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It's 21st May 2011I am writing this 1 minute
by cantleave in
1. jw
2. friends
i am writing this 1 minute past midnight 21st may.. i'm still here..
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You're only here because ALL time zones have to be May 21st at the exact same time.
Or is that even possible?
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May 21, 2011 - The Rapture Cometh!
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in
1. social
2. current
harold camping has promised that the rapture will be on may 21, 2011.. .

they've put it on this van that "the bible guarantees it", so it must be true!.

after all, would this face lie?.
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CREATION BOOK - CRITICAL ANALYSIS
by RealityLove in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi everyone.

i had to change my web hosting service a while back and so my popular creation book critical analysis has become hard to find.. it remains available and unchanged here:.

http://www.realitylove.eu/heretic/jehovah%27s%20witnesses.htm.
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Thank you RealityLove!
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Would Y'all Like to See Something Awesome From the Book of Jasher?
by snowbird in
1. watchtower
2. bible
well?.

syl.
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Be careful about books claiming to be lost books, they are usually forged. I do have the book of Jashar and I find it very interesting but do not believe it was an inspired writing.
As explained in the book I mentioned above, it was quite common for Jews of the time to rewrite earlier stories, often applying them or adapting them to their own message and views. Josephus did this in his works, preserving the Orthodox history as it was known of at that time. One writer even wrote that Jacob killed Esau (he didn't like Edomites very much).
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Would Y'all Like to See Something Awesome From the Book of Jasher?
by snowbird in
1. watchtower
2. bible
well?.

syl.
pirata

snowbird, have you read the book?:
Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation
Leolaia recommended to me and I'm finding it quite fascinating so far (just started reading it). The first part of the book discusses the ancient texts in and outside the official canon, how they were used in Judaism, and how they affected Christianity.
Thanks for sharing!
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QFR my A$$!
by Yan Bibiyan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the 2011-8-15 wt, the already discussed topic (here) of the gb not keeping tabs ( .

questions from readers!?!.

let me get this srtaight.. the readers of said kool aid edition are r&f witnesses, who have heard the terms anointed, partakers, etc.
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I wonder if we'll see a drop in participants next year due to all the "mentally or emotionally unstable" ones who leave the "truth" in disgust.
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QFR my A$$!
by Yan Bibiyan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the 2011-8-15 wt, the already discussed topic (here) of the gb not keeping tabs ( .

questions from readers!?!.

let me get this srtaight.. the readers of said kool aid edition are r&f witnesses, who have heard the terms anointed, partakers, etc.
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The picture they had to take out because they ran out of room:
Mentally or emotionally unstable ones are making a mockery of our literal 144,000 truth.
For these ones we have the following message:
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Books Missing From Libraries
by FrankWTower in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
does anyone know if it's wt policy to exclude certain volumes of watchtower/awake magazines or other literature from the kingdom hall libraries?.

i was doing some research to confirm some of what i've seen online but many key publications are missing from the kh library.. other stuff i checked for was completely different from what's shown on scans and images from jwfacts.org and other sites..
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Other stuff I checked for was completely different from what's shown on scans and images from jwfacts.org and other sites.
The changes I've noticed:
- Studies in the Scriptures (multiple revisions, mainly related to date predictions)
- Truth that leads to everlasting print (new edition which removed mention of 1975), I have the original for comparison)
- That ONE issue of the Watchtower where the original magazine said that the end would come by the end of the 20th Century ('fixed' in the bound volume and Watchtower Library)
- Revelation Book (new light updates, but did not revise the publication date. Instead just reprinted it and sent out a list of changes in Our Kingdom Ministry).
- Live Forever Book (Sodom and Gomorrah people will/won't be resurrected)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Watch_Tower_Society_publications#For_use_in_preaching also lists other books that have been revised.
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QFR my A$$!
by Yan Bibiyan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the 2011-8-15 wt, the already discussed topic (here) of the gb not keeping tabs ( .

questions from readers!?!.

let me get this srtaight.. the readers of said kool aid edition are r&f witnesses, who have heard the terms anointed, partakers, etc.
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the title should be "Questions FOR readers"
Exactly. They provide the questions and answers for everything else as it is...
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QFR my A$$!
by Yan Bibiyan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the 2011-8-15 wt, the already discussed topic (here) of the gb not keeping tabs ( .

questions from readers!?!.

let me get this srtaight.. the readers of said kool aid edition are r&f witnesses, who have heard the terms anointed, partakers, etc.
pirata

I heard a talk given by one of the member's of the writing committee, he stated to the effect of: 'The Governing Body, who are also readers of the magazines, decide on what questions to answer'.
You see! It's not misleading. The Governing Body reads decide on the questions AND they read the magazines, so they are questions from readers!

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Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation