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  Anyone have the video of explaining the new understanding of 1914?

  by average joe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  theres was a mention about it in the september 23rd boe .

  where can i find the video explaining 1914 or at least the new explanation of 1914 from the wt society and not you trying to remember bits and pieces :) ?

  thank you

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  wizzstick

  The video has been removed from JW.Org.

  When Did God’s Kingdom Begin Ruling? (Part 1)

  and here:

  When Did God’s Kingdom Begin Ruling? (Part 2)

  Warning - makes no sense at all.
  
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  ... and three kings he will humiliate...Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

  by scotoma in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why ukraine, georgia and moldova should choose the eu ...www.forbes.com/.../why-ukraine-georgia-and-moldova-should-ch...forbe.

  oct 13, 2014 - by vasil jaiani - despite the risk, ukraine, georgia and moldova are still ...russia has been fiercely opposing integration of the former soviet ...russia's punitive trade policy measures towards ukraine ...www.ceps.eu/.../russias-punitive-trade-policy-measures-towards-ukraine.... sep 25, 2014 - russia's punitive trade policy measures towards ukraine, moldova and georgia.if you don't have adobe reader, you can download it here.eu signs pacts with ukraine, georgia and moldova - bbc.comwww.bbc.com/.../world-europe-280526...british broadcasting corporation.

  jun 27, 2014 - ukraine, georgia and moldova have signed partnership agreements with theeuropean union, in a move strongly opposed by russia.

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  I consulted the entrails of a sheep last <remember to insert date before posting> and I did have this revealing...
  

  Verily, I warn ye on JWN - if thou dost mock the prophet of the Lord thou will be smited and hated by the one true God who is the God of True Prohecy.

  Remember the prophecy upon Tyre! Doest anything live there now?

  Remember the prophecy upon the Land of the Chaldeans! Doest anything live there now?

  Repent - heed scotoma. For verily the links he posteth to contain the revelation of the Lord!
  
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  JW Child Abuse Makes 'Private Eye'

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  following on from the recent thread about wt losing an appeal concerning the uk charity commission (sorry, i can't do the link) i'm pleased to report that this matter is covered in the latest 'private eye' (20 march - 2 april issue).. it's a one-third page article (p.34) under the heading 'child abuse' and the headline 'silent witnesses'.

  it reports the case accurately, mentions several criminal cases and the ongoing high court compensation case.

  it includes some of judge mckenna's comments..

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  wizzstick

  Well done Joe. Great work. Private Eye is read by a lot of MP's and those in the establishment. Good to get this problem to a wider audience.
  
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  God's supposedly chosen earthly organization (WTS/JWS) doesn't pronounce or spell god's name correctly !!!

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this came up on terry walstrom thread topic recently and i thought it would be good to explore this further.

  the jws are quite boisterous and arrogant that they use the proper name of jehovah as the divine name of god.

  but a little investigation discovers something quite different.

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  wizzstick

  It's strange what you know when you're in, and yet the significance doesn't sink in until you start to wake up.
  
  I knew that Jehovah wasn't the actual name of God, but thought it was an improvement on the more vague LORD and therefore it was 'better'. But whilst I was waking up I did research and realised that Jehovah is a hybrid word. A mixture of two words (consonants of the latin version of the tetragrammaton plus the vowels of Adonai) thus making this a totally made up word!
  
  It's also interesting that in the 60 odd years since the NWT was started, Bible Scholars and academics use 'Jehovah' less and less as Yahweh has gained ground as the more correct version of the tetragrammaton. And they quickly point out that even Yahweh is a best guess.
  
  The penny really dropped when I was trying to think of how best to illustrate this to my mother (should it come up in conversation) and thought up this way of expressing the problem.
  
  Lets say the exact translation of the name of God was unknown from an old language. The closest translation is Robert but an old version created by a catholic hundreds of years ago is William. Which name would one use to get 'closer' to God?
  
  Of course one immediate problem is that God still hasn't made it clear what his name is in modern languages, but surely, at the very least, he would direct his people to use the closest one, Robert?
  
