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I was thinking on 2 Corinthians 5 v 20. Therefore, we are ambassadors substituting for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us. Does this apply to all the Anointed ? Are all Anointed supposed to be Ambassadors ? ambassador An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country All true Christians are 'aliens' in a 'foreign country', because they are no part of this world and awaiting a 'new world'.. . But even more so the Anointed. So, should all the Anointed be acting as ambassadors ? Maybe doing more than they are allowed to do at this time ? (Onc…
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John 17:3 ‘know thee the only true God’ The Watchtower says that, because the Father is called ‘the only true God’, then Jesus cannot be the true God. Ask: The context is Jesus as a man, praying the great high priestly prayer to the Father, and as such it was proper for the man Christ Jesus to call the Father ‘the only true God’. Christ would not have said this if it was spoken from the viewpoint of His deity. Ask: Since Jesus being called our only Lord (Jude 4 NWT) does not exclude the Father (Matthew 11:25) and the Holy Spirit from being called Lord, why must the Father being called ‘the only true God’ exclude the Son and Holy Spirit from being calle…
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I'd like to ask @JW Insider 's view on the 'public edition', No 2 2020 Watchtower of 'What Is God's Kingdom' Page 8 bottom left corner. mentions the 'so called' Signs of the times' Luke 21 v 10 & 11. But fails to mention the previous verse that say :- Verse 9. "Furthermore, when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified. For these things must take place first, but the end will not occur immediately.” And Matthew 24 v 8 says, All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress. So are the GB / Writing dept' still playing an old record here ? And I notice on page 10 and 11 that the GB are holding on tightly to their doctrine …
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CCJW. Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the GREEK Scriptures. Revelation 5 v 10. From the Greek it reads ..... and they are reigning upon the earth. But in the NWT it reads ........ and they are to rule as kings over the earth. In most translations I have looked at it reads as : 'on the earth'. Why do the GB / Writing Dept translate it as Over the earth ?
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getfvid_104042426_189799625687650_1230523846238808046_n.mp4 Thanks for sharing!
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Español / Français / Italiano / Portugués / Filipino / Polski / ελληνικά / русский Jehovah's Witnesses > These terms will be either links to definitions or articles containing these words. If you see one without a link or know of one missing feel free to reply below with a complete definition. A Abaddon Accounts Servant 'Active Force' Amen Annual General Meeting Anointed Anointed ones Antichrist Apollyon Apostasy Appointed Times of the Nations Approved Associate Ark of the Covenant Armageddon Assembly Hall Assembly Overseer Attendant Servant Auxiliary Counselor Auxiliary Pioneer B BaptismBethel ChoirBethel Elde…
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#jwcovidbrazil #jwcovid19 #Jwbrazil #jw2020 #jwdeaths #jwcoronavirus
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In the third jailing in Russian-occupied Crimea on "extremism" charges to punish the exercise of freedom of religion and belief, Jehovah's Witness Artyom Gerasimov was jailed for six years after a prosecutor appealed against an earlier fine. Jailed earlier were Muslim Renat Suleimanov for four years and Jehovah's Witness Sergei Filatov for six years. Like Suleimanov and Filatov, Gerasimov expects to be sent to a prison in Russia. For the third time, a court in Russian-occupied Crimea has jailed an individual on "extremism" charges to punish the exercise of freedom of religion or belief. After an appeal by the prosecutor, on 4 June Crimea's Supreme Court changed the p…
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According to one article in WT magazine, JW members living in "spiritual paradise" already. This sort of paradise is possible because of several reasons. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2001162 Reasons are: 1. JW people know what is God's purpose 2. spiritual paradise is an environment that is pleasing to the eyes and soothing to the nerves, allowing one to enjoy peace with one’s fellowman and with God 3. people approaching Jehovah’s Witnesses, seeking help to understand the Bible and to learn about spiritual paradise 4. Jehovah’s Witnesses are active in 235 lands and territories 5. people can found a spiritual paradise in association with J…
