by Rufus | Mar 22, 2017 | Bearing Witness, Editorial Commentary |
A scene from the viewpoint of a Jehovah’s Witness: Armageddon is now past, and by the grace of God you’ve survived into Earth’s new paradise. But as new scrolls are opened and a clearer picture emerges of life in the New World, you learn, either by a...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 24, 2016 | Editorial Commentary |
I had the joy to participate in an online commemoration of the memorial of Christ’s death on Tuesday, March 22rd with 22 others living in four different countries.[i] I know that many of you chose to partake on the 23rd at your local Kingdom hall. Still others have...
by Rufus | Feb 17, 2016 | Editorial Commentary |
There seems to be a bit of confusion this year as to when to commemorate the memorial. We know that Christ died on the Passover as the antitypical Passover lamb. Therefore, we would expect the memorial to coincide with the Passover commemoration which Jews continue to...
by arover2014 | Mar 30, 2015 | JW Doctrine, Other Sheep |
[This post is contributed by Alex Rover] There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one hope to which we are called. (Eph 4:4-6) It would be blasphemous to say there are two Lords, two baptisms or two hopes, since Christ said there would be just one flock...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 23, 2015 | JW Doctrine, Other Sheep |
It would be hard to find a more “hot button” topic for Jehovah’s Witnesses then the discussion of who goes to heaven. Understanding what the Bible really has to say on the subject is vital—in the fullest sense of the word. However, there is something standing in our...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 19, 2015 | JW Doctrine, Other Sheep |
When Adam and Eve were thrown out of the garden to keep them away from the Tree of Life (Ge 3:22), the first humans were cast out of God’s universal family. They were now alienated from their Father—disinherited. We all descend from Adam and Adam was created by God. ...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 17, 2014 | JW Doctrine, The Anointed, Watchtower Commentor |
[This week’s review of the Watchtower study (w13 12/15 p.17) has been provided by one of the forum members following a good deal of research.] It would appear that some feel the calculation the Organization has been using for decades to establish the date each year in...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 22, 2013 | The Anointed |
“Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) Let’s summarize what we’ve learned so far. We cannot prove with certainty that Rev. 7:4 is referring to a literal number of individuals. (See post: 144,000—Literal or Symbolic) The Bible doesn’t teach that the...
