'Are their descendants among us?'
Yes indeed. My nephew is a huge brainless oddity. I call him Neph which he takes to mean nephew.
Little does he know that he is one of a growing number of nephilim who has come to earth to sleep with as many of the daughters of men as he can.
It's all in the bible - so it must be true!
we didn't have all of these frufru whoppiededoo kinds of doritos.
you wanted a dorito, by golly you got a damned dorito.
same thing with pepsi.
I was never a boy ...
Neither was I - it wasn't allowed in my day.
this tripe from the june 15 tower.
how many of the witness kids "and adults" get into trouble right within the congregation.
just recently talked to an old friend still in whose witness son in law left his daughter for another and subsequently his daughter got hooked up with that ladys husband.
Ther are plenty of sisters who stayed and lost their child because of the WT blood policy - then wasted their own lives peddling lies.
the differences and similarities.
is anyone interested in this subject?
socrates was not an atheist (but i still think he laid the groundwork for it).
Did Jesus ever explain what truth actually is?
Yes - The NEB claims in John 14:6 that Jesus said:
'I am the way: I am the truth and I am life; no one comes to the father except by me.'
i grow attached to some of the people here and then they just disappear.
i actually like it when they have a goodbye thread, like psacramento.
i get to say goodbye.
Sometimes we expect too much from this discussion board. It is important to have real friends you can meet and give a hug.
Now I choose not to post under my real name because it helps me keep things in perspective.
(this thread was inspired by titus 2006 photo of the gb thread).
do you feel pride or pity?.
rage or reverence?.
At first I thought this thread was about photos of my wife sunbathing!
the differences and similarities.
is anyone interested in this subject?
socrates was not an atheist (but i still think he laid the groundwork for it).
They both threatened to upset the status-quo and undermine the established order at that time. This happens in every society and provides the impetus for change. There is usually a martyr or a talking animal involved.
Galileo was a visionary who threatened the authority of the established church and it's teachings and was threatened with torture and death. He denounced his own ideas threw the towel in.
I never knew these people personaly - I am a modern gladiator!
the differences and similarities.
is anyone interested in this subject?
socrates was not an atheist (but i still think he laid the groundwork for it).
Jesus Christ and Socrates...they were both pioneers in the true sense of the word.
to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you have peace!.
a week or so ago i ran across a post asking what happens when we die.
i had meant to respond then, but got distracted and then could not find the post again.
AGuest - If you are to come off victorious in your battle for the lamb you may have to paste in bigger replies.
Size in everything when it comes to god fights.
Peace to you
A slave of Caesar
i was wondering it's been approximately 90 years since this talk was given so how many people who heard it could relaistically be alive now?.
the country with the greatest life expectation is japan and there the average life expectation is 82. the country with the worst record is mozambique with an average life expectancy of 43.. in developing countries 16% of the population is over 65 whereas only 6% of people in developing countries meet this criteria.
only 7% of the worlds population is over 65.. so if the worlds population is 6.6 billion does it mean 463 million are over 65. however if the best average life expectancy is 82 then the proportion of the 463 million that are 90 and over must be incredbly small.
The Watchtower Society quickly recovered and true to its form began to prophesy again. A new date for Armageddon was set: “The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated than 1914.” (Watchtower January – 1922 - Page 22)
The booklet “Millions Now Living Will Never Die” written in 1920 stated under the heading “Earthly Rulers:”
“As we heretofore stated, the great jubilee is due to begin in 1925. At that time the earthly phase of the Kingdom shall be recognised. The Apostle Paul in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews names a long list of faithful men who died before the crucifixion of the Lord and before the bringing of the selection of the church. These can never be a part of the heavenly class; they had no heavenly hopes; but God has in store something good for them. They are to be resurrected as perfect men and constitute the princes or rulers of the earth according to his promise (Psalm 45:16; Isaiah 32:1; Matthew 8: 11) therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews chapter eleven, the condition of human perfection.” (Pages 88 & 89)
The Society had decided that the Bible’s faithful men of old including Abraham would not go to heaven. They had reserved this hope for themselves. Not only were they going to heaven but also they were to be Kings and Priests with Jesus.
Members around the world spread the word and eagerly looked forward to Armageddon and the return of the faithful men of old. As late as 1924 the Society maintained the anticipation and repeated their prophecy:
“We should therefore expect shortly after 1925 to see the awakening of Able, Enoch, David, Abraham, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, John the Baptist, and others mentioned in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews.”(“The Way To Paradise” - Page 224)
“Millions now living will never die,” was to become an enduring slogan that would be repeated many times over the coming years. The slogan was again used in the 1990’s but overlooked the fact that most of the Society’s members who had first heard it in 1920 had died of old age. This inspiring slogan had proved to be another false utterance.
From: Opening the Door to Jehovah's witnesses by Trevor Willis (Download at Lulu)
