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  Changed View of Post Armageddon and Paradise Conditions ?

  by HereIam60 in

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  when i first came into contact with jehovah's witnesses they were talking about god's kingdom bringing about a peaceful new world.

  the scripture used being psalm 37:10,11 "just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more.you will look at where they were and they will not be there., but the meek will possess the earth and they will find exquisite delightin the abundance of peace..".

  i took this to mean, then, that when jehovah intervened, at his appointed time, it would be instantly, invisibly, and painlessly.

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  In Paradise everything will be provided like magic -- POOF!

  No need to toil and labor for crops, the food will be so abundant one can just go pick all you require or desire. And the sun will cook it, and the streams will clean up the mess.

  What about all the rubble post Armageddon. The Caterpillar will never run out of fuel or break down. (Amazed that it survived? No doubt the Anointed Warriors knew it would be needed for demo & clean up.)

  Clothes will never wear out. (And you thought everyone would be naked like Adam & Eve! Well, at least not in the WT pictures!)

  "They will build homes." Or, so it says. Wonder who will cut the trees and mill the lumber? And evidently streams will be EVERYWHERE, and so will beaches, . . . and mountains -- just as in all those pictures. AND, the animals will be tame. AND, their poop will miraculously . . . . disappear or . . . well, who knows. There ain't no poop in the pictures (nor anyone shoveling it up.)

  Sound like a "dreamy life"? It is! Nothing but a dream 100%.

  Doc
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  Too Much Video ?

  by HereIam60 in

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  2. beliefs

  does anyone feel the same way?

  i am not anti-video, just feeling overload.

  since the jw organization started video production there has been such a flood of it that no one can, or possibly even wants to keep up with it all: some thoughts and questions i"ve had -.

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  It helps them get their message across EXACTLY as they want it, vs allowing individual variation even by diehard JWs.
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  Curious? How many members of this group feel we are living in the "End Times"?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i like to take a peek at the kids over on reddit every week or so.. this thread caught my eye:" curious….

  do any ex jw or pimo, still believe the world is ending.

  i see people who have never been witnesses think that the world will end soon and they say things like “jesus is coming soon”….

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  I'm 77 so i am living in the time of my end. But no hurry. - Stan

  Exactly my thoughts. (About my age, not yours, Stan.)

  I'm quite certain I'm living in MY "End Times".

  As far as anything pertaining to Biblical "prophesy" -- Sorry folks, but that's all BS.
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  Judge Arrested for Immigration Related Criminality

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. scandals

  breaking: fbi director kash patel has announced the arrest of milwaukee judge hannah dugan for obstructing ice during the arrest of an illegal alien.

  patel: "we believe judge dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, eduardo flores ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest.".

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  I mean that Mr Trump himself has personally pardoned people who took part in criminal activities on Jan 6th

  No disrespect, but you really haven't researched the Jan 6th fiasco sufficiently. Rather, you are relying on the "message" being given by the "left" and their media cohorts.
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  Live long and prosper: WT JULY 2025

  by raymond frantz in

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  "now more than ever, we need to focus on our hope.

  because we are living in 'the last days' and we all have problems that are 'hard to deal with.

  ' (2 tim.

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  CUT & PASTE

  SSDD (Same Shit, Different Day)
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  Blood decisions are now your problem: WT JULY 2025

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following is from the latest study watchtower july 2025, study article 28, paragraph 17:.

  each christian must make up his or her own mind about whether to accept or to reject these fractions.

  we may find it a challenge to understand this matter fully, but making decisions like this is part of the load that each of us must carry.

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  They are not backtracking on their blood view. This is about blood fractions. -- Duran

  Exactly.

  No change here.
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  Will They Change the Memorial Talk This Year?

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/o5almnehew4?si=kdgrjgbiutjkvcxe.

  i’m hoping the memorial talk will be different.

  change the talk!

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  Now they are more common, younger than us, sporting expensive duds, bling, and have nice digs. They are not waiting for heaven...they already have it.

  No one partaking where we attended, but the description above sure is accurate. The old guys (my peers) were all just attendants passing the crackers & juice and the whole show was run by the younger generation (40's). And they all are looking good! Nice cars. Nice clothes. A Louis V bag caught my eye.

  No one looked like they were "doing without" in order to pioneer. They are all still uttering the company line that "The End is Near" but I don't think they really are living like they believe it.
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  Can someone remind me the reason's you could be disfellowshipped?

  by SydBarrett in

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  the only reasons i can remember are smoking, sexual immorality and of course, apostasy.

  there must be others but having been out since 1990, i'm drawing a blank.

  i was thinking perhaps serious criminal offenses that result in prison, but then i remembered a brother in my congregation in the 1980's who went to prison.

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  ANYTHING three window washers agree on....especially if they don't like you. BalaamsAss

  THIS
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  Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.

  by liam in

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  usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.

  this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.

  for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.

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  Frankly, I'm still optimistic.
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  Memorial attendance

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  curious.

  what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?

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  DesirousOfChange

  We went to keep the JW family and friends (that don't ignore us) "happy".

  Attendance seemed pathetic. These used to be standing room only events. Attendance including Zoom was just barely over 100. The seats were 25% empty. In fairness, there are two events held at this location and we went to the late (2nd) one, so likely some of the older members went to the early one. Still . . . .

  . . . . it ain't like it used to be.

  AND I MUST ADD -- I did not hear "this may be the last time we do this . . . ."