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  Do You Think The Internet Will Bring Peace Through Interconectedness?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  as people begin to share information, negative and positive across boundaries(borders) what effect do you think that will have on governmental war machines?.

  what about government censorship will it prevail during a time of disagreement between two countries who are at war?.

  i think that one of the benefits of the information age is that government can find out in a heart beat what the masses under their control feel about issues they are concerned about in other countries and public willingness to sacrifice their lives over such issues.. to me i see the way i see it is the more informed a population is the better.

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  ha - no.
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  Years REALLY DO FLY BY!

  by somebody in

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  2. friends

  i just realized that i was 39 years old when i joined this discussion board.

  i remember the morning conversations that always brought me laughter, and i think there were only a but about 9 or 10 regulars back then!

  i will now turn 57 years old in a few months.

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  Yes the fuse is burning very quickly.

  Sadly:(
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  How many anointed have come and gone; how many remain?

  by Moster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just wondering if there is any data about how many anointed there were in say 1914, and considering most would have passed 'beyond the veil' already, are the jw's numbers adding up?

  we know there are more in 2017 then there were in 2016, but just where are we in the grand total column?.

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  bennyk

  Currently, belief that more than 144 000 will receive a heavenly reward will result in Disfellowshipping. (w 01. April 1986 QfR)

  DO you have a copy of that WT or those pages???
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  Work Colleague Went To a JW Funeral - His Experience

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so the guy in my office on the desk next to me has just got back from the funeral of his wifes sister.

  this was his first time in a kh and full on exposure to jwdom.. bit of background: the deceased jw was not a born in, she was a convert when she was in her teens.

  she died last week at the age of 82. the poor old dear was still zealously knocking on doors while in ill health.

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  Pale - what state was that in?
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  Why do Jehovah`s Witnesses believe everything will be Hunky Dory after Armageddon ? I have news for them.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they seem to think that all they will do is enjoy a carefree life with little or no concerns problems or worries whereas nothing could be further from the truth... according to the bible.. without trying to speculate on these concerns or problems during this one thousand year reign of christ jesus ,lets hear what the bible has to say about the end of his thousand year reign.. rev.20:7-10 satan is to be let out of his prison {as if he hasn`t done enough damage in 6000 years of roaming about in the earth at the same time fraternizing with jesus and jehovah in heaven} i digress.. and the reason he is let out of prison ,lo and behold ,is to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth gog and magog to gather them together for the war.

  { here we go again ,armageddon didn`t solve anything we have to go through another one.

  } 1000 years later.. now get this it`s not just some isolated little skirmish with a few hundred or even a few thousand dissenters ,as the bible states they number the sands of the seashore and they advanced over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp {not a nation but a camp} of the holy ones.and the beloved city.. with that description it would seem the holy ones are in the minority and the opposes apparently were spread over all the earth.. so that description of the bible to me about jc 1000 rule does not appear to be one of living in a paradise , that is not on the agenda until after jesus christ 1000 year reign and only if you are lucky enough to survive another test/war of your loyalty after all you have gone through previously.. i wonder if this realization is one of the reasons why so many now are claiming to be of the anointed because as one of the other sheep you have to pass another test after the 1000 years of christ jesus rule whereas of one of the anointed on death now you go straight to heaven ..

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  We were trained not to think.

  That's how.
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  Watchtower Releases 2017 Grand Total Figures!

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2017 grand totals.

  branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 90. .

  number of lands reporting: 240. .

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  The numbers are on the Website now:)

  FYI

  Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 18,564

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2017-service-year-report/2017-grand-totals/

  2017 Grand Totals

  • Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 90

  • Number of Lands Reporting: 240

  • Total Congregations: 120,053

  • Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 20,175,477

  • Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 18,564

  • Peak of Publishers *: 8,457,107

  • Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,248,982

  • Percentage of Increase Over 2016: 1.4

  • Total Number Baptized *: 284,212

  • Average Pioneer * Publishers Each Month: 1,249,946

  • Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 439,571

  • Total Hours Spent in Field: 2,046,000,202

  • Average Bible Studies * Each Month: 10,071,524

    COMPARISON FOR ANYONE ONE INTERESTED

    From 2016:

    Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 89

    Number of Lands Reporting: 240

    Total Congregations: 119,485

    Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 20,085,142

    Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 18,013

    Peak of Publishers in Kingdom Service: 8,340,847

    Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,132,358

    Percentage of Increase Over 2015: 1.8

    Total Number Baptized: 264,535

    Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 459,393

    Average Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 1,157,017

    Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,983,763,754

    Average Bible Studies Each Month: 10,115,264
    
    

    From 2015:

    Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 89

    Number of Lands Reporting: 240

    Total Congregations: 118,016

    Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 19,862,783

    Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 15,177

    Peak of Publishers in Kingdom Service: 8,220,105

    Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 7,987,279

    Percentage of Increase Over 2014: 1.5

    Total Number Baptized: 260,273

    Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 443,504

    Average Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 1,135,210

    Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,933,473,727

    Average Home Bible Studies Each Month: 9,708,968
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  Is this life all there is?

  by Fisherman in

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  2. friends

  what do you sincerely think?

  do you nurture any hope?.

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  Sadly yes this is it.

  In our obscurity – in all this vastness – there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
  - Carl Sagan
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  What if the crucifixion never took place..

  by Jayk in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i googled it and pretty much my understanding is the same as what i imagine.

  no one really knows, your guess is as good as the next.

  interesting thought to consider imo..

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  It didnt.
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  2017 Service Year Report Grand Totals

  by Drearyweather in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2017 figures released to bethel families worldwide:.

  peak publishers: 8,457,107. total baptized: 284,212 .

  regular pioneers: 1,225,279 .

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  7,200 hrs for every new person baptized.
  That is = to 900 full (8hr) working days.
  Or 180 full work weeks.
  Or about 3 1/2 full years of a full-time job.

  Man doG has a horrible offering.
  You would think his deal would be easy to accept.
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  2017 Service Year Report Grand Totals

  by Drearyweather in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2017 figures released to bethel families worldwide:.

  peak publishers: 8,457,107. total baptized: 284,212 .

  regular pioneers: 1,225,279 .

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  Anyone know how many are Partaking?