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  The Bible contains the following descriptions of the Evil Watchtower Society, as well as warnings to its blinded, duped followers the Jehovah's Witlesses and those who have dealings with them:

  "come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Corinthians 6:17)
  "However, the prophet who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded him to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. And in case you should say in your heart: 'How shall we know the word that Jehovah has not spoken?' when the prophet speaks in the name of Jehovah and the word does not occur or come true, that is the word that Jehovah did not speak. With presumptuousness the prophet spoke it. You must not get frightened at him." (Deuteronomy 18:20-22)
  "And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh." (Ecclesiastes 12:12)
  "We should no longer be babes, tossed about as by waves and carried hither and thither by every wind of teaching by means of the trickery of men, by means of cunning in contriving error" (Ephesians 4:14)
  "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." (Ephesians 5:11)
  "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD." (Ezekiel 13:3,5,8)
  "Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits" (Isaiah 30:10)
  "That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;" (Isaiah 44:25)
  "Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD." (Jeremiah 23:16)
  "Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?" (Job 13:7-11)
  "Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expression to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." (1 John 4:1-3)
  "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." (2 John 1:7)
  "And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet." (Luke 11:29)
  "And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers." (Luke 11:46)
  "For I am the LORD, I change not" (Malachi 3:6)
  "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." (Matthew 7:1-5)
  "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." (Matthew 7:15)
  "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit." (Matthew 7:18)
  "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:22-3)
  "By your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:37)
  "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." (Matthew 15:14)
  "Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren." (Matthew 23:2-8)
  "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves." (Matthew 23:13-5)
  "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?" (Matthew 23:23-33)
  "And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many." (Matthew 24:11)
  "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Matthew 24:24)
  "Get thee behind me, Satan" (Luke 4:8)
  "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction." (2 Peter 2:1)
  "Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it." (Proverbs 25:16)
  "I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars" (Revelation 2:2)
  "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet." (Revelation 16:13)
  "And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." (Revelation 17:4-5)
  "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone." (Revelation 19:20)
  "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever." (Revelation 20:10)
  "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie." (Revelation 21:8;22:15)
  "For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine" (1 Timothy 1:10)
  "Always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of truth." (2 Timothy 3:7)
  "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
  [Shakespeare's KJV throughout]

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  One Born Every Minute [Watchtower CLASSLESS? LOL!]

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  144,000 class.

  20,736,000,000 class.

  anti-pas class.

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  > I believe Joseph Rutherford belonged to that class and rightfully admitted it. WT October 1,1984 page 24 bottom of page

  Indeed:

  "Brother Rutherford was like an understanding and loving father to me, even though he repeatedly had occasion to reprove me for breaking some rule. I especially remember one time when he gave me a blunt reproof. The next time he saw me, he cheerily said, 'Hello Karl!' But because of still feeling hurt, I just muttered a greeting. He countered, 'Karl, watch out! The Devil's after you!' Embarrassed, I replied, 'Oh, there's nothing, Brother Rutherford.' But he knew better, and so repeated his warning, 'That's all right. Just watch out. The Devil's after you.' How right he was! When we harbor resentment against a brother, especially for saying something he has a right to say in the line of duty, we leave ourselves open to the Devil's snares. -Ephesians 4:25-27. Once, due to some misunderstanding, it was wrongly reported to Brother Rutherford that I had made a very critical remark about him. However, rather than becoming indignant, he remarked: 'Well, Karl talks a lot, and he says things he doesn't mean.' What a fine example for all of us, in case we hear someone saying uncomplimentary things about us! Yes, Brother Rutherford was bighearted and very understanding. He showed this to me on the one hand by repeatedly making exceptions in my case when unusual circumstances seemed to merit his doing so, and on the other hand by apologizing on more than one occasion when he had thoughtlessly caused me some hurt.. 'I know I made an ass of myself.'"

  The reference is to his prophetic mega-failure re 1925.

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  One Born Every Minute [Watchtower CLASSLESS? LOL!]

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  144,000 class.

  20,736,000,000 class.

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  > Nice list, but you have omitted one from recent times, the "Given Ones".

  "but"? Clearly you either did not read or did not understand the words I wrote at the start of the list:
  >> The Watchtower Society has had six Presidents. Let us look at
  >> the "Classes" invented or officially used by just one of them
  >> - the same Charles Taze Russell

  As Charles Taze Russell did not invent or use the "Given Ones Class", such Class is therefore not on the list. Quite easy to follow, if you put your mind to it

  Hope that helps.

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  One Born Every Minute [Watchtower CLASSLESS? LOL!]

