Not that I've been such an important poster on JWD but I feel I've said about all that I had to say and I believe I'm fading from XJWs apace with from JWs.
aligot ripounsous
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I am loosing interest in most things JW or XJW!
by AK - Jeff ini think that simon's announcement that this venue was closing was the catalyst.
i looked around the other forums and realized i just don't need them anymore.
i have logged in here probably 10% of my former time since the announcement, first to do the 'admin' stuff that was happening immediately following - but now usually only once a day, maybe 10 minutes, and can't even find much of interest while i do that.
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ARMAGEDDON IS HERE
by DoomVoyager infor real this time, i promise!.
you may have heard of the collapse of several large us financial institutions this morning.
the fact that this event coincides with a major natural disaster hitting the us is, according to my parents, 100% conclusive proof that armaggedon has in fact begun.
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aligot ripounsous
Let's all turn our bibles to Revelation 14:20.
"And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress as high up as the bridles of the horses, for a distance of a thousand six hundred furlongs."
Since we'll all be swimming in blood up to our necks, wearing red clothing will obviously be practical. Wait a minute... won't all the blood just drain into the giant cravasses in the ground? And if not then wouldn't all the evil apostates just be able to swim up out of the cracks?
DoomVoyager, you just forgot the antitypical fulfilment of that prophecy, which the FDS gave us in due time, in 1920 if memory serves me well :
" Revelation 14:20 ... reads: "And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the wine press as high up as the bridles of the horses, for a distance of a thousand six hundred furlongs." "By the space of a thousand and (six)TWO hundred furlongs--
This can not be interpreted to refer to the 2100 mile battle line
of the world war. A Furlong or stadium is not a mile and this
is without the city whereas the battle line is within the city.
See Rotherham's translation. A stadium is 606 three fourths
English ft; 1200 stadii are, mi...................................................................................137.9 miThe work on this volume was done in Scranton, Pa. As fast as
it was completed it was sent to the Bethel. half of the work
was done at an average distance of 5 blocks from the Lackawanna
station, and the other half at a distance of 25 blocks. Blocks
in Scranton are 10 to the mile. Hence the average distance to the
station is 15 blocks, or .................................................................................................1.5 mi
The mileage from Scranton to Hoboken Terminal is shown in time
tables as 143.8 and this is the mileage charged to passengers,
but in 1911, at an expense of $12,000,000, the Lackawanna Railroad
completed its famous cut-off, saving 11 miles of the distance.
From the day the cut-off was completed the trainmen have been
allowed 11 miles less than the time table shows, or a net
distance of ................................................................................................................132.8 mi.
Hoboken Ferry to Barclay Street Ferry, New York, is .............................................2.0 mi
Barclay Street Ferry to Fulton Ferry, New York, is 4,800 feet or ............................0.9 mi
Fulton Ferry, New York, to Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn, is 2,000 feet or .......................0.4 mi
Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn, to Bethel, is 1,485 feet or ....................................................0.3 mi
Shortest distance from place where the winepress was trodden
by the Feet Members of the Lord, Whose guidance and help alone
made this volume possible.
(John 6:60,61; Matt 20:11) .......................................................................................137.9 mi" -
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Dog to its Vomit
by Sparkplug ini know as a jw growing up, i would hear so much about how if you were of the"world" and came out of it...that you were like a dog returning to its vomit.
the other day, i heard of a friend of mine that went back to the borg.
actually over the past few months, i have heard of a few.
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aligot ripounsous
Spark,
I understand this friend was a real friend so, when she decided to go back to the congregation, for family related reasons, did she tell you that she wouldn't speak to you anymore ? If not, you can still exchange ideas and opinions with her and it could be enriching for both of you, in fact she may need an independent minded friend to help her sort her thoughts out.
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i don't care about what you have to say
by drew sagan inthis little rant is pointed towards a particular somebody who has found it necessary to blanket all of the jwd users here with generic solicitations for their website and newsletter.
usually i let this kind of stuff go but this particular individual imo is quite crass in their style and delivery in supposedly 'exposing' the watchtower.
as such i want to state on the record that i don't care about what you have to say, your methods are stupid.
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aligot ripounsous
I prefer the orginal one, she 'd jump the broomstick and cooked somptuous jambalayas.
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Kooky statements by Bethel leaders
by chappy intrue story.
a relative of mine finished his "tour of duty" at bethel in the 60's and was telling us some of the experiences he had there.
he was once in the mens room using the urinal and bro.
