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ABEL - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
ABEL (Insight-1 pp. 15-16; Watchtower Online Library)
Abel in the Bible Had Faith in God (THE WATCHTOWER JANUARY 2013; JW.ORG)
Who was Abel? (Search For Bible Truths)
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
1975
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1975 and Jehovah's Witnesses - The Opposers' Claims Vs. The Facts (SFBT)
The Problem with "False Prophecy" Polemics (Bible Translation and Study)
Response to anti-JW video concerning 1975 (AB; Daniel2)
Dates (1914; 1975) (SFBT)
False Prophet (SFBT Category)
"The JW organization itself didn't actively promote 1975 as a definite date for Armageddon by any means..." (JWQ&A)
"The WTS NEVER said the "End" would come (in 1975). The problem was the people, not the WTS..." (JWQ&A)
1975 and Jehovah's Witnesses - The Opposers' Claims Vs. The Facts (SFBT)
The Problem with "False Prophecy" Polemics (Bible Translation and Study)
Response to anti-JW video concerning 1975 (AB; Daniel2)
Dates (1914; 1975) (SFBT)
False Prophet (SFBT Category)
"The JW organization itself didn't actively promote 1975 as a definite date for Armageddon by any means..." (JWQ&A)
"The WTS NEVER said the "End" would come (in 1975). The problem was the people, not the WTS..." (JWQ&A)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1914
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1914 - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
1914 (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy (What Does the Bible Really Teach?; JW.ORG)
Dates; 1914 (Search For Bible Truths)
'False Prophet' Claim and Jerusalem 607 B.C.E. (Search For Bible Truths)
Seven Times - The Times of The Gentiles (Pastor Russell)
1914 and GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Pastor Russell)
1914 - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
1914 (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy (What Does the Bible Really Teach?; JW.ORG)
Dates; 1914 (Search For Bible Truths)
'False Prophet' Claim and Jerusalem 607 B.C.E. (Search For Bible Truths)
Seven Times - The Times of The Gentiles (Pastor Russell)
1914 and GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Pastor Russell)
Monday, October 25, 2010
Kingdom Hall
KINGDOM HALLS - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
What is a Kingdom Hall? (w10 5/1 p. 31; Watchtower Online Library)
Kingdom Halls Open to Everyone (w02 11/1 p. 8; Watchtower Online Library)
Where And How Do Jehovah's Witnesses Meet? (Search For Bible Truths)
Why do Jehovah's Witnesses refer to their meeting places as "Kingdom Halls"? (Search For Bible Truths)
VIDEO: Jehovah's Witnesses - A very fair and unbiased report from the BBC "A look at a meeting conducted inside one Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses."(Search For Bible Truths)
What beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses set them apart as different from other religions? (Search For Bible Truths)
What would be appropriate attire when attending Jehovah's Witnesses' places of worship and why? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Why do Jehovah's Witnesses hold meetings of worship on the seventh day (Sunday)? Is it because of the Sabbath? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Why do women wear dresses instead of pants to the meetings? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Sunday, October 24, 2010
666 - Links to Information
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Identifying the Wild Beast and Its Mark
In his inspired Word, God provides the needed clues with regard to the number 666, the name, or mark, of the wild beast of Revelation chapter 13. ... We will consider (1) how Bible names are sometimes chosen, (2) the identity of the wild beast, (3) what is meant by 666 being “a man’s number,” and (4) the significance of the number 6 and why it is written in triple digits, namely, 600 plus 60 plus 6, or 666. (w04 4/1 pp. 4-7 - The Watchtower—2004; Watchtower Online Library)
666—Not Just a Puzzle
666—Not Just a Puzzle ... FEW Bible topics have evoked as much interest and concern as the prophecy about the mysterious mark, or name, of “the wild beast”—the number 666. (w04 4/1 p. 3; Watchtower Online Library)
Identifying the Wild Beast and Its Mark
In his inspired Word, God provides the needed clues with regard to the number 666, the name, or mark, of the wild beast of Revelation chapter 13. ... We will consider (1) how Bible names are sometimes chosen, (2) the identity of the wild beast, (3) what is meant by 666 being “a man’s number,” and (4) the significance of the number 6 and why it is written in triple digits, namely, 600 plus 60 plus 6, or 666. (w04 4/1 pp. 4-7 - The Watchtower—2004; Watchtower Online Library)
666—Not Just a Puzzle
666—Not Just a Puzzle ... FEW Bible topics have evoked as much interest and concern as the prophecy about the mysterious mark, or name, of “the wild beast”—the number 666. (w04 4/1 p. 3; Watchtower Online Library)
24 Elders - Links to Information
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TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Who are the 24 elders mentioned in Revelation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The 24 elders and the 144,000 (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
24 elders are a symbolic number, 144,000 a literal one (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Who are the 24 elders mentioned in Revelation? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The 24 elders and the 144,000 (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
24 elders are a symbolic number, 144,000 a literal one (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
2520
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Number of years between 607 B.C.E. and 1914 C.E. “The appointed times of the nations” (bh p. 215-p. 218 par. 1; Watchtower Online Library)
Number of years between 607 B.C.E. and 1914 C.E. “The appointed times of the nations” (bh p. 215-p. 218 par. 1; Watchtower Online Library)
12 (Twelve) What does this number apparently represent in the Bible?
