New Light - I've figured it out (and it's mine so don't you 'tates steal my royalties or MY followers - they belong to me [evil maniacal laughter] )

by berrygerry 15 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  berrygerry

  So, we continue to face mounting challenges with 607 vs 587 (20 year differential), and the generation dying out.

  Therefore, after a personal (420 free - honest) research and revelation, it would appear that 587 is the correct launch date.

  With respect to the 7 times, Russell had been influenced by John A. Brown into using a year of 360 days, when prescience would most surely indicate that AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY (2014) one would use the number of days of that respective calendar, i.e.. 365 1/4 days, an additional 5.25 days per year.

  So, 7 x 5.25 = 36.75, which, using the biblical principle of rounding down, is 36 years. (A day for a year).

  Adding the 20 year differential to the 36 years now gives us 56 years, which when added to 1914 CE, brings us to 1970 CE.

  When we ask the god Google, the significance of 1970, it tells us that EARTH Day began 4/22/1970 (note NOT 4/20).

  And who came to the aid of the woman (Rev. 12:16)?

  Was it not THE EARTH?

  What was the difference in the feet of Daniel's statue?

  The clay, from THE EARTH, would not mix with the iron.

  This change of course, crystallized after the decade of the 60's, in other words, in 1970.

  Therefore, one of the most famous generations of all-time, hippies, will not completely pass away, before all these things have occurred.

  (Now where is my medical marijuana?)

  (Oh and I'll be posting my Paypal address for your mandatory tithes [20% - 420 and all]).

  Peace out!
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  krejames

  WOW! I will follow you were ever you go! Here please have 50% of my salary (you can have the half that I normally use to pay the bills) and my vow of promiscuous free love and long hair forever more. :)
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  DesirousOfChange

  Yep folks!

  You read it here first!

  Doc
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  JeffT

  With respect to the 7 times, Russell had been influenced by John A. Brown into using a year of 360 days, when prescience would most surely indicate that AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY (2014) one would use the number of days of that respective calendar, i.e.. 365 1/4 days, an additional 5.25 days per year.

  So, 7 x 5.25 = 36.75, which, using the biblical principle of rounding down, is 36 years. (A day for a year).

  Russell used the modern calendar with a 365 day year, so this part doesn't work. However, if you fancy it up with enough bullshit flowery intellectual verbage, no one well notice. There's always some sheep around to fleece.
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  Phizzy

  "Russell used the modern calendar with a 365 day year".

  Not when calculating his 2520 years he didn't.

  Which makes me ask, where have the WT ever given a good reason for their claim that a "prophetic year" is 360 days long ?
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  berrygerry

  JeffT

  You are hereby invited to a JC - ahhh, never mind, you're out.
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  berrygerry

  I'm reading Apocalypse Delayed.

  It doesn't say why Brown chose 360, but he went from 604 BCE to 1917.

  Barbour thought Brown was 2 years off, and went to 1914.

  Russell was convinced with Barbour's reasoning, and kept it after their split.

  I like the comment in the Revelation Climax book regarding the overlooked 0 year factor:

  "Providentially, those Bible Students had not realized that there is no zero year between "B.C." and "A.D." Later, when research made it necessary to adjust B.C. 606 to 607 B.C.E., the zero year was also eliminated, so that the prediction held good at "A.D. 1914."

  So, it's not wrong light - it's just bent. And science has demonstrated that light can be bent.

  JeffT, if you have demonstrated repentance, you may be reinstated, but your tithe rate will be 30% during probation.
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  berrygerry

  The real question is: "Apocalypse Delayed was published in 1985. What have I been doing for 29 years?"
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  DATA-DOG

  Hey, if we are all using MJ, WHO CARES WHAT IS TAUGHT?!?! That would really help at the meetings!!

  DD
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  villagegirl

  New Light ! This is what will be announced inAugust.

  The Watchtower is now going to be Cargo Cult. How does that work ?

  They are REAL and exist in the South pacific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmlYe2KS0-Y

  After World War II anthropologists discovered that an unusual religion had developed among the islanders of the South Pacific. It was oriented around the concept of cargo which the islanders perceived as the source of the wealth and power of the Europeans and Americans. This religion, known as the Cargo Cult, held that if the proper ceremonies were performed shipments of riches would be sent from some heavenly place. It was all very logical to the islanders. The islanders saw that they worked hard but were poor whereas the Europeans and Americans did not work but instead wrote things down on paper and in due time a shipment of wonderful things would arrive.
  
  The Cargo Cult members built replicas of airports and airplanes out of twigs and branches and made the sounds associated with airplanes to try to activate the shipment of cargo.
  
  Although the existence of the Cargo Cult only became known after World War II the cult had developed long before, when the Europeans first arrived in the area in ships. There were legends among the islanders of their distant ancestor-god having journeyed to the west and promised to someday return. The West was thought to be the land of the dead.
  
  At some point the notion developed among the Cargo Cult members that cargoes were being sent for them by their long dead ancestors but those cargoes were being intercepted by the Europeans. This idea was confirmed in the strongest possible way for one islander during World War II. His name was Bateri and he had learned to read and write some. One day he went into the office of military post and saw stacked up boxes labeled Batteries. Obviously those boxes were his!
  
  In addition to ceremonies at the replicas of airports in the jungle there was another interesting type of ceremony. Islanders would build a hut in the forest and the cultees would bring money and leave it in the hut in expectation that it would grow. Sometime replicas of briefcases would be used to hold the money. Unfortunately the money would often be stolen from these jungle banks leaving the islanders even poorer than they were before.
  
  The Cargo Cult had a name for the diety in heaven. He was called John Fromm. It is not certain how this name arose but quite possibly it was from American soldiers identifying themselves by their place of origin: i.e., I am John from Indiana or I am John from Minneapolis. Some clever business began marketing products under the name John Fromm. For example, soap bars were labeled John Fromm Soap. When it was a choice between ordinary soap and God's soap, it was no contest. It was clear which one would get you heavenly clean.

  Because the Cargo Cult diverted people from productive and rewarding activities it was discouraged by the authorities. In New Guinea the Australian authorities enlisted the aid of the son of a famous warrior to discourage the Cargo Cult. He was effective and as a reward the Australians gave him a trip to Sydney. While in Sydney this man visited an anthropological museum. There he saw the sacred cult objects of his people on display. When the man returned to New Guinea he spread the word that the source of the Australians power was that they had stolen the sacred art of his people and built a temple to house it. A new cult developed around this idea.