A WT "prophecy" that finally came true?

by eyeuse2badub 12 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  eyeuse2badub

  At long last, after 140 years of failed prophecies, it appears that the borg finally got one right! Recall the odd little article published back in the November 15th, 2013 wt about the 7 Shepherds 8 Dukes (anti-type) and the “evil Assyrian” (anti-type) and some silly nonsense about the Assyrian’s attack on the ‘vulnerable’ wtbts. Page 20 paragraph 17 of that strange article contained this foreboding “prophecy” from the “faithful and discreet slave”, (anti-type);

  “At that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.”

  Well, that time came less than a year later for jehober’s people to ‘receive direction from jehober’s ORGANIZATION that was NOT practical, was NOT sound, and was NOT strategic from a human standpoint’. And, we were “ready to obey ANY instructions” and we did (at least here in the USA)

  So how was this “not practical, not sound, not strategic prophecy” fulfilled?

  Dear Brothers,

  Please send us all your cash that’s in the congregation’s bank account, deed all kingdom halls to the borg, and send us a monthly tithe equal to the amount of your former kh ‘mortgage’ payment—for life.

  Warm Christian love—the gb!

  just saying!

  eyeuse2badub
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  Finkelstein

  Funny but true.
  

  It seems the WTS is trying to solidify its financial assets, just in case the organization falls over on itself with its many false doctrines which it was actually built up on.

  A common situation when an organization was built up pretentiously and falsely with an agenda of exploitation and corruption. .

  There is only so much lying and bullshitting the general public can take.
  
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  John Aquila

  At that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.”

  
  

  Those bastards, they prepped everyone up. AND IT WORKED!!!
  
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  eyeuse2badub

  Those bastards, they prepped everyone up. AND IT WORKED!!!

  Yep and it worked so well without most even knowing what was going on kinda like the invisible presence!
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  Awake at last

  Judge Rutherford got it right then and it is still right now when he said,

  "Religion is a snare and a racket."

  Geez, was he a forward thinker. I could see him running Hillsong today.
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  cantleave

  Judge Rutherford got it right then and it is still right now when he said, "Religion is a snare and a racket."

  Hence why he stole a religion to line his own pockets!
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  Finkelstein

  Most of this recent money grab has to do with the organization trying to make its Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls more attractive to the public eyes. A modernization retrofit to appeal to the masses.
  

  A recent KH was built where I live and it looks like a modern commercial building complete with monitors on the stage , security cameras everywhere. Was the recent sale of the buildings in Brooklyn New York and the new facilitates built in Warwick the instantiating factor to this new modernization ?

  I think it is.
  

  In the old days it was the literature and the urgent message of Armageddon to attract people to the organization and stimulate the literature distribution. The organization now knows it cant proceed with that same compelling and influencing agenda.

  I also think it has become more of a focus to the WTS. of its real estate holdings and their value that has drawn itself its own attention. When its realized that renovating is only going to increase the value of those properties just like the properties the Org. sold off in Brooklyn. The WTS wins in both circumstances by making their buildings more attractive to the public but also increasing their market value.
  
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  Finkelstein

  Just out of interest here's what the WTS. made in its sales of the properties it sold off in Brooklyn and it still owns properties there, not to mention the dozen or more Branches it sold off around the world. The WTS is on a agenda to make itself very rich in the foreseeable future.

  Brooklyn property sales

  

  Watch Tower headquarters in Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.

  In 2004 the society began transferring its printing operations to its Wallkill factory complex.The move triggered the sale of a number of Brooklyn factory and residential properties including:

  • 360 Furman Street, sold in 2004 for $205 million;
  • 67 Livingston Street, (nicknamed the Sliver) sold in 2006 for $18.6 million.
  • 89 Hicks Street, sold in 2006 for $14 million.
  • Standish Arms Hotel, 169 Columbia Heights, sold in 2007 for $50 million.
  • 183 Columbia Heights, bought in 1986, offered for sale in 2007 and sold in April 2012 for $6.6 million.
  • 161 Columbia Heights, bought in 1988, offered for sale in 2007 and sold in March 2012 for $3 million.
  • 165 Columbia Heights, offered for sale in 2007 and sold in January 2012 for $4.1 million.
  • 105 Willow Street, offered for sale in 2007 and sold in April 2012 for $3.3 million.
  • 34 Orange Street, offered for sale in 2007 and sold in November 2012 for $2,825,000.
  • Bossert Hotel, 98 Montague Street, bought in 1983, offered for sale in 2008. sold in 2012 to a hotel developer, Rosewood Realty Group, for $81 million.
  • 50 Orange Street, bought in 1988, renovated to sell 2006, and sold in December 2011 for $7.1 million.
  • 67 Remsen Street, offered for sale in July 2012,and sold the same year for $3.25 million.
  • Three adjoining properties (173 Front Street, 177 Front Street and 200 Water Street) sold together for 30.6 million in April 2013 to Urban Realty Partners.
  • 55 Furman Street, 400,000 sq. ft., is for sale as of June 2013.
  • Five adjoining properties (175 Pearl Street, 55 Prospect Street, 81 Prospect Street, 117 Adams Street, and 77 Sands Street totaling 700,000 sq. ft.), offered for sale in September 2011, under contract as of July 2013 to a three company buy-out. A sixth building (90 Sands Street, about 500,000 sq. ft., a 505 room, 30 story building) in this sale will be released in 2017, after the scheduled completion of the Jehovah's Witnesses' new headquarters in Warwick, NY. The properties are under contract for $375 million at completion of the sale.
  • Two private parking lots are for sale as of June 2013.

  In 2011 the Watch Tower Society was reported to still own 34 properties in Brooklyn;a 2009 report calculated "a dozen or more" properties in the Brooklyn area.In a 2010 news report the Watch Tower Society said it was "not actively promoting" the sale of eight Brooklyn properties still on the market. Watch Tower Society's remaining sixteen occupied Brooklyn properties are 25, 30, 50, 58, 97, 107, 119, and 124 Columbia Heights; 55 and 67 Furman Street; 80 and 86 Willow Street; 21 Clark Street; parking lots at 1 York Street and 85 Jay Street; and 90 Sands Street already arranged to sell in 2017. The Furman Street properties and parking lots are for sale currently as stated above.
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  Marvin Shilmer

  Watchtower's 1958 illustrated prediction that actually came true: The Urge — Watchtower’s ironic prediction
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  Vidiot

  Self-fulfilling "prophecies" don't count.

  That being said...

  ...with regards to impractical, unsound, or non-strategic instructions, I have every confidence that we ain't seen nothin' yet.