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  RC 2016 Leaks & Releases

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

  now, on with the leaks & releases!

  first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.

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  xjwsrock

  Un-Freaking-believable ......

  More with the basement BS? .... They are becoming straight up "Preppers" at this point.

  Are they going to start selling Great Trib supplies on JW.borg?
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  Quotes JWs Don't Like...

  by JW_Rogue in

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  "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take".

  "you always regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did".

  "think for yourself, question authority".

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  Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

  Article 18 from the- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  
  
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  Bible Reading Assignment This Week is About THE LEVIATHAN

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a brother went on stage and read .

  job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.

  it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).

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  Lol puff the magic dragon....

  I can't believe how the Dunba$$ writers at WT can shove this crocodile BS out on the table and everybody just nods their head like stupid children. Crocodiles don't have necks to speak of at all. They sure as hell don't breathe smoke and fire. And they don't rise up.

  Dragons do rise up and they have long necks and they breathe fire and smoke. Just sayin'.

  Hey here's an idea WT.... Stop faking like ancient bull shi@ is something real and sensible. And why the hell would God almighty refer to a stupid a$$ crocodile to prove his power anyway? The stupidity is endless.

  WT writers.... You are con-artists. You are liars. Get a real job. Do something with your pathetic life.
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  Bible Reading Assignment This Week is About THE LEVIATHAN

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a brother went on stage and read .

  job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.

  it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).

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  xjwsrock

  Here is quote from Insight Book

  This Hebrew word occurs six times in the Bible. It is believed to come from a root word meaning “wreath”; hence the name indicates something that is “wreathed,” or “gathered into folds.” The word is transliterated in most Bible translations.

  Since, with the exception of Job 3:8, the references mention water in connection with it,Leviathan appears to signify some form of aquatic creature of great proportions and strength, although not necessarily of one specific kind. Psalm 104:25, 26 describes it as cavorting in the sea where ships travel, and for this reason many suggest that the term here applies to some type of whale. Though whales are rare in the Mediterranean, they are not unknown there, and parts of two whale skeletons can be found in a museum at Beirut in Lebanon. An American Translation here says “crocodile” instead of Leviathan. Additionally, the word “sea” (yam) by itself is not determinative inasmuch as in Hebrew it can refer to a large inland body of water such as the Sea of Galilee (Sea of Chinnereth) (Nu 34:11; Jos 12:3), or even to the river Nile (Isa 19:5) or the Euphrates.—Jer 51:36.

  The description of “Leviathan” at Job 41:1-34 aptly fits the crocodile, and the “sea” ofverse 31 may refer to a river such as the Nile or another body of fresh water. It should be noted, however, that some crocodiles, as the Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus), are found along the seacoast and at times go out into the sea some distance from land.
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  Bible Reading Assignment This Week is About THE LEVIATHAN

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a brother went on stage and read .

  job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.

  it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).

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  xjwsrock

  This is the ASSIGNED READING!

  Are they stupid or just brazen?
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  Bible Reading Assignment This Week is About THE LEVIATHAN

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a brother went on stage and read .

  job 41:1-26. jehovah is straight up talking to job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage.

  it was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.. here it is: (mind you this is almighty god talking one-on-one with job).

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  I wouldn't believe it unless I saw it myself. A brother went on stage and read

  Job 41:1-26

  Jehovah is straight up talking to Job about a fire-breathing dragon in this passage. It was surreal to hear this read without as much as a raised eyebrow in the audience.

  Here it is: (Mind you this is almighty God talking one-on-one with Job)

  “Can you catch Le·viʹa·than with a fishhookOr hold down its tongue with a rope?

  2-Can you put a rope through its nostrils Or pierce its jaws with a hook? 

  3-Will it make many pleas to you,Or will it speak gently to you?

  4-Will it make a covenant with you,So that you may make it your slave for life?

  5-Will you play with it as with a birdOr tie it on a leash for your little girls?

  6-Will traders barter for it? Will they divide it up among merchants?

  7-Will you fill its hide with harpoons Or its head with fishing spears?

