in the sermon on the mount, jesus foretold that earthquakes “in one place after another” would be part of the sign of the last days clímaxing in the great tribulation.. what could jesus possibly have meant?
using a phone app nowadays, there are earthquakes detected in one place after another but is this what jesus meant and did they have so many earthquakes throughout the centuries affter his prophecy or are these modern day detected earthquakes unique to this epoch?
how can we be sure unequivocally that modern day earthquakes are part of the sign fulfilling bible prophecy?.
It seems that religious people of centuries gone thought the end would be in their time. I get it. The end of all the crap our vile politicians put us through. The end of pain and death.
We can look all we want. Hope all we want. Convince ourselves all we want.
I'm just carrying on my life being great and wonderful as usual.
If you want scripture, Matt 24:36, 'Nobody knows when, Dude!' (Punk's translation).
if you don't measure up to the watchtower society ''high standards''... you might lose some ''special privileges'' .
miss meetings...lose ''privileges''.
don't meet the monthly 10 hour ''field service'' ...lose ''privileges''.
I no longer look at these things as 'special privileges(tm)'.
They are of course all part of the CULT slavery.
if you don't measure up to the watchtower society ''high standards''... you might lose some ''special privileges'' .
miss meetings...lose ''privileges''.
don't meet the monthly 10 hour ''field service'' ...lose ''privileges''.
Were any congregation '' special privileges'' ever taken away from you?
Of course, depending on if they knew I'd been doing the shake and shimmy out of wedlock.
what's the worst they can take away? Carrying a 'roving mic(tm)'?
multiple very serious allegations against tony and then huge efforts to remove him from all pictures and videos, have to admit it doesn’t look good.. once the pennsylvania investigation becomes public knowledge and front page news it will be very very hard for 8 million pimis.. is it possible that this could be the largest problem the branch has ever faced?
larger than 1975, the overlapping generations or any other ‘test of faith’.
many will feel heartbroken and betrayed.
Could this be the end of JWs? What are the consequences if it is?
No. The message will be that it's all 'Apostate(tm) driven lies.'
The 'faithful(tm)' will believe all the lies and spin they're told.
You only have to look back at when Ray Franz escaped the cult. Plus all the 'don't listen to rumours' schtick when Michael Jackson flew over the cuckoos nest?
there is no way i will even try to read such long posts and i`m sure many others here would agree with me.. smiddy3.
The only verdict is vengeance ; a vendetta , held as a votive , not in vain , for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous . Verily , this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.
the narrator of the book of ecclesiastes had very little knowledge of many things that jesus and his apostles later preached.
the author does not make statements, but only wonders (thinks, observes, often raises questions, and leaves them open).
he looked at the world based on the law of moses and found nothing but vanity, as the earthly reward promised in the law did not always accompany good deeds and earthly punishment for evil deeds.
the dead know nothing at all
Some living people a pretty stupid too.
there is no way i will even try to read such long posts and i`m sure many others here would agree with me.. smiddy3.
I prefer discussion posts. Short ones!!
I don't want to be told what to believe because someone says so.
there is no way i will even try to read such long posts and i`m sure many others here would agree with me.. smiddy3.
I have nothing against AQWY. Never met them. But the posts are far too long for me to even start reading.
If I have feedback for AQWY, it is - 'less is more'.
Or please do a short paragraph that I can read without booking a day off work. Then a conversation can develop.
AQWY isn't the only one that I don't bother reading posts from because of the protracted nature of the text.
"the son is born of the father by generation, but generation should not be understood in the everyday sense.
the son is derived from the father through pure spiritual generation, through the unlimited sharing of his essence.
so, the birth of the son is an intellectual activity of god.".
Blotster - for reasons that should be self evident
Well. That was lost on me, mate.
for reasons that are apparent -
Again. I must be missing something.
(acts 7:59, 60) "and they went on casting stones at stephen as he made appeal* and said: “lord jesus, receive my spirit.” then, bending his knees, he cried out with a strong voice: “jehovah, do not charge this sin against them.” and after saying this he fell asleep [in death].
" *or, “invocation; prayer.” nwt reference bible).
w59 2/1 p. 96 - jesus had taught his followers that the father authorized him to raise others to life.
I'm surprised they haven't crow barred in; '.....and evidently(tm) Stephen would want you to give us your money.'