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  144,000 class.

  20,736,000,000 class.

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  "Another prominent mark of the beast .. is the honoring of the special class, the clergy, with special honors and titles. They are known as Revs., Divines, etc., but Jesus, the divine, said: 'Ye call me Lord and Master, and ye say well, for so I am.' 'Be not ye called Rabbi, neither be ye called Masters, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren (Matt. 23:8). These titles are assumptions fashioned after those of Papacy."
  - Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, January 1880, p6-7 - the words are those of Charles Taze Russell, the first President of the Watchtower Society.
  The Watchtower Society has had six Presidents. Let us look at the "Classes" invented or officially used by just one of them - the same Charles Taze Russell:
  144,000 Class
  20,736,000,000 Class
  Abel Class
  Achan Class
  Aggressive Class
  Altar Class
  Amaziah Class
  Ammonite Class
  Amos Class
  Ancient Class
  Ancient Worthy Class
  Anointed Class
  Anointed Remnant Class
  Antagonistic Class
  Anti-pas Class
  Antitypical Levite Class
  Apostatized Class
  Apostle Class
  Arisen Class
  Aryan Class
  Beloved Class
  Betrothed Class
  Bird Class
  Bitter Class
  Blemished Class
  Body Class
  Bride Class
  Bridegroom Class
  Brier Class
  Brother Class
  Caleb Class
  Camp Class
  Carnal-Minded Babes In Christ Class
  Chaff Class
  Changers Class
  Chief Class
  Chieftain Class
  Child Of God Class
  Childlike Class
  Chosen Class
  Christ Class
  Christian Sanctuary Class
  Christiania Class
  Church Class
  Churchianity Class
  Composite Class
  Conqueror Class
  Consecrated Class
  Cream Class
  Created Class
  Creditor Class
  Critic Class
  Cultured Class
  Dan Class
  Dangerous Class
  Darkened Class
  David Class
  Dead Class
  Debtor Class
  Deceived Class
  Dependent Class
  Depraved Class
  Desirable Class
  Dictator Class
  Dignified Class
  Disciple Class
  Disfavored Class
  Dishonorable Class
  Dispensable Class
  Disreputable Class
  Dog Class
  Eagle Class
  Earthly Class
  Earthly Hope Class
  Edom-Idumea Class
  Edomite Class
  Elder Class
  Elect Bride Class
  Elect Class
  Elijah Class
  Elijah-John-The-Baptist Class
  Elijah-Like Class
  Elisha Class
  Enthroned Class
  Envious Class
  Esau Class
  Esther Class
  Eunuch Class
  Evil Slave Class
  Exalted Class
  Ezekiel 44 'Gate Shut' Class
  Ezekiel Class
  Faith Class
  Faithful and Discreet Servant Class
  Faithful and Discreet Slave Class
  Faithful and Discreet Steward Class
  Faithful and Wise Servant Class
  Faithful and Wise Steward Class
  Faithful Class
  Favorable Class
  Favored Class
  Feet Class
  Fighting Class
  First Class
  First-Born Class
  Firstfruit Class
  Flock Class
  Foolish Virgin Class
  Foreknown Class
  Fourth Class
  Gershonites Class
  Glorified Class
  Glorious Class
  Goat Class
  Goats Class
  Gold Class
  Governing Class
  Great Class
  Great Company Class
  Great Crowd Class
  Great Multitude Class
  Great Restitution Class Great Teacher Class
  Groom Class
  Ground Class
  Harvest Class
  Heavenly Class
  Heavenly Hope Class
  High Angel Class
  Higher Class
  Highest Class
  Hireling Class
  His Bride Class
  His Jewel Class
  Holier Class
  Holiness Class
  Honored Class
  Hopeless Class
  Humble Class
  Hypocrite Class
  Improper Class
  Infant Class
  Influential Class
  Inspired Class
  Intractable Class Isaac Class
  Ishmael Class
  Israel Class
  Jacob Class
  Jehu Class
  Jeremiah Class
  Jerusalem Class
  Jew Class
  Jewel Class
  Job Class
  John Class
  Joint-Heir Class
  Jonadab Class
  Jonathan Class
  Joshua Class
  Judas Class
  Judge Class
  Justified Class
  King Class
  Kingdom Class
  Kingly Class
  Laity Class
  Lapsing Class
  Large Class
  Lazarus Class
  Levite Class
  Levitical Class
  Little Class
  Lord Class
  Lordly Class
  Lords over God's Heritage Class
  Lower Class
  Lowest Class
  Loyal Class
  Lunatic Class
  Man Of Perdition Class
  Man Of The True God Class
