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In light of Types and Anti types, Russell’s Prophecy nearly right.
by fadinfast in
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perhaps the closest he came to prophesying anything right, is his baby [the watchtower] grown up..

the term "babylonish.

the word babylonish, as we have frequently pointed out, signifies confusion.
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140+ years of its just around the corner the corner the corner..................
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outlaw you cracked me up with your hamsters, just my take.

ff.
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What was the best thing the WT did [for you]?
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for me it was putting in the fm at the assemblies, now i could listen to interesting things like the cricket, footy, fishing, news, even music [if i kept the volume down] without looking suspicious, instead of all that..... sure you know the story.

ff.
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Cult V Cult
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the"investigativejudgment"-abible-baseddoctrine?

wt 97 7/15 p26.

october 22, 1844, was a day of great anticipation for some 50,000 people on the east coast of the united states.
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An observation from fading
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my wife and i have been fading / faded for many years now, it was made easier by an elder 'balls up' over a very serious matter [they say "you have a right to be angry, but you shouldn't loose jehovah's favour by staying away from meetings, buuuut!!?.

] although i have reacted quite strongly to some elders who came by, even admitting to getting court cases off the 'internet', it was passed as 'he's angry'.

i had got to the point where i had decided i didn't care, i would just speak even more openly than i had been [and properly be d/f] when i observed the following happening:.
Does this mean D Os might stand for.
by fadinfast in
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discouraging others .

'then stephen lett announced that the governing.

body will arrange for shepherding.
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Ray Franz wrote in ISOCF p.195/6
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ray franz wrote in isocf p.195/6 with all his usual astute observation.

"heavy loads"-why heavy?.

jesus said of the religious leaders of his day, "they tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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Sheep and goats info needed!
by fadinfast in
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an elderly lady/sister came to visit my wife the other day, she wasn't here so she got me instead.

this sister [late 70s early 80s] is a born in, has a husband who was an elder for many years, but is very sick now, also a daughter who was horribly [wrongfully] d/f, even by their rules, and a granddaughter in a simular situation.. at the close of our 'little chat' she was saying, "where can i flee to".

i told her that my wife and i had heeded the 'organizations own advice 'if you find your religion is lying, cheating or being deceitful or has bloodguilt, then flee from that religion'.
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8 Is there a secret formula for moving ahead with the organization?
by fadinfast in
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[the last paragraph is of interest to all] but there is a basic thing we must have.. obediencethebasicfactor.

wt 6/1 1967 p337.

] often the very best and most beneficial studying you do is that done when you read a new watchtower or awake!
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What attention needs to be given to the equipment we use in the witness work? KM 95/3 question box
by fadinfast in
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1 although having an appropriate scriptural presentation in mind, a publisher of the good news might be unprepared when it comes to the equipment he uses.

when at the door, he may not have the current literature offer.

[ make sure you buy your obligatory mags before you leave the kingdom hall] the magazines, brochures, and tracts in his witnessing case may be wrinkled or tattered.