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References to YHWH in ancient documents

by Doug Mason in

page 15 of awake!

2017 provides an image that shows hebrew writing with the statement: “the personal name of god written in ancient hebrew characters appears abundantly in early manuscripts of the bible”.. alongside that image, the awake!

provides a listing to show “the rendering of ‘god’s name’ in various languages”.. the facts do not support either assertion that the watchtower society makes:.

smiddy3

Jehovah`s Witnesses and the name Jehovah .

The first edition of the book "Aid To Bible Understanding" clearly stated that the name Jehovah was adopted by the WTB&TS simply because it was the most acceptable ,most commonly used and most recognizable name among those in Christendoms circles.

They also admitted in that first article that Yahweh was more likely a more accurate rendering of Gods name however they chose the name Jehovah because that was the name most people would be familiar with it being more common place in literature at that time.

And how come Jesus never rebuked the Jews for not identifying them selves as JW`s Isa.43:10 -12 and for that matter Jesus Christ never ever uttered the name Jehovah not once.

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For Smiddy: Cool and Damp

by compound complex in

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gosh, smiddy, it's nice to have a request for poetry!.

"the black oaks" describes where i live in the california sierra foothills; we are, for the most part, above the fog and below the snow.

nevertheless, we do get both occasionally.

smiddy3

CoCo my wife and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary a few years ago by going to the USA and I remember going past a park in LA on a sight seeing bus that had Eucalyptus trees their it was a WOW moment for us.

A little bit of trivia :.Some years ago we were living in an outer northern suburb of Brisbane Aust. which bordered on a National park where koalas live and because of the encroachment of developers into their habitat koalas are now going into the suburbs. (sad)

We were renting a house at the time with gum trees in our yard and frequently a koala would reside in our tree ,it was a 2 storey house we had and often we would eye-ball the koala.

My son is married to a Japanese lady and we put her parents up in our house when they got married they couldn`t speak English but were over the moon to witness a Koala walking in our yard and scrambling up a gum tree.

I`m sure a sight they will never forget.

Wallabies are often sighted just a few K`s north of their also. Again residential development`s are encroaching on the wildlife.

In some parts of Australia kangaroos/wallabies are so prolific they are considered a menace and they want them culled.

I hope they find answers to these problems without causing extinctions to these species.

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It’s My Anniversary!

by jp1692 in

today is the four year anniversary of the last time i set foot in a kingdom hall.

it was the day of the kool-aid issue of the wt!

“at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

smiddy3

happy anniversary jp1692 Watchtower, November 15, 2013 It really boggles the mind to think so called intelligent people actually accept this statement and still support the organization that promotes it.

They are actually told to obey an instruction from the GB that is not sound or practical ?

And they accept that and go along with It ?

This is an organization that is heading down the road of David Koresh /Wacol / The family and every other doomsday cult that has brought misery to those who have had any connection with them.

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For Smiddy: Cool and Damp

by compound complex in

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gosh, smiddy, it's nice to have a request for poetry!.

"the black oaks" describes where i live in the california sierra foothills; we are, for the most part, above the fog and below the snow.

nevertheless, we do get both occasionally.

smiddy3

You have a gift CoCo ,correction you have two gifts one with words and obviously one with your paintings .

I`m in my later years and have yet to find a "gift" that I have ,LOL

I have a mild fascination with trees forests brooks streams waterfalls and nature in general how can anyone not be moved emotionally by viewing such beauty.?

I am also especially fascinated with tall dead Gum trees with no leaves on them ,i just wish I could show you what I mean but it`s beyond my PC skills.

Sometimes here in Lakes Entrance VIC.Aust we get sea mists that cover the town it`s always a delight to experience it.

We are right on the ocean (90 mile beach) and lakes as well as the forests and snow fields just 2 hours away

some might say paradise at our doorstep .

What I love about this site is the diversity of subjects and threads that are posted and in some ways they all relate to our JW experience whether it`s a false expectation or just the realities of life.

