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Finished Mystery (1917)... The book that Jesus approved...
by Alfred in
1. watchtower
2. bible
so a few months ago, a friend sent me an actual copy of finished mystery which was published in 1917 (not a pdf download... the actual book).

i must say, this was the most disturbing book i have ever had the displeasure of reading.

but i only read it because this was the main publication that was being distributed worldwide when jesus supposedly chose the watchtower in 1918 and i basically wanted to see for myself what jesus saw in the wt that would compel him to choose this religious corporation over all other religious denominations.. anyway, if anyone is interested in knowing the actual contents of this book, here are some bullet points i put together from some of the notes i took as i read the book:.
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Sleep Eludes Me ...
by compound complex in
1. jw
2. friends
sleep eludes me.

she plays coy, then retreats, laughing as she looks back at me.

i vacate my disheveled bed with less than quiet resignation.
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WHO ARE THE FALSE PROPHETS TODAY?
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
who are the false prophets today.

by barbara anderson.

in 1991, one of the watch tower societys senior writers, colin quackenbush, told me in the privacy of his office about letters which the society had received from prominent and credible elders, not apostates (thats exactly what he said), who were concerned about the increase in accusations saying that jehovahs witnesses were false prophets.
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"Jesus did not die on the cross" (Gunnar Samuelsson)
by Titus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"jesus did not die on the cross" .

a new doctoral dissertation in theology from gothenburg university claims that the bible has been misinterpreted when it comes to how jesus died.

gunnar samuelsson who wrote the dissertation has studied the original texts and sees no explicit references to crucifiction.
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Why Jehovah's Witnesses Are Discouraged From Using the Internet
by AllTimeJeff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at a recent series of circuit assemblies, the governing body put out warnings on what in their view is the latest danger from satan, designed to break the faith of jehovah's witnesses everywhere.. facebook.. yes, thats right, apparantly, the gb is concerned because a lot of people are having "facebook sex".

they are meeting old friends who aren't jehovah's witnesses and getting it on with whomever would willingly sleep with them.

evidentally, the gb would like their flock to believe that when jw's get on facebook and other social networking sites, fornication happens.. now, this is news.
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Reasoning From the Scriptures - are they working on an update?
by insearchoftruth in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a couple of questions on this, firstly, is there a pdf of this book available??

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secondly, is anyone here aware of an update, due to the changing of the doctrine, this book is starting to become sprinkled with 'old light'........
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A truly creepy 2007 public talk by Ciro Aulicino - You Will Be With Me in Paradise
by Tatiana in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i searched for this here and didn't find any posts about it.

i just found this while searching for info as i was debating a jw on another site.

this is the most mind-blowing, spaced-out, insane bunch of mess i've ever heard.
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Elder's KM School notes and apostates
by beavis in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
this is a message to sir82 or anyone with information on the recent kingdom ministry school, .

i have had several discussions with a friend of mine whose brother went to km school and he said there was information given about those who no longer attend meetings and are baptized "are sort of viewed as apostates".

i was speaking with a family member of mine concerning this issue and two questions arose: 1. are the notes from the recent km school acurate?
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The facts on crucifixion, stauros, and the "torture stake"
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
finally, i will look at biblical and patristic evidence bearing on the crucifixion of jesus in particular.

we need to examine the earliest known descriptions of the kind of crucifixion adopted by the romans and the specific terms they used to refer to it.

apparently the society believes that crux still meant "stake" in the second century a.d., when tacitus composed his annals.
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World War 1 and 1914
by Schizm in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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how did it just so happen that a world war took place in the very year that russell had attached so much importance to?

i realize that he expected 1914 to see the end of the world's governments, and of course that didn't happen, but it still seems to be quite remarkable that this war happened that very year ... a war that would later be construed to be the fulfillment of jesus' prediction in matthew 24:7.. the explanation given on the e-watchman site is that satan deliberately caused the war to happen so as to mislead jehovah's witnesses into thinking they had actually seen the fulfillment of bible prophecy, in order to make them think that jesus had returned invisably.. any ideas?.