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Why do the translators of the New World Translation not give their names? If humility were the reason then why did the writers of the New Testament attach their names to their letters? Were they not humble? What are the qualifications of the translators of the New World Translation? - Besides...

A few more for you Brother- Is it annihilation or permanent sleep that you believe in? Is everyone who is not a Jehovah's witness going into a permanent sleep? Cut off- isn't that like shunning? Cut-off: folk are meant to choose permanent sleep. "Whos side he is on by his attitude and...

Shalom Salaam Sr. DB, >>How are you, brother? I wish you are fine.:) I'm O.K., and I trust you are well. >>Me, too, Ihave had a Sufi experience. I really love that world of spirituality,good morals, and connection with God. It s a wonderful world, >>>isnt it? which books have you read about...

If death is annihilation is it fair for someone who is an honorable and just man, but is not a Jehovah’s Witness, to receive exactly the same punishment as Adolph Hitler, Judas, or some other great criminal?

Is creation of the Universe out of nothing an example of Almighty power in action? Doesn’t John 1:3 say Jesus did this? —Isn’t someone who exercises almighty power Almighty? —If the Father delegated such power to another wouldn’t there be two Almightys? —Is God’s almighty power part of His...

If death is annihilation (non-existence) as the Watchtower teaches, then how can there be degrees of punishment as Matthew 10:14,15, and 11:20-24 clearly show? It will be “more tolerable” for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for those who saw the mighty works of Jesus. Are there...

Does John 20:28 say in the literal Greek that Jesus is “the God” of Thomas? John 20:28 (Young's Literal Translation) Young's Literal Translation (YLT) 28 And Thomas answered and said to him, `My Lord and my God;'

Is it true worship that is being rendered to Jehovah in Revelation 4:9-11? 9and when the living creatures do give glory, and honour, and thanks, to Him who is sitting upon the throne, who is living to the ages of the ages, 10fall down do the twenty and four elders before Him who is sitting...

G'day lightlucifer! You don't sound insane to this one. Your intuition is spot on in fact! We meet the Redeemed Lucifer in the condition between the Gate of Death and the Gate of Birth. However the unredeemed Lucifer still haunts the Earth- he would have been gobbled up by the Shaytan/Ahrimanic...

As long as you don't sit on it.....

Hello Sister DB, Yes Christianity had to begin as an underground movement- literally, in the Catacombs. Monotheism was strong in Egypt too- with Akhenaton. Unfortunately, after his death they tried to remove all traces of him. I don't really think that Christians spend a lot of time...

Christianity as Mystical Fact The conformity in the lives of these two redeemers- Jesus & Buddha. The birth of Buddha is announced by a white elephant who descends to Maya, the queen. He declares that she will bring forth a divine man who "attunes all people to love and friendship and unites...

Hello There Nevermore, I have a series of posts on this that you might care to look at: http://www.comparative-religion.com/forum/clean-and-unclean-meats-7556.html You will find a purer form of Christianity in the Orthodox streams- see if you can take Communion. While you were sleeping did...

Saints are saints regardless of the rules of men, Vajradhara. Some who have been made saints by the Church aren't really, and the Church has missed plenty- Blessed Raymond Lully for instance. Josaphat’s name may be traced to the Sanskrit term bodhisattva via the Middle Persian bodasif...

Greetings Manji, The Buddha is a Christian saint. The hellfire cannot touch him. It is skip and joy to him. Josaphat and the Beautiful Maiden The Egyptians held to the concept of the body of the river, being the true body of man, to hold and carry his spirit through to the higher regions. This...

Stick to Christ Jesus and you cannot go wrong. when Jesus Christ taught his followers how to pray, he showed them that this should be their first concern. "You must pray, then, this way," he said: "Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified." (Matthew 6:9) This means holding the...

Greetings Bible Reader, Historically it is know that the Jews did not utter the Tetragrammaton out of respect. Any decent Bible dictionary will tell you that they replaced the word with "Adonai" when reading the text. Only the High Priest was allowed to use the sacred word. The commandment that...

Re: Max Heindel, the Resolution Hello Frater Marco, Yes I know Jeff. What is the situation with Charles Weber today? He was treated badly by the board in my opinion. After all, he is a great Rosicrucian student - and editor of the Rays magazine. His article was very well researched- with...

Hi Sr. DB, Ah, I see now- "Jahanam" is the same as the Hebrew "Gehenna". No I wouldn't say that. But apparently according to some scholars the author of the Quran was informed by the works I posted. Also it was stated that: The Diatessaron especially may have led to the misconception in the...