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Gerrit Lösch 1 2 3
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Oral arguments from the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Vs. Village of Stratton, Ohio." The issues debated relate to free speech and whether the Village could require a permit from door-to-door agents. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jehovah's Witnesses in this case. WbtsVsTheVillageOfStratton-CourtArgument.mp3 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com 00-1737-3 Village of Stratton.pdf Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton, 536 U.S. 150 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a town ordinance's provisions making it a misdemeanor to engage in door-to-door advocacy with…
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Regarding his disciples, Jesus said to Jehovah in prayer: "I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them, because they are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. I do not request that you take them out of the world, but that you watch over them because of the wicked one. They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. Sanctify them by means of the truth; your word is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I also sent them into the world." Later, Jesus was talking to Pilate. Pilate asked if Jesus was a king. "Jesus answered: “My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were…
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"Therefore, whoever eats the loaf or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will be guilty respecting the body and the blood of the Lord." If you see a member of the governing body partaking this year while there is still a "disfellowshipping doctrine" in effect throughout the organization, then you will know that they are partaking unworthily and are guilty respecting the body and blood of the Lord. "First let a man approve himself after scrutiny, and only then let him eat of the loaf and drink of the cup. For the one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment against himself. That is why many among you are weak and s…
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This may be the basis for our new found interest in 2034 C.E.? Noah's Ministry = 120 years 1914 C.E. + 120 years = 2034 C.E. Before I put too much credence in this new date.... I think I will do a LOT more research regarding 1914. (That deserves a completely new thread) I also noticed this point: Seems that Noah was around 500 years old when his 3 sons were born, & the flood came 100 years later, so that disqualifies the 120 years as being the time until the flood came Your thoughts?
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"...Vehren said police were alerted to the shooting about 9:15 p.m. and were on the scene quickly. He said that after officers arrived and found people with apparent gunshot wounds on the ground floor, they heard a shot from an upper floor and found a fatally wounded person upstairs who may have been a shooter. He said police did not have to use their firearms. Vehren said there was no indication that a shooter was on the run and that it appeared likely that the perpetrator was either in the building or among the dead. " https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hamburg-germany-shooting-jehovahs-witness-hall-gross-borstel/
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There are 407 verses in the NWT Bible that mention blood. Can you find even one that supports the "accepting blood fractions are a conscience matter" statement? (I can't. Because accepting blood fractions is unclean and clearly apostasy and standing away from Jehovah God.)
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The 144,000... when are they chosen and sealed? Brother Rando is a student of Prophecy and one of Jehovah's Witnesses. His interests are directed towards how the time of the end would come about. His Goal is to educate the public that Jehovah Witnesses have accepted the Sacrifice in Christ, whose Blood was shed for many as a ransom and exercise faith in 'Jesus Christ' for salvation. (Romans 10:9) As a student of Prophecy, the passing of time often reveals the specific timing of such divine declarations. The Prophets that announced them do not always know the exact timing. The Sealing of the 144,000 is now at hand. Another timed event that nee…
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Jehovah's Witnesses commemorate Christ's death as a ransom or "propitiatory sacrifice" by observing the Lord's Evening Meal, or Memorial. They celebrate it once per year, noting that it was instituted on the Passover, an annual festival. This is the only celebration the Bible commands Christians to observe. Of those who attend the Memorial, a small minority worldwide partake of the unleavened bread and wine. This is because Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the majority of the faithful have an earthly hope. Only those who believe they have a heavenly hope, the "remnant" (those still living) of the 144,000 "anointed", partake of the bread and wine. In 2014, the number …
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How does truth turn in to a lie? It happens gradually by “adjusting” facets of it, bit by bit, drawing little attention to the change. Eventually, as time passes, it is good to go - to be packaged and sold as “truth”. Daily text, October 8, 2022: The body is one but has many members.—1 Cor. 12:12. What a privilege we have to be part of Jehovah’s congregation! We are in a spiritual paradise that is full of peaceful, happy people. What is your place in the congregation? The apostle Paul compared the congregation to the human body. He also compared the individuals in a congregation to parts of the body. (Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Cor. 12:12-27; Eph. 4:16) One less…
