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A Two-Part Question for JWs about Matthew 24:14

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This question is primarily asked to JWs, but anyone with a Bible-based view may participate in this discussion. But my two-fold question is: According to Matthew 24:14:
14 And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations,+ and then the end will come.
a) What exactly was the good news of the Kingdom that was preached in the first century CE?
b) Since Jesus was referring to all the inhabited earth during the first century, what "end" was he referring to?


And the reason why I ask these questions is because I understand that JWs have a different interpretation of what the gospel or good news is compared to other Christians. Also, since the inhabited earth during the first century went beyond the Roman province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem, what concern would "the end" be for Christians living in other regions of the inhabited earth? (Colossians 1:23)

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Re: A Two-Part Question for JWs about Matthew 24:14

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boatsnguitars wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:54 am
2timothy316 wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:00 pm
Skeptical wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:49 pm
All societies decline.
The one you are in will be removed.
All gods die, too.
Scripture please. This isn't the C&A forum. In this forum everything needs to be backed up by scripture and the Bible is the final authority.

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Re: A Two-Part Question for JWs about Matthew 24:14

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2timothy316 wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:57 am
boatsnguitars wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:54 am
2timothy316 wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:00 pm
Skeptical wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:49 pm
All societies decline.
The one you are in will be removed.
All gods die, too.
Scripture please. This isn't the C&A forum. In this forum everything needs to be backed up by scripture and the Bible is the final authority.
Sorry, I forgot facts aren't welcome in this section.
“And do you think that unto such as you
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave a secret, and denied it me?
Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!”
― Omar Khayyâm

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Re: A Two-Part Question for JWs about Matthew 24:14

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boatsnguitars wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:06 am
2timothy316 wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:57 am
boatsnguitars wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:54 am
2timothy316 wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:00 pm
Skeptical wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:49 pm
All societies decline.
The one you are in will be removed.
All gods die, too.
Scripture please. This isn't the C&A forum. In this forum everything needs to be backed up by scripture and the Bible is the final authority.
Sorry, I forgot facts aren't welcome in this section.
I see no facts in your posts. I see personal belief and opinion, just like the majority of everyone else's posts. That is why scripture, a 3rd party reference, is better than belief and opinion.
Someone says, "All gods die." are we just supposed to take everything someone says as fact? Certainly, you don't do that, yet expect others to take what you say as fact?

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Re: A Two-Part Question for JWs about Matthew 24:14

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2timothy316 wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:41 am
boatsnguitars wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:06 am
2timothy316 wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:57 am
boatsnguitars wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:54 am
2timothy316 wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:00 pm
Skeptical wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:49 pm
All societies decline.
The one you are in will be removed.
All gods die, too.
Scripture please. This isn't the C&A forum. In this forum everything needs to be backed up by scripture and the Bible is the final authority.
Sorry, I forgot facts aren't welcome in this section.
I see no facts in your posts. I see personal belief and opinion, just like the majority of everyone else's posts. That is why scripture, a 3rd party reference, is better than belief and opinion.
Someone says, "All gods die." are we just supposed to take everything someone says as fact? Certainly, you don't do that, yet expect others to take what you say as fact?
Name a God that hasn't died with the people believing in that God. Is Odin still alive? Thor? Ba'al? Quetzalcoatl? you'll say Yahweh.
“And do you think that unto such as you
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave a secret, and denied it me?
Well, well—what matters it? Believe that, too!”
― Omar Khayyâm

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Re: A Two-Part Question for JWs about Matthew 24:14

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boatsnguitars wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:57 am
2timothy316 wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:41 am
boatsnguitars wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:06 am
2timothy316 wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:57 am
boatsnguitars wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:54 am
2timothy316 wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:00 pm
Skeptical wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:49 pm
All societies decline.
The one you are in will be removed.
All gods die, too.
Scripture please. This isn't the C&A forum. In this forum everything needs to be backed up by scripture and the Bible is the final authority.
Sorry, I forgot facts aren't welcome in this section.
I see no facts in your posts. I see personal belief and opinion, just like the majority of everyone else's posts. That is why scripture, a 3rd party reference, is better than belief and opinion.
Someone says, "All gods die." are we just supposed to take everything someone says as fact? Certainly, you don't do that, yet expect others to take what you say as fact?
Name a God that hasn't died with the people believing in that God. Is Odin still alive? Thor? Ba'al? Quetzalcoatl? you'll say Yahweh.
This is an example of what is called false equivalence fallacy and its not fact or evidence.

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