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  THE ALTERNATIVE DAILY TEXT by The Witchtower editor

  by processor in

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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/2014/03/15/moab-is-my-washbasin/

  Alternative Daily Text for Saturday, March 15, 2014

  “Moab is my washbasin.” (Psalm 60:8)

  Jehovah God called Moab ‘his washbasin.’ Does that mean that God has a wash from time to time? Should we, as “imitators of God,” also wash ourselves? (Ephesians 5:1) No, that is not the case. According to the reference work Insight on the Scriptures, the reference to the “washbasin” rather “indicated contempt.” (volume II, page 861) After all, it was David who attributed these words to God. How is David connected to Moab?

  God foretold through his prophet Balaam: “He [a future king] will certainly break apart the forehead of Moab.” (Numbers 24:17) This was fulfilled when “David … conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s servants.” – 2 Samuel 8:2, NLT.

  So God did not have a wash in his washbasin; rather he ‘broke it apart.’ Thereby he gave us an example, since washbasins are a real danger for all true Christians. Jesus pointed out that hand washing is a “tradition of the men of former times,” thus a pagan custom. (Mark 7:3) “The proud religious law-keepers and all the [apostate] Jews never eat until they wash their hands.” – Mark 7:3, NLV.

  In actual fact, the custom of hand washing – and of washing in general – comes from the pagan goddess Hygieia. Even the word “hygiene” is derived from her name. No wonder that God despises ‘washbasins’ and uses this term as a swearword! May we never get enmeshed in any ritual acts in honor of Hygieia!
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  the bible and its prophecies

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been doing a lot of research on the bible and its roots so to speak and its becoming clearer that the jews like other races took gods and stories from others and made them their own.

  its also become clear that many of the books were written later then stated, like daniel probably written about a hundred years before christ and some of it maybe even after.

  but what i don't get is the prophecies.

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  1) Israel will prevail over its enemies (Isaiah 41:12-14..written 701-681 BC)

  The verse says that "the men at war with you will become as something nonexistent, as nothing at all." This clearly was NOT fulfilled. Rather, Israel had become "something nonexistent" for centuries, and now it exists again but there are still many nations 'at war with them' that DO exist.

  2)The ruins of Israel would be rebuilt. (Amos 9:11,13....written 750 BC)

  Well, yes, this was to expect. Why should the land be devastated forever? It was obvious that at some time someone would build something there.

  3) Ezekiel prophesied for morden day Israel (Ezekiel 36:11..written 593-571 BC).

  Really? "Yes, I will multiply your people and your livestock; they will increase and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly, and I will make you prosper more than in the past"

  The prophecy just says that Israel would "be inhabited." But ... if you believe in the Bible account of Solomon, that he was by far the greatest and richest king of all times of all the earth, does modern Israel really "prosper more than in the past?"

  4)Tress again would grow in Isreal. (Isaiah 41:18-20...written 593-571 BC)

  Ha! No one could foresee that in a land with water, trees would grow. Really. Only God could see that. ;)

  5)Israel's fruit would fill thw world. (Isaiah 27:6...written 701-681 BC)

  Does it? The verse actually says that their fruit would fill "the land," not "the world." Well, another thing that is not too hard to prophesy. Of course, Israel's fruit would fill Israel. Why should Germany's fruit fill Israel?

  6)Jerusalem would become the world's most inportant religious site. (Micah 4:! written 750-686 BC)

  The verse refers to the 'mountain of the house of JHWH', and it says that this house would be firmly established and stream there.

  Obviously, there is no "house of JHWH" there today, so this is another unfulfilled prophecy.

  7)Egypt would never again rule over other nations. (Ezekiel 29:15..written 593-571)

  Well, they never gained their previous power. But verse 14 actually said that "they will become an insignificant kingdom," and this did not really apply during the Greek/Macedonian rule.

  8) Zechariah 8: 7-8, Jews return to Jerusalem (written 520-518 BC)

  Besides that this was also not too hard to prophesy, most scholars consider the prophecy written in the 4th or 3rd century BC.
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  the bible and its prophecies

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been doing a lot of research on the bible and its roots so to speak and its becoming clearer that the jews like other races took gods and stories from others and made them their own.

  its also become clear that many of the books were written later then stated, like daniel probably written about a hundred years before christ and some of it maybe even after.

  but what i don't get is the prophecies.

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  Well ...

  1) There is some evidence that most of the Bible was written in the 7th century CE, of course based on older tales.

  2) Many of the Bible's prophecies simply were not fulfilled - or does the Lion eat straw today? Does Solomon's throne still exist? Did Damascus 'cease to be a city forever'?

  3) In a large number of prophecies, there are always some that come true. In Zedekiah's day there were two prophets, Jeremiah who prophesied that Babylon will destroy Jerusalem, and Hananiah who prophesied that Babylon would not destroy Jerusalem. Since Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, our Bibles have the book of Jeremiah that mentions the false prophet Hananiah. If Babylon would not have destroyed Jerusalem, likely our Bibles would have a book of Hananiah that would mention the false prophet Jeremiah.
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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/2014/03/14/really-during-the-nights-my-kidneys-have-corrected-me/

  Alternative Daily Text for Friday, March 14, 2014

  “Really, during the nights my kidneys have corrected me.” (Psalm 16:7, NWT 1984)

  “Those whom Jehovah loves he reproves.” (Proverbs 3:12) And “at … times correction from God may be … painful.” (The Watchtower, September 1, 1981, page 17) This is obviously what David experienced. Jehovah caused him to feel pain in his kidneys, so that he was “reproved by pain on his bed.” (Job 33:19) Hence, if we have nephralgia next time, we should not see a physician (2 Chronicles 16:12) We must rather endure “the pain of correction” and ask ourselves, ‘What sin have I committed?’” – The Watchtower, December 1, 1977, page 721.
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  Is this the New Elders book

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  the last release in 2010 was entitled "shepherd the flock of god'.

  code named ks10 .. .

  this would be the ks11.

