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Was Jesus Resurrected as a Human?

For Christ died once for all time for sins, a righteous person for unrighteous ones, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. (1 Peter 3:18) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might […]

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Did the Ancient Jews Believe the Earth Was a Globe?

There is One who dwells above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He is stretching out the heavens like a fine gauze, And he spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. (Isaiah 40:22) In a brochure entitled: “A Book for All People” published in 1997 the Watchtower society […]

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The Great White Throne Judgment

Jesus said to them: “The children of this system of things marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who have been counted worthy of gaining that system of things and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 In fact, neither can they die anymore, for they are like the […]

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When Will the Resurrection Take Place?

Jesus spoke of performing the resurrection at the last day: And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.  (Joh 6:39 ESV) For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks […]

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Resurrection – For Whom and When?

And I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. (Acts 24:15) With the creation of the first human pair, the only mention of death was a punishment for disobedience. Adam was told that if he […]

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The Watchtower Society Agrees to Join the Redress Scheme

In October 2020 the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Australasia submitted an 8 page response to the Joint Select Committee detailing why they disagree with the implementation of the National Redress Scheme. On page 1 of the submission the following is stated: “The religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses has responded and continues to respond directly […]