Today's daily text made me laugh!

by paradisebeauty 13 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  paradisebeauty

  It goes like this:

  Anointed Christians knew that 1914 would mark a turning point regarding divine rulership. As soon as they discerned the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, they boldly declared to others that God’s rule had begun. Today, with so much evidence that God’s Kingdom is already established in heaven, why do the majority of people not accept what this means? Why are they not able to connect the dots, so to speak, between the state of the world and specific Bible prophecies that God’s people have long been publicizing? Could it be that most people are focusing attention on just what they can see with their eyes? (2 Cor. 5:7) Does their preoccupation with human affairs blind them to what God is doing? (Matt. 24:37-39) Are some of them distracted by the noise of satanic propaganda? (2 Cor. 4:4) It takes faith and spiritual perception to see what is happening in the spirit realm. How glad we can be that we are not blind to what is really going on! w14 1/15 5:6, 7

  The GB is the only blind one! Still dwelling in the illusion that Christ's reign began in 1914. I wonder where they see the "so much evidence that God’s Kingdom is already established in heaven". Spiritual perception? They have none, still believing some stupid conclusions drawn from measuring the pyramids and some crazy ideas of the self proclaimed "judge" Rutherford who decided to create 2 classes of christians ...
  After much study I came to believe the "magnificent 7" have no idea what they are taking about. It's nothing but a bluff!!!
  But unfortunately, so many people are deceived by them ...
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  cha ching

  Total propaganda, however it is easy to see how the WT works from this one paragraph.

  1. State an event in history that they would rather people not know about (they said Armageddon would come in 1914)

  2. Misdirect their brains to a positive regarding this failed prediction and hope, and dumb it down.... "Anointed Christians knew that 1914 would mark a turning point regarding divine rulership.

  3. Then they ask questions. These "questions" are actually statements and directions for the way Jehovah's Witnesses should think.

  "Today, with so much evidence that God’s Kingdom is already established in heaven, why do the majority of people not accept what this means?

  Why are they not able to connect the dots, so to speak, between the state of the world and specific Bible prophecies that God’s people have long been publicizing? (this means that JW's are smart, they DO connect the dots, because "they believe and publicize the state of the world," and the link between "specific Bible prophecies" (If you are a JW, you can start feeling proud about how smart you are....)

  "Could it be that most people are focusing attention on just what they can see with their eyes? (2 Cor. 5:7) (Don't be like them, you would be ignorant.... focus on what you can't see with your eyes)

  Does their preoccupation with human affairs blind them to what God is doing? (Matt. 24:37-39) (Again a negative to 'worldly people', a positive if you are a JW)

  Are some of them distracted by the noise of satanic propaganda? (Just a question? or is it telling you, inferring that you would become influenced by satan if you focused on what you could see?)

  So.... distract..... obscure reality..... ask questions that would make people feel bad if they answered them in the positive.
  
  
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  Bobcat

  Anointed Christians knew that 1914 would mark a turning point regarding divine rulership

  See my thread where this is addressed here.

  Bobcat
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  brandnew

  Go paradise.........go paradise..........go paradise...........
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  brandnew

  Its ur birthday....................tee hee.........heeee
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  LeeT

  I've posted my response here.
  
  https://www.facebook.com/JWDTAM/photos/a.945833965433684.1073741828.945747875442293/1182010525149359/?type=1
  
  
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  millie210

  Love that breakdown cha ching and you are so right.
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  smiddy

  On the one hand they say Anointed Christians ,( the remnant ) knew that 1914 would mark a turning point regarding divine ruler-ship .

  On the other hand, a few Anointed Christians , less than twelve , ( the remnant) whom they don`t keep track of , had this insight.?

  So , less than twelve Anointed Christians of the remnant have special insight and direction from God/Jesus , yet the rest of the Anointed , (remnant) around twelve thousand , have no say , no input in anyway or form in even local congregational matters and are not even kept track of.

  Does the Bible speak of a two tier section of Anointed ? Remnant ? for the 20th and 21st Century ?

  smiddy
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  St George of England

  Anointed Christians in CTR's time were preaching that Jesus came to power 1874. They taught that by 1914 Armageddon would be over and the anointed off to heaven.

  It was not until years later that the date for the establishment of the Kingdom was moved from 1874 to 1914.

  George
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  jwleaks

  Anointed Christians knew that 1914 would mark a turning point regarding divine rulership. As soon as they discerned the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, they boldly declared to others that God’s rule had begun.

  In 1914 the Watchtower was teaching that Jesus had commenced his rulership in heaven in 1874. Also keep in mind they they never knew that Jesus and God had inspected the Watchtower and chosen its corporate leaders as the leaders of a new "revived" religious movement as this inspection and appointment was not due to take place until 1918/1919.

  That is why text (and WT) uses the deceptive phrase "as soon as they discerned" which allows for any date from 1914 up to now as the "light gets brighter".
  
  The current teachings re "the fulfillment of Bible prophecy" have only taken place in the past few years.