Joe Witless

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  144,000 are you one of them?

  by JCinme in

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  2. bible

  hey i've been studying jehovah's witness beliefs but i had a question, how does anyone know who the 144,000 are?

  if you could respond with what you know that would be great.

  thank you.

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  Joe Witless

  I like to ask JW's why does the GC get tested twice for their reward and the 144,000

  once for their reward .
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  144,000 are you one of them?

  by JCinme in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hey i've been studying jehovah's witness beliefs but i had a question, how does anyone know who the 144,000 are?

  if you could respond with what you know that would be great.

  thank you.

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  Joe Witless

  I know one thing if you take the number literaly you need to take the race

  literally.

  You have to belong to one of the tribes listed in Revelations.
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  siamese twins

  by Joe Witless in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  the learning channel has a show on right now .

  about a 2 headed girl .

  siamese twin are considered how by the wtbs?.

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  Joe Witless

  the learning channel has a show on right now
  about a 2 headed girl .

  siamese twin are considered how by the wtbs?
  They share the same blood.
  Does the wtbs consider them evil?
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  The earthly great crowd was NOT introduced because the 144,000 was full!

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there have been numerous threads devoted to showing that the great crowd will be in heaven, and rightfully so.

  however, it is often stated that because there were too many jws rutherford introduced the idea of the great crowd.

  there were only about 30,000 jws at the time.

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  Joe Witless

  it is often stated that because there were too many JWs Rutherford introduced the idea of the Great Crowd. This is not so.

  amazing, I believed this way

  what a twisted history

  so is the wt deliberately lieing or are they ignorant of their own history
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  Kingdom Halls and the no windows thing...

  by ObservingTexan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  very first post.

  go easy on me!.

  my question though is this.

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  Joe Witless

  Kingdom hall in emaus pa has windows, but it has pull down blinds and big wooden shutters inside

  that were closed at the start of the meeting.

  Done to prevent distraction from the spiritual feast.
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  Is the Watchtower Society guilty of this?

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does the watchtower society go beyond what is written in the bible with their doctrines?.

  i have doubts that any of the following watchtower doctrinal issues are specifically mentioned as 'do's" or "don'ts" in god's word:.

  attire.

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  Joe Witless

  smoking

  Additional thought: why is smoking a disfellowshipping offense and gluttony not.

  Obesity causes alot of health problems just like smoking does.
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  “Did Jesus Really Die on a Cross?” Awake 4/06

  by lostlantern in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a recent article in the awake 4/06 issue.

  its funny because my husband and i were just discussing this yesterday.

  i was having misgivings as to whether or not wearing a cross is bad.

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  Joe Witless

  I hate wt reasoning.

  They make it seem like Jesus was murdered in a drive by with a 9mm,

  and how stupid it would be for his family to wear a replica of the 9mm.

  Jesus allowed himself to be sacrificed on the cross.
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  What is the time limit to eat a found dead animal and not be punished?

  by Joe Witless in

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  2. medical

  ( le 17:15,16 ) as for any soul that eats a body (already) dead.

  or something torn by a wild beast , whether a native or an.

  alien resident , he must in that case wash his garments and .

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  Joe Witless

  I used to hunt and sometimes it may take a few hours to find your deer. Just making a point of what happens when you try to control people in a legalistic approach, you get all these crazy laws. Also I don't want people thinking I'm a roadkill eating redneck.
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  What is the time limit to eat a found dead animal and not be punished?

  by Joe Witless in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  ( le 17:15,16 ) as for any soul that eats a body (already) dead.

  or something torn by a wild beast , whether a native or an.

  alien resident , he must in that case wash his garments and .

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  Joe Witless

  gary I don't understand why they don't have kosher food requirements when it comes

  to blood. But why would I understand .

  Boy I'm new at this I posted this topic in the wrong category.

  More a reader than a writer.
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  What is the time limit to eat a found dead animal and not be punished?

  by Joe Witless in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  ( le 17:15,16 ) as for any soul that eats a body (already) dead.

  or something torn by a wild beast , whether a native or an.

  alien resident , he must in that case wash his garments and .

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  ( Le 17:15,16 ) As for any soul that eats a body (already) dead

  or something torn by a wild beast , whether a native or an

  alien resident , he must in that case wash his garments and

  bathe in water and be unclean until the evening ;

  and he must be clean .

  But if he will not wash them and will not bathe his flesh ,

  he must then answer for his error.

  *** w83 4/15 31 Questions From Readers ***
  So, no worshiper of God could eat blood, whether from (or in the flesh of) an animal that had died of itself or from one that was killed by man. " Yes, God acknowledged that an Israelite might err inadvertently. Hence, Leviticus 17:15 can be understood as providing for such an error. For example, if an Israelite ate meat served him and then learned that it was unbled, he was guilty of sin. But because it was inadvertent he could take steps to become clean. This, however, is noteworthy: If he would not take those steps, "he must then answer for his error."-Leviticus 17:16.

  nwt says : he must then answer for his error .

  niv : says he will be held responsible .

  Saying error works great for the wt, that way they can treat

  this issue like an Israelite going to Arbys and ordering a roast beef

  sandwich only to find out later it was from a cow that was

  found dead . All he has to do is go home take a shower

  and throw his clothes in the wash and he's all good the next day.

  But what if he only finds out the sandwich was from an already

  dead cow when he reads about it in the paper the next day, then what?

  I think the Israelites would have ate found dead animals

  all the time .If you had a nation living in the widerness

  I'm sure food was scarce .

  With all the flocks of sheep and goats and herds of

  cows . I'm sure there were plenty of times jews woke up

  in the morning and found old betsy dead .

  Saying "be held responsible" to me says: yeah go ahead and

  eat the cow, sheep or goat, but don't take it too lightly because of:

  the touching of dead things law, and the proper draining of

  blood laws and the sanctity of life symbolized by the blood.

  But to throw it away would be a big waste.

  and we know Jews are not a wasteful people.

  Also what about the guy serving the bad meat what happens to him?

  What if he eats the meat?

  Oh yeah he's just working the counter at Arbys how could

  he know it was bad meat.

  Another thought: most hunters find there animals already dead,

  sometimes the next day. If its cold the meat is still good, not as good, but

  it's still good. I know of witnesses where this would be acceptable to do.

  I wonder if the watchtower has a time limit for the animal to be dead ?