Pudgy

3 hours ago, Thinking said:

How interesting was that the group who guards the book of Enoch?

Why would anyone need to guard the book of Enoch?

2 hours ago, Patiently waiting for Truth said:

It is strange that some people will agree that some prophecy in scripture can have more than one fulfillment. Some prophecies have a small fulfillment, and then many years later, a much bigger fulfillment.  

That is my reasoning behind the Acts scripture that I use. Yes indeed it was fulfilled in a small way at Pentecost 33, but that does not mean it will not be fulfilled in a much bigger way through the Anointed Remnant, before Armageddon. 

The Apostle John was one of the Anointed / chosen ones, and the Anointed Remnant are also of the chosen ones.

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Good idea!

44 minutes ago, Space Merchant said:

You may want to look into that further, as it was already told about Ukrainian Propaganda being in full force. Likewise with the article of which you presented that was pretty much a move to get Croatia into a False Flag situation.

I have firsthand knowledge of radioactive dirt being distributed over many square miles of area in South Carolina at the Savannah River nuclear site the idea being that the rain would put the radiation into the ground And the trees would suck it up and it would be evaporated from the leaves in such small molecular amounts that the wind would carry it away harmlessly. Of course the entire site is about 640 mi.² and it has Cloverleaf like interchanges like the interstate – on site behind the secure area.

The very first nuclear reactor in the United States to produce tritium, reactor K, sits in an open field all rusted up, filled with concrete and there’s a signed one wire perimeter fence approximately 200 feet away to keep people out ….. pretty much on the honor system.

If it’s a sunny day today, step outside and look at the sky and you’ll see a fusion reactor with absolutely no shielding at all, the size of a small yellow star, blazing away, converting hydrogen into helium and out putting all manner of hard radiation…… But it is 93,000,000 miles away.

As long as you don’t actually get a sunburn, this radiation is necessary for human life in the production of vitamin D. , AND ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

….. by the way, bananas are radioactive with radioactive potassium, but if you eat 900 a day, the potassium will kill you, stopping your heart, and not radiation.

and as an aside … REAL men never set their Phasers on “stun”.

Short term panic for those without historical perspective.

We are still coming out of an ice age.

What is “normal” to us is silly short-sightedness.

10,000 years ago glaciers came down to Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and since then it has been warming up.

10,000 years ago the Oceans of Earth were ALL at least 400 feet LOWER than they are now.

Adapt.

….. the folks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki did.

32 minutes ago, Srecko Sostar said:

Vast areas of land in Ukraine and Belarus remain off limits due to radioactive contamination, but plant life in these areas is flourishing (Credit: Getty Images)

Same thing with the Japanese Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster, when the offshore earthquake swamped the plant with a tsunami.

The area has made a remarkable recovery.

3 hours ago, Srecko Sostar said:

Well I understand the difference that WTJWorg presents. By the 1st century some people could be “inspired” by God. After the 1st century, no one is “inspired” anymore. 

This is what WTJWorg teach. Today GB say how they and no single JW are "inspired" but only "guided". 

I have nothing to believe or disbelieve. WTJWorg claims they are not “inspired”, but only "guided".

The conclusion is that GB believes that the “gifts of the spirit” that arose under “inspiration” ceased in the 1st century. 

They do not claim that the "fruits of the spirit" are created under "inspiration", but that they develop with the effort of the individual through keeping the principles and reading the Bible and praying to God.

 There are different kinds of gifts. But they are all given to believers by the same Spirit.  There are different ways to serve. But they all come from the same Lord.  There are different ways the Spirit works. But the same God is working in all these ways and in all people.

⁷ The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all.  To some people the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To others the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge.  To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing.  To others he gives the power to do miracles. To others he gives the ability to prophesy. To others he gives the ability to tell the spirits apart. To others he gives the ability to speak in different kinds of languages they had not known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages. All the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides. - 1. Cor 12

From this it can be concluded that HS determines what it will give to whom in form of "gifts". There are no such limits to the "fruits of the spirit", but everyone in congregation is called to overcome sinful desires replaced by "fruits".

