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   >>The churchChrist established has been present for these 2000 years ever   
   >>since pentecost, there is an amble documentation of it.   
   >>   
   >>Friend james, why didn't any form of jw appear until the last quarter of   
   >>the 19th century?  Who in scripture could with any possible stretch of   
   >>imagination even faintly resemble a jw?  Where have they been for 2000   
   >>years?   
   >   
   Friend james stumbles badly, he *desn't* answer the above questions, he   
   poses other questions not related instead.  Aside from a failed face saving   
   attempt; is it in fact a false witness by avoidance of the truth?   
      
   >Good questions.   
   >   
   >Why didn't Jesus appear before  the first century? It was Mosaic Laws   
   >from  the beginning until the first century time period. Jesus came   
   >along then and corrected the misapplications that the Scribes and   
   >Pharisees did.   
   >   
   >There are several Scriptures about the appearance of JW's, esp towards   
   >the end.   
   >   
   >My last posting before this one discussed the prophecy at Mt 24:14.   
   >And how JW's are the only ones accomplishing that feat on the scale   
   >the Bible prophesied:   
   >   
   >(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in   
   >all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the   
   >end will come.   
   >   
   >Another Scripture shows that the truth religion group would promote   
   >God's name and even be a part of it:   
   >   
   >(Acts 15:17) so that the men who remain may earnestly seek Jehovah,   
   >together with people of all the nations, people who are called by my   
   >name, says Jehovah, who is doing these things,   
   >   
   >And, during the end times, the true religion would not learn war   
   >anymore. And they will be from all countries, and would fulfill this   
   >prophecy: at Isaiah 2:2-4,   
   >   
   >" 2.  And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain   
   >of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains,   
   >and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto   
   >it.   
   > 3.  And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to   
   >the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will   
   >teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion   
   >shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.   
   > 4.  And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning   
   >many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and   
   >their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword   
   >against nation, neither shall they learn war any more". (ASV)   
   >   
   >BUT WAIT! The Bible also says that false religion would raise its ugly   
   >head, and be that way:   
   >   
   >(Acts 20:29, 30) I know that after my going away oppressive wolves   
   >will enter in among you and will not treat the flock with tenderness,   
   >30 and from among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted   
   >things to draw away the disciples after themselves.   
   >   
   >So for the last 2000 years there would be FALSE religion perpetuating   
   >their false beliefs. But towards the end,  the TRUE religion would   
   >appear, and fight the false religion as it now has came to be in our   
   >day.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)