Podcast #64
This episode considers questions about the man of lawlessness, and whether the baptism of Jehovah's Witnesses is valid. Also, what does it mean that the elements will melt? And more.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Last Days
QUESTION: In reading Acts 2:14-21, Peter quotes from Joel chapter 2. How do you reason that Joel’s prophecy applies to the modern day parousia, when Peter applied those verses to their time? Frankly, how could Peter have applied those prophetic words to then? Did the sun darken, moon into blood, people calling on the name of Jehovah to be saved then? ANSWER: It is interesting that [...]
Satan keeps disguising himself as an angel of light
Wednesday, October 21 What sort of persons ought you to be in holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion!—2 Pet. 3:11. For us to gain God’s approval, our “acts of conduct” must be holy, that is, clean—morally, mentally, and spiritually. Moreover, we need to perform “deeds of godly devotion” with reverence for God and loyal attachment to him. Seeking his approval, then, involves not only our [...]
Man arrested after disrupting meeting
A former Pennsylvania man remained jailed Monday after his weekend arrest in a disturbance at a church on North Valley Mills Drive. Police were called about a disturbance at the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2308 N. Valley Mills Drive, about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Officers encountered Brian Gerald Oatman, 43, who previously had been asked to leave the church because he was distrupting a meeting, [...]
Will You Return to Jehovah’s Temple After the Purge?
Question: Just curious if you will return to Jehovah's temple to be part of the last witness to the world after the coming of Christ and the removal of that which causes stumbling? Answer: It is not going to work that way. And unfortunately, or rather, by divine providence, Jehovah’s Witnesses have no knowledge of these matters. That is because Jehovah has caused a deep sleep [...]
Question concerning the prophecy of Zechariah
QUESTION: The last chapter of Zechariah, talking about the end times and what will happen to certain 'nations' after Armageddon, indicates that those leaders of nations who are not God's followers will have to go to Jerusalem once a year and pledge their allegiance. Is this alluding to a number of countries and their residents who will live through Armageddon? ANSWER: The setting of the 14th [...]
The Son of Destruction
Friday, October 9 You must be holy, because I am holy.—1 Pet. 1:16. To be part of Jehovah’s universal family, we must be clean, or holy. We must keep free from any contamination by false religion or the politics of this world. The “faithful and discreet slave,” appointed by Jesus, provides a regular supply of wholesome spiritual food to all who make up the “one flock” [...]
Has the harvest of the wheat and the weeds begun?
Monday, October 5 Jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 Tim. 2:19. In late 1914, some Bible Students were disheartened because they had not gone to heaven. During 1915 and 1916, opposition from outside the organization slowed down the preaching work. Worse, after Brother Russell’s death in October 1916, opposition arose from inside the organization. Four of the seven directors of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract [...]
Doing good to the brothers of Christ. When?
Sunday, October 4 God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.—John 3:16. In this context, “the world” refers to humankind. Yes, Jehovah’s most generous gift is open to all who choose to accept it. Those who exercise faith in Jesus will receive life in abundance—everlasting [...]
Does Jehovah even have anything to do with Jehovah’s Witnesses?
QUESTION: I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. I am not disfellowshipped nor have I disassociated myself. I still go to meetings on occasion, but I'm what is considered inactive. My interest is that you still hold true to the teaching of Jehovah's witnesses but yet not everything. Although I was raised a Catholic, I never believed Jesus was God, or hell fire, or in the immortality [...]