JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
- are they?
In spite of being consistently wrong:
Christ's second coming would occur in 1874
*Human governments would be overthrown in
1914 and God's kingdom set up on earth
*Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob would rise from the
grave in
1925 and go and live in San Diego
*In
1975, human history would end and the1000 year
reign of
Christ would begin on earth.
The Watchtower Society claims to be a prophet
of God.
We'll look at what the
Jehovah's Witnesses believe against God's absolute authority
- the King James Version:
1. The Watchtower Society
2. The Divine Name
3. Jesus Christ
4. The Holy Spirit
5. The Trinity
6. Two classes of Saved People
7. Salvation
8.
Soul Sleep
9. Controversial Issues
"For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word,
and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
1 John 5:7
The people now screaming their lungs out in
hell sincerely believed it never existed - and they had Bible verses to
prove
it!"
THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY (The J W’s society)
1. It says it's God's
visible representative on earth and should be obeyed as the voice of
God.
2.
Scripture alone is insufficient in learning the things of God according
to the
watchtower.
3.
Without the Tower, people are incapable of getting the true meaning of
Scripture.
4.
People shouldn't interpret Scripture for themselves but submit their
minds to
the Tower.
THE BIBLE SAYS:
1. God’s direction is
to be found only in Scriptures and obedience given to His Word and not
a bunch
of "Bible vampires"- sucking on God's word for their own ends.
2 Tim
3:16; 1Cor 2:13.
2. The
Scriptures are complete leading to salvation and subsequent growth.
2 Tim
3:15-17
3. The
Scriptures are interpreted by the Holy Spirit and a saved man can
understand
and apply the Scriptures. 2 Tim 3:15-17; John16:12-15; 1Cor
2:9-12.
4.
We're to test everything like the Bereans and Jesus. 1 Thess 5:21; Acts
17:11;
Matt 4:4,7,10
Comment: Sound familiar? If you took out the word 'Watchtower' you'd think the Roman Catholic church was being referred to. Hang on to your hats ladies and gentlemen, we're in for a bumpy ride. Yep! More domination, intimidation and manipulation by the Pharisees coming up
THE DIVINE NAME
1. The Watchtower says
that the only name by which God should be called is "Jehovah", the
proper use of which is essential to salvation.
2.
"Father" in the New Testament should be "Jehovah".
3.
Believers should be called witnesses of Jehovah.
4. Jesus is not Jehovah according to the watchtower.
THE BIBLE
SAYS:
1.
Isaiah 40:3 says: "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our
God." Matthew 3:3 says: "For this is he (Jesus Christ) that was
spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, PREPARE YE THE
WAY OF THE
LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT." JEHOVAH AND JESUS ARE THE SAME PERSON! There are no rabbits out of hats here. Isaiah
was referring to the Jews Jehovah and yet he was also prophesying for
the
future coming of Jesus.
2. God is referred to in various ways Exodus 3:16; Romans
8:15; Ex 6:3.
Jesus is the only way of salvation and forgiveness is only found in Him
John
1:12; John 3:16, Acts 10:43; 1John 3:23-24; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1John
5:13.
3.
Believers are to be witnesses of Jesus Christ Acts1:8; 2:32; 3:15; Acts 4:33; Acts 13:30 Acts 13:31
4. The
following chart shows some names and attributes of Jehovah, that the
Bible also
uses to describe Jesus Christ.
|
Used of God |
Description |
Used of Jesus |
|
Exodus 3:14 |
"I AM" |
John
8:58 |
|
Genesis 1:1 |
God |
Titus 2:13 |
|
Isaiah 48:12 |
Alpha & Omega |
Rev
1:17-18 |
|
Isaiah 45:23 |
Lord |
Philip 2:10,11 |
|
Isaiah 43:11 |
Saviour |
John 4:42 |
|
Isaiah 43:15 |
King |
Rev 19:16 |
|
Genesis 18:25 |
Judge |
2 Cor 5:10 |
|
Psalm 27:1 |
Light |
John 8:12 |
|
Deut 32:3,4 |
Rock |
1 Cor 10:3,4 |
|
Isaiah 48:17 |
Redeemer |
Ephesians 1:7 |
|
Isaiah 45:24 |
Our Righteousness |
Romans 3:21,22 |
|
Isaiah 54:5 |
Husband |
2 Cor 11: 2 |
|
Psalm 23:1 |
Shepherd |
John 10:11-16 |
|
Isaiah 44:24 |
Creator |
Colossians 1:16 |
|
Deut 32:39 |
Giver of Life |
John 5:21 |
|
Daniel 9:9 |
Forgiver of Sin |
Mark 2:1-12 |
|
Exodus 15:26 |
Lord our Healer |
Acts 9:34 |
|
Psalm 139:7-12 |
Omnipresent |
Matt 28:19-20 |
|
1 Kings 8:39 |
Omniscient |
John 16:30 |
|
Isaiah 40:10-31 |
Omnipotent |
Mark 1:29-34 |
|
Genesis 1:1 |
Pre-existent |
John 17:5 |
|
Psalms 102:26,27 |
Eternal |
Isaiah 9:6 |
|
Malachi 3:6 |
Immutable |
Hebrews 13:8 |
|
John 4:24 |
Receiver – worship |
Matthew 28:9 |
"I AM"
JESUS CHRIST
JW's believe that Jesus was created as the archangel
Michael and not
begotten. They believe Jesus is a mighty god but not God and is lesser
than the
Father.