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Jehovah has allowed the nations time to experiment with all different forms of government. The nations have not yet had the opportunity to have a world government without the interference of religious institutions present. Very soon they will be given that opportunity. The Bible says the UN will hold power "for a little while". Three and a half years is a little while compared to how long the other forms of government have been tried. True worshippers will be "fed in the wilderness" for 3 1/2 years. That "wilderness" will be without the obvious structure of the organization that exists today, namely, the easily identifiable…
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The Plague on Jezebel's Kids 1 2 3
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(There are many faithful, good men who serve as elders. They are Real Elders, older brothers who truly love Jehovah and the family. Jehovah will bless those men. 💖Those men deserve respect and are a target of the wicked one. We pray for those hard-working Real Elders to have strength for the work now and ahead.) (There are also Fake Elders, wolves in sheeps clothing, bad men who serve as "elders". They are Fake Elders, men who love prominence and hypocrisy. They lord it over the flock and use their title as an excuse for all kinds of wrongdoing. They are sons of the Devil and hurt the sheep, either directly or by turning a blind eye when other wolves take adva…
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So last November I spent 2 weeks in Israel and got to enjoy several of their favorite foods and food traditions in the region. So since some of us live in different countries I thought it would be cool if we shared our countries favorite foods. I like to learn other cultures so me being a foodie like to make the foods from other cultures or countries. My latest attempts were making Halva, Tzatziki sauce, Gyro, etc. I've already cooked mexican/spanish food, and Italian food and enjoy cooking those. But I have yet to try cooking other stuff And I enjoy cooking traditional recipies, so I'd love to read traditional recipes from your homelands or places you have visited. I rea…
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I get why jw's and other religions believe Jehovah created everything through Jesus, Jesus being His first creation, so my question is not directly asked of the jw's. And I get why you all interpret certain scriptures the way you do and translate the scriptures the way you do, different denominations interpret scripture differently, as you know it also happens in the so called christendom. But a thought occurred to me today in that if Jehovah created everything, why did He need to create Jesus to create everything through? He could have just done it Himself. Cut out the middle-man which could eliminate a ton of controversy thousands of years in the future. You …
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This is another letter written by a disciple of Christ, and sent to the congregation upon leaving the Watchtower. To whom it may concern, Over the past year or so, it started becoming apparent to me that the Jehovah's Witness organisation does not have God's spirit or His true blessing, so I started reading the Bible, meditating on the scriptures, and praying to our loving Creator for wisdom and for His Holy Spirit. It didn’t take me long to realise that I was part of a false religion, and that we are being told to in fact, flee from Babylon the Great ourselves. Revelation 18:4 – “Then I heard another voice form heaven say: “Come out of her, my people…
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Faithful to God yet rejected by the organization? Don't despair. Things are changing quickly. "...the scene of this world is changing." Reports out of the east (Asia) and out of the north (Russia) disturbed Putin. He has gone out in a great rage to annihilate and devote many to destruction. He has planted his "tents" in the way of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Putin has come to his end, and there is no helper for him. "But reports out of the east and out of the north will disturb him, and he will go out in a great rage to annihilate and to devote many to destruction. And he will plant his royal tents between th…
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Poems found in "Studies in the Scriptures" Series 6, "The New Creation" [503,000 Edition, INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, Brooklyn, London, Melbourne, Capetown, Zurich, Geneva, Orebro, Copenhagen 1920] page 58 "Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. "His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour. The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. "Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. God is his own interpreter, And he will mak…
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Over a hundred years ago, anointed men decided to start a religion. (Gen 11:2-4; Zech 5:10-11,4; Exod 20:39) Their lustful, carnal desires led them astray, breaking their covenant with the chief cornerstone of God’s Spiritual Temple. (Luke 22:31; 1 Pet 5:8; Luke 4:5-7; 1 Tim 1:19; Isa 59:2; Isa 24:5; 1 Cor 6:15; Col 2:19) Their turn against the covenant, gave Satan a foothold to instigate his idea, which is to deceive the “elect” in the last days. (Deut 29:18-29; Heb 12:15,16; Matt 7:20; Rev 8;10-11; 13:11; Matt 24:24,25; 16:13-16 ) These men, enticed by riches, prominence and power, became Satan’s pawn to destroy the anointed before the coming of the Kingdom…
