Phizzy

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  WHEN is the Kingdom of God coming?

  by Fisherman in

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  when is the kingdom of god coming?.

  on being asked by the pharisees when the kingdom of god was coming, he answered them: “the kingdom of god is not coming with paratherisis; 21 nor will people say, ‘see here!’ or, ‘there!’ for look!

  the kingdom of god is in your midst.” —lu 17:20,21. .

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  Phizzy

  Never.
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  Kneel before me, for I am an ... Activist!

  by Simon in

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  2. scandals

  i thought it was just me that had a negative view of people who proclaim themselves to be activists.. but no, it seems i'm not alone!.

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  Phizzy

  "stan livedeath
  

  i'm an xjw activist."

  Not sure I was ever an Activist, I used to be far more active than I am now, on here, on FB and some other places. I really can't be arsed most of the time now. The J.W org and individual J.W's are of little real interest to me, the subject is boring.

  I am now virtually an XJW Armchair Activist.
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  Jws did not pay bills?

  by waton in

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  https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/nachruf-auf-dieter-teschendorf-die-sache-mit-der-privatwirtschaft/28490176.html.

  vor dem mauerfall verdiente er gut mit seiner druckerei.

  danach kamen die zeugen jehovas und bezahlten ihre rechnung nicht.

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  Phizzy

  Just possible those guys who did not pay were arrested perhaps ?
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  Do you remember Circuit Leasing

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/search/?q=circuit+leasing .

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  Phizzy

  In our Circuit we had a guy who made living buying and selling second hand cars, he laughed at the prices for the ex C.O. cars !
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  A little boy will lead them [i.e. the wolf...the leopard...the lion. Is. 11:6-9]

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't know if this subject has been touched on here before, but i have wondered at times, how much literalness can be applied to this messianic prophecy within a paradise setting (assuming one probable interpretation of is.

  the wt presents a mental image of complete harmony between animal and mankind.. does this biblical passage somehow indicate that existing wild beasts will feed on vegetation alone.

  animals are not spoken of living forever in the bible.

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  Phizzy

  Isaiah was not making a "Messianic prophecy" at all, he is talking of an incoming King in Israel at the time which he wrote.

  I have not made a definitive study of "Isaiah", but I think little can be construed as Messianic, without retro-fitting the idea, as the Gospel Writers did.

  Anything that may be vaguely Messianic would have been inserted by the Compilers of the Hebrew Bible, who worked after the Babylonian Exile, editing, redacting and generally altering the old Texts they did use, probably inventing whole chunks of new content themselves.
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  2022-07-01--Additional Contribution Box!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the watchtower wants more money!.

  https://we.tl/t-jyt0susog5.

  atlantis!.

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  Phizzy

  The meme above, George Carlin's as usual cutting and perceptive observation, leaves out one aspect.

  Jehoober OWNS the Universe, all of it, including this tiny, insignificant Blue Planet, therefore, how come he cannot simply direct Funds and Wealth to his chosen Org. ? He did it for King Solomon.

  Why not do something dramatic, like have the J.W's discover Gold or Diamonds on their Property ?

  "Oh, He could not do that". Er ..... He is the Almighty, All Powerful god, and he cannot do that ??

  "Well no, because Satan would say....." So Satan is more powerful ?
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  Sixteen years later and wow is life different

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have no idea if this is the right place to post this.

  if you're just leaving the witnesses or questioning and toying with the idea of leaving..... life goes by fast.

  and either you rip the band aid off and deal with it or let it fester and eat you alive.

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  Phizzy

  I really started in earnest my Journey to the Sunlit Uplands of Freedom and Peace just behind you, 15 years ago, after nearly six decades in !

  Those years of "journey" have flown by, I have grown up, educated myself, and become the Real Me and truly, consistently Happy for the first time ever in my life. You cannot be truly happy in the Cult, whoever you are.

  I am so happy for you, may you long continue to enjoy life and receive its Blessings !
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Phizzy

  " It’s quite possible she needs help to break this co-dependency cycle."

  Sadly this is so true of many in an Abusive Relationship. I fear he may be a controlling Bully.
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  2 Peter and Jude and 1 Enoch

  by Parallax in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm new to the forum and i have a question about what was said in a 16-year-old thread at this forum.

  a poster by the name of leolaia said.... the author of 2 peter did not recognize that jude 6 was an allustion to 1 enoch (just as he did not realize that jude 9 was an allusion to the assumption of moses and thus rephrased it incoherently in 2 peter 2:11), or he may have objected to the enochic reference (just as jude 14-15 was omitted in 2 peter 2).

  in either case, the author overlooked the enochic allusion and instead recognized the passage as an allusion of hesiod and thus embellished the passage from jude with an allusion to hesiod's tartarus.. .

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  Phizzy

  Welcome to the Forum Parallax !!

  I think it is great that you are reading the Posts of the truly great, erudite and Scholarly "Leolaia" ! When I first joined here, it was she who helped to add to my Education, in many ways, opened my eyes to the truth about the Bible, and its real place in Literature, and explained SO much.

  She spurred me on to study more deeply the whole of the Bible, as a serious Student, with an open mind, having thrown away my "J.W Specs" that make a believer approach the Bible in a childish, and ignorant way.

  You will have many hours of joy and illumination if you read as many of her Posts as you can !

  Please tell us a little of your story, without revealing details that will identify you , if you prefer, Happy Reading !
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  2022-Secret Watchtower Disfellowshipping Reference Manual.

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  massive new document written by wt, 837 pages, meant for arguments vs officials and media to defend the disfellowshipping arrangement.

  found in the casefile in norway.

  meant to be secret.. .

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  Phizzy

  The mere size of this Volume is very telling, they devote all those pages to show how to get rid of someone, but how many pages do they devote to REAL Shepherding Work ??

  Hardly any ! yes, there are the odd phrases here and there, but some of them are not really Shepherding, they are encouraging Elders to Bully, as in the oft used phrase: to " Spiritually adjust" a person.

  Do you know, I am beginning to think the JW org. is a Cult !