Numbers can have some significant symbolic meanings in the Bible. And it appears that the number 12 represents a balanced and complete arrangement according to divine standards.
Consider:
Jacob had 12 sons, who became the foundations of the 12 tribes of Israel. Further, these are 12 tribes of the sons of spiritual Israel, each tribe consisting of 12,000 members of which is quoted in Rev. 7:4-8.
Interestingly, 12 apostles were also chosen, who form the secondary foundations of the New Jerusalem, built upon Jesus Christ. (Mt 10:2-4; Re 21:14)
In this sense, multiples of 12 (or 12 + 12) are also mentioned. David established 24 divisions of the priesthood to serve by turn in the temple later built by Solomon. (1 Ch. 24:1-18)
This 12 + 12 combination is also used in identifying the 24 elders who were seated round about God's throne in white outer garments and who were wearing crowns. (Re 4:4)
So learning about this usage of the number 12 throughout the Bible (especially when considering Rev. 7:4-8...12 times 12,000 = 144,000) can help us better understand the numerical significance behind the divine representation of a balanced & complete arrangement.
For more, see:
Twelve - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Consider:
Jacob had 12 sons, who became the foundations of the 12 tribes of Israel. Further, these are 12 tribes of the sons of spiritual Israel, each tribe consisting of 12,000 members of which is quoted in Rev. 7:4-8.
Interestingly, 12 apostles were also chosen, who form the secondary foundations of the New Jerusalem, built upon Jesus Christ. (Mt 10:2-4; Re 21:14)
In this sense, multiples of 12 (or 12 + 12) are also mentioned. David established 24 divisions of the priesthood to serve by turn in the temple later built by Solomon. (1 Ch. 24:1-18)
This 12 + 12 combination is also used in identifying the 24 elders who were seated round about God's throne in white outer garments and who were wearing crowns. (Re 4:4)
So learning about this usage of the number 12 throughout the Bible (especially when considering Rev. 7:4-8...12 times 12,000 = 144,000) can help us better understand the numerical significance behind the divine representation of a balanced & complete arrangement.
For more, see:
Twelve - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Friday, October 22, 2010
If Moses wrote the first 5 books of the Bible, then how was his own death and burial written in Deuteronomy Chapter 34?
Many passages in the Bible show that the first 5 books of the Bible was written by Moses. (Jos. 1:7; Jg. 3:4; 2 Ki. 18:6; Mal 4:4) In addition to David, Luke and John's references, Jesus himself acknowledged that Moses was the writer at Mark 10:3-5 and also at John 5:46, 47.
The closing chapters of the fifth book in question (Deuteronomy) tells of the appointment of Joshua as leader and the death of Moses. So even though the scriptural references and the evidence within the Pentateuch itself shows that its writership properly belongs to Moses, it is clearly with the exception of the closing verses of Deuteronomy.
After writing at length establishing the Mosaic authorship of Deuteronomy, Old Testament scholar Gleason Archer concluded:
"Only chapter 34 is demonstrably post-Mosaic, since it contains a short account of Moses’ decease. But this does not endanger in the slightest the Mosaic authenticity of the other thirty-three chapters, for the closing chapter furnishes only that type of obituary which is often appended to the final work of great men of letters. An author’s final work is often published posthumously (provided he has been writing up to the time of his death). Since Joshua is recorded to have been a faithful and zealous custodian of the Torah, Moses’ literary achievement, it is quite unthinkable that he would have published it without appending such a notice of the decease of his great predecessors." - A Survey of Old Testament Introduction
The closing chapters of the fifth book in question (Deuteronomy) tells of the appointment of Joshua as leader and the death of Moses. So even though the scriptural references and the evidence within the Pentateuch itself shows that its writership properly belongs to Moses, it is clearly with the exception of the closing verses of Deuteronomy.
