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  Do JWs still believe the WT version of the 144000?

  by nicolaou in

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  the society have taught for many years that only 144,000 individuals will have embraced true worship from the time when jesus (and presumably john the baptist six months before him) began his ministry in about 30 c.e.

  when the great crowd began to be drawn in.. however, even a casual reading of the book of acts shows the phenomenal growth of christianity during the time of the apostles.

  in colossians ch1 paul even makes the comment that the good news had at that point been preached to all creation that was under heaven.. in 64 c.e, there were so many christians in rome already that nero felt he could easily blame them for the destructive fire which had swept through the city.

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  The Retractable Dangling Carrot

  by TMS in

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  some scattered thoughts about the granting or denial of privileges of service as a control mechanism:.

  this method of persuasion involving reward or punishment is so deeply ingrained in watchtower function, it is second nature.

  although sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant, everyone from new bible study to traveling overseer is subconsciously aware of the possible limiting of his official opportunities to serve god and his brothers.. .

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  David Splane and "THOSE TAKING LEAD

  by belbab in

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  i am reposting this topic, that was posted on this board a couple of months ago.

  i am posting this as my part of my message to the governing body, in support of silent lambs and barbara anderson.

  i will also add further comments to this post shortly.. re: who are the governing body?a true story.

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  Age of "governing body" members

  by MacHislopp in

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  carey barber ..................b 1905. lyman swingle.................b 1910. albert schroeder.............. b 1911. john barr ..................... b 1913. daniel sydlik...................b 1919. milton henschel ...............b 1920. theodore jaracz...............b 1924. and.

  guy pierce .....................b 1934 (b.

  1 year before end of h.c.)*.

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  The Society, Race, and an always white Adam.

  by nicolaou in

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  okay, it's an old question but we haven't examined it here yet so let's have your thoughts.. adam was the progenitor of the whole human race, from his genes sprang the negroid, caucasian, mongoloid, indo-european and every other race on the planet.. the hebrew people were not selected as jehovah's chosen nation until abram had found favour with god so presumably all races were equal in his eyes before then [as indeed they always have been].. so then, what basis is there, if any, for deciding what adam and eve's skin colour may have been?.

  could they not indeed have been black?.

  this is a pointless discussion i grant you.

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  God's will or free will?

  by thinker in

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  i've heard many people tell me about bible prophesy.

  if the bible can predict future events then it stands to reason that those events are predetermined and man has no choices in this world.

  think about all the choices you've made in your life and how different life for you would be if you had done things differently.

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  Can the Redwoods Date the Flood?

  by Seven in

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  science, biblical and anti-biblical, recognizes that there was a period of time in the distant past when the earth was barren.

  how long ago and how long it lasted is a matter of conjecture...unless one accepts the biblical record.

  but out in california, almost as far west as one can go, there stand beautiful monuments to the past-the redwoods: monuments that were seedlings when noah was laid to rest; saplings when the tower of babylon was deserted; stalwart young giants when david downed his giant.

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  Wierd KH property arrangement

  by Simon in

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  my wife's congregation recently bought some land to build a new kh on it but then signed over the ownership to an offshore company controlled by the wtb&ts.

  they were told that it would make it harder to 'grab' when 'the persecution begins'.. has anyone else heard anything like this?.

  it sounds like a way of getting real-estate to me and from what i've heard, sounds a bit dodgy.

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  THE END is no longer...

  by Martini in

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  ...at the tip of my tongue!.

  question:.

  i know we are not into end time dates anymore.however suppose you are in your.

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  What is truth?

  by spectromize in

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  ah!

  yes, that remark made by pilate after pilate had asked jesus wether he was a king.

  ( john 18:37-38 ).. how would you answer the question according to what we know from the bibles definition, and how the faithful and discreet slave have endeavored to give us spiritual food at the proper time?.

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