  8-Lay your hand on it;You will remember the battle and never do it again!

  9-Any hope of subduing it is futile.The mere sight of it would overwhelm you. 

  10-No one dares to stir it up.So who is it who can stand up to me? 

  11-Who has given me anything first that I should repay him? Whatever is under the heavens is mine. 

  12-I will not be silent about its limbs,About its mightiness and its well-formed body.

  13-Who has removed its outer covering?Who will enter its open jaws?

  14-Who can pry open the doors of its mouth? Its teeth all around are fearsome.

  15-Its back has rows of scales Tightly sealed together.

  16-Each one fits so closely to the other That no air can come between them.

  17-They are stuck to one another;They cling together and cannot be separated.

  18-Its snorting flashes out light,And its eyes are like the rays of dawn.

  19-Flashes of lightning go out of its mouth;Fiery sparks escape.

  20-Smoke pours out of its nostrils,Like a furnace fueled with rushes.

  21-Its breath sets coals ablaze,And a flame shoots from its mouth.

  22-There is great strength in its neck,And dismay runs before it.

  23-The folds of its flesh are tightly joined together;They are firm, as though cast upon it and immovable.

  24-Its heart is hard as stone,Yes, hard as a lower millstone.

  25-When it rises up, even the mighty are frightened;Its thrashing causes bewilderment.

  26-No sword that reaches it will prevail;Nor will spear, dart, or arrowhead.

  
  

  
  
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  Who says the "Evil Slave" is hypothetical? We, The Dallas Theological Seminary, say so, that's who!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus asked, "who really is the faithful and discreet slave.." maybe he didn't know??

  evidently, "the faithful slave", isn't just the governing body of the wtbts, feeding the many with their pudgy hands.

  the dts, dallas theological seminary, must also make up the composite/singular fds.

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  It looks like another case of justifying their position after the fact.

  The GB decided it was more convenient to have the evil slave explained away as hypothetical instead of risk the obvious question of whether they were possibly the evil slave themselves. Instead of letting that explanation just hang there in the wind, they found some "bible scholars" to back it up to help it appear more legitimate.

  I agree with you on the hypocrisy of bringing in wordly satanic scholars as some sort of authority.

  If you wrote this BS in a novel, nobody would publish it. JW reality is stranger than fiction.
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  Did Jesus really suffer? Really?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so over the course of three days he had a trial which doesn't seem to have bothered him much.

  he got whipped ok that would have been agony and then put on a torture stake/ cross/ whatever yes that would have been hell.

  but he was on it for a day and the whole thing lasted for three days.

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  The fact that the story has survived this long despite holes in the plot, shows how desperate the average person is to be saved from this life by a superhero/father figure. I feel bad for people on the one hand and a loathing for those that have exploited this for personal gain.
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  Did Jesus really suffer? Really?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so over the course of three days he had a trial which doesn't seem to have bothered him much.

  he got whipped ok that would have been agony and then put on a torture stake/ cross/ whatever yes that would have been hell.

  but he was on it for a day and the whole thing lasted for three days.

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  Yeah I see your point.

  I have thought the same thing. On a scale from 1-10 of ways to die ,his death is up there - maybe an 8 but certainly not a 10. Many people have died worse deaths involving longer-lasting agony and more torture. Prisoners of war come to mind.

  What bothers me more is the focus on how big a "sacrifice" it was. What was really sacrificed in the end? Maybe a human body? It was a body he didn't want long term anyway.

  Everything was back to normal less than 3 days later. Jesus was kickin it in heaven. Jehovah had his favorite son back. Anybody that has lost a loved one has made a bigger sacrifice than this. His existence hit pause for a couple of days. The equivalent of a coma in our world.

  When I hear speakers say Jehovah loved the world so much he gave his son, I just roll my eyes. He didnt lose his son. The whole story is overdramatized.
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  How Many Elders And Ministerial Servants Are There In Your Congregation?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm curious to see how much manpower a little congregation - a hundred?

  - requires to keep it running.

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  xjwsrock

  90+ publishers

  10 elders

  3 Servants