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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
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  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/these-enemies-of-mine-that-did-not-want-me-to-become-king-over-them-bring-here-and-slaughter-them-before-me/

  Alternative Daily Text for Tuesday, February 18, 2014

  “These enemies of mine that did not want me to become king over them bring here and slaughter them before me.” (Luke 19:27)

  If you didn’t know who made this statement, you might attribute it to Joseph Stalin, Emperor Nero or an Egyptian Pharaoh. “But who said those words? It was a man who most people might think would never issue such a harsh order. He put those words into the mouth of the king about whom he was speaking in a parable or prophetic illustration of his. But he was really speaking for himself, inasmuch as he himself was the one pictured by the king in the parabolic illustration.” (The Watchtower, December 1, 1973, page 709) Indeed, there is no doubt that Jesus was referring to himself.

  No wonder that this Bible verse was covered only five times in the whole Watchtower literature from 1930 to 2013 – less than once in 16 years on average. But it shows clearly that Jesus is not always as “lowly in mind, humble, loving, compassionate, [and] merciful” as he is usually described by Christians. (The Watchtower, August 1, 1999, page 15) No, when he will be King, “Jesus will use his power” only for those “who obey him.” (Learn from the Great Teacher, page 176) But people who disagree with his style of government “have no hope of survival” of course. (The Watchtower, September 15, 1988, page 15) Jesus considers such individuals “enemies,” and he will have them slaughtered before his eyes just like a human tyrant. “His rule not only would end poverty and hunger” but also freedom. – Insight on the Scriptures, volume II, page 71.

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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  Are you doing this for yourself or just hoping for a few lightbulb moments from the lurker/uncommitted crowd?

  Well, both! For myself, for the entertainment of apostates, and for lurkers ...
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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/so-jehovah-set-up-a-sign-for-cain-in-order-that-no-one-would-strike-him/

  Alternative Daily Text for Monday, February 17, 2014

  “So Jehovah set up a sign for Cain in order that no one … would strike him.” (Genesis 4:15)

  ”At times Jehovah permits one of his servants to die.” (The Watchtower, March 1, 1984, page 15) For example, God had foreseen that Cain was going to slay righteous Abel, but he did not protect Abel. (Genesis 4:6, 7) But for the murderer Cain “Jehovah set up a sign … in order that no one … would strike him.” (Genesis 4:15) The psalmist aptly described God’s attitude: “Costly in the eyes of Jehovah Is the death of his loyal ones.” – Psalm 116:15.

  But why is that? Why does God like it when righteous ones perish? One reason is that he can not rightfully “eliminate the wicked world” if there are too many righteous people. (What Does the Bible Really Teach?, page 32) Otherwise, the people could follow Abraham’s example and say: “Suppose there are 50 righteous men within the … [world]. Will you, then, sweep them away and not pardon the place for the sake of the 50 righteous who are inside it?” (Genesis 18:24) If all righteous ones have already perished though, nothing can prevent him from destroying the remaining population.

  But obviously there is another, even more important reason why God is happy when a righteous person dies. After all, he promised in the Bible: “Jehovah cares for the righteous.” (The Watchtower, July 15, 2004, page 30) As long as the righteous are alive, he must care for them – the fewer righteous are there, the better. For a dead righteous he doesn’t need to care. Furthermore, “the eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones,” and when all “righteous ones” are in one place – the grave – this is much easier as if they would be distributed across the earth. – 1 Peter 3:12.
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  Meme competition 2014

  by snare&racket in

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  simple.... .

  watchtower + meme !.

  anything is acceptable, but make your meme your own, hand written scrawls on microsoft paint are just as funny so don't worry about quality.

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  Meme competition 2014

  by snare&racket in

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  simple.... .

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  anything is acceptable, but make your meme your own, hand written scrawls on microsoft paint are just as funny so don't worry about quality.

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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

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  2. bible

  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/they-even-sacrificed-their-sons/

  Alternative Daily Text for Thursday, February 13, 2014

  “They even sacrificed their sons.” (Psalm 106:37, NASB)

  Whom was the psalmist talking about? He was referring to “Moabites and Ammonites” and other peoples of old. “It was a known practice of their religion to offer their own children.” Moabite king “Mesha offered up his own son as a sacrifice.” (Insight on the Scriptures, volume II, page 382) Time and again the Israelites imitated this abhorrent custom. Wicked King “Ahaz became a notorious idolater, even going to the point of sacrificing his own son(s).” – The Watchtower, November 15, 1978, page 28.

