why do the jehovah's witnesses feel that paradise earth is a literal place?.
i posted this question in yahoo answers if anyone is interested: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20150125163818aatmbtr.
why believe poetic promised land prophecy is to be taken literally, but scriptures saying the earth will end must be taken figuratively?
To the OP......
My advice: Keep it simple. These people aren't taught to think. This is what I do:
"Please show me where the Son of God and our King, Jesus Christ spoke to anyone about living forever on a paradise earth"
Oddly, it doesn't dawn on JW's that Jesus NEVER TAUGHT IT ANYWHERE......... keep in mind they believe billions will be resurrected and/or survive the End to live on a paradise earth..........but Jesus mentions it NOWHERE????
i wanted to test the forum to see how my links come up.. i blog on my jw experience.
here is my opinion on why so many know nothing about this 'religion'.... http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-chosen-path-of-ignorance .
i know there are some newbies....if interested, i also wrote a short ebook that may help some:.
i wanted to test the forum to see how my links come up.. i blog on my jw experience.
here is my opinion on why so many know nothing about this 'religion'.... http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/jehovahs-witnesses-and-the-chosen-path-of-ignorance .
i know there are some newbies....if interested, i also wrote a short ebook that may help some:.
I wanted to test the forum to see how my links come up.
I blog on my JW experience. Here is my opinion on why so many know nothing about this 'religion'...
http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/Jehovahs-Witnesses-and-The-Chosen-Path-of-Ignorance
I know there are some newbies....if interested, I also wrote a short eBook that may help some:
i have updated the article at memorial partakers with the figures released for 2014. no surprises here, it has risen yet again, this time by 6% over last year, and is now 14,121.. .
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The funniest thing about all of this?
They all just accept it and move forward......as if they haven't been preaching the "last days" for over a century....... like 'oops....oh well, so we told people to get baptized or die.....no big deal......what's for lunch?"
i have noticed an apparently increasing number of men who are not interested in becoming ministerial servants or elders.
i also know of some that have voluntarily stepped down (which is my case) for no obvious solid reason.. i remember, during my teenage years or even during my twenties, the brothers were always looking forward to being appointed... although many still do, i have noticed there are many others with whom you do not know what the deal is.. since there is no freedom of speech within the organization, we remain in the dark about the motives and desires of everybody else.
i attend a congregation with only two ministerial servants, while it is full of men who do not seem to be willing to do more.. it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, since honesty is not possible while you are inside, but i am starting to think that more and more are becoming disillusioned.... .
As an ex elder used at every level of the organization.....let me assure you, any man that actually wanted to be an elder or MS should seek therapy.
It is a terrible, thankless job.
Wow.....I'm seriously shocked they still use that......filled with 'old light'.......LOL, probably don't realize it
I've been out for a few years now.................do they still use this book?
I hope so....because it is a mess.
so most would now know of the vile act in sydney last week where a man held hostage over 17 people in the lindt cafe in the middle of sydney.. two people were murdered...a beautiful, educated lawyer,loving mother of three, and a brave, loving young man working as the cafe manager.. this senseless and cruel act has touched everyone deeply, especially in the communities of sydney.
the outpouring of grief and support for the victims and their families has been immense.. i was therefore outraged to have the following comment made by a witness in conversation at the kingdom hall:.
"well, we dont need to be sad, because at least now they (the two victims) will get a ressurection.
If there views on death/resurrection/paradise were in fact true................I have one question:
Why not go around gunning people down...... at least they get a resurrection, right? Field service doesn't guarantee it.....but just going around bombing places would.
These people have no brain.
I am an ex-elder
how many times have you asked a jw who has attended a public talk how the talk was, only to be told it was so great!
yet they cannot remember the title nor any one single point except that the brother was "funny" or was good with illustratiions or some other vauge point?
and conventions weren't far off either.
LOL....this might be my favorite thread of the year.
I've spent my entire life wondering HOW they can go to a meeting, day's of assembly's, etc......and come away with NOTHING!
They don't listen...... they don't care......the vast majority couldn't spell the word BIBLE
It's honestly embarrassing.
