Posts by Vidqun

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Satans plans

by asp59 in

if you are a believer.

what you think was the most important thing for satan to stop.

the preaching work or humans becoming kings and priest in heaven?.

Satan opposes anything to do with God and His Son (Rev. 12:17). He is also a great imitator. John demonstrates this in the book of Revelation by means of "antithetical parallelism." Note the contrast between "a lamb as though it had been slaughtered" of 5:6 and the mortal wound of the beast (13:3). The lamb denotes Jesus Christ as the one who, by the surrender of his life even to the point of death in an act of service, is worthy to receive power (5:12). The beast represents the power given by "the murderer from the beginning" to commit acts of violence (11:7), and causes himself to be worshiped because of his power (13:3). Many more examples where that one came from.

I believe the GB is deluded. According to Revelation (6:15-17; 7:1) the sealing of the 144,000 is a future event. "After this" means what came before. When the kings and their following flee to their underground shelters, only then will the sealing take place. God will decide who is to be sealed.

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Badge of honor - for apostasy!

by Vidqun in

today, i have attended my jc meeting, courtesy of three local elders.

all three had their "shepherd"-books on their laps.

i carefully and meticulously proved to them that their interpretation of dan.

Vidqun

Jhine, thanks for your concern. In my area there are the standard churches, but each with his own, unique belief system. To top it all, I am an introvert by nature, so I associate with my books more than anything else. Nevertheless, I sincerely believe the time is near for God to unify Christianity. I base the belief on Joel 2:28-32 (cf. Acts 2:17-21). It was partially fulfilled in the first century, but some of the signs point to the future, "before the day of the LORD," e.g., the sun and moon. Then there is the appearance of the two witnesses, also future. Last but not least is the thought in Isaiah which point to the birth of a new nation, suddenly, without birth pains (Is. 66:8). In my mind, for Christian groups to survive the coming tribulation there has to be a semblance of unity, otherwise they will be overwhelmed by Satan's hordes. Hopefully this will occur sooner than later.

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Why some are religious or not?

by Vidqun in

time article: several years before pope francis became pope of the catholic church in 2013, psychologists began to debunk the idea that being more educated meant a person was less likely to be religious.

instead, a new social psychology theoryone that had little to do with education levelarose.

according to dual process theory, people are either deliberative or intuitive when they make decisions.

Vidqun

Bill Gates feature in a video to the CIA where he explained that a religious person or zealot thinks differently. This you can pick up from a brain scan. He insists that he and his organization can fix this by means of a targeted vaccine. That puts a different and quite ominous complexion on the matter. Must say, we are living in interesting times.

https://www.brighteon.com/c802dd9d-6670-4e12-9d92-7c35b27b7c01

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Badge of honor - for apostasy!

by Vidqun in

today, i have attended my jc meeting, courtesy of three local elders.

all three had their "shepherd"-books on their laps.

i carefully and meticulously proved to them that their interpretation of dan.

Vidqun

Pallbearer, sorry I missed your post. If you are still around, yes, I still believe in God and the Bible. My subsequent studies on Daniel and Revelation confirmed my faith. However, I am not associated with any group or church out of principle. If you associate with a specific group you are forced to conform to their teaching. I am too independently minded to fall in step with anybody. Once bitten, twice shy.

I must add. It was a difficult transition. The echo from JW's is "Where will you go?" This platform assisted me through the difficult times. Sometimes we bumped heads. Yet, the discussions helped me to remove the cobwebs from the brain and clear some of the obstacles from my path.

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Badge of honor - for apostasy!

by Vidqun in

today, i have attended my jc meeting, courtesy of three local elders.

all three had their "shepherd"-books on their laps.

i carefully and meticulously proved to them that their interpretation of dan.

Vidqun

As far as I know I was disfellowshipped because of apostasy. I wrote a few books incorporating my studies over the years. They didn't like that. However, I am eternally grateful for them kicking me out. Now I can give my thoughts free reign and judge for myself whatever I encounter. I am truly free.

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Is Bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding the prelude to the great tribulation?

by Disillusioned JW in

is bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding a prelude to the great tribulation?.

full disclosure: i still don't believe in the bible's claims about the existence of the supernatural, even of jehovah god (i'm an atheist and a scientific/philosophical naturalist), but i am asking this question because recent events are starting to seem (to me) to fit well the description of some prophecies in the bible.

consider the following.. several hours ago (on 11-26-2021) as i was about to enter a local fred meyer store of my city (in suburb or small city in the metro area of a large city) a person i know told me that a moment earlier a person left the store in a hurry with a cart load up with unpaid merchandise (i think i was told it was groceries but i don't remember that for sure).

Vidqun

Disillusioned, here's my take on Luke 21 (pp. 135,136):

"This state of affairs prepares the way for the breaking of the sixth seal. Jesus continues: “Also, there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth anguish of nations, not knowing the way out because of the roaring of the sea and [its] agitation, while men become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken” (Luke 21:25, 26; cf. Rev. 6:12-17).

"On the one hand, Jesus might here be referring to the inevitable earth changes, caused by a looming pole shift: “The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place” (Rev. 6:14 ESV). No doubt this will result in the abnormal heaving and flooding of the literal sea [“anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves” NET; or “strange tides” NLT].

