Yeah, that was always the part that baffled me too. It says clearly in the bible that ''every eye will see him''. But the Borg always publishes how ''he has come invisibly'', all that invisible stuff. It doesn't say anywhere about Christ coming invisibly. I could never get my head around that.
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My thoughts on the last WT study. Keep in Expectation
by StarTrekAngel inso i sat thru another brain mushing session for the sake of family.
it is no myth by now that the more time you spend awake the harder it is the accept that people just take all of this in without asking.
a computer has more reasoning abilities than your average jw at this point.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-11-2015 WT Study (EXPECTATION)
by blondie inblondies highlights from the10-11-2015 wt study (august 15, 2015), pages (14-18) .
for pictures see this link.
opening comments.
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Beth Sarim
The Borg must be quite aware of a ''rising tide of doubters''. It seems that they publish these articles whenever they sense apathy amongst the rank and file. Maybe it's because also 2014-15 has come to pass with no GT or big A and perhaps more rank and file doubting, they stir things up with these pointy articles to fear monger the rank and file again. -
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Rumor that SP OVER 50 are being put back in the system.
by notjustyet injust read this over on jwr that a few members have heard that sp that were being told that they were being cut at the first of the year are now being put back in the system.
the speculation is that they would have a harder time finding employment than those under 50.. anyone else able to confirm this?.
its probably a good thing as the wtbts will lose that money, these older ones will still be able to make it and the wtbts have shown their hand as far as this is what they would have liked to have happen.
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The sound of a train...
by LevelThePlayingField ini remember hearing the sounds of the train horn blowing on january 1st 2015 and remembering, "another year and no armagedon".
and i was so disappointed.
i hated to hear that train whistle blow.
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Yeah, I just can't imagine the disappointment of those who have been in the borg 45-50 years plus. Each fall or spring ''big announcement'' , ''big announcement'' only to announce some measly book or meeting change. Always been ''so close'' to the big ''A'' and nothing ever comes. Must be very tiring, I'm very sure. -
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The sound of a train...
by LevelThePlayingField ini remember hearing the sounds of the train horn blowing on january 1st 2015 and remembering, "another year and no armagedon".
and i was so disappointed.
i hated to hear that train whistle blow.
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Beth Sarim
Yeah I hear you. The sound of reality can be quite sobering. It's kind of amazing how you refer to a train horn. It's like you hear the train getting louder and louder then passing then passing on then the whistle gets quieter and quieter it makes you compare with time and the years how they pass on and on......it makes you wonder how the rank and file feel after 45-50 plus years on in the Borg. -
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Hello to everybody!
by John Free ini wanted to introduce myself.
like many of you i was born-in, am married with one child.
after 36 years of this cycle: doubts-thought stopping- suppression- indoctrination-cult mode i realised enough was enough.
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THE WATCHTOWER (STUDY EDITION) JANUARY 2016
by wifibandit inpdf .
this issue contains the study articles for february 29 to april 3, 2016.. what about the number of those partaking at the memorial?12, 13. why should we not worry about the number of those who eat the bread and drink the wine at the memorial?12 in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christs death.
that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.
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They have ''gradually realized'' that something is up with the memorial numbers going up,up and up. They have to put something in print in WT to try to mitigate the concerns of the rank and file, people are wondering I'm sure. -
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Warwitch (warwick) Workers Needed!
by DwainBowman inbut no girls allowed!
as of january, women won't be accepted as volunteers, at any of the job sites!.
it has to do with the rooming arrangements.
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Hours will be going up
by pbrow injust got done watching parts of the october episode at jdub.broadcasting and it looks like the definition of "sacred service" is getting an update.
construction work, helping out fellow dubs, even helping out non-beliebers and opposers will soon be adding up to record progress for publishers... gett ready for a huge increase in hours being reported.... can you hear it now??
my how jw.org provides.... pbrow.
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Do they notice who no longer gives donations?
by onightdivine inbecause i haven't put in a single dime for over a year now in the box at the kh.
the usual custom is to put money in there right after the meetings.
but heck, i already spend so much in car fuel just to attend - i don't care really if the gb starves and dies.. oops.. anyway, do the elders take note who's donating and who's not?.
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Beth Sarim
They generally know who gives and who does not. You pick-up on certain statements the elders or ''popular'' ones make over the years about who gives money, subtle statements.