Posts by Acluetofindtheuser

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the Witch of Endor

by Magnum in

1sa 28:3-25 (nwt - not revised version).

7 finally saul said to his servants: seek for me a woman who is a mistress of spirit mediumship, and i will go to her and consult her.

then his servants said to him: look!

Acluetofindtheuser

Maybe the answer to this enigma hinges upon Jesus' statement made to the Sadducees at Luke 20:37-38.

"But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB. "Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him."

I even think the resurrection of Lazarus gives a clue to this puzzle as well. Lazarus was declared dead for four days. Every part of his body was in the process of decay. Jesus' statement above implies that the dead are alive with God. Jesus tapped into that special place where God keeps the living dead in order to bring Lazarus back.

Back to Saul and the witch of Endor. If it was a demon, the demon would have refused to comply or would have given better news to Saul even if it was false information. Since the message from the woman came true it had to come from God. It would have to be God speaking through the brain pattern of Samuel.

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Will someone, please, stop ISIS?

by skeeter1 in

will anyone stop isis?by josh levs, cnnupdated 2:07 pm edt, thu august 7, 2014(cnn) -- if you're following the news about isis, which now calls itself the islamic state, you might think you've mistakenly clicked on a historical story about barbarians from millennia ago.. in a matter of months, the group seized territory in both iraq and syria and declared an islamic caliphate, celebrating its own shocking slaughter along the way.. "i don't see any attention from the rest of the world," a member of the yazidi minority in iraq told the new yorker.

"in one day, they killed more than two thousand yazidi in sinjar, and the whole world says, 'save gaza, save gaza.'".

in syria, the group hoisted some of its victims severed heads on poles.

Acluetofindtheuser

Air strikes recently approved within the last half hour. However, no US troops will be on the ground.

If ISIS approaches the town of Erbil they will be bombed by drones.

I believe the base of mount Sinjar will be bombed by drones if ISIS approaches it. Thousands of fleeing residents are stuck on top.

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Trademark office rejects Watchtower's application for "JW.Org" logo

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#casenumber=85896124&casetype=serial_no&searchtype=statussearch.

even though watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.. the trademark office did note this:.

indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters j and w:.

Acluetofindtheuser

The rejection by the trademark office is due to the similarity to the website called jwplayer.com. That company hosts videos, ads and streams for prospective customers.

Their web address ends in dot com but I assume they bought the rights to dot org as well. I looked up www.jwplayer.com and found an interesting point about the company's beginnings. The "About Us" section on their website says this at the top:

"We're the New York-based start up that PIONEERED video on the web."

The word pioneer is not in all capitals on their website but I thought it was funny and worth highlighting.

It looks like jwplayer.com started in 2005. I assume that's when they filed for the trademark name.

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GB member Anthony Morris mentions concerned JW letter at RC

by Acluetofindtheuser in

gb member anthony morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned jw fearing the gt.

he mentioned it on the last sunday talk.

i always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached gb eyes.

Acluetofindtheuser

This is one of the reasons why I don't write into bethel about striking realizations. I know they will dismiss it and consider it a waste of time. They may even mock my idea at an RC just like this guy. All 8 million witnesses were to laugh at that person's letter. If I was that person I would tell them what for.

Sending any letter to bethel can only get you into trouble locally. The only way to avoid that is to be anonymous.

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GB member Anthony Morris mentions concerned JW letter at RC

by Acluetofindtheuser in

gb member anthony morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned jw fearing the gt.

he mentioned it on the last sunday talk.

i always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached gb eyes.

Acluetofindtheuser

I know somebody who was at a RC that was tied into the Cowboy's stadium. They said Gerrit Losch was present at that international convention. I'll ask them if he mentioned the same letter at the concluding talk.

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GB member Anthony Morris mentions concerned JW letter at RC

by Acluetofindtheuser in

gb member anthony morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned jw fearing the gt.

he mentioned it on the last sunday talk.

i always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached gb eyes.

Acluetofindtheuser

Everyone from my area is supposed to have a 3 day supply of emergency provisions. The elders periodically ask if our address and cell phone numbers are still current for this reason.

I wonder if those in NY don't need an emergency supply for some reason. Do they have a special provider we don't know about?

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GB member Anthony Morris mentions concerned JW letter at RC

by Acluetofindtheuser in

gb member anthony morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned jw fearing the gt.

he mentioned it on the last sunday talk.

i always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached gb eyes.

Acluetofindtheuser

When he mentioned the letter it didn't seem very formal as an experience part. It was a short comment out of the blue which fit nicely with the theme about not being anxious.

The concerned letter seemed to be on his mind for some reason. Maybe he felt quilty for not heading the warning.

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GB member Anthony Morris mentions concerned JW letter at RC

by Acluetofindtheuser in

gb member anthony morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned jw fearing the gt.

he mentioned it on the last sunday talk.

i always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached gb eyes.

Acluetofindtheuser

GB member Anthony Morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned JW fearing the GT. He mentioned it on the last Sunday talk. I always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached GB eyes. I guess this proves they read some of them.

The person writing into bethel said that the HQ should be stock piling food because of the coming GT. Anthony said that was crazy because the person writing in doesn't have faith in God's providing power.

Are there any other letters that you know that reached GB eyes?

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Something Big is Coming...

by notsurewheretogo in

the annual meeting of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses will be in october 2014.. .. in november 2013, just after the last one they published this now famous statement in the 15th of november 2013 watchtower page 16 paragraph 17 says:.

"at that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.".

Acluetofindtheuser

A few months ago the CO my area said in his talk that we haven't seen anything yet, with regard to all the changes going on in the org.

From other posters in the thread it seems all the CO's are saying the same thing. It must be in the outline they're given. The GB wouldn't dare leak out juicy 2014 annual meeting details to these CO's. They would tell their wives and the wives would gossip because it's too big to bear. The cat would be out of the bag for sure.

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I need help!! Need to find the talk where Samuel Herd recommends Angels and Women!!

by ILoveTTATT in

jw
friends

i have tried to find the talk fear of giants... apparently there are various versions and i need to find the version that has him recommending the book angels and women.

what part of the talk?

(i don't want to listen to hours and hours of talks...).

Acluetofindtheuser

You are so right about that statement in the foreword of Angels and Women. I understand where you’re coming from but I actually enjoyed the novel. I recommended it to a witness friend a number of years ago. Since I was so embarrassed by the foreword comments section I recommend them only read the Seola version.

Here’s something you may not know. I had a chance to see an original first edition version of Seola. Did you know the author was able to convince the publishing companies of the late 1800’s to keep her name out of the book? It was as if she wanted to remain anonymous or something. This is where I think this book ties into the old leadership of the WT. Rutherford or someone else liked this anonymous nature and thought it aligned well to how WT literature is not credited to individuals. No one person from the writing department is allowed to have their name in the book they worked on, with the exception of Russell and Rutherford.

Also, If you do a comparison of Seola to Angels and Women you get a glimpse of the major differences. As per the foreword of Angels and Women: Who was the one inspired by the fallen angel? Was it the reviser of the 1924 version or was it the original author of the 1878 version? Now that sounds really funny.