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Right after talking to his disciples about when “the end will come” at Matthew 24:13, 14 Jesus warned of a time when his followers would “catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place” after which they were to “begin fleeing” from Jerusalem and the surrounding district of Judea “to the mountains”. (Mt 24:14-16) This was a signal that the end was imminent. For the most part, all can agree how and when this occurred in the first century but what about our understanding of the modern day fulfillment? Do we understand it completely? What prophecies “spoken about by Daniel the prophet” was Jesus …
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This topic is open for discussion, but I was not able to make any replies in my own topic I posted last week > Whats the meaning of Matthew 24:15? . OR I can’t figure out how, (I requested support and have not received any yet). Still cannot reply to my comments Feb 23, 2022 8:11 Am At Daniel 11:40, the battle between the “king of the north” (KOTN) and “the king of the south”(KOTS) is marked by the angel’s reference to “the time of the end”. When does this particular “time of the end” begin? I appreciate some of the conclusions Jehovah Witnesses have made in regard the king of the north, but not all. Traditionally, Jehovah’s Witnesses have conc…
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"‘Hear and warn the house of Jacob,’ declares the Sovereign Lord Jehovah, the God of armies. ‘For in the day I call Israel to account for all his revolts, I will also call for an accounting against the altars of Bethʹel; The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the earth. I will strike down the winter house along with the summer house.’ ‘The houses of ivory will perish, And the great houses will come to their end,’ declares Jehovah.”" The Bible shows the UN will attack false religion. It also shows there is apostasy in the true religion. In the past, Jehovah allowed the nations to clean His House. (…
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A friend of mine wrote this to the members of her congregation upon leaving the organization: To my brothers and sisters, I’m sure you’ve realised by now that something isn’t quite right with me as I haven’t been around in months. The truth is I have been going through a crisis and the last few months have been the hardest time of my life. I couldn’t speak to anyone until I had told my mom which I finally got around to doing a few days ago and now it’s only fair that I tell you and I hope you will take the time to read my letter so I can explain. Before you do though, I entreat you to pray to God to open up your heart and mind and prayerfully examine the scrip…
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Anyone check out M3gan?
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Hello AnnaNana, I can't seem to send you a private message, so I'll place it here: Hello AnnaNana, again I appreciate the scriptures that point to God's people as recipients of His discipline. But I just wanted to share with you a few things about my exodus from the organization. The first thing that I was looking for, was the body, more anointed ones. I knew in my heart that they carried truth if they stayed close to Jesus Christ. The primary message of the New Testament is to these anointed ones, (Matt 10:23; Mal 3:1-4), training them in the words of Jesus, to be found favorable in the sight of God at the day Jesus returns. There is much warn…
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Revelation 11 and 12 1 2
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The context of Revelation chapter 11 is after the anointed are sealed (hence the measuring) but still on earth. "And a reed like a rod was given to me as he said: “Get up and measure the temple sanctuary of God and the altar and those worshipping in it." After the UN becomes the world power, they will trample Jehovah's organization on earth for 42 months. "But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, leave it out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for 42 months." Zechariah depicts the "two anointed ones" as standing beside Jesus. Th…
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Biblical King-of-the-North (KON) and King-of-the-South (KOS), and GOG and MAGOG, too! 1 2 3 4 5
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It seems like all the major JW-related topics on this forum, no matter what the original topic, have become a mix of discussions that will end up including: Russia, Ukraine, Covid19, the UN, the KON, the KOS, and China. That's perfectly fine, of course. But for ease of reference, what if we could include our basic ideas and opinions about the KON, KOS, GOG and MAGOG, in one place. I'm not proposing to move any posts from other topics to here, but anyone should feel free to copy and quote what's been said elsewhere, if they wish. I wanted to start with some quotes from WTS publications as a basis. First from the Pure Worship book: *** rr chap. 17 p. 183 par. 8 “…
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@AnnaNana: Why should this poster be given the last word before the post is closed? Jesus is the Messiah. He is also my friend, my king and my brother. He is a friend of all those who love Jehovah and obey Him. Jehovah is the One who decides whether a label is appropriate. @Moise Racette: Glad to see the poster contradict the earlier message. This should tell the viewer NOT to take the poster seriously. Now the topic can be closed.
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