picture the scene. a harlot is sitting on the back of a fearsome beast.
the beast has seven heads and ten horns. {rev 17:1-4}
I know this isn't exact (therefore will be dismissed) but is this close?
I think the reason it's not close is, the beast is a shape shifting type. Therefore, the photographer didn't get it in the proper mode. Also, the harlot didn't feel like wearing purple that day, it clashed with her vehicle.
Be careful you're not caught up in the cleansing there, starbird! Its mighty difficult to determine which is false and which is true religion. One little slip and you're a goner...
Not to mention that there are things that the groups get right as well as things they get terribly wrong...... AND, that none of us really know which parts are right and which parts are wrong. We just think we do. ^_^
False religion is a belief that all religions besides the one you believe is wrong. At the same time, the religion you believe is being labeled by someone else as false.
Since every religion has its share of adherents willing to be martyrs for it, the only way to get rid of these "false religions" is to kill its followers. Much like King Josiah did when he "found" the book of the law, established the first monotheism in Judia (second in recorded history, by my count, with Egypt trying it first), and proceeded to kill the followers of the other religions (baal, ashera, el, etc). Or like the Romans did after Christianity was declared the official religion of the state to those who practiced polytheism. Or like the Roman Catholic's did with the blessing of Constantine in killing off all other "Christians" who disagreed with their accepted doctrine. And on and on...
Or you can get your god to come down and wipe everyone out for you, as Revelations predicts (I have no idea why one would look at Revelations and want the kind of life it spells out). Either way, you've got a lot of people (billions) that need killing in order to remove the "false" religion.
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TheEvan
Thanks, starbird. That was an excellent synopsis of the bad fruit I, too, experienced in the Way. That's the false religion you're speaking of, right?
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hi TheEvan.
i havnt ever been involved in the way, in fact i'd never heard of it till i came here
false religion is not one particular religion its a collective of religions
from what i know of the way i'd say they're part of that collective.
along with:
pentecostal
baptist
catholic
methodist
mormons
muslim
hindu
siekhs
any religion that lets pagan practices and false teachings interfere with pure worship of god.
starbird x x x
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I know this isn't exact (therefore will be dismissed) but is this close?
I think the reason it's not close is, the beast is a shape shifting type. Therefore, the photographer didn't get it in the proper mode. Also, the harlot didn't feel like wearing purple that day, it clashed with her vehicle.
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Be careful you're not caught up in the cleansing there, starbird! Its mighty difficult to determine which is false and which is true religion. One little slip and you're a goner...
-JJ
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Not to mention that there are things that the groups get right as well as things they get terribly wrong...... AND, that none of us really know which parts are right and which parts are wrong. We just think we do. ^_^
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False religion?
False religion is a belief that all religions besides the one you believe is wrong. At the same time, the religion you believe is being labeled by someone else as false.
Since every religion has its share of adherents willing to be martyrs for it, the only way to get rid of these "false religions" is to kill its followers. Much like King Josiah did when he "found" the book of the law, established the first monotheism in Judia (second in recorded history, by my count, with Egypt trying it first), and proceeded to kill the followers of the other religions (baal, ashera, el, etc). Or like the Romans did after Christianity was declared the official religion of the state to those who practiced polytheism. Or like the Roman Catholic's did with the blessing of Constantine in killing off all other "Christians" who disagreed with their accepted doctrine. And on and on...
Or you can get your god to come down and wipe everyone out for you, as Revelations predicts (I have no idea why one would look at Revelations and want the kind of life it spells out). Either way, you've got a lot of people (billions) that need killing in order to remove the "false" religion.
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year2027
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Beloved All
God loves us all my dear friends
is it about man made groups
I say NO
its about each person personal heart
it does not matter which group one goes to
but what in each persons heart
God is a personal God
while that was a good study its not about which church but whether we share out of love or out of wants
when this end come there will be some token out of every man made group even the Way Ministry cult
thank you
with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy
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Oakspear
I thought that your post seemed like a Watchtower article...and sure enough:
http://www.watchtower.org/e/kn37/article_01.htm
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Beloved starbird
God loves you my friend
are you a JW
here are some good JW sites that I like
http://www.jehovahswitnessonline.com/index.php
http://www.thomschat.com/modules.php?name=...ewforum&f=8
http://p196.ezboard.com/fexjehovahswitnessforumfrm19
http://groups.msn.com/EX-JehovahsWitnessCh...ion=get_threads
http://www.exjehovahswitness.com/
come and visit me there too
thank you
with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy
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Belle
Oh Geeze.....
