Posts by opusdei1972

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Newspaper article: 'Rise of ISIS and earthquakes are WARNINGS before ARMAGEDDON destroys Earth'

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/581439/rise-isis-earthquakes-warnings-before-armageddon-apocalypse-end-destroys-volcanoes-earth.

the "end" of mankind, which has been long predicted by jehovah's witnesses, could happen as soon as this year - according to latest announcement from the christian religion.. in the latest edition of jehovah's witnesses monthly publication watchtower, an article translated into 700 languages - urges people to join the religion or face certain death when god sends his forces from the heavens to "remove all world leaders," "exterminate his enemies" and "rid the world of satan".. critics have lambasted the warning of a coming armageddon as yet another "failed prediction" by the religion, which has previously delivered similar alerts such as a foretold apocalypse in 1975.. indeed, jehovah's witnesses have been warning people of the need to recognise jehovah or face certain death when the "end" comes for more than 100 years.. the christian-based religion was founded in the 1870s by charles taze russell in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, us, as an offshoot from the bible studies movement.. today, there are 8.2million jehovah's witness evangelists, while 19.9 million celebrated their annual memorial festival marking christ's death - worldwide in 2014.. followers do not believe in military service and will not accept blood transfusions.. in a new eight-page article, watchtower said jehovah's witness leaders are now "convinced" humans are in their "final days" before the armageddon.. they cite an increase in global armed conflict, such as the rise of the islamic state terror group, as well as natural disasters such as volcanoes and earthquakes.. the lengthy article, written by an unnamed author, said: "will god let humans continue to dominate one another and threaten the future of mankind?

no, as we have seen, he will step in and bring an end to centuries of misery and oppression.

opusdei1972

I wrote about it in this article (in Spanish):

http://jehovismo.com/la-sociedad-watchtower-mas-de-100-anos-anunciando-el-fin-del-mundo/

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August 2015 Awake! FML

by InjusticeSystem in

i'm gonna have to stop reading this shit just for my own sanity and the survival of my computer.

august 2015 awake!.

can we please destroy this box that they keep publishing with some actual facts?

opusdei1972

It is plenty clear that the species "appeared" gradually in this planet, and the homo sapiens was the last one. Before him, there were other homo species with some intelligence.

http://www.livescience.com/27848-fire-required-human-ancestors-intelligence.html

However, if we read the second chapter of the book of Genesis, the man was the first created being on earth, then the other beings appeared magically. The Watchtower does not want to admit that this second chapter is another account of the creation which was overlapped with the first one.

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The Reason Why Jehovah's Witnesses Will Never Prosper Is The Children

by minimus in

jw
friends

i believe that the religion will remain stagnant due to their achilles heel, the kids, the children, that next generation.. most of them really don't wa t to be in the religion.

the parents may have tried everything within their power to make the kids love jehovah but we all know you can't force someone to love you and you can't make a grown person stay in a relationship or situation if they really don't want to be there..

opusdei1972

Finkelstein ....For example why hasn't the other main stream religions say that the world is at its end and that Armageddon is soon upon humanity ?

The early church did those false predictions in the first and in the second century, but they failed too. Jesus was a false prophet, as well as the writer of the book of Apocalypse. In the second century he have the crazy prophet Montanus (a christian) .One of his more prominent prophesies was that an apocalyptic spirit was abroad and that Christ was to soon return and set up the New Jerusalem in the vicinity of the town of Pepuza in Phrygia, Asia Minor. This, of course, never happened and proved again that he was also a false prophet.

This is why most of the current churches do not want to make the same mistake.

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Are You "Technically" Still A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

even if you don't regard yourself as a practicing jw, some may view you simply as inactive, a lost sheep, etc.. if you were baptized but not disfellowshipped or disassociated, you may still be a jw---right?

your thoughts please..

opusdei1972

May be yes. I am not aware if the elders disfellowshipped me.

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Govening Body and JWN

by John Aquila in

do you think any members of the governing body visit this site-jwn regularly?.

how about the heavies in the organization, like the writers, lawyers, and other who work at headquarters?.

for all we know john aquila could be a member of the gb..

opusdei1972

I am Fred Franz in spirit, so as a member of the 144000 in heaven I tell to my brothers in the GB what I read in this forum.

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Deceiving statements in The Watchtower (Study Edition) September 2015

by opusdei1972 in

on page 9, paragraph 7:.

neither a branch office nor the local congregation elders are authorized to make health-care decisions for a witness, even if he asks what to do.

