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The fraud of the Watchtower’s spiritual paradise

2024-02-13T20:08:57-05:00February 13th, 2024|WT Review|

Continuing with the review of the article appearing in the April 2024 Watchtower entitled Never Leave Spiritual Paradise. 7 Happy and content. God’s people can “shout joyfully” because their heart overflows with appreciation. (Read Isaiah 65:14.) The upbuilding truths and comforting promises in God’s Word and our solid hope based on Christ’s ransom sacrifice give us a “good condition of the heart.” Talking about these things [...]

Spiritual paradise or famine?

2024-01-30T15:30:57-05:00January 30th, 2024|WT Review|

This post is part three of a review of the Watchtower’s article on spiritual paradise. (Click here for part one. And here for part two) The article lists five bullet points as proof that Jehovah’s Witnesses are in spiritual paradise. Let us consider the first one. Paragraph five states: 5 Healthy and refreshed. Isaiah’s prophecy draws a vivid contrast between what life is like for those inside [...]

Animalistic men in spiritual paradise?

2024-01-30T15:23:06-05:00January 27th, 2024|WT Review|

This post is part two of a review of the Watchtower’s article on spiritual paradise. (Click here for part one) Spiritual paradise once really existed, at least for a short while. It existed in the literal paradise called the Garden of Eden. There were only two people who lived in the paradise park. It was a spiritual paradise because the two humans who lived there had [...]

The spiritual paradise to come

2020-08-02T10:46:10-04:00November 12th, 2017|Commentary|

Sunday, November 12 The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool.—Isa. 66:1. Besides referring to the earth, the term “footstool” is also employed figuratively in the Hebrew Scriptures to describe the ancient temple used by the Israelites. Located on the earth, the temple served as the center of true worship. For that reason, it was truly beautiful in Jehovah’s eyes and its very existence [...]

Are Jehovah’s Witnesses in spiritual paradise?

2019-09-21T13:12:26-04:00February 7th, 2017|Commentary|

Tuesday, February 7 I will glorify the place for my feet.—Isa. 60:13. The expression “spiritual paradise” has become a part of our theocratic vocabulary. It describes our unique, spiritually rich environment, or condition, which allows us to enjoy peace with God and with our brothers. Of course, we should not conclude that the terms “spiritual paradise” and “spiritual temple” are the same. The spiritual temple is God’s [...]

Truly I tell you today – you will be with me in paradise

2019-09-25T12:34:17-04:00August 20th, 2015|Answers|

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses, #31 Jesus uses the phrase "Truly I say to you, ..." over 50 times in the Bible. In the NWT, the comma is placed after the word "you" every time except in Lk 23:43, where the comma is placed after the word "today". Why is the comma placed after "today" instead of after "you" in this verse? If the translation of [...]

The faux spiritual paradise

2019-09-30T17:05:18-04:00October 16th, 2014|Commentary|

Thursday, October 16 Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.—Ps. 34:18. David faced many distressing circumstances in his life. (1 Sam. 30:3-6) His inspired words reveal that Jehovah knew his feelings. (Ps. 56:8) God knows our feelings as well. When we are “broken at heart” or “crushed in spirit,” he draws near to us. This in itself [...]

Imagining Paradise

2020-09-11T18:31:03-04:00April 20th, 2010|Page Two|

It is not uncommon for persons to suppose that living forever in paradise would be boring. This is an edited reprint of a previous Mailbag question from the week of April 20th, 2003, discussing the topic. I feel really depressed and mixed up because I have this feeling that maybe the New World after Armageddon will not live up to expectations. I know [...]

Examining the Scriptures Daily Commentary Archive – January 2024

2024-03-23T13:44:24-04:00March 23rd, 2024|

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they accepted the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. — Acts 17:11 They have built a flimsy wall Wednesday, January 3 - Your deliverance is getting near. —Luke 21:28. The end of false [...]

Examining the Scriptures Daily Commentary Archive for February, 2024

2024-03-23T10:41:12-04:00March 17th, 2024|

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they accepted the word with the greatest eagerness of mind, carefully examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. — Acts 17:11 Download PDF   The love of the greater number will grow cold Thursday, February 1 - Love one another just as [...]

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