so i picked up an original copy of the 1920 millions book.
can anyone give me some of the most crazy wrong predictions in this book?
its a rare book that is a bit hard to find.
I was always a bit dubious about people who said the JW`s predicted the end was coming in 1925 ,I always understood that 1925 only dealt with the "resurrection of the faithful men of old " such as Abraham Isaac and Jacob.?
To rule as princes in all of the earth ?
Did I just answer my own question ?
Can you highlight where they state that the end would come in that year 1925 ?
I was a fan of Glenn Miller in the 50-60`s bought records of his music swing music as it was called.
I also liked the movie about him with Jimmy Stewart playing him.
The rumour was that his plane was accidently bombed by an American bombing raid while he was entertaing the troops during the war and we never saw or heard from him again.
Other great bands of that era were Tommy Dorsey ,Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman all excellent musos.
Thanks for the memory
smiddy
jehovah`s witnesses make a big deal about the 2 or 3 witnesses in judicial decisions yet they ignore that evidence when it suits them.. firstly :.
regarding the length of a generation matthew ch.1:17 gives a strong clue ,their are 3 lots of 14 generations mentioned which equal 42 generations from the time of abraham to jesus .. watchtower publications give abrahams birth as 2018 bc......they also give jesus birth as of 2 bc a period of 2016 years .
2016 yrs.
I bump this thread for the many newbies and lurkers who have visited this site with regards to a ballpark figure for the Biblical years of a generation.
a thought struck me regarding the biblical directive found in a few places including exodus 20:4.
"do not make a likeness of god in the form of any creature that is on the earth or heavens ".
it would seem disrespectful to use "dirty" creatures to describe perfect beings?.
Genesis : " Let us make man in our image according to our likeness" isnt that self explanatory ,their are many GODS and they all look like us .
they are touted as real spiritual men.
the have knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
you should consult with them before you make important decisions.
That`s very telling blondie. If it was/is a policy , that should be brought to the attention of law enforcement authorities and politicians I believe .
Isnt it unethical ? immoral ? to become aware of crimes committed by an individual and not report it ?
Wouldn`t that make you complicit in the crime ?
while watching the annual meeting videos on the official jw channel, i was struck with this scriptural expression:.
"they strain out the gnat, while gulping the camel" matt 23:24. this section was full of condemnation for the wicked religious leaders who were focusing on minor silly things rather than deep important topics.. the amount of silly things the gb focuses on is amazing!
they pedantically focus on things like proper pronunciation of words, (such as s lett joking about how isiah is best said), while missing major issues and topics like the proper handling of child abuse issues, or the court cases being lost worldwide!.
Maybe their level of IQ is beginning to show and what level of education they have achieved ?
single zipped folderhttps://we.tl/t-uiqj87wimd.
2019-02-02-musical preludeshttps://we.tl/t-zyfpnodizd.
s-21-e congregation's publisher record (2018-12).pdfhttps://we.tl/t-i9qamx3s0q.
Thanks Atlantis and jwleaks ,I`ll drink to that .And I thank the Universe for the Internet in this day & age.
i've seen a few threads/posts where some of y'all have heard from jw contacts and how they've stepped up their 'the end is close' rhetoric because of the earthquake/tsunami in japan.
i usually take those things with a grain of salt.
there's always some jw whose cheese has slipped that reads prophecy into every little thing that happens.
JW`s get excited over any and every natural disaster /war / uprising / catastrophe/ fires /floods/political upheavals/religious conflicts anything you want to name and they will believe the end is imminent .
Their like robots their programmed that way to respond the way they do.
Its sad.
And the majority will never learn .
140 years that Armageddon is imminent ? And a Paradise which by the way is never mentioned in the Bible is to follow the big A?
a few weeks ago i took the jw channel off of our roku.
i was just cleaning off unused channels and wondered if my wife was actually watching this.
yep.
Beth Sarim
I truly think that`s what keeps many of the oldies still in BS , the time in many years and effort invested in the religion and their pride in not admitting they have been conned or fooled all of these years and admitting their mistakes keeps them captives to a religion they cant break free from .
I guess they get to the point that they are so heavily invested emotionally in it that it is all they know, nowhere else to turn or divert their time and attention to.
I agree wholeheartedly ,sad but true.
if your not worried about jw moral standards you may like to hear this verse, about the dangers posed by some makes of plastic chairs to manly men.. https://www.facebook.com/groups/818023414953244/permalink/1667787039976873/.
dont forget to turn the sound on!.
It gave me a laugh and I put it on my FB page for others to enjoy.
