hey everyone,.
a few months ago, there was a post asking about randy watters.
it seems that there was a lot of speculation as to his health and well being.
I looked up the account on Facebook and he made some posts as recently as Nov 10, gave his phone number, etc.
I never met Randy, but I had a family member in Brooklyn Bethel in the time period Randy was there and his stories contain a lot of names that I recognize. I feel a bit of kinship with Randy and am glad he is able to post.
after reading his "manifesto" it seemed like he may have been influenced.
things like being "unevenly yoked", etc.
i know other religions may talk about that but dubbies seem to harp on it more.
I am equally disturbed that his name is Andre
after reading his "manifesto" it seemed like he may have been influenced.
things like being "unevenly yoked", etc.
i know other religions may talk about that but dubbies seem to harp on it more.
I don't think he was a JW. the death note is disturbing
bible questions answered.
who were the nephilim?.
the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.
A myth, legend, or fable became a myth, legend or fable over centuries or even thousands of years of repeated retelling. The details have changed over time and what we have left, that is, what was written down in the last few hundred (or in the case of the Bible, a couple of thousand years) may only record a portion of the original story. In most cases they represent some inherently needed compulsion of humans. Carl Jung called them archetypes.
The presentation of the fallen angels being only male and wanting human women, in my view, is a projection of the fears of the people of the time period.
regardless of belief/non-belief in the bible account, why is the ark nearly always depicted by both believers & non-believers as a huge boat, with a rounded hull & stern, and a tapered bow?
https://arkencounter.com/ .
the ark was crate shaped according to the measurements.
The Ark exhibit in Kentucky is just a few hours drive away for me and I have always had a morbid curiousity to go see it. It is preposterous of course, a testimony to people's stupidity and confirmation bias.
dear readers of revelation,.
i have been reminded that a simple question is more effective than an elaborate presentation.
i have become very careful about what i say and how much i say to most people.
bible questions answered.
who were the nephilim?.
the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.
In these parts (midwest US), there is a fringe group which claims that Indian burial mounds and other earthworks were made by 'Nephilim', by which they mean a race of giant humans 12-15 feet tall. Their beliefs don't seem to directly relate to biblical stories, but they use the word Nephilim in their videos. It's really a curious belief, in that it has no evidence to support it and is basically preposterous.
there are good reasons to belief that paul wrote hebrews.
i am convinced he wrote it.
is there any any convincing evidence or argument that can validate the belief?.
I may have missed some discusson of this, but the OP was no doubt prompted by recent news article:
https://nypost.com/2022/11/17/jeopardy-bible-clue-sparks-hellfire-debate-over-new-testament/
in which the question
"Paul’s letter to them is the New Testament epistle with the most Old Testament quotations"
was on the game show Jeopardy. The 'correct' answer was 'Who were the Hebrews', but curiously the framers of the question were unaware of the debated authorship of Hebrews.
on their website in the video "organizational accomplishments" watchtower devotes this segment to praising the superiority of the new world translation.
about half way through, david splane relates the reason for a change in wording from the old 1984 nwt reference bible to the 2013 revised nwt.
he said this was because of the recent discovery of an older manuscript that contained the greek word for overseer that was unavailable when the reference bible was being compiled.
It is true that the English word Bishop derives from the Greek word Episkopos.
hello, folks: about a month ago, stan livedeath started a post about.
how many of the readers here on the site have been or are now being shunned by friends/relatives?
well, let's turn that around a little bit: how many of the readers here have purposely shunned a witness, when they encountered them?
Avoiding an awkward situation or unpleasant person is more of a personality trait than shunning. People I extremely dislike or make me uncomfortable, JW or not, I will avoid meeting up with. I just don't need that negative energy in my life.
