The Witnesses make many claims in their attempt to convert you to their faith. They profess to have the only true Christian church, to be the only true representatives of God, to have the only correct biblical teaching, and to be the only true announcers of Jehovah's coming kingdom.
If they are the only true church and are the only true voice of God's word, then what they say should prove to be true, especially in prophecy. When it comes to predicting the future, the Watchtower organization fails miserably. Following are some of the false predictions made over the years by the Watchtower organization. If you present these to a JW, he will probably say something like, ';Those are taken out of context,'; or ';They didn't claim to be the prophet of God,'; or ';The light is getting brighter and we are understanding Bible prophecy better now,'; etc. Make a copy of these false prophecies, found in the appendix, and give it to them to check. They are right out of the Witnesses' literature.
Remember Deut. 18:22, ';If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.'; If someone makes a false prophecy, and they have claimed to be a prophet of God, then they are false prophets and are not to be listened to.
Do the Witnesses claim to be the prophet of God? Yes, they do.
In 1972 the Jehovah's Witness Watchtower claimed to be the prophet of God.
IDENTIFYING THE ';PROPHET'; -- ';So does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come? These questions can be answered in the affirmative. Who is this prophet?...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...Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a 鈥榩rophet' of God. It is another thing to prove it.'; The Watchtower, 4/1/72, p. 197. (See Deut. 18:21)
1897 ';Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874,'; Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 4, page 621.
1899 ';...the 鈥榖attle of the great day of God Almighty' (Revelation 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced.'; The Time Is at Hand, page 101 (1908 edition).
1916 ';The Bible chronology herein presented shows that the six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th Day, the 1000 years of Christ's Reign, began in 1873.'; The Time Is at Hand, page ii, (forward).
1918 ';Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection.'; Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 89.
1922 ';The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914.'; The Watchtower 9/1/22, page 262.
1923 ';Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures. As to Noah, the Christian now has much more upon which to base his faith than Noah had upon which to base his faith in a coming deluge.'; The Watchtower, page 106 4/1/23.
1925 ';The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during this year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. In his own due time God will accomplish his purposes concerning his people. Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year.'; The Watchtower, 1/1/25, page. 3.
1925 ';It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated, the thought that 1925 should see an end to the work.'; The Watchtower, Sept, 1925 page 262.
1926 ';Some anticipated that the work would end in 1925, but the Lord did not state so. The difficulty was that the friends inflated their imaginations beyond reason; and that when their imaginations burst asunder, they were inclined to throw away everything.'; The Watchtower, page 232.
1931 ';There was a measure of disappointment on the part of Jehovah's faithful ones on earth concerning the years 1917, 1918, and 1925, which disappointment lasted for a time...and they also learned to quit fixing dates.'; Vindication, page 338.
1941 ';Receiving the gift, the marching children clasped it to them, not a toy or plaything for idle pleasure, but the Lord's provided instrument for most effective work in the remaining months before Armageddon.'; The Watchtower, 9/15/41, page 288.
1968 ';True, there have been those in times past who predicted an 鈥榚nd to the world', even announcing a specific date. Yet nothing happened. The 鈥榚nd' did not come. They were guilty of false prophesying. Why? What was missing?.. Missing from such people were God's truths and evidence that he was using and guiding them.'; Awake, 10/8/68.
1968 ';Why are you looking forward to 1975?'; The Watchtower, 8/15/68, page 494.
A JW might say that the organization is still learning. If that is so, then how can they trust what they are taught now by the Watchtower? Will what they are being taught now change also?
A true prophet of God won't err in prophesying. Only a false prophet does. The Jehovah's Witness organization, that claims to be a prophet of God, is really a false prophet. Jesus warned us by saying, ';For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect -- if that were possible'; (Matt. 24:24).Who is the condemned false prophet, the Watchtower Society or God?
Dear Unsilenced Lamb,
God is NOT the author of chaos or confusion! Period.
He IS the awesome uncreated Creator of the universe, the Author of life.
He IS worthy of ALL praise and thanksgiving.
He knows ALL and He knows that we need His help to be able to discern who is speaking on His behalf and who is NOT.
He provided the help we need for discerning who is prophesying the Truth and who is making FALSE statements in such verses as Deuteronomy 18:20-22.
