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  WT Library 2013 Availability

  by outinthemeadows in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone know where there might be a link to an english watchtower library 2013?

  i don't know why i download an illegal copy every year - probably so i can take the mick...... all i can find is an italian version - the only italian i can speak is on the menu at our local restaurant......

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  Great! I guess that no one has the German version though?
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  WT Library 2013 Availability

  by outinthemeadows in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone know where there might be a link to an english watchtower library 2013?

  i don't know why i download an illegal copy every year - probably so i can take the mick...... all i can find is an italian version - the only italian i can speak is on the menu at our local restaurant......

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  If anyone has a file I would appreciate a PM.
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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/2014/01/20/i-came-to-cause-division/

  Alternative Daily Text for Monday, January 20, 2014

  “I came to cause division.” (Matthew 10:35)

  Jesus pointed out why he came in no uncertain manner. He “came to cause division.” (Matthew 10:35) Political institutions and commercial enterprises support his goal. “Economic, political and national rivalries have divided men.” (The Watchtower, April 1, 1974, page 197) Most religious organizations follow Jesus’ example; a specialist journal reported: “Religions in general tend to divide humans.” – Our Kingdom Ministry, September 2001, page 1.

  One organization though has excelled in working in the opposite direction: “The global Bible educational program of Jehovah’s Witnesses has helped unite people.” (Awake!, May 22, 2002, page 13) Thus Jehovah’s Witnesses resist Christ’s purpose. While other organizations cause division according to Jesus’ will, “they are at unity, not divided.” – Awake!, October 8, 1974, page 22.
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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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  processor

  (In the upcoming weeks there'll be fewer comments due me "always having plenty to do in the work of my employer.")
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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/2014/01/19/moreover-no-man-has-ascended-into-heaven/

  Alternative Daily Text for Sunday, January 19, 2014

  “Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but the one who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must be lifted up, so that everyone believing in him may have everlasting life.” (John 3:13, 14)

  Jesus usually spoke of himself in the third person; instead of, “I will be killed,” he said, “the Son of man must be lifted up.” (John 3:14) Instead of “wine” he mentioned “the product of the vine.” (Mark 14:25) Why did he use such complicated language? Did he want to imitate those who think they would “get a hearing for their use of many words?” (Matthew 6:7) No, the actual reason was the following: “I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, so that … they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.” (Mark 4:11, 12, NLT) Thus Jesus intentionally used intricate “parables” so that the people would not understand him and not believe in him, and he would not have to save them on the day of judgment.

  Christians of today must ‘imitate Jesus’ expert preaching methods,’ of course. (The Watchtower, June 1, 1997, page 29) Hence we should no longer use the simple suggestions from the Reasoning book but rather prepare a sophisticated presentation. Instead of, “I’m looking for people who would like to live in a world free from war,” we could say, for example: “The Son of man was sent by the faithful and discreet slave to look for those who are deserving it because they have the right inclination of the heart by sighing and groaning and longing for a system of things in which nation will no longer rise against nation and kingdom and against kingdom, but in which humans will give up their animallike characteristics and will for time indefinite dwell together and not do any harm or cause any ruin in all God’s holy mountain, just like the mouth of Jehovah of armies has spoken.”

  Rather than, “We’ve been talking with your neighbors about what can be done to assure that there will be employment and housing for everyone,” we could use the following introduction: “The Son of man and the one walking near him want to confront all redeemable mankind that came into existence at Abel’s birth with a question of universal importance, that is, how can it be achieved that all human creatures of God always have plenty to do and have a place to lay down their heads, so that they can rest from their labors in all the places where the Lord has dispersed them?” If we choose our words carefully, we will preach in a way that no one does what we say. Then Jehovah can destroy more humans at Armageddon, Jesus needs to save fewer people, and we will have more space in paradise!
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  Seven Headed Wild Beast officially no longer represents UN?

  by donuthole in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  according to a new "bible questions answered": " the wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation 13:1 represents the worldwide political system.".

  i know that they have quietly been backing away from the un identification for awhile.

  is this feature on jw.org a new official teaching, or just a spin for the sake of the public?.

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  Elder he found to have Watchtower publications in his bathroom

  Is this a true story? Anyway, magazines in bathrooms DO have effect. Once an asylum seeker left a Watchtower magazine in the hostel's bathroom, where a young woman found it, read it, sent the coupon on the back to the Watchtower Society, became a Jehovah's Witness and shortly later my wife and is now my fellow apostate ...
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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/2014/01/17/god-loved-the-world-so-much/

  Alternative Daily Text for Friday, January 17, 2014

  “God loved the world so much.” (John 3:16)

  Soon “Jesus Christ as King will take over rulership.” (Awake!, April 22, 2000, page 11) Then he will be “crushing his enemies both far and near,” and “only those who truly are his disciples will survive.” (Sing Praises to Jehovah, song 53; Survival Into a New Earth, page 37) Thus one must be a Christian to survive, and Christians “must not love the world.” (The Watchtower, January 15, 2006, page 25) The apostle Paul wrote in Jesus’ name to all Christians: “Do not love … the world.” – 1 John 2:15.

