Well, remember that an announcement said: "If the issue of August 2024 it's not yet ready for when is time for study it....congs. would receive further instructions" .
So it's kind of baffling, at least....
mikeflood
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The August Study Watchtower: what is the big deal?
by ukpimo ini have been following a number of posts discussing the august watchtower study magazine.
i really don't believe this common idea being passed around that it's being timed for the annual meeting.
here's why.. the august watchtower will be available on servers not long before its public release.
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The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes
by ukpimo inas an educated guess, the august 2024 watchtower may be delayed because 2 complicated subjects need to be discussed in this issue which haven't yet been approved to be included in the revised shepherding textbook.
perhaps the revised shepherding textbook must be finalised before this watchtower is released publicly.. the 2 subjects may be as follows:.
how to shepherd and appoint brothers based on the removal of the hour requirements, getting to know the brothers instead (does this mean prioritising appointing men who have auxiliary pioneered during the co visit and campaigns or men who are regular pioneers?).
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mikeflood
The weirdest thing is that the announcement says that Sept. and Oct. 2024 WT study could be send even if August 2024 not.....and that if by Oct. 2024 is not yet available....congs. would receive further instructions....
Maybe they are gonna start studying old issues....
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The org. Came out with a Christmas song!!!!
by nowwhat? inholy nativity batman!
on jw broadcasting.
final song for this year's convention.
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mikeflood
The Borg stopped Xmas I thing as a Rutherford change.
The Bible says in Luke that was happiness in the heavens when Jesus was born...
So, eventually they're gonna celebrate Christmas again...they could spin it as a "what a glorious opportunity to give testimony to the unbelievers".
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Can God Change his Mind?
by peacefulpete inis 31:yet he also is wise and will bring disaster and does not retract his words.. 1 sam 15: furthermore, the eternal one of israel does not lie or change his mind, for he is not man who changes his mind.. numbers 23: god is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes his mind.
does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfill?.
when the god you worship pronounces judgement, is he, really just issuing a warning or has the matter been determined through all the godly powers of insight, foresight and perfect judgement?
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mikeflood
Well, the Israelites wanted a king instead of a judge....that change was allowed
Also, you could have wives it changed to one wife, so I guess God changes his mind sometimes....
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Irán attacks....
by mikeflood injust a moment ago irán started to attack israel, guess they're gonna end in ruins because israel has a way better army than other country in the region and the support of the us....hope the gas prices don't increase too much.... wonder how the borg gonna spin it..
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mikeflood
Just a moment ago Irán started to attack Israel, guess they're gonna end in ruins because Israel has a way better army than other country in the region and the support of the US....hope the gas prices don't increase too much...
Wonder how the Borg gonna spin it.
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What exactly IS 1914 these days?
by Halcon init's no longer a year tying to the present (the old pre-1995 generation belief).
realistically, that's the only reason why it mattered.
and if it doesn't really matter what it is anymore, why would jw not do away with it?.
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mikeflood
Sooner or later 1914 is gonna disappear, it falls under "we don't know things....".
Besides, one elder told me many years ago, "even if the end of the days don't come in our lifetimes"....
Urgency? Yes, they just gonna point at the international situation...
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If the org. Is being advised by consultants, is a name change in the works?
by nowwhat? inlet's be honest, there's a stigma to the name jehovah's witness.
if they are going more mainstream.
i imagine the first recommendation was a name change.
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mikeflood
Uhhhh... probably Christian Congregation of the Jehovah Witness....remember that congregation means church too.
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Will recent dress-code changes affect the WTS negatively?
by Wonderment inin a span of a few months time, we have had many unexpected changes announced by the jw organization.
some here have expressed the belief that a great number of witnesses will leave the religion.
in fact, there is a great probability the opposite will be true.. yeah, ancient hardliners will have a hard time assimilating these changes, but the younger generation will likely welcome these changes.
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mikeflood
Not al all....meetings were like funerals with all that formal attire....now it's gonna look more churchlike.
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GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!
by WingCommander inyou heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
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mikeflood
Well, I guess everything is on the chopping block now ..
These are my predictions, and these changes are loooong overdue.
Baptism, for legal challenges, no more baptism for minors, you're gonna need of legal age of consent. Maybe re-baptism for minors already in the Borg when they are 18?
Women, (it's incredible they're wasting half of their members....) at least allow them to become ministerial servants...an easy change, remember Romans 16:1?
And last but not least, pioneers have fulfilled their purpose, if you are spending in good conscience more than, let's say 40 hours preaching you could consider yourself a pioneer....no more bothering about reporting hours...who wants a two tier rank and file? Besides that would represent a good amount in savings...
However, don't give them ideas. ..
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Hailstone message AND everyone will be saved? Questions
by slimboyfat ini’ve not been paying close attention to watchtower developments, but talking to a jw yesterday it occurred to me the society (yes, still use that term - old school) have been sending out mixed messages in recent years.
from what i gather, a few years ago the gb announced that during the great tribulation jws would be required to preach a “hailstone message of judgement” which involved telling people it was too late for them to repent and they were definitely going to be destroyed.
there were hints that this could be very soon, “any day now” preaching could stop and the hailstone message come in, kind of thing.
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mikeflood
Well, there are two things that you guys are missing, the article says that just very few wicked people isn't gonna be resurrected, like Judas Iscariot and not surprising 'unrepentant apostates' , that leaves the door open for almost everybody.
I find interesting the picture in the article about a woman watching on TV the attack on religion.... clearly they are betting on really massive repentance.
Anyway, there are a lots of , as they say 'we don't know'.