They refuse to take part in military action for the exact same reason the early Christians did. I'll let you figure out the reasons for yourself.

Yes, it is about objects of hatred.“Then people will deliver YOU up to tribulation and will kill YOU, and YOU will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.”

Shouldn't this thread attempt to discuss the scripture at hand? If it just goes off where ever then it is like all the other 13 trinity threads that start off with a certain subject but go wherever.

According to the book Judging Jehovah's Witnesses, the Witnesses have helped to widen the definition of civil liberties in most western societies, hence broadening the rights of millions of people, due to their firm stand and determination. According to the preface to the book State and Salvation: “One of the results of the Witnesses' legal…[Read more]

Jehovah's Witnesses maintain that in the majority of countries they have legal status or are recognized as having basic rights afforded them similar to those of mainstream religions. In many areas, government officials have praised their work in the fields of linguistic education along with disaster management relief in instances of national or…[Read more]

The Witnesses are noted for their racial and ethnic integration. In the United States, an academic study found that the proportion of blacks among adults who self-identified as Witnesses at 37% (the highest proportion among any of the 22 largest religious identifications which make up 90% of the U.S. population). Congregations are generally…[Read more]

I say this again, loudly, Is 1:18, you need to get some perspective. I'd start with your own country.

For Is 1:18 and others who live in the U.S.:From Wickipedia:United StatesU.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Harlan Fiske Stone wrote, “The Jehovah's Witnesses ought to have an endowment in view of the aid which they give in solving the legal problems of civil liberties.”In the United States numerous cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses are now…[Read more]

I believe Jesus. But what do YOU do Nick when YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU THINK JESUS IS SAYING contradicts JESUS OTHER WORDS and the great majority of the Bible?Do you believe Jesus contradicts the rest of the Bible or himself?Maybe what you believe isn't Jesus, but what you want to believe you THINK he was saying.

Quote So if JWs never join armies how can they be involved in Armageddon?Who said they would be? Do you think that you will be fighting Satan Nick? Or that you will be fighting the human governments? I think we can leave that to God's capable hands and all the power he has at his disposal.

Adding to this, IS 1:18,Christine Elizabeth King wrote: “Only against the Witnesses was the government unsuccessful, for although they had killed thousands, the work went on and in May 1945 the Jehovah’s Witness movement was still alive, whilst National Socialism was not. The Witnesses’ numbers had increased and no compromises had been made.…[Read more]

Quote David, if you think the Watchtower are genuinely persecuted, you need to get some perspective. Read up on the christians in China, for example, who are tortured, imprisoned and die for their faith in Jesus. What WT has ever died for their faith in Jesus?–Is 1:18Quote Christians have theological differences with the Watchtower adherents…[Read more]

do you mean how many times can NZ fit in Canada?Canada's pretty big. Russia is bigger. eh.

It's good to compare texts with other statements in the Bible that deal with the same subject. In that way we are letting God’s own Word guide our thinking, and the interpretation is not ours but his. When scriptures are found that clearly contradict previously held views, those views are quickly discarded, as they cannot be correct.Nick, you'll n…[Read more]

Just ignore Sandra's posts?To quote Sandra:Quote 'p 9u9'hbu} T&n}6wi)Ubr} aeo= }hb I}un 6b}u &^ib {U }r^IU {tubhU u]-85R9\=635997W6-978n6=0n5696ren886e0n08in8n6bhwr0u}in]n 46hbi]n-in B-n98$BI'm wondering T8, if you have a rule against stuff like this?

There's really no threads on here on armageddon, other than this one which only seems to discuss the actual word.Who or what will be destroyed at armageddon, in God's war against wickedness?

I didn't actually say that. I quoted someone else who was speaking to you and said:Quote QuoteHi Nick, your understanding of God must be that of a very weak God,Then, I went on to say:”I'm not sure what Nick's understanding is. But to believe that God will not save all of mankind is not to say that God is weak. God's power is not in question.…[Read more]

Hi Nick,No, but rather I would use his words to understand his other words.

Quote Hi Nick, your understanding of God must be that of a very weak God,I'm not sure what Nick's understanding is. But to believe that God will not save all of mankind is not to say that God is weak. God's power is not in question. But he is also wise and just. Let's first look at the scriptures:(Titus 2:11) “For the undeserved kindness of G…[Read more]

I should also put down this website:http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/pageindex.htm