Yes, Gentile Times Reconsidered is like HELLO! good. Make sure you can explain the TWO 70 year periods. It’s a great come back to thinking JWs (knuckle draggers won't get it).
Babylon rules for 70 years. Israel's desolation is for 70 years.
They are not concurrent events. Plus evidently, Daniel never returned to Judea (reading between the lines).
just a question to elicit comments on a thought i had never considered before.. r.t. france, writing in the nicnt commentary on matthew says (about the last supper), "in breaking the bread he [jesus] symbolizes his own death .
france seems to indicate that there is some symbolic significance to the breaking of the bread.
he doesn't go into any more detail.
BobCat (Charlotte related, as in NBA?),
Jesus does the 'breaking' rather than let each disciple break off a piece.
Nice detail.
hmmmm, Jesus had a few months to get his disciples dialed in. Everything he did was to make a lasting impression. Plus, he is a naturally warm servant. Totally extending himself with vivid illustrations and modeling.
I'm wondering this year what would play best, someone break the bread for others or each person break their own? One person breaking bread for mature folks may be a bit presumptuous. Serving newer others as a teaching moment would work too. So it depends.
i have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.
as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.
this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .
Hey Lars, you should rein in your incessant rants and grandeur and give us more videos.
This one is the bomb!
Nice job.
anyone else want to join?
we'll be partaking in the bread and wine...no sing alongs and no talk...just reading the account on the bible.... :o).
Too far. But thanks for the offer.
anyone else want to join?
we'll be partaking in the bread and wine...no sing alongs and no talk...just reading the account on the bible.... :o).
California?
anyone else want to join?
we'll be partaking in the bread and wine...no sing alongs and no talk...just reading the account on the bible.... :o).
left or right?
anyone else want to join?
we'll be partaking in the bread and wine...no sing alongs and no talk...just reading the account on the bible.... :o).
In what area of the planet do you reside?
we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.
it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.
"what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.
bttt
we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.
it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.
"what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.
SAHS, your parents have it exactly reversed. Apostates have no authority to “beat” JWs. Disagreeing with JWs is not beating JWs. Those that “beat” others Mt 24:48-50 refers to is those in a position of authority that have the power to wield punitive damage judicially, inflicting damage publicly as in a sentencing.
What are they exercised about? It’s, “faithful” to the Bible, who is? “Gentile times”2520 years is wrong, time of kingdom rule is wrong, understanding of “born again” is wrong, and their two tier system of Christians (A-grade and B-grade) is wrong, as well as, their incoherent “master delay” stupor, like a “drunkard,” publishing dates 1914, 1919, 1925, and 1975 for the “masters arrival” are all wrong.
The JW GB vigilante justice is unprecedented. In principle, it’s the “unfaithful” servant footprint and they deserves to be “cut him off” with the “hypocrites.”
we have debated this over many years and in many threads, as all of us have family and/or former friends still in.
it seems that there is no "best" way to wake up a jw, it is as elusive as the "true" religion it seems.. but a comment made by poster "emery" on another thread stood out to me, he/she said :.
"what i have gathered is that most witnesses seem to be in it for emotional reasons.
