What the Domestics part of the "new light" can / will create (page 2)

james_woods

but...but...then the previous teachings would have been (gasp!) apostate ideas!

That is OK, because many of those "old light" ideas were not taught by the REAL F&DS-GB class, you know.

It might give some the possibility that maybe some of their loved ones went to heaven after all, even tho they didn't 'partake' (because maybe the deceased didn't realize any choice factor).

It would be easy enough to pass this off as "annointed, but partaking in their own hearts...". They already have a "partaking but not really annointed because of mental defect or disease" class. Perhaps (if my speculation holds true) - there could be a new "really annointed in their hearts but still subject to mental defect" class. All crazy, of course - but -

Like Minimus' thread says though - 80% or more will swallow down any of this, no matter how wild, and blindly shuffle along.

wha happened?

If this resurrection things actually pans out. Russell is going to say, "What the F*&k happened to my religion?" And what the hell is this great crowd BS?

james_woods

If this resurrection things actually pans out. Russell is going to say, "What the F*&k happened to my religion?" And what the hell is this great crowd BS?

True, but he would probably have said the same thing to Rutherford in 1935, right?

elderelite

I would modify to say it opens the door for them to say that if you arnt part of the fds then you arnt going to heaven.

King Solomon

EE said:

I would modify to say it opens the door for them to say that if you arnt part of the fds then you arnt going to heaven.

Yup.

I'm leaning towards thinking that they're going to make JW eschatology as confusing and contradictory that most will give up trying to understand it to discourage questioning, blaming themselves into thinking they're just too dumb to understand it. Or if asked, those authority figures will be telling people to "wait until the New System" or the kiss-off given to Job: mere mortals cannot understand the mysterious workings of God.

It's the classic strategy of "if you cannot dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BS".

james_woods

Seriously - on the non-literal 144,000: I did bring it up as sort of a joke, but with possibilities.

I am starting to think that it may be a very, very serious possibility.

One point in its favor is that it further diminishes the importance of the non-GB annointed. They USED to have a king of self-defined power (provided they were not wall-bouncing crazy).

If the 144,000 is not literal any more, anybody can be ordinary annointed. If anybody can be annointed, it won't mean anything - thus, the GB is further raised in holy importance over any mere JW who partakes. This furthers the power agenda. Not to mention questions about why more and more JWs are partaking - letting go of the literal number could make that a self-fullfillinjg prophecy, even. See - Jehovah told them to partake!!!

Yes, I am starting to convince myself that this may be in the cards - it may have already been thought of and preliminary steps are being taken.

therevealer

I think with this "93 years later" change

what does this mean??

Gayle or anyone

Gorbatchov

@james_woods interesting thoughts. What I think about the new light: it doesn't matter if a jw is annoined or a Great Crowd person. Everything is ok. They are from now one both rank-and-file witnesses! That's what Domestics mean in real small town JW kingdom-land: rank and file!

King Solomon

Wait a minute: how can sheep be domestic slaves?

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If sheep do serve as domestics, you can expect some dropped plates during dinner service, LOL!

james_woods

Wait a minute: how can sheep be domestic slaves?

They have no choice when the shepards are actually the wolves.

What the Domestics part of the "new light" can / will create

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