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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | February 2022 Trust in Jehovah ...We really meant ''the Governing Body''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | february 2022. study article 6. do you trust in jehovah’s way of doing things?.

  15 as the end of this system of things draws near, we need to trust in jehovah’s way of doing things as never before.

  during the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical.

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  What will help us to trust and obey the direction we receive during the great tribulation? (See paragraph 15)

  During the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical. Of course, Jehovah will not speak to us personally. He will likely provide direction through his appointed representatives. That will hardly be the time to second-guess the direction or to view it with skepticism, wondering, ‘Is this really coming from Jehovah, or are the responsible brothers acting on their own?’ How will you fare during that crucial time in human history?

  The Great Tribulation is finally here! Jehovah's Witnesses are gathered in a secret meeting place to find out their instructions to safety. Who will take the final direction?

  The appointed representative is seen with the final instructions (holding a tablet). The directions may sound strange, impractical or even illogical. Why even question the representative while he is leading the direction to safety?

  The brother standing up looks like he doesn't agree with what he is being told. Don't be like him! Be like the rest that are pictured. They look like they will not second-guess the direction.

  The whole point of this Watchtower Study is don't ask questions on any direction the Watchtower Society is taking! Overlook all the false beliefs, promises and false doctrines throughout its 140 year history.
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | February 2022 Trust in Jehovah ...We really meant ''the Governing Body''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  the watchtower—study edition | february 2022. study article 6. do you trust in jehovah’s way of doing things?.

  15 as the end of this system of things draws near, we need to trust in jehovah’s way of doing things as never before.

  during the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical.

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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | February 2022

  STUDY ARTICLE 6

  Do You Trust in Jehovah’s Way of Doing Things?

  15 As the end of this system of things draws near, we need to trust in Jehovah’s way of doing things as never before. Why? During the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical. Of course, Jehovah will not speak to us personally. He will likely provide direction through his appointed representatives. That will hardly be the time to second-guess the direction or to view it with skepticism, wondering, ‘Is this really coming from Jehovah, or are the responsible brothers acting on their own?’ How will you fare during that crucial time in human history? The answer might be indicated by how you view theocratic direction now. If you trust the direction we receive today and readily obey, you will likely do the same during the great tribulation.​—Luke 16:10.

  
  

  This paragraph is another way the Watchtower Society use fear mongering to control their members. They slide this paragraph in to show that Jehovah only speaks to the Governing body when the great tribulation rolls around, no matter how strange, impractical, or illogical their instructions will be.

  The whole article really shows its true colors on, ''not what Jehovah wants'' but ''what what the Governing Body want'' today. Everything is cleverly disguised using Jehovah's name, not the Governing Body. Mind controls at its finest!

  What are Jehovah's Governing Body way of doing things according to this article?

  Even those of us who have been in the truth for many years must never lose sight of the fact that Jehovah’s way of doing things is always best.

  
  

  The more we learn about Jehovah and his standards, the more we develop trust in his judgments. Even if a Bible account raises questions that we cannot answer at present, we know more than enough about our God to be certain that he “is righteous in all his ways.”​
  

  
  

  Nevertheless, Jehovah is not obliged to explain himself to us. As our Creator, he does not need our approval, either before or after he acts.​—

  
  

  We show that we trust in Jehovah’s way of doing things by heeding the direction we receive from the organization and the elders.
  

  
  

  For example, in recent years many congregations and circuits have been reorganized. In some cases, the elders have asked publishers to support a different congregation with a view to making the best use of the seating capacity in our Kingdom Halls. If we are asked to join a new congregation, we may find it difficult to leave friends and family.

  
  

  We do well to remember that disfellowshipping is Jehovah’s arrangement and that it benefits the congregation and may benefit the wrongdoer.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
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  2020’s are already a Train Wreck for JW ORG

  by Reservations in

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  as the title says, we are nearly at the end of the 2nd year of the 2020’s, and already jw org is not only a car crash, but an absolute train wreck.. i’ve watched the annual meeting 2021 already, and it seems the gb are in fighting, morris openly disagreeing with lett, that is massive, and it’s something that has largely not been commented on by this community.

  covid-19 is not going anywhere, any trial meetings will surely be shut down, now omicron is doing the rounds.. it looks highly likely we will see a second negative growth year.

