SPARLOCK AND THE HOUSE OF CALEB
Once upon a time there was a wizard by the name of Sparlock. One day he was taking his daily walk through the neighborhood and eventually came to the house of Caleb. He had always passed by quickly on account of the feeling he had that something was not quite right about the place. However, today he found his steps slowing down as he heard the happy sound of a boy playing with his toy airplane. When the boy caught sight of Sparlock his eyes widened in astonishment.
"Hey Mister, that's a cool looking outfit you're wearing!", said the boy.
"Do you really think so?", replied the wizard.
"Yes I do. I wish my Mom and Dad and sister could see it. I wonder if my Mom's around so I can introduce you to her!"
[Please continue the story]
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by JWB insparlock and the house of caleb.
once upon a time there was a wizard by the name of sparlock.
one day he was taking his daily walk through the neighborhood and eventually came to the house of caleb.
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Sparlock entry at Uncyclopedia
by IsaacJ22 ini created a brief entry at the uncyclopedia on sparlock.
it can be found here at http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/sparlock.
if you guys want to make it bigger, better, funnier, that could insure that the entry stays up.
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IsaacJ22, I just enjoyed reading the entry and read some things I didn't know. I wonder if we will see a sequel next year, maybe "Return of Sparlock" or "Sparlock Strikes Back"? Do you think the WTS will release a series of collectable Caleb(TM/WT) toys?
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Rick Fearons wife Inez passed away
by mouthy indid anyone hear that rick fearons wife inez passed away???
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I tried to leave a message here yesterday, but for some reason no entry box appeared.
Dear Rick, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Please accept my genuine sympathies.
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When 'this' means 'that', 'you' means 'someone else' and 'shortly' means 'so far in the future you will be long buried and forgotten'
by JWB inwhen 'this' means 'that', 'you' means 'someone else' and 'shortly' means 'so far in the future you will be long buried and forgotten'.
"so he groaned deeply with his spirit, and said: 'why does this generation seek a sign?
truly i say, no sign will be given to this generation.
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EUTHEOS AND 'IMMEDIATELY'
The Strongest NASB Exhaustive Concordance gives the following definitions:
"2112. eutheos; adv. from 2117; at once, directly:-- immediately (32), shortly (1)"; "2117. euthus; a prim. word used as an adj.; straight, straightway:-- early (1), immediately (52), just then (1), right (2), straight (6)"
Here are a few examples of the use of 'eutheos' in Matthew:
"After being baptized Jesus *immediately came up from the water; and, look! the heavens were opened up, and he saw descending like a dove God's spirit coming upon him." - Matthew 3:16 (NWT) [*eutheos]
"And so, stretching out [his] hand, he touched him, saying: 'I want to. Be made clean.' And *immediately his leprosy was cleansed away." - Matthew 8:3 (NWT) [*eutheos]
"*Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken." - Matthew 24:29 (NWT) [*eutheos] -
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The Jehovah's Witness Definition of the Word "Soon"
by God_Delusion inhowdy guys and gals!.
forget the word "generation", the watchtower society has completely spun another word - "soon".. how many times did you (do you) hear jehovah's witnesses tell each other "the end is coming soon"?.
i talk about this word spin in our latest article - the jehovah's witness definition of "soon" - http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jehovahs-witness-beliefs/jehovahs-witness-definition-of-soon/.
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"... But which is really practical: preparing yourself for a position in this world that will soon pass away? ..." - Awake! 22 May 1969, page 15, "What Future for the Young"
[Edited to add:]
Conclusion: soon = at least 40+ years!
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When it comes to doomsday I much prefer fiction and fantasy, don't you?
BTW: Where's Superman when you need him?!
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When a Jehovah's witness cannot explain what they believe with New Light
by wasblind intheir firm understandin' become shakey ground if confronted wit their own words.
last week a elder from the hall i attended, kindly approached me, ask why i ( an unbaptised publisher ) stopped.
attending.
