Jehovah's witnesses, I'm looking for clarity. You claim to be no prophet so...?

Question

Then why do you teach all of your followers to teach only what the society tells them to. For example you taught until a few years ago that people alive in 1914 will live to see the end. You all taught this and were all wrong. If a jw were to teach that that teaching was wrong 5 years ago he would be removed or asked to be quiet. Sounds more like a cult trying to keep control than a group of people trying to find truth. You claim to be no prophet them turn and say that you only have the right to teach the bible accurately and will remote anyone who says otherwise even if they're right. Is this not signs of a cult?

Answer 1

Oh Jesus, you said a mouthful!



They are the proven False Prophet.



They are not delivering truth to mankind, they are a Counterfeit Christ, going about like a roaring lion (Judah's Lion), seeking to devour all whom he may.



This cult has rejected Jesus as Lord and God, and has falsely made Him an angel, and they have falsely claimed that His body was "dissolved" in the Resurrection tomb.



They are a cleverly trained group of people who have not gained salvation by Christ, but have gained the world of false religion by their father, satan.



They claim a man may not be saved, unless he becomes a baptized Jehovah's Witness.



They deny that Jesus has been in full control and power of the heavens and the earth since his enthronement by His Father (Hebrews;2, 1-12.)



They claim no prophet, but their literature and books claim otherwise.

Satan is transforming himself into an angel of light, just as JW's transform the truth into a counterfeit kingdom.



Their dates, prophesies, false and changing doctrines, protecting pedophiles, shunning, destroying families, the false rules they have on blood use has killed over 200,000 people, Russell, Rutherford, wicked men with demons as teachers.



Jehovah's Witnesses teach a different Gospel that the scriptures, and as Paul said, "They are accursed".



Jehovah's Witnesses are teaching a death-dealing lie to all mankind, and they will be stopped by the King Jesus.

Answer 2

The signs for the last days are very clear:

Earthquakes, Wars, pestilence. food shortages, preaching of the Good News.

Mt. 24, Mark 13, Luke 21

Ridicule 2 Pet 3:3,4

Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God.”

2 Tim 3:1-5

Because the end did not come exactly when expected it does that mean that the signs have gone away?

Does that mean that we have to stop " being on the watch" as Jesus said?



No, our love for Jehovah is still strong and our faith and believes that he will soon end all wickedness on this earth has not changed.



Our leader is our Lord Jesus Christ , he is the head of our congregations

(Colossians 1:18) . . .and he is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he might become the one who is first in all things;



So whatever you insinuate or accuse us from that is up to you.

As for us we have a positive attitude every day. Because we find that living by God's standards of the Bible really benefits us.

We are not stumbled by what you say, we just believe that you say these things in ignorance.

Basically because you have never been part of our congregations and so you don't know the love we show to each other and the close brotherhood we experience.

Answer 3

Jehovah's witnesses, I'm looking for clarity. You claim to be no prophet so...?

Then why do you teach all of your followers to teach only what the society tells them to. For example you taught until a few years ago that people alive in 1914 will live to see the end



It's called misunderstanding? Unlike you folks who know there is no explicit teaching of the trinity but still teach it. YOU cannot even measure up to your own standard still you measure it out to others?

Does that make you double standard? Or just wrong?

Answer 4

I believe the phrase that was used is "Millions now living may never die." Accuracy in trashing someone else's beliefs is always polite, y'know?



Now, if you were to pay as much attention to the other items we preach, like the obviousness of us living in the last days, according to Matthew chapter 24 and 2 Tim. 3:1-5, then you'd see where you are categorically wrong.



Now let's go even further. We have taught and been taught for years that the Harlot mentioned in Revelation, Babylon the Great, is the world empire of false religion. We have also taught that the people and the governments will turn on this whore and leave her devastated and naked.



Read your newspaper recently? If so, then you'll see that people are turning on organized religions in droves. In the U.S., people are clamoring for the removal of a tax-exempt status for religions.



Take away a churches billions, and you will leave them "devastated and naked."



As this system rapidly unravels, you and people like you nitpick about our beliefs, when the reality is you are blinding yourselves to the very judgement you claim will never come.



Jehovah God has already put it into the hearts of men to destroy religion. This is a fact, and one that will be completely evident to the entire world in a very short period of time.

Answer 5

Lets see what the watchtower has stated! *** w52 four/15 p. 254 par. 21 Aids for Understanding Prophecy *** No quantity of persecution will deter the modern-day PROPHETS of God from pleasing their fee as a cloud of witnesses to the supremacy of Jehovah God. *** w72 four/one million p. 197 ‘They Shall Know that a Prophet Was Among Them’ *** God....had a “PROPHET” to warn them. This “PROPHET” was once now not one guy, however was once a frame of guys and females. It was once the small institution of footstep fans of Jesus Christ, identified at the moment as International Bible Students. Today they're referred to as Jehovah’s Christian witnesses. *** g86 6/eight p. nine “Would That All Were Prophets!” *** You will likely be interested to be taught that God has on the planet a humans, all of whom are PROPHETS, or witnesses for God. In truth, they're identified during the sector as Jehovah’s Witnesses. __________________________________ Notice the loss of "prices" within the first and moment articles ( now not that there presense rather alterations something, actually you humans will say something to protect the Watchtower) Maybe we will have to simply begin calling you fale "prophets" (with quotations). I ponder whether that could make a lot change? The institution has gotten clever they usually not discuss with themselves as prophets (a minimum of no in print). (Probably since they bought worn out of being referred to as fake prophets)

Answer 6

The Failed Prophecies of The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society



When you talk to a Jehovah's Witness they will deny that the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society claims to be a prophet saying something like "we just try to interpret prophecy". Do Jehovah's Witnesses set themselves up as prophets? Read this quote from the April 1st 1972 Watchtower and judge for yourself.



Watchtower 4/1/1972 p197

However, Jehovah did not let the people of Christendom, as led by the clergy, go without being warned that the League was a counterfeit substitute for the real kingdom of God. He had a “prophet” to warn them. This “prophet” was not one man, but was a body of men and women. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as International Bible Students. Today they are known as Jehovah’s Christian witnesses. They are still proclaiming a warning, and have been joined and assisted in their commissioned work by hundreds of thousands of persons who have listened to their message with belief.

Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a “prophet” of God. It is another thing to prove it. The only way that this can be done is to review the record. What does it show?



The purpose of this page is to "review the record" of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society just as they suggest, by posting a list of their prophecies. As you read through this list you will notice that all of the prophecies we have listed are prophecies that have failed, this is not because we are bias but because not one of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society's prophecies has come to pass. Is the Watchtower Bible and tract Society a false prophet? Let the record speak for itself.



Watchtower December 1, 1991 p7

"A religion that teaches lies cannot be true."

Answer 7

I do not believe they are a cult. They conduct bible studies to further educate people of the word of God and His teachings and sanctify the name of Jehovah through his son Jesus Christ. They do field service, distribute literature and do studies to show others the good word of our God. Much like any other person who holds any belief, they will not be persuaded by ideas or beliefs that go against God. Generally speaking they are humble people who serve their God faithfully and in doing so teach others.

Answer 8

Forever finding fault huh...

Are you going to find fault with Jesus Christ as well?



Remember Jesus’ statement: “Most truly I say to you, If anyone observes my word, he will never see death at all.” (John 8:51; 6:51, 58)

Explain.. because we KNOW that his disciples did die. Are you going to say that Jesus was a cult leader?