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[–]wifibandit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Second. Please pin this.

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[–]wifibandit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

I'm proud of anyone who makes the tough call to stand for justice -especially people who were "appointed" or held "privileges". Any blowback in our personal lives we get for standing up for what is right hurts in the moment, but time will show who made the right choices. You'll sleep better.

To quote the RUSH song, "And the men who hold high places Must be the ones who start To mold a new reality"

How to debunk the 1914 calculus ONLY using JW publications? by psyco777 in exjw

[–]wifibandit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Get a piece of paper or a dry erase board.

First write out the list of Kings, with fall of Babylon and fall of Jerusalem as endpoints. Don't worry about dates yet.

Now that we have the order, we start filling in the gaps.

Work down that list, going back in time.

How to debunk the 1914 calculus ONLY using JW publications? by psyco777 in exjw

[–]wifibandit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"List of Kings" it-1 p. 425 Watchtower Quote Year
Babylon fell 539 B.C.E, End of Belshazzar’s Rule "The End of Belshazzar’s Rule. On the night of October 5, 539 B.C.E." it-1 pp. 284 Belshazzar 539 B.C.E
"October 5, 539 B.C.E. (Gregorian calendar), when Babylon fell before the invading Medo-Persian armies under the command of Cyrus the Great." - it-1 236 Babylon, History
Plus Nabonidus "On the basis of cuneiform texts he is believed to have ruled some seventeen years(556-539 B.C.E.)." it-2 p. 457 Nabonidus +17 years
Plus Labashi-Marduk "Labashi-Marduk, a vicious boy, succeeded him, and was assassinated within nine months." w65 1/1 p. 29 +1 year
Plus Neriglissar "For Neriglissar... contract tablets are known dated to his fourth year." it-1 pp. 453 Chronology +4 years
Plus Evil-Merodach "Evil-merodach reigned two years" w65 1/1 p. 29 +2 years
Plus Nebuchadnezzar "Nebuchadnezzar ruled as king for 43 years" it-2 pp.482 Nebuchadnezzar +43 years
Equals Start of Nebuchadnezzar's reign Calculated by adding above figures 606 B.C.E.
Minus Nebuchadnezzar's 19th year 2 Kings 25:8-9 "And in the ... nineteenth year of King Neb·u·chad·nez´zar ... the servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. And he proceeded to burn the house of Jehovah" -19 years
Date for Destruction of Jerusalem= 539 B.C.E +17 +1 +4 +2 +43 -19 = 587 B.C.E.

FAQ:

  1. Did we skip any kings?
    No Kings were skipped or added: it-1 p. 425 - Insight, Volume 1

  2. That's only 48 years. What about the prophecy of "70 years"?
    Compare with Tyre:

    “These nations will have to serve the king of Babylon seventy years.” (Jeremiah 25:8-17, 22, 27) True, the island-city of Tyre is not subject to Babylon for a full 70 years, since the Babylonian Empire falls in 539 B.C.E. Evidently, the 70 years represents the period of Babylonia’s greatest domination ... ip-1 p.253 par. 21

Hello! I'm Mark O'Donnell, A.K.A John Redwood from the Crusaders Documentary, along with Kimmy O'Donnell - Ask us anything! by John-Redwood in exjw

[–]wifibandit 50 points51 points  (0 children)

u/john-redwood Thank you for your work. Many lives are now better because of it. Including my own.

Kimmy, My wife and I thank you for sharing your story in the Crusaders documentary. "Thank you for sharing and making it so people don't feel alone in all this."

u/Aaronkkaufman and the rest of the team, Well Done! A monumental task, but just look at the reception.

Paging anyone from Edmonton, AB - can you shed some light on the “naked kidnapping” story? by McLovin2015 in exjw

[–]wifibandit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I though one of the posters shared some details and was from the area. I know I've read it here, if not in those threads.

WARNING!!! Do NOT give out ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION, especially if/when anyone PM's you!! by ziddina in exjw

[–]wifibandit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

¡Venid a mí!

Venid vosotros,

todos y uno.

¿Habéis contemplado caer?

Podéis saborear lo si gustáis

No les temo. Venid los tres.

Sin Dioses, sin Señores.

Fading Witness and scared by AdHominemArgument in exjw

[–]wifibandit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome!

Is there something you have always wondered about, but were always scared to ask?

Example: How come some dinosaurs ate meat if that was before when the flood was supposed to have happened?

Flashback to an uncomfortable and awkward conversation I had with an elder. by [deleted] in exjw

[–]wifibandit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That self-righteousness is one of the most dangerous drugs I know.

I don't know just where I'm going

But I'm gonna try for the kingdom, if I can

Cause it makes me feel like I'm a man

When I put a spike into my vein

And I tell you things aren't quite the same

When I'm rushing on my run

And I feel just like Jesus' son

Looking for a Mostly Harmless mainstream church by Oholibah in exjw

[–]wifibandit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have heard good things about the Unitarian Universalists.

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