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Does anyone know? Question about early JW beliefs.
by hotchocolate in
1. watchtower
2. bible
helloooo people .

i was under the impression that the witnesses didn't have any belief in an earthly class until 1935-ish.. and yet in 1925 (?

) they built beth sarim in san diego to house the faithful men of old when they returned to earth.
hotchocolate

Thanks for the info... so cool having this forum, this would have taken me forever to work out.. I'll be looking at this tomorrow.. xxx
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Does anyone know? Question about early JW beliefs.
by hotchocolate in
1. watchtower
2. bible
helloooo people .

i was under the impression that the witnesses didn't have any belief in an earthly class until 1935-ish.. and yet in 1925 (?

) they built beth sarim in san diego to house the faithful men of old when they returned to earth.
hotchocolate

Garybuss... "happened to coincide with his desire for a winter mansion" heh heh..

I never thought about the fact it was presumed they'd live in the US. I wonder if they thought to prebook flights from JRS to SAN... :-)
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Does anyone know? Question about early JW beliefs.
by hotchocolate in
1. watchtower
2. bible
helloooo people .

i was under the impression that the witnesses didn't have any belief in an earthly class until 1935-ish.. and yet in 1925 (?

) they built beth sarim in san diego to house the faithful men of old when they returned to earth.
hotchocolate

Helloooo people

So. I was under the impression that the witnesses didn't have any belief in an earthly class until 1935-ish.. and yet in 1925 (?) they built Beth Sarim in San Diego to house the faithful men of old when they returned to earth.

So what WAS the JW's hope for the future back in 1925? When did the earthly hope come into play, and does anyone have the early references to this change in belief?

Thank you..

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PSA: Crisis of Conscience Available as PDF on Commentary Press Website
by Olin Moyles Ghost in
1. watchtower
2. bible
pardon me if this is already well-known.

crisis of conscience and in search of christian freedom are available as pdfs on the commentary press website.

coc costs $7.95 and in search costs $9.95.
hotchocolate

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
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Help with a Wedding
by hotspur in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've been lurking here for weeks now and have found the site most informative.

but i have a problem which i'm sure has been dealt with before as most of my circumstances are not that unique.

my background is, i had been with the borg since i was 15, some 40 years ago (really, i should've realised earlier!
hotchocolate

How awful that your mum has to feel worried about this, especially as she's 'no spring chicken'.

I just looked up the latest info on disfellowshipped relatives, trying to find something that might make her feel better about it, but unfortunately the latest articles are pretty hardline. Grr.

I think you have two issues here, one being the wedding, and two being her beliefs. As far as the wedding goes, I would simply assure her that it is going to be a small private wedding. Perhaps you could make plans to only set up a limited amount of photos with her, and let her know that you will keep them private. You want to make her feel as comfortable as possible so that she can relax and enjoy herself on the day as well.

As far as her beliefs, if we are talking about a lady over 70, depending on her personality, and how deeply she is tied up with the witnesses, my personal instinct is to leave things be to an extent. Unfortunately the stress of a possible change in a belief system, and loss of longtime friendships at her age might just be too much for her, IMHO.

With regard to the formatting issue, if you are using Firefox, try unticking html at the bottom, and ticking Automatic Cr/Lf.

:-)

Hope this helps.

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Pink Floyd - Your Favorite Songs by the group?
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
any takers?
hotchocolate

:-) ha!
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Pink Floyd - Your Favorite Songs by the group?
by Rapunzel in
1. jw
2. friends
any takers?
hotchocolate

Ah the memories.

"If you don't eat yer meat, ya can't have any pudding!"
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Slow, very slow.
by Blueblades in
1. watchtower
2. bible
slow, very slow, any day now.

my computer works very well on all other sites.

when i come to this jwd forum, it takes a long time, very slow for the pages to come up.. is this happening to anyone else?
hotchocolate

I also am having problems, and again only with this site. Last week particularly. There was one day where I could not get onto the site at all. x
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Do the 24 elders tell the truth?
by cultswatter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is from the revelation climax book (hard cover 1988).

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what ya think?.
hotchocolate

Leolaia... what a fantastic point!

That has never occurred to me... Rev 7.14 says of the great crowd, "these are the ones who come out of the great tribulation." So like you say, if a person dies before Armageddon, they cannot be a member of the great crowd.

Would anyone know whether this has ever been touched on in any publications?

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ALL THE NEWBIES WOW!!
by nomoreguilt in
1. jw
2. friends
i am very impressed by all of the new folks that have been swhoing up lately.

it wasn't that so long ago that i too was new here.

in fact, i still considr myself a newbie.
hotchocolate

Thank you NMG.. :-)

QUOTE "They have been thrown about and abused themselves for too long." Too true. I'm going through what many others have experienced, being treated like a leper by the congregation right now. At a time in my life when I need help more than ever, my current support system is less than zero. What was that identifying mark again?

So this board has really been a lifesaver. :-)

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