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Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Locusts of Joel
KINGDOM BULLETIN #16 I recently watched the 2019 Annual Meeting presentation on JW Broadcast. I was especially interested in the part presented by David Splane on the Watchtowerâs adjusted understanding of Joel. My interest had been piqued months earlier as a result of rumors circulating on the Internet to the effect that the Governing Body no longer considered Jehovahâs Witnesses to be symbolized by the [...]
An introduction to Joel, indeed!
From the time of J.F. Rutherford the Watchtower has explained the book of Joel in the most absurd way imaginable. The locusts and creeping caterpillars supposedly represent Jehovahâs Witnesses who devour the harvest of Christendomâs fertile fields of operation, forcing the terrified clergy to beseech Jehovah for relief from the hordes of unstoppable ministers who are scaling over their protective walls and sneaking through their windows [...]
Jehovah’s Witnesses & the Locusts of Joel
Sunday, August 23 We shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.âActs 6:4. Like those who took the lead in the first century, Christian elders who oversee the preaching work today are devoted âto the ministry of the word.â As these brothers make decisions, they seek direction from Godâs Word, making it âa lamp to their foot and a light to their roadway,â [...]
Examining the Scriptures Daily Commentary Archive for February, 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. â Acts 17:11 Download PDF  The love of the greater number will grow cold Thursday, February 1 - Love one another just as [...]
Examining the Scriptures Daily Commentary Archive for March 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 Who will endure the day of his coming? Friday, March 22 - You keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until [...]
Spiritual paradise or famine?
This post is part three of a review of the Watchtowerâs article on spiritual paradise. (Click here for part one. And here for part two) The article lists five bullet points as proof that Jehovahâs Witnesses are in spiritual paradise. Let us consider the first one. Paragraph five states: 5 Healthy and refreshed. Isaiahâs prophecy draws a vivid contrast between what life is like for those inside [...]
World War Three Update
As Nebuchadnezzarâs war machine began to lay siege to Jerusalem Jeremiah found himself in detention in the doomed city. It was at the order of King Zedekiah that Jeremiah was under guard. The king did not like the prophetâs message. This is proof that Zedekiah had gotten the message. Although I have never had any official response to my many open letters sent directly to [...]
Are you saying you are a prophet?
The following is my response to an email from 2003 archived here. At the time I was an active JW and posted articles online anonymously. Article has been slightly edited. In last week's mailbag, a questioner wrote: "I can only wonder, why? Every essay I've read on this site either defies or directly challenges the teachings of this cult, or accuses them of wrongdoing. So why [...]
The good news will be preached first, and then the end will come
Jehovahâs Witnesses have a unique message. It is the Bibleâs message, otherwise called the gospelâthe good news. The good news is that God has arranged for a new governmentâa global government---even a one-world government that will take complete control over the earthâs affairs. The government God intends to installâotherwise known as the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of the heavensâwill be administered by Godâs [...]