I came across these two quotes today and thought how appropriate they are for those of us contributing to this bible study forum.
"What is the first business of one who studies philosophy? To part…
Articles
There can be no disputing that there has been organization-wide resistance to the latest interpretation of Mt. 24:34. Being faithful and obedient Witnesses, this has taken the form of a quiet…
In other posts, we have postulated that the start of WWI in 1914 was a coincidence. After all, if you speculate on enough dates—which we did in Russell's day, albeit with the best of intentions—you…
There is a contradiction in our prophetic interpretation involving 1914 that only just occurred to me. We believe that 1914 is the end of the appointed times of the nations, or the Gentile times
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Okay, this one gets a little confusing, so bear with me. Let's start by reading Matthew 24:23-28, and when you do, ask yourself when are these words fulfilled?
(Matthew 24:23-28) “Then if anyone says…
A little while ago at the elders school there was a part on unity. Unity is very big right now. The instructor asked what would be the effect on a congregation where one elder with a strong…
(John 11:26) . . .everyone that is living and exercises faith in me will never die at all. Do you believe this?. . .
Jesus spoke these words on the occasion of the resurrection of Lazarus. Since…
[Note: I’ve already touched on some of these subjects in another post, but from a different viewpoint.]
When Apollo first suggested to me that 1914 was not the end of the “appointed times of the…
We've always given tacit approval to the idea of arranged marriages where these are culturally acceptable today. We weren't so much saying that they are a good thing nor a bad thing. It was more a…
Preface
When I set this blog/forum up, it was for the intention of getting a group of like-minded individuals together to deepen our understanding of the Bible. I had no intention to use it in any…
Inertia n. - a physical characteristic of all matter to preserve its state of uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.
The more massive the body, the more force is required to make it…
Under inspiration, John introduced the title/name "the Word of God" to the world in 96 C.E. (Rev. 19:13) Two years later, in 98 C.E., he opens his account of Jesus' life using the shortened form "…