Posts by stan livedeath

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Does the GB/WT now ,ever talk about 6,000 years of human history ?

by smiddy3 in

in c.t.russell`s time it was supposed to have ended in the late 1880`s ,when jesus christ was supposed to have returned in 1874 ,and armageddon was to have happened in 1914 according to wt publications back then .. around about 1968/9 they amended that time frame to the year 1975 as the end of 6000 years of human history ,and they said in their publications that it would be an appropriate time for christ jesus to begin his 1000 year rule over the earth.. which would align with wt teaching that a creative day was 7,000 years long.. i think the book was "life everlasting in freedom of the sons of god " wtb&ts .

my question is : do they still talk about 6,000 of human history ?.

do they still talk about 7,000 years as a creative day ?

stan livedeath

"4026 + 1975 = 6000 years (remember from 1 BCE to 1 AD is only one year)

Add 1,000 year reign that was supposed to start in 1975, makes 7,000 years for the 7th day total."

yep---thats exactly what we were taught back in the 60's.

thats how "we" ( always that exclusive WE ) just knew a creative day was 7000 years long. All rooted on a fairy story coupled to a false prophecy that failed totally.

i was totally out of the cult--and had zero contact with it--from 1981 till about 10 years ago when i discovered the online world of ex jw's. so i had no idea the 7000 year thing had gradually disappeared. i somehow worked out that armageddon hadnt happened..and we are not yet in the brave new world. i wonder have many changes and new lights will happen in what time i have left.

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Does the GB/WT now ,ever talk about 6,000 years of human history ?

by smiddy3 in

in c.t.russell`s time it was supposed to have ended in the late 1880`s ,when jesus christ was supposed to have returned in 1874 ,and armageddon was to have happened in 1914 according to wt publications back then .. around about 1968/9 they amended that time frame to the year 1975 as the end of 6000 years of human history ,and they said in their publications that it would be an appropriate time for christ jesus to begin his 1000 year rule over the earth.. which would align with wt teaching that a creative day was 7,000 years long.. i think the book was "life everlasting in freedom of the sons of god " wtb&ts .

my question is : do they still talk about 6,000 of human history ?.

do they still talk about 7,000 years as a creative day ?

stan livedeath

yes--this is what really got me thinking for myself in my late teens--in the 1960's--the 7000 year creative day. i remember asking the DO Ron Drage about during a lunch time at a circuit assembly. he just fobbed me off saying it was all in the societies publications.

7000 years eh--from the creation of mythical mud man and woman to the end of the milennial reign of christ the king in his kingdom. too bad if it turned out to be 70,000 years--or 70 million. but then--if gullible people really want to believe something badly enough.--its easy enough to invent a plan to fit the bill.

6000 years from the fantasy creation in a biblical fairy story--to when the system would end--with the battle of armageddon as prophecied by a senile old man. only--it didnt. therefore no one has been resurrected into a brave new world. millions living have died---together with their hopes and dreams. and some 8 million or so people still cling to this crap.

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Does the GB/WT now ,ever talk about 6,000 years of human history ?

by smiddy3 in

in c.t.russell`s time it was supposed to have ended in the late 1880`s ,when jesus christ was supposed to have returned in 1874 ,and armageddon was to have happened in 1914 according to wt publications back then .. around about 1968/9 they amended that time frame to the year 1975 as the end of 6000 years of human history ,and they said in their publications that it would be an appropriate time for christ jesus to begin his 1000 year rule over the earth.. which would align with wt teaching that a creative day was 7,000 years long.. i think the book was "life everlasting in freedom of the sons of god " wtb&ts .

my question is : do they still talk about 6,000 of human history ?.

do they still talk about 7,000 years as a creative day ?

stan livedeath

so when was the flood in this 6000 year timescale ?

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Does the GB/WT now ,ever talk about 6,000 years of human history ?

by smiddy3 in

in c.t.russell`s time it was supposed to have ended in the late 1880`s ,when jesus christ was supposed to have returned in 1874 ,and armageddon was to have happened in 1914 according to wt publications back then .. around about 1968/9 they amended that time frame to the year 1975 as the end of 6000 years of human history ,and they said in their publications that it would be an appropriate time for christ jesus to begin his 1000 year rule over the earth.. which would align with wt teaching that a creative day was 7,000 years long.. i think the book was "life everlasting in freedom of the sons of god " wtb&ts .

my question is : do they still talk about 6,000 of human history ?.

do they still talk about 7,000 years as a creative day ?

stan livedeath

And what is meant by 6000 years of human history?

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Jehovah's Witnesses jettisons Brooklyn development site for $2.45 million

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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friends

https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2019/05/16/jehovahs-witnesses-jettisons-brooklyn-development.html.

zing.

stan livedeath

smiddy

you're a cynic.

there--fixed it for ya.

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New Disfellowshipping Picture

by neat blue dog in

similar to that recent convention video, this illustrates a mother ignoring her disfellowshipped daughter's phone call.

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(august 2019 meeting workbook).

stan livedeath

This hits close to home. My born in looney dub first wife shuns our son as he was Df,d...so has never met her grandson.

Another family wrecked by this cult.

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2019 BOE Elders letter May 13 England - Ireland Data Protection

by Not_Culty in

https://tinyurl.com/y2bzncu9.

stan livedeath

slimboyfata day ago

And what publisher wants to hand out their number to first calls anyway? Unless to arrange a rendezvous,

which reminds me--can anyone recall when the phrase " rendezvous for service" was introduced---late 60's i think. i know i was a pioneer then. our congregation servant couldnt pronounce it--so he called it " that damn french word"

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New Light on the 144,000?

by Ding in

someone on facebook is claiming to have reliable information that the gb is about to announce new light on the 144,000 -- that it's symbolic, not literal.. one person suggested that they will retain the two-class teaching and just change the meaning of 144,000. his idea was that the change would avoid three problems with the current teaching:.

1. embarrassment over more and more partakers at the memorial when the number should be getting less and less.. 2. embarrassment over 12 symbolic 12,000s somehow equaling a literal 144,000.. 3. solving the problem of running out of "anointed" ones who are old enough to be on the gb.. thoughts?.

stan livedeath

no--i still believe the 144,000 is literal.

just overlapping.

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New Light on the 144,000?

by Ding in

someone on facebook is claiming to have reliable information that the gb is about to announce new light on the 144,000 -- that it's symbolic, not literal.. one person suggested that they will retain the two-class teaching and just change the meaning of 144,000. his idea was that the change would avoid three problems with the current teaching:.

1. embarrassment over more and more partakers at the memorial when the number should be getting less and less.. 2. embarrassment over 12 symbolic 12,000s somehow equaling a literal 144,000.. 3. solving the problem of running out of "anointed" ones who are old enough to be on the gb.. thoughts?.

stan livedeath

remind me how long a creative day is now ? when i was in it was 7000 years. ( one of the reasons i stopped believing )

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JW cars.

by zeb in

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friends

for some reason former jw friends came to mind and i thought of their car how it was a mess of clothes, squashed food and other grunge.

they had adult kids who could have cleaned it once a while.. others had vehicles that never saw a spanner and another which rode the highways on bald tyres.. hmm a bit too spiritually minded perhaps?.

is auto neglect common out there?.

stan livedeath

i once sold a mini to an elder--a cheap runabout. some time later he was prosecuted for using it with 3 bald tyres. he still kept his elder badge though.