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  Can any JW answer "Yes" to this VERY simple question?:

  by BoogerMan in

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  "jesus related 30 - 50 parables/similes.

  can you name just one which was to be understood as a prophecy?

  utterly amaze them by showing that there is one - allegedly!.

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  "Jesus related 30 - 50 parables/similes. Can you name just one which was to be understood as a prophecy? Just one!"

  Utterly amaze them by showing that there is one - allegedly!

  ka chap. 17 pp. 342-343 pars. 24-26 - "In this PARABLE the “slave” was not given silver “talents” with which to do business....No sooner did the spiritual “food” become available “at the proper time” on the festival day of Pentecost of 33 C.E., than the appointed “slave” class proved itself “faithful and discreet” by passing out the “food” under the inspiration of God’s outpoured spirit.... At this “proper time” it was that the “faithful and discreet slave” class fed them...26 Less than three and a half years later the feeding efforts of the “faithful and discreet slave” class were extended to other prospective “domestics.”"

  I'm certain they will be delighted to learn of this wonderful piece of Bible trivia.

  
  
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  Trinity Statements in the Dead Sea Scrolls

  by Sea Breeze in

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  dr. ken johnson has identified several statements in the dead sea scrolls that predict that god would visit the earth as a man... as the messiah.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljrfvytjhve&ab_channel=kenjohnson%28biblefacts%29 .

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  @ Seabreeze - We can't acknowledge that "scripture says that one day a man named God would be born," because it isn't saying that.
  

  Isaiah 9:6 -calls Jesus a "mighty god," not Almighty God."

  god, god-like one, mighty one

  1. mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes

  2. angels

  https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h410/kjv/wlc/0-1/

  (John 10:34, 35) ‘I said: “You are gods”’? If he called ‘gods’ those against whom the word of God came—and yet the scripture cannot be nullified..."

  (1 Corinthians 8:5, 6) For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” there is actually to us one God,

  Also, if Jesus was GOD ALMIGHTY, why is he only described in Isaiah 9:6 as being the "prince of peace?" Shouldn't he be called the "king of peace?"
  
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  Ukraine v England football match

  by BoogerMan in

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  "england's winning run in their euro 2024 qualifying campaign came to a halt as they were held to a draw by ukraine in wroclaw.

  ukraine were backed by 40,000 of their own fans in the tarczynski arena, giving the game the fervent feel of a home fixture as they are unable to play in their own country because of the war with russia.

  " https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66692946.

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  I'd love to hear the thoughts of all the foreign fighters who have travelled to "help" Ukraine.

  I know what I'd be thinking.
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  Ukraine v England football match

  by BoogerMan in

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  "england's winning run in their euro 2024 qualifying campaign came to a halt as they were held to a draw by ukraine in wroclaw.

  ukraine were backed by 40,000 of their own fans in the tarczynski arena, giving the game the fervent feel of a home fixture as they are unable to play in their own country because of the war with russia.

  " https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66692946.

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  "England's winning run in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign came to a halt as they were held to a draw by Ukraine in Wroclaw. Ukraine were backed by 40,000 of their own fans in the Tarczynski Arena, giving the game the fervent feel of a home fixture as they are unable to play in their own country because of the war with Russia." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66692946

  Is the conflict with Russia ongoing? If it is, it's good that so many were given time off to watch a game.
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  Do you play the LOTTERY?

  by Fisherman in

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  jw view gambling as a sin and sadly people get addicted to gambling causing them financial and health problems.

  but is playing a couple of bucks a week on some lottery tickets actually gambling?

  what do you have to lose?

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  The Stock Market - the biggest gambling casino on planet earth!

  I'll never forget the look of horror on a zealous pioneer sister's face when I innocently made a comment regarding "the org probably lost a lot of money in the 2008 stock market crash."

  She immediately denied the org invested in the stock market, and turned to her husband for confirmation. He did - he confirmed what I'd said was true. The poor woman's face was a picture! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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  Sign of the Last Days

  by Fisherman in

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  in the sermon on the mount, jesus foretold that earthquakes “in one place after another” would be part of the sign of the last days clímaxing in the great tribulation.. what could jesus possibly have meant?

  using a phone app nowadays, there are earthquakes detected in one place after another but is this what jesus meant and did they have so many earthquakes throughout the centuries affter his prophecy or are these modern day detected earthquakes unique to this epoch?

  how can we be sure unequivocally that modern day earthquakes are part of the sign fulfilling bible prophecy?.

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  @ Anony Mous - I never said "all" and neither does the scripture. Doesn't have to be "all."

  Example - the majority of the world's governments (not all) obeyed the "recommendations" of the unelected W.H.O. during the respiratory virus scenario. You saw how that unfolded!

  Guess WHO wants these "recommendations" turned into laws? The E.U. and the UK think it's a good idea!
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  Sign of the Last Days

  by Fisherman in

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  in the sermon on the mount, jesus foretold that earthquakes “in one place after another” would be part of the sign of the last days clímaxing in the great tribulation.. what could jesus possibly have meant?

  using a phone app nowadays, there are earthquakes detected in one place after another but is this what jesus meant and did they have so many earthquakes throughout the centuries affter his prophecy or are these modern day detected earthquakes unique to this epoch?

  how can we be sure unequivocally that modern day earthquakes are part of the sign fulfilling bible prophecy?.

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  @ Fisherman & others: "...the sign of the last days..."

  Almost 2000 years ago, John wrote, "Furthermore, the world is passing away..." (1 John 2:17)

  The day I was born (several decades ago) I began "passing away" - but I wasn't in my "last days."

  If a doctor finds signs/proof that I've got a terminal illness which is about to cut me down, then I'll know that I'm in my "last days."

  If/when we see Biblical/divine evidence* (not 140 + years of speculation) that the prophesied "last days" have started, the whole world will become aware - not just Christians. (IMO)

  * Revelation 17:17 assures Bible readers that the governments of the world will delegate some of their authority & decision making powers to a singular new entity. (something similar to what many non-believers think today. NWO?)

  
  
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  Hitler hears about new HQ and new UK Branch

  by BoogerMan in

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  well worth watching, even if you've seen it before.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbxguhfbwr4.

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  Well worth watching, even if you've seen it before.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbXguhfbwR4
  
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  FACT: The "faithful slave" was personally selected in 1919......

  by BoogerMan in

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  .........by the elite in the wtbts, who then became the self-proclaimed "faithful slave.

  " (sans divine interference!).

  as attested to countless times in decades worth of literature.. all succeeding members were then "personally selected" by existing "slave" members.

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  .........by the elite in the WTBTS, who then became the self-proclaimed "faithful slave." (sans divine interference!)

  As attested to countless times in decades worth of literature.

  All succeeding members were then "personally selected" by existing "slave" members. Nice work, if you can get it!
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  Faded then apostate?

  by Teddnzo in

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  if someone has faded so they are not known as a jw for a few years there is no need to be disfellowshiped or announced that they are no longer a jw.. so they wouldn’t need to be shunned the same way as if they did a hard exit like writing a letter or something.. so if evidence arose that such a faded person was sinning there still would be no need to announce that they were no longer a jw the same as if they were known as a jw.

  family members and members of the congregation would not shun them?.

  what would happen if such a faded person became apostate?

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  @ Teddnzo - You have a P.M.