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by BoogerMan 3 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  BoogerMan

  August 2023 Study Watchtower, Page 13, par. 20 - “These events will lead directly to the final war of Armageddon.”

  .............repeating what has been said for years -

  w08 10/15 p. 15 par. 15 - "God’s final war against Satan’s world is called Har–Magedon."

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  (Revelation 20:7-9) "Now as soon as the 1,000 years have ended, Satan will be released from his prison, and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Maʹgog, to gather them together for the war. The number of these is as the sand of the sea. And they advanced over the whole earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down out of heaven and consumed them."

  Oops!
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  stan livedeath

  the watchtower guys will say thats symbolic.
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  Journeyman

  It could be argued that the second reference is correct, as it says Armageddon will be the final war "against Satan's world". Once the 1,000 year reign begins, the world will no longer be Satan's - he will no longer be the predominant force and his earthly organisations and structures will have been destroyed - so once he is released at the end, he will be in the minority rather than being the 'ruler' of that world.

  However, the first reference would still be wrong in simply stating “these events will lead directly to the final war of Armageddon" without qualifying that.

  What's also interesting is that that Rev 20 scripture still refers to "nations" - will mankind still be split into national groups, or is that a figure of speech, like "people of all nations", simply meaning from all backgrounds? Or will it mean that those near the end of the 1,000 year reign who choose not to live by God's rule will split off into independent 'nations' elsewhere on the earth? The verse also implies a physical location (or several) for the enemies of God ("they advanced and encircled...") and also a single physical location for the followers of God ("... the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city").
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  BoogerMan

  @ stan livedeath & Journeyman - Tx, nice attempt at playing devil's advocate. 😁

  w15 11/1 p. 8 - "Indeed, Armageddon will be the war to end all wars."

  You see what happens when the "fartful slave" spurns its God-given assignment and appoints inferior mortals - a Writing Committee - to "provide food at the proper time?" We're treated like mushrooms - kept in the dark, and fed fertiliser.

  I rest my case, m'lud!