  Man With the Writer's Inkhorn Class
  Many Class
  Mediator Class
  Messiah Class
  Messianic Class
  Millennial Age Class
  Ministers of the Gospel Class
  Minor Class
  Mordecai Class
  Mordecai-Esther Class
  Moses Class
  Mustard Seed Class
  My Bride Class
  Mystery Class
  Naomi Class
  Needy Class
  Neglected Class
  Nehemiah Class
  Nephilim Class
  Nethinim Class
  Nicodemus Class
  Nominal Class
  Nominal Temple Class
  Non-Elect Class
  Numerous Class
  Obedient Class
  Obscure Class
  Official Class
  Opposite Class
  Opposition Class
  Ostracized Class
  Other Sheep Class
  Outcast Class
  Overcomer Class
  Overcoming Class
  Parent Class
  Pastor Russell Class
  Peculiar Class
  Penitent Class
  Permanent Class
  Peter Class
  Pharisaical Class
  Pharisee Class
  Philistine Class
  Preacher's Class
  Preaching Class
  Priest Class
  Priesthood Class
  Priestly Class
  Principal Class
  Prodigal Class
  Prophet Class
  'Prophet' Class
  Prophetic Class
  Prophet-like Class
  Putty Class
  Reformer Class
  Reigning Class
  Religious Class
  Remnant Class
  Reproached Bullock Class
  Reputable Class
  Resident Class
  Restitution Class
  Restless Opposition Class
  Royal Class
  Running Class
  Ruth Class
  Ruth-Naomi Class
  Sadducees Class
  Saint Class
  Saintly Class
  Salt Class
  Salter Class
  Samaritan Class
  Sanctified Class
  Sanctuary Class
  Saul Class
  Scapegoat Class
  Sea Class
  Seashore Class
  Second Class
  Second Company Class
  Second Death Class
  Secondary Class
  Seed Class
  Seeking Class
  Select Class
  Separate Class
  Servant Class
  Servants of the City Class
  Sheep Class
  Silver Class
  Simon Magus Class
  Sinner Class
  Sister Class
  Slave Class
  Son Of Heaven Class
  Special Class
  Specific Class
  Spirit-Begotten Class
  Spiritual Adultery Class
  Spiritual Class
  Splendid Class
  Spurious Class
  Standfaster Class
  Steward Class
  Submerged Class
  Subordinate Class
  Subsidiary Class
  Suitable Class
  Superior Class
  Swine Class
  Tare Class
  Tarried Class
  Temple Class
  'The Man in Linen' Class
  'Thee' Class
  Third Class
  Tribulation Class
  True Bride Class
  True Wheat Class
  Unfaithful Class
  Unprincipled Class
  Unsaved Non-Elect Infant Class
  Unsuitable Class
  Upper Class
  'Us' Class
  Vile Class Viper Class
  Virgin Class
  Watchman Class
  Wheat Class
  Wicked and Slothful Servant Class
  Wicked Class
  Winnowing Class
  Wise Virgin Class
  Worldly Class
  Worst Class
  Worthies Class
  Zealous Class
  Zerubbabel Class
  Zionistic Class
  What chaos! A total of 325 Classes (and more may be discovered - my sifting work is not quite completed; I am tarrying awhile), drawn only from the published writings of just the Watchtower's first president (including a handful drawn from his one "posthumous" work) - all OFFICIAL WATCHTOWER SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS. Bear in mind that:
  "God is not the author of confusion" - 1 Cor. 14:33
  And further - all these classes from the same person - the very founder of the Watchtower Society - who attacked the Catholic church for having classes! Here is what Lord Jesus Christ said to men like this shameful founder of the Watchtower Cult:
  "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." - Matthew 7:5
  And here is the clear scriptural warning to brainwashed Jehovah's Witnesses, following as they do an insane, blasphemous, dangerous, wicked, mind-controlling, soul-destroying cult that is based on the teachings of the amazingly presumptuous HYPOCRITE (as proven above) Charles Taze Russell:
  "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." - 2 Timothy 4:3-4
  The Watchtower Society and the Creed of the Jehovah's Witnesses is a CHEAT, a 100% SCAM, a WICKED TRICK, a FILTHY LIE, a BLASPHEMOUS INSULT, a SCANDAL, a FRAUD, a DISGRACE, an ABOMINATION and a DAMNED OUTRAGE from start to finish. Why argue about it?
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  Watchtower ADMITS to its own true nature: a PLAGUE

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  notes by focus:.

  would you prepare to squash a bug (****)?

