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  New Book: Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last!

  by Afterburn in

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  it is a new book, now available on their website in pdf, and it is basically an update to survival—into a new earth!

  (1984), the book that convinced me to get baptized at age 12.. i'm not going to review the entire book here.. because matthew 28:18-20 specifies baptizing as part of the great commission, and because hebrews 6:1-2 lists the teaching on baptisms as among the primary doctrine about the christ, i intend to focus on the portion of the new publication that deals with baptism.. in chapter 16, on pages 178 and 179, paragraph 17 states:.

  17 to survive the coming destruction, individuals need to prove their faith now.

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  Bobcat

  Very good analysis, Afterburn!
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  What's the point?

  by Incognigo Montoya in

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  it has always baffled me, if earth and it's inhabitants, are god's sole sentient creation (aside from the angel's and demons) along with the animal life, why create such a vast galaxy, along with billions of other galaxies, with their trillions of stars and planets, etc.

  what's the point?

  our galaxy surely would've been enough, in a great void of blackness.

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  Have you ever considered the possibility that we are the first to begin inhabiting the material universe? Assuming that it is God's intention to fill the universe with human inhabitants, and that the universe would be inhabited from a starting point and expanded from there, (admittedly, all assumptions), then, someone would have to be the first planet of inhabitants.

  And, logically, (again, assuming the Creator keeps to Himself His long range plans), it could be expected that some on that first planet might wonder what all the rest of the universe was for. It might also be logical, considering that humans are capable of rebelling, to have the rebellion happen while there was still just one planet of us. Settle those problems there, then proceed to expand to other planets.

  So, in a sense, your statement that if other planets were inhabited, that this would raise problems with the concept of Christianity would essentially be correct. And in line with that, the problems are being solved at the correct time - when there is still only one planet of humans.

  There might be a hint in the Bible that this is God's purpose. In Gen 15:5 and 22:17 God promises Abraham that his offspring would be as numerous as the stars and the sand. Gal 4:29 says that it is those having faith in Christ who become Abraham's offspring

  So, one might think God was exaggerating a bit with Abraham. But if you take God at His word, His promise to Abraham would, eventually, require expansion beyond planet earth.

  Sorry if this idea has already been mentioned.
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  Preparing the sheeple for finally abandoning the significance of 1914

  by under the radar in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know the society would love to get rid of all the problems caused by clinging to 1914 and all they claimed it meant for the last 100+ years.. it looks like they are laying the groundwork for easing away from the whole concept of 1914. this would also let them do away with the ridiculous "overlapping generation" bullcrap.

  what a diaper load that has been.... anyway, the following is from their super secret marching orders for april, 2019. draw your own conclusions.... "3.

  “100 years of faithfulness”: the coordinator of the body of elders, or another elder, should be invited to read the following special announcement.

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  I remember a letter from the WT to COs pointing out that belief in 1914 was a necessity for Christians. Does anyone have a link to that letter? (Thanks in advance.)
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  "Be Strong!"---SAD

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  attended the sad yesterday with my wife.

  bethel speaker flown in to california which made it "special".

  (his talks were infomercial bs, but at least he was a good speaker.

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  The morning symposium had a part on Enoch. At ours the speaker went on for a couple of minutes on Genesis 4:26 and what "calling on the name of Jehovah" supposedly involved. It inspired me to put together this thread.

  The one I was at was at a middle school auditorium. So the cost was considerably less. In the $2500 range.
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  Meaning of Luke 9:49,50

  by truthlover123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  these two verses indicate that "others" were preaching in jesus' name and when the apostles reported it to him, he said "let him alone for he who is with us is not against us".... since the wtbts states they are the only way to salvation, what does this scripture mean?

  others have the right to salvation as well - straight from jesus' mouth- as long as they preach ( in the verse it says expel demons as well) using jesus name?

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  The larger and immediate context begins at Luke 9:46 where the apostles are arguing about who among them is the greatest. Verse 49 is withing that discussion. Whilst being corrected for trying to see who was the greatest among themselves, John asks about someone outside their immediate group.

  Jesus often talked with large crowds, many of whom may have listened and put faith in him, but were unable to leave house and home behind and follow Jesus everywhere. The man doing these things may have been among them.

  It seems to me that this is just a continuation of verses 46-48. It is more correction for the attitude of the apostles. To focus on the man from outside the apostle group is probably to miss the main point of the passage. It was the apostles whose attitude needed correcting.
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  Do You Take Any Special Vitamins or Meds That You Would Recommend?

  by minimus in

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  as we get older , we tend to feel the aches and pains or some tiredness like never before.. i have some friends who are in excellent condition and i’ve asked what their secret was.. some swear by cbd oil as a cure all for aches and localized pain.

  greek yogurt is a natural food that can attack gut fat as does taking probiotics.

  have you found anything that makes you more energized?

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  Is your Bible Free of Bias?

  by Wonderment in

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  is your bible free of bias?william d. barrick, professor of old testament wrote in 2001: “biblically based theology has no choice but to be wedded to bible translation.

  one’s theology is heavily dependent upon one’s understanding of scripture in translation, whether it is one’s own or that of a published version.

  on the other side of the coin, bible translation is inextricably linked with theology.

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  They all laughed when I insisted that the Yellowstone caldera was a threat...

  by Nathan Natas in

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  2. current

  strangely enough, jesus never warned that "there will be wars and rumors of wars, but if the yellowstone caldera blows, we're toast.".

  ...and jesus' composite bride through the pages of the watchtower, never suggested that deeply-dipped dubs ought to move out of the area downwind of yellowstone, lest they be transformed in the twinkling of an eye into crispy monoliths.. but up here in the uadna orbiting space platform, things are different.

  we're rational.

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  Someone has thought of a way to expedite the eruption: Here.
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  "End of All Kingdoms in 1914!" 8-30-1914 World Magazine PDF!

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  over the past 50 odd years, an article that was published in a new york city newspaper in 1914 has been quoted several times in watchtower publications.

  this article was published in the august 30, 1914 world about pastor c.t.

  russell's predictions for 1914. modern watchtower publications omit the facts from that article that show that russell's predictions for 1914 do not match the watchtower society's current understanding of 1914 as a "marked year.

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  Mt: 24/luke 21 does not have a 2nd fulfillment!

  by nowwhat? in

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  the bible clearly says a generation is 40 years (exodus and job) the 1st half of the last century saw wars, famines, pestilence.

  if 1914 was the correct starting date the end should have came by the mid 1950's ( which the witnesses believed at the time) this fact alone proves beyond a shadow of a doubt.

  jesus was only speaking of the events of the 1st century..

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  This post and this one (on another board) have links to posts that have extensive research on various parts of the Olivet Discourse and how it was fulfilled in the 1st century.

  This post compares Mt 24:15-30 with Rev 16:16-21 (in parallel columns) to show where they are both similar and dissimilar. There are interesting similarities. But the differences make it clear that they (Mt 24:15-30 & Rev 16:16-21) are describing two different things.

  They are similar enough that they appear to represent an intentional similarity in pattern. It is in the details where they differ from each other.