(gal.

opusdei1972

The Watchtower is doing an unscientific distinction between blood forbidden components and its minor fractions. For instance they classify albumin as a minor fraction, but albumin constitutes a far greater percentage of blood volume than do the forbidden components – white blood cells and platelets.

see http://ajwrb.org/science/the-watchtower-on-albumin

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Deceiving statements in The Watchtower (Study Edition) September 2015

by opusdei1972 in

on page 9, paragraph 7:.

neither a branch office nor the local congregation elders are authorized to make health-care decisions for a witness, even if he asks what to do.

(gal.

opusdei1972

On page 9, paragraph 7:

Neither a branch office nor the local congregation elders are authorized to make health-care decisions for a Witness, even if he asks what to do. (Gal. 6:5) They can, of course, call attention to what Jehovah has said that may have a bearing on the decision. For example, a Christian needs to remember the Biblical command “to keep abstaining from . . . blood.” (Acts 15:29) That would clearly rule out medical treatments that involve taking in whole blood or any of its four major components. This knowledge could even influence a Christian’s conscience when he makes a personal decision regarding minor fractions derived from one of those four components. * But what other Bible advice can guide us when we are contemplating medical treatment?

The Bible does not define what is a blood component. There is no such biblical difference between major and minor fractions. So, they are indeed ruling out medical treatments for Witnesses.

On page 25, paragraph 11

Today, we are blessed with much knowledge of Jehovah’s works of creation and the outworking of his purpose. The world promotes higher education and advanced learning. Yet, the experience of many shows that pursuing such things often leads to loss of faith and loss of love for God.

What about those lawers the Watchtower uses for its defense? They studied in universities. How can the Watchtower run JW.ORG ?, it is because universities developed computers and optical fibers that required knowledge in programming, electromagnetism and condensed matter physics.

I found this video more spiritualizing than a Bible story

by opusdei1972 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ytm34yvcu

opusdei1972

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ytm34YVCU

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Revised New World Translation

by FusionTheism in

i just wanted to put it out there that i am actually truly impressed by the revised nwt.

i think it's an awesome bible version.. the only issues i have are that it should only have "jehovah" in the new testament when quoting the old, and the alternate translation of john 1:1 in the footnote should be in the main text..

opusdei1972

FusionTheism :

May be you are unaware about this issue where the NWT Committee showed great dishonesty. In koine greek jews and christians established two different words to denote the whole temple of Herod, and the inner part of it, which was only for the priests. The first one, is IERON (which means temple) and the second one is NAOS (which means the sanctuary of the temple). Of course, in latin versions there is no such a difference, so both words were translated as templum. However, The NWT Committee knew this difference, because they translated directly from a Greek Version (Wescott Hort). So, convieniently, the NWT Committee chose to translate the greek word NAOS, which means "sanctuary", by the word "temple" in Revelation 7:15

That is why they are before the throne of God, and they are rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread his tent over them. (NWT, Rev. 7:15)

Nevertheless, the word NAOS was rightly translated as temple sanctuary in Rev. 11:19:

And the temple sanctuary of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple sanctuary. (NWT, Rev. 11:19)

Note that the NAOS is in heaven, not on earth.

Now, let us read how the Committee, translated Revelation 14:15

Another angel emerged from the temple sanctuary, calling with a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud: “Put your sickle in and reap, because the hour has come to reap, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe. (RNWT, Rev. 14:15)

Also, they rightly translated NAOS as temple sanctuary. But the Committee translated NAOS simply by "temple" in Revelation 7:15, so as to propagate the false teaching that "the great crowd" serves in the "courtyard of the Gentiles":

This beautiful vision presents the international “great crowd” as serving Jehovah in his temple, that is, in the earthly courtyards reserved for those who are not spiritual Israelites, as it were in the “courtyard of the Gentiles.” – The Watchtower, 12/1/1972, p. 722 “The Gathering of All Nations to One Temple to Worship”

However, though the temple had courtyards, all the courtyards were out of the Sanctuary (NAOS):

among the Jews, the sanctuary in the "Temple," into which only the priests could lawfully enter, e.g., Luke 1:9, Luke 1:21-Luke 1:22; Christ, as being of the tribe of Judah, and thus not being a priest while upon the earth (Hebrews 7:13-Hebrews 7:14; Hebrews 8:4), did not enter the naos; (NAOS, Vine's Dictionary)

Accordingly, the great crowd, according to John, is a heavenly and priestly group.

So, this is a clear example why the NWT is a biased and dishonest translation.

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Was Jesus a real person?

by Coded Logic in

why didn't jesus ever write anything?

why are there no letters to jesus?

no painting of jesus from that time?

opusdei1972

Why didn't Jesus ever write anything? Why are there no letters to Jesus?

Because he thought he would not die in that way. So, his disciples had to justify it by using the Old Testament.

Also, his early disciples thought that Jesus would return soon, during his generation, but it did not happen. Then, the next generation felt the necessity to write about him. But they compiled contradictory traditions about him.