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Does the Watchtower Society teach that people who die at Armageddon will not be resurrected?
by Pallbearer inquestion: does the watchtower society teach that people who die at armageddon will not be resurrected?.
please give a "yes" or "no" answer to start with.
then, if your answer is "yes" please document that it is taught with references or quotes from the wts's publications or public talks that have been given.. thank you for any assistance that you can provide..
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Does the Watchtower Society teach that people who die at Armageddon will not be resurrected?
by Pallbearer inquestion: does the watchtower society teach that people who die at armageddon will not be resurrected?.
please give a "yes" or "no" answer to start with.
then, if your answer is "yes" please document that it is taught with references or quotes from the wts's publications or public talks that have been given.. thank you for any assistance that you can provide..
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Pallbearer
Question: Does the Watchtower Society teach that people who die at Armageddon will not be resurrected?
Please give a "yes" or "no" answer to start with. Then, if your answer is "yes" please document that it is taught with references or quotes from the WTS's publications or public talks that have been given.
Thank you for any assistance that you can provide.
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Noting discrepancies in Watchtower publications.
by Pallbearer inhere is a link that shows two pages out of the may 1, 1999 watchtower, pages 17 and 18.. http://www.geocities.com/thewatchtowerstudy/wt050199p17-18.htm.
in looking at what is supposed to be the same wild beast, do you see a difference between the one shown on page 17 in comparison to the one shown on the following page?.
the difference i see is that the heads of the beast in the first image are all lion's heads, whereas the heads in the second image are all leopard's heads (notice the spots).. be reminded that these images are in the same magazine.. something like this might seem to be of little significance to many people.
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Pallbearer
"Does the bible specify what animal the heads are supposed to look like?"
Excellent question!
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Noting discrepancies in Watchtower publications.
by Pallbearer inhere is a link that shows two pages out of the may 1, 1999 watchtower, pages 17 and 18.. http://www.geocities.com/thewatchtowerstudy/wt050199p17-18.htm.
in looking at what is supposed to be the same wild beast, do you see a difference between the one shown on page 17 in comparison to the one shown on the following page?.
the difference i see is that the heads of the beast in the first image are all lion's heads, whereas the heads in the second image are all leopard's heads (notice the spots).. be reminded that these images are in the same magazine.. something like this might seem to be of little significance to many people.
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Pallbearer
Here is a link that shows two pages out of the May 1, 1999 Watchtower, pages 17 and 18.
http://www.geocities.com/thewatchtowerstudy/wt050199p17-18.htm
In looking at what is supposed to be the same wild beast, do you see a difference between the one shown on page 17 in comparison to the one shown on the following page?
The difference I see is that the heads of the beast in the first image are all lion's heads, whereas the heads in the second image are all leopard's heads (notice the spots).
Be reminded that these images are in the same magazine.
Something like this might seem to be of little significance to many people. But me being a person that is interested in accurately understanding the Bible's symbols in every detail, this caught my eye.
Whoever was responsible for putting these two pages together in order to have them published in the Watchtower obviously failed to notice the discrepency.
Did you ever notice this discrepancy before?
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March and April issues of the Watchtower
by Pallbearer indoes anyone know if the march 15 and april 15, 2009 watchtowers (study editions) are online for downloading?.
thanks.
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Pallbearer
Thanks just the same, but I'm interested in scanned copies only. And besides the audio versions aren't the Study Editions, are they?
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March and April issues of the Watchtower
by Pallbearer indoes anyone know if the march 15 and april 15, 2009 watchtowers (study editions) are online for downloading?.
thanks.
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Pallbearer
Does anyone know if the March 15 and April 15, 2009 Watchtowers (Study Editions) are online for downloading?
Thanks
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A Jehovah Witness serves as Civil Servant in Government Institution What has changed in WT Policy?
by Nick! ina jehovah witness serves as civil servant in government institution what has changed in wt policy?.
according to the new liberian (see link http://newliberian.com/?p=558#more-558 )an alleged jehovah witness, mr. andrew togba davies, a consummate professional, (who) indeed devoted his entire adult life to public service, working in various capacities as a christian minister, lawyer, educator, diplomat, and national security professional, passed away on january 3, 2009, in monrovia, liberia.
he was 71.. the article specifies that he was a devout christian who, on december 19, 1969, after an ardent course of bible study, dedicated his life to jehovah and served faithfully as one of jehovahs witnesses until his death.. the article continues by saying in 1982, he began his diplomatic service as the liberian special maritime representative to the united states.
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Pallbearer
It's not unusual for JWs to be employed by the government . For example, mailmen are government employees also.
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What do you think of the Wise Men NOW!
by wobble ini have just been watching the carols and readings from kings college cambridge,england, bloody marvellous!.
a couple of times they have referred to the visit of the wise men, i wonder what you guys make of this,it always seemed to me a strange thing to be in scripture,the visit of some devout presumably zoroastrian seers.
the wt take on this is that "satan used them to try to bring about the death of jesus".
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I'm going with it was some sort of apparition created by satan .It wasn't a stationary star ,it moved in front of them ,going to herod first in an effort to kill the youngster jesus ,it did all happen to fullfill the old testament prophesy that there would be a great wailing in Israel and that Jesus would have to be called out of egypt where they went to hide . One would have to ask if herod was stupid for trusting the astrologers to return but I couldn't see God being responsible for the death of all the babies .
That's the way I see it too. So, it seems, that this "apparition" (called a "star") was an object that Satan himself caused to appear in the sky. Any thoughts on that?
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That thing about churches is one thing I had an issue with.. I once as an active JW was sent to a panic
situation where India ink had been spilled on a carpet (I was a professional carpet cleaner) ( this is a time sensitive
situation with India ink) . Anyway I was seen working in a church by someone .... the whole issue of church
contract work came up.. I told them looking this was a one time emergency situation.. I didn't even know it
was a church til I got there... too late to back out ! This whole thing about conscience of others came up.
I reached a boiling point, pointing out that just a while ago an elder attend a church service (funeral )
because a relative with money wrote in his will that to obtain willed money he must be present at the service !
I told them I call that a bribe.. if you only attend to obtain the money ! I was only in church doing my job
they told me the elder was not there to worship.. either was I... I said.. the whole situation makes me think
of a word that starts with H.... and it's not the word honor !
Caliber
Reading your post reminded me of how my mother-in-law's Will was worded. It stated that her daughter (my wife) was to see to it that the grandchildren were to receive essentially everything (which was mainly in the form of stocks). It poignantly stated that the only thing that her daughter was to receive was the residue of a $5,000.00 checking account after $1,000.00 gift to the American Legion Building Fund was made, and that her daughter was to write out the check. It stated that if her daughter failed to carry out the instructions in the Will that my wife was to receive absolutely nothing. What a bitch I had for a "mother-in-law"!
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Black Widow Spider bites beware!
by Thechickennest inthis year in our part of the county all spiders and black widows seem to more visable this year than in previous years.
this brings me to the subject i would like to share with all in with idea that someone might saved some agony.. last thursday night just before i was going bed, a large black spider fell out of my pajama shorts to the floor landing in between my feet.i tried to step back but the spider spun a web between my feet and when i moved the spider moved!
i finally got a good look at the spider before i wrapped her in tp and flushed her down the toilet.
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Just more proof of Jehover's wonderously designed creation. He truly is a loving god to have designed such a creature.
It's reasonable to assume that there were no poisonous spiders or mosquitoes inside the boundaries of the Garden of Eden, even as there wasn't any weeds. Outside the Garden of Eden had not been cultivated, and was where the thorns and thistles grew. -- Genesis 3:18.