Posts by _Morpheus

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1975 all over again!!!

by John Aquila in

wt study edition jan. 2015.

here is the bait:.

as the number of kingdom proclaimers increases and as we near the end of this system of things, there is an urgent need for more facilities.

wow whats so intriguing to me is that the scare here dosent plead for thd dubbie to do more in FS or even send money but to help build! What a shift in a short period of time in the borg mentality. No more advertise advertise advertise, now its build build build

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Do you feel embarrsed?

by The Rebel in

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when you look through a keyhole, and see the person you once were?.

as for myself, i am just pleased i have mended my ways.

i realise ( now) my time as a witness was a keyhole that looked in to the ground, and licked the elders arse.

_Morpheus

Come on man, english isnt everybodys first language. Hell, thor knows i struggle sometimes and english IS my first language. Its hard enough dealing with the cult no need to kick each other as well.

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Peter answers the questions of when are the last days and what Generation all in one chapter

by Crazyguy in

in chapter 2 of acts ,this is the seen of pentecost and the speaking of tongues.

people started freaking out thinking these people are drunk an peter gets up and says in verses 16-17 these people are not drunk this in the fulfilment of the prophecy written in joel.

he goes on to describe all these things and those accomplishes by jesus and says these are the last days.

_Morpheus

Very true but the dubbies would say there was a past and a modern fulfillment (for which there is NO evidence of course)

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That's it! The Jesus stories are most reasonably explained as myth. History makes this obvious.

by Island Man in

a careful examination of the historical pagan religious context existing at the time of the genesis of christianity leads any reasonable person to conclude that jesus is just another one of several similar myths.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn7teoa9ark.

_Morpheus

Islandman, i have my doubts on this as well. There is certainly some cause to doubt there was a biblical jesus. In the same manner there is plenty of room to doubt that there was a Buddha or even Mohamed if you really want to question things. I fall into the category of people with SSC and others who have noted whether there was a religious man jesus of nathzarith or not he was most certainly was not the son of a bronze age desert god of the hebrews and he isnt comming back anytime soon.

For me that changes the discussion from one of true deep meaning and significance to one of a more academic "who would win in a fight between a zombie and a werewolf" type of thing.

i leave the following as It seems relevant here:

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Do you feel embarrsed?

by The Rebel in

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when you look through a keyhole, and see the person you once were?.

as for myself, i am just pleased i have mended my ways.

i realise ( now) my time as a witness was a keyhole that looked in to the ground, and licked the elders arse.

_Morpheus

As a born in this is all knew. When i realized ttatt i didnt feel embarrassed because its how i was raised but i can understand why some may feel that way if they were sucked in as an adult. I dont think its justified, mind you, but i can understand why someone may feel that way.

part of what you describe may be more accurately described as personal growth and looking back from a more mature place, cult or no. I have certainly felt that as ive grown but again thats not tied to the cult so much as its just normal human maturation.

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I'm not so sure a bigger awakening is going to happen anymore

by bradford in

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when i left in march officially i started reading the forums here.

i had this excitement that more people would be leaving soon because of the crazy broadcasts, the crazy "new light" that the gb was dishing out, and more recently the australian royal commission lighting up geoffrey.

this past saturday i had an elder stop by to chat for the first time since i left.

_Morpheus

Welcome to the real world :)

there will be no mass exodus. There will be no sudden reform. The org will plod along as many other religions do. The best we can do is help those we come across as best we can, as it aounds like you did.

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Does Jehovah control the weather? (Pharaoh's dream - 7 years of famine)

by truthseeker in

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according to the scriptures, jehovah makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.

- matthew 5:45. in that case, if we look at the account in genesis, god is shown to give pharaoh a dream that he will cause seven years of famine.. genesis 41: pharaohs dreams.

25 then joseph said to pharaoh, the dreams of pharaoh are one and the same.

_Morpheus

Lol thank you SSC, im glad you saw the humor through my early morning grammatical challenges :)

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Bethel Provides Excellent Clarification of "This Generation"

by berrygerry in

bethel clarifies "this generation" via letter.

/s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctzzxpiqj2w.

_Morpheus

I enjoyed the video and the presentation overall even though i knew how that movie was going to end from the start. Bethel won't ever say more than what is in print already. This teaching is stupid and will continue to be a thorn for them. Congrats on two more getting out ;)

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