by LostGeneration 38 Replies latest watchtower bible
If the WTB&TS also known as Jehovah`s Witnesses have CLEARLY made many claims in their 130 + years of bible fullfillments taking place within this said timespan , and EVIDENTLY none have come to fruition , then CLEARLY it is EVIDENT that the said WTB&TS also known as Jehovah`s Witnesses are EVIDENTLY and CLEARLY false prophets .
smiddy
St George of England
Another Watchtower weasel word/phrase slipped in there in one of your examples:
To sum up: The Bible clearly states that there was an exile of 70 years. There is strong evidence—and most scholars agree—that the Jewish exiles were back in their homeland by 537 B.C.E.
That "most scholars agree" is something you find time and again in Watchtower literature.
Er...OK? Really? Most scholars agree do they? Which ones? Give examples, references, books, please, Watchtower.
But they never do, except occasionally, once in a while, a cherry-picked example "expert" like the occasional doctor in the Blood DVD who'll pronounce blood transfusions so dangerous that only the wise old Watchtower has it right...refuse blood and you'll be safe, accept it and yo'll die or get a dread disease.
I am so ashamed that my intelligence got taken over by this heinous group. But it did, and I dutifully peddled the stuff.
Slightly off topic but I recently asked a former Elder about the 607 BCE date and the Appointed Times of the Nations teaching. It mentions in the passage that Israel would be trampled on until this time was fulfilled. Casting aside dates and focusing on Jesus words when he gave the illustration of the figs coming into fruition, once could discern that spring was near, likewise so "your deliverance is at hand." This would seem to indicate to me at least that nothing can be dated. Consider that the Jews were looking for the Messiah around a certain time, yet there was no definitive year attached to their expectation, so Herod had children from infancy up to 9 years of age killed (no specific time frame, hence the age of the child was in doubt). When Cyrus came into power the Jews knew from his accomplishments who was their deliverer and not because of a certain date. Likewise it seems to be the same with the trampling of Israel, which ceased in 1948 when Israel was formerly recognized as a sovereign nation.
The explanation I received was that the Appointed Times of the Nations referred to spiritual Israel. The only problem with this is that the term "spiritual" Israel is a WTS invented term and doesn't appear in the Bible at all. So how can a "prophecy" have fulfillment in a term that doesn't even exist in the Bible. I suspect a Witness might say the term is inferred. Using that sort of reasoning terms such as "Trinity. Hellfire, and many others are also "inferred". Using only the information given the whole 1914 doctrine falls flat on it's face.
Back on topic, the psychological bullying is rampant in the organization. If you don't agree with something the FDS has said, then you're either an Apostate or a moron. The WTS expects members to simply take their word for it, rather than citing auritative sources for scholarly works that back up their claims on the use of certain dates. It's like the whole debacle with the New World Translation committee which consisted of one person, Fredrick W. Franz who only had 2 years of College and had a C Average. When pressed in Court he could even translate the simplest of Hebrew words, yet we are to believe he faithfully translated the NWT and it's one of the best translations out there.
http://www.bible-researcher.com/new-world.html
Without a doubt, their new buzzword is "clearly".
Bill.
It's all clear as mud . . .
Clearly the WTS do not have a large vocabulary. This is not happifying.
Ha! That is clearly hilarious!
When the big A "clearly" hasn't come, I wonder what the next buzzword will be?
Of course,
sincerely,
obviously
probably,
maybe,
plainly
Evidently, "clearly" at times turns out to be not so clear, this is apparently so by the following ....
*** w52 6/15 p. 375 Subjection to Superior Authorities ***
"Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities."-Rom. 13:1, NW.
p. 375 pars. 6-7 .....These last words, "for there is no authority except by God," are proof conclusive that the "superior authorities" Paul is speaking of could not refer to the political powers of the Caesar governments. In the Scripture at Revelation 13:2, NW, the Bible specifically states that Satan is the one who has empowered and authorized the old world Caesars. Hence the "superior authorities" in Romans chapter 13 which God commissions includes only the theocratic ruling authorities and excludes Caesar's authorities.
The Bible clearly identifies these truly superior authorities. First of all, Jehovah God himself, ..... The second in command and the remaining "superior authority" is the consort King Christ Jesus
par. 10 ... The above quotations from Paul's letter to the Romans could never have applied to the political powers of Caesar's world as wrongly claimed by the clergy of Christendom. The Caesars of this world have never demonstrated by their deeds that they are ‘God's ministers to you for good'. Rather, exactly to the contrary, the Caesars have done evil by persecuting God's faithful servants.
Clearly and evidently the WTS. is full of shit and have been since this illicit religious publishing got started.
Clearly it is a fraud created as a vehicle to empower men and cultivate money and labor through means of exploitation
and coercion..
The WTS' Jesus-is-Michael doctrine is a prime example of all of this.
Page 218 of the Reasoning book contains all of the following in one short article:
-- "The name evidently designates Michael as..."
-- "Would it be appropriate to...?"
-- "Reasonably, then, the archangel Michael is Jesus Christ."
-- "Interestingly, the expression `archangel'..."
-- "Is it not reasonable that Jesus would...?"
-- "That would certainly fit..."
-- "So the evidence indicates..."
All of this from the organization that claims it doesn't go beyond the things written!
Evidently, clearly, the Jehovah's Witless religion is full of hot air.