  Must we worry about “Jesus Christ … [as] God’s Chief Executioner of vengeance” and “Great Annihilator?” (Insight on the Scriptures, volume II, page 1150; Sing Praises to Jehovah, German Edition, song 53) Not necessarily, for “Jesus himself indicated that some people will survive.” (The Watchtower, August 1, 2010, page 5) “Rather, peril awaits those … who refuse to obey Jesus Christ.” (Awake!, August 2008, page 9) This definitely applies to many humans who love the world. But “not only will wicked men be destroyed.” (True Peace and Security – How Can You Find It?, page 53) Jehovah also “loved the world,” even “so much.” – John 3:16.

  When “Christ … will come to destroy his enemies,” Jehovah will be among the victims, too. (Psalm 110:2) In this way, Jesus must not “hand over the Kingdom” to him after a thousand years; rather he can “rule as King over … forever, and there will be no end to his Kingdom,” just as foretold in the Bible. – 1 Corinthians 15:24; Luke 1:33.
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  Do you think that the WT has gotten stranger as time goes by or is it that with distance comes perspective?

  by 4thgen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the preaching the jw.org thing is so strange.

  the two generations "new light" is crazy.

  but then again i look back at some of the things i believed and taught wonder 'what was i thinking'?

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  They have always written the weirdest things. Some highlights from The Golden Age are featured in this magazine:

  http://www.svhelden.info/pdf/witchtower_07_2010.pdf

  And even 1971 they claimed that we should not "make the mistake of viewing the literal heart as merely a fleshly pump as does orthodox physiology today. Most psychiatrists and psychologists tend to overcategorize the mind and allow for little if any influence from the fleshly heart, looking upon the word “heart” merely as a figure of speech apart from its use in identifying the organ that pumps our blood." - w71 3/1 p. 134
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  Seven Headed Wild Beast officially no longer represents UN?

  by donuthole in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  according to a new "bible questions answered": " the wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation 13:1 represents the worldwide political system.".

  i know that they have quietly been backing away from the un identification for awhile.

  is this feature on jw.org a new official teaching, or just a spin for the sake of the public?.

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  As I have proved beyond doubt in my book Babylon the Great has fallen - Has she hurt herself?, the "wild beast" from Revelation 13 is the Internet, and the "image of the wild beast" is the World Wide Web. (The Internet became visible to the masses through the WWW.) The wild beast from Revelaton 17 are The Netherlands.

  http://www.svhelden.info/pdf/babylon_e.pdf
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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/2014/01/15/gather-together-the-fragments-left-over/

  Alternative Daily Text for Wednesday, January 15, 2014

  “Gather together the fragments left over, so that nothing is wasted.” (John 6:12)

  Though he could miraculously produce it in abundance, “Jesus carefully avoided wasting food.” (Awake!, August 22, 2002, page 10) Thus, after a feeding, he instructed his disciples to gather up not only leftover breads but even “fragments” from the dirty ground. What does that mean for Christians today?

  ”Jesus Christ provides the perfect model to follow.” (The Watchtower, September 1, 1993, page 11) Hence we should gather up the leftover crumbs from the floor after every meal, “so that nothing is wasted.” (John 6:12) Only “unappreciative and thoughtless … [people] who are self-centered and governed by fads and trivial likes and dislikes” would “waste … food.” – Awake!, August 22, 2002, page 7.

  Regarding crumbs and fragments, Jesus’ model leaves no doubt. But what “if food looks or smells suspicious?” Note that Jehovah says through his channel of communication: “Food-borne illness often comes and goes without severe consequences.” Indeed food poisoning “can be fatal” sometimes, but for such cases there is always “the wonderful resurrection hope.” – Awake!, November 22, 1995, page 22;The Watchtower, July 15, 1993, page 28.

  “We Christians should be aware that tests of faith may be many and varied.” (The Watchtower, May 15, 1998, page 14) The “faithful and discreet slave” warns us against such a test: “Imagine that you are about to eat a tasty piece of fruit but then notice that a part of it is rotten. What will you do? Well, you could eat the entire fruit, even the bad part; you could throw away the entire fruit, including the bad part; or you could cut the bad part out of the fruit and enjoy the good part. What choice will you make?” (“Keep Yourselves in God’s Love”, page 62) Indeed, “what choice will you make” if you want to please God?