Honesty, you said it well, that they beat the sheep instead of feeding them. It's conforting to know that it has been predicted to happen. Forexample Ezekiel chap 34 descibes this well. You can convienently check this on the wt-onlinebible http://www.watchtower.org/e/bible/index.htm
Kosonen
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The 'anointed' and Reality
by Honesty intoday, i am 55 years old and all of the'anointed' jw's are at least 50 years old and there are over 9,000 of them.. .
between the 1959 and the 1960 memorial, 600 'anointed' jw's went to heaven and into the presence of god:.
1959 memorial partakers world-wide 14,511. .
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The 'anointed' and Reality
by Honesty intoday, i am 55 years old and all of the'anointed' jw's are at least 50 years old and there are over 9,000 of them.. .
between the 1959 and the 1960 memorial, 600 'anointed' jw's went to heaven and into the presence of god:.
1959 memorial partakers world-wide 14,511. .
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Kosonen
The Bible really speaks of anointed christians, it is a fact. They will even be taken from every nation. They have a mission to give spiritual food to other sheep. But evidently the anointed ones in the GB do not understand many things about the perpose of the anointed ones.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-28-08 WT Study (SUCCESS)
by blondie in*** km 3/06 p. 1 par.
(mark 4:26-29) let us now consider three more of jesus' illustrations-the mustard grain, the leaven, and the dragnet.
when the wts says "god's people" do they mean anyone other than jws?.
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Kosonen
16. The dragnet, which represents the Kingdom-preaching work, gathers fish of every kind. Jesus goes on to say: "When [the dragnet] got full they hauled it up onto the beach and, sitting down, they collected the fine ones into vessels, but the unsuitable they threw away. That is how it will be in the conclusion of the system of things: the angels will go out and separate the wicked from among the righteous and will cast them into the fiery furnace. There is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be." -Matt. 13:48-50.
I would like to comment this too. As df I could not comment at the meeting I went to today.
Jesus says: "When the dragnet got full they hauled it up." Do the WT think that the organization is now full? The article say also that a bad fish wich has been thown away by angels can get back. It does not make sence!
It seems they have problems in understanding the expression "in the conclusion of system of things". Should not the conclusion occure when the dragnet got full?
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Further apostasy in the WT; Sept 29 - Oct 5 Study article dissected.
by passwordprotected insept29-oct5 "jehovah will not leave his loyal ones" name jehovah is used 21 times, jesus is mentioned 3 times.
the fds is, of course, mentioned.
the verses in revelation say that the lord (who is ruling as king) would bring to ruin those not fearing his name.
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Kosonen
Thank's for appreciation!
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Further apostasy in the WT; Sept 29 - Oct 5 Study article dissected.
by passwordprotected insept29-oct5 "jehovah will not leave his loyal ones" name jehovah is used 21 times, jesus is mentioned 3 times.
the fds is, of course, mentioned.
the verses in revelation say that the lord (who is ruling as king) would bring to ruin those not fearing his name.
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Kosonen
In this weeks Bible reading (1Cor chap 10-16) I met an intresting verse : Nobody can say: Jesus is Lord! exept by holy spirit. -1Cor 12:3
So, what does it say if we only say Jehovah is Lord?
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The anointed and the great crowd having same spiritual dispensation?
by StAnn ini've been searching but can't come up with the right terms.
recently there was a post of an article saying that the anointed remnant and the great crowd neither were inspired or different spiritually or something.. does anyone know what i'm talking about and can you point me to the article?.
thanks in advance for sorting out my confused mind!.
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Kosonen
I read this article, nice that they accept now new anointed brothers and sisters.
Why did they primarly persecute new anointed ones?
I think the main reason was to keep them away from giving "new understanding" contrary to Governing Body, like Catholic inquisition.