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  "Revelation 16:2
  And the first went, and poured out his vial (upon) INTO the earth. -Volume I (*) was distributed among those already under religious restraint.
  And there fell a (noisome and) grievous AND NOISOME sore. -The book seemed to ecclesiastics like an evil and malignant ulcer, a painful, running sore, which eats, corrupts and destroys.
  Upon the men which had the mark of the beast. -Roman Catholics.
  And upon them which worshipped his image. -Protestants affiliated with the Federal Council of Churches.
  Rev. 13:11; 13,14,15; 14:9,11; 15:2; 16:13; 19:20; 20:10; Matt. 24:24.
  Another view of the book, from the standpoint of the clergy, is afforded by the plague of flies (Ex. 8:20-32.) It seemed to them like an old-time Egyptian curse, with which they were quite familiar, namely, one more of the Evangelistic firms already cursing society, and interfering with the regular clergy business. 'The Scriptural details are as follows: The arab filled the houses of the Egyptians, they covered the ground, they lighted on the people, the land was laid waste on their account. A biting, insidious creature, which comes like a dart, with great noise, and, rushing with great impetuosity on the skin, sticks to it most tenaciously. They boldly beset cattle, and not only obtain ichor (**), as other flies, but also suck out blood from beneath, and occasion great pain. They have no proboscis, but, instead, have double sets of teeth, like wasps, which they infix deeply in the skin; they greatly infest the ears of dogs. This genus is most impudently pertinacious in its assaults, spares neither man nor beast, gorges itself to bursting with blood, infusing an irritating venom at the same time. No idea can be formed of their obstinate rapacity. It is in vain to drive them away; they return again in the self-same moment, and their perseverance wearies out the most patient spirit.' (McC.) These flies, flying a short distance into the heavens, do their work around the dunghill of human tradition, but the collections of one of them recently amounted to $400,000 in eight American cities, so the business can be made a money maker by those willing to cater to the demand for sensationalism, and who have no hesitancy in repeating ancient blasphemies against God's holy name. These flies are called dog-flies, because they infest the ears of dogs; and when it is remembered that the Scriptures refer to the clergy as 'dumb dogs' (Isa. 56:10,11; Phil. 3:2) we can readily see the application. The clergy of an entire city will sit on a platform, facing virtually the whole population, and hear themselves called liars, hypocrites, false-alarms and other villainous names. But because they hope to get a few 'converts,' and therefore a few shekels for the 'sanctuary,' they will take it all meekly, and prefer to take it rather than humbly admit one item of truth in all Pastor Russell's beautiful writings. After the firm has left town, they frequently bemoan the treatment received and think longingly of the wherewithal taken by the fly that was not satisfied with mere ichor, but wanted the real blood. At this point it may be well to explain the plagues of frogs and lice. The former seems to represent the Old Theology Quarterly which Pharaoh found everywhere contaminating his kingdom, but which, at the hand of the Lord, suddenly died out completely. The latter seems to represent The Bible Students Monthly. There is no record that the plague of lice was discontinued, and even yet the Egyptians (people of the world) and Pharaoh (the Devil) and his magicians (the clergy) scratch their heads many a time, wondering how to deal with a plague which they cannot duplicate."
  - The Finished Mystery, 1917, pp237-8, a Watchtower publication

  Notes by Focus:

  * Volume I means Millennial Dawn I / Studies in the Scriptures I, The (Divine) Plan of the Ages, 1886 (also 1891, 1895, 1898, 1901-20, 1923-7), which the Watchtower here claims with typical extreme presumptuousness is directly referred to in scripture.

  ** ichor is either a fluid that runs in the veins of the gods, or a watery, unpleasant discharge from a wound, growth or ulcer. How appropriate for the Watchtower to be ambiguous and use the term.

  The whole text is full of fine "love" (tm Watchtower Society) towards Catholics (parts of the Great Whore, those bearing the mark of the beast), Protestants (daughter harlots) and all varieties of other people who are hated by the Watchtower (i.e. most everyone).

  BUT .. who am I to argue that the Watchtower publications ("Old Theology Quarterly" and "The Bible Students Monthly") are as PLAGUES of FROGS and LICE - and the preaching work set out in "The Divine Plan of the Ages" etc. like a PLAGUE of particularly horrible, vicious, unpleasant, persistent FLIES ??

