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  Is Bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding the prelude to the great tribulation?

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  is bible prophecy now starting to come true regarding a prelude to the great tribulation?.

  full disclosure: i still don't believe in the bible's claims about the existence of the supernatural, even of jehovah god (i'm an atheist and a scientific/philosophical naturalist), but i am asking this question because recent events are starting to seem (to me) to fit well the description of some prophecies in the bible.

  consider the following.. several hours ago (on 11-26-2021) as i was about to enter a local fred meyer store of my city (in suburb or small city in the metro area of a large city) a person i know told me that a moment earlier a person left the store in a hurry with a cart load up with unpaid merchandise (i think i was told it was groceries but i don't remember that for sure).

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  Every end time religion sees the latest things as proof. If you consider that these things are supposed to be greater than ever before we are not even close
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  Caption this WT picture!

  by Iamallcool in

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  The real resurrection hope
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  Circuit Overseer's visit and Body of Elders

  by bola in

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  who is more powerful out of the co and the body of elders?

  i remembered a time i was a reg.

  pioneer and my service overseer in my congo was asking one of the regular pioneers during the meeting with the co. how powerful is the co to the body of elders and how powerful is the body of elders to the co?

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  The CO is more a white glove inspection and auditor with a pep talk thrown in. If you think he aint powerful cross him.
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  What happens if a JW say “Happy Holidays!”?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  Lightning from heaven 🤯

  Actually a reprimand and reminder, maybe privately. We aint sd supposed to enjoy anything except spiritual stuff and it is envious to wish for a day off, vacation, family get together. They are getting their reward in full. ( we get no reward at all but dont realize it until old age
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  CO retirement severance?

  by road to nowhere in

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  a friend says the wt gives a substantial sum to retiring cos. he says one bought land and built near him, a desirable rural area.

  i think it must have been saved green handshake money or inherited.. btw this man also thinks the gb are the smartest men alive..

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  I knew the family of said retired CO from my childhood and later as adult. Decent people, working class. There had to be inheritance, insurance
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  What's actually recorded in publisher record cards?

  by optimisticskeptic in

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  2. beliefs

  it seems to be unclear if things like public or private reproofs and details around those events being recorded and traveling with you.

  it seems like the details are largely part of whatever judicial paperwork there is and not necessarily attached to your publisher card permanently.

  i changed congregations a few years ago and it appears the letter the body wrote only covered the most recent issue and said nothing of a reproof that had happened a few years prior.

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  Beforexthey became hidden they just listed name, baptism, annointed, and sales record. There must be other secret files.
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  CO retirement severance?

  by road to nowhere in

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  a friend says the wt gives a substantial sum to retiring cos. he says one bought land and built near him, a desirable rural area.

  i think it must have been saved green handshake money or inherited.. btw this man also thinks the gb are the smartest men alive..

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  A friend says the WT gives a substantial sum to retiring COs. He says one bought land and built near him, a desirable rural area. I think it must have been saved green handshake money or inherited.

  BTW this man also thinks the GB are the smartest men alive.
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  2021-November-18--Pioneers!

  by Atlantis in

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  2021-11-18--pioneers.

  click the image to make it larger.. .

  https://postimg.cc/4nydmk0j.

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  Reducing the book study to allow a GB update is fine by me. 10 minutes material to fill 30.

  Some of us wondered about the pioneer push at the time
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  Body of Elders Leadership

  by bola in

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  who has more power in the body of elders in watchtower.

  is it the cboe, secretary, service overseer or who?

  i am just wondering since in my congo there seems to be cowards among them..

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  DOC true. That and good old boys club and family. "Pillars of the congregation"
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  What changes are on the way?

  by insearchoftruth in

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  2. beliefs

  i was listening to the co talk to my wife’s congregation on sunday and pretty much the complete talk was justifying doctrinal and organizational changes and pretty much preparing the ‘rank and file’ for upcoming changes.

  anyone on hear have any insight of what ‘new light’ is coming in the future?.

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  Dang. I fell asleep now i will have to ask for cliff notes. One thing, the talks are written so it is uniform every week. Barely time allowed for local needs which used to be the reason for a CO visit

  "Big changes" are usually underwhelming.