I think you're right Christ has been invisible present since his ascension. I think his 2nd coming hasn't occurred. It will be like lightning, he said, something that is very visible. In the preceding verse it seems to be talking about those who say he has returned but is not visible. 26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
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How Long Has The Christ Been Invisibly Present?
by wannabe inhow long has the christ been invisibly present?.
i don't know as i have covered this one before or not, but can't we say that jesus has been invisibly present ever since his ascension in the first century?
didn't he indicate that he was in this following scripture?.
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At the end of my rope :(
by tec inbut i guess this is my first big rant.. this last year has been the hardest year of my life.
my son tried to kill himself ( he did something pretty bad, got caught, and i guess that's the only way he thought to deal) i am also very close to actually hating my husband, and i do not hate people.
and every decision that i make lately seems to be the wrong one.
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The Finger
I hope things improve for you. Marriages and families are so difficult I find. I always enjoy reading your views on here and you are a published author.
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Is it unacceptable to stand up for Jehovah's Witnesses on a site called Jehovah's-Witness.net?
by THE GLADIATOR ini fail to see why people such as alice in wonderland, bane and others, are regularly singled out as tolls.
demands are repeatedly made that they are shunned and thrown off the forum; while people like perry, who rant on with pages of controversial drivel, are considered acceptable?.
i personaly don't view any of them as trolls, just people who feel a need to stand up for what they believe.
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I think the difference is that JW's view people who disagree as apostates and someone to be avoided.
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I'm not sure how people who escape from the Borg deal with their still brainwashed wives/husbands
by gubberningbody ini think i might go this route..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwdfgeefce.
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The Finger
When I had to stop attending regularly I kind of hoped my wife would continue to attend. She didn't. I felt she wasn't stopping for the same reasons I was. I think it should be an individual choice.
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For Terry - So That it Will "Make Sense"
by Perry interry, since you have long proclaimed your inability to comprehend the greatest expression of love in the universe, substitutionary atonement; perhaps this scene from the last of the mohicans will help you to understand.. the chief has just handed down a death sentence to the brunette daughter of the captured english general.
the english officer in this scene can speak both english and french.
since daniel day lewis can only speak mohican and english, and the cheif can only speak huron and french, the captured english officer must translate to the chief in french.
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I think "bad weekend" is a bad choice of words. Who wants to be beaten to a bloody pulp and nailed up, the Romans were good at making it painful. When you could be enjoying yourself instead of suffering for some ungratefuls
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For Terry - So That it Will "Make Sense"
by Perry interry, since you have long proclaimed your inability to comprehend the greatest expression of love in the universe, substitutionary atonement; perhaps this scene from the last of the mohicans will help you to understand.. the chief has just handed down a death sentence to the brunette daughter of the captured english general.
the english officer in this scene can speak both english and french.
since daniel day lewis can only speak mohican and english, and the cheif can only speak huron and french, the captured english officer must translate to the chief in french.
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The Finger
Streets76,
I don't think, as bad as some weekends maybe, that they would compare with the crucifixion and the beatings that Christ suffered. I personally would pass it up.
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Do You Think "Religious" People Are Generally "Nicer" Than Non-Religious Ones?
by minimus inthere are many religious people in this world.
many that i know, are very friendly, accomodating and personable....because they're trying to act "christian".
the same applies to some observant jews that i know.
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The Finger
No. I find it rather mixed.
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This commercial illustrates why I envy those who didn't grow up in a JW household.
by miseryloveselders ini don't want to sound like i'm whining and for the record, i'm not mad at my parents at all.
i love them dearly, and i have many fond memories of my youth despite the jw upbringing.
at the same time, i often wonder what it would have been like to play sports during my school days.
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The Finger
I wanted to watch Stingray on Sunday afternoon.
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If you were in the Governing Body, how would YOU change the generation prophecy?
by sabastious ini personally would lose the overlapping terminology and just say that the generation refers to the entire jehovah's witness movement.
jesus is basically saying that the movement would not be gone when end comes to fruition.
this will give us hope during the great tribulation because there will be times when our extermination seems imminent.. what about you?.
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Titus,
A few weeks ago I had an elder visit, I'd known him for 20years or so. I asked him about the generation change and he started to talk about 1975 and how people were selfish and thought of a date and run up debts etc. Trying to make it sound as if the viewpoint of the generation we had held for years was a selfish one. He left my house with a different understanding. His masters are to blame for his ignorance.
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If you were in the Governing Body, how would YOU change the generation prophecy?
by sabastious ini personally would lose the overlapping terminology and just say that the generation refers to the entire jehovah's witness movement.
jesus is basically saying that the movement would not be gone when end comes to fruition.
this will give us hope during the great tribulation because there will be times when our extermination seems imminent.. what about you?.
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The Finger
Titus,
I like the witnesses. I feel sorry for where they are spiritually.