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  Who are the 144,000? Considering the immediate context of Revelation chapter 7

  by raymond frantz in

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  who are the 144,000?

  a critical examination of the teaching of the 144,000 from the perspective of an ex jx considering context and other references .this is from a series of videos called new light where i scrutinise all the major teachings of the watchtower.. https://youtu.be/aaseuzr-sxs.

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  neat blue dog

  Everyone who puts faith in Jesus, yes
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  Who are the 144,000? Considering the immediate context of Revelation chapter 7

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who are the 144,000?

  a critical examination of the teaching of the 144,000 from the perspective of an ex jx considering context and other references .this is from a series of videos called new light where i scrutinise all the major teachings of the watchtower.. https://youtu.be/aaseuzr-sxs.

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  neat blue dog

  With all due respect I see a lot of WT-like 'evidently' deductions, but you still haven't addressed one of the scriptures I cited, except for saying that Abraham really represents God, with no proof at all.
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  JWs are always the victims... Depending on where you're standing

  by neat blue dog in

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  two wt pictures of an adult child leaving home, one to be a jw, and one to leave the jws.

  in one, the caption says his family are 'opposing' him, but in the other he's apparently hurting them.

  depends on where you're standing.. .

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  neat blue dog

  Two WT pictures of an adult child leaving home, one to BE a JW, and one to LEAVE the JWs. In one, the caption says his family are 'opposing' him, but in the other he's apparently hurting them. Depends on where you're standing.

  

  
  
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  Who are the 144,000? Considering the immediate context of Revelation chapter 7

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who are the 144,000?

  a critical examination of the teaching of the 144,000 from the perspective of an ex jx considering context and other references .this is from a series of videos called new light where i scrutinise all the major teachings of the watchtower.. https://youtu.be/aaseuzr-sxs.

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  neat blue dog

  There is a basis, as you have probably read wt commentary and scriptural basis

  Yes and it was all very shallow based on literally a few out of context scriptures. Even Jesus' answer to the Sadducees about marriage in the resurrection leaves no doubt. There is "THE" resurrection, not heavenly and earthly. Jesus said there is "one hope", not two. The two flocks that will become one aren't heavenly and earthly, but Jews and all others that get grafted in.

  Rom. 6:3, "do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?" He says ALL of us. Now verse 5, "If we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will CERTAINLY also be united with him in the likeness of his resurrection." In what body was Jesus resurrected?
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  Who are the 144,000? Considering the immediate context of Revelation chapter 7

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who are the 144,000?

  a critical examination of the teaching of the 144,000 from the perspective of an ex jx considering context and other references .this is from a series of videos called new light where i scrutinise all the major teachings of the watchtower.. https://youtu.be/aaseuzr-sxs.

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  neat blue dog

  Again, see Isaiah 25:8. It also says "earth" but Paul references this scripture and say it will be fulfilled in heaven.

  "He will swallow up death forever, And the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces. The reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth"
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  Who are the 144,000? Considering the immediate context of Revelation chapter 7

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who are the 144,000?

  a critical examination of the teaching of the 144,000 from the perspective of an ex jx considering context and other references .this is from a series of videos called new light where i scrutinise all the major teachings of the watchtower.. https://youtu.be/aaseuzr-sxs.

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  neat blue dog

  Abe represented God
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  everybody waits for the city having real foundation, a new earthly society

  Again, there's just no basis for saying this other than assertions from you, JWs, some others.

  Another thing: Look at Isaiah 25:8, "He will swallow up death forever, And the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces. The reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, For Jehovah himself has spoken it." Isaiah 25:8 is clearly a parallel of Revelation 21:3,4 which is one of the only proof texts for Earth that can be found in the New Testament.

  How does Paul say that scripture is fulfilled? At 1 Cor. 15:54, "when this which is corruptible puts on incorruption and this which is mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: “Death is swallowed up forever."
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  Who are the 144,000? Considering the immediate context of Revelation chapter 7

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who are the 144,000?

  a critical examination of the teaching of the 144,000 from the perspective of an ex jx considering context and other references .this is from a series of videos called new light where i scrutinise all the major teachings of the watchtower.. https://youtu.be/aaseuzr-sxs.

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  Job or Daniel or Abraham or Noah or any of the righteous or the ones the promises were given to goes to heaven

  There is literally nothing of the sort in the Bible. In fact Paul explicitly said that Abraham was 'awaiting the city having real foundations... A heavenly one... New Jerusalem". Jesus also gave the illustration of the rich man and Lazarus where Abraham was IN heaven to greet him when he died. It's practically spelled out.
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  Minions - new Smurfs?

  by Festus in

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  a friend of mine told me that her witness relative from west coast had reacted to minions (child animation) in a same way that some jdubs reacted to smurfs.. aka she claimed that minions are "from satan".. has anyone else heard this?.

  well i guess harry potter, lotr etc has received similar recption....nothing new in that sense..

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  neat blue dog

  No it must be one extra-dumb JW, many I know have minion toys for the kids and minion memes for the adults in FB/IG.
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  Memorial invite

  by JoenB75 in

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  now they start inviting to their "commemorate the death of jesus" event.

  it always makes me a bit sad.

  i don’t think i could endure to watch it myself today.

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  neat blue dog

  With the advent of social media (#bestlifeever 😜) the holiday-zation of Memorial Season has intensified. Up until recently (and resuming again this year) JWs we're posting selfies of themselves in their Easter Memorial dress clothes, and during the "pandemic" they were posting pictures of their fresh baked Christmas cookies homemade Memorial bread & wine.
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  Stephen Lett’s Favorite Color

  by Iamallcool in

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  i just noticed that stephen lett’s favorite color is blue.

  he usually wear blue ties but not all the time.

  just an observation on my part.

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  neat blue dog

  They published an article in the WT maybe 10 years ago or so, about manipulating people's emotions through colors, and they said blue is inviting and trustworthy or something like that, right around the time JWdotORG was revamped with the new logo.