After writing at length establishing the Mosaic authorship of Deuteronomy, Old Testament scholar Gleason Archer concluded:
"Only chapter 34 is demonstrably post-Mosaic, since it contains a short account of Moses’ decease. But this does not endanger in the slightest the Mosaic authenticity of the other thirty-three chapters, for the closing chapter furnishes only that type of obituary which is often appended to the final work of great men of letters. An author’s final work is often published posthumously (provided he has been writing up to the time of his death). Since Joshua is recorded to have been a faithful and zealous custodian of the Torah, Moses’ literary achievement, it is quite unthinkable that he would have published it without appending such a notice of the decease of his great predecessors." - A Survey of Old Testament Introduction
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Apostasy / Apostates - Links to Information
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APOSTASY (Insight-1 pp. 126-127; Watchtower Online Library)
APOSTASY - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
What is Apostasy? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are charges made by apostates really knowledge that is essential for our eternal life? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The Apostasy, then and now (Pastor Russell)
Some identifying marks of APOSTATES (Pastor Russell)
Beware of Apostates (Pastor Russell)
Apostates - "animalistic men" (Pastor Russell)
Apostasy, who let the dogs out? (Pastor Russell)
The Apostle John’s Fight Against Apostate Elements (Pastor Russell)
Apostates mourn Ray Franz (1922 - 2010) (Pastor Russell)
APOSTASY (Insight-1 pp. 126-127; Watchtower Online Library)
APOSTASY - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
What is Apostasy? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Are charges made by apostates really knowledge that is essential for our eternal life? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
The Apostasy, then and now (Pastor Russell)
Some identifying marks of APOSTATES (Pastor Russell)
Beware of Apostates (Pastor Russell)
Apostates - "animalistic men" (Pastor Russell)
Apostasy, who let the dogs out? (Pastor Russell)
The Apostle John’s Fight Against Apostate Elements (Pastor Russell)
Apostates mourn Ray Franz (1922 - 2010) (Pastor Russell)
Friday, October 15, 2010
Presence - Links to Information
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Presence - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Presence (Insight-2 pp. 676-679; Watchtower Online Library)
Return of Christ (Pastor Russell)
Will Christ return in a manner visible to human eyes? (Examining the Greek verb horáo.) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Definition of "presence" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
"Coming" and "Presence" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
NWT - Parousia ("Presence") (Defending the New World Translation)
PAROUSIA: "coming" or "presence"-Which? (IN Defense of the NWT)
When will God's Kingdom come? (Search For Bible Truths)
Son of Man Reaps - Rev. 14:14-20 (Search For Bible Truths)
Presence - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Presence (Insight-2 pp. 676-679; Watchtower Online Library)
Return of Christ (Pastor Russell)
Will Christ return in a manner visible to human eyes? (Examining the Greek verb horáo.) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Definition of "presence" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
"Coming" and "Presence" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
NWT - Parousia ("Presence") (Defending the New World Translation)
PAROUSIA: "coming" or "presence"-Which? (IN Defense of the NWT)
When will God's Kingdom come? (Search For Bible Truths)
Son of Man Reaps - Rev. 14:14-20 (Search For Bible Truths)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Mosaic Law - Links to Information
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Mosaic Law / Law Covenant - Links to Information (Watchtower Online Library)
Mosaic Law (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Are Christians Under the Mosaic Law? (From God's Word)
Are Christians Required to Observe the Mosaic Law? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Were the commands concerning blood only meant for the Mosaic law? Is it applicable to us today? (God's View of Blood)
Jesus said that the law will still stand until the "heavens and earth pass away". They have not passed away". So according to this, why is the law not observed? (Mt. 5:18) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Why did the Law forbid boiling a kid in its mother's milk? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Mosaic Law / Law Covenant - Links to Information (Watchtower Online Library)
Mosaic Law (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Are Christians Under the Mosaic Law? (From God's Word)
Are Christians Required to Observe the Mosaic Law? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Were the commands concerning blood only meant for the Mosaic law? Is it applicable to us today? (God's View of Blood)
Jesus said that the law will still stand until the "heavens and earth pass away". They have not passed away". So according to this, why is the law not observed? (Mt. 5:18) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Why did the Law forbid boiling a kid in its mother's milk? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Monday, October 4, 2010
