Interesting critique of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NWT)

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, "Precision" wrote:
"Professor Min" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006, "Precision" wrote:
"TwistyCreek" wrote in message
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Ghost-Incarnate wrote:
That's one of the many reasons I began using anonymous remailers

K... snipped for clarity

Why would Professor Min "morph" to avoid kill files? I see nothing
objectionable in his postings. IMO, they are quite helpful.

You're very kind. Please forgive me as I harp a bit on this...
I'm only responding to you, Precision, since you've been very
tolerant, courteous and constructive in your posts and replies;
and for the friendly lurking audience who follow these threads.
snips

Professor Min, I'm at a loss for words for I think we share a general belief
that only God can make things right in this dying world. Wouldn't you say
that most governments across the political landscape of this corrupt world
are becoming "more criminally insale by the hour"?

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Personally, I believe that it is better to be optimistic than
it is to be pessimistic. I won't bore you with my own views on
what is generally called the "second advent". It is what it is.

In consideration of your views, there is a group of people worldwide who
believe that God will destroy all human governments worldwide and establish
a government over Earth that is is Heaven. All political parties will be
destroyed by God in a conflagration the Bible calls Armageddon, as I'm sure
you're well aware, ushering in a peaceful new government ruled by Jesus
Christ.

I certainly respect your beliefs. I just don't happen to share them
in such a particular way. Again, personally, I relate better to the
ancient views than I do to the modern-day world, with exceptions as
written, "the exiguous and tenuous"... "of the 1000 & two Prophets".

I think you would be in for an absolute treat in attending a local meeting
of Jehovah's Witnesses -- even if our views differ from yours in the
beginning -- and sit down with the elders after the meeting to examine the
dire world situation in light of the scriptures.

I respect your beliefs. Personally, I believe the elders are the
Titans, whose terrific King is Saturn. No lesser "elder" will do.

The reason I invite you is because your views against the world make you a
lightning rod of hatred by those who believe human governments can solve the
problems that mankind faces. Somehow, it seems that even though your views
may differ from Jehovah's Witnesses in various respects, you may find a
common thread of believing that only God through Jesus Christ can save this
world from destroying itself.

With all candor, I must respectfully decline. I don't share the
modern-day beliefs, views, opinions, theologies, religions, etc.

There are local Kingdom Halls in every area, possibly one near you. Why not
attend a meeting and, if nothing else, enjoy a nice evening with decent
folks, indulging your curiosity about a group of people who believe their
organization forms a "spiritual ark" that will pass through the terrible
destruction ahead? There are no religious "rituals", "rites" or idolatrous
edifices to deal with like in many of Christendom's churches. You will be
surprised how clean, practical and spartan the Kingdom Halls are in
comparison to the places of worship for other religions.

Even up here in the remote area where I live (the mountains of
central Colorado), some JWs have stopped by for a brief visit,
maybe twice a year for the last twenty-five years and counting.
I respect their indefatigable persistence, but by now they know
me well enough to know I'm definitely not the church-going kind.
But they still stop by on occasion, & we chat for a few minutes.

Now, as for so-called "morphing" aliases,
snips

Well, it's quite tragic people don't simply "take you on" in robust
discussions, and instead resort to unfair "street fighting" instead. That is
the way of this corrupt world and those who are trapped in the vice grip of
evil influences that control the darkness. Feel pity for those who are
willing to play unfairly because they cannot otherwise defend their own
beliefs in fair discussions.

I certainly respect your beliefs. I just don't happen to share
them, not in such a particular way. We can agree to disagree.

However, for what it's worth, two decades ago I was given a copy
of the 'Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures',
1985 edition. Its pristine literal interlinear format inspired me
to translate other works, including the complete Apocalypse from
the Latin Vulgate, and some other notable passages from the Latin
bible (e.g. the Ten Commandments, select testimony of Jesus, etc.)
and important works of Nostradamus, his Epistle, Preface, select
Quatrains from the 'Centuries', and some of his personal letters.

I've translated other brief passages from Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic,
and Latin over the years, always using the same interlinear format.
So the JWs have already had a major influence on me, just not maybe
what they had in mind. Nonetheless, for this I'm eternally grateful.

In Vigilance,
Daniel Joseph Min

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