There are a number of size reducing programs out there; I've done this file with a test version of Adobe Acrobat. I applied the same procedure to the files on http://wtarchive.svhelden.info, and the overall compression ratio was 3:1 or so. And it does not even reduce quality, it simply optimizes the file format and reduces redundancy.
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1927-1946 Messengers Combined!
by Atlantis ini don't remember who requested this file, but anyway here it is..1927-1946 messengers combined.
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1927-1946 Messengers Combined!
by Atlantis ini don't remember who requested this file, but anyway here it is..1927-1946 messengers combined.
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I reduced the file size from 433 to 183 MB (but the new file requires Adobe Reader X or higher): http://www.fileflyer.com/view/xUBGjAD
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We are in God's "image" but God's morality is repugnant
by yadda yadda 2 inthe bible says in genesis that god made human beings in his "image".. this means that christians believe human beings were made with certain attributes that they share with god.
attributes such as intelligence, creativity, an appreciation of beauty, and sharing a similar set of cardinal moral and spiritual values around love, justice, mercy, etc.. this linked article explains it from a christian perspective more fully.http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/deeper-walk/features/23549-qmade-in-the-image-of-godq.
and yet....we find in the old testament that god performs or endorses the most morally repugnant acts, such as ethnic cleansing, killing infants and children, causing famines and plagues, drowning the entire human population except eight persons, etc, etc - all actions that any reasonable and objectively sane person naturally finds morally incomprehensible, disgusting, evil.. this article here outlines some of the actions described in the ot that any normal, sane person would naturally find morally abhorrent:http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/raymond_bradley/moral.html.
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We (including the Greeks) were made in God's image, and the Greek Gods were made in the Greeks' image, accordingly the Greek Gods are made in God's image.
http://www.svhelden.info/witchtower/2013/11/the-greek-gods-and-jehovah/
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THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor
by processor ini have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.
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http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/today-you-will-be-with-me-in-paradise/
Alternative Daily Text for Friday, November 22, 2013
“Today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43, NIV)
How would Jesus and the criminal executed alongside with him be “in paradise” together? Few hours after Jesus spoke these words, they both were dead. And granted, “few persons would think of any connection between a cemetery and a … paradise.” (Awake!, August 8, 1979, page 3) But according to the reference work Insight on the Scriptures, a “paradise” is “a beautiful park, or a parklike garden. The Greek word pa·ra′dei·sos … [and] the Hebrew word par·des′ … all convey the basic idea of a beautiful park or parklike garden.” (volume II, page 574) And walking in some cemeteries is indeed “like being in a beautiful park, in a paradise.” (Awake!, August 8, 1979, page 3) Hence Jesus promised the criminal that he would “inherit the soil” and get buried in a parklike cemetery together with him. – Matthew 5:5,Luther.
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THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor
by processor ini have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.
they will be published here:.
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http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/go-to-the-ant-observe-its-ways/
Alternative Daily Text for Thursday, November 21, 2013
“Go to the ant … observe its ways.” (Proverbs 6:6)
Did wise King Solomon really mean that we should learn from literal ants? No, because “there are … many symbolic and pictorial statements” in the Bible and it “often uses animals … to represent governments.” (The Watchtower, October 15, 1977, page 618; Awake!, February 8, 1975, page 8) Which government is symbolized by “the ant?”
World history provides a clear answer, since “outstanding in any typical [ant] colony is the queen [but] she is not a ruler.” (Awake!, May 8, 1976, page 22) Hence the greater ant is Great Britain – like in an ant colony, “the Queen’s role is purely formal; she reigns, but she does not rule.” (Awake!, August 22, 1982, page 4) How should we be interested in the “ways” of Great Britain?
When a foreign visitor observes the “ways” or streets of Great Britain, the first thing he notices is that the cars are driving on the left side. Interestingly, archaeologists found that “the Romans drove on the left” and “travelers on horseback generally rode on the left side” in Jesus’ day. (Awake!, March 22, 2005, page 12) Hence the advice in Proverbs 6:6 means that we should observe the British traffic rules. As true Christians, we should always drive on the left side, regardless of where we live.
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THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor
by processor ini have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.
they will be published here:.
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Alternative Daily Text for Wednesday, November 20, 2013
“Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains.” (John 6:27)
Over the decades, “The Watchtower endeavored to provide timely spiritual food.” (The Watchtower, July 1, 1979, page 8) Was it successful? From 1950 to 1999 there have been more than 20 articles on the “generation” of Matthew 24:34, and all of these are no longer valid since 2010. From 1950 to 2012 the Watchtower mentioned more than 1000 times “the ‘faithful and discreet slave’ [as] made up of all anointed Christians on earth,” but since 2012 we know that it’s the Governing Body – The Watchtower, May 1, 1969, page 272; July 15, 2013, page 22.
There is no doubt – “the spiritual food contained in The Watchtower” is “food that perishes.” (John 6:27;1986 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, page 137) Instead of wasting our time on such inferior nourishment we should rather “keep eating physical food in order to sustain our lives.” (The Watchtower, April 1, 2004, page 21) This is “food that remains” as anyone who once tried a diet can attest.
