I don't know if you're speaking to me soso, but if you are my answer is that of course Satan can figure out the parables, but what he can't do is know the day of the wrath of the Lord. Therefore, his plan to usurp God's Throne is hindered by the mere fact that he can't know when the Lord is coming. Neither can we. Before that day, he will have deceived the entire world, including many of God's faithful. On that day, the one's who will survive (in whatever form that takes) will be the ones the Lord himself chooses. It's the end of the Rebellion.
Wholly
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Why is God speaking in riddles?
by sosoconfused init seems for most of the bible that god spoke directly to people and told them what to do.
he wrote things on rocks.
he gave them laws.
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The decline and fall of the Watchtower empire..........
by Terry incharisma can work wonders.. it can be both entertaining or maddening to large crowds of eager listeners.. whole populations can be swayed by a silver tongue or mad ranting poison-sac attached to a man leading a movement.. .
the history of the watchtower society proves this.. leadership is tricky and movements are volatile.
those who made you can undo you too.. .
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My baptized sister just came back from a week long trip to Canada & NY with other JW's. She said that there was a lot of new information that was enlightening but couldn't explain it to me. It was just "really good."
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Why is God speaking in riddles?
by sosoconfused init seems for most of the bible that god spoke directly to people and told them what to do.
he wrote things on rocks.
he gave them laws.
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He'd be guessing along with the rest of the world.
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Why is God speaking in riddles?
by sosoconfused init seems for most of the bible that god spoke directly to people and told them what to do.
he wrote things on rocks.
he gave them laws.
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Wholly
God's foe, Satan does not have foresight but is able to glean from prophecy and parables within the Bible. He knows many things, except the day of the wrath of the Lord. The only way to have accurate understanding of the parables (riddles) is through the Holy Spirit sent by Jesus Christ to his faithful, which Satan does not have, obviously.
Satan is clever and extremely intelligent but is not all-knowing nor all-powerful. A close, intimate, faithful relationship with Jesus Christ is our only hope in escaping the traps and pitfalls of the Imposter before that glorious day of His return.
That's my understanding.
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Why leave one religion only to join another one??
by Monsieur ini read how many here have learned ttat, leave the jw faith, but then subscribe to the 'true' gospel of jesus.. it seems rather contradictory.
the jw faith teaches a very positive 'concept' of christ and his teachings, how is this different from the way other religions teach it?.
it seems more logical to discard or ignore any claims of historic or authentic proof of christ's existence.
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I don't understand what you're saying. It seems a little mixed up to me.
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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)
by sosoconfused inthe only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.
i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.
my wife is backing me and i have my children.
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Wholly
@ sosoconfused
Good for you guys!
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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)
by sosoconfused inthe only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.
i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.
my wife is backing me and i have my children.
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Wholly
Thank you Aunt Fancy. I hope someday she does too.
My heart breaks for all of you who have been and/are going through this line in the sand moment!
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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)
by sosoconfused inthe only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.
i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.
my wife is backing me and i have my children.
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Wholly
It is very difficult to break away from the mind control and emotional manipulation. Sacrifices must be made, one way or the other. This is a lose-lose situation. The only hope for any of us is to be as firmly grounded in our particular set of beliefs as possible without refusing to consider another viewpoint. It's a difficult balancing act, but it can be done. It gets better with practice, personally speaking. I still have a ways to go to overcome the residual emotion from 30 years of hell at the hands of my religiously mind controlled mother.
The letter you posted from your mom, could have been written by mine. After she died I sorted through her belongings and found a little journal she kept in which she wrote about her "revelation" to rescue my daughter from me because (in her opinion) she couldn't understand how she gave birth to such an evil daughter, me. It was mom's belief that I was murdering my child because I would not commit to the WTB$ and get baptised.
I'm so evil that after everything she put me and my daughter through for decades, I was still there for her when she went into hospice. I stayed for the seven days it took for her to pass away. During that time, I tried with all my heart to forgive her and show her the love she could never show me as there would never be another chance. She died believing I was a servant of satan.
I know I'm not evil, but when it's your own mother behaving as if you are, the emotional dissonance doesn't stop resonating.
I wish I could say something healing for you.
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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)
by sosoconfused inthe only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.
i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.
my wife is backing me and i have my children.
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@ sosoconfused Thank you for your compassion, it is appreciated more than you can know.
I feel for you and hope you find the strength to overcome this period in your life and pray that you maintain love in your heart. Every JW must put "Jehovah" first above all else. Because your mom made her declaration in her letter, you know where you stand in her mind.
I am trembling at the thought of what your sister has had to endure. I can relate. It must have been extremely confusing for you too. (hug)
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My Mom has decided to turn me in... I am not afraid (Letter Inside)
by sosoconfused inthe only reason i am posting this is because i know many of you are going or will be going through something similar and wonder if it is worth it.
i personally feel that it is worth it regardless of what i lose.
my wife is backing me and i have my children.
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Wholly
"possession of satan" = satan's servant
This is what my mother taught my little daughter (starting 30 years ago). She learned very early that Grandma says her mother is a servant of satan. My daughter grew up screwed in the head, never able to bring herself to trust me even though she loved me with all her heart. Grandma was always secretly whispering in her ear, arming my child against me with sayings of the WTB$ until one day when she was 13 and Grandma convinced her to make false accusations against me and her step-father. Children's Services in two states opened a criminal investigation which resulted in a nightmare with lifelong repercussions for all those still living. The perpetrators of that satanic episode are now deceased and my daughter is all alone in the world now, a hopeless drug addict because she can't cope with life without Grandma, Mom or God.
It's such a shame that these loyal followers can't recognize that everywhere they use the term Jehovah, they have replaced Jesus. I pray for them everyday and plead for the scales to be removed from their eyes.
They are the devil's followers and can't recognize it. As foretold would be the case.
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