Posted by proplog2 [proplog2] on April 08, 1999 at 12:31:04 {vxsc0.TBNk/CPYT8orz2lJ4aSwVkqg}:
In Reply to: *May 1 Watch. New but dim light posted by Proplog2 on April 08, 1999 at 12:15:20:
Post # 3.
The Watchtower argument can be summed up by the following SINCE/THEREFORE format:
SINCE, "First century Christians weren't located "all over the globe"
THEREFORE, "they could flee from that city to the mountainous region."
and
SINCE, "In the future, God's faithful Witnesses will be located all over the globe" THEREFORE, "safety and protection will not be based on geographic location."
THe problem with the SINCE (premise) is that the only way for the Christians in Jerusalem to survive was to physically get out of Jerusalem. But what about the majority of early Christians. The majority of early Christians weren't residents of Jerusalem. The command to get out of Jerusalem was not a general command to ALL Christians. Christians could be found in large numbers all over the Roman Empire and beyond. In fact the Watchtower has stated many times that the scripture at Matthew 24:14 had an early fullfillment by the time Jerusalem was destroyed.
Likewise today true Christians might want to look for a parallel to ancient Jerusalem from which they could literally flee. Not ALL Christians will have to flee. Only those who dwell in some modern day counterpart of Jerusalem wil have to flee when they see their geographical region seriously threatened by the yet to be observed "digusting thing".
Come on brothers, WAKE UP!! Most likely none of the Governing Body or Watchtower writers will see this post. However, if you know any of them personally, try to encourage them to get back to the drawing board and come up with somehting a little more coherent.
Here are some clues:
1. Since the flight from Jerusalem is not a flight from false religion to true religion could it be that the flight from Babylon the Great is not a flight from false religion to true religion but is a literal flight from a extremely wealthy land that fits the description of Babylon the Great?
2. How can the League/United Nations be the "disgusting thing" when Dan 11:31 says it is the effort of the King of the North. The Soviet Union didn't start the League of Nations.
3. The Soviet Union has undergone a wounding quite similar to the wild beast at Rev 13. The Soviet Union WAS it IS NOT and most likely will soon be out of the abyss not as the tamed lamb but with a dragons mouth ready to express its hatred.
I have an archive full of
clues. E-Mail me if you want some.