a lot of ink has been spilled on the topic of the cross.
the wt felt it had uncovered some deep conspiracy when they found a number of words were used to describe how jesus was understood to have been killed.
there was an extensive thread many years ago that in short strongly supports the conclusion that at least some nt writers envisioned a cross, while others had a tree in mind.
There are so many things in the Bible that we will never know. Cross or stake is one of them.
was Jesus Michael? Maybe maybe not.
was Abbadon the holder of the keys to the Abyss a goodun or A bad one? He is the master of the demons so would that be Satan or Jesus? The Jws go and for on that one.
It’s all about interpretation. Some religious type's really believe their interpretation is the truth, and you get some just as strong the opposite
i have seen many movies or shows that make a passing reference to jehovah's witnesses but very few dwell on jws.
some like a deadly devotion episode i saw once tells a true story but the portal of jws is all wrong.
by movies i am not talking of documentaries.
True story about a JW family who truly believed that immediately after death they would wake up in Paradise.
The wife and children were all killed the father was the last but failed to kill himself.
James Franco does an amazing performance of the zjW dad
johna Hill plays a reporter
Yes, True Story is based on a real incident, and it draws inspiration from the events that have been documented in Michael Finkel's memoir, titled,' True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa.
i would suggest:.
the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.
the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.
So the Jaws only reason for saying Michael must be Jesus is that who else would have the power to battle with and throw Satan and the demons out of heaven.
So is Abbadon the keeper of keys to the Abyss also Jesus or Michael?
i have seen many movies or shows that make a passing reference to jehovah's witnesses but very few dwell on jws.
some like a deadly devotion episode i saw once tells a true story but the portal of jws is all wrong.
by movies i am not talking of documentaries.
You can Live forever 2023 was an excellent JW movie about a two gay women. I got really into it.
I loved the ending the music and the way it was filmed I thought it was very well done. The last few seconds of the film were very emotional
new york times 9/5/24.
" there are only two shakers left.
they've still got utopia in their sites.. "by jordan kisner.
The new members of the GB are in a real bind. They have been handed down unwanted doctrines that will be difficult to get out of. This is why Jeff Winder and the other new guy admitted they didn’t want to be GB when they were asked.
These two will be left in a sticky situation in a few years when the older members die off.
They will have to address 1914, then 1919 as old light. The new light will be that we just don’t know.
they have reaped all the benefits of these lies for so long that it’s going to be very difficult to go back on them now, but it’s inevitable as we get so far away from 1914.
There will be consequences.
One option is a big shake up, once the older members of the GB have died off over the next few years.
maybe do away with the GB system as we know it. A new name for an anonymous group and a new fresh approach that we just don’t know.
Yes JWs as they are known today will die off. What comes after will be interesting to see…..
according to the next boe letter to be read at next week's midweek meetings in the united states,.
the theme of the convention for next year is.
pure worship.
So 1951 was clean worship
1961 united worship
2025 pure worship
2035, patience in our worship
2045 extreme long suffrage in our worship
according to the next boe letter to be read at next week's midweek meetings in the united states,.
the theme of the convention for next year is.
pure worship.
It would be interesting to see a list going back several decades of all the themes of conventions.
Do they rehash with slightly different words? Yes that’s exactly what they do.
How many times have they had a be patient convention? When will they have one again?
I wonder when the last time was a Pure worship theme? And how many things have changed in that pure worship since the last time?
on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
Can anyone answer these questions as it’s been so long now?
1. Is Tony and or his wife still active JWs, still going to meetings?
2. If those two houses are now known and he still lives there has there been any sightings at all after all this time?
3. Has anyone been round there and tried to talk to him or at least take pictures?
i didn’t get the covid vaccine, but i admit, i was scared as shit i made the wrong decision because there was so much confusion out there.
practically all my family and most of my friends took the vaccine because everyone was depending on those in charge to speak the truth.
now a lot of them are sick, and they can't figure out why.
It would indeed be interesting to ask all 9 million JWs if they regret taking the shots. If they answer yes then they are doubting the direction from Jehovah’s channel on Earth?
did rutherford have any "prophetic" justification for 1919 as the date that jesus declared him (ahem, the wt organisation) the fds?
such as some calculation attached to 1914?
that in 1919, jesus would come looking for his true organisation?.
That is definitely true, we are told to question the GB is to question Jehovah himself
