![]() ![]() The Bible makes a claim of authority but presents reliable verifications of archeology, prophesy and history to support those claims. Jehovah’s Witnesses aren’t the only ones who make claims’ of authority. The question here is really about authority. Jehovah’s Witnesses claim to be the only religious organization speaking for God, but don’t the Roman Catholic and Mormon religions make very similar claims? Why should I trust the Jehovah’s Witnesses? “Just think, brothers, there is only 90 months left before 6000 years of mans existence on earth is completed… the majority of people living today will probably be alive when Armageddon breaks out.” (Kingdom Mystery, March 1968, page 4)Ģ. “Why are you looking forward to 1975?” (The Watchtower, August 15th, 1968, page 494) “…the disaster of Armageddon, greater than that which befell Sodom and Gomorrah, is at the door.” (Let God be True, 1946, page 194) “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, September 15th, 1941, page 288) “The year 1940 is certain to be the most important year yet, because Armageddon is very near.” (Informant, May 1940) Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year.” (The Watchtower, January 1st, 1925, page 3)ġ940 Armageddon is Eminent Within the Year In his own due time God will accomplish his purposes concerning his people. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during this year. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. ![]() 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, April 1st, 1923, page 106) “Our thought is that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures. “The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914.” (The Watchtower, September 1st, 1922, page 262) “1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies…We are standing at the very portals of that blessed time!” (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 105) “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) “The present great war in Europe is the beginning of the Armageddon of the scriptures.” (Pastor Russell’s Sermons, 1917, page 676)ġ918 The Saints Will Be Resurrected in 1925 “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) 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth’s present rulership, is already commenced.” (The Time Is at Hand, page 101 – 1908 edition) “…the ‘battle of the great day of God Almighty’ (Revelation 16:14), which will end in A.D. 4, page 621)ġ899 The Times Described in Revelation 16 Have Begun “ Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874” (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. “The outward evidences are that the marshalling of the hosts for the battle of the great day of God almighty, is in progress while the skirmishing is commencing.” (Watchtower reprints 1, page 817 January 1886) There are a number of false predictions made either by Charles Russell, subsequent leaders of the church or the Watchtower Organization itself, including this limited sampling:ġ886 The Millennial Reign Has Already Begun But how can I trust someone who claims to speak for God when they have been wrong about prior predictions? ![]() If I am to accept the teaching of the Jehovah’s Witness religion, I am first going to have to trust the source of this teaching. Let’s begin with some questions springing from basic philosophical concerns:ġ. The following questions are designed to challenge the Jehovah’s Witness claims about reality and help you to initiate a discussion with your friends or family who may hold this worldview: But how do we know if the Jehovah’s Witness answers are actually true? One way to examine the Jehovah’s Witness perspective is simply to see how well it answers a few important philosophical and theological questions as we examine what the Jehovah’s Witness religion teaches. In another post I provided a brief overview of the Jehovah’s Witness worldview to show how it answers the three most important questions addressed by any worldview (“How did we get here?”, “How did things get so messed up?” and “How do we fix it?”). ![]()
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