we all know the techniques they use.
control of behavior.
control of information.
" Human emotions are REAL ENERGY that can be harnessed by spirits for whatever suits them, and negative entities (demons if you will) eat FEAR for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
Wasn't that the plot to "Monsters, Inc."??? My son just watched it on the Disney channel the other day... The happier emotions give out much more energy...
well this past weekend was pretty much as predicted, the demonstrations were probably the worst i have ever seen.
you know the ones i mentioned on a post last week where in the middle the participant has a sudden epiphany!
here is a sampling of just a few.. .
Wow, these demos have gotten much, much worse ...
my ex husband who is a jw just sent me this:.
"the world is on the precipice of a major multifaceted crisis.
the great tribulation may have just started.. .
@miseryloveselders:
Every year we have some major disaster of epic proportions, and every year JWs speculate on whether or not this is it. Last year it was Haiti, couple years before that it was Katrina, before that it was 9/11, its always something. Always, and yet life goes on, the world rebounds, and its back to business as usual.
Agreed! And this is the exact point of Matthew 24. There would be "business as usual" until the end comes, and nobody would be able to tell ahead of time when it was going to hit. By "business as usual", I mean ch. 24, verse 5-14...
MeanMrMustard
i went to the assembly for half a day today.
does truth change?".
"the truth does not change," she said, "but our understanding of it changes.".
joel richardson, author of the islamic antichrist: the shocking truth about the real nature of the beast, is going to be appearing on glenn beck's show tonight.
he believes that the whole book of revelations centers around the muslim world with an anti-christ muslim.
no wonder glenn likes him.. watch his videos and get a sense of where ultrafundamentalism may be leading us to.
Why are there so many people in this world that are nucking futs??
so this weekend my wife had a major grand mal seizure for the first time in her life.
she was rushed to the er.
a few hours later while i was at her side she had another major one.. it was the scariest moment in my life.
Dan,
Also, if it turns into an ugly legal issue, you may want to consult : http://www.jehovahswitnessesexperts.com/
I believe these are attorneys that understand and specialize in WT related custody cases. They know the tricks the WT will pull. If it comes to it... fight for your kids.
OK, that's all the advice I have to give. I'm so sorry this is happening to you..
so this weekend my wife had a major grand mal seizure for the first time in her life.
she was rushed to the er.
a few hours later while i was at her side she had another major one.. it was the scariest moment in my life.
Daniel,
I'm sorry this is happening to you. You said, "My wife said she will sue for sole custoday without visitation. I'm sure the courts won't uphold that. But it still hurts." - I know it might be an emotional time for you, but given she has said this, perhaps you should re-consider moving out of the house. If you leave the house, that is, officially move out, the courts may view this negatively, as they look toward the child's best interest - which is usually status quo, or whoever remains in the residence.
Tell your wife that you love her, but you also love your son, and you don't feel that it is being exposed to the Watchtower is what is causing your wife the extreme stress.
I mean, you can tell me to go to hell too... I would understand, but I'm just saying that right now its an emotional time for you. By standing your ground, you may be able to keep your son from being a JW, and your wife may be forced to face the real demons - the WTB&TS ... not you..
MeanMrMustard
has anyone seen this?
it's so similar.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64oebuheky.
and here's their website.. http://www.iamanexmormon.com/.
I think an "I am an ex Jehovah's Witness" site would be cool too...
disproving the date 1914 as a significant year in bible prophecy is of great importance to some (e.g.
carl o. jonsson).
along with the meticulous details of bible and secular chronology, broadening one's horizons when assessing exactly what this date represents when compared against the 6000 years of human history likewise has merit.
@villabolo:
I guess I have to live up to the name, at least a little bit. I mean, it could be worse. So far I haven't used any colorful four-letter words... that counts for something, right?
disproving the date 1914 as a significant year in bible prophecy is of great importance to some (e.g.
carl o. jonsson).
along with the meticulous details of bible and secular chronology, broadening one's horizons when assessing exactly what this date represents when compared against the 6000 years of human history likewise has merit.
@Spade:
You seem to do well with Copy/Paste, but not so well with research. Soooo, allow me to copy and paste Jeremiah 25:11 from various translations. The copy and paste should make you feel warm and fuzzy, and you won't have to do the research yourself...If you would like to reproduce, go to bible.cc and type in Jeremiah 25:11. Let's see if there are any translations that disagree on Jeremiah 25:11...
New International Version (©1984)
This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Compound sentence. Seventy years attached to servitude. No help here..
New Living Translation (©2007)
This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
Woe! We have actually two separate sentences. WOW, imagine that. Wonder why that is... ??
English Standard Version (©2001)
This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No help for you... (said like the soup nazi on Seinfield)
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
'This whole land will be a desolation and a horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No help for you...
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
This whole land will be ruined and become a wasteland. These nations will serve the king of Babylon for 70 years.
OOOOPs, another period.
King James Bible
And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Wow, a semicolon. If you decide to do some research, which I don't think you will, you'll find the use of a semicolon indicates a strong break in thought.
American King James Version
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Yikes... no help for you...
American Standard Version
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
Semicolon... no help for you...
Bible in Basic English
All this land will be a waste and a cause of wonder; and these nations will be the servants of the king of Babylon for seventy years.
No help for you.... lol... is the Bible in Basic English..... basic...
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all this land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment: and all these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No help for you...
Darby Bible Translation
And this whole land shall become a waste, an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No...
English Revised Version
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No...
Webster's Bible Translation
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No...
World English Bible
This whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
No....
Young's Literal Translation
And all this land hath been for a waste, for an astonishment, and these nations have served the king of Babylon seventy years.
No...
See the pattern here? Oh, and add the NWT to the list as well. Jeremiah 25 is the clearest and least ambigious sentence we have about the seventy years. Jeremiah 25:11 is so clear that ALL Bibles agree on how it should be rendered from the Hebrew.
So... ball is in your court... it's a perfect setup for your next post..... I'm not sure what it will say, but whatever might be in it, it can't help the WT's cause, that's for sure. I can't wait!
