Posts by johnamos

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Should JW's Follow an Apostate?

by Sea Breeze in

wasn't ct russell an apostate seventh day adventist?.

johnamos

I do not see in that quotation what you claim. Elaborate.

If that was addressed to me then go have a look at all I bolden.

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Should JW's Follow an Apostate?

by Sea Breeze in

wasn't ct russell an apostate seventh day adventist?.

johnamos

According to the WTS, CTR had the 'mark of the beast'. Not only him but all JW's that died from the start of the WTS until at least 1928 all died having the 'mark'.

Revelation—Its Grand Climax At Hand! p. 197 - [What does it mean to be marked on the forehead or in the right hand with the name of the wild beast? When Jehovah gave Israel the Law, he told them: “You must apply these words of mine to your heart and your soul and bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they must serve as a frontlet band between your eyes.” (Deuteronomy 11:18) This meant that the Israelites had to keep that Law constantly before them, so that it influenced all their actions and thoughts. The 144,000 anointed ones are said to have the Father’s name and that of Jesus written on their foreheads. This identifies them as belonging to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ. (Revelation 14:1) In imitation, Satan uses the demonic mark of the wild beast. Anybody engaged in everyday activities such as buying and selling is pressured to do things the way the wild beast does, as, for example, in celebrating holidays. They are expected to worship the wild beast, letting it rule their lives, so as to receive its mark.]

1975 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses p. 147 - [In Pastor Russell’s day, Christmas was celebrated at the old Bible House in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Ora Sullivan Wakefield recalls that Brother Russell gave members of the Bible House family five- or ten-dollar gold pieces at Christmas. Mabel P. M. Philbrick remarks: “A custom that certainly would not be carried on today was the celebration of Christmas with a Christmas tree in the Bethel dining room. Brother Russell’s usual ‘Good morning, all’ was changed to ‘Merry Christmas, all.’”]

w65 7/15 pp. 441-447 - [After the Society’s officials were released from prison in 1919 and exonerated, I was sent out as a pilgrim again. But after a number of years, Brother Rutherford called me back to Bethel and asked me to take charge of the pilgrim department. After the pilgrim department was ended, my desk was used in connection with the radio department. My duty was to write short radio talks of 10, 15, 20 and 30 minutes, to be used over hundreds of radio stations…I was asked to give an hour talk over a hookup on the subject of Christmas. It was given December 12, 1928, and published in The Golden Age #241 and again a year later in #268. That talk pointed out the pagan origin of Christmas. After that, the brothers at Bethel never celebrated Christmas again.]

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What “Secret Sins” Do You Think Many JWs Are “Guilty “ Of?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i know a lot of witnesses that drink a lot!

secret sins people would confess to the elders were masturbation, dating and touching certain areas and anger issues.

some fathers/husbands looked like model figures until you heard from the family that the dictator ms were horrible at home in more ways than one..

johnamos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAWxTMxsgQ0

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What are your favorite film clips?

by LoveUniHateExams in

hey, guys - how ya doin?.

so, what are your favorite movie clips?.

gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….

johnamos

No thank you...I take it black...like my men.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c1F0PpbHdg

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Matthew 8:11 is FIGURATIVE, Matthew 8:12 is LITERAL

by Longlivetherenegades in

it is therefore evident that in matthew 8:11 jesus referred to abraham, isaac and jacob figuratively.............. .

for this reason it became necessary that many gentiles (non-jews), like the roman centurion whose faith brought a miraculous cure by jesus, should come “from eastern parts and western parts,” from all around the earth, to become dedicated, baptized christians............... the natural or fleshly jews of the nation of israel claimed to be the “sons of the kingdom” or the prospective members of god’s kingdom.

from the day of pentecost forward they saw the beginning and the gradual development of this theocratic arrangement, but because of their lack of faith in christ they were not in it.

johnamos

1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a physical body; it is raised up a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual one...50 But I tell you this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s Kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

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Don’t worry, the USA is still OK for the next four years.

by pistolpete in

as i had mentioned in one of my past posts, i strongly felt the democrats would win the presidency because they know they can cheat and not get prosecuted.

case in point; everyone involved in the russian conspiracy.

and the republicans just don’t understand that they need to get in the gutter and fight back like the democrats.

johnamos

Schumer said they will "Change America" if they win the Senate as well

LOL...Schumer actually said "change the WORLD", it is only when he was asked to repeat what he said did he say America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMMrNeyIMWs

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Final Prediction on Election

by minimus in

jw
friends

who wins?

who loses?

president/ senate/ house of representatives .

johnamos

Trump was right, the coronavirus will magically "disappear" on Nov 4th.

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Election Day Violence?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

do you think there will be violence on election day tomorrow?

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johnamos

41 “And just as you saw the feet and the toes to be partly of clay of a potter and partly of iron, the kingdom will be divided, but some of the hardness of iron will be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with soft clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile. 43 Just as you saw iron mixed with soft clay, they will be mixed with the people; but they will not stick together, one to the other, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom+ that will never be destroyed.+ And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people.+ It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms,+ and it alone will stand forever,+ 45 just as you saw that out of the mountain a stone was cut not by hands, and that it crushed the iron, the copper, the clay, the silver, and the gold.+ The Grand God has made known to the king what will happen in the future.+ The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”