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  About the ten plagues in Egypt

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  alot of people are saying god is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues.

  but didn't god achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?.

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  "The name 'Moses' sounds similar to the name of a certain Pharoah."

  Ok Moses was trained in Egypt and could have had an Egyptian influenced name. Miriam is also another hebrewized Egyptian name.
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  GETTING THINGS STRAIGHT. Who invented the "FDS" as a prophetic identification of the GB? WHEN?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  15 july 1906 issue of the watch tower russell stated maria russell was the first who in 1894 "called attention to matt.

  24:44-45, applying it to me at a meeting at allegheny and in another meeting with the new york church.

  i demurred that i had not thought of the passage thus, and declined to make any personal application of it, although i could not deny the force of the argument....i urged great moderation in the making of any personal application" (p. r3811).

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  thanks for the info but I'm not going to praise Maria Russell for misleading tons of people. She was a charlatan as well.
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  About the ten plagues in Egypt

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  alot of people are saying god is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues.

  but didn't god achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?.

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  runForever

  "Forty years to walk accross a desert that could be walked accross in less than half a year, unlikely."

  well it says God did that to them on purpose: " "So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the LORD was destroyed. "-numbers
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  The Watchtower explains the sheep and the goats

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the march 2015 study watchtower finally solves the mystery of the sheep and the goats:.

  " first, note that jesus is teaching bymeans of an illustration.

  obviously, he isnot talking about separating literal sheepfrom literal goats.".

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  runForever

  The march 2015 study watchtower finally solves the mystery of the sheep and the goats:

  " First, note that Jesus is teaching by
  means of an illustration. Obviously, he is
  not talking about separating literal sheep
  from literal goats."

  Wow there you have it- Jesus is not talking about literal goats and sheep! I feel so enlightened!
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  About the ten plagues in Egypt

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  alot of people are saying god is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues.

  but didn't god achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?.

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  runForever

  Alot of people are saying God is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues. But didn't God achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?
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  When will the JW's start reversing?

  by runForever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months..

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  runForever

  There is an answer to the other religions have survived argument.

  Other religions don't rely so much on preaching to gain numbers. There is a superchurning inside the JW's. More and more hours are needed to gain members with US and UK numbers possibly already falling.

  Second they have and do heavily rely on US and UK rich countries for the main flow of money. I just don't see too many ways out for them at this point. Are they going to start doing daycare and celebrating Christmas? If you look at pew survey it says most of these religions are surviving or

  growing because they are dramatically adapting. I just don't see too much room for JW's to adapt.
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  When will the JW's start reversing?

  by runForever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months..

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  runForever

  I think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months.
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  HELP ME COMPILE A LIST OF DISCARDED WORDS AND PHRASES from the WTS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.

  special, private language).

  jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.

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  The "society" was used heavily now it's called "the branch".

  "District conventions" are now "regional conventions".

  The "faithful and discreet slave" is now called "anti-christ".
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  Active JW's and JW Lurkers- Especially JW Defenders and Believers: A Few Questions For You

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while there are not too many currently defending the watchtower in this discussion forum, it happens from time to time.

  and quite often, there may be new people and lurkers reading these discussions.

  i just wanted you to ponder these questions.

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  runForever

  j-dubbed: You are dealing with the best of the best cults. I've known people that lived and died swearing this is the truth. It is you and your family

  vs a whole organization who regularly meets together. Maybe reading "combatting cult mind control" would help. If you want to go the bible

  don't argue the trinity argue Jesus being the mediator to God and man and luke 21:8 false prophets/teachers. You have to not seem like you are just

  trying to win the argument. Appeal to the heart etc. etc..
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  Why do cults love Tunnels?

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hehehe, brooklyn bethel had tunnels that went under the street to other buildings and now this warwick will have tunnels.. maybe it's because:" everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

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  maybe they will be in their tunnels when they are saying : "say to the mountains, 'fall on us,' and to the hills, 'cover us.

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  runForever

  hehehe, Brooklyn bethel had tunnels that went under the street to other buildings and now this warwick will have tunnels.

  Maybe it's because:" everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. "

  Maybe they will be in their tunnels when they are saying : "SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.' And that will be their grave.