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Are you affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder?

by compound complex in

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as i intimate in the words below, i like autumn and winter, but there's a downward spiral in my emotions.

i'm in control, yet, .

rain, at long last, has touched both our land and my soul.

smiddy3

Give a thought to us poor bastards in OZ who are suffering through 40+ deg.celsius and my air condititioning has packed up and we are just relying on fans blowing hot air around .

C`mon CoCo give me some verse to cheer me up I know you can do it ?

I am longing for the rain and coolness of the air

for when the change does come

I feel I will not despair .

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Looking for a link to the truth be told movie

by blownaway in

i see this movie in parts but not the whole thing.

any links?

smiddy3

Use the search option at the top right hand corner of your screen and type in Truth be Told doco.

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Captives of a Concept Anatomy of an Illusion'

by Charles Gillette in

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understanding the illusionary concept that holds jehovah's witnesses captive.

"there is only one thing that needs to be known about the watchtower society and there is only one way to know it.

" don camerson.

smiddy3

I have read it and printed it out I think it is an excellent work that explains itself clearly using quotes from WT publications and then using logic and reasoning where they are wrong .

I think the phrase " Captives Of A Concept" was borrowed from the ex GB members book whose name just escapes me at this time........." Crises of Conscience"

I would recommend it to everybody and it`s also cheap $ wise .

Thank you Don Cameron for publishing it.

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The Harp of God book

by blownaway in

i am looking for the book the harp of god.

i am told it has some crazy passages in it.

can anyone put up some quotes of the book?

smiddy3

I wonder in what year was the last Watchtower with the heading "Zions Watchtower and Herald of Christs Presence "? and the apparent Masonic symbols depicted on the front cover.

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Apparently Jehovah`s Witnesses have no scruples about " LYING" to their GOD Jehovah

by smiddy3 in

i thought it was bad enough that jw`s put in weekly reports of fs hours every month in the d2d work when in fact the average publisher would never mention this "good news of the kingdom" to the householder .. more often than not it would be something like some mundane thing about what they have observed about the householders property whether they have kids ,what a lovely garden they have before being cut off by the householder with i`m not interested knowing jw`s are trying to convert them/sell them the watchtower and closing the door.. yet the jw goes away happily putting in a report telling jehovah they have spent so much time in the fs witnessing about him and the kingdom of christ jesus...... cart witnessing is even a worse lie ,why ?

because jw`s make no attempt to witness to anybody they expect people to come to them to be witnessed to which of course never happens .

they spend hours upon hours a month telling jehovah by their fs reports they hand in how much they have witnessed for him ,when in fact they have done nothing of the sort .. they chit chat among themselves witnessing to nobody for hours on end and then lie in their fs report they have been witnessing for jehovah ?.

smiddy3

Jrjw ,Couldn`t that argument just be turned around in Christendoms favour ? How about the Mormons who go from D2D or for that matter the SDA ,the Salvation Army ,the Baptists all of which engage in D2D work and i`m sure their are many others.

So JW`s are really no different from any other Christian Religion in this sense.

And they have no more authority over "truth" than any of these other religions.

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New to the truth

by MatthewHewey in

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i have been meeting with member's of the kingdom hall, and i have attended a few times now on sundays.

i'd like to discuss experiences with this group since i'm new.

so far, i love it.

smiddy3

Welcome to the board Matthew glad to have you on this site.You say you are new to the "truth" ?

What exactly is "truth" according to JW`s ? What they believed 5 years ago ? it`s changed ,10 years ago ? it`s changed 20 years ago ? its changed 50 years ago ? its changed over 100 years ago ? it is always changing according to Jehovah`s Witnesses .

If Jehovah the God of truth was in fact directing this religion why couldn`t he say what was true and factual in the first place instead of giving them untruths in the meantime ?

Use your brain Matthew does "truth" change ? Their is no such thing as past truths ,new truths ,old truths that the JW`s have used in the past to excuse their false prophecy`s ,interpretations ,and evident expectations .

"Get out of her if you don`t want to be a sharer of her sins".