This article was written in the same spirit, so that nobody would listen to other anointed than those in the Governing Body. In the same time they recently clearly stated in the WT that all anointed are the slave-class. And that the Governing Body represents those. That should mean that they are open to listen individuals among the anointed, about their Bible-understanding. But they refuse. On my webpage www.freewebs.com/scripturalanswers you can find new bibleunderstanding. The Goverining body got the same information. But I did not get any reply.
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Question on two types of JWs in the earthly New System
by Dogpatch ina friend writes:.
as a witness, i often wondered why the society spent so much time proving that jehovah disposed of jesus physical body.
who would choose the earthly hope of being confined to a purely physical body on this tiny earth for eternity when we and our loved ones can be like christ, enjoying eternity in both a new heaven and a new earth, where the physical and the spiritual will be connected in a way that is beyond our imagination?
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According to Revelation chap 20 the second resurrection begins when the 1000 years have ended. It will not occure during the 1000 year period. Also satan will be released for a short while after the 1000 years. If we believe that a "short while" is going on since 1914,( when as some say satan was hurled down to earth for a "short while"), then imagine how short time he will misslead people after the 1000 year reign.
This will frigthen only those who believe that the time since 1914 is a short while.
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What a New C.O. Arrangement Might Do
by metatron infirstly, laying off c.o.
's would not solve the problem of appointing elders by agreement of the governing body.
as long as they are appointed remotely, these elders could be looked upon as agents of the watchtower society.
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Kosonen
I think the most biblical-logical would be to put the congregations in the hands of willing anointed brothers individually. And that they give their personal spiritual food to their congregation so that they can train to be kings and priests for the future. Anointed sisters could also do much good, according to Pauls exhortations.
Then the question: Who is faithful and discreet slave? will get it's real meaning. And as Jesus Christ is the head the congregation, the Governing Body would not be neaded.
Wouldn't that be sound?
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latest convention
by shadowofbathory inive long held the belief the wt is more a heavy handed pusher and seller of moralistic laws than spiritual guidance,.
it was strongly re commfirmed after the latest convention.. did anyone else notice this?.
any comments on the drama?.
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Comments on the drama, I felt the drama was maid on my reallife story. This bad former elder said just the same things I have said. And he had helped brothers to get work at his wordly companion´s bisness. I helped 5 brothers to get employed at the same place were I worked. I was also hospitable, for 2 years different needy brothers and sisters lived with my family in our appartment. I teached new things like: It is not nessesary to do so much field service were we have already preached. And I told the brothers: Nobody has been able to prove with the Bible that I am wrong. In the drama "John" didn't that either. I have been saying also Jehovah's blessing will make us rich. And that the governing body seem to be envying brothers who have it better materialy. And I still say as this main person in the drama said to "John": I forgive you, but of course I would like to be accepted by the members in the governing body.
I thought, they disfellowshiped me, but Jehovah maid this "former elder" in the drama spread the thougths I wanted.
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I just came from my elder's meeting
by BonaFide injust to review, i had my meeting today with the two elders who say a sister has accused me of "grinding" with her and thus porneia.
so i printed out several of your comments on how to defend myself.
i felt good about standing my ground, and repeating that i had not "grinded" with this ex-friend and that she wants to ruin the relationship i have now with the sister i am dating.. however, the two elders today really tried to pressure me.
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Kosonen
I served in un other country also. I maid my best in the service. It was not appreciated anyway by the elders who felt inferior. I think you will have big problems with your elders. Why not study my webpage www.freewebs.com/scripturalanswers and next time you meet your congregation´s elders you trouble them with some very simple new truths they will not be able to deny. May be they will disfelloship you as an apostate but before you get disfellowshiped use the time effectivelly to spread new bible truths. You will have at least 2 weeks. After that you continue to go to the meetings once a week and they will be remembered of what you have said.
A did like that, I asked every one I could: According to the Revelation we are living during the second woe, the cavalry. And do you remember what is the next woe coming after the second? Usually nobody remembers. Then you say it is the birth of God´s Kingdom, the third woe.
So God´s kingdom´s birth is after the second woe. That they will never forget. And you have helped them come nearer the truth.