QUESTION: I'm confused as to who Gog is. Is it Satan? Or something influenced by Satan? __________ ANSWER: Your confusion is understandable. For years the Watchtower taught that Gog was a reference to Satan after his ouster from heaven in 1914. But as of the 2014 Annual Meeting Gog is now said to represent the last kingdom. The reason for the change is because Ezekiel 38:15 [...]
The following is a hypothetical conversation that one of Jehovah’s Witnesses might have with a person who is knowledgable of the Bible, as opposed to the typical householder. Let us imagine that a Witness named Cameron has returned to the home of a man named Robert. This rebuttal is based upon the November 2014 Watchtower edition for the public Cameron: It’s good to see you [...]
QUESTION: You have tweeted and had a few update videos about the deadly Ebola disease. Do you think this is part of the sign of Jesus’ coming or just a continuation of what began in 1914? (Slightly edited) ANSWER: As it stands presently Ebola is not a pandemic; however, it is spreading rapidly in West Africa. (Ebola spreading at “terrifying rate”) Some epidemiologists fear that the disease [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, October 15 The Lord turned and looked upon Peter, and Peter recalled the utterance of theLord when he said to him: “Before a cock crows today you will disown me three times.”—Luke22:61. Peter manifested fear of man, stumbling badly at times; yet, he remained loyal to Jesus and Jehovah. For example, he publicly denied his Master, not just once, but three times. (Luke 22:54-60) Later, Peter failed [...]
Tuesday, October 14 True worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed,the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him.—John 4:23. Our spiritual heritage includes a wealth of accurate and valuable information from the past. For example, consider Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These patriarchs and their families must have had discussions about how to please Jehovah. So it is not surprising that upright [...]
Monday, October 13 How loyal and righteous and unblamable we proved to be.—1 Thess.2:10. What do Delilah, Absalom, and Judas Iscariot have in common? They were all disloyal—Delilah to the man who loved her, Judge Samson; Absalom to his father, King David; Judas to his Master, Christ Jesus. In each case, their deplorable actions wreaked havoc on others! But why should this be of concern to us? A [...]
Has the 7th trumpet been blown? What about the 3 and one half year period, when does it begin? Will the earth be overpopulated if everyone is resurrected and no one dies? What can persons already out of the organization do now? Who will be the "false prophet" of Revelation? What does it mean that prophesy and knowledge will end? And more! [...]
Sunday, October 12 God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name.—Acts 15:14. As “people who are called by [God’s] name,” the members of the new nation of spiritual Israel used the divine name, certainly doing so when quoting from the Hebrew Scriptures. (Acts 15:17) Thus, when the apostle Peter addressed an international audience of Jews [...]
Saturday, October 11 They do not know the voice of strangers.—John 10:5. Researchers have found that the task of simultaneously differentiating between many sounds becomes increasingly difficult when it involves listening to human speech. This means that when you hear two voices at the same time, you have to choose which one you will focus on. Your selection will depend on which one youwant to listen to. The [...]