Starbird, are you trying to convert us? <_<
Do JW's promote lying and plagiarism?
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starbird
yeh thats the fella..
starbird x x x
no i'm not trying to convert you or anyone else..
its there for all to find...
starbird x x x
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year2027
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Beloved starbird
God loves us all
you might try using the site for ideals than put things in your own words and give the link
so there no copyrighted material but only your views of a teaching on that site or another site
thank you
with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy
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starbird
thanks for the advice.
starbird x x x
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year2027
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Beloved starbird
God loves us all my friend
your welcome
thank you
with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy
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In JW speak, the world empire of False Religion "fell" in 1918 and has been shrinking ever since.
Which of course doesnt explain the expansion of Mormonism or especially Pentecostalism since that date.
And the foretold destruction of False Religion at the hands of the United Nations is.....well....nowhere in sight.
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ChasUFarley
And again... starbird dodges another set of questions...
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def59
Starbird the Mike of the JWs?
False religion is alive and well and living in Chicago.
Go Cults!
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starbird
no where in sight what world you living in .....
dont you watch the news......different religions are being attacked left right and centre
especially muslims..
starbird x x x
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WordWolf
Well, since the third date set (1918 was the third year when the Apocalypse was
predicted, and 1975 was the fourth), the world still seems to be moving along.
This is an incredibly slow Apocalypse.
If you're looking for converts, this is the wrong p[ace.
We're pretty convert-resistant, have been burned before
("once bitten, twice shy") and have little interest in having
our heads shaved again or any other cult initiation.
Nevertheless, if you really want to dance this dance, by all means,
I'll call for the orchestra.....
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you think the witnesses are growing smaller?
year report for 2006.
number of congregations {worldwide}....99,770.
2006 memorial attendance {worldwide}...16,675,113.
average weekly bible studies {worldwide}...6,286,618.
number baptized 2006 {worldwide}...248,327.
increase since 2005 {worldwide}...1.6%
since 1926 tws have published more than 141 million copies of the bible
in 58 languages.
what does the bible really teach...{used as home study book}
more than 52 million copies produced in 158 languages since its release in 2005.
starbird x x x
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Beloved starbird
God loves you my friend
Look I care about you heart so let me talk at you because its look like your pushing your beliefs not sharing
God lets each person make up their own mind
He gives us all free will
So the JW is about numbers but God not about numbers God is about each person personally
I could give you numbers there are more EX-JW sites each year they are growing
Ok I will give you numbers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
is that enough numbers are do you need for
because I can even teach you about numbers
thank you
with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy
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please dont patronize me roy
i gave those figures in answer to a previous reply.
you sent me a private message roy saying you dont have anything against
jehovahs witnesses then promptly went over to an ex jehovahs witness site
and wrote a post:
jw witnessing to ex way members about blood issue:
telling people to come over and have a good laugh and a gorp basically.
nice...
starbird x x x
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cman
you don't know Roy
your accusations are biased
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Beloved starbird
God loves you my dear friend
Yes I went over to Ex-JW and wrote a tread before I privated you but I go over there a lot
as a lot of them come over here a lot I feel me and EX-JW have a lot in common
yes I have nothing against you and just want to help you
I did not tell them to have a good laugh but to join in the debate because they know more about JW then me
I sure they would welcome you there
you might want to know some of the bad things JW has done in the past but you have to be careful because some are in a lot of pain
being cut off from friends because you no longer in a basic group is not the love and God told us to love one another
yes I mock the use of numbers because growing in love and growing in truth has nothing to do with numbers
plus I was trying to get you see its not about numbers but about our personal walk
its not about a teaching wrote by another but your personal views of what you believe while you look to see if you can learn more
only then can we get a better picture because our hearts are open to all the many parts of truth
thank you
with love and a holy kiss blowing your way Roy
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