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aligot ripounsous
Sounds a bit far fetched. NK may have not been an outstanding leader but I honestly don't believe he was that stupid
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Satan sends a thank you to all JW's.
by Rooster inthank you, for years of membership in his cult/sect.. thank you, for all the hours you have spent trying to recruit new members for his cult.. thank you, for gulping down all the changing in the teachings identified as "new light".. thank you, for selling your souls to his organization.
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thank you, for believing his name isnt jehovah!.
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aligot ripounsous
If Satan's purpose is to draw people away from God, we can say that he has succeeded fairly well with the WTS if we consider how many, being put off by the organization, leave the JW religion, and not only do they leave that religion but they don't want to hear about any religion any longer. Reminds me of Jesus' words in Mat. 23 : 13 : "... you shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men ; for you yourself you do not go in, neither do you permit those on their way in to go in."
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When do folks who study with a JW generally start to tell thier friends?
by insearchoftruth inmy wife is again studying with a jw sister, and earlier this week the sister was telling her about how wonderful it is to witness for jehovah.
well since i have known my wife, she has never spoken positively about the jws to anyone.
when can i expect her to be told that she should be sharing this with others.
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aligot ripounsous
When in London, where I was associating, say part time, with JWs, I mentioned to the people whom I was with in a pub, after a horse riding class, that I was frequenting JWs, thinking that we would engage in a conversation on the subject. The teacher stared at me and just said : I'd rather be a heavy drinker than a JW. I bate a prudent retreat...
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Romans 11 : 26 - all Israel will be saved - Which one, and When ?
by aligot ripounsous inthe question of readers article in june jws only wt magazine (the one which is studied in august) deals with romans 11 : 26 where paul writes that "all israel will be saved".
as we know, if ct russell believed that this statement was to be understood literally and he expected the jews to convert to christianity as a sign of christ's return, the current position of the wts, as explained in this qfr article, is that "spiritual" israel and not fleshly israel is what it is about in rom.
chapter 11 and christ's return will be marked by the completion of the whole number of the 144 000 anointed.
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Romans 11 : 26 - all Israel will be saved - Which one, and When ?
by aligot ripounsous inthe question of readers article in june jws only wt magazine (the one which is studied in august) deals with romans 11 : 26 where paul writes that "all israel will be saved".
as we know, if ct russell believed that this statement was to be understood literally and he expected the jews to convert to christianity as a sign of christ's return, the current position of the wts, as explained in this qfr article, is that "spiritual" israel and not fleshly israel is what it is about in rom.
chapter 11 and christ's return will be marked by the completion of the whole number of the 144 000 anointed.
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aligot ripounsous
The question of readers article in June JWs only WT magazine (the one which is studied in August) deals with Romans 11 : 26 where Paul writes that "all Israel will be saved".
As we know, if CT Russell believed that this statement was to be understood literally and he expected the Jews to convert to christianity as a sign of Christ's return, the current position of the WTS, as explained in this QFR article, is that "spiritual" Israel and not fleshly Israel is what it is about in Rom. chapter 11 and Christ's return will be marked by the completion of the whole number of the 144 000 anointed.
Now, during that boring WT study about authority, I set out on reading that whole chapter 11 and it seems to me that what Paul meant was that Jehovah's undeserved kindness would be extended to the fleshly jews, as a people and not as individuals, on account of God's promise to Abraham, albeit their having rejected Christ. Verse 12 looks quite explicit : "Now, if their false step [having put Jesus to death] means riches to the world [covenant extended to gentiles], and their decrease means riches to people of the nations, how much more will the full number of them mean it !" and verse 32 : " For God has shut them all up together in desobedience, that he might show all of them mercy".
That example, IMO, is quite telling of how the WTS is twisting the scriptures and quotes bits of them out of context, so as to make them fit with what this organization has decided them to mean, against scriptural evidence. Now, if literal Israel has to convert before Christ's return, we're not on the eve of the latter as yet...
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 08-24-08 WT Study (AUTHORITY)
by blondie inrank and file.
12:2) far from being independent, they are "slaves of corruption," to use the words of the christian apostle peter.
is everything non-jws do from satan?.
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aligot ripounsous
Thanks, Blondie,
It has already been pointed out on here a couple of times but it is worth being repeated, it appears that since the JWs only version of the WT magazine has been introduced, the only message which is carried in these "study" articles is : keep ranks serried, we want to see one head in the row.