THE BIBLE SAYS:
The Scriptures clearly show that the Father,
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to be all one and the same -
one God yet three distinct Persons. "For there are three
that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these
three are one.” 1 John5:7
|
|
Father |
Jesus Christ |
Holy Spirit |
|
Omnipresent |
Matt19:26 |
Matt 28:18 |
Ps 139:7 |
|
Called God |
1Peter 1:2 |
John 20:28 |
Acts 5:3,4 |
|
Almighty |
Gen 17:1 |
Rev 1:8 |
Rom 15:19 |
|
Eternal |
Ps 90:2 |
Micah 5:2 |
Heb 9:14 |
|
Omniscient |
Rom11:33 |
Matt 9:4 |
1Cor2:10 |
|
Truth |
John 7:28 |
Rev 3:7 |
1John 5:6 |
|
omnipotent |
1Peter 1:5 |
Matt 28:18 |
Rom 15:19 |
|
Holy |
Rev 15:4 |
Acts 3:14 |
John 16: 7-14 |
|
Lord |
Rom 10:12 |
Luke 2:11 |
2Cor 3:17 |
|
Powerful |
Jer 32:17 |
Heb 1:3 |
Luke1:35 |
THE HOLY SPIRIT
JW's say the Holy
Spirit is not a person: He isn't God but God's active force.
THE BIBLE SAYS:
See the above chart which shows that the Holy Spirit Is God with all His attributes and powers.
THE TRINITY
JW's say there is no
Trinity - only God by Himself and Jesus is a created being and the Holy
Spirit
is God's active force.
THE BIBLE SAYS: "For there are three
that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these
three are one." 1John5:7
TWO CLASSES OF SAVED PEOPLE
JW's
believe in an "Anointed Class" of 144,000 (only these are born again)
who make it to heaven, the rest will stay on paradise earth forever.
WHAT'S GOD GOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS? Jesus never said that
entry was
limited - whoever sought it would find it Matt 9:35-38; Mark1:14-15. “Whosoever
believeth that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God...”
1 John 5:1
SALVATION
JW's believe that salvation depends on works.
Grace just gives people the opportunity to earn their salvation which
comes
through strict obedience to the Watchtower Society. Faith, calling on
the name
of Jehovah, is necessary for salvation but works must be added.
WHAT'S GOD GOT TO SAY
ABOUT THIS?
“For by grace are ye
saved through faith...” Eph2:8-9 and “..to him that worketh not...”
Romans
4:5. There are 200
references to salvation by faith alone in the New Testament.
SOUL SLEEP
JW's
believe man has no soul that survives death - he is totally annihilated
at
death, so hell is not a place of suffering but the common grave
WHAT'S GOD GOT TO SAY
ABOUT THIS?
Man has a distinct
soul, is conscious after death and hell is a place of everlasting
suffering.
"And
these shall go away into everlasting
punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
Matt25:46.
Comment:
People want to pick and choose! Everyone wants eternal life but no-one
wants
eternal punishment, yet the Greek word (aionis) used for the words
`everlasting' & `eternal' means the same thing i.e. without end and
stretching out to infinity!
The
people that populate hell will be the ones who never believed it
existed.
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
1. The eating blood (blood transfusions) is
forbidden.
2.
Celebration of birthdays is forbidden.
3. No
wearing of crosses.
4. Jesus was crucified on stake not a cross.
WHAT'S GOD GOT TO SAY
ABOUT THIS?
1. Blood transfusions
aren't food but life sustaining fluid.
2. Two
men involved in birthdays (Pharoah & Herod) died. This only proves
that
evil men die.
3. Worshipping a cross is idolatry not wearing one.
4. John 20:25 says "nails" (one for each hand) were used
on
"outstretched" arms Outstretched arms on a stake? Impossible!
Comment: How
many times have you been absolutely sure that what you believed about
something
was true only to find out that it wasn’t? It's sad to see well
intentioned
sincere people like the Jehovah's Witnesses headed for the eternal Lake
of
Fire.
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Dear Reader,
Get everything else
wrong while alive - but don't get your salvation wrong! Trust in Jesus
Christ
alone with faith alone and no works! Everyone in hell, without
exception,
testifies it's real.
IF THERE IS NO
ETERNAL TORMENT IN HELL, JESUS WAS A LIAR AND JUST TRIED TO PULL THE
WOOL OVER
OUR EYES!
By
Harley Hitchcock
