Overlapping Generation (page 13)

FragrantAddendum

this generation

the ones who see religion destroyed

will also see when kingdom comes

not complicated

it's only 3 1/2 yrs "a short period of time"

(wt is so dumb)

NotFormer

My Generation by The Who:

People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Just because we get around (talkin' 'bout my generation)

Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin' 'bout my generation)

I hope I die before I get old* (talkin' 'bout my generation)

*Apparently a hope within some JW circles 😳 Mentioned in this thread: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6028430898888704/jw-murders-wife-mother-law

Vidiot

ThomasMore - “…they are one pivotal moment away from having to admit that they have no clue…”

Aren't they kind of already there? 😏

They probably have until 2050-60 before they have to admit that was another false teaching. If the last of those who saw 1914 died in the 1980s at the latest then these overlappers would surely be mostly dead by 2050-60?

I can’t see them lasting that long before they have to admit they were wrong about 1914?

Rattigan350

Here's the thing. Back in the early 70s there was a book called Listening to the Great Teacher. But Jesus was not a great teacher.

John chapter 8 was he going around in circles with the Jews and he got no where.

He said things like The Father and I are one. If you've seen me you've seen the Father. Both of those caused people to think that Jesus is the Father.

All of his talk of weeping and gnashing of teeth.

He didn't define salvation or his identity or what the kingdom is.

He said people need to eat of his flesh and drink his blood. Then at the Last Supper he said this is my body.

It's like he didn't think about how people would take things.

And his statement about This Generation. It's crazy that people focus on what he said.

Duran

The overlapping generation teaching is true! It all makes sense, any who don't believe it or understand it must have the wrong attitude. LOL!

Overlapping Generation - Jehovah Witnesses Weirdest Doctrine (youtube.com)

ThomasMore

The generation explanation using goats is charming....... and funny.

For WTC's benefit however, their explanation is not appropriate if the definition of "generation" includes contemporaries. This would mean that Adam was of the same generation as my recently born niece. There were always overlaps and will always be overlaps.

A generation is the length of time that ONE person lives (on average) until his offspring is born, who then represents the next generation. They may overlap but they are 2 generations.

David Splane - did you get that? My neighbor has some goldfish if you need me to illustrate.

Overlapping Generation