by stevieb1 13 Replies latest jw friends
According to the March 15, 2002 WT page 14 the "seven stars" of Revelation 1:20 in Christ's righ hand apply exclusively to appointed JW elders today and since they and the Governing Body are under Christ's direction we should submit to their leadership etc.
At the Kingdom Hall last week I heard a talk in wich the speaker intimated that since the congregations in Asia Minor all received letters they were organized in much the same way as the WT is today.
What is your take on this matter?
i just read revelation chapter 2 and 3,............. it sounds more like the bible says there are lots of different congregations (organizations) with all different teachings......... to me.
jw congregations are all the same,,,,,,, they are clones of the gov body.
Funny how God tells them to repent.
I guess He must be referring to the child molestations cases.
This reminds me of the age old question: WHAT'S THAT WHITE STUFF IN CHICKEN SHIT?
And, like the answer to all questions having anything to do with the WTBTS, the answer, manifestly is: MORE CHICKEN SHIT.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
Francois
For some strange reason when the angel says "the seven stars MEAN"....I kinda go along with what the angel says and not anyone else.
Its okay, thought, I hear the elders are also the "glorious ones", etc., ad nausem....Yeah right.
See we're all the same, no need for special titles, or to make some seem worth MORE than others....Yeah right.
Edited by - Lieu on 25 June 2002 15:34:57
Stevieb1,
My only take on this is that in the book of Revelation Jesus was speaking directly to the"stars" or "angels" of the congregations. No statement by Jesus of where the Governing Body fits in this picture.
By this I must presume that the GB is a superfluous fringe on the skirt of the Organization.
IW
Personally, I believe that if Christ and his angels are running the Congregations...well, there's basically no need for elders or any imperfect human screw-ups. The only useful purpose I see, for "the friends", is that of encouragement and fellowship.
I have noticed the increasing attempts of the Org. to make elders into demi-gods. Unbelievable!
Francois:
Not all white stuff that comes out off poo is poo....ask a Chelsea boy
I would agree with Lieu and Mike Musto
Revelation 1:20 answers itself - the 7 lampstands are the 7 churches to which the letters are addressed. The 7 stars are the angels of the 7 churches - whether they are literally angels or representative of the pastors of those 7 churches I don't know. But it is quite clearly directed to the 7 churches mentioned specifically in the first chapter of Revelation.
It never ceases to amaze me how the WTBS takes every part of the bible and applies it to themselves - "Hey look at us - we're the 7 stars..and the 144,000...and the Great Crowd...oh yea, and the faithful and discrete slave..er...class....and blah blah blah"
Why didn't I see this before? It is so clear to me now.
