Posts by CyrusThePersian

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Getting Old, Didn't think it would happen to me.

by Undecided in

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untill the last year i stayed 50 years old.

now it has finally hit me, i'm getting old.

i never felt my age and could do about any thing without pain or feeling like my body couldn't take it.

CyrusThePersian

Hi Ken!

Yes, we are all getting old. I'm fifty myself, not as old as you but I can still empathize. You should consider yourself lucky (oops! Bad word!) to have enjoyed good health so far. I think what compounds the problem of getting older for people who used to be JW's is that we were never supposed to grow old in the first place. We were supposed to spend eternity frolicking with the lions in perfect youth, instead we simply grow older like everyone else.It's taken a while, but I've finally gotten out of that mindset.

Life was meant to enjoy, right here and now, not in some fairy tale "New Order"! So I'm enjoying it, and so should you!

CyrusThePersian

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Proof for the 586 date for the temple of Solomon

by Wafe in

i need to get proof that the temple of solomon did fall in 586 bce.. .

please help.. .

thanks.

CyrusThePersian

Hi

If you are trying to discuss this issue with a Witness, use Alleymom's brilliant approach in this thread:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/55372/1.ashx

It's a classic!

CyrusThePersian

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Dating Babylon's Fall

by Doug Mason in

how does the wts calculate that babylon fell in 539 bce?

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doug

CyrusThePersian

Hi Doug

See the Watchtower, August 15, 1968 page 490-492 ( available on the WT CD-ROM ) for an in-depth look at 539 BCE as the date of Babylon's fall. Basically, the Watchtower accepts mainstream chronology which also pins Babylon's fall at 539 BCE.Too bad they don't use the same chronological markers to date Jerusalem's fall!

CyrusThePersian

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Christmas is Christian

by Amazing in

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false reasoning: the wts claims that there are only two birthdays mentioned in the bible, both of which resulted in someone being killed.

thus, they conclude, that this is jehovah's way of telling us that we should not celebrate brithdays, including the birth of jesus christ.. fact: there are five birthdays mentioned in the bible.

the most important and celebrated is the birth of jesus christ himself.

CyrusThePersian

And a Merry Christmas to you, Too! (God, it feels good to say that!)

FACT: If Jesus or God didn't want their followers to celebrate birthdays, they would have said so. End of story.

Excellent point about the angels attending Jesus' birth, I actually used that scripture yesterday when talking to my Mother (a longtime witness) about birthdays, Christmas, and baby showers. Another good scripture is Romans 14:5-7.

So, like you said, God, Jesus and even the apostle Paul left the matter of celebrations open, so CELEBRATE!

CyrusThePersian

BTW What are the other two birthdays?

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Suggestions for "The Internet" defense ... roadblock?

by gordon d in

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wanderer reminded me of an answer that i frequently get when confronting dubs with information obtained through the internet.

even if it's a scan of a wts publication, the typical dub seems to be well schooled in refusing to give any credibilty to anything that comes from a website other than watchtower.org.

has anyone had any luck finding more "credible" sources for info?

CyrusThePersian

Thanks Fatfreek, it was a typo!

CyrusThePersian

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Suggestions for "The Internet" defense ... roadblock?

by gordon d in

jw
friends

wanderer reminded me of an answer that i frequently get when confronting dubs with information obtained through the internet.

even if it's a scan of a wts publication, the typical dub seems to be well schooled in refusing to give any credibilty to anything that comes from a website other than watchtower.org.

has anyone had any luck finding more "credible" sources for info?

CyrusThePersian

Hi SB

Go to un.org

Click on "Welcome"

Click on "About the United Nations"

Click on "NGO Section"

Click on "Relative Documents and Events"

Click on "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society"

There you are!

CyrusThePersian

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Taking a trip with my JW friend......Suggestions????

by whyizit in

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my friend has been a jw study for 9 yrs., not baptized yet.

but believes it all, as far as i know.

we rarely get to spend any one-on-one time, but we are going on an over-night trip this weekend.

CyrusThePersian

Since she is talking so much about friendships and such, you might ask, "What happens to friendships when someone is disfellowshipped?" She will say that you can't talk to them or something to that effect. Then say,"That seem awfully shallow and conditional. It seems to me that in a true friendship you would want to help and guide a friend through any crisis they may be having, not shun and ignore them..." and you could take it from there. CyrusRhePersian

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Hello again...

by MacHislopp in

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friends

after a long , long spell i'll try to partecipate again to this excellent forum.. i'm preparing something and meanwhile i wish to greet all the new ones,.

the older and well known posters including the administrators of this.

j.c. machislopp.

CyrusThePersian

Great to see you again Mac!!

I always enjoyed your clever posts. Hope to hear more from you!

CyrusThePersian

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Just wanted to post this "reminder" for newer jws

by A Paduan in

*** awake!

if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.

because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years.

CyrusThePersian

Hi TweetyBird!

Your post reminded me that I just heard that the man who was PO at my old congregation had to be put in an old folks home. He wasted his whole life for the Borg and now has nothing to show for it, no family, no future, nothing.The person that handled the arrangements was the current PO since the oldtimer has no relatives. So sad.

CyrusThePersian

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Just wanted to post this "reminder" for newer jws

by A Paduan in

*** awake!

if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.

because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years.

CyrusThePersian

Hi Carla!

Too true! Fortunately, in this particular case, the boy's Mum was on my side. She wanted him to go to school too, so it was a pretty easy job to convince him.

CyrusThePersian