Apocrypha - Links to Information
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APOCRYPHA - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
APOCRYPHA (Insight-1 pp. 120-125; Watchtower Online Library)
Apocrypha ( Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Why You Can Trust the Biblical Gospels (THE WATCHTOWER 2010-03-01; JW.ORG)
Does the Bible Tell Us the Whole Story About Jesus? (THE WATCHTOWER 2010-04-01; JW.ORG)
Apocrypha—of God or of Men? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
How do we know which books belong in the Bible? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Why are the apocryphal books rejected from our Bible? (bibletopics.com)
The Bible---Do We Have All of It? (Information concerning gnostic writings) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Is there any connection between the Coptic canonical Gospels and the Coptic Gnostic "gospels"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
What Is the Gospel of Thomas? (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
"Why is there no gospel of Thomas in the Bible when there other references to this elsewhere?" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
APOCRYPHA - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
APOCRYPHA (Insight-1 pp. 120-125; Watchtower Online Library)
Apocrypha ( Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Why You Can Trust the Biblical Gospels (THE WATCHTOWER 2010-03-01; JW.ORG)
Does the Bible Tell Us the Whole Story About Jesus? (THE WATCHTOWER 2010-04-01; JW.ORG)
Apocrypha—of God or of Men? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
How do we know which books belong in the Bible? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Why are the apocryphal books rejected from our Bible? (bibletopics.com)
The Bible---Do We Have All of It? (Information concerning gnostic writings) (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Is there any connection between the Coptic canonical Gospels and the Coptic Gnostic "gospels"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
What Is the Gospel of Thomas? (Jehovah's Witnesses United)
"Why is there no gospel of Thomas in the Bible when there other references to this elsewhere?" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Unity
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UNITY - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Unity (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Unity Identifies True Worship (w10 9/15 pp. 12-16; Watchtower Online Library)
Jehovah's Witnesses United By God''s Word (w07 12/1 pp. 4-7; Watchtower Online Library)
Christian Unity Glorifies God (w10 9/15 pp. 16-20; Watchtower Online Library)
Unity of Worship in Our Time—What Does It Mean? (wt chap. 1 pp. 4-13; Watchtower Online Library)
How important is it for true Christians to have unity among themselves? (Search For Bible Truths)
Be "fitly united in the same mind", beware of speaking thoughtlessly, "make sure of the more important things..." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Organization and Obedience (Search For Bible Truths)
United by LOVE OF GOD (w05 1/1 pp. 4-6; Watchtower Online Library)
"Apologizing - A Key Way to Making Peace" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
UNITY - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
Unity (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Unity Identifies True Worship (w10 9/15 pp. 12-16; Watchtower Online Library)
Jehovah's Witnesses United By God''s Word (w07 12/1 pp. 4-7; Watchtower Online Library)
Christian Unity Glorifies God (w10 9/15 pp. 16-20; Watchtower Online Library)
Unity of Worship in Our Time—What Does It Mean? (wt chap. 1 pp. 4-13; Watchtower Online Library)
How important is it for true Christians to have unity among themselves? (Search For Bible Truths)
Be "fitly united in the same mind", beware of speaking thoughtlessly, "make sure of the more important things..." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Organization and Obedience (Search For Bible Truths)
United by LOVE OF GOD (w05 1/1 pp. 4-6; Watchtower Online Library)
"Apologizing - A Key Way to Making Peace" (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Spiritism - Links to Information
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Spiritism - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
SPIRITISM (Insight-2 pp. 1027-1030; Watchtower Online Library)
Spiritism (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Spirit Creatures—How They Affect Us (What Does the Bible Really Teach?; JW.ORG)
Do angels help people? How have wicked spirits influenced humans? Do we need to fear wicked spirits?
Do demons exist and what should a person do if they suspect that they are being harassed by them? (Search For Bible Truths)
Halloween - Should You Celebrate It? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)
Spiritism - Links to Information (INDEX; Watchtower Online Library)
SPIRITISM (Insight-2 pp. 1027-1030; Watchtower Online Library)
Spiritism (Search Results From the Watchtower Online Library)
Spirit Creatures—How They Affect Us (What Does the Bible Really Teach?; JW.ORG)
Do angels help people? How have wicked spirits influenced humans? Do we need to fear wicked spirits?
Do demons exist and what should a person do if they suspect that they are being harassed by them? (Search For Bible Truths)
Halloween - Should You Celebrate It? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)
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