according to the december 1st watchtower, the antichrist is:.
' "antichrist" means "against (or instead of) christ.
" so, in its broadest sense, the term refers tol all who oppose or lyingly claim to be the christ or his representatives.
We can always count on Blondie to find those articles we think don't exist...thanks Blondie. The latest tract, The End of False Religion Is Nesr, page 3 shows the wild beast, mentions the world's political powers, but neglects to specifically say the beast is the UN, as they have in the past. I think they are being careful who they point fingers at.
Little Bo Peep
its like the boy who cried wolf one too many times!!.
sincerely,.
lady liberty.
BTTT!
hi guys,.
sorry to burden you all with this but i really have no one that i want to talk about this with, i'm afraid that i will burst into tears and wont be able to stop if i call any of my friends and tell them what's going on.
my little sister has been ill with a fever for three weeks, her doctor kept telling her it was just a bad case of the flu and that she had an ear infection, he gave her antibiotics and sent her home.
Sorry to hear your sis is so ill. Are the Docs giving her EPO shots to build her blood up? My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Little Bo Peep
it is interesting to read the posts here.
people desperately trying to convince themselves that they were right to give up!.
is this your purpose in coming here????.
The "light gets brighter"...??? Have you ever read the context of that scripture??? It has absolutely NOTHING to do with truth getting brighter, learning more and more. It is comparing day and night, dark and light, good and bad. Read the context...you might be surprised. I believe it was brother Russell that said new light never contradicts old light. If that is truly the case, why do we no longer teach anything like what Russell believed??? As for "tacking", the Wt doesn't tack, it goes forward then backward, and sometimes forward again. I havn't read all the posts, but I'm sure there are a lot of these examples, as many have been posted earlier. And, what are you, a "true" JW, doing on such a board as this anyway? Hope you stay and learn that the "truth" isn't the "truth" after all.
Little Bo Peep
what do you think about the wts prohibition on beards?
currently in the us, i think a brother can wear a beard, he just won't be used in the congregation.
i see all references in the wt to beards are in a negative light, such as the supreme court upholding a supermarket chains no beards rule.
My hubby finally grew a beard a year ago after wanting one for 40 years! No one recognizes him. He saw a brother from our former congregation yesterday, said hi, and the brother conversed with him, but probably went away asking himself "who was that"? His beard is like Sean Connery's beard in Hunt for Red October, very trim. I think it looks great!
Interesting, the scripture the Wt uses to say we shouldn't have tatoos is Lev 19:28. If you read Lev 19:27 it says not to cut the extremity of your beard. Use this part, ignore that part. Just like the WT. Make the scriptures fit their beliefs, instead of beliefs fit the Bible.
Little Bo Peep
hello everyone.. i'm an "active" jw and have been for...13 years but my faith in the jw org died about 5 years ago.. so, i've been doing the jw thing for 5 years now without believing in it.
i might be an ms soon, unfortunately.. i tried telling my parents about it but they said apostates are good with twisting words and whatnot.. they wouldn't even let me show them evidence of wt hypocrisy; however, my mother did say she found it odd that every once in a while, there's that publisher resolution of donating a certain amount a year.
there might be hope for her yet.
I agree, there is a lot of pressure being a MS. Maybe faking "depression" with all this pressure. You remember the "meeting sickness"? I think all of us have played that at one time or the other. I would think after a little while of putting off being an MS, and slacking hours etc, they'd move on to someone else.
Little Bo Peep
i do.
sorry to rehash sadness.
i enjoyed his posts and am sad he's gone.
We knew him, and were in the same congregation, before moving. Didn't have a clue he was out until two years ago. Didn't realize who Putternut was for quite awhile, then heard his name and things clicked. Was a great guy, father etc. Had a hand crafted jewelry business when we knew him. Miss him too! Wish things weren't so secretive with shunning etc, so all could find out just how many from their local areas have left. Glad there is a place for us to go to find peace, and good friends.
Little Bo Peep
i left the dubs about 10 yrs ago.... but didn't celebrate xmas until about 7yrs ago.
even then i didn't get a tree... just kept it simple.. do it all now!
love it.. even if it's not christs birthday..... who cares?????
Hey Black Pearl...thought you'd be out cold by now, but looks like you have a second wind and you'll be posting for a couple hours more!!!
We did a lot of research on Xmas last year and came to the conclusion it had to be a personal decision. Not sure just what we'll do. Bought cards, gift wrap etc, but still that nagging ??? in the back of my mind. It's hard to just ignore what you've believed your whole life, yet I keep telling myself, the WT has lied about so many other things, telling only half truths and even conceiling other things, so I imagine that has been the case with Xmas. We'll see what the year brings. I do agree, it's a time for families to get together. And the giving, at least that time of year it prompts people to give and help others. As a JW, you live in a fish bowl, and neighborly love is pretty much in that bowl.
Little Bo Peep
see it all the time...and children even talking about it!.
is there any evidence that can prove all religions are nothing more than other mens guesses into the intentions and plans of god?.
we cannot even discern each others intentions or thoughts...how can someone claim to know god's?
What makes it even more confusing is to read different translations of the Bible. The wording of these translators varies greatly, as does the meaning of many of the words. It is up to the discretion of the translators to choose what words they will use, and there is a lot of bias. I especially found this in the NWT, the Bible I trusted my whole life. On important matters, I read a number of translations to get a better understanding of what they may be talking about.
Little Bo Peep
there are so many new posters here now, i think this topic should be revisited.
i believe the most ridiculous belief that witnesses have is a "slave class" made up of 144,000 give spiritual "food at the proper time".
why can't jws see thru this??
The number 144,000 should make one think, expecially when the scriptures used are said to be all symbolic, except the number itself. What a crock! It's also interesting when you look at the scriture used to prove the "faithful slave". The Wt admits that Jesus always spoke in parables. This is the only one they say isn't really a parable, but reality. You really can make the Bible say whatever you want it to say when you take one scripture here and one scripture there, and or take them out of context.
Little Bo Peep
