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   Friend james knows what "new light" is, we leave to him to explain.   
   In the NT the greek used for cross was is in enlishan upright "pole" unpon   
   which people were exicuted.  The roman item for exicution of the same   
   meaning was the enlish word "cross".  The jw vatican uses the greek word   
   translation it as "tortue stake" in the nwt.   
      
   When trnslating; bible scholars pick a word haveing the same or similar   
   meaning in another language. .  For 1st century jews writing the NT in   
   greek; chose the execution ""pole"" as the most similar word for the roman   
   latin for"cross" item for the same purpose.   
      
   So what about "hell"?  The jw vatican says the OT word sheol neans   
   "grave, that's wrong and a subject for another time.  The jw vatican says   
   there is no soul and;/or afterlife to which it goes. and no "hell".   
      
   For "cross" they use "pole" as above.  Why not use the greek word with the   
   same aning to be consistant? "?   
      
   Here is the new light for the jw vatican, when jews translated the OT into   
   greek some 300 years BC; what word is translated for "sheol"?"they use   
   "hades, the english word from the greek meaning of word "hell".  So jews   
   2300 years ago said "sheol" was the underworld place for the dead in the   
   afterlife.   
      
      
   If he jw vatican uses the literl greek "pole"; they should also use the   
   literal greek "hades" for the afterlife, no?   
      
   No doubt this "new light" will soon be revealed in "halls" everwhere.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)