by Mary 47 Replies latest jw friends
"well, it's talking about when Jesus returns at Armageddon."
Even that doesn't make sense. does it? Jesus is reputed to have come in kingly power in 1914 and then has to sit on a smaller throne alongside Jehovah until he's allowed to bring on the Big A. Rather reminiscent of the position of Prince Charles, eh?
Ozzie
Rather reminiscent of the position of Prince Charles, eh?
Absolutely.........and with that in mind, I guess we all know who the "Great Harlot" who "commits fornication with the Kings of the Earth" is:
heh-heh-heh
dressed in scarlet too!!!!!LOL
Hi Mary,
I went last night also - I agree...it felt so cold and empty to me. I think I could count on one hand how many times the speaker actually mentioned Jesus' name. I was thinking when I got home that maybe I went in with the wrong attitude, but it was just so very cold and I learned NOTHING from it. If you were a stranger that walked off the street...I do not think that you would have benefitted from that service. I did stir things up though, I have this thing about smelling wines, I LOVE the smell of it...I took a wiff and caught so many stares! My hubby, who is also inactive, gave me the hardest time! I said to him afterwards "what, is it a sin to smell the wine since I am not of the annointed". He was all uptight thinking I was going to get in trouble...and I just didn't care. Of course of the brothers came up to me later with the brand name of the wine for me in case I wanted to buy a bottle!
It has been over a year since I have gone to a meeting and to take a step back and sit through a service and get nothing out of it completely upset me - I just don't see the same attraction that I felt when I first studied. I am not lacking faith, I just feel lost.
Garnet
I have this thing about smelling wines, I LOVE the smell of it...I took a wiff and caught so many stares!
That was the highlight of the Memorial for me - I always liked to try and smell the wine as I passed it on!
When I went to Memorials in years past, they always opened with that Kingdom Song "The Lord's Evening Meal."
So there.. "The Lord" is in the title.
And in the song are the lyrics, "the bread stands for Jesus Christ's body".
So there, he's mentioned twice. Isn't that enough for you nit-pickers?
Isn't that wonderful how they gave you the brand name of the wine . I guess the elders wanted to drink it for themselves after everyone went home . They couldn't even give you a friggen glass of wine ? The more I hear of the way they do things the more I'm convinced they are nothing but a cult with man made traditions .blech
Sorry Neonmadman, I don’t see anything that says Jesus asked anyone to remember His death. The way I read it it says:
"And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
It does not say "in remembrance of my death". Jesus did not even add "once a year only". His statements did not even imply the things that JW’s attribute to Him.
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Heathen,
I had asked them if they had made the wine themselves, thinking that they had put effort into the most important night of the year...was I mistaken...the brother chirped right up "Oh no, we buy it right from the package store!" I was very dissapointed that there was no effort involved in anything - from the talk, the wine, is the bread even made? Maybe I am just being a stickler, but the service just didn't have any emotion....and I could have used that glass of wine!
Garnet
is the bread even made?
I popped into the kitchen at the hall before the Memorial about 10 years ago and there was a open packet of Jacob's Cream Crackers on the counter (along with a bottle of wine - I don't know where I thought they came from before I realised they were shop-bought!) - and it did *look* like broken-up crackers on the plate.