It does not take rocket science to figure out that since the Watchtower spoke of (prophesied) events that did NOT happen on more than one occasion they match the criteria for labeling the organization as a FALSE prophet.
This topic always reminds me of a mystery I saw in the Sixties or early Seventies. I don't remember the name or the stars - it may have been Ray Milland and either Grace Kelly or Doris Day. Maybe it was Tippy Heddron. The woman's car broke down on a rainy night in a lonely isolated area. Not having a cell phone she knocked on a door to ask the man to call for help. It looked TO HER like he dialed the number and spoke all of the right words. However the audience was able to see that his finger was on the button so of course the call did not go through.
The Watchtower is a false prophet.
One of many.
ALL FALSE prophets are condemned.
But the Good News is that there is still time to
REPENT saith the LORD.
For His glory,
JOYfilledWho is the condemned false prophet, the Watchtower Society or God?
The Anti Christ
the JWs have made some bold predictions in recent times that didn't really pan out spectacularly well, but their interpretation is that their prophecies were fulfilled. it is the same with all prophets, as near as i can tell: they are all false. to be sure the biblical prophets are held to be true in some traditions, but why are we to believe that this is any more due to accurate prophecy than the JWs beliefs are?
WOW..I already knew all of this..because I am a former JW's..But, you really did your homework..There is no dening what they have claimed to be..and what the scriptures say about this.
I hope they listen.
beautiful.
to answer your question: the Watchtower Society is the false prophet.
A track record of false prophecy.
A claim to be ';the Anointed';!
What/who is the anti Christ?
This is a person or a group of people coming forth and saying they are the ';Anointed'; and to follow them.
';anti'; is ';instead of'; or ';to replace or pretend'; in the Greek.
Christ means ';anointed';.
The Governing Body (GB) of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WTB%26amp;TS) say they are the Anointed and the spokesman for Jehovah God.
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Matthew 24:4
Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many.
Matthew 24: 10-11
At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
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Yes, these publishers claim to be '; the anointed';.
That would be saying; ';I am Christ, follow me'; would it not?
Christ means anointed! Matthew 24:4 Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, '
Well said and well researched. Not that any of them will read this. But at least you might make someone who is interested in them think twice before they become slaves to this false prophet.
Clearly this evidence shows that the WT%26amp;TS are (is ) a false prophet..
What is more interesting is that the normal cadre of WT%26amp;TS minions are not responding to this. hmmm I wonder why
They hate it when the issue gets all confused with Facts
Not to mention the fact that they deny the deity of Jesus Christ. In doing so, they have the wrong Jesus, thus the wrong God. Stephen while full of the Holy Spirit, prayed AND committed his spirit to Jesus. (All prayer is to go to God). Thomas, a devout Jew claimed after placing his hands in Jesus' wounds, ';My Lord and My God.'; to Jesus. He would never blaspheme in such a way he truly believed.
The JW's NWT translation is false too. none of the committee had any credentials to translate, and the word for worship is changed to obeseience EVERYWHERE it refers to Jesus. references to God, Satan, and flase gods are rendered as ';worship'; though. Isn't THAT biased; however, it was not always so...
I have on my shelf, a 1950 edition and 1960 edition of the NWT, and it reads ';worship'; in Hebrews 1:6 where God the Father says for the angels to worship Jesus. Something God does not allow except to, of course, God!
Finally a question they won't answer!
too long to read. but I must say that I don't think JWs belong to Christianity due to the fact that it doesn't consider Jesus as God.
God is always right. He warns us in His word that there are going to be false prophets. He asks us not to guess the time of Jesus' coming. He asks us to be ready.
News flash! All prophecy is false!!! Their prophets are false and so are yours. It's all make believe. The difference is that you notice when the JWs get it wrong. Go here for some enlightenment about the accuracy of so-called prophecies about the end times, where JWs are the worst, just for starters, but Jesus has some failed prophecy of his own if you look at it without straining at gnats and swallowing camels. (i.e. engage in special pleading).
Of course the term ';prophet has more than one meaning.
The following, from the Merriam Webster Dictionary is the way Jehovah's Witnesses use ';prophet';
';an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group';
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