it's taught that ezekiel 28 is speaking about satan, the cherub who is covered in gems, was in the garden of eden..... anyway there are a few things that stand out and so far no explanation yet.
the whole part is ez 28:12-19.. it says he was full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
he is the annointed cherub 'that is covering'.
There is no "spirit realm" containing any sort of creature, god, oemon , angel or soul.
these are the creations of a primitive human mind and not the revelation of any divinity.
Far better to concern yourself with solving your problems and the problems of your friends and neighbors than to fret about the outcome of one of mankind's oldest soap operas.
doesn't it?.
this is not unexpected, unless your part of the presidents team of geniuses.. .
Doesn't it?
This is not unexpected, unless your part of The Presidents team of geniuses.
terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.
he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.
his face and neck are very swollen.
Terry, I'm starting to wonder what lind of frontier hospital you've put yourself in. Does the stagecoach bring supplies on a regular schedule?
Maybe he can arrange a telgraph conference call with people in the big city who have microscopes and know how to identify "germs". they DO accept "germ theory" where you are, don't they? Or are they treating your humours, essences and force vitale?
When you unplug the blockage in your descending colon, beware the lahar of doom!
Coconut oil is rich in medium chain fatty acids which can have anti-viral effect. You may want to het some non-hydrogenated coconut oil from a health food store. It melts at about 76 °F. Put a teaspoon of it in your mouth and let it melt. Repeat this five more times. The fatty acids may help defeat the infection and they will also get some grease down in the lower end to stave off the destruction that your impending lahar promises.
Oh, and the CDC did express concerns about you being a "threat to society" -- are you certain they didn't say "a threat to The Society" which of course you are.
terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.
he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.
his face and neck are very swollen.
Terry, where did the ice come from? many restaurant ice machines are FITHY with mold because they figure "It's ICE! It can't be dirty!"
Ask if they've identified the organism yet and suggest they consider fungi.
Fungi are higher organisms than bacteria and are harder to kill, so if you need anti-fungals you won't enjoy it. :P
"By the pickled bones of Judge Rutherford, I command the illness to COME OUT of you!"
ps - if the ice did come from a restaurant ice machine and it can be shown to be the likely cause of your illness and sufferring, well... that's what lawyers are for.
i ask this question because, having been on this forum for a year now, it's clear to me that there are many shades to so-called "apostasy", and this is particularly evident in the realm of anti-watchtower activism.. when i use the word "activism", likely picketing kingdom halls and conventions springs to mind.
however, activism can be far more subtle than that.
just having a website or a book that sheds light on the flaws of watchtower dogma is really a form of activism - arguably the most effective form at that.
To panhandlegirl: I personally am no longer distributiong the WATCHTOWER BOOK SHELF CD-ROM. I lost interest in the project when people to whom I had sent free copies started showing up on eBay SELLING copies of what they had received for free. There are others here who may be able to help you out, however. You may receive a PM from one of them; then again, you may not. I am no longer in control of that project. When I put the CD together O gave permission for it to be curculated FREELY in any form, so you might get a download link or something else.
Here is an archived page from quotes that discusses the CD-ROM in detail: http://dciscorp.com/qwotes/order-wtbscd.htm
Thanks to everyone who made kind statements regarding my projects. I share Farkel's motivation, word-for-word. ANGER has been and remains my prime motivator. When I first left the WT, I vowed that if it were in my power to destroy that organization, I would. Then I found I had the time and tools and skills to do what I have done. The WATCHTOWER is doing a pretty good job of destroying itself, but if I can hasten the their end, I consider it an honor to do so.
Here's a link to my LULU work:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/oldlightreprints
WOW, it's been seven years since the WT BS CD was offerred. Maybe it is time for a ressurrection?
see: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/85177/1/Watchtower-Book-Shelf-CD-ROM
and I really ought to provide a link for this important book:
terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.
he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.
his face and neck are very swollen.
