Posts by EdenOne

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The Great Harlot was 1st century Jerusalem

by maccauk11 in

she became the great harlot or revelation by the latter part of the 1st century.

the messiah warned them what would happen to them .

they had become drunk with pride and riding on the back of pagan nations.thereis no other harlot to come.

EdenOne

Revelation may well have been compiled into a single book towards the end of the 1st century, but there is plenty of evidence that the visions of John ocurred much earlier and the other apostolic writers were well aware of them much before 60 CE.

There is an estimation that Jerusalem had a resident population of 60.000 people by 66 CE.

Something else to consider: People have assumed that, by riding the beast, the Harlot is in control of the beast. But that isn't necessarily the case. It may also mean that is vicariously living on its back and the beast finally acts to get rid of the troublesome parasitic passenger. Her "kingdom" over the Kings of the earth isn't political, it's spiritual.

Eden

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NEW ARTICLE - "REJOICE IN THE HOPE! - The Unifying Hope For All Christians"

by EdenOne in

hello everyone.. just wanted to let you know that i've published a new article on the website of the christian fraternity of god's people, www.cfjp.weebly.com.

the article is called: "rejoice in the hope!

- the unifying hope for all christians".

EdenOne

Cofty

In my opinion, God caused life to come to existence, shaped its biological rules, and then allowed life to thrive on its own, with an unknown degree of direct intervention on some events = call it "design" or call it "driven evolution" if you will. When the first modern humans appeared on earth, I believe that they caused much interest in the heavenly realm. (see Proverbs 8:31) God decided he wanted to elevate this intelligent species to a new dignity. So he created the first man that he could correctly call his son - because it was a direct creation from Him. I don't think there is any reason to believe that Adam was any different than the others. He simply was "son of God", and the others weren't. While I have no basis to question the dates that science has produced regarding the age of the Homo Sapiens and/or civilization on Earth, I think that the chronology of the Bible may be plausible regarding the creation of Adam, that is circa 6.000 years ago. As for who we descend from, Adam and Eve or the "others", I don't think it's a relevant question since Adam and Eve's genetic footprint is probably untraceable, and their DNA is irrelevant for our salvation. "Sin" isn't some sort of genetically transmitted condition.

Eden

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NEW ARTICLE - "REJOICE IN THE HOPE! - The Unifying Hope For All Christians"

by EdenOne in

hello everyone.. just wanted to let you know that i've published a new article on the website of the christian fraternity of god's people, www.cfjp.weebly.com.

the article is called: "rejoice in the hope!

- the unifying hope for all christians".

EdenOne

PA, I'm currently serving as an MS, but I doubt it will be for long ...

As for that drink, it would be my pleasure.

Eden

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NEW ARTICLE - "REJOICE IN THE HOPE! - The Unifying Hope For All Christians"

by EdenOne in

hello everyone.. just wanted to let you know that i've published a new article on the website of the christian fraternity of god's people, www.cfjp.weebly.com.

the article is called: "rejoice in the hope!

- the unifying hope for all christians".

EdenOne

I don't share that view, Blondie. In another article on my website, I observe that the baptism vows as currently practiced among Jehovah's Witnesses don't even truly qualify as a baptism "in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit". We're Christians, but.... so are the others.

Eden

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Historical Chart of "This Generation" Teaching Adjustments

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

i made this chart three years ago, and in light of the 2014 watchtower study i decided it was time for further refinement.. this chart probably won't fit on a regular page.. .

feel free to distribute.. .

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EdenOne

marked

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NEW ARTICLE - "REJOICE IN THE HOPE! - The Unifying Hope For All Christians"

by EdenOne in

hello everyone.. just wanted to let you know that i've published a new article on the website of the christian fraternity of god's people, www.cfjp.weebly.com.

the article is called: "rejoice in the hope!

- the unifying hope for all christians".

EdenOne

Because "Yahweh" is still the Father's name, after all. [or Jehovah, or Ieova, or Jeová, according to what language ....]

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NEW ARTICLE - "REJOICE IN THE HOPE! - The Unifying Hope For All Christians"

by EdenOne in

hello everyone.. just wanted to let you know that i've published a new article on the website of the christian fraternity of god's people, www.cfjp.weebly.com.

the article is called: "rejoice in the hope!

- the unifying hope for all christians".

EdenOne

Heads up, I've added information to Part 13 of this article.

Eden

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Need help on the subject of "Intolerance"

by EdenOne in

i would like to locate some information within the publications with comments from the wts that could help me build a case.. case in point is: can an individual jw hold different views on doctrine from those held by the "organization" and still continue to be a jw if he chooses to, and if he keeps his opinions only to himself?.

i remember a recent magazine making comments regarding the intolerance of other religions who limit the freedom of their members to study the bible....or another one (publishers book?

) about those who harbored doubts about the course of events within the organization but remained inside.. i got an excellent quote from rutherford in the booklet "intolerance" but that was from 1936 already.

EdenOne

Adam, I think that's exactly the one I had in mind.

I may be facing ...hmmm....an ordeal soon, and some quotes to that effect may come handy.

Thanks.

Eden

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Need help on the subject of "Intolerance"

by EdenOne in

i would like to locate some information within the publications with comments from the wts that could help me build a case.. case in point is: can an individual jw hold different views on doctrine from those held by the "organization" and still continue to be a jw if he chooses to, and if he keeps his opinions only to himself?.

i remember a recent magazine making comments regarding the intolerance of other religions who limit the freedom of their members to study the bible....or another one (publishers book?

) about those who harbored doubts about the course of events within the organization but remained inside.. i got an excellent quote from rutherford in the booklet "intolerance" but that was from 1936 already.

EdenOne

Thank you guys for the quotes....but still haven't found the ones I was looking for.

Eden

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Need help on the subject of "Intolerance"

by EdenOne in

i would like to locate some information within the publications with comments from the wts that could help me build a case.. case in point is: can an individual jw hold different views on doctrine from those held by the "organization" and still continue to be a jw if he chooses to, and if he keeps his opinions only to himself?.

i remember a recent magazine making comments regarding the intolerance of other religions who limit the freedom of their members to study the bible....or another one (publishers book?

) about those who harbored doubts about the course of events within the organization but remained inside.. i got an excellent quote from rutherford in the booklet "intolerance" but that was from 1936 already.

EdenOne

Yeah, the "Walsh Case", S&R. I got the full transcription in pdf. somewhere in my hard drive. Hard to read through and through to find the relevant bits.

Eden