Posts by sparky1

the ones born in 1914 that would still be alive when the end of the system arrived.. i'm glad i'm old enough to remember going from door to door, preaching this belief.

the reason i say that is because i have a lot of 'still in' jw friends and family.

sparky1

"One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever" - Ecclesiastes 1:4 King James Version.

I guess this is one scripture that the Governing Body(tm) interprets literally.

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PAINTING THEMSELVES INTO A CORNER or WHY was the "GENERATION" teaching started in the 1st place?

by Terry in

setting the scene.

pastor russell died in 1916. those who had 'followed' him were known pejoratively as russellites.

you could call it a 'cult of personality' if you wanted to sneer.

I believe that lid came off the paint can and the painting of themselves into a corner began with the QUESTIONS FROM READERS in the September 1, 1952 WATCHTOWER magazine. On page 542 the question was posed:

"Your publications point out that the battle of Armageddon will come in this generation, and that this generation began A.D. 1914. Scripturally, how long is a generation?" - G. P., Liberia

Answer: "Webster's unabridged dictionary gives, in part, this definition of generation: 'The average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or father is succeeded by child; an age. A generation is usually taken to be about 33 years.' But the Bible is not so specific. It gives no number of years for a generation. And in Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30 and Luke 21:32, the texts mentioning the generation the question refers to, we are not to take generation as meaning the average time for one generation to be succeeded by the next, as Webster's does in it's 33 year approximation; but rather more like Webster's first quoted definition, 'the average lifetime of man'. Three or even four generations may be living at the same time, their lives overlapping. (Ps. 78:4; 145:4) Before the Noachian flood the life span was hundreds of years. Down through the centuries since, it has varied, and even now is different in different countries. The Bible does speak of man's days as being threescore and ten or fourscore years; bit it assigns no specific number of years to a generation.-Ps.90:10

Even if it did, we could not calculate from such a figure the date of Armageddon, for the texts here under discussion do not say God's battle comes right at the end of this generation, but before it's end. To try and say how many years before it's end would be speculative. The texts merely set a limit that is sufficiently definite for all present practical purposes. Some persons living in A.D. 1914 when the series of foretold events began will also be living when the series ends with Armageddon. All the events will come within the span of a generation. There are hundreds of millions of persons living now that were living in 1914, and many millions of these persons could yet live a score or more years. Just when the lives of the majority of them will be cut short by Armageddon we cannot say."

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I COLLECT QUOTES. . . Here are some of my favorites

by Terry in

jw
friends

please post your favorites too.

my favorite quotations:.

you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.

sparky1

"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds." - R. D. LAING

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"I should have known" moments

by dubstepped in

i got ready for the meeting.

my wife did too.

we drove out to the kingdom hall and the closer we got the higher my anxiety would spike.

sparky1

Apology accepted, Dissonant15. Thanks for your understanding.

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Happy Resurrection Sunday

by Perry in

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wishing everyone a happy resurrection sunday.... from my family to yours!.

sparky1

I don't share your beliefs but thank you for the sentiment. And yes, you have a beautiful family.........you are a very lucky man!

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Confused: What does the overlapping generation really mean?

by MicaSmith in

can someone help me understand how the wt came up with the overlapping generation theory?

i just don't understand it even though i read the information several times.

it's bewildering.

sparky1

Here is the simplest explanation of 'overlapping generations' without the use of confusing charts!

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An inguinal hernia.

by Fisherman in

there are a couple of schools of thought on this.

some doctors recommend postponing surgery others recommend laparascopic surgery, etc.

how about local anesthesia, complications during and after surgery and other concerns.

sparky1

Take it easy for a few days, Fisherman. Don't push yourself and give yourself time to heal. I had the same surgery over 10 years ago. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

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Can a DFed person donate?

by Lostandfound in

rereading a post re the shunning wt in feb made me think, do the wt accept money from the dead?

not inheritances but from the "living dead" as they perceive df and da people to be.. personally i think they accept or more correctly badger members who are really brain dead into giving.

or do attendants guard contribution boxes to stop such non existent people from putting money in.

sparky1

"Flowers for me? Oh thank you.........flowers make the perfect gift for any occasion!"

THE GOVERNING BODY(tm) WOULD TAKE MONEY FROM THE POPE HIMSELF IF IT WAS OFFERED TO THEM.