since they’ve announced the dates for the next 3 memorials, no talk about this “may be our last one!”.
since they’ve announced the patterson construction project will take 3 years to complete.
let’s also not forget when they designed warwick, they spent money on expensive energy saving technology to save millions in the long run, years and decades in the future.
Buildings? They used to say ........ ' we dont know when ghe end will come. If we get no use from it this side of Armageddon, so what. .? If it should be half built , no matter. When the end does come we know the Lord expects to find us busy in the service, so we keep going , and going'
That is called covering your a##.
i'll play devil's advocate.... true, the mosaic law code prohibited the eating of blood.
but jesus fulfilled the law covenant thus wiping out all the laws previously set.
but then later, (through god's spirit, of course wink wink) the abstaining of blood was again brought to followers of christ.
Things forbidden to Jews are fine for J W’s , “ old law done away with” by Christ.
When I read yesterday’s thread about Horshoe crab blood in medical use it , made me think that they don’t care about fish blood - even large fish like salmon and halibut . An angler may bleed one but commercial fishing does not.
Since The Bible does not mention fish in the blood prohibition and Jesus is recorded as eating fish, I guess that is why they are happy with it.......... Thankfully.
archived story from http://www.detnews.com
wednesday, june 15, 2005
blood of the lowly horseshoe crab helps save humans
A more recent link confirms the above info... fascinating. Not many dubs know that !
hm of you with a divided house have to put up with this?
in this house its walking a mine field.. also our little cat has been gone for some 24 hours and her absence is also my fault apparently..
“I can only guess but I think its because she believes that we alone live in dull reality but all other jw are outrageously happy all the time; and this happy face for the meeting/convention is what she wants 24/7.”
Hm, yes, I used to get down over that... when I was a naive dub. I bet though when Mrs Zeb goes to a meeting she has a Kingdom Smile too.
Funnily enough, after I stopped believing, after initial trauma at home married life improved greatly. I guess we were not competing .
Good luck mate..
when was that first preached , with the book babylon the great has fallen gods kingdom rules ,the 1970`s ?
where they claimed that false religion had a fall in 1919 and that it was continuing to that day .
however today we see not babylon the great that is falling ,but the jehovah`s witnesses religion that are on the decline ,selling off branches , kingdom halls in one place after another throughout the earth .. and only a couple of years ago they were predicting they would be needing thousands of kingdom halls to be built for the expected influx of new worshippers ?
Sure they do....
Eg. The glossary on Jw library
"the religious entity called “Babylon the Great” is described in Revelation as a prostitute because she has consorted with the rulers of this world for power and material gain.—"
Since I dont read Italian the article meant nothing to me
reports indicate that many people are physically and emotionally getting sick because they are disturbed by political matters.
some require professional help!.
No consolation to you over there, but people are just as sick of their elected leaders over here.
it has been mentioned before but since we have been discussing environmental issues on another thread, i thought it might be timely to discuss rev 11:18 which has recently become a popular text for those christians concerned about environmental threats of pollution and climate change.
is this passage being interpreted correctly?
did the writer somehow anticipate the modern environmental situation, or did he intend something more in keeping with the bible's general concerns of morality and sin?.
Bluesbrother....yes the duel use of the Greek word was an example of antanaclasis a literary device. Repeating a word with a dual meaning. Let the dead bury the dead, comes to mind.“
Good point Peaceful Pete , a very interesting thread.
it has been mentioned before but since we have been discussing environmental issues on another thread, i thought it might be timely to discuss rev 11:18 which has recently become a popular text for those christians concerned about environmental threats of pollution and climate change.
is this passage being interpreted correctly?
did the writer somehow anticipate the modern environmental situation, or did he intend something more in keeping with the bible's general concerns of morality and sin?.
Thank you Pete, that is most interesting I have enjoyed your posts for years.I can dispute other "signs of the times" but it has always been hard to deny that we live in a time when men seem to be ruining the Earth.
I am no scholar but I would only comment :
The NWT is not alone in its rendering , I have compared KJV, NIV and NEB .
The verse uses the Greek word twice. If we were consistent in using it, would it make sense to read, "[He] will corrupt those corrupting the earth" ?
Just my laymans thoughts....
hi i’m getting disfellowshipped on thursday and was wondering what advice those that have left have for me.
i’m not sure if i still believe or not.
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What do you want to happen?
If you will lose family or have other goodvreason not to be shunned by them, did you appeal? if not and it is still within 7 days, do so... right now . Any old reason will do. At the appeal committee, grovel , beg plead newfound repentence , make them see that the first decision was wrong. It might work . The first committee will hate you but no matter.
If you don't mind being outside , follow the good advice given above. It is not easy starting over , the world seems scary but little by little it will get easier.
Keep posting here . We understand.
