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  You will be with me in Paradise

  by AmyWatson916 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm reading a book called, "what to do when they knock".

  it points out that on page 36 of the 2014 "what does the bible really teach?

  " book jesus promises the criminal, "you will be with me in paradise.

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  The perceptions of the afterlife in Jesus' time where very different and variable than they are now.
  

  Paradise, in that scripture, does not refer to earthly paradise but to a region in the underworld (Hades/Sheol) were the spirits of the righteous dwelled in opposition to Gehenna (Lake of Fire) where the evil dwelled. It was believed to be a foretaste of heaven and hell throughout eternity. Both groups awaited the resurrection when they will receive a body and then go to either heaven or hell.

  There was a confusing tangle of ideas and words to describe it since every culture and person had variations of Sheol - Hades/Heaven in their mindset. Below is an example. Note that Christ is in Paradise during his death (See the lines between the crosses and where they lead to.).

  https://youtu.be/tCNSbRZJnBw
  
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  Were the apostles of the 'Anointed class' when they partook?

  by why144000 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  according to john 20:22 the apostles did not receive the holy spirit until after jesus was resurrected.

  wouldn't this make them part of 'the other sheep' when they partook of the bread and wine?.

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  Man in Sweden accidently receives Putin's mail

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a resident of a backwater swedish town called trelleborg was shocked to open his mailbox and find a letter addressed to none other than russia’s president, vladimir putin.

  the only thing that per's home address has in common with the russian president’s is the number 23, while also noting that the town of trelleborg is roughly 1,532 kilometers (951 miles) from moscow.. .

  when asked if he was curious about what's in the letter per replied "yes, of course i am.

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  Maybe it was a broken-heart letter from Donald Trump.
  
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  A baffling physics question

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. social
  2. current

  for several weeks i've been treating myself to a hot chocolate milk (well, soymilk) before bedtime.

  some 16 oz soymilk which i heat on high in our microwave oven.

  this is just enough time where the liquid begins to bubble along the top edge.. i then take it out of the microwave and place it on my kitchen gram scale, stir it good enough to redistribute the heat, then reset the scale to zero grams.. next, i squeeze in the hershey's sytup, "special dark mildly sweet chocolate" (fat free) into the warmed soymilk till the scale reads some 30 grams.

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  I don't know if soymilk has water but it seems that something is evaporating with each microwaving.

  Maybe this guy knows.

  
  
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  Why are the evolutionist's so upset?

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so many evolutionist's on this forum are upset at the terror attacks in europe such as recently in sweden.

  it is just a logical step in the evolution of the human race.

  should you not rather be celebrating the great changes taking place right before your eyes and constructing detailed explanations of the cell structure and dna development in the human brain.. you can't eat your cake and still have it.

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  Star stuff > Earth stuff > life stuff > brain stuff > Consciousness (Mind is what brain does.).
  

  As Carl Sagan once said "We are star stuff contemplating star stuff."

  As for Social Darwinism, society can evolve into anything it wants to. It can evolve into peaceful cultures versus warrior cultures; Altruistic versus Ayn Randian hell. And yes, there is a genetic component to it.
  
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  Would you give up one year at the end of your life if you could relive any one day in the past?

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  like the question asks: if you could relive any one day of your life, any age, any place and remember everything about it afterwards, would you be willing to live one year shorter at the end of your life?

  one day for one year?.

  i realize that someone well on in years would think twice about it, but, what about you younger ones?

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  OUTLAW, I envy you.
  
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  President Trump launches missile strike against Syria

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  pesident trump authorized the missile strike because “it is in the vital, national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the use of deadly chemical weapons.” .

  59 tomahawk missiles were launched from two us navy ships.. russia has condemned the action.. https://youtu.be/4svp3yfneyq.

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  Don't know if this has been covered in this thread but news is that Ivanka, who was very moved by the gas attack, may have moved her father to engage in the strike.
  
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  Would you give up one year at the end of your life if you could relive any one day in the past?

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  like the question asks: if you could relive any one day of your life, any age, any place and remember everything about it afterwards, would you be willing to live one year shorter at the end of your life?

  one day for one year?.

  i realize that someone well on in years would think twice about it, but, what about you younger ones?

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  What a fantastic question! Yes I would! Especially for some childhood memories.
  
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  What will you be doing on the evening of the 11th ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  mrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..

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  A watcher,
  

  I will be obeying the command of Jesus to "Keep doing this in remembrance of me."
  

  You won't be obeying the command to do that in remembrance of him. How could you if you pass the wine and crackers to somebody else who'll then pass them to somebody else who won't do anything except pass them to yet another non-partaker? You'll be doing nothing in his honor except mere attendance.

  Notalone is right in describing it as a black mass.
  
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  When You See a JW Do You Get Flustered?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to dread seeing a witness coming toward me.

  now i am quite comfortable and hope that they may say something to me..... does your blood pressure rise when you see a jw coming toward you?

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  I'm an introvert so I don't like being the one to initiate a conversation. And I've got the luck to live in a large, JW dwelling apartment so I see them every day.