We dont see Satan till the book of JOB. This book is written in Poetic form and is more of a shakespearian tale.
Witness 007
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Serpent in the Garden of Eden is not Satan
by anointed1 inmany interpret serpent in the garden of eden as the satan hence miss the whole point because satan himself does not exist.
he is a fictional character [for example, in the temptation account, satan is shown as reflecting the erroneous belief of ancient time that shape of earth is flat, thus taking jesus to the top of “a very high mountain” and showed him “all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.” (mathew 4:8, 9) the fact that jesus did not correct the mistaken view of satan shows the account of temptation is allegorical.
further, jesus knew that satan was only a personification of evil (mathew 16:23; john 6:70) and categorically declared that “all evil thoughts proceed from one’s heart,” not from satan.
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"would you drink a glass of water if it had just a tiny bit of poison in it?"
by stuckinarut2 inno doubt we have all heard that well used "illustration" in public talks etc over the years:.
"if you were handed a glass of water that looked pure, but were told it has just a tiny drop of poison in it, would you drink it?".
the society has used that illustration at length to say we should avoid all influences of every part of the world.. but, as we know, the society has had a track record of errors, false ideas and doctrines.
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Witness 007
Brother Jones - "Don't drink that little bit of poison....we just made a huge batch of COOL AID and we insist you have some."
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Genesis Lifetimes and Numerology
by schnell inout of morbid curiosity, i would like to here reduce the digits of the lifetimes stated in genesis chapter 5. it is clear that no human being has ever lived that long, and perhaps there is some numerological meaning to these numbers rather than literal history.
7 after he became the father of enosh, seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
10 after he became the father of kenan, enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
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Witness 007
1+1 =2....."generation" is two "overlapping generations.....does not compute...error.
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We deserve to die
by elfgoblin inat the meeting today, we were reading the watchtower and this elder apologetically said to such a degree in regards to romans 5:12 that "we humans are not worthy of any mercy from jehovah.
we shouldn't even have free will because we can't possibly do anything good enough to please jehovah.
we don't even deserve life because of sin.
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Witness 007
Jah to me is like my husband who beats me everynight "because I deserve it" Im no good and he really does love me...he does Mother I know he does.
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1914 to be abandoned around 2016
by Alfred inthe other day i was doing some research about "1914" for a friend on my wt cd library (spanish) and i found it quite interesting that the number of times "1914" is mentioned in the watchtower magazine during the previous 3 decades has been dropping exponentially as follows.... 1980-1989: mentioned 854 times.
1990-1999: mentioned 492 times.
2000-2009: mentioned 222 times.
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Witness 007
They have seriously cut back on 1914. It is not relevant since the "generation" all died. Now it is just a bull crap date like Seventh day advenists still tolorate 1844 even though they know it is an embarssing mistake. So sad.....NO IT'S STILL GOOD WAIT....😣
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Fade Advice Please
by Zeds Dead ini got reinstated in the last month and had my record cards sent to a new congregation.
i went to a few meetings until i heard the cards had been sent and now i am looking to do a complete fade, no longer go at all.
the new congregation does not know me well and further away from where i live so i am hoping they will give up trying to make contact quickly.. any advice on do's and dont's and what to expect?.
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Witness 007
Chronic fatigue syndrome...maybe they will bring you some soup. But you are house bound exept work.
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Which Governing body member will die next?? Will things change?
by Witness 007 ini will review this post when it happens so.....prophecy time!
who will guess correct!
my $50 is on theodore jarc born in 1925?
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Witness 007
Gerit Losch born 1942
David Spalane born 1944
Steven Let 1949
Anthony Morris 1950
Geffory Jackson 1955
Mark Sanderson 1965!!!! 48 Years old! They are getting sooo young now.
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Which Governing body member will die next?? Will things change?
by Witness 007 ini will review this post when it happens so.....prophecy time!
who will guess correct!
my $50 is on theodore jarc born in 1925?
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Witness 007
Happy 2017!!! Samuel Herd born in 1935 is now 82 with diabetes. He no doubt naps during important governing body meetings. May not see this year out.
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My Issue: How To Step Down As A MS Without Getting Noticed
by JW_Rogue inso that other thread was fun but now i need some help with something.
i was born in the truth most of my family is in.
although they aren't outwardly super spiritual i doubt any of them would ever leave.
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Witness 007
Very easy. Do what I did. Get chronic fatigue syndrome. A tired depressed condition which cannot be medically proven. Many pioneers really get this. Because of your "fatigue" and feeling mentally low, you will need to spend many Sundays in bed watching football...with a secret icebox full of beers! Problem solved.
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WELL BEARDS ARE STILL A NO NO!!!!!!
by DwainBowman inwell beards are still a no no!!!!!!.
in a new letter from the branch/gb nut's, beards are not acceptable in the us branch area!!!!!!.
my eldub brother in law, shared this today.
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Witness 007
What about pubic hair can we shave our privates or is that un-natural....now I have to ask the C.O about that.