stude 138 this week is about jesus ruling; seen standing in heaven, sitting at the right hand, standing up for his people, sitting down again for judgement, riding ---but the portion, what he is actually biblical doing right now, col. 1:13 was never read or discussed.
even the whole section of the book's article was not read!.
next month jws are covering the land with their kingdom of 1914 and soon panda paradise saga, but will deaden into silence the ~ 2000 year old real possible kingdom of --- love.. was the whole chapter 138 read in your zoom room?
This chapter had another hidden gem.
"Didn't Stephen pray to Jesus before he died? (Acts 7:59) Why did he do that? Isn't it strange... What if one prays to Jesus in a similar condition?"
I was able to use it on some PIMIs in a friendly manner, "innocently". Sure, on impulse they will start researching WT publications for the answer but who knows what they may come up with...
a recent wt study was titled: “the resurrection reveals god’s love, wisdom and patience.
apparently there was a lot of speculation on how those resurrected will be needing to be taught god’s ways in last weeks wt study.
does anyone know how the watchtower tries to weasel out of the "resurrection of damnation"?.
Thank you Sea Breeze! I really appreciated your explanations and logical connections on the matter.
God bless!
a recent wt study was titled: “the resurrection reveals god’s love, wisdom and patience.
apparently there was a lot of speculation on how those resurrected will be needing to be taught god’s ways in last weeks wt study.
does anyone know how the watchtower tries to weasel out of the "resurrection of damnation"?.
Here is how WT explains this verse, try not to laugh
Source: https://wol.jw.Borg/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1982887#h=1:0-9:0
*** w82 12/1 p. 31 Questions From Readers ***
Revelation 20:5 says that “the rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.” Will this be before the final test or after it?
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Those who physically have died and will be resurrected on earth during the Millennium will still be imperfect humans. Also, those surviving the war of God will not be made perfect and sinless immediately. As they continue faithful to God during the Millennium those who will have survived on earth evidently will gradually progress toward perfection. Hence, as long as persons in both categories are not free of inherited sin, they will in a sense be “dead” (and could not yet be fully alive) in God’s sight.—Luke 9:60; Ephesians 2:1.
[...]
what is the watchtower's current study book?.
is it what does the bible really teach?.
is it what can the bible teach us?.
Before baptism, one must finish What Does the Bible Really Teach? or What Can the Bible Teach Us? and then Keep Yourselves in God’s Love book, even if he/she gets baptized... so that new disciples will be “stabilized in the faith.”
Currently at the "Congregation Bible Study" (or Bible study without the Bible) "Jesus-The Way, the Truth, the Life" book is examined. Next one will be "Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last!"
fermented foods may lower your risk of covid-19 death.
countries that consume higher amounts of traditionally fermented foods have lower covid-19 mortality rates.
according to german researchers, significant changes in the microbiome caused by modern life and low fermented food consumption may have increased the spread or severity of the disease.
LV101
The link had an error, here is the correct one: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/12/05/harvard-scientists-begin-experiment-to-block-out-the-sun/#6b66fd1740c2
Additionally: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07533-4
UV-C's germicidal properties: https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/uv-light-that-is-safe-for-humans-but-bad-for-bacteria-and-viruses/
fermented foods may lower your risk of covid-19 death.
countries that consume higher amounts of traditionally fermented foods have lower covid-19 mortality rates.
according to german researchers, significant changes in the microbiome caused by modern life and low fermented food consumption may have increased the spread or severity of the disease.
Important to notice that pre Covid era, they were heavily spraying skies with chemicals (chemtrails not contrails). "Famous", not-a-doctor, not-a-scientific, vaccin-ator, Microsoft "founder" BG really worked hard with Harvard to block the sun in the last year; we don't know when they started exactly. https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/12/05/harvard-scientists-begin-experiment-to-block-out-the-sun. He is still very active....
It is highly probable that they blocked one or certain rays (that is beneficial for our bodies), opening way for current pandemic to reach everywhere... Doctors were prescribing tons of Vitamin D's to those in sun bathing countries last year, this explains a lot. Apparently they reached their goal and they stopped sometime this year. Don't we have better skies right now for some months?
BTW, keeping a portable UV-C light (not A or B) at home is a good way to disinfect many daily items (masks, tooth brushes etc.) very rapidly and easily. It is a natural germicide.
fermented foods may lower your risk of covid-19 death.
countries that consume higher amounts of traditionally fermented foods have lower covid-19 mortality rates.
according to german researchers, significant changes in the microbiome caused by modern life and low fermented food consumption may have increased the spread or severity of the disease.
Other things to mention are:
- Tonic water (for its quinine ingredient)
- Zinc
- lots of vitamin C.
Bonus: In case of lack of sunlight, add Vitamin D
it is a challenge next sunday for them .
due to starting the convention programme the wt study will be a 30 minute run through ,and deals with this prophecy ... i doubt the younger ones are familiar with it at all bur oldies could debate it at length .we on the look out for the king of the north to enter "the land of decoration" (more to follow,maybe next week).
this article makes a grand claim in par 2.
Here is a very good read and analysis of the prophecy:
https://beroeans.net/2020/07/04/the-king-of-the-north-and-the-king-of-the-south/
well known norway elder and watchtower doctrine apologist, (rolf furuli) was disfellowshipped a few days ago for the crime of expressing opinions contrary to some watchtower dictates.. like wt leadership in the past, they have no problem eating their own..
Conspiracy theory of the day 😋
What if Furuli was disfellowshipped as part of a plan? He remains a hidden "JW" outside the the org and can now support org teachings time to time as a worldy Bible Scholar, openly. He may write a few or publish already "written" academic studies in this period, regarding 607, NWT, 1914 etc and once collected enough reputation or during "zenith" of his performance, he would admit jw is the "only true religion" and asks for readmission.... Return to source with maybe some extra sheep.... tadaa! ... Scheme would work and it will.
This would explain his praising jw, blood and other contradictions in his book. After Russia hoax, now anything is probable. 😎
"Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily...."
myself being a born in and completely out for more than 30 years i see more of the damage of what this religious cult causes people .. part of myself leaving had to do with the psychological harm it was causing people back in the 1970's, one guy my age at the time hung himself out anxiety and depression.. the numerous suicides that have occurred in numbers is shocking to say the least.. then there is the many families breaking up.. marriages breaking apart because one member decides to leave the jws.. the deaths of members or their children from refusing a blood transfusion.. this hit me personally when my mother refused a bt when she was ill in the hospital and died.. over the years and observing all of these things reminds me how glad and fortunate i left when i did but i do find it responsible to others to expose this religious cult to what can happen to people who get involved with it and that's what i've been doing on this forum and elsewhere.
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Here is what I believe on those, after my research:
1. 1914 > Speculation, one of the deceptions
2. Blood policy > as other things, has Masonic connection (see Springmeier's books)
3. The position of Jesus > The way, the truth, the life. Acts 4:12. Jesus prayed to his (and our) heavenly Father, but interestingly never used/pronounced his name. Jesus has full authority (Mt 28:18). We cannot bypass Jesus to be acceptable before God.
And one more important thing I've forgot:
I now believe and realize that Christians must partake emblems as instructed by Jesus, either privately or publicly (shouldn't matter).