"Gifts" are  something we received.

"Fruits" are something we achieved.

 

That’s the best explanation I’ve ever heard.

Simple, true, And ….. blissfully short.

Dmitar has promised to leave the Archive April 2nd.

In a strange way I will miss his agenda driven spasm downvoting.

“Plans against NATO” could mean anything.

I am hoping it just means to demilitarize Ukraine.  The prevailing winds are from the West to the East,  and the Ukraine does have (did have ?) biological and chemical weapons research laboratories, and presumably production facilities ….. and they have a large border with the Russian Federation. After he destroys that capability, perhaps he will stop.

Just like the JFK assassination in 1963 perhaps we will not know for a hundred years …. Or perhaps never ….. what it was REALLY all about.

Musk has pronounced ADD, and has learned to focus it. 

1 hour ago, Space Merchant said:

Well one thing is certain - What was said about China several years ago up until now, is true.

So ….. under those silk robes with the dragons on the back and sleeves they really ARE held up by compressed helium?

and …. and …. Inside those huge droopy sleeves they keep hamsters?

….. better to leave Comedy to the professionals

52 minutes ago, TrueTomHarley said:

…. Dimitar has beaten you up, probably, but he beats up everybody and no one can figure out where he is coming from.

My guess is that he is trying to elevate himself by disparaging and slandering everyone else.

2 hours ago, Dmitar said:

It's funny when a JW criticizes other JWs because of their behavior, when those supposed JWs here are in name only. Not withstanding that disfellowshipped mutt.

How will God be deceived by this double standard here?

Not to mention, those colorful stories from a former witness that is famous for lying about his/her past.

How should a JW parent treat a child that is hell-bent on being GAY?

You SERIOUSLY need a hobby, preferably one that does not require any human interaction.

44 minutes ago, Space Merchant said:

@Pudgy Not sure what kind of show is that but I'll check it out.

Go to YouTube and search for “Phineas T Bluster”.

One word: 

TRIAGE

I see the Dmitar has engaged in another mindless spasm of down voting.

…… could be worse …..

….. Noah had forgotten how long a cubit was …..

I’m surprised that all these people that are extrapolating things from the book of Daniel have not somehow invoked the infamous “ManBearPig” of “Climate Change”, previously known as “Global Warming”.

2 hours ago, Arauna said:

Precisely, how many thousands of years ago........ or are u a lazy blighter - not willing to think about it or read the scriptures,,,, lol

Bingo!

You nailed it!

But I realize things that have a practical application take precedence.

I prefer to think about the convection currents between the windwalls of the latitude bands of the atmosphere of Jupiter.….. silly me!

I also try to never impune motives, but some things are so painfully, and embarrassingly obvious.    

6 hours ago, Arauna said:

I will answer you with a few questions which you can answer yourself:

1)      What is the modern day equivalent of  chariots and ships - now don't be facetious.

2) What do they feed these modern day equivalents?

3)  will they really have to cross the Atlantic to win a tactical war or a financial war?  (Since Putin wants to be the head of Eurasia)

4) How far will Jehovah allow it to go? 

 

Answers to all of the above:

I DO NOT KNOW.

My gut feeling is that all this was fulfilled thousands of years ago.

….. I saw the look of panic and desperation in GB Member Samuel Herd’s eyes as he described the poverty wages he made as a gardener.

17 minutes ago, JW Insider said:

But that's a bit beside the point, which is that Daniel 11 clearly has a very specific set of kings in mind. I have not yet figured out exactly why so many Bible commentators have decided that they should apply new and different kings to these kings of the north and south.

Why do we do this for the KON and KOS, but not for any of the predecessor kings like Alexander the Great. If Daniel 11 referred to the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empire/kingdoms which were two of the four generals split from Alexander's empire when he died, then why do we say that it has changed its meaning over the years?

BECAUSE , If you can convince a significant number of people that you have “special insight”, you can bathe in a river of never ending money.

….. beats having to do lawn work for a living, in July and August!