Baptism — validated by whom?
Historical writer Johnson observed that in the post-apostolic period it became the case that, along with the Bible, “the sacraments
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The Creation of a Theocracy
On 6 January 1917, Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford,1 for some years Russell’s personal lawyer, was chosen president of the Watch
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“Afterlife” in Biblical View – Part 5
Smith, Ralph L. Old Testament Theology: Its History, Method, and Message. Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, TN, USA, 1993. Scholars often
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“Afterlife” in Biblical View – Part 4
A New Translation of The Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text , 1962: Other translators have interpreted it to
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“Afterlife” in Biblical View – Part 3
Gerardus van der Leeuw, Onsterfelijkheid of Opstanding (Immortality or Resurrection), Van Gorcum & Comp, Assen, Nederlands, 1933, pp. 20, 30, 32, 36:
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“Afterlife” in Biblical View – Part 2
Realenzyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche (1853-1868). In English: The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, 1908-1914: 6. Merits and Defects [in
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“Afterlife” in Biblical View – Part 1
INTRODUCTION Cum diebus nostris, quod dolenter referimus, zizaniae seminator, antiquus humani generis hostis, nonnullos perniciosissimos errores, a fidelibus semper explosos,
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What Jesus taught and why
Jesus taught for the best part of three years in southeast Galilee and Jerusalem. His early ministry centered on Capernaum, on
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The Generation That Will Not Pass Away
For about 50 years the Watch Tower Society has preached that the generation of people who witnessed the events of 1914 would
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The Resurrection Body
“But someone will say, ‘How are the dead raised?’ and, ‘With what kind of body do they come?’” (1 Corinthians
Read moreThe Prophecy of “Peace and Security” – Successive Disappointments
To apocalyptic movements the “end” has always been at hand. Without doubt this has been the key to their success.
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