Posts by Smiles

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Former Poster (TMS) Returns During Coronavirus Lockdown

by ReinventedTwice in

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my old user account says i joined this forum 19 years ago, an intermittent poster starting 102 topics, the last about 12 years ago.

with my community under a volunteer stay-at-home policy and a mandatory curfew, i took the time to read all of my old posts and the replies, reminding me of how informative and therapeutic this forum was during my jw to ex-jw transition.. in 2018, my life took another turn with the death of my wife of 49-1/2 years after a long illness.

my writing, according to observers, lost its edge and purpose.. i travelled to asia, meeting a beautiful, intelligent woman in cagayan de oro, philippines, 33 years my junior.

Smiles

Welcome back RT

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They're all alone in their respective houses!

by StephaneLaliberte in

when you look into all the publications and predictions about the last days, the jws are always represented in groups in someone's house.

this isn't happening right now.

they are all told to stay in their individual homes and watch jwsteaming!.

Smiles

@V

How do some JWs think they will finally be free of Watch Tower after the End?

Watch Tower continues to teach that their congregation elders and the GB helpers along with "faithful men of old" will be appointed to rule as "princes" in the post-Armageddon "new world society".... they use Psalm 45:16 as a basis for this doctrine.

For PIMI JWs, there is no escape from Watch Tower male rulership, ever.

If a JW believes he or she will ever be free of Watch Tower post-Armageddon, that JW is not truly PIMI.

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If "Zoom" is All They Have Now.....

by 1234 in

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think of the possibilities, if this technology is all they have to stay in touch with their minions think of the wonderful possibilities..... 1. think of what just one molotov cocktail or flame thrower could do to their broadcasting room and the "world wide work.

2. or better yet if "v" (for vendetta) hacked into their broadcasting system...and told them the real truth.

3. just one rogue bethelite could have all kinds of fun..... i can dream can't i.....

Smiles

Watch Tower is tighting its grip on JW elders during this pandemic. "Rogue" is unlikely at this time for a couple reasons:

JWs obediently rally during times of catastrophe because they believe doing so will improve their chance of survival.
Rogue fallout is typically possible after major events fail to meet expectations.

Watch Tower is its own worse enemy.

So stay tuned!

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Happy 20th Birthday to JWD / JWN

by Simon in

as sgt pepper sang, "it was 20 years ago today" ... that i made my first post on my first forum.. i obviously didn't put too much thought into what it should say although i must have burned 45 posts testing things and was too lazy to reset the counter before going live (?):.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/46/welcome.

but somehow, it worked and grew and here we all are, 20 years on.

Smiles

Happy to have been a member here for 17 of the 20... Cheers!

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We’re ready to go.

by lastmanstanding in

we meticulously obeyed the divine counsel from the slave.

we prepared our “to go” bag, and we await gods direction from the slave on our exit plan.

we submitted our “destination” away back when, the address of our worldly relatives where we planned to flee to for salvation.

Smiles

That costs money! So only if freely donated!

The Watch Tower has used private charter aircraft (and first class seats) over the years. Fleet ownership would be a costly liability for Watch Tower, but anything is possible, especially if freely donated by any wealthy ring-bearing JWs.

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"Go, my people, enter your inner rooms..."

by Smiles in

isaiah 26:20 is now being used in private discussions among upper echelons of watch tower elites as a premise to infer covid19 pandemic related protocols are preparing the jw masses for that great overdue end-time deliverance.. "go, my people, enter your inner rooms, and shut your doors behind you.

hide yourself for a brief moment until the wrath has passed by.

" - isaiah 26:20. if the hype and fanaticism produce more failed expectations, watch tower may experience a 1975-like membership disaster.

Smiles

@slim

Yes.

It has been in print during recent years, now under "adjustments" for application to pandemic end time circumstances preparing JWs for deliverance.

Chapter 21 of God's Kingdom Rules (concluding paragraphs)
2016 January Watchtower (study article on brotherly love paragraph 8)
2014 November Watchtower (bunker study article concluding paragraphs)

It is also being connected to the Gog of Magog interpretation.

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"Go, my people, enter your inner rooms..."

by Smiles in

isaiah 26:20 is now being used in private discussions among upper echelons of watch tower elites as a premise to infer covid19 pandemic related protocols are preparing the jw masses for that great overdue end-time deliverance.. "go, my people, enter your inner rooms, and shut your doors behind you.

hide yourself for a brief moment until the wrath has passed by.

" - isaiah 26:20. if the hype and fanaticism produce more failed expectations, watch tower may experience a 1975-like membership disaster.

Smiles

Isaiah 26:20 is now being used in private discussions among upper echelons of Watch Tower elites as a premise to infer covid19 pandemic related protocols are preparing the JW masses for that great overdue end-time deliverance.

"Go, my people, enter your inner rooms, And shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a brief moment Until the wrath has passed by." - Isaiah 26:20

If the hype and fanaticism produce more failed expectations, Watch Tower may experience a 1975-like membership disaster.

Brother Last of the Last Last LETT on the Loose, has effectively ensured another JW eschatological trainwreck.

Whatever happens, at least one part of Isaiah 26:20 is certain... some Watch Tower elites will be hiding themselves either way.

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They're all alone in their respective houses!

by StephaneLaliberte in

when you look into all the publications and predictions about the last days, the jws are always represented in groups in someone's house.

this isn't happening right now.

they are all told to stay in their individual homes and watch jwsteaming!.

Smiles

PIMI JWs ignore cognitive dissonance.

They want the end time to come in their lifetime, so they will take it anyway they can get it, even if comes in a way that contradicts their long held beliefs. And they always have a rationale to explain any discrepancies.

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Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper

by dropoffyourkeylee in

here's a video i had never seen of before.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnkm9xapswi.

Smiles

When I was disfellowshiped I could not get a JW to talk with me.

That was a problem with JW social skills, not mine.

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Have you Witnessed a Change in People's Life-Style / Behaviour where you Live?

by smiddy3 in

i certainly have , over the normal week i go to one of two clubs where i have two beers over a couple of hours ( i pace myself ) and catch up with a few friends .

one of the clubs every hour goes around to disinfect everywhere people make contact with pokies /machines or whatever we might touch.and they also now have limits as to how many can be in a certain area at any one time.and that applies to both clubs ,except one does not disinfect every hour.. today, their were far fewer people in this particular club that i attended that is usually bustling with patrons on a saturday either drinking gambling and socializing .not today.

and a strict rule of how many could be in a certain area at any one time .. and i agree with all of this , its necessary .and i will be monitoring my own activities as need be.. what have you noticed in your neck of the woods.?

Smiles

The pandemic is causing people to be even less interested in Watch Tower propaganda.

Too much happening to be interested in JWs that have all but disappeared from everywhere.