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Today the Crimean Supreme Court sentenced Artem Gerasimov to six years in prison for his peaceful Christian worship as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was seeking acquittal from his original sentence by the Yalta City Court, which was a fine for 400,000 rubles. Today's ruling immediately came into force and Artem was taken into custody. Jarrod Lopes, spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses, states: "Today's ruling by the Crimean Supreme Court brings religious persecution to a new level of cruelty. Since the 2017 Russian Supreme Court's ruling that effectively banned Jehovah's Witnesses, this is the first time an appeal has resulted in a more severe punishment…
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The first thread started on this topic, and the topic has already garnered hundreds of responses. But it hasn't dealt much with Rolf Furuli's own theme. His real topic is about how the JW religion is "right," but the current Governing Body is "wrong." That's an unsolvable contradiction to many. Furuli tries to solve this conundrum by claiming that the GB shouldn't even exist, and that they should not try to find justification for their existence in the parable of the faithful and unfaithful slave/steward of Matthew 24 and Luke 12. There is also the idea in the book that it's only a previous version of the JW religion that is "right." The current version has lost doct…
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I have barely seen a more stupid chart in my life, apparently designed to demonstrate that there is no God: See original: https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2012/08/02/the-flow-problem-of-evil/ The dopiest part has to be the boxes at bottom and lower left. They pose a dilemma akin to: “Can God make a mountain that he cannot move?” People who would have you believe that they are ‘thinkers’ assume they have knocked it out of the park with this ‘gotcha.’ The most skilled critical thinkers of our age employ their intellect to miss what is right before their nose. Their underlying assumption, entirely unproven, is that God should be Santa Claus,…
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This is a sincere question, and not just aimed at the folks here, but all jw's who have a dissenting view of the governing body and organization. What will you do now that you have realized Jehovah God is not backing this governing body and thus the organization. Are you going to just sit idly by and continue to do what the governing body tells you to do, or comes up with more unbiblical doctrine? If that would be the case, you are still a partaker in the governing bodies sins by not denouncing their actions and continuing to go along with their flow. If Armageddon starts tomorrow and the governing body do not make it through it and into the new system, what ab…
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It’s 2 minutes long. I suggest listening to it twice. Notice the undertones of ridicule directed against the “auTHORity” of Jesus Christ. See if you detect the exemplified authority of the GB, placed on the same level as God’s word. And how Jesus was aware of his “limitations”, not having authority “to teach others things that originated in his own mind”. But this man? He displays no humble attitude before God’s Son. Even though the GB persists in fabricating deception originating from THEIR minds, you are made aware that they are above and beyond such limitations! Honestly, JWs. This is a man who told lies about the organization’s problem with child abuse…
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https://www.newsweek.com/trump-delivers-promise-advance-religious-freedom-abroad-opinion-1508263 Don't know if this is exactly new news. but it 'sort of' sounds interesting. Trump Delivers on Promise to Advance Religious Freedom Abroad This week, President Trump issued a historic executive order that ensures international religious freedom will be a major piece of his legacy. The new directive gives the U.S. government more tools than ever before to advance religious freedom globally and to penalize foreign nations that perpetrate or allow religious persecution. Link to article at top.
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I just had to send a new letter to the WT and I wanted to share that with you: Hello Brothers and Sisters associated with the WT organization 6 June 2020 What's your thoughts about the lockdown? This seems to become a prolonged story. A week ago the Supreme Court of USA was in favor for continued restrictions against religious gatherings. But in the same time they allow the easing of restrictions in other spheres in the society. Many have commented that as discrimination against religion. Why is this happening? Is it not a cunning way to restrict faith based activities in the Western World where we otherwise have freedom of religion? Could this …
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What is real truth about "2013 new light" presented in WT study magazine, that said how Faithful and Discrete Slave aka Governing Body in Bethel HQ in NY were not appointed "over all Masters belongings in 1919 but will be "during great tribulation"? - https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/w20130715/who-is-faithful-discreet-slave/ I found this video material that reveal some interesting elements about this "new light" from 2013.
