I`ll believe that OP when more solid confirmation surfaces .
Posts by smiddy
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58Mexico branch......Now closing!!!
by krismalone ina circuit overseer friend of mine serving in latin america called me today to say hi.
i asked him what's new and he dropped the news that they have received notification that the branch in mexico will be closing!!
this branch also called the central american branch (although located in mexico) oversees all of mexico's 800,000+ publishers plus all 7 countries of central america of over 100,000 publishers.
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Why would Jehovah give Satan rulership of the World.?
by smiddy inromans 13 : 1-7 "let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities" etc,"the existing authourities stand placed in their relative positions by god" 2".therefore he who opposers the authourity has taken a stand against the arrangement of god ,those who have taken a stand against it will recieve judgement to themselves "etc,etc,.."..to him who calls for honour such honour.".
isnt this plainly stating that christians should be supporting and playing along with the governments of this sytem of things ?
that it is in fact an arrangement of god ?
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smiddy
Here we might ask ourselves WHEN did Jehovah God give Satan rulership of the world ? Was it when he succeeded in fooling Adam & Eve ? or was it later when he influenced caleb to murder his brother ?
If it wasn`t satan who entered into Caleb to murder his brother where did this thought come from?
Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures / Old Testament there are numerous accounts where Satans influence is manifest in being involved in the outcomes in scripture.
According to Christian interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures / Old testament.
Then we have the account of Job , obviously by this account Satan has already had access to people on earth coming and going as he pleases interferring with human activity.
2 Cor .4:4 " the God of this system has blinded the unbelievers"
So my point is Satan the Devil is already down here on earth thousands of years before the book of Revelation was even thought of.
So what are we to make of all this information ?
How do the JW Witnesses align Satan and his activities in Old Testament scriptures with his activities in the New testament scriptures .He is obviously involved in both .
If Satan is already down here on earth since Adam And Eve and the Old Testament Scriptures and the New Testament clearly tell us he has done so for more more than 2000 years ago .
The belief that Satan was cast down to the earth in 1914/1919 just flys out the window.
As another failed prphecy .
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Happy New Year! My personal success this year...
by GrreatTeacher inwe've just got finished banging the pots and pans and screaming on the front porch.
a few shotgun shots ( i hope they were blanks!
) and we can hear the low rumble of the fireworks in baltimore about 25 miles away.
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smiddy
I think you are going to live up to your post name GrreatTeacher with great success.I wish you well .What age are the kids you teach ?
Dont underestimate the influence you might have on children either. I still thank in my mind and heart the teacher I had for the first 4 years of my schooling for drumming into us kids the times table and spelling .
I left school at 14 years of age not appreciating an education at that time and going to work as a factory hand ,luckily at the time doing an apprenticeship in the leathergoods industry ,then changing my vocation after 12 years and got a job in a laboratory , umpteen years later I retired with my own home
And I believe I owe it all to my first teacher , Miss Staples.
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assembly day
by loneranger inone day assembly..jan 1 2017 in central florida....1870 in attendance...13 baptiized (0.6%)...
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smiddy
Then those poor kids , yet to go through the teenage years are going to make mistakes that will define the rest of their life .
Make a mistake and they will and be hailed before a JC ,reprimanded ,ostracised .shunned ,for simply growing up and learning by their mistakes that normal kids go through as they are growing up.
It really amounts to child abuse when they have this threat over their heads that if they stuff up they will be DF and shunned from everybody in the congregation including their friends and family.
Freedom of religion should never endorse this concept and I dont believe the founding Fathers of America ever envisioned this concept.
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Mom died, How and When I found out
by 3rdgen inhi friends,.
it's been awhile since i've been talkative.
thought i'd give you an account of my latest family dysfunction.. a brief backstory is that i am an only child whose parents were born in jw's.
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smiddy
That was a terrible experience you went through 3rdgen .Very sad to have to go through something like that with your mother and other members of the family.
And the witnesses love to spout off how they are family orientated and have love for each other and their fellow man/woman.
Take care
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VIDEO: Queensland - Strathpine Kingdom Hall - 30th Anniversary
by darkspilver instrathpine kingdom hall - 1986 to 2016 - celebrating it's 30th anniversary!.
two days in may: the strathpine kingdom hall was one of the very first 'quick builds' to take place in australia.. now this newly released original 1986 archival footage - with voice-over narration, commentary and interviews with those involved - takes an in depth look of those two days in may..... note: in the thirty years since this kh was built, the jws in australia have seen a 5.8% increase in real terms.
strathpine kingdom hall, 365a samsonvale road, warner, qld 4500https://goo.gl/maps/c49ulbhgchzhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgoye2j2nehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5hwvwgqmqhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6butuwk4oi8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0fz_zhbemmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=todlfytzzje.
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smiddy
Hey doofdaddy
I bet you wish now you were throwing bricks at the brickies and not to them.I`ll send you a pm.
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Why would Jehovah give Satan rulership of the World.?
by smiddy inromans 13 : 1-7 "let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities" etc,"the existing authourities stand placed in their relative positions by god" 2".therefore he who opposers the authourity has taken a stand against the arrangement of god ,those who have taken a stand against it will recieve judgement to themselves "etc,etc,.."..to him who calls for honour such honour.".
isnt this plainly stating that christians should be supporting and playing along with the governments of this sytem of things ?
that it is in fact an arrangement of god ?
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Romans 13 : 1-7 "Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities" etc,"the existing authourities stand placed in their relative positions by God" 2".Therefore he who opposers the authourity has taken a stand against the arrangement of God ,those who have taken a stand against it will recieve judgement to themselves "etc,etc,.."..to him who calls for honour such honour."
Isnt this plainly stating that Christians should be supporting and playing along with the governments of this sytem of things ? That it is in fact an arrangement of God ? Vs 1 , 2.
On the other hand we have the scriptures that state the God of this system of things is Satan the Devil ,2 Cor.4:4
1 Joh.5:19
So on the one hand Jehovah God / Christ Jesus are telling us that the ruler of the world is Satan the Devil and then on the other hand we are to be obedient to Satans system of things approved by Jehovah .?
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RC 2017
by wifibandit indue to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).
the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .
as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.
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smiddy
Matt .24:12 "and because of the increasing of lawlessness the love of the greater number will cool off."
That will be their spin ,to convince the R&F that we are in the last days. So don`t give up .
In the Bible their is a scripture for every occassion no matter what religious denomination you attend or believe in .Their is a lot of truth in the statement that the Bible is an instrument that you can play any tune on.
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FWD: let's get JW's propaganda out of Disneyland
by jacobm innot sure if this has already been submitted, but we need exjws to mobilize on this.. from: https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5kzyfn/lets_get_jws_propaganda_out_of_disneyland/.
posted by: sweetpotatopeachtree .
i submitted the following on the disneyland facebook page (link below) on december 19th after seeing jws peddling their cult propaganda at downtown disney in anaheim, ca.
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smiddy
Obviously parents today need to be more vigilant about where their children are who they are with and not put your trust in any individual or organisation that you once thought was a safe place for your child.
Thats scary jaydee
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When was the first annual report first issued?
by no-zombie inthe earliest wt annual service report i've found was in the january 1, 1948 issue for the 1947 service year.
was this the first annual report?
or where there earlier ones in other publications?.
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smiddy
I used to look forward to the WT Annual Report religiously to see how we were doing worldwide ,however after learning the TATT ,how can you believe anything they say ?
Just saying.