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Can someone explain to me the story of the tower of Babel?
by tippysock in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in genisis 11:6 jehovah appears to be worried that mankind will be able to do anything they desire.

did jehovah scatter men and use different languages as a controlling measure to make us dependent on him?

what happened to freewill?
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The Cross and the Passover
by Greenpalmtreestillmine in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the cross and the passover have a connection not ususally noticed.

exodus 12:22, "and you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin....".

the blood of the passover lamb was splashed upon the two doorposts and the lintel, it marked three places on the wooden doorway.. the blood of the christ also marked three places on the wooden cross.
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How Reliable are "Messianic" Prophecies?
by gumby in
1. watchtower
2. bible
bible supporters feel they have an ace-in-the-hole with the discovery of the dead dea scrolls in the 50's that give creedence to the bible book of isaiah.

they feel this book contains "messianic prophecies" about jesus.....hence the bible must be true since jesus fullfilled these 'particular ' scriptures they use from the book of isaiah.. here are some of the scriptures.

read them, research them, and see if you feel these scriptures actually had anything to do with jesus.
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The 7000 year "Creative Day"
by Fe2O3Girl in
1. watchtower
2. bible
when i was a youngster, the creative days of genesis 1 were always referred to as being 7000 years long.

i believe the 1975 hoo-hah was related to this teaching as 6000 years since adam's creation plus a 1000 year reign neatly wraps up a 7000 years seventh day of rest.. in another thread narkissos quoted a wt article from 1983 that repeats the 7000 year day teaching.

i don't think anyone much younger than me, or anyone who bacame a jw in the last 10-15 years is aware of this belief.
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Is Imperfection the same as Sin?
by jgnat in
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2. beliefs
lately i have made some pretty bold statements about the value of dialogue.

so i thought i would put it in to practice.

i've picked this topic, one i have not studied out thoroughly.
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The Resurrection Hope - what a crock!
by PopeOfEruke in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
mary and adelle are 2 jehovahs' witnesses, as well as fleshly sisters living deep in the "time of the end".

mary is married to an unbeliever called john, who is a good kind man, and one who never interfered with her worship.

adelle on the otherhand, is married to a jw elder, who, unbeknownst to her, has been molesting children in the congregations over many years.
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Numbers both literal and symbolic (April 1st Watchtower)
by ozziepost in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i wonder how many readers of the watchtower have noticed the seeming inconsistency of the 144,000 teaching in the april 1st issue?.

after discussing the symbolic nature of the numbers 666 on the wild beast comes this statement:.

"immediately after disclosing the number 666, revelation mentions 144,000 followers of the lamb, jesus christ, who have his name and the name of his father, jehovah, written on their foreheads.".
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How long has man been on earth - an epiphany of sorts
by Dawn in
1. jw
2. friends
i am a believer, but have struggled with some bible subjects.

the one that has caused me the most questions, and for the longest time (even as a jw) is the geneology of jesus found in the first 17 verses of matthew.. on the one hand there is an incredible amount of scientific evidence supporting man's existence here on earth for well past 6,000 years.

i did a thesis paper in archeology on dating techniques so i am familiar with these techniques and i believe they are credible.. i could toss this section of matthew aside as some sort of mistake except for another type of evidence - the mathmatical codes contained in these verses.
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OK, here's another "Hmmmm" bible-thread
by robhic in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
gen 3:22

and jehovah god said, behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever- (asv)

ok, putting aside all the trinitarian implications and the contradictory/chronological problems in genesis so as not to cloud the issue, how can this (above) be accurate?.
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shoot it down
by webclocker in
1. watchtower
2. bible
joseph was 30 when pharo gave him egypt,why because he prefigured jesus, david was 30 when god made him king,why because he prefigured jesus.why was jesus 30 when god gave him his ministry,because thats the age adam was when god gave him eve.. why would god put all of these scriptures in the bible if adam was only 25 or 26 when god made eve.

gen 41:46 num 4:3 num 4:23 2sam 5:4 1chron 23:3 luke 3:23 adam was the first king.

an age god decided a man was of age.because if jesus was 30 and adam was only 25 then the devil has a legal case that god is cheating, that jesus had longer to develop than adam.