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  Can you help me, please?

  by losthobbit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about an hour ago i noticed that my friend, a former jw, has posted the following on a youtube video (7 hours ago):.

  "i have just started going back to the meetings, and it was the best decision of my life!!".

  the video is this one below:.

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  I imagine she'll probably start taking her little boy with and he'll also join.
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  Can you help me, please?

  by losthobbit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about an hour ago i noticed that my friend, a former jw, has posted the following on a youtube video (7 hours ago):.

  "i have just started going back to the meetings, and it was the best decision of my life!!".

  the video is this one below:.

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  losthobbit

  About an hour ago I noticed that my friend, a former JW, has posted the following on a YouTube video (7 hours ago):

  "I have just started going back to the meetings, and it was the best decision of my life!!"

  The video is this one below:

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YNuTeO1Vfk

  Her alias is "g claires"

  I would like as many people as possible, to please reply to her message, and give her some friendly advice. She probably has no idea that I know that she's posted that comment, so I think it's best I keep that secret.

  Anyway, this is her background:

  She's about thirty, was brought up in a JW family with two older sisters and an older brother. When she was very young her parents died in a car accident. She was raised by her Baptist gran, and left the JW's and started celebrating her birthday. She moved to England and lives with her son. I don't know all the facts, but I imagine that her sisters might be encouraging her to go back to the JW's. I'm not sure if it shows from what I've written, but I can't imagine she's had an easy life.

  If you could help, by replying to her message on YouTube and giving her your best advice, that would be great. One can login to YouTube with a gmail / google account.

  Thanks!
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  We are not thinking folks.

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how do we react when we see a wt or awake in the.

  laundromat, we throw them in the trash.

  now lets think.

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  Talking about "do not disturb signs" in hotels... my wife and I were in a hotel in Paris when the friendly staff knocked on the door to inform us that our "Do not disturb" sign had fallen off the door handle onto the floor.
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  Wasn't Armageddon Supposed to Happen in the First Century?

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to me it's pretty obvious from these verses.... matthew 23:36, matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32.

  ...that jesus, talking to his disciples, told them that armageddon would happen in their generation (the first century).

  just wondering if everyone else sees it this way, or have i missed something?.

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  Band on the Run

  Thanks for that... so it seems Peter, Paul and John were all wondering why this big event had not yet happened.
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  Wasn't Armageddon Supposed to Happen in the First Century?

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to me it's pretty obvious from these verses.... matthew 23:36, matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32.

  ...that jesus, talking to his disciples, told them that armageddon would happen in their generation (the first century).

  just wondering if everyone else sees it this way, or have i missed something?.

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  LeavingWT...

  "Was Jesus a false prophet?"

  Seems that way to me.

  WT Wizard...

  "Those verses refer to the destruction of Jerusalem."

  Really? I think it's a lot more than that... this is from Mark (NIV translation -> Sorry if anyone prefers the NWT, but it probably says pretty much the same thing):

  Jesus repeatedly says that the Kingdom of God is about to come within the lifetime of those listening.
  
  So the obvious questions here are: "What is the coming of the Kingdom of God?" and "Did it happen at the time Jesus specified?"
  
  Here are some verses that describe the coming of the Kingdom of God
  
  - Mark 9:1 (It would come within the lifetime of those he was talking to, confirmed again in Luke 9:27, and Matthew 24:34)
  
  - Mark 9:47 (The Kingdom is something that you can enter - as apposed to hell)
  
  - Mark 13:2-8 (Gives the impression that it's going to be catastrophic)

  - Mark 13:17 onwards (Describes a pretty massive event, even referring to heaven and earth passing away)

  WTWizard:

  "we are going to see a total collapse in the whole money system"

  That does seem likely. The money system is sh1t... Wait, I'll stop there... I tend to get into trouble on this forum when I talk about that topic.

  Ding, two things:

  1. It's very clear that these things were supposed to happen in their generation. Saying a thousand years is like a day does not matter... a generation is a generation. The writer of Peter was probably wondering why it hadn't happened and felt he had to defend his beliefs.

  2. If you read 2 Peter 3, it seems like even the writer of Peter expects it to happen to the people he's writing to.
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  Wasn't Armageddon Supposed to Happen in the First Century?

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to me it's pretty obvious from these verses.... matthew 23:36, matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32.

  ...that jesus, talking to his disciples, told them that armageddon would happen in their generation (the first century).

  just wondering if everyone else sees it this way, or have i missed something?.

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  Nice to read such positivity... I look forward to a time of rational thinking if it comes in my generation
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  Wasn't Armageddon Supposed to Happen in the First Century?

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to me it's pretty obvious from these verses.... matthew 23:36, matthew 24:34, mark 13:30 and luke 21:32.

  ...that jesus, talking to his disciples, told them that armageddon would happen in their generation (the first century).

  just wondering if everyone else sees it this way, or have i missed something?.

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  losthobbit

  To me it's pretty obvious from these verses...

  Matthew 23:36, Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30 and Luke 21:32

  ...that Jesus, talking to his disciples, told them that Armageddon would happen in their generation (the first century). Just wondering if everyone else sees it this way, or have I missed something?

  p.s. I like answers with small words and short sentences.
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  Help: Been Disfellowshipped for 6 Days

  by weskerbouts in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  six days ago, on the 24th, the announcement was made.

  the prior 3 weeks were an 'interesting' time after having come forward about my sin (problem).

  (i have an addiction to pornography.

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  Hi Weskerbouts

  Your eyes are opening to reality... this is just the beginning. I was never a Jehovah's Witness, so what I say may not be as important as what other people will have to say, but I have two suggestions which I think are very important, based on my own experiences:

  1. Study open mindedness... never stop learning by watching videos, and reading books.

  Watch this video:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI

  Read this book (Software for Your Brain - free download):

  http://www.schoolofthinking.org/software.pdf

  2. Regarding your addiction to porn... if you want to be free from your addiction, or just learn more about it, go to http://yourbrainonporn.com/ and watch the videos there. This is a non-religious, open minded / unbiased site, which doesn't actually have an opinion on whether porn is good or evil.
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  Is it possible to be friends with a devout Jehovah's Witness?

  by losthobbit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wondering if it's possible for a non-religious person like me to be friends with a devout jehovah's witness.

  as i understand they don't like to mix with us lower life forms.

  any thoughts?.

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  Hi ABibleStudent... interesting idea: 'It would be better to give your JW friend a copy of "Crisis of Conscience" by Ray Franz anonymously than just unconditional love and acceptance.'

  I would be up for that... what do you think the chances are that they would read it?
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  Is it possible to be friends with a devout Jehovah's Witness?

  by losthobbit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wondering if it's possible for a non-religious person like me to be friends with a devout jehovah's witness.

  as i understand they don't like to mix with us lower life forms.

  any thoughts?.

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  I like what you wrote, Ding... "showing them unconditional love and acceptance." Worth giving a try :)