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  JW (and other religions) excuses for messing up when trying to understand prophesies.

  by RubaDub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is not a jw-bashing thing, but it always seemed odd to me that the "excuse" when things go wrong is that "we have to wait and see how the prophesy is fulfilled" or some other wording.. my question has always been, then what is the purpose of the prophesy if you don't understand it until after the fact?

  isn't that like having a weather forecast but being told that we don't really know what the weather will be until the next day?

  isn't that the purpose of prophesy?.

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  DoC ...

  Yes, for whatever reason it is back. I know for awhile the "thing" was spinning as I was posting. Not intentional here.
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  JW (and other religions) excuses for messing up when trying to understand prophesies.

  by RubaDub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is not a jw-bashing thing, but it always seemed odd to me that the "excuse" when things go wrong is that "we have to wait and see how the prophesy is fulfilled" or some other wording.. my question has always been, then what is the purpose of the prophesy if you don't understand it until after the fact?

  isn't that like having a weather forecast but being told that we don't really know what the weather will be until the next day?

  isn't that the purpose of prophesy?.

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  This is not a JW-bashing thing, but it always seemed odd to me that the "excuse" when things go wrong is that "we have to wait and see how the prophesy is fulfilled" or some other wording.

  My question has always been, then what is the purpose of the prophesy if you don't understand it until after the fact? Isn't that like having a weather forecast but being told that we don't really know what the weather will be until the next day? Isn't that the purpose of prophesy?

  I'm sure some of the intelligent people here can guide me but in all honesty, I never understood that.
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  Do You Believe Polls Saying Trump Will Lose To Biden?

  by minimus in

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  a new fox poll says biden is up by 12 percentage points.

  of course, most other polls say trump will be trounced this time around.. do you think the polls might be right this time?

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  And when the house plant dies:

  Stacy will be the woman-at-large.

  But that must be a PhotoShop thing. You can't have that pretty face and nice smile attached to that carcuss.
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  Do You Believe Polls Saying Trump Will Lose To Biden?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a new fox poll says biden is up by 12 percentage points.

  of course, most other polls say trump will be trounced this time around.. do you think the polls might be right this time?

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  Trump Will Lose To Biden .... ???

  I think that will be the case unless Biden comes out of his basement. Biden's best campaign strategy is to sit in the background and let Trump be Trump ... tweet, talk and sound like a narcissist idiot. I see he just fired his campaign manager today. Who's next?

  I can picture Biden sitting in his basement, having oatmeal and prune juice for breakfast, and playing the Beatles song, Let It Be.
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  Sunday WT Study- King of North and South

  by truthlover123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  paragraph 8 dealing with who is the anglo-american power -- they note different images- feet of clay, 7 headed beast which has a 8th head arise, and so on.

  the last image is of the "false prophet- indicating this is another aspect of the anglo american image quoting revelation 19:20 and saying the wild beast and the false prophet are one in the same -(i see the as separate entities) -- a/a dual world power.

  which will be destroyed... .

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  This thing on speculating on the King of the North, King of the South, Wicked Witch of the East and Wicked Witch of the West will go on to time indefinite, even forever.
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  Interesting That in the Regional Convention They Are Asking for More Volunteers to Bethel

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  for those of us who could sit through the program so far, i did find it interesting that they are again asking for people to apply to bethel.. i happened to speak to a friend who called and asked him why they would do that.

  his response was that, well, they need younger people there.. i guess once you are over 50 or something you are eligible to be sent out to pasture..

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  They don't talk to me. I wasn't invited to the wedding (not disfellowshipped), although my wife and daughter were.

  @wannabefree ...

  Maybe they think you are part of the evil slave class, man of lawlessness or have connections to people in Sodom and Gomorrah.

  We all wish you the best.

  If I were you, I would sleep with one eye open. Angels can quietly slip into your house at night and someone like you will be toast in a matter of seconds. Once you get on their wrong side and they get pissed off, they can be real bastards. We've read about them alot.
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  Watchtower Sudy 12 July.the Kings of North & South (from 05/20 issue)

  by BluesBrother in

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  2. bible

  it is a challenge next sunday for them .

  due to starting the convention programme the wt study will be a 30 minute run through ,and deals with this prophecy ... i doubt the younger ones are familiar with it at all bur oldies could debate it at length .we on the look out for the king of the north to enter "the land of decoration" (more to follow,maybe next week).

  this article makes a grand claim in par 2.

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  King of the North and South ... Wicked Witch of the East and West ....

  Life goes on.
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  Newest Anti-Apostate Tactics

  by Anna Marina in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't quote any scriptures during the watchtower study that are not in the paragraph.. don't quote the governing body or anything from the broadcast ever.

  it might be true but it is not true truth if it is coming out of your mouth if you have been critical of the governing body.

  especially so if your criticism is valid and you have dared to support you view with scriptures, most especially the words of jesus christ.. anyone know of other new tactics?.

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  to whack in legitimate scriptures and get the elders to quietly pass over what you just said as they hunt around for someone else who will give the right answer.

  @Anna Marina ...

  Wow, you gave me flashbacks from 40-50 years ago when my father was doing the WT study. We had a couple of brothers who would go off on a tangent (one was of the annointed) and sometimes give some "way-out" answers and opinions that were different from the "standard" answers.

  He would say nothing, let them talk, just smile, and then pick on someone who he knew would give the "correct" answer.
  
  
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  Phone Reverse Witnessing

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  i think this gal is incredible.

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  https://youtu.be/pbms453asdo.

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  When I saw this topic, I first thought about turning the phone upside down when talking to someone.
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  Interesting That in the Regional Convention They Are Asking for More Volunteers to Bethel

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of us who could sit through the program so far, i did find it interesting that they are again asking for people to apply to bethel.. i happened to speak to a friend who called and asked him why they would do that.

  his response was that, well, they need younger people there.. i guess once you are over 50 or something you are eligible to be sent out to pasture..

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  My nephew was sent back to his home congregation during the COVD shutdown. Maybe it has something to do with his getting married last year too. He's probably 21, no skills.

  @wannabe ...

  Have you spoken to your niece if he has "no skills?"