According to Revelation 22 the trees of life produce 12 manner of fruit each month. Thus 12 (manner of fruit) x 12 (months) x 1000 (millennial reign) = 144 000 of fruit. I always thought some of GB doctrine was fruity, now I understand why.
Confusedalot
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How many anointed have come and gone; how many remain?
by Moster injust wondering if there is any data about how many anointed there were in say 1914, and considering most would have passed 'beyond the veil' already, are the jw's numbers adding up?
we know there are more in 2017 then there were in 2016, but just where are we in the grand total column?.
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The speed with which I exited!!
by joe134cd ini was just thinking at how quickly the process was from pimi - pimo - pomo.
i must of spent about 10 years trudging along in the organization very unhappily.
but from the initial stages of learning ttatt to physically walking out the door the process took about 18 months.
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Confusedalot
When you sit crying your eyes out, begging Jehovah to save you, and you phone the elders and only get voicemail, you realize you are all alone, and your tears have no value. From there its quite fast.
Just nagging habits and points of view that were programmed, are extremely hard to shake and keep surfacing years on.
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The watchtower does not have the resources part two
by pepperheart inon another post on this site it tells you that the watchtower is selling the bethel in greece ??
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Confusedalot
They always attributed the expansion to the action of Jehovah's spirit and his blessing. So what now?
I remember taking part in the building of a 10000m2 architectural marvel to be used as a district assembly hall, it even has under seat air conditioning. I remember thinking if this is really what Jehovah's spirit wants.
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Royal Australian Commission - Recomendations for Jehovahs Witnesses
by curiousconfused inthe report is finally out.......... ————————.
recommendations to the jehovah’s witness organisation.
recommendation 16.27. the jehovah’s witness organisation should abandon its application of the two-witness rule in cases involving complaints of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.28. the jehovah’s witness organisation on should revise its policies so that women are involved in processes related to invesation and determining allegations of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.29. the jehovah’s witness organisation should no longer require its members to shun those who disassociate from the organisation in cases where the reason for disassocia on is related to a person being a victim of child sexual abuse..
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Confusedalot
Why is this not on JWdotorg in the news section? They only report perceived persecution of the work and rebuilding etc. Org taking ZERO responsibility, and hiding this major news!
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My final topic
by pomo6780 ini have noted that the irritable part of me got the better of me when posting about j f rutherford.
i acknowledge that a few on here have pointed out flaws in my reasoning and the way i reason.
and i agree with them.
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Confusedalot
What if some of us here are out to supply 'fake information' to undermine the data that your organization is collecting? And we use the resulting lack of integrity in your data to further our own diabolical agenda...mwha haha ha ha ha he.......
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Is this life all there is?
by Fisherman inwhat do you sincerely think?
do you nurture any hope?.
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Confusedalot
My flesh says there is no future after death. My spirit says there is an eternity in union with God waiting for us.
And yes; I think both are true at the same time.
It is not cognitive dissonance, but a realization that there are two realities that are not connected, except for Gods spirit crossing over and trying to rescue us from the finite one.
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Very Lost
by Jrjw inhi i've been a jw for 12 years and got married 2 years ago.
i'm now separated.
my husband hid from me that he suffered from depression, extreme anxiety issues and a personality disorder.
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Confusedalot
These people leave you in the hands of Jehovah, but from personal experience I can assure you that no amount of prayer and tears can cause Jehovah to help you, even if you are in your darkest our. Because he is a god created by Jehovah's witnesses and not real IMO. He fits their desires for control and sexism, hence you find yourself isolated when the dream crashes.
If you want something to change you have to find strength in yourself, or other 'real' people that will actually feel empathy when you cry.
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Romans 2:21,22 Matthew 23:3 and the hypocrsity of the November 2017 Broadcast!
by stuckinarut2 inhypocrites!
i know we have spoken of this before, but in light of the appaling november 2017 jwdotorg broadcast, these scriptures just need to be highlighted!.
please re-read them, and tell me if they don't apply to the society !?!.
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Confusedalot
The magnitude of frustration I feel towards this org is hard to explain in words. If the org was a person it could be diagnosed as a sociopath.
Some symptoms:
Unreliability......................................................................check
Untruthfulness and insincerity.........................................check
Lack of remorse and shame...........................................check
Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior....................check
Poor judgment and failure to learn by experience..........check
Pathologic egocentricity and incapacity for love.............check,check
General poverty in major affective reactions..................check
Specific loss of insight....................................................check
Unresponsiveness in general interpersonal relations.....check
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Royal Australian Commission - Recomendations for Jehovahs Witnesses
by curiousconfused inthe report is finally out.......... ————————.
recommendations to the jehovah’s witness organisation.
recommendation 16.27. the jehovah’s witness organisation should abandon its application of the two-witness rule in cases involving complaints of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.28. the jehovah’s witness organisation on should revise its policies so that women are involved in processes related to invesation and determining allegations of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.29. the jehovah’s witness organisation should no longer require its members to shun those who disassociate from the organisation in cases where the reason for disassocia on is related to a person being a victim of child sexual abuse..
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Confusedalot
Being recognized as a religion is like a get out of jail free card it seems. You are only subject to 'recommendations'.
It's like a murderer or thief going to trial and the court 'recommends' they don't do it again. How will they ever be rehabilitated or society saved from their effects?
Imaginary authority, Imaginary truth, leading to very real control and very real pain.
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Kingdom Hall ... BURGER KING?
by sparky1 ini live in a very rural part of the northeastern united states.
after 9 years of waiting, the local witnesses are getting their new kingdom hall.
it is being built on a back road next to a sandpit.
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Confusedalot
In the beginning the Chef created the Burger and the Patty, and the patty was empty and void and dryness was on the face of the bread. And the Chef said let there be sauce, and there was sauce, and the Chef saw the sauce that it was good.............