  “young ones” are waking up by the masses.

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  Reservations : Three months ago you said...

  I hear people say it on here all the time, and dare I say his name *cough* Lloyd evans *cough* has said it a number of times, that Watchtower is running scared and watchtower is in decline….
  We need to put in perspective the decrease from the 2020 report. It was 0.6%
  If we calculate a yearly -0.6 decrease over a 10 year period from 2020 figures it leaves us the grand total number of witnesses of:
  by 2030: - 7,933,479
  by 2040: - 7,471,357
  by 2050: - 7,036,154
  I agree that this is a significant decrease, but let’s not kid ourselves, the WT organisation will still be alive and well even with an annual 0.6% loss. Any reports of it’s near collapse are largely exaggerated.

  Today you posted :

  

  Reservations43 minutes ago

  As the title says, we are nearly at the end of the 2nd year of the 2020’s, and already JW ORG is not only a car crash, but an absolute train wreck.
  I’ve watched the annual meeting 2021 already, and it seems the GB are IN fighting, Morris openly disagreeing with Lett, that is massive, and it’s something that has largely not been commented on by this community.
  COVID-19 is not going anywhere, any trial meetings will surely be shut down, now Omicron is doing the rounds.
  It looks highly likely we will see a second negative growth year.
  “Young ones” are waking up by the masses
  ”older ones” are dying off by the shed load.
  The JW religion will not die off by 2030, but I suspect it will be vastly different than the 2021 version we see today.

  What have you heard/seen in three months that would make you change your mind?
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  Recent Annual Meeting - Asking for Clarification

  by truth_b_known in

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  would someone in the know please clarify for me some alleged comments given from the governing body at the recent/yet to be streamed for the rank and file annual meeting?.

  it is my understanding that samuel herd basically tells the rank and file that old light is new light and the new light of july, 2013 is now old light.

  to be specific, herd states that the official stance on whether or not the annointed remaining on earth, to include the governing body, will all be in heaven prior to armageddon.. at this same annual meeting tony morris iii tells those in attendance that stephen letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days!

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  Does anyone remember the gb member (rubber face guy) who said something to the effect that we (non jw's) would be like burnt hotdogs?

  Anthony Morris the Third regales his audience with an anecdote of a helicopter crash in Vietnam featuring mangled bodies that resembled hot dogs on a grill. He likens this gruesome scene to what awaits non-Witnesses at Armageddon.
  

  

  

  
  
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  Recent Annual Meeting - Asking for Clarification

  by truth_b_known in

  1. watchtower
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  would someone in the know please clarify for me some alleged comments given from the governing body at the recent/yet to be streamed for the rank and file annual meeting?.

  it is my understanding that samuel herd basically tells the rank and file that old light is new light and the new light of july, 2013 is now old light.

  to be specific, herd states that the official stance on whether or not the annointed remaining on earth, to include the governing body, will all be in heaven prior to armageddon.. at this same annual meeting tony morris iii tells those in attendance that stephen letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days!

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  He's always been obese, climbing to morbidly obese in recent years, but the face is just different. Like he's been inhaling steroids by the fistful and has swollen way up.

  
  
  
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  Recent Annual Meeting - Asking for Clarification

  by truth_b_known in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  would someone in the know please clarify for me some alleged comments given from the governing body at the recent/yet to be streamed for the rank and file annual meeting?.

  it is my understanding that samuel herd basically tells the rank and file that old light is new light and the new light of july, 2013 is now old light.

  to be specific, herd states that the official stance on whether or not the annointed remaining on earth, to include the governing body, will all be in heaven prior to armageddon.. at this same annual meeting tony morris iii tells those in attendance that stephen letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days!

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  I hope that this thread has one thousand comments. I lived through the 1975 debacle where brothers quit their jobs, sold their homes and businesses.

