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  God's name

  by Gorbatchov in

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  first at all, there is a new marketing video of god's name, clearly saying the name of god is jehovah.. link: https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodbible/docid-502014331_1_video.

  and then, there is the video with geoffrey jackson (gb) clearly saying that the original name of god is not known and the use of jehovah is because of it is the most used variant in english.. link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwv_8ocvkj8.

  so, something contradicts here, isn't it?.

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  His / her / its name is Gormuna, stupid !

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  The Emphasised Bible
  
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  The Watchtower Society's Purpose

  by compound complex in

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  "the sole purpose of our existence as a society is to announce the kingdom established in 1914 and to sound the warning of the fall of babylon the great [in 1918].

  we have a special message to deliver.

  "--- fred franz's words to bethel family, november 17, 1979..

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  bats in the belfry

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  It has always been some SPECIAL message - issued from but ONE publishing house..

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  Be it further resolved, that we will not have any part with or spend our time listening to human teachers who desire to express their private interpretation of God’s Word, but will at all times use The Watchtower and other books and booklets put out by the above-named society.

  The Watchtower - April 1, 1934, page 109

  
  
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  "Personal Decisions" (Study Article of July 11-17, 2016)

  by bats in the belfry in

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  2. bible

  concise thoughts from the wtbts.

  par.2) however, there are numerous situations for which the bible provides no specific command.. par.3) in the absence of specific laws, how can we know what choices will please jehovah?.

  par.16) many matters could be decided one way or another, and jehovah would still be pleased.. .

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  Concise thoughts from the WTBTS:

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  Par.2) However, there are numerous situations for which the Bible provides no specific command.

  Par.3) In the absence of specific laws, how can we know what choices will please Jehovah?

  Par.16) Many matters could be decided one way or another, and Jehovah would still be pleased.

  Everything else is fluff.
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  Did you have "Your chair" or place you sat at the K.H??

  by karter in

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  i never really did but lots of the "friends" did like one brother who felt the cold and had "his chair" by the window and was always closing the window when everyone else wanted it open.. karter..

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  'Kingdom of God's birth in heaven in 1914' - first reference?

  by EdenOne in

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  can someone tell me please when was the first time that the wts published something to the effect that the kingdom of god was born in heavens in 1914 / jesus enthroned invisibly in 1914 ?

  i see an obscure reference to an article in a golden age magazine in 1930 but i can't find the actual quote,.

  not looking for quotes that talk about the "coming" or "presence" since 1914. i'm looking for actual mention that the kingdom started in heavens in 1914. when was the first ever time this was clearly said in the publications?

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  bats in the belfry

  The earliest references I came across, so far:

  

  wt 1927, August 1, page 230

  
  

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  wt 1928, September 1, page 260
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  RC Was Worse Than I thought...

  by JW_Rogue in

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  i was visiting with my family and it seems the rc was worse than i thought.

  now they all seem to think that "we are so close to the end" and that the "brothers are really preparing us for the gt".

  some even saying that soon our message will change to a judgement message for mankind and talking about how we need to improve "everything we do".

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  bats in the belfry

  Just a question. Judgement message, what will that be?

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  Back in 1969 they said this:

  "This judgment message has to do specially with the international organization for world peace and security, which the clergy have claimed to be the “political expression of the Kingdom of God on earth,” but which the symbolic locusts tormentingly proclaim is a mere man-made substitute for God’s Messianic kingdom and is therefore doomed to fail and be destroyed by God’s true kingdom (w69 p. 721 par. 34)."

  Perhaps it will be a flyer of sorts, chucked under your door, to proclaim the United Nations will be x-rayed to hell ... soon.

  Remember all those pronouncements (trumpet blasts) against the clergy? The countless resolutions to whoever?

  It's all been forgotten, lest never be noticed. Who cares?

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
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  HTTPS (SSL security) Now Available

  by Simon in

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  i've setup an ssl certificate so you can now use https to browse the site.

  this creates an encrypted connection between your browser and the server which is more secure and prevents urls visited from being shown in router logs, content can't be eavesdropped etc.... there are also some performance benefits but they won't kick in until i make some more changes.. consider it experimental for now but at some point it will likely automatically redirect you to the secure version of a page.. you can try it by adding 's' to the http part of any address or just goto the home page and browse from there (some mixed content means you may not get the fully green https status in your browser just yet though).. let me know if you have any issues using the site..

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  bats in the belfry

  Yep, thanks.
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  What is it with that foreign accent in the RC videos?

  by bats in the belfry in

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  if you believe their written up propaganda, everything is done with a greater purpose in mind.. what's your take on this?.

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  bats in the belfry

  Maybe the GB is unhappy with the situation in Russia?
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  What is it with that foreign accent in the RC videos?

  by bats in the belfry in

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  if you believe their written up propaganda, everything is done with a greater purpose in mind.. what's your take on this?.

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  bats in the belfry

  If you believe their written up propaganda, everything is done with a greater purpose in mind.

  What's your take on this?
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  All 2016 Convention videos in English and all Talk outlines for download

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  all convention videos in english and all talk outlines for download.

  http://avoidjw.org/2016-regional-convention/

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  bats in the belfry

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  Only the most brain dead JW is gonna believe this crapolla.

  You wouldn't believe how many are brain dead - the number goes into the millions.