How About a Little Wager?

metatron

Here's some fun! Next time you meet some vacuum skulled Witness that believes
Armageddon is "soon", challenge them to define "soon".

Is "soon" 6 months? a year? two years? Five? ten? a hundred?

If they say five or beyond, reproach them for being deceptive - that's not soon.

If they say two years or less, pull out your wallet and ask them to put up or
shut up.

"I'll bet a thousand dollars, you're wrong!" Get it in writing!

Remember, across thousands of years, no one has ever lost this bet!

metatron ( inspired by the late Julian Simon, who got fed up with
environmental doomsayers and won the bet from Paul Ehrlich)

Englishman

That sounds like fun, I'll give it a try.

Englishman.

Haven't you already figured out what the answer will be? The JW will look at you very smugly and self-righteously, and declare, "Well, we don't set specific dates, but we know it will not be much longer!"

NewYork44M

In the congregation I was associated with while I still went in service our PO would ask the householder in his introduction if he or she would like to be living in a paradise within 3-5 years.

Although I have no way of knowing, I am sure he still uses that number in his presentation.

teenyuck

Last time I asked my mother the response was "no one knows, only Jehovah. It will be when he wants it to happen." When I bring up 1975, she claims amnesia.

Dubs came to my door last spring. I asked them. I got the same response. I think the programming has changed to "no one knows, only Jehovah. It will be when he wants it to happen."

Dizzy Cat

Last I heard two weeks ago, was that:

The clock is ticking & we are really close now !

hmmmm .... .. .

No Apologies

At least twice recently, I have heard the following: Armageddon is not around the corner anymore, It is right in front of us.

mouthy

I bet there answer would be " We dont have anything to do with Lady luck so we dont bet!!!

But it will be "maybe tomorrow thats why you should start a book study today""""

They told me my baby would never make it to kindergarten.... So I got in to make sure my kids all got in to paradise..... That baby went to kindergarten, school, didnt go to college( cos they said NO)

Is now lying in her grave -at 43 yrs. Married had kids, Left the LIE!!

STOP THE WITNESSES_& LET THE COME CLEAN!!!!!!!PLEASE LORD!!!!

RunningMan

That wager idea is a really sure thing. Think about it, if you are right (which you are) you get $1,000. If you are wrong, you will likely be dead, so what's $1,000. If you're not dead, the government that printed the money will be gone, so it shouldn't be too hard to get your hands on some worthless cash and hand it over.

It's foolproof. Unfortunately, they will just continue to come up with better fools.

blondie

soon, very soon

near, very near

imminent

approaching, fast-approaching

on the threshold

close, very close