  Typical lying bastards are the Governing Body and the Watcher Society. Blame the brothers for reading into '' the 1975 end of system'' and blaming brothers that were expecting the end to come before their life time.

  The Watcher Society know that they are fully exposed with their pants down. The internet has exposed their lies.

  Please continue to expose these lying bastards! They have ruined many lives from their lies! The tables have been turned. Let all the lawsuits begin the Society's downfall!
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  Recent Annual Meeting - Asking for Clarification

  by truth_b_known in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  would someone in the know please clarify for me some alleged comments given from the governing body at the recent/yet to be streamed for the rank and file annual meeting?.

  it is my understanding that samuel herd basically tells the rank and file that old light is new light and the new light of july, 2013 is now old light.

  to be specific, herd states that the official stance on whether or not the annointed remaining on earth, to include the governing body, will all be in heaven prior to armageddon.. at this same annual meeting tony morris iii tells those in attendance that stephen letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days!

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  Anthony Morris, As I recall, talked about the popular view in the 1970s that kids would never grow up in this system. He omitted to mention that this had been printed in the literature, instead poured scorn on those that said it.

  
  

  
  
  
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  Recent Annual Meeting - Asking for Clarification

  by truth_b_known in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  would someone in the know please clarify for me some alleged comments given from the governing body at the recent/yet to be streamed for the rank and file annual meeting?.

  it is my understanding that samuel herd basically tells the rank and file that old light is new light and the new light of july, 2013 is now old light.

  to be specific, herd states that the official stance on whether or not the annointed remaining on earth, to include the governing body, will all be in heaven prior to armageddon.. at this same annual meeting tony morris iii tells those in attendance that stephen letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days!

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  At this same Annual meeting Tony Morris III tells those in attendance that Stephen Letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days! Shortly before the last day of the last days" may not be true. Morris goes on to state that it may be awhile before Armageddon gets here, we might not live to see it, but that's no reason to give up because "this is the best life."

  
  

  Youtube : Anthony Morris reads a letter from a brother who talks about his mother and himself waiting for Armageddon and not giving up:

  Reviewing the 2021 Annual Meeting (Part 4 of 4)
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  Recent Annual Meeting - Asking for Clarification

  by truth_b_known in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  would someone in the know please clarify for me some alleged comments given from the governing body at the recent/yet to be streamed for the rank and file annual meeting?.

  it is my understanding that samuel herd basically tells the rank and file that old light is new light and the new light of july, 2013 is now old light.

  to be specific, herd states that the official stance on whether or not the annointed remaining on earth, to include the governing body, will all be in heaven prior to armageddon.. at this same annual meeting tony morris iii tells those in attendance that stephen letts' statement that "we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days!

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  It is my understanding that Samuel Herd basically tells the rank and file that Old Light is New Light and the new Light of July, 2013 is now Old Light. To be specific, Herd states that the official stance on whether or not the Annointed remaining on Earth, to include the Governing Body, will all be in paradise prior to Armageddon.

  YOUTUBE : 2021 Annual Meeting Talk, "I Will Never Abandon You"

  
  

  I Started a thread 12 days on this site:

  2021 Annual Meeting Talk, "I Will Never Abandon You"
  
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  Governing Body Update #9...Jehovah is guiding his people during the pandemic

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  david splane starts off with, ''i thought we might reflect on jehovah's goodness and the way he's been guiding his people during the pandemic.''.

  not once in his talk does he mention that jehovah would give all members a super immune system that would fight off the virus.

  neither does he mention that jehovah would reduce positive covid-19 numbers, hospital admissions and covid-19 deaths of his people.. mr. splane: how does the almighty, all knowing jehovah guide his people during the pandemic?.

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  So, where exactly is Jehovah guiding these people?

  
  

  ''Hundreds of us live together, work together, eat together, share the same surfaces day in and day out.''
  I guess the pandemic never reached the ''Bethel family'' because ...without Jehovah's blessing, there would not of been a new publication ''Enjoy Life Forever,'' monthly broadcasts, videos, regional conventions, the Gilead Graduations and the annual meetings.