Are Jehovah's Witnesses a hierarchical religion? And does it matter?

by cedars 45 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  wasblind

  Cedars thanks for clearin' things up for me in the PM

  I thought it could have been Jesus enthroned, And when I pulled out my soft back Revelation

  climax at hand book it confirmed that it was indeed Jehovah seated on the throne

  and the WTS kicked Jesus to the curb , under the bus, and hung him out to dry

  Chapter 14 : The Magnificence of Jehovah's Throne

  " Unlike earlier prophets who had visions of Jehovah's throne, john does not describe in detail the holy one who occupies it ( That's why the face can't be made out ) but john gives us the impression of the entroned One in these words: " And the one seated is, in appearance, like a jasper stone and a precious red-colored stone, around about the throne there is a rainbow like an emerald in appearance."_______Revelation Its grand climax at hand page 76

  Chapter 20 in the same book shows the same throne wit' Jesus on the right hand side

  Thank you Cedars, Details in WTS pics mean a great deal. Anybody who thinks otherwise is in denial

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  wasblind

  Jesus isn't in the picture because it is obviously the chariot in Ezekiel and Jesus wasn't in that picture either_______Shadow

  The WTS is talkin' bout the Earthly hierarchical which happen to show the heavenly also

  which happens to exclude Jesus
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  notsurewheretogo

  Jesus is the head of the Christian Congregation...which is on Earth...thus he would merit a mention in the picture for sure...he is not there.
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  wasblind

  Satan is pissed off at Jesus, and the best way to entrap us

  is to fool folks into thinkin' they are followin' Jesus

  Until you realize Jesus ain't in this organization . These hucksters use Jesus as a shill

  why do you think they shun the cross and refrain from

  partakin' in his what symbolizes the flesh and the blood ?

  Yea, Satan may lose a few who do partake

  that ain't nothin' compared to the ones who dont

  Folks bein' washed away like grains of sand by Satan ( WTS )

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  sabastious

  You'd never know if you asked a member, but the Watchtower has always aspired to be like the Catholic Church. They use hierarchical structure as a model instead of Christ.

  -Sab
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  DATA-DOG

  Cedars, I get what shadow is saying about the Ezekiel vision. Still the fact that they GB are so fixated with the Hebrew scriptures is very important. By focusing constantly on the Hebrew scriptures instead of the NT, they really show that they do not truly grasp the law of the Christ. Using the Ezekiel visions as the latest up to date visual representation of God's way of doing things just proves how they think. They are stuck mentally in the Mosaic law. The Mosaic law serves their aim of pressure and guilt to motivate the R&F. It is no accident that they push the law of the Christ to the wayside and instead focus on a Pharisaic hierarchy. So technically speaking they are correct to not include Jesus in the picture. The fact that they purposely chose a picture that lends itself to ignoring Christ is very telling and disturbing IMO. You might want to include something along those lines in your article, just sayin'.
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  wasblind

  Still the fact that they GB are so fixated with the Hebrew scriptures is very important. By focusing constantly on the Hebrew scriptures instead of the NT, they really show that they do not truly grasp the law of the Christ. Using the Ezekiel visions as the latest up to date visual representation of God's way of doing things just proves how they think. They are stuck mentally in the Mosaic law. The Mosaic law serves their aim of pressure and guilt to motivate the R&F. It is no accident that they push the law of the Christ to the wayside and instead focus on a Pharisaic hierarchy.______DATA DOG

  Hello there DATA DOG

  I see what your sayin'. true, they don't follow the law of the Christ

  the WTS use Isaiah 43:10 to over ride Acts 1:8

  in essence they ain't listenin' to jehovah either when he

  acknowledged Jesus at his baptism and said " this is my son listen to him"

  Give it time, the WTS will toss Jehovah from the throne and have 'em sittin' in a publishers chair

  And accordin' to Pyramid Schemes illustration, that don't look

  comfortable at all

  Jus' sayin'

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  DATA-DOG

  New item for all publishers attending the meetings..
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  kurtbethel

  They very obviously have a pyramid scheme going, as shown in one of their older illustrations.

  There is even an illuminated capstone on their pyramid with the All Seeing Eye.

  

  It is identical to the Roman Catholic organization chart. So I must ask this: Which is the original, and which is the counterfeit?
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  Vanderhoven7

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