...adding my own to the great crowd of well-wishers. May your recovery be rapid and complete.
i ask this question because, having been on this forum for a year now, it's clear to me that there are many shades to so-called "apostasy", and this is particularly evident in the realm of anti-watchtower activism.. when i use the word "activism", likely picketing kingdom halls and conventions springs to mind.
however, activism can be far more subtle than that.
just having a website or a book that sheds light on the flaws of watchtower dogma is really a form of activism - arguably the most effective form at that.
I'll tell you some of what I've done and you can tell me if I'm an activist. I've been silent this in the past but I'm no longer as concerned as I once was about repercussions; besides, all of hwat I say *might* be lies. Let the reader use discernemnt.
When Bill Bowen had his famous march on Bethel, I supplied approximately half of the stuffed lambs that were left in the fence across the street from Bethel HQ. The bullhorn that Bill used to address the crowd was loaned to him by me.
I digitized the entire book "Aid To Bible Understanding" and circulated copies of it on CD at my own expense (no charge to the recipient) around the world.
I digitized all of the publications in the original "Watchtower Book Shelf" CD and likewise circulated it at my own expense worldwide before I agreed to let QUOTES sell it to help offset operating costs of the QUOTES website.
Many of the Watchtower related titles for sale on LULU are my work
"Millions Now Living Will Never Die" was my first and "the Desolations of The Sanctuary" is the most recent.
Other titles include:
"Our Lord's Return"
"Home and Happiness"
"The Way to Paradise"
"Demonism and the watchtower"
"A Bible for the Scientist"
"Face The Facts and learn the only way of escape"
"Color and Character"
I searched out Antony Wills and got his permission to republish "A People for His Name".
I conceived the XJW University and designed the XJWU shirts and mugs and stuff that are available on cafepress.
It's not much, I know, but it was what I could do, so I did it. I've slowed down some in the past couple years, but I still have ideas...
my mil of 38 years - who has not spoken to me for the 9 years since i left her cult - died on sunday.. today, as a favor to my sil who has spoken to me very rarely, for the same reasons, over the same period of time, i was moving some personal items to her home from the nursing home.
in this instance i guess it is ok to speak with me - if i have a strong back and a conveyance that aids her needs at the moment.. anyway, in the parking lot of the apartment complex where she lives, while we are moving in those items, guess who shows up?
five or six of my old 'best friends'.
I love your subject line.
You might call the assh*le out for brazenly flirting with your wife when he "thought" you weren't around. Just to bust his chops a bit, y'know.
I'll bet your MIL expected to "survive Armageddon into God's New World" as they used to say. I'll bet her non-existent soul is now in torment in Sheol while she awaites her non-existent resurrection any day now. It will be just like she took a brief dirt nap, with mold and bacteria and worms and bugs in her nose.
so tonight after the meeting, this brother whome i've grown up with invited me to eat.
he had come almost an hour late to the meeting and looked kind of down and a bit depressed.
i agreed to go eat.. there was very little talking at first.
All of "the signs of the times" that JWs used to recite to remind themselves that they were in the time of the end have been thrown on the scrapheap by the Governing Body. NO JW an argue effectively from the Bible that there is any more chance that he will live to see armageddon as there was a chance of Abraham Lincoln seeing Armageddon. They are rudderless and adrift in the stream of time.
i was thinking about how to explain to a family member how i have no fear or issue with not living in a paradise earth etc.
they dont believe i left the jws for good reason, they think like every jw that i must be bitter about the religion or something.. .
i am an atheist and for many reasons i dont fear death, but i was trying to think of a way to explain it from a jw perspective when it hit me...... it doesnt matter.. option a: do t believe in god and believe that i will die and there will be eternal nothingness.
Comedian/Atheist Penn Gillette had a good comment on this. He pointed out that he did not exist 200 years ago, yet the thought of 1812 did not fill him with fear and dread; he knows that he also will not exist in 2212 and feels no fear or dread at that prospect.
Although The WATCHTOWER teaches otherwise, DEATH IS NATURAL. ALL living things in the universe die. It is EVERLASTING LIFE that is an unnatural and horrifying concept.
"Let me show you from the Bible how God's will is for you to eat lasagna for all of eternity..."
