Posts by Emery

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Feb 15 study W/T up on jw.org

by konceptual99 in

latest wt is up.. reinforces jesus becoming king in 1914 (no let up on that date).

marriage of the lamb to the 144,000. yawn.... yawn..... celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the photo drama of creation.

it seems to me that every 100 year anniversary shall be celebrated just to try and take the wind from the sails of apostates.. .

Emery

It hurts my brain trying to understand apocalyptic cult calculations.

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Thinking of going back

by Laika in

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someone talk some sense into me ffs..

I understand your situation Laika, I was going through something similar. It's been tough for me to find good friends outside of the ones I've invested in for over 20 years. I really did have solid friends who would be there for me so long as I remain a JW. I tried going back to a few meetings to keep them around, however I was immediately reminded of why I could never go back. Our converstations, our goals and our outlook in life are now radically different. They're looking forward to their new bibles, new headquarters, conventions and armageddon, while I'm looking forward to college, starting a family, and Christmas haha. It takes me back to the feeling I once had with "worldly" people when I was a believer, being, we had nothing in common and hanging out is not very fulfilling. My advice is to do whatever it is necessary to be happy, BUT realize that knowing TTATT and hanging out with old jw friends will be quite difficult.

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Did Jesus abolish the temple priesthood at his death????

by Crazyguy in

if so or he did at anytime before or after his death please if you can provide scriptures.

i may need these for ammo when two elders come to my home this week.

thanks.

Emery

Theologically speaking, I thought the temple veil ripping in 2 after Jesus' death signified the elimination of a priestly class. Thus, making YWHW available to all who seek him. This website touches on it a bit, http://www.gotquestions.org/temple-veil-torn.html

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WT gearing up to dump Russell and come clean on early history?

by Comatose in

we've discussed this on lots of threads, but i've noticed a few things lately.

they seem to be talking about the early days on a very regular basis, almost constantly.

the change to fds happens and this involved a dive into early history and a few knocks on russell.

Emery

The Watchtower is preparing to be a force on the internet. They finally understand now that we now live in a digital generation. It would be easier for JWs to dismiss past errors if the WT spills the beans first. It will take the thunder away from sites like jwfacts, youtube, etc. Then they will pull out the "Oh well we admit our mistakes unlike other religions" card when people drop apostate info on them.

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Ever feel guilty for learning the TTATT?

by cognac in

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i feel like i've always been a bit of a selfish person.

i try to be loving and humble, but i really have to work at it and am usually not successful.. anyways, tonight i watched my younger sister.

she is the most loving person i have ever met it my life.

Emery

To answer your question, no. The only thing I regret is not allowing myself to examine it further at a younger age.

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How I recently handled JWs at my door

by Christian guy in

the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

Emery

Christian guy, thanks for relaying this experience, I loved every bit of it. I've learned that with true believing JWs you need to reach them using the bible, which you successfully did.

Marked*

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Anonymous vs WT: sooo, was that just a big ole hoax???

by grumblecakes in

so gosh like at least 6 months ago i think i was perusing jw survey and saw rhe anonymous targeting the wt video and thought "sweet!!!

" ...so i googled it, and nothing came up but the actual you tube video and the thing on jw survey (i posted a comment on jw survey asking about it but nobody repied.... so since it was never spoken of again i guess it was a ho-ax?

just one dude make a fake vidoe and anonymous was never really after the wt?

Emery

It's not like they're organized or anything. Anonymous is mostly made up of a bunch of teenagers who hang out at 4chan.org

If Anonymous really was attacking the WT they would made a viral video on YouTube and declared the attack like they did with Scientology. It would have made worldwide news. The only video I saw was recycled footage from previous Anon videos that anyone could've made. There are a lot of wannabe Anon videos and hackers out there, so take it with a grain of salt but hopefully I am wrong.

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Another Revised NWT Thread - subtly sowing seeds of doubt with chart

by mindnumbed in

pages 1744 thru 1746 feature a chart of the kings of the southern kingdom, ending with zedekiah in 607.. praise the new bible and all of the teaching aids .... draw attention to kings list and how convenient that is ... but, strangely, i decided to look up information in an encyclopedia about the different kings, and the dates are not the same ... so i checked a couple of sources and they are all different than the chart in the bible .... why would that be?.

Emery

The majority of believeing Jws could care less, they're more concerned about making a comment at the meeting than researching the solidity of doctrine.

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Comprehensive NWT Comparison Project (calling all technically skilled members)

by Apognophos in

is anyone aware if this project is already being done by someone?

if not, perhaps we can brainstorm how to go about this, now that the pdf for the revised nwt is out.

a couple initial impressions:.

Emery

amazing work guys, thanks for the hard work!

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Why do you still go to meetings?

by Aroq in

i'm asking this because there are a few on this site who do not agree with the wt or gb, but yet still go to meetings.. .

why?.

Emery

Both my wife and I are fully awake and know TTATT. We go to keep her mother happy, especially since she's old in age. We've tried fading and saw it slowly depress her mother and we want to avoid it possibly adding to her health problems. So to sum it up, we go out of love for family. Sacrificing our Sunday mornings is worth it, and we still have friends that we can wake up in the process. However, we go when it's convenient for us -- meaning -- we do not sacrifice ANYTHING to attend. Also, we do NOT do service, midweek meetings, conventions, or quickbuilds. We've wasted too much of our time supporting an apocalyptic cult full of pedo bears.