Jehovahs Witnesses.
- FOUNDER : Charles Taze Russel (February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916)
- After his death Joseph Franklin Rutherford began making changes to the society.
- They meet in “Kingdom Halls”, which they do not call church buildings.
- They get their name from Isaiah 43:10
Isa 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
They Are Big On Reaching The Masses With Their False Gospel:
In 2014, the Jehovah’s Witnesses reported nearly 20 million members in over 113,000 congregations worldwide. Every month, the Jehovah’s Witnesses conduct 9.2 million home Bible studies. Every day, hundreds of thousands of copies of their two magazines, Watchtower and Awake! are printed and distributed in nearly two hundred languages.”
#1 – **BIGGEST PROBLEM**- THEY HAVE THE WRONG AUTHORITY (all their problems come from this problem)
• the governing body of Jehovahs witnesses can give increased light to change former beliefs and the Bible itself.
Pro 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
They Have Their Own Bible : THE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION
The order of their authority.
1. The Governing Body
2. Branch Committees
3. Traveling Overseers
4. Bodies of Elders
5. Congregations
6. Individual Publishers (those who personally distribute the literature)
“The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, commonly called the Jehovah’s Witnesses, is an international religious organization based in ”Brooklyn, New York.
“Overseeing the Watchtower Society is the Governing Body, a group of men known as “the faithful and discreet slave.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses claim their authority comes from the Bible. However, the Bible can only be properly interpreted and applied “with the help of publications prepared by ‘the faithful and discreet slave.’ ”
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
#2 – THEY DENY THE TRINITY
1Jn 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
They teach…
• Jesus was created by Jehovah as a spirit creature named Michael the Archangel.
WRONG! Michael is created by Jesus Christ himself.
Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
- They Teach That JESUS Isn’t God and has always been subordinate to His heavenly father, Jehovah.
Wrong again! The father even calls JESUS GOD!
Heb 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
1Jn 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
Joh 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
2Jn 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Another false teaching…
• Jesus only became the “Son of God” at His baptism.
Matthew 1:23 says “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. “
His name even means “God with Us!” Jesus means “JEHOVAH saves”.
In Matthew 2:11 the wise men WORSHIP Jesus! Because he is God.
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Next problem….
• Since He is not God, Jesus must not be worshiped or prayed to.
WrongO!
1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
• Jesus only died for the sins of ADAM.
Once again very badly wrong…
1Ti 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1Jn 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
- They teach he didn’t die on a cross but a torture stack.
Bad bad bad, bad bad bad, wrong….
Php 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Col 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Jesus was raised from the dead as a spirit creature — His body disappeared.
Nope, JW wrong again according to the true final authority.
Luk 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Joh 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
Joh 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
• The Jehovah’s Witnesses have replaced Israel and 144,000
Haha, nah
Rev 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
The 144,000 don’t show up until the tribulation and they are male, Jewish, virgins. That eliminates any Jehovah witness that you or your momma, Mamaw, or papaw ever knew.
They also teach that…
- No such thing as an immortal soul.
Once again wrong, the antichrist and false prophet are still burning in hell after the 1,000 year millennium.
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Another very bad teaching they have…
• Jehovah would never punish people for eternity — there is no such place as hell or the lake of fire.
Jesus would definitely differ…
Mat 18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
- They Believe In Soul Sleep Because of
Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecc 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
• After their resurrection, the unsaved dead will get a second chance to be saved and live forever in a paradise on earth.
Bad wrong…
The rich man didn’t even ask for a second chance.
Luk 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
• Jehovah exercises selective foreknowledge — He chose not to know that Adam and Eve would sin.
Not true.
Tit 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yetdone, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
• Salvation depends upon works and being faithful and obedient to the end.
Nope…
Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
• There is no salvation apart from membership in the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ organization.
Statements like that give away that they are a satanic cult…
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Paul, Peter, Cornelius, The Ethiopian Eunuch, the thief on the cross, and the apostle John would be in hell if you have to be a JEHOVAH’s witness.
• There is no assurance of salvation, even for those with a “heavenly hope.”
Tell the apostle John that false doctrine, and Paul too while your at it.
1Jn 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
2Ti 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
- Jehovahs Witnesses forbid their members from getting blood transfusions because of…
Act 15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
- They teach against holidays and birthdays.
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