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http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/you-must-not-desire-your-fellow-mans-house/
Alternative Daily Text for Monday, November 18, 2013
“You must not desire your fellow man’s house.” (Exodus 20:17)
As the Watchtower has been telling for years, “millions the world over live in unbelievably wretched, heartbreaking conditions. Each day, they wake up to poverty, disease, senseless violence, and oppression.” (The Watchtower, July 1, 2011, page 3) But there are not only poor people: “Tens of millions of people die of hunger … each year, while a small number have vast riches.” (Does God Really Care About Us?, page 15) What should be the attitude of the poor towards the rich?
God specifically commanded his worshippers: “You must not desire your fellow man’s house … nor anything that belongs to your fellow man.” (Exodus 20:17) Hence it would be wrong if a poor man facing starvation would desire the food available to others. A homeless person must not desire someone else’s house. Anyone who is poor should rather rejoice for having a share in fulfilling Jesus’ prophecy: “The one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” – Matthew 25:29.
Who carefully avoids desiring anything belonging to the rich will eventually be “freed from poverty” by God’s Kingdom. (The Watchtower, June 15, 2002; October 1, 1986, page 24) But those going hungry and desiring others’ food will receive their “punishment on the day of judgment.” – 2 Peter 2:9, NIV.
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http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2013/11/17/do-not-drink-water-any-longer/
Alternative Daily Text for Sunday, October 17, 2013
“Do not drink water any longer.” (1 Timothy 5:23)
Was it really Paul’s intention to advise against literal water? Definitely not, for “literal water is a vital element for life” and “none can survive without water.” (Revelation – Its Grand Climax at Hand!, page 311; Awake!, January 22, 1972, page 19) After all, Paul was also not “talking about such weapons as literal swords, spears, bows and arrows” when he described a Christian’s suit of armor. – The Watchtower, October 1, 1976, page 585.
The “water” to be avoided is, rather, “life’s water.” (Revelation 22:17) In our day this “water” can be found at “Jehovah’s Witnesses … Their Kingdom Halls are open to all who wish to … ‘take life’s water’” (The Watchtower, February 15, 1998, page 19) “The trees alongside the ‘river of water of life’ yield their fruits each month;” these fruits represent “the Watchtower and Awake! magazines [which] are produced every month.” – The Watchtower, January 1, 1977, page 10; May 1, 2002, page 23.
Accordingly, how can we heed Paul’s counsel ‘not to drink water any longer?’ Let us avoid the gatherings of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their magazines. Everyone already having Watchtower publications is “not to keep ‘life’s water.’” (The Watchtower, December 15, 1990) Like sewage he should dispose of it.
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http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/you-are-my-friends-if-you-do-what-i-am-commanding-you/
Alternative Daily Text for Saturday, November 16, 2013
“You are my friends if you do what I am commanding you.” (John 15:14)
Jesus’ friendship is subject to conditions. No obedience, no friendship. But true “friends accept others without conditions.” (Yahoo Answers) “A true friend shows love at all times,” not only when you obey him. – Proverbs 17:17.
Since Jesus is not a true friend, is it worth trying to “become a friend of Jehovah?” (Awake!, November 2012, page 10) “True friends are … never imposing on each other or being overly possessive.” (The Watchtower, September 15, 1987, page 6) But “Jehovah is a God who requires exclusive devotion.” – Nahum 1:2.
The Bible’s message is clear: Neither Jesus nor Jehovah can be true friends for us. “Doug, who was reared by godly parents,” realized this and “admitted: ‘I began to see that all my so-called friends were just using me.’” (Awake!, July 22, 1995, page 14) We too can confidently do without false friends like Jehovah and Jesus.
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Alternative Daily Text for Friday, November 15, 2013
http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/now-the-third-day-was-pharaohs-birthday/
“Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday.” (Genesis 40:20)
On his birthday Pharaoh “made a feast for all his servants … He hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.” (Genesis 40:20, 22) Indeed Joseph had indicated to the chief baker: “The birds will eat your flesh from you.” (Genesis 40:19) “Were all these detailed events recorded solely to give us Bible history? … No, they were also recorded because they constituted a prophetic drama.” (The Watchtower, January 1, 1970, page 28) The events at the Egyptian court have a parallel in our day, though “today it is not Pharaoh who is ruler … [but] Jehovah God, the Greater Pharaoh,” and “the Greater Joseph [is] Jesus.” (Survival Into a New Earth, page 79, 80) But who is the “chief baker” today?
The chief baker oversaw the feeding of Pharaoh and his servants. And today “the faithful and discreet slave class .. those making up the Governing Body [of Jehovah’s Witnesses] oversee the spiritual feeding.” (The Watchtower, August 15, 2009, page 23) Soon – in a spiritual sense on “the third day” – “Jehovah God, the Greater Pharaoh,” will dispose of “those making up the Governing Body.” As foretold “under the direction of the Greater Joseph, Jesus Christ,” soon “all the birds” will “eat the flesh of kings,” that is, “those making up the Governing Body” who would like “to ‘rule as kings over the earth.’” – Revelation 19:17, 18; The Watchtower, May 1, 1987, page 20; April 15, 1992, page 17.