  There is no doubt that “child sacrifice” is a “revolting practice.” (Insight on the Scriptures, volume I, page 103) Do you warm to individuals who offer up their own sons as a sacrifice? But Ahaz, Mesha and other idolaters are long dead. There is, however, another person who also offered up his own son as a sacrifice roughly 2000 years ago. It was Jehovah who boasted of “sacrificing his own Son.” (Your Youth – Getting the Best out of It, page 184) ”Jehovah offered up his only-begotten Son in actual sacrifice,” and so he became the Greater Ahaz. (The Watchtower, April 1, 1967, page 208) We should have nothing to do with such a person.
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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

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  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/you-have-been-weighed-on-a-scale-and-found-to-be-too-light/

  Alternative Daily Text for Wednesday, February 12, 2014

  “You have been weighed on a scale and found to be too light.” (Daniel 5:27, GWT)

  “Belshazzar … made a great bread” and “was drinking wine.” (Daniel 5:1, NWT 1984, Fn.) As a result he suffered from short weight, and he was “weighed on a scale and found to be too light.” (Daniel 5:27) All Christians struggling with obesity can follow his example and live on nothing but bread and wine. Jesus did that too, indicating that he also was overweight. – Matthew 26:26, 27.
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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/if-anyone-comes-to-me-and-does-not-hate-his-brothers-he-cannot-be-my-disciple/

  Alternative Daily Text for Tuesday, February 11, 2014

  “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his … brothers … he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26)

  According to Joseph F. Rutherford there were “three great persons” at the beginning of creation: “Jehovah the Father, and the Logos and Lucifer his sons.” (Deliverance, page 5) So Jesus (also called “the word” or “the logos”) and Satan (Lucifer) were brothers. (John 1:1) While on earth, Jesus never concealed his hate for his brother – when Satan wanted to talk to him, Jesus snarled at his brother: “Go away, Satan!” (Matthew 4:10) Since then, Jesus dreams of bringing “destruction over Satan.” – Insight on the Scriptures, volume I, page 12.

  Hating his brother that much, it is no wonder that Jesus demands the same hate from his disciples. He made hating one’s brothers an inevitable requirement for Christians. (Luke 14:26) What does that tell about him? The apostle John had a clear opinion on people like Jesus and his disciples: “Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.” (1 John 3:10, HCSB) God wants us to “love our brothers from the heart,” but Jesus wants us to hate them. (The Watchtower, August 1, 1973, page 467) Can there be a greater contradiction? There can be no doubt that Jesus was one of the “false teachers” who would “bring in destructive sects” as foretold by the apostle Peter. – 2 Peter 2:1.
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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
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  i have published more than 200 'daily text' comments in german, and will now start translating those into english.

  they will be published here:.

  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/.

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  http://dailytext2.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/if-he-also-asks-for-an-egg-will-you-hand-him-a-scorpion/

  Alternative Daily Text for Sunday, February 9, 2014

  “If he also asks for an egg, will [you] hand him a scorpion?” (Luke 11:12)

  “Jehovah’s Witnesses write Easter off.” (Awake!, May 22, 1986, page 8) When their children are confronted with Easter eggs and Easter bunnies in shops and elsewhere, they basically claim that “anyone who eats their eggs would die.” (Isaiah 59:5) But can this strict position be justified with the Bible?

  Obviously not. Jesus said to his disciples: “Which father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he also asks for an egg, will hand him a scorpion?” (Luke 11:11, 12) So there were Christians who were asked by their children “for a fish” and “an egg” – without doubt this happened during the Passion Week where they ate fish on Friday and hunted Easter eggs on Sunday. So it is certain that the first Christians celebrated Easter.

  Christians of today should also do that, especially if they have children. However, when purchasing Easter eggs, they must consider the advice given by the “faithful and discreet slave,” God’s channel of communication: “Whether the large, medium or small eggs are the best buy can be determined if you remember this: if the price of medium eggs is seven·eighths as much as large eggs, the cost is actually the same for both sizes.” (Awake!, November 22, 1969, page 23) Christian parents can utilize the Egg hunt to teach their children precious Bible truths, for example that the Easter bunny is a ruminant – Leviticus 11:6

  
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  SOOO God named CYRUS in prophecy, but why not the 8 Popes?

  by hamsterbait in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  presumably since jehoobie and his bit-part side-kick jesus (according to witchtower litterature) knew that the gibbering buddies would be the same as the farting and displeased slave, why couldnt he have just put their names in the babble so nobody on the planet could be in any doubt as to who he is using in this 21 century... (and that is another story you might like to comment on).

  after all they claim that cyrus was named, hundreds of years before.

  (dont you think it more likely the scribes put his name in, after the conquest, to persuade him to grant their requests??).

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  The rise of Miley Cyrus was foretold in the Bible?