Thanks.
Marked
the chart provides a summary of the whole book, supporting the theory of recapitulation.
this view suggests that the events in revelation do not all form a continuous series but the series of sevens (seven seals in rev 6:1-8:5, seven trumpets in rev 8:6-11:19, and seven bowls in rev 15:1-16:21) repeatedly bring us to the end of the world, when christ comes in judgment to either reward or punish.
as noted earlier, even the interlude of revelation 12-14 begins with the first coming of christ (rev 12:1ff.
wt 7/15/2014....page 27...question # 17...what will we consider in the next article...paragraph 17...but how can we be jehovah witnesses and at the same time be witnesses of jesus....well well well...i think they really got the point...all through the greek scriptures, that's what jesus has been saying...we are to witness about him....in the hebrews scriptures was about jehovah god, most of the world got that.
now jehovah, put another spoke in the wheel his son...jesus...that's who paul has been talking about all along...that he was witness of jesus, paul knew who god was.
i think the society monitors sites like these & others & found out....they may have been, uh...wrong....wonder how are they going to spin this one off....i won't read the next article just yet... comments anyone ..... legacy.
do you check this site, daily?.
do you post very much?.
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I scan the site everyday almost. Comment on a few now and then. I'm atheist so religion doesn't interest me but the info. regarding the "God Delusion" pouring in is fascinating. Basically, I'm in a learning mode about - everything.
watched "the maze runner" this day.
couldn't help thinkng this could be an allegorical story on the wbts.
not as engrossing as "hunger games or "divergent", though along the same theme.
Watched "The Maze Runner" this day. Couldn't help thinkng this could be an allegorical story on the WBTS. Not as engrossing as "Hunger Games or "Divergent", though along the same theme.
whenever i need to find a watchtower quote in a hurry i hop over to jwn real quick and do a topic search knowing blondie will have posted exactly what i'm looking for.. .
thanks for your diligence, .
it really helps!.
Endorse The OP with my gratitude. Along with all of your other inputs Blondie.
Thanks a million
so hello to all you veterans.
i have thought of a way that the slave may publish a wt in the near future to stop any efforts to .
teach the truth about the truth (ttatt).
SB Welcome to the Forum.
Well, if it comes to pass, you will have anticipated it and this will stand as a testament to the fact.
Look forward to further posts from you.
what specifically made you stop believing in god and the bible?
was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the bible was not what it's claimed to be?.
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From what we know through archeology and science, different forms of life have existed on this earth at different time periods. One COMMON THREAD RUNS through their lives. Death. Species become extinct . Others take their place. This cycle along with death, is the only constant.
If there is a being who is creating life then he/ she /it is neutral about what species do here on this planet. If creating different forms of life is an experiment towards evolving creatures with an intended perfection level, then we are lab. guinea pigs.
Is the intended perfection level of life to come through the brain of homo sapiens? Or will there be yet another (and another and another) species of beings after homo sapiens die off?
what specifically made you stop believing in god and the bible?
was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the bible was not what it's claimed to be?.
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Why would the creature who initiated the problem in Eden be allowed to live and prove a point ( when in open rebellion against god) when the duped ( who showed no rebellion except foolishness) were killed off? Not only was satan allowed to live, but given a free ticket to continue to tempt men who were already imperfect. The perfect ones couldn't resist him how were imperfect humans supposed to?
Why would the decendants of a singleman -when so many others existed at the same time- be singled out for special treatment by a neutral god -if indeed he was impartial. And why a fair skinned race of people while humans of a darker skin color were ignored?
And why spend over 3500 hundred years in trying to get the rest of the world to know him if he really wanted to be known as the true god?
These questions continued to plague me all the while I was a Witness.
Then suddenly I came upon the the contradiction between james 13 and Jobs problems. None could explain that . Discovered J.W.Facts and COC. That was it. The bible went out and with it the belief in a diety.
as well as providing new archaeological information, the book "the ark before noah: decoding the story of the flood" by irving finkel (published 2014) provides material for those of us who are interested in the neo-babylonian period.
for example, one subheading is: "why were the judeans in babylon?
" (page 226).. dr irving finkel is assistant keeper of ancient mesopotamian script, languages, and cultures at the british museum.
inherited religiosity: what it means for how most believers believe.
by yoginder sikand.
03 april, 2012countercurrents.org.
steve2. What I was trying to get at is that there is a trending attitude regards religion ( any- depending on one's taste) for some, which is more a fashion statement rather than a deep rooted conviction based on certain beliefs.( rational or otherwise).