  Verily, I tell you, today and yesterday the Watchtower does occasionally speak accurately (as here)! As they have said themselves:-

  "A truth presented by Satan himself is just as true as a truth stated by God"
  - Zion's Watch Tower & Herald of Christ's Presence, July 1 1879, p8

  "these 'lying spirits' do sometimes tell the truth"
  - 1913 Souvenir Notes of the Bible Students' Conventions, Asheville, NC, p275

  "even liars will sometimes tell the truth."
  - The Golden Age, Feb 2 1921, p260

  But the Watchtower goes on to explicitly warn its followers - whose works it has itself likened to plagues of bugs and flies - what awaits them when the Day of Judgment dawns. God will spray the Jehovah's Witnesses with bug-killer, squash and swat and destroy them and not the innocent persons they have plagued and harassed.

  Who are we to deny the words of the Faithful and Discreet (LOL!) Slave itself:-

  "War from Heaven Brings Peace to Earth.. Men can spray a field with chemicals that kill weeds but spare crops; too bad they cannot spray cities with bombs that blow the bad to bits but leave the innocent (***) intact.. Men have a saying about 'dying with your boots on.' At Armageddon Jehovah God will grant their wish and let them 'die with their boots on.' He will allow them to build up to peak strength and go down fighting.. And what about Jehovah God? Does he prepare for Armageddon? Well, would you prepare to kill a fly (****)? Would you prepare to squash a bug (****)? Would you do calisthenics every morning for weeks to get in condition to swat a fly (****)? Would you train with barbells for months to make your muscles bulge and give you strength to step on a bug (****)? Would that be necessary?.. So let this old world die with its military boots on if it wishes, but let us live with our theocratic boots on, preaching the good news of peace and singing the praises of Jehovah God!"
  - The Watchtower, July 15 1955, pp436-8

  More Notes by Focus

  *** Who gets to enumerate who is innocent and who is bad? Umm, the Watchtower ("exclusive channel" for communicating God's will, etc.)

  **** But as we have seen above, the Watchtower has likened its own works to plagues of flies and bugs, the above text is truly indicative of what God has in store for those of the Pervert Class!

  --
  Focus
  (Swine Class, as defined in The Finished Mystery p128)

  Edited by - Focus on 10 February 2001 18:47:3
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  "HELP: In love with a Witness,need NEUTRAL...

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  follow the discussion here, please:.

  >>> http://www.coolboard.com/boardshow.cfm/mb=32339594032428.

  it appears to be bona fide.. --.

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  Follow the discussion here, please:

  >>> http://www.coolboard.com/boardshow.cfm/mb=32339594032428

  It appears to be bona fide.

  --
  Focus
  (Sigh Class)
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  click here and read through the short thread (all 4 messages) and you will understand the problem :-(.

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  : Danielle .. still would like to know

  I have answered you, You Know. For my source - access Usenet i.e. alt.religion.jehovahs-witn and the answer appears in the post with Message-ID: <[email protected]>, Subject: Watchtower Machinations.....

  And I have received a post from the same source that a "Danie11e" {note the spelling - am I to be emulated in everything?} is enrolled at coolboard.com - so there are interesting times on the way, I am sure. Is there a way to search coolboard for a string?

  --
  Focus
  (Unintegrated Wheatlike Class)
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  click here and read through the short thread (all 4 messages) and you will understand the problem :-(.

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  > There was a typo in lawyer Ed Morrison's ad. His logo is:
  > "Your case is no stronger than your attorney," not "stranger."
  > Somehow this quote seems appropriate.
  > chuckling waiting

  Perhaps, you are too intelligent for me? :-)

  Danielle seemed to have you on the ropes, though. As a dullard quoted somewhere, "...the man of thinking abilities is hated."--Proverbs 14:17b - that was before he for whom I paved the way visited his site, though!

  > ps: If you can read this, then go up and look at my previous post to you.

  I did. What I posted was a pertinent reply^H^H^Hsponse - wasn't it? ;-)

  --
  Focus
  (Checked out my profile at h2O_new yet? Revilers get such bad press! Class)
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  click here and read through the short thread (all 4 messages) and you will understand the problem :-(.

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  In those days came F0CUS the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Jehovadom, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of truth and justice and retribution is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of with fear by the non-prophet organization, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the PB, make his paths straight. And the same F0CUS had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Brooklyn, and all New York, and all the region round about USA, And were baptized of him in the Worldwide Web, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Elder and Chieftain class come, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Then cometh Prominent Bethelite from Usenet to the web unto F0CUS, to be baptized of him. But F0CUS whacked him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Prominent Bethelite answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

  :-)

  --
  Focus
  ("Matthias 3:1-13, NWT - Restricted Elders' Edition" Class)
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  Click here and read through the short thread (all 4 messages) and you will understand the problem :-(

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