Well well well!!
I am given to understand that pub was pretty much invaded by JWs most of the assembly weekends.
(I wouldn’t know, of course, being a good little JW)
(ha-ha) well at least somebody enjoyed it!?
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(Sorry if upset anyone!)
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I do not miss assemblies, not one bit, especially Norwich, and the three hour coach drive it took to get there.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Well, Smiddy,
MY husband (still PIMI), came back from a get-together last night and said the whole thing was a hoax!
Someone, supposedly ‘in the know’, said jwdotorg website had been hacked, would you believe?
Well l don’t think I believe it until they add his Ant’s name back on the list in the faq’s article ‘who is the governing body.’
We shall see, time will tell. By all accounts the monthly Broadcast for March is very interesting, but would have been prepared long before Tony’s removal, so may not be that relevant.
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Mass Shooting at Kingdom Hall in Hamburg, Germany
by EdenOne inmass shooting at a kingdom hall in hamburg, germany this evening.
at least 6 or 7 killed, dozens injured.
single shooter on the run, police doesn't rule out more shooters.
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Very, very sad news, feel sorry for the little kids and the elderly attending who tend to get confused and cannot get away or shield themselves quickly.
I just hope the survivors are all getting the emotional and physical help and support they need at this time.
My prayers are for all those affected by this attack and for all victims of such attacks anywhere in the world.
No use playing the blame game till more is known.
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Physically in mentally agnostic ie sitting on the fence
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inhi everyone i’m not pimi or pimo i’m pima.. i don’t think the gb have everything right but i’m sitting on the fence that maybe they do some things.. if the great trib starts i will jump that side of the fence.. this is a definite little sneaky advantage dodging but even by their own doctrine last min some could come in.. i suspect many are like me.. i spent years in bethel and am very disappointed and disillusioned by it all.. but at the end of the day i love the bible and think it is the word of god and i don’t see any other religion that comes as close to what jesus describes his true followers or who are fulfilling mat 24:14..
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KalebOutWest & Vanderhoven7,
Many thanks for sharing….. much appreciated.
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Mesquite Mountain
by peacefulpete inok, the title may make more sense for those who enjoy grilling.
horeb (aka sinai).
most students of the ot are fully aware of the documentary hypothesis in some form, in short it is near universally recognized that the book of exodus, for example, is the composite work of a redactor who has collected the traditions of the judahite and israelite people.
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Peaceful,
I looked up on various internet sources and found out about the ‘is it Sinai or is it Horeb etc” issue, and find your comment above fascinating.
It makes more sense, of course, if it were the mount itself he had approached, (and not a bush on fire)
Very interesting!
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WARNING! If you DELIBERATELY avoid the JW memorial.....
by BoogerMan in.......you will experience a fate worse than death!
you have been warned - don't come crying to me if you don't go.
you've got one month to change your mind.
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Jan,
Good evening, - in case no-one answered your question,
“Where does it say in the Bible that wilful disregard of the Passover was punishable by death?”
The relevant scripture is Numbers 9:13, the term “cut off from his people”,
(Strongs Hebrew 3772) ‘Karath’, is variously interpretation according to the
person or persons doing the interpretation, if that makes sense?
To Jehovah’s Witnesses it means death, in this case.
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Physically in mentally agnostic ie sitting on the fence
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inhi everyone i’m not pimi or pimo i’m pima.. i don’t think the gb have everything right but i’m sitting on the fence that maybe they do some things.. if the great trib starts i will jump that side of the fence.. this is a definite little sneaky advantage dodging but even by their own doctrine last min some could come in.. i suspect many are like me.. i spent years in bethel and am very disappointed and disillusioned by it all.. but at the end of the day i love the bible and think it is the word of god and i don’t see any other religion that comes as close to what jesus describes his true followers or who are fulfilling mat 24:14..
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May I enquire, please, if you have faith in the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, that they, and they alone, are God’s chosen spokesperson at this time, and that they have the God ordained right to expect all Jehovah’s Witnesses therefore to be obedient to them?
Or do you doubt their authority, or the extent of their authority?
You seem to be saying that on two counts at least they prove themselves and their devotees alone are true Christians, that is as respects ‘preaching the kingdom’ and having ‘love amongst themselves’.
If you are resolved at this time that only the GB have God’s Holy Spirit, and the ability to command you as respects your faith, then it would seem futile to try to reason with you further.
Should you be hoping that someone on this website will convince you otherwise, then you should be aware at the end of the day, that it will be for nothing, because you will merely be exchanging one instructor for another, getting your ears ‘tickled’.
The only way is to put in the effort of deep study yourself, there are many excellent sources of study on the internet now, and many souls happy to share their discoveries with you, but to be one of Christ’s disciples is not about debating what one believes, it’s about proving it to yourself.
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How to debunk the 1914 calculus ONLY using JW publications?
by psyco ini remember having read somewhere, but i cannot find it anymore, that it is possible to debunk the 1914 calculus using only jw publications, like "insight on the scriptures" (chronologies) for example.. do you have any sources about that to suggest to me?.
thanks..
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MrMustard,
Then there's this again:
The plain sense of Jeremiah 25:29 says the calamity begins (starts) firstwith Jehovah's city (namely Jerusalem) and Judah and proceeds to gentile nations.
"See, I am beginning to bring disaster..." is not the same as saying Babylon will "start with" Jerusalem.
Seventy years of servitude, vassalage, to Babylon of many nations. One of which was Judah, but the rule of Babylon is the 70 years.
Hence 29:10 - "When seventy years have been completed for Babylon..."
The emphasis of the 70 years is always Babylon. Not just Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon. It's 70 years of Babylonian rule. And 25:12 makes it really clear because when the 70 years is up, Babylon falls ( in that order ).
Though Assyria was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon before the year 606 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar II was not yet king at that time. Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Assyria while Nebuchadnezzar's father was king of Babylon.
So? I don't see where the 70 years is attributed specifically to Neb. It's "for Babylon".Thank you very much indeed! 😊
All these years I have been reading “70 years for Babylon” and thinking to myself, ‘that verse just doesn’t sound grammatically correct,- if the writer means to imply “at, or in, Babylon” (?!), when referring to the desolation of Jerusalem.
The penny has dropped at last!
I struggled for a long time over 607 or 587, and at the end came to the conclusion that 70 years could only apply to the conquest, vassalage of Jerusalem and Judea.