  And there you have the problem in a nutshell for JW's. God has apparently directed his only people on earth to stop using one inaccurate version (LORD) and instead use another inaccurate version (Jehovah) whilst a more accurate version is already known (Yahweh). And the inaccurate version, Jehovah, is what he wants to be used as a witness to all the nations.
  
  Madness!
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  Are the USA and Russia the key actors in end time prophecy?

  by scotoma in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what's the problem with prophecy?prophecy primarily requires a pattern recognition or insightful strategy not an analytical strategy.

  prophecy rarely gives names whether of empires or their rulers.

  even the name of the messiah - yeshua -wasn't foretold.

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  wizzstick

  Village Idiot

  @ Perry:

  "...Russia, in alliance with several other countries, will amass a huge army against Israel, with a view to plunder the Jews’ land."

  What will tiny Israel have that the Russians will want to plunder?

  Stop that Village Idiot!

  Last thing this situation needs is logic and reasoning.
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  Are the USA and Russia the key actors in end time prophecy?

  by scotoma in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what's the problem with prophecy?prophecy primarily requires a pattern recognition or insightful strategy not an analytical strategy.

  prophecy rarely gives names whether of empires or their rulers.

  even the name of the messiah - yeshua -wasn't foretold.

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  wizzstick

  The chain of dominating powers doesn't go on forever. There are only four powers mentioned by Daniel. Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome.

  Did Daniel mention these by name? Or do believers ascribe these nations to the four beats retrospectively?

  Hmmmm?
  
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  WT loses appeal in UK!!!!!!!

  by Viva la Vida in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the wt lost its appeals regarding the charity commission inquiry.

  here is the ruling:.

  http://www.charity.tribunals.gov.uk/documents/decisions/watch-tower-ruling-03mar15.pdf.

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  The WT's QC seems as arrogant as one would expect from a WT QC (Mr Clayton QC - I think this is Richard Clayton QC):

  I asked Mr Clayton why the Charity had not made an application to the Tribunal in time but then asked for the Tribunal proceedings to be stayed pending determination of its application by the Administrative Court. He replied, frankly “we could have but we didn’t”.
  
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  The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK

  by usualusername in

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  2. friends

  my fave was roy renouf - district overseer.

  always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.

  worst was michael purbrick.

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  Can't remember if I answered this thread.

  Couldn't stand Jim Cleary - awful man. Used to insist his host family would tape Star Trek:TNG when he was staying with them. Lots of rumours over his wife and him breaking up later.
  

  Chris Thompson stayed with us once. Odd ball.

  John Stanbridge - refused to take his shoes off in a sisters house even though she explained why, she'd just had new carpet put down. His retort "I'm not a Muslim you know".
  

  Philip Rose - ranted about how gays 'can help it'. Oh dear. Generally hated by everyone in the cong. No one wanted to work with him in the min.
  

  Devaston 'Danny' Henry - prat. Whined about people being tardy about sending in the time sheets.
  

  Alan Stokes - great speaker, always got your attention.

  I had soft spot for David Algar - simply for the Ronnie Corbett voice. I can remember him at Bowes Road a few years ago talking about staying away from films about boy wizards with the initials HP. "And I don't mean the sauce broovers..."
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  Four Blood Moons might be significant

  by CharlieSmith1975 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqzhnx7xma.

  the bible does say that the "day of jehovah" (armageddon) would be associated with the sun becoming dark followed by the moon turning to blood.

  but the moon turning to blood is specific to a total lunar eclipse.

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  I'll have what he's drinking.
  
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  Are we heading for III World War?

  by abiather in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the leaders of russia, germany, france and ukraine are slated to meet in minsk (the belarusian capital) tomorrow to discuss a ukrainian peace plan!

  some countries such as hollande believe there is going to be a total war.

  when they met last year in the same place, they had put forward a peace plan (a ceasefire, withdrawal of artillery, prisoner exchanges and other concessions) that were never fully implemented!

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  wizzstick

  You think Google results for "recent sea level rise" demonstrates real evidence that the end of world is being talked about by concerned people of the informed community..?

  
  Can I buy what you drinking in the shops?