by careful 53 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
Just remember ladies and gentleman, that the Governing Body does not care for the thoughts and feelings of the rank and file any more. Nor do they feel remorse or regret, over their past failings. Thus if they want to push out some 'new light', regardless of how upsetting it might be, they'll just do it.
They are just in a risk mitigation, numbers game now.
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Rumour says that the "Sing out Joyfully" songbook is being increased to 200 songs.
And another speculation has started resurfacing that there will be an updated Revelation Cimax book, either announced at the AGM or via a JW Broadcast or GB Update in due time. The speculation is based on the idea that the GB have released brand new artwork for Revelation, in their bible drama at the convention this year. The slow moving images had a similar style to the ones eventually used in the Pure Worship book. It is worth noting that some of those images appeared on Broadcasts and publications prior to the release of Pure Worship. A similar thing happened before the release of the book Lessons you Can Learn From The Bible. Watchtower tends to follow a predictable pattern, they can’t resist using new artwork prior to official release in a publication.
no-zombie - “…the Governing Body does not care for the thoughts and feelings of the rank and file any more…”
They did before? 🤨
I can concur on the new revelation book. In fact it called "Revelation- this time we think we got it right!"
"Revelation- this time we think we got it right!" was selected over the following:
"Revelation - Revision 3,456,723,23"
"Revelation - Don't Try To Understand It On Your Own"
"Revelation - a book of the scariest illustrations"
No zombie said "the Governing Body does not care for the thoughts and feelings of the rank and file anymore."
Vidiot replied, "They did before?"
Believe it or not, there was a time when the "remnant" were asked to weigh in on Bible interpretation and possibly other matters as well. Admittedly, at that time they wouldn't be considered rank and file though.
I know this because my father's older sister and I were close. She was baptized in the mid 1920s as a "Bible Student" and till her death at 100 years old she always felt she had a "heavenly calling". This woman didn't just "Talk the Talk" she really "Walked the Walk", pioneered most of her life, help start at least 2 new congregations, and even arranged for an assembly hall to be built in her town.
Throughout her JW life WTS wrote her from time to time asking her interpretation of a scripture or a belief. HOWEVER it should be noted that this was during the time that the "remnant" numbers were decreasing and they were ALL considered part of the "Faithful and Discrete Slave". She mentioned this to me around 1970ish before the shift to the 'Elder arrangement".
At least in bygone days some of the beliefs were arrived at by consensus.
That's interesting 3gen.
Not long ago I had the discussion with my pimi family member about the doctrine change re the fd and the gb being one and the same. They answered, well we always knew that not ALL the anointed wrote the wt articles!
Seems like they were wrong.
Kerry King,
Just to be clear, my aunt never was asked to write for WTS nor were most of the partakers. They were Occasionally Consulted about their opinions is all. A few wrote their life stories but that's about it.
Also, I don't know how many partakers were asked for their opinions. Were ALL of them asked or was it just the ones who partook BEFORE 1935? My guess it was only the pre 1935 ones. Since the belief was that the number144,000 was "sealed" by 1935.
