Posts by BoogerMan

.........because it would cancel out their "upper & lower class christians" fairy story - aka the anointed & non-anointed.. antitype: the fleshly nation of israel and exodus foreigner converts were participants of the mosaic covenant.. type: christianity - the israel of god ("spiritual israel") and gentile converts became participants in the new covenant..

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.........because it would cancel out their "upper & lower class Christians" fairy story - aka the anointed & non-anointed.

ANTITYPE: The fleshly nation of Israel and Exodus foreigner converts were participants of the Mosaic Covenant.

TYPE: Christianity - the Israel of God ("spiritual Israel") and Gentile converts became participants in the New Covenant.

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Were we really meant to live forever?

by Leathercrop in

our capacity for adaptation (there's an official term somewhere) is apparently very vast.

meaning that whatever is a novelty always becomes old news and apparently it happens very quickly.

human beings in fact have to put a lot of effort into not discarding valuable things and relationships because of our overwhelming tendency to become incredibly used to it and just plain bored with them.

BoogerMan

Were we really meant to die forever? 🙁

No one in their right might would want to live forever on the earth, the way things are just now.

If you were given the choice, which one would you choose: a temporary life - 840 months, or a permanent one ?

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Predictions for the next decade?

by jehovaxx in

as it’s nearly the new year my prediction over the next decade or so will see the sense of urgency dwindle.

then some huge huge changes.

for example by 2034 in a decades time, they will have address the 1914 issue and will come out and say we can’t be dogmatic.

BoogerMan

Maybe the org will come clean and admit the truth - that the "last days" haven't even started yet!

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JW's face certain death NOW.....

by BoogerMan in

...if they openly question/disagree with a current truth from the evil faithful slave - "truths" such as this one: .

w83 10/1 p. 19 - "...a large number of the 1914 generation are still living today.

of course, their numbers are steadily dwindling, and, therefore, sometime in the near future, we confidently can expect “the end” to come...".

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...if they openly question/disagree with a current truth from the ~~evil~~ faithful slave - "truths" such as this one:

w83 10/1 p. 19 - "...a large number of the 1914 generation are still living today. Of course, their numbers are steadily dwindling, and, therefore, sometime in the near future, we confidently can expect “the end” to come..."

According to "God's organisation," 40 years is in the near future! How does that appeal to you, active JW's?

(Deuteronomy 18:22) When the ~~prophet~~ WTBTS speaks in the name of Jehovah and the word is not fulfilled or does not come true, then Jehovah did not speak that word. The ~~prophet~~ WTBTS spoke it presumptuously. You should not fear ~~him~~ the WTBTS.’

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How Saturnalia became Christmas

by BoogerMan in

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the transition from ancient to present and pagan to christian: .

4th century ce, after which a new winter holiday began to be celebrated in rome: christmas.

but how was the pagan festival of saturnalia celebrated, and how did it influence and morph into the christmas celebrations that we know and love?.

BoogerMan

@ iloowy.goowy - "The bit about Christmas being a re-worked Saturnalia (or Sol Invictus) by the Catholic Church is quite bogus" - according to a source you quote, but not according to many others.

The fact remains that the birth of Christ became a huge money-making opportunity, designed & decorated with embellishments & explanations not based on scriptures - to make it attractive to all and sundry, regardless of belief.

Example: The "star" which led the Magi had a pretty poor sat-nav installed.

It took them to the wrong destination - Jerusalem instead of Bethlehem, (9.5 kilometers away) and straight to a king who wanted to kill Jesus! What was God thinking when He did that??? Unbelievable!

Then again, countless millions of "stars" = countless mi££ion$ in sales of decorations.

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It’s started 🤦‍♀️

by MissDaSilva in

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i already have a friend who is trying to tell me that my mental health is causing my disillusionment with the jehovah’s witnesses.

funny that a mental health therapist has told me my mental health issues are caused by being a jehovah’s witness.

i’m still not going back.

BoogerMan

If you're ever contacted by any JW's (but especially elders) who try to get you to blab, put up a brick wall which they cannot overcome. Use the "elders conversation stoppers" in the link below, and keep yourself safe & calm.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/181hur6/how_to_fade_safely/

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"Vaccines are filthy pus" - said the "faithful slave"

by BoogerMan in

"death after vaccination: rhhe dayton, ohio herald, contains a picture of a beautiful little girl and the following pathetic account of what happened as a result of filling this little one’s veins with filthy pus, in place of the pure blood which god made to circulate there.

" .

from golden age, march 24, 1926. https://jws-library.one/?file=data/1926/g_e_19260324/g_e_19260324.html#bookmark22.

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"Death after Vaccination: RHHE Dayton, Ohio Herald, contains a picture of a beautiful little girl and the following pathetic account of what happened as a result of filling this little one’s veins with filthy pus, in place of the pure blood which God made to circulate there."

From Golden Age, March 24, 1926

https://jws-library.one/?file=data/1926/g_E_19260324/g_E_19260324.html#bookmark22

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Anti-gravity in the new world!

by BoogerMan in

from golden age, march 24, 1926. https://jws-library.one/?file=data/1926/g_e_19260324/g_e_19260324.html#bookmark22.

"many have wondered how accidents would be avoided during christ’s kingdom, since we are told that nothing shall then hurt or destroy.

most accidents are due to gravitation and its effects.

BoogerMan

From Golden Age, March 24, 1926

https://jws-library.one/?file=data/1926/g_E_19260324/g_E_19260324.html#bookmark22

"MANY have wondered how accidents would be avoided during Christ’s kingdom, since we are told that nothing shall then hurt or destroy. Most accidents are due to gravitation and its effects. Falling from aeroplanes (including the negative gravity type—the heavier-than-air machines will then be obsolete), etc., may be avoided by an individual negative gravity device.

Scientists tell us that there is enough atomic energy in a finger-nail to propel a battleship. The people of the future may carry a little of this energy around with them, and if they fall down an elevator shaft they can let themselves down easy. Then they can turn on a little more and go back up. The day may not be far distant when anybody can instantly reduce his weight at will, making it equal to that of the air about him, so that he can float like a feather if he prefers. No danger of falling down stairs then.

Another source of accidents is collision. But if two autos with occupants each suddenly reduced their weight to only a few ounces above atmospheric pressure when approaching each other, they would bound apart like toy balloons and no one would be hurt."