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  THIS is the new elders' book:

  
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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/2014/03/08/you-brought-us-into-a-hunting-net-you-put-a-crushing-burden-upon-us/

  Alternative Daily Text for Saturday, March 8, 2014

  “You brought us into a hunting net; you put a crushing burden upon us.” (Psalm 66:11)

  How has Jehovah “brought us into a hunting net?” By using “fishers of men” who are “catching men alive.” (Mark 1:17; Luke 5:10) “Jehovah has put a deceptive spirit in the mouth of all … [his] prophets,” and “we have entered … into water” and were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses. (1 Kings 22:23; Psalm 66:12, YLT) “Through his ‘faithful and discreet slave’” God “put a crushing burden” in form of field service, meetings, Watchtower volumes, incompetent elders and countless commands of men “upon us.” – Our Kingdom Ministry, May 1985, page 3.

  Then, however, Jesus words were fulfilled toward us: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Through personal experiences in the congregation, by own research, of due to loving care from apostates we came to “know the truth” about God, his word, and his witnesses. Our new knowledge “brought us to a place of relief.” (Psalm 66:12) “For such freedom Christ set us free.” – Galatians 5:1.
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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/2014/03/07/carry-on-as-men/

  Alternative Daily Text for Friday, March 7, 2014

  “Carry on as men.” (1 Corinthians 16:13, NWT 1984)

  ”Those charged with oversight of a congregation are described in the Bible as being males. The 12 apostles of Jesus Christ were all males, and those later appointed to be overseers and ministerial servants in Christian congregations were males.” (Reasoning From the Scriptures, page 432) But unfortunately, “men think,” hence they are less prone to the pseudo-religious moronism spread by Jehovah’s Witnesses. (Making Your Family Life Happy, page 52) That is why “fewer men than women are embracing the Kingdom message” and there are more women than men in the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

  Are these congregations lacking leadership? True, “since ancient times qualified ‘older men’ have been used to take the lead in the affairs of Jehovah’s people.” (The Watchtower, September 1, 1983, page 18) But according to the Bible, “Christian women [are] to carry on as men.” (The Watchtower, October 1, 1982, page 25) Some women even “act with more understanding than older men.” (Psalm 119:100) And “the time left is reduced,” hence it is appropriate that Jehovah now also uses women as “men to take the lead in spiritual matters.” – 1 Corinthians 7:29; The Watchtower, November 15, 2011, page 28.
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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/2014/03/05/so-now-we-can-tell-who-are-children-of-god-and-who-are-children-of-the-devil/

  Alternative Daily Text for Wednesday, March 5, 2014

  “So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil.” (1 John 3:10, NLT)

  Since “Satan often pretends to be “an angel of light,” it is not always easy to distinct the worship of Jehovah from the worship of Satan. (The Watchtower, August 1, 1991, page 9) However, the well-knownAwake! magazine named a unique feature that helps us unequivocally identify worshippers of Satan, that is: “It is the belief of Satan worshipers that the Devil rules the world.” (Awake!, October 22, 1989, page 6) To whom does this apply today?

  Jehovah’s Witnesses make no secret of their opinion “that Satan is the ruler of this world.” (What Does the Bible Really Teach?, page 31) They confess outright: “Satan the Devil is the ruler of this wicked world.” (The Watchtower, February 1, 2009, page 8) Yes, it is Jehovah’s Witnesses who believe that “the Devil rules this world.” (The Watchtower, October 15, 2005, page 29) Thus it is evident that they are “Satan worshippers.”
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  drinking alcoholic beverages is a requirement for Christians - carnival

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  i'm writer of a german satiric "magazine" called "erbrechet!".

  this means "vomit!

  ", but sounds similar to "erwachet!

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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/2014/03/03/see-you-have-become-well-do-not-sin-anymore-so-that-something-worse-does-not-happen-to-you/

  Alternative Daily Text for Monday, March 3, 2014

  “See, you have become well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse does not happen to you.” (John 5:14)

  Jesus said these words to a former lame man whom he just had healed. We can learn two deep truths from his simple statement. First: “Sickness can be a direct result of sin” (though “each sickness is not necessarily a result of a specific sin”). (The Watchtower, October 15, 1981, page 5; August 15, 1982, page 31) Second: It is possible to sin no more. If the man would have been fated to sin, Jesus would not have instructed him to “not sin anymore.” But obviously Jesus expected that the healed man would heed his previous command: “You must … be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) Thus true Christians are perfect, as perfect as God. They can easily stop sinning. Only because of this they have “the prospect of living forever,” because “the person who sins will die.” – Awake!, October 8, 1988, page 25; Ezekiel 18:4, GWT.