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Reminded me of this Bible verse:
"But sanctify the Christ as Lord in YOUR hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of YOU a reason for the hope in YOU, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect." - 1 Peter 3:15 (NWT)
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Josephus says the temple lay desolate for 50 years
by JWB injosephus says the temple lay desolate for 50 years.
"these accounts agree with the true history in our books; for in them it is written that nebuchadnezzar, in the eighteenth year of his reign, laid our temple desolate, and so it lay in that state of obscurity for fifty years; but that in the second year of the reign of cyrus, its foundations were laid, and it was finished again in the second year of darius.
" - extract from "flavius josephus against apion" 1.21. .
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JOSEPHUS SAYS THE TEMPLE LAY DESOLATE FOR 50 YEARS
"These accounts agree with the true history in our books; for in them it is written that Nebuchadnezzar, in the eighteenth year of his reign, laid our temple desolate, and so it lay in that state of obscurity for fifty years; but that in the second year of the reign of Cyrus, its foundations were laid, and it was finished again in the second year of Darius." - Extract from "Flavius Josephus Against Apion" 1.21
It seems that some people mix up the seventy years of servitude mentioned in Jeremiah 25:11 (which included "all these nations") with the period during which "the land had enjoyed its sabbaths" (2 Chronicles 36:21). However, the scriptures simply show that the "sabbaths" finished at the end of the seventy year period.
A period of 49 years of seven sabbaths followed by a 50th Jubilee year when land returned to its original owners was recognized by the Israelites as part of their law of land redemption:
"You are also to count off seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years, so that you have the time of the seven sabbaths of years, namely, forty-nine years. You shall then sound a ram's horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the day of atonement you shall sound a horn all through your land. You shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release through the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family." - Leviticus 25:8-10 (NASB)
"The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are but aliens and sojourners with Me. Thus for every piece of your property, you are to provide for the redemption of the land" - Leviticus 25:23-24 (NASB) -
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marriage without affection/sex/touching
by zeb inyes thats my situation.
some where along the path of life the wt guilt trip was dumped on our marriage and we havent had sex for years.. anyone else?
the hearts and flowers and gifts and doing the cleaning, the house work and paying the daily accounts never being drunk on drugs playing the horses or screwing others yep its all there but nothing coming back due to the wt guilt trip.. they made so much of 'oral sex' and 'pornea' incorrectly quoted at that and ventured thereby into areas they were patently very ill equipped to comment on.
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Having some sort of control in the sex live's of a couple is a powerful tool in helping to diminish the strength of the bond between those two people. When it comes to the WTS, it is my opinion that they would rather a person have a deeper bond with 'the organization'. Since 'the organization' is not a sexual being it cannot tempt persons to engage in extramarital sex with the possibility of creating another strong bond with them. So it has to try other ways of getting a person to put their partner in second place.
Control of the sexual union is one method. They know that when a couple give themselves fully to each other in sex that will only help to deepen the connection between them. The great pleasure and reliance on each other in the sexual union draws them closer together. That is why I think some relationships fail when either or both partners allow the WTS to come between them.
Unfortunately I think there has been so much guilt plastered on JWs regarding sex that it can seriously impact on the ability to relax and enjoy what the WTS must admit is a gift from God. My advice to those who have left the organization but have a partner still inside is to make sure this aspect of your life, if possible, continues to be important and something you regularly engage in. Becoming sexually distant from your partner will only make it easier for them to drift away from you emotionally and cling more to 'the organization'. -
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Do NOT be mislead, False Prophets will not inherit Gods Kingdom yet THAT is what some of you were!
by Greybeard inyes many of us here were false prophets parroting the wts/gb/jworg's false teachings for years.
"new lite" = time ran out... has anyone noticed how the wts keeps quoting genesis 6:3, the scripture on a generation lasting 120 years?
they did it again in yesterdays wt study.
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The Son will rise on the THIRD 'day'!
A 'day' = 1,000 years in God's sight, so the third 'day' would start in the third millenium. When did Jesus die? About 33 CE. Add 2,000 years to 33 CE, what do we get? Why 2033 CE! Don't forget you heard this 'New Light' here first! ;0)