My Friend Who Embraced Jehovah's Witness

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  1. Joy Martin

    Joy Martin Veteran Member
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    My JW friend sent me a Watchtower last month and on the cover it reads:

    A Better World is Near

    I keep It at My Desk as It's Up Lifting.
     
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    Yes, they preach that, as it is directly out of the Bible -- somewhere in Timothy I believe. Other churches preach it too, but the JWs are more focused on that AFAIK. I'm not really in touch with them anymore. The one I was closest to, a real Car Guy who took good care of my Corvette, recently died of cancer.

    It's been a long time, but as I recall: In Timothy they predict that we will see the immorality, hedonism, debauchery, etc. that we see today before The End Times. But this has all happened before in world history within the past 2,000 years, so who knows if this is the last time.

    I doubt it will be, but I don't doubt that western civilization is probably doomed.
     
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    This thread reminds me of when Jesus was crucified and "the curtain was torn."

    If that was supposed to put an end to intercessors, then why did Jesus talk to Peter about "building his church"? It would seem He was creating a similar system.
     
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    Well since I never read the bibles, I don't know about Timothy, hope our civilization is around for a lot longer.
     
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    Don't know about JW, but do know about Mormons. When I was going to a Jr. College, I stopped at the Institute of Religion, of which was run by Mormons. I got interested enough to take all, and note, "all", of their lessons to become a Mormon, but then, at the last second, decided not to. I thought of how much I was giving up to become a Mormon.

    In fact, and we've never seen this before, we had a few young Mormon missionaries renting two different apartments here. The young ladies dress very "old style" with long dresses and the young guys were always in slacks, white shirt/tie. With all of them wearing the Church of Latter-Day Saints name plate.
     
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    Many times it takes study to find answers then sometimes, we never find all the answers.
     
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