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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.

  
  
  
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  Study Article for 29th May 2016 "Jehovah's Guidance"

  by BluesBrother in

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  2. bible

  if this is up already and i missed it , - apologies..... today's study article ,from march study wt , is entitled " jehovah guides his people in the way of life"....theme is is.

  30.21 " and your own ears will hear a word behind you saying, “this is the way.

  walk in it,” in case you should go to the right or in case you should go to the left".

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  bats in the belfry

  

  wt August 15, 2014, page 5
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  When Sisters are Prohibited from Binding Elders' Books

  by berrygerry in

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  http://www.ebay.com/itm/shepherd-the-flock-of-god-jehovahs-witnesses-elderss-book-copy-/272241236134?hash=item3f62d798a6:g:jhsaaoswwe5wx1d4.

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  screws ?.

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  bats in the belfry

  

  Should it not be listed in the Books > Fiction category instead?
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  Something you won't see on JW.org ... They discourage music education

  by Greybeard in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz4tfrt1nk0&list=plcd6f28c13a0a9ac2&index=4.

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  bats in the belfry

  Rather, it's like this:

  In video CO16 E 16 No07 1 an obviously talented child is asked by the teacher to attend a program for young gifted musicians playing violin. See what happens . . .

  
  

  

  
  
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  One of the Most Obscene Phrases in Any Language; the Judicial Committee

  by TMS in

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  a tribunal of religious, if not spiritual, men, whose decision can alter lives, disrupt, no, destroy, families, ruin young lives, create angst, pain, depression, hopelessness, sorrow, despair can be the job for three typically unqualified men known in jw land as the judicial committee.. my first judicial experience as a kid of 18 serving on the jc involved disfellowshipping an elderly sister for apostacy when she would not promise to quit frequenting a neighborhood christian science reading room for personal study.

  my second big case involved a baptized 12 year old who allegedly stole a hot wheel from k-mart.

  he admitted to nothing, answering every question with "i dunno" and was put on probation, the 60's equivalent of reproof.. in subsequent years, i "served" on committees judging accused adulterers, fornicators, thieves, gamblers, non-providers, taking up boxing, slanderers and yes, apostates, sitting also on so-called appeal committees as well.

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  bats in the belfry

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  Whoa ! ?

  My first judicial experience as a kid of 18 serving on the JC

  They let you serve as elder age 18 ?

  
  

  Smiddy is right: It`s not what you know but who you know