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  the-question (607 BCE explained and proved)

  by pleaseresearch in

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  so a user named "the-question" said the jw's were right about 607 bce.. this is your chance brother to prove us all wrong.. we all can't wait to hear from you :).

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  JWs are correct about 607 and 1914. Somewhat. The theory behind it is that Jehovah told David that his offspring would sit on Jehovah's throne forever culminating in Jesus. But when Jesus was on earth he didn't become king. Infact at that time, David's offspring were no longer in power on Jehovah's throne. Did Jehovah's statement fail?

  No, it was paused. The kings in the line of David lost power when they became subject to another government. That happened in 607. In 587 Jerusalem was destroyed. 11 years prior, in 598, Zedekiah became king. 11 years and months prior to that in 610, Jehoiakim became king. Daniel said that 3 years after that, 607, captives were taken. Thus 607 is when the kings in the line of David lost sovereignty for 2520 years until 1914 when Jesus became king.
  
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  New light in this weeks WT?

  by Indian Larry in

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  anybody have any ideas where they are going with the "new light" they have been pushing last week and this week?

  for instance in this weeks study article one section reads:.

  in years gone by, we believed that jehovah became displeased with his people because they did not have a zealous share in the preaching work during world war i. we concluded that for this reason, jehovah allowed babylon the great to take them captive for a short time.

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  That's not new light. I never believed that they went into captivity during 1914-1918.
  
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  If Abraham had gone to Kingdom of Heaven, why not John the Baptist?

  by anointed1 in

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  2. beliefs

  jesus rated john the baptist as the greatest “among those born of women” (luke 7:28) hence after his death he should naturally go to heaven—especially so lesser ones like enoch, abraham are already in the kingdom of heaven.

  (hebrews 11: 5, 6; 13-16).

  in view of the direct statement of jesus: “i say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with abraham, isaac, and jacob in the kingdom of heaven” (mathew 8:11), people like abraham are definitely in heaven.

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  "All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them."

  
  

  The promise to them was never heaven.

  But the problem with this belief in heaven is - why hasn't anyone who is in heaven contacted the people on earth?
  
  
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  Did the flood happen?

  by BlackWolf in

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  so we were talking about noah for our family worship tonight and it ended with a little debate between me and my parents about how the flood was possible.

  you know, where did the water come from, how did all the animals fit, etc.

  of course it led nowhere and my parents came up with some strange theories like that there was "an expanse of water in the sky" and that's where all the water came from.

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  They found the ark on Mt Ararat.
  
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  Debating With Evolution Deniers is Just Like This

  by cofty in

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  arguing with those who reject scientific evidence can be like arguing about football; just as angry and passionate, but the goalposts keep moving, and one team doesn't exist.. read more here....

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  Comfy said "Rattigan if you are aware of even one single shred of scientific evidence for creationism please share it."

  I don't know what creationism is. But Creation supports science. Male and female is from creation and evolution can not produce different sexes. Evolution is a product of random mutation. Sex parts that fit together and can not work without the other is not mutation, it is design.
  

  "By the way how are you defining "God"?""

  God should be better than human designers because he has more power. Humans make computers, cars and other products year after year that are better than the previous. We learn and don't just make and leave it.
  
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  Who Is In Charge of the Governing Body?

  by minimus in

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  who is the top dog now?.

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  The same one that controlled the Nazis and the US, the people.

  The people had the power to tell Hitler to suck an egg, but they chose not to.

  The people have the power to tell Obama to take Obamacare and shove it, but they choose not to, but they choose to follow it.

  The people have the power to tell the GB to shove it, but they don't want to, they want to follow them.
  
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  Debating With Evolution Deniers is Just Like This

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  arguing with those who reject scientific evidence can be like arguing about football; just as angry and passionate, but the goalposts keep moving, and one team doesn't exist.. read more here....

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  The original post makes no sense.

  "who reject scientific evidence". What does that mean?

  Scientific evidence supports creation. The problem is that after creation God neglected his creation and allowed creation to be flawed and he didn't fix it or do upgrades.
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  And the jackals move in

  by stillin in

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  a woman whom i knew as a teenager stayed over at another witness family's home.

  the brother who was the father was caught peeking at her while she was taking a shower.

  she told the elders, a jc was held, the brother was repentant and had loss of privileges for a year.

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  I am surprised that it is even JC material.
  
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  What novels have you been reading recently? Recommend any?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i've always been a bit of a reader - but only reading about topics i find interesting, e.g.

  natural history, dinosaurs, etc.. recently i've started to select, buy and read novels.. this year i've bought and read frankenstein (mary shelly), dracula (bram stoker), the hound of the baskervilles (a. conan doyle), 'salem's lot (stephen king), jurassic park (michael crichton) and the firm (john grisham).. i have an inclination towards horrors and thrillers.. what fiction have you been reading?.

  could you recommend anything?.

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  "This year I've bought and read Frankenstein (Mary Shelly), Dracula (Bram Stoker), The Hound of the Baskervilles (A. Conan Doyle), 'Salem's Lot (Stephen King), Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton) and The Firm (John Grisham)."

  I recently obtained several classic novels and a book rack from a moving sale. I set up the book rack and books. My wife saw that one of the books is Stoker's Dracula and she got upset and said that she is uncomfortable with it because he drinks blood. It just makes me mad that she let's the cult influence her. Things like this have made our marriage fail.
  
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  Your thoughts on the Libertarian party

  by James Mixon in

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  i really like what governors w.weld and g. johnson bring to the table.. not familiar with the libertarian party and will do some investigation,.

  but any thoughts on this party..

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  Onthewayout - They may be for smaller government, but they are not going to change what currently exists.

  And remember the goal is anti Hillary and Anti Trump.