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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  This thread could go on forever

  July 15/61 pg 420
  Jesus encouraged his followers to love their enemies, but God's word also says to "hate WHAT is bad." When a person persists in a way of badness after knowing what is right, when the bad becomes so ingrained that it is an inseparable part of his make-up, then in order to hate WHAT is bad a Christian must HATE THE PERSON with whom the badness is inseparable linked.
  (bible teaches to hate the SIN but LOVE THE SINNER, Matt 22-38, Matt 5-44

  WT Jan 1/42 pg 5
  "The Watchtower does not consist of men's opinions"

  WT Aug 1/72 pg 460
  Through the columns of The Watchtower comes increased light on God's Word as Jehovah makes it known.

  WT Jun 15/74 pg 381
  "Similarly, the 'false prophet' is not a person, but is system or an organization."

  WT Sept 15/73 pgs 556-7
  WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DO CHILDREN NEED?
  (15 yr old girl gone "bad" talking to her father)
  "Daddy, you should have demanded that I behave years ago, and when I didn't, instead of talking to me, you should have blistered by behind."
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  Antichrist: The archangel Michael

  by illuminati in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a long time ago, the watchtower used to teach that the archangel michael is the antichrist.

  does anyone here know in which watchtower edition they printed this information before changing michael to jesus christ?.

  thanx a mil!.

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  Aid to bible understanding
  pg 11
  ABADDON
  ...the symbolic plague of locusts that they have "a king, the angel of the abyss. In Hegrew his name is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
  ........Rev 9:11 however, the word "Abaddon" is used as the name of "the angel of the abyss." ....menas "Destroyer." In the past century there were efforts made to show that this text prophetically applied to induviduals such as Vespasian, Mohammed, and even Napolepon and the angel was generally regarded as "satanic".
  ..The Interpreter's Bible (vol.12, pg 434) says: "Abaddon, however, is an angel not of Satan but of God........
  At Rev 1:18 we find Christ Jesus stating: "I am living forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades."

  Pg 1073
  LOCUSTS
  Long desc about how nasty they are...
  there is a "Figurative Use"
  "Nahum 3:17 the Assyrian guardsmen and recruiting officers are compared to locusts that camp in stone pens during a cold day but flee when the sun shines forth. The allusion here may be to the fact that cold weather makes the insects numb, causing them to hide in the crevices of walls until such time as they are warmed by the sun's rays after which they fly away."

  I agree, when subjected to the "light" they run away.
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  The Society & False Prophets

  by Defender in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is the society guilty of issuing false prophecies and thus be condemned as a false prophet?.

  this question has been grappled with for a long time and many fine arguments have been put forward to indicate that there is merit to this accusation; however, i feel that it may not be accurate or encompassing enough.. it is interesting to note that whereas the hebrew scriptures warned mainly about the existence of false prophets and methods of identifying them (deut 18:20-23), the greek scriptures and, in particular jesus christ, described more than just false prophets.

  (mt 24:11).

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  Defender

  I see you are a defender of the truth
  good report

  There is a quote in the "stupid WT quote" thread where the WT writes that they are substituting for Christ.
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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  WT Jan 15, 74 pg 35

  Can You Be True To God, Yet Hide The Facts? (title)
  What results when a lie is let go unchallenged? Does not silence help the lie to pass as truth...
  What happens when misconduct and immorality are allowed to go unexposed and uncondemned? Is this not like covering over an infection without any effort to cure it and keep it from spreading?
  When persons are in great danger from a source that they do not suspect or are being misled by those they consider their friends, it it an unkindness to warn them?

  I could type the whole page, it is just one after another, ugh)
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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  Who are the Apostates anyway?

  WT Nov 1879 pg 4
  (speaking of Jesus)
  typed exactly as printed
  "Let all the angels of God worship him"; [that must include Michael, the chief angel, hence Michael is not the Son of God] and the reason is, because he has "by inheritance obtained a more excellent Name than they."

  Who was Russell setting himself apart from?
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  Dateline warming up?

  by Will Power in

  1. jw
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  friday, january 11 - 9:00 pm et .

  pittsburgh pastor .

  he seemed to be an answer to a struggling towns prayers.

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  FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 - 9:00 PM ET
  Pittsburgh pastor
  He seemed to be an answer to a struggling town’s prayers. Reverend Altman had an impressive resume and brought new hope to a failing church with music and inspiring sermons. Everyone was thrilled with the new minister, until someone checked the books and talk of sexual impropriety began. When they checked his resume, instead of prestigious degrees they found a prison record. In a DATELINE exclusive members of the church tell their stories of deception and the Reverend William Michael Altman sits down with Rob Stafford to explain what he calls a terrible misunderstanding.

  Could they be warming up?
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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  Will Power

  Sorry TR had a bit of a nap there.
  Thanks for asking
  He has been "proclaiming the dangers" for over 40 years
  Not sure what his personal story is. I know he keeps a copy of the constitution or bill of rights or something like that in his pocket.
  I was given his # by a friend a few years back when I was looking for help.
  If it wasn't for him and this board, don't know where I'd be.
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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  Will Power

  There is a dear old gentleman, not JW who has all these originals (even stuff from 1800's) who lives near by.
  For $10. you get about 1 3/4" of 2 sided photocopies
  and for people who don't believe it til they see it, it is not the national enquirer.
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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  Will Power

  OK one more
  Qualified to be Ministers pg 158 study 40

  The very latest information on bible manuscripts, archaeological findings, and, yes, even scientific knowledge....

  (punctuation - original)
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  STUPID-ASS WT QUOTES thread

  by TR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "jehovahs organization.... should influence our every decision.".

  "....idolatrous worshipers of a man made organization..." wt 12/1/1971 p.723.

  more dumb-ass quotes to come!.

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  Will Power

  WT Dec. 1, 1981 pg 27

  However, it may have seemed to some as though that path has not always gone straight forward.

  This might be compared to what is known in navigational circles as "tacking."

  (even the most devout rolls their eyes at this one)