Posts by Saename

your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

Saename

Can't believe this thread was started three weeks ago. Time flies like an arrow and shoots you when you least expect it.

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How to argue with a JW who says the org never said the end in 75

by dogon in

i have argued with several jws who are now being trained to deny the org ever said the end in 75, what is your approach?.

Saename

I was looking through the quotes about 1975, and I found something interesting...

This is not the time to be toying with the words of Jesus that "concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father." (Matt. 24:36) To the contrary, it is a time when one should be keenly aware that the end of this system of things is rapidly coming to its violent end (Watchtower, August 15, 1968) [emphasis added].

I remember when I started studying with Jehovah's Witnesses around the year 2006... Back then they were also talking about the end all the time. Everyone was saying to me, just a little kid back then, that this world would end within a few years. You would think that they learned something from the 1975 fiasco; but, no, they still continue to "prophesy" that the end of this world is just around the corner. They still do the same thing―with only one exception; now they don't give any concrete dates.

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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).

by quincemyles in

after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.

Saename

Am I the only one here who realises that the gospels are not historically reliable...?

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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).

by quincemyles in

after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.

Saename

quincemyles - First century Greek and Hebrew Historians wrote that he rose up appearing to more than 500 humans.

Are you talking about the gospels?

Witness My Fury - What about the zombies in jerusalem where they real too?

Haha! I know what you did here... That's a reference to the movie World War Z!!!!!

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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).

by quincemyles in

after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.

Saename

As I previously said, quincemyles is some crackpot who has no idea what s/he is talking about. It's been proven just now. (I mean... Jesus levitating into the sky is not fiction...?)

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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).

by quincemyles in

after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.

Saename

never a jw - Quite likely developed during the Persian or Greek periods

In 330 BCE, Alexander the Great conquered Persia. Then, it was really like domino. The evolution of the concept of ha'satan into the concept of Satan continued until the Maccabean revolt. The evolution of the apocalyptic view played a big role.

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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).

by quincemyles in

after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.

Saename

1) The accuser (Satan) walked in the land of Uz. Job 1:1,7.

Hell no. Job 1.1–7 talks about Job. Job was in the land of Uz. Then, the book of Job 1.8 explicitly says that "the sons of God came to present themselves before [Yahweh], and [the adversary] also came among them." In this context, the adversary was clearly an angel because he presented himself before Yahweh.

3) The accusing person attended some kind of court sessions in which matters concerning others were presented before a representative of God. Job 1:6. Exodus 18:19.

The accusing person was directly presented before God, not before a representative of God. Therefore, this court was most likely in heaven.

4) What befell Job was done by God himself, rather than the one who brought the accusations against Job. Job 1:11, 21; 2:5; 42:10.

You're misrepresenting the situation. In verse 11 the adversary does say to Yahweh to stretch out his hand. However, if you read on to verse 12, Yahweh then says to the adversary that it is in the power of this very adversary to harm Job. Therefore, it was the adversary who harmed Job.

Because the adversary presented himself directly before God, it was most likely an angel.

You need to do more accurate studies of ancient Judaism. It's clear that you're just some crackpot who has no idea what s/he's talking about.

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After Jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not a fallen angel).

by quincemyles in

after jesus fasted for 40 days, he was tempted by a man (not an evil angel) to turn stones into bread, jump from the temple and bow.

the tester was a pharisee of the ruling class.

jehovah's witnesses believe the tester to have been an evil spirit or leader of fallen angels named satan the devil.

Saename

This is actually the first time I hear someone claim that Jesus was tempted not by Satan but by a man—a Pharisee. I've never heard that before. Anyway, according to the Christian tradition, it was Satan. I don't see a valid reason to dispute that.