Ozman

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  Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy about the messiah whose name is Immanuel, so why the name Jesus ?

  by smiddy in

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  maybe i`m getting old and senile , but i was thinking about something that used to nag at the back of my brain when i was "in" , wasn`t the messiah to be called immanuel ?

  according to isa.7:14 and not jesus ?.

  why was the name immanuel substituted with the name jesus .?.

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  Ozman

  Hi Smiddy. Good question. Immanuel seems to be a 'symbolic' name. I just spent some time researching it in the old & new testaments ...& found myself reading about virgins, thrones, revenge & god killing people. Jesus doesn't really fit the prophecy. Yes he raised the dead but he didn't smash the shit out of everyone like the jews were expecting. They were probably thinking ' what's this love your enemies crap'??? It is interesting that there were no other jesus or yeshua's in the old testament. Maybe I missed that meeting 😊
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  Any regrets whilst you were in the Org

  by Tallon in

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  the biggest regret i have is of 'shunning' persons who were disfellowshipped and for 'marking' ones deemed as bad association.. there's no way i can approach these people to ask them for forgiveness as i've emigrated to another country however, by this post i'd like it to be known..

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  I unfortunately assisted my cousin in over 30 years ago. He no longer talks with us. I think back about the urgency I expressed to him about 'the end' & how wonderful it was to 'have the truth'. Doh!
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  Obedience At Its Blindest

  by Nevuela in

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  just a little something my "anointed" roommate posted on facebook a few months ago, along with replies from her fellow jws.

  it was chilling to read, so i took a screenshot and saved it for future reference.

  please feel free to share your own stories of blind obedience within the org.

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  Ozman

  Hi Nevuela. I tried the link but it seems you need a tumbler account to use it? I think I also accidentally pressed the dislike button & cannot change that. My apologies. ...look forward to reading the story once I can access it. May I ask what the gist of the story & replies is?
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  The worldwide fear policy....

  by The Rebel in

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  it seems the media heavily underline the dark side in everything.

  yes there are really bad problems in the world and they need to be addressed.

  but we also need to keep on the positive.

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  Hi Rebel. It's nice to hear that point of view about the world. I agree that although there are some negative things going on , there is so much to be grateful for. It is an amazing time in history to be alive. Focusing on the positive & eliminating the negative, brings 'light' into life. There is no darkness in light. Thanks for putting your comments up. Your message needs more exposure!
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  Paranormal Warning

  by Cold Steel in

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  i've heard some weird stories coming from jws about the paranormal.

  i know about the warnings about items that come from unbelievers -- those don't interest me as much.

  what i am interested in are actual experiences in stories of the paranormal you've heard or experienced yourself.

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  The 'demons' were a big part of my childhood in the 60's & 70's. It seemed most jw's had experienced 'demon attacks' & my mum would say ' call out jehovah's name & they will flee'. My dad related a story of a demonic face in the corner of the room & many others related similar experiences. This stuff scared the sh*t out of me & was an influence in keeping me 'close to jehovah'. Thankfully I broke free from the concept but it has taken decades to get it out of my head. My mum has since left & apologized to me for the crap she put us through....which is amazing because she once told me she would let me die if i needed a blood transfusion. I no longer believe in spirits & my life has never been better!
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  This generation will by no means pass away

  by Darryl in

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  good morning i hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

  there has been a lot of talk about the "new light" concerning the generation teaching.

  it's been a major part of the prophecy concerning the last days and of course since jws are the only ones able to decipher and understand prophecy it is of great importance to get this main prophecy right.

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  I have a prediction....1914 will be old light & no longer part of the doctrine. Hence all the GB talk about loyalty.
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  New form of preaching the End...JW?

  by Ozman in

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  http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-man-says-he-climbed-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-for-god-20160707-gq18uc.html.

  man has silver bible in hand declaring the great tribulation on top of sydney harbour bridge.

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  http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-man-says-he-climbed-the-sydney-harbour-bridge-for-god-20160707-gq18uc.html

  Man has Silver Bible in hand declaring the great tribulation on top of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
  
  
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  Un-****ing-Believable

  by OneFingerSalute in

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  just a few observations from this morning.

  .. this morning as i was trying to choke back the bile that kept wanting to come up during the wt study one comment in particular screamed cult.. towards the very end as comments were being made about "counseling" others with "gracious" words one of the uber-dub minstral-serpents made this comment, "we see in the last image that the brother is holding a bible as he counsels the other brother.

  we look closely at the picture and we can know exactly what he is counseling the brother about.

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  Would like to see Jesus anonymously turn up at a meeting....beard & all. He might say to them ' I Am the Truth'. At that point the brothers begin stoning him with the word...'Apostate!'
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  Who has more Zeal, wt or Isis?

  by prologos in

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  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35260475 would a jw shun, treat as dead, with contempt his own mother for her attempt to have him leave the wt religion?.

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  When I was a JW child, my mum told me she would rather let me die than for me to have blood transfusion. And I'm sure I wasn't the only one. When I left the org I was as good as dead to my family.
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  GeeJay at the RC: highlights, paraphrases and translations.

  by sparrowdown in

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  q: is there anyone that has the permanent role of coordinator or chairman?.

  geejay: no, we rotate yearly...... (translaton) we are all sparticus.. geejay: we are a faith driven org, we are not a group of lawyers, being overly concerned with legal matters..... fave quotes .

  on establishing headship principle 1cor 14: 33-35, 1 cor 11:3. geejay:...... that's talking about women not excitedly jumping up arguing with others..... geejay: ......our literature has said it, and we agree!.

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  Ozman

  Governing Body = Guardians Of Doctrine = GOD