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  Jehovah is King! New Light or muck up in 15/01/14 WT?

  by wizzstick in

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  so the new jan wt article on "100 years of kingdom rulehow does it affect you?

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  but over on jwr poster cg4205 has noticed something that demands a seperate thread i think.. at the top of the article, in the can you answer box, it says:.

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  AnnOMaly

  When? It all depends on one's eschatological or Millennial views.
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  Jehovah is King! New Light or muck up in 15/01/14 WT?

  by wizzstick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the new jan wt article on "100 years of kingdom rulehow does it affect you?

  " is up, which i think has its own thread.

  but over on jwr poster cg4205 has noticed something that demands a seperate thread i think.. at the top of the article, in the can you answer box, it says:.

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  AnnOMaly

  Again, this idea of YHWH 'becoming king' anew is a biblical one.

  Some older commentaries on Rev. 11:17:

  Pulpit

  Because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned; because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign (Revised Version). God never ceased to reign, though for a time he abrogated his power. This power he has now reassumed, and the elders thank him for it, for it is the assurance of the end of the suffering of the Church of God.

  Gill's Exposition

  because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned; power always belonged to him, as God; he always was the mighty God, and, as such, help for his people was laid upon him, he being mighty to save, and able to bear the government of them, laid on his shoulders; and, as Mediator, all power in heaven, and in earth, was given to him at his resurrection; and he had a name given him above every name, when exalted at the right hand of God, and was made, or declared, Lord and Christ; and from that time he has, in some measure, exerted his power and reigned: he endued his apostles with power from on high; and he went forth in the ministry of the Gospel conquering, and to conquer; and has ever since reigned in the hearts of his people; but now he will manifest and display his "great" power; he will show it more openly, and use it more extensively; his kingdom shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth; he shall be King over all the earth; his power has been seen in ages past, but now the "greatness" of his power will be made manifest; he has always had a kingdom on earth, but now the, "greatness" of the kingdom, under the whole heaven, will be his.

  Barnes

  Because thou hast taken to thee thy great power - To wit, by setting up thy kingdom over all the earth. Before that it seemed as if he had relaxed that power, or had given the power to others. Satan had reigned on the earth. Disorder, anarchy, sin, rebellion, had prevailed. It seemed as if God had let the reins of government fall from his hand. Now he came forth as if to resume the dominion over the world, and to take the scepter into his own hand, and to exert his great power in keeping the nations in subjection. The setting up of his kingdom all over the world, and causing his laws everywhere to be obeyed, will be among the highest demonstrations of divine power. Nothing can accomplish this but the power of God; when that power is exerted nothing can prevent its accomplishment.

  And hast reigned - Prof. Stuart, “and shown thyself as king” - that is, “hast become king, or acted as a king.” The idea is, that he had now vindicated his regal power (Robinson, Lexicon) - that is, he had now set up his kingdom on the earth, and had truly begun to reign. One of the characteristics of the millennium - and indeed the main characteristic will be that God will be everywhere obeyed; for when that occurs all will be consummated that properly enters into the idea of the millennial kingdom.
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  Jehovah is King! New Light or muck up in 15/01/14 WT?

  by wizzstick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the new jan wt article on "100 years of kingdom rulehow does it affect you?

  " is up, which i think has its own thread.

  but over on jwr poster cg4205 has noticed something that demands a seperate thread i think.. at the top of the article, in the can you answer box, it says:.

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  AnnOMaly

  The problem that I found with these texts is the phrase "has become". Is this phrase an addition of the NWT??

  Good question!

  1 Chron 16:31 - commonly rendered "the LORD reigns"

  Ps. 97:1 - "the LORD reigns" or "rules" or "is king"

  Isa 24:23 - interesting - most commonly, "will reign" or "will rule" or "shall reign"

  Rev 11:16-18 - "[You] ... have begun to reign" or "have reigned" or (Weymouth) "hast become King"

  Go to biblehub.com to compare.
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  Five dollars says you can't guess what this is...

  by RayPublisher in

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  i recently heard a very funny story about this strange (and common) plant and did some research on it.

  i already knew a little about it like the common name, etc., but what i found amazed me.. .

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  AnnOMaly

  Oh and thanks for the reminder not to give it to the WT$...Duhhhhhh!

  You're welcome.

  TBH, it was a side-note to any lurkers rather than to your good self

  (I'm sure I did another post - it's disappeared - to the effect of the guy in one of the links being a complete idiot for eating the whole pod of seeds without having a clue what they were. Lucky he's still alive.)
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  Five dollars says you can't guess what this is...

  by RayPublisher in

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  i recently heard a very funny story about this strange (and common) plant and did some research on it.

  i already knew a little about it like the common name, etc., but what i found amazed me.. .

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  AnnOMaly

  Not splitting it. We'll fight for it

  Scrub that.

  Ray, give it to a charity (a real charity - not the WT$).
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  Five dollars says you can't guess what this is...

  by RayPublisher in

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  i recently heard a very funny story about this strange (and common) plant and did some research on it.

  i already knew a little about it like the common name, etc., but what i found amazed me.. .

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  AnnOMaly

  Not a conker (horse chestnut tree).

  The $5's mine

  I recently heard a very funny story about this strange (and common) plant ...

  Do tell.
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  Five dollars says you can't guess what this is...

  by RayPublisher in

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  i recently heard a very funny story about this strange (and common) plant and did some research on it.

  i already knew a little about it like the common name, etc., but what i found amazed me.. .

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  AnnOMaly

  Thorn apple.

  Datura stramonium.
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  Interesting changes for the 2014 service meeting...

  by OneDayillBeFree in

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  2. experiences

  if you look at the first page of the kingdom ministry for december (link here), read the talk entitled: "the theocratic ministry school for 2014".

  here is a copy of what it says (bold & red mine).

  talk by the school overseer.

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  AnnOMaly

  All I see with the 'indented paragraphs' is clarification on which bit of the material is to be dealt with that week because some JWs must be getting it wrong. Remember, the GB is working with people who need to be instructed on how to separate the new streamlined magazines one from another and how to effectively use the word 'because.'

  However, you might be onto something with the si book. How appropriate it would be that, closely following the release of a revised NWT, there should also be a revised si book to go with it.
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  Be honest. Am I an abusive Father??

  by DATA-DOG in

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  i was angry with my kid for questioning me.

  i work, i pay the bills, i provide food, clothing and shelter for them.

  instead of respect, i get attitude.

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  AnnOMaly

  'Speck of dirt' was a bit OTT, but I understand your frustration DD. All the hours wasted spent trying to drive home very basic, no-brainer points/ethics with a stubborn (yet intelligent), pre-teen then teen, with attitude, who refused to 'get it' and would ask the same questions which were already explained in great detail but nevertheless still wouldn't back down with good grace and just bleeping cooperate ...

  ... Mentally exhausting and exasperating. Sometimes we snap.

  I agree with Julia. They need to know they are not the center of the universe all the time. As long as we apologize to them when we screw up and praise/reward them when they do well, it'll all balance out in the end.
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  Catching Fire

  by DS211 in

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  i just watched catching fire with my wife and i loved it.

  i felt i could relate to many characters..but what really built me up was the courage that katniss and her friends had to stand up even when lresent with harsh persecution.

  i walkd away from it wanting to tell everyone all i knew about the wt.

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  AnnOMaly

  Oh yeah. It resonated with me on several levels too.