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  Heavenly Gates Closed in 1935… Re-opened in 2007

  by Alfred in

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  since 1935, the watchtower had been categorically teaching (for over 6 decades) that the heavenly calling of the 144,000 anointed christians had ceased in 1935. this teaching was especially significant to older jws (especially those who spent much of their lives serving the watchtower as pioneers, elders, missionaries, bethelites, etc.

  ) because many of these would eventually turn their attention to the aging governing body members and feel a sense of relief knowing that the end was drawing ever so near.

  in other words, as more governing body members (who were born before 1935) passed away, the closer they would get to their long-awaited reward of surviving armageddon and living on paradise earth where they would finally hug grass-eating lions near a waterfall while marveling at snow-peaked mountains in the distance.

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  Rattigan...

  The OP is not misleading at all... The Watchtower did in fact teach that the heavenly calling had ceased in 1935, albeit they later started using words like "evidently" and "apparently" and it "seems" and "virtually" to give themselves an out (like they do with all of their strange doctrines)... here are just some examples...

  "Apparently, by the years 1931-1935 all symbolic fish suitable for the kingdom of the heavens had been caught to complete the foreordained number of 144,000 joint heirs of Christ." -Watchtower November 15, 1967 page 694 paragraph 10

  "Evidently, the gathering of these was virtually complete by 1935." -Watchtower January 1, 1988 page 11 paragraph 8

  "It seems that by the year 1935, the general ingathering of the anointed was complete." -Watchtower January 15, 2000 page 16 paragraph 11

  "Their identifying themselves with the great crowd of other sheep indicated that by 1935 the calling of the 144,000 anointed Christians was virtually complete." -Watchtower May 15, 2001 page 15
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  When and what book did the Great Crowd go from heaven to earth.

  by Crazyguy in

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  i think in the finish mystery rutherford (actually franz) still wrote the great crowd was in heaven.

  so when and what books did the switch take place and the great crowd become on earth???

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  How many of these books have your read?

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  wannaexit... you're welcome...

  But wait... there's more... anybody read these?

  
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  How many of these books have your read?

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  Stand For Pure Worship...

  Which one of these monkies most resembles you?

  
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  How many of these books have your read?

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  Gerrit Losch was actually once an apostate.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  a jw friend of mine (who was one of my besties until i told him i didn't believe jw religion anymore) used to live in austria and for a while in the 70's was in the same congregation as losch.

  they used to spend some time together in the ministry.

  my jw friend tells me that he and losch used to often talk about how they believed the wt was wrong about certain interpretations of the bible, for example, how at the time the wt taught that the mustard tree used by jesus in an illustration represented an evil kingdom, and losch and friend didn't think that was right.

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  That's only because he read Raymond's book...

  
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  What Are The Expectations...Now??

  by Cold Steel in

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  the society has been teaching that you-know-what is right around the corner for so long that it's lost all credibility.

  what are the expecations like now?

  do people still expect it to happen very soon, or are more people planning on things like higher education?

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  Born Again Christians and JWs should look at the bigger picture and stop fighting with each other.

  by booker-t in

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  it just amazes me how born again christians and jws are fighting and mudslinging at each other all the while not looking at the real problem in front of them the bible.

  the bible has been used for thousands of years to committ all sorts of horrible crimes against others.

  i am so sick and tired of reading about jws did this and that and christians did this and that when both groups will refuse to explain all of the contradictions and outright discrepencies in the bible.

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  Do not talk about GAWD in Cracker Barrel on Sunday

  by confusedandalone in

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  so this morning the wife and i went to cracker barrel for breakfast.

  my lovely sister watched the kids for us last night so we have to pick them up later.. anyway a few minutes later the family sits at a table next to us.

  their food comes and they begin to pray.they all join hands and he begins praying out loud.. very loud.. so out of respect my wife and i stop talking... they eat and we eat no biggie.

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  You better apologize to that nice man right now!

  
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  Elders receive a report that I am openly displaying false religious symbol

  by confusedandalone in

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  when you look at the image above what do you see?

  a sneaker or an outward display that i am now following after another religious group?.

  well yesterday i had a 10 minute conversation with an elder who finally got the balls to call me.

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  Confusedandalone...

  If you must insist on wearing rastafarian shoes, might I suggest something a little more subtile?

  You wouldn't want that sister to "stumble" again would you?