Posts by InChristAlone

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70 weeks prophercy

by KSFernando in

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friends

according to the daniel's 70 weeks propercy, it ibegins from the going forth of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem.

as per the bible writer nehemiah, the word went forth to rebuild the walls around jerusalem iin the month of nisan,* in the 20th year of artaxerxes the king.nehemiah 2:1.. therefore the propercy begins in the month of nisan (march/april).

propercy begin .

InChristAlone

This is from Josh McDowell's book The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict pp. 199-200.

"The decree [of Artaxerxes to Nehemiah] was given in 444 B.C. based on the following: 1) 'In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' (Neh. 2:1); 2) Artaxerxes ' accession was in 465 B.C.; 3) There is no date specified, so according to the Jewish custom the date is understood as the first day of the month, which would be Nisan 1, 444 B.C.; 4) March 5, 444 B.C. is our corresponding calendar date."

It then quotes from a calculation made by Harold Hoehner in Chronological Aspects of the Life of Christ p. 138

"Multiplying the sixty-nine weeks by seven years for each week by 360 days gives a total of 173,880 days. The difference betweetn 444 B.C. and A.D. 33 then is 476 solar years. By multiplying 476 by 365.24219879 or by 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45.975 seconds [there are 365 1/4 days in a year], one comes to 173,855 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes, 44 seconds or 173,855 days. This leaves only 25 days to be accounted for between 444 B.C. and A.D. 33. By adding the 25 days to March 5 (of 444 B.C.), one comes to March 30 (or A.D. 33) which was Nisan 10 in A.D. 33. This is the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem."

Of course I have my own questions about this, but it is an interesting take.

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John 14:14

by InChristAlone in

john 14:14, in most translations, says something to the effect of, "if you ask me anything in my name, i will do it.

" (my emphasis on "me") the kjv (and relative translations) and the nwt do not have "me" in it.

most of the translations that keep the word were based on the westcott and hort which has the greek "me", however the kjv doesn't because it was based on the textus receptus which does not have the greek "me".

InChristAlone

Very interesting discussion. Thank you.

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I am under the impression JW do not celebrate NYE, is that correct?

by nonjwspouse in

my husband on his own went out and got fireworks for our daughter and her friend to set off tonight.

he did this with no prompting at all from me.

in fact, i get nervious around fireworks, so i grimiced a bit when he told me.. but, wow, again, if this is another step showing he is not allowing himself under the complete spell of the wt.

InChristAlone

How do you not acknowledge something that just is? You can't ignore the fact that it is the last day of the year. You would think they would celebrate the New Year as another year closer to Armageddon.

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John 14:14

by InChristAlone in

john 14:14, in most translations, says something to the effect of, "if you ask me anything in my name, i will do it.

" (my emphasis on "me") the kjv (and relative translations) and the nwt do not have "me" in it.

most of the translations that keep the word were based on the westcott and hort which has the greek "me", however the kjv doesn't because it was based on the textus receptus which does not have the greek "me".

InChristAlone

John 14:14, in most translations, says something to the effect of, "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." (my emphasis on "Me") The KJV (and relative translations) and the NWT do not have "Me" in it. Most of the translations that keep the word were based on the Westcott and Hort which has the Greek "me", however the KJV doesn't because it was based on the Textus Receptus which does not have the Greek "me". My question is, if the NWT was based on the Westcott and Hort (as so proudly proclaimed in Colwell's rankings), why would it leave out the word "me" to be like the KJV (as so proudly condemned in Colwell's rankings)?

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Glaring Mistake In RNWT And Todays WT

by piztjw in

todays' wt had this sentence in one of the paragraphs....we know this because each of their individual names are indelibly written upon the 12 foundation stones of the heavenly new jerusalem.rev.

21:14.. the cross reference lists judas iscariot as one of the twelve.

so with one breath they have said judas was cursed as jesus betrayer, and yet in their rnwt they still cross reference him in the list of the twelve named foundation stones of nj.

InChristAlone

On jw.org in Revelation 21:14 cross-references for Matthew 10:2-4; Luke 6:13-16; and Acts 1:13. All of them mention Judas. Is this what you are talking about?

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Bible Reading Rev 7--umm hello?

by DS211 in

i got bored at the meeting and read the bible reading and could not believe some of the false prophetic garbage being commented....anyways heres what i fiund interesting ;-).

7 after this i saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding tight the four winds of the earth, so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

2 and i saw another angel ascending from the sunrise, having a seal of the living god; and he called with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying: do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until after we have sealed the slaves of our god in their foreheads.

InChristAlone

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Thoughts on going back, am I the only one that feels this way?

by excaliber in

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friends

hello everyone, i know you have heard this topic before and your probably thinking.

...not again lol.. but i was wondering if anyone has thought of going back for the same reasons as myself, i don't think its the truth but i searched and my conclusion is that other religions don't have the truth, they are all wrong in my opinion.

if there is no other religion to go too, why leave were i was born and raised.

InChristAlone

I see a couple byproducts of being told over and over "Where will you go? No other religion has the truth." The first is the scare tactic effect to get people to remain in the organization. The second is making people believe that religions are the only option. With any careful examination, it is easy to see that no religion has the truth, and thus they have succeeded in making people believe both scenarios. For those who wish to continue their belief in the Bible, the answer is simple. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Simple as that. There is no religion, no organization to which one must "belong". For those who do not believe in the bible, the motivation to attend any organization lies with whatever other factors would be involved in that decision.

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DECEPTIVE CROSS-REFERENCING IN NWT

by The Searcher in

in order to "scripturally justify" j.f.

rutherford's rebranding of the bible students by the creation of a designer name which made them stand out from other bible students, the nwt deceptively misuses a verse to perpetuate the falsehood of the unscriptural name, "jehovah's" witnesses!.

(james 2:7) "they blaspheme the fine name by which you were called,* do they not?".

InChristAlone

Was it revised to be this way, or is it the same reference as in the older edition?

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The Watchtower Denies Substitutionary Atonement

by Perry in

for 30 years i never heard one time that christ died for me personally.

i always heard that he died to pay back what adam lost.

that never made alot of sense to me, but i just went along with it as a kid and young adult.. then, after i left... it hit me just how simple the whole thing was.

InChristAlone

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Number of anointed partakers in new yearbook?

by JWOP in

i haven't seen the 2014 yearbook on the jw site yet.

i'm looking to see if the number of partakers has increased again (as it has for many years now).

anyone have a scan of it yet?.

InChristAlone

Can someone explain to me how there can be 19 million in attendance on Memorial Day and only have 7 or 8 million normally? What am I missing?