers book the number of partakers were 8, 683 in 1992
yep, the growin' number of partakers don't bode to well with this cult
Those Faith in action cd's won't show that !!!
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therevealer
They claim that they do not keep a list. As in a list of who they are. Meaning they don't give a rats ass "who" they are. They have always counted the # I believe.
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wasblind
Hello there therevealer
thanks for the correction
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wasblind
I just looked back at the openin' post, and it do say they don't know the exact number
" We thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth "
But
In the proclaimers books they have the "so called " exact numbers on page 717
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00DAD
Basically they (the GB) are saying they don't BELIEVE that everyone or anyone partaking and/or claiming to be of the anointed is really anointed. They openly called into question the mental competence of ones claiming to be of the anointed:
"Memorial partakers. This is the number of baptized individuals who partake of the emblems at the Memorial worldwide. Does this total represent the number of anointed ones on earth? Not necessarily. A number of factors-including past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalance-might cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling. We thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know. The Governing Body does not keep a list of all partakers, for it does not maintain a global network of anointed ones." - w2011 8/15, p. 22, full paragraph [Emphasis added]
The GB publicly admits that it does not know those who profess to be of the anointed class. They do "not maintain a global network of anointed ones" which is of course also those individuals who would comprise the "Faithful and Discreet Slave" (FDS):
- "all of the anointed ones living on earth at any given time constitute 'the faithful and discreet slave' that Jesus said would provide timely 'food' for his domestics."- w07 11/1 p. 30 par. 12
This of course exposed the concept of "The Faithful and Discreet Slave" to be a complete myth and lie for anyone with even the simplest reasoning abilities: If the GB and the "anointed" do not communicate (no network), then the anointed are not involved in the "spiritual feeding"; if they are not involved in the "feeding" work then by definition they cannot be part of the FDS!
But the average R&F JW is NOT a reasoning, thinking being. So the FDS is a scam. Nothing new. The GB is safe because, again, the average R&F JW is NOT a reasoning, thinking being.
The GB already admitted the "anointed" are not involved in the preparation of "spiritual truths":
"Are all these anointed ones throughout the earth part of a global network that is somehow involved in revealing new spiritual truths? No." - w09 6/15, p. 24
No mass exodus of JWs occurred over this what should have been a shocking revelation exposing the FDS Myth as the lie that it is. But apparently no one, over very few at least, really cared about the Truth about "The Truth"!
That this CORE CONCEPT, which is the very basis of the authority which the GB holds over the 7 million or so faithful JWs, is so flawed, so filled with obvious inconsistencies is obvious to anyone that looks even casually. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that it makes no sense. To those that see the truth we reject the authority of the GB because we see that their claim is fraudulent and based on an obvious lie.
Sadly, the tenacious mind-control they continue to hold over those that remain in does not speak well for human beings to reject the abuse of power and to speak out against liars and corruption. It does not speak well for the human spirit.
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wasblind
If they don't believe that everyone partakin' is anointed then why post any numbers at all ????
which they have posted in the past
The GB is not safe, this is only showin' that they don't even believe in this mess they force people to follow
The younger ones will wake up, It was the younger ones during the civil rights movement
who did most of the marchin' because the older ones were set in their ways
just watch it's comin'