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Visiting the cows at Wallkill Farm Bethel in New York I remember visiting some long gone cows at the Wallkill farm back in 1984. I was a young guy… and stood too close. The cow decided to “Lick” my face. That was where I learned just how long a cow’s tongue can be. They also told us that they don’t allow sisters to take care of the dairy cows because they get too attached to them. Not sure if it is still the same. Via
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I am wondering if anyone would have a suggestion of a good / different Bible translation please ? I use the New World Translation and also the old King James in paper format and I'm wondering if there is any other that is straight forward and reasonable in it's correctness. I don't like reading the Bible online although it is convenient. It just doesn't feel right to me. I do think it is good to compare translations though. Any thoughts ?
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For the last 10 years I saw on Youtube plenty of people warning about a coming economic collapse that would lead to an imfamous New World Order. Did you too hear about such "conspiracy theories'? Especially a main component of those theories was that the elite will crush the USA economically to force it to submit to the New World Order. And that the globalist elite will crush the US economy so deep and badly that people will beg for the New World Order to come and fix the economy. At JWtalk the moderators resisted fiercely a such "conspiracy theory". But what do you think about the current situation? Is the current situation the fulfillment of t…
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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/america-descends-chaos-nationwide-unrest-erupts That was fast. Suddenly massive riots all over USA. I am just thinking is this the final sword stroke to one of the heads of the sevenheaded beast before the empowerment of the sevenheaded beast in Revelation 13? In connection to Trump's election about 3 years ago there were a lot of talks about expected massive riots against Trump, allegedly organized by Soros. But that did not materialize. I was expecting that to happen to fulfill the prophecy about the "sword-stroke" to one of the heads of the sevenheaded beast. But maybe it is now happening? It came so suddenly. …
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Rabbi Cohen stressed that Kazakhstan’s Jewish community maintains a mutually open and, respectful relationship with the Kazakh government. The government protects, to varying degrees, what authorities deem “traditional” religions, including Sunni Hanafi Islam, Russian Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Judaism. But the level of tolerance that Kazakhstani authorities show toward the Jewish community does not extend to all faiths in the country, said Felix Corley, the editor of Forum 18, a news service specializing in coverage of religious freedom. Corley cited Jehovah’s Witnesses as being among those who do not enjoy classification as being members of a “t…
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I just curious of your opinions. Seeing as how there is becoming a great divide of opinions among Jehovah's Witnesses regarding the actions of the governing body do you see a possible future where there will be another splinter group of jw's coming up with their own organization. Kind of like when Russel split off from the 7th day, then the jw's split off from the bible students, Armstrong split off from the jw's and got his own following, etc....?
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https://studios.vidangel.com/the-chosen I don't watch television and I'm quite choosy as to films that I will watch, but when it comes to the 'Life of Christ Jesus' I am quite keen to watch films and programmes of interest. I have just finished watching Series One of ' The Chosen'. It is about the Life of Jesus from before He made Himself know to the 'public at large'. Of course it uses a lot of 'artistic licence' and lots of things in it are not facts, but I find it helpful to see the type of lifestyle the Jews lived and to see Jesus and His followers as real people. I don't know if your 'Leaders' will tell you not to watch it, but i found it relax…
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https://sputniknews.com/uk/202005221079386943-uk-ministry-of-justice-has-open-mind-on-raising-minimum-age-to-18-to-stop-child-marriages/ I thought this article was interesting, particularly as @Arauna seems to say that the world and all it's governments are totally immoral and that all schools and colleges teach immorality etc ......... Here in the UK a politician is trying to have the legal age of marraige raised from 16 to 18, to stop child marraiges. Conservative MP Pauline Latham is seeking to pass a bill which would “revoke parental…consent which permits the marriage…of a child and to criminalise child marriage…under the age of 18.” I just though…
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Please take a look at Revelation 13:2 "Now the wild beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And the dragon gave to the beast its power and its throne and great authority." Can you prove this has happened already? Revelation 13:5 It was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for 42 months. Can you prove this has happened? In reality this has not yet happened. But it has to do with a New World Order the world's top politicians are talking about. But you might ask exactly what is that global governance. There is a beast…
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