"On the other hand, he might be pointing to the agitated sea of humanity: “But the wicked are like the sea that is being tossed, when it is unable to calm down, the waters of which keep tossing up seaweed and mire. There is no peace, my God has said, for the wicked ones” (Is. 57:20, 21; cf. Dan. 7:2, 3; Rev. 13:1; 17:15). Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic would be causing great agitation of the masses, dissatisfied with their governments’ handling of the resulting medical and economic crisis."

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Biden - Inappropriate Toucher and Killer of Children

by Simon in

ny times report on the drone strike in afghanistan - they killed an aid worker and his family including 7 children.. it was done as a political stunt so biden could claim they struck back at a terrorist (although it was a suicide bomb attack).. the attack was due to his incompetence and the drone strike done to distract from it.. his inappropriate touching of young girls now seems tame compared to his murder of young children.. he should be prosecuted.

he should be jailed.

he won't be, because us politics.. if you voted for him you're a shit that supports an inappropriate toucher and killer of children..

Vidqun

That was the problem with Ashley Biden's stolen diary where she mentioned she was sexualized at a young age and had "inappropriate showers" with her dad. That's why the FBI was sent in to bury the evidence. Eventually all they did was to prove that the diary was authentic. What idiots! Does Hunter Biden's laptop ring a bell? Biden is truly America's Groper-in-Chief. Half of Americans voted for him. What does it tell you about half of America?

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How did Revelation make it in the bible?? It's a drug fuelled trip!

by Witness 007 in

catholic church killed off alot of christian books from the "offical" bible collection.

so why let thru the weird book of revelation?

have you read the watchtowers explanation it's a joke rutherford's conventions play a huge part..

Vidqun

I believe the book of Revelation is relevant for our day. It fits in well with the rest of the Scriptures regarding the coming “tribulation” or “great suffering” (NET). Quite a few passages in the OT directly or indirectly refer to the “great tribulation” and connected events (Is. 2:10, 19, 21; 13:10, 11; Amos 8:9, 11, 12; Hag. 2:6; cf. Hebr. 12:26-29). In addition, nearly two thirds of the book of Joel describes tribulation parallels (Joel, chapter 1 & 2). Approximately 13% of Jesus’ Olivet discourse comprises information about the “great tribulation” (Matt. 24:15-28). Nearly a third of the book of Revelation (chapters 6-9, 11, 15, 16) deals exclusively with tribulation related developments. Prophetic chronology of both Daniel and Revelation points to important facets of the tribulation period (Dan. 8:11-14, 25; 12:1, 7, 11, 12; Rev. 11:2, 3). But to understand it you must connect the dots. The Tribulation can be viewed as a judgment period. According to available evidence, only a third of the world’s population will survive.

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What changes are on the way?

by insearchoftruth in

i was listening to the co talk to my wife’s congregation on sunday and pretty much the complete talk was justifying doctrinal and organizational changes and pretty much preparing the ‘rank and file’ for upcoming changes.

anyone on hear have any insight of what ‘new light’ is coming in the future?.

Vidqun

Sorry for derailing the thread. Had to clarify a few points.

And if you look up the cited scriptures, you will notice there were in total three sieges and five deportations (cf. Jer. 52:27-30). One in 605 (Dan. 1:1, 2), one in Nebuchadrezzar's 7th year (Jer. 52:28), one in his 8th year (2 Kings 24:10-16; 2 Chron. 36:9, 10), one in his 18th year (Jer. 52:29) and one in his 23rd year (Jer. 52:30).

No there were only three deportations of Jews from Jerusalem during Neb's reign and only ONE Exile of 70 years.

Scholar, you are refuting the Bible in the name of the Watchtower. I am sorry for you and all Jehovah's Witnesses.

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What changes are on the way?

by insearchoftruth in

i was listening to the co talk to my wife’s congregation on sunday and pretty much the complete talk was justifying doctrinal and organizational changes and pretty much preparing the ‘rank and file’ for upcoming changes.

anyone on hear have any insight of what ‘new light’ is coming in the future?.

Vidqun

Scholar, you quote the scriptures I give. Perhaps you should quote some of the Society's scriptures to back up their argument. My dates correspond with the Babylonian Chronicles, a secular source, which in turn corresponds with the Scriptures. Your dates is according to Watchtower. It's a case of Watchtower (and Scholar) being in step while everybody else is out of step. By the way, Jer. 29:10 is important. The 70 years applies to Babylon, not to "my people."

And if you look up the cited scriptures, you will notice there were in total three sieges and five deportations (cf. Jer. 52:27-30). One in 605 (Dan. 1:1, 2), one in Nebuchadrezzar's 7th year (Jer. 52:28), one in his 8th year (2 Kings 24:10-16; 2 Chron. 36:9, 10), one in his 18th year (Jer. 52:29) and one in his 23rd year (Jer. 52:30).

I would say that the Babylonian scribes would have known when Nabopolasar died and Nebuchadrezzar took over the kingship.

Translated chronicles of the Neo-Babylonian Empire appear in the following: C. J. Gadd, The Fall of Nineveh (London: British Museum, 1923); D. J. Wiseman, Chronicles of the Chaldean Kings (625–556 b.c.) in the British Museum (London: British Museum, 1956); A. L. Oppenheim, “The Neo-Babylonian Empire and its Successors,” in ANET; A. K. Grayson, Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles, Vol. V: Texts From Cuneiform Sources (Locust Valley, New York: J. J. Augustin, 1975).