QUESTION #5: The Watchtower organization states that through good works and sincere effort only 144,000 elite Jehovah's Witnesses will go to heaven. The 144,000 are mentioned in two chapters in the Bible: Revelation 7 & 14. By looking at the verses it is obvious that the 144,000 are literal Jews of the ancient tribes with no Gentiles among them (7:4-8). They are all males (14:4) and virgins [...]
QUESTION #6: Where does it teach in the Bible that Jesus is Michael the archangel? Why isn't Jesus called Michael right now since he is in heaven? Taken from Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses ANSWER: This is certainly an inconsistent line of reasoning for a trinitarian to employ. To underscore that fact, Jehovah's Witnesses merely have to turn the question around and ask the trinitarian: Where does it teach in [...]
QUESTION #7: According to the Watchtower Organization, Feb. 15, 1983, p. 12, there are four requirements for salvation as taught by the Watchtower Magazine. The second is relevant here: “Many have found the second requirement more difficult. It is to obey God's laws, yes, to conform one's life to the moral requirements set out in the Bible. This includes refraining from a debauched, immoral way of life.” 1 Corinthians [...]
Scientists theorize that there is a vast ocean of water stored deep below in earth’s mantle, which seeped from deep ocean trenches. Water may extend into the earth nearly 100 miles and contain three times the amount of water in the surface oceans. Interestingly, the Bible refers to this subterranean ocean in Genesis, where it states: “In the 600th year of Noah’s life, in the second [...]
QUESTION: You often mention how the bankers, or those controlling the bankers, I guess, control the system through financial and economic means. In light of this, what is your take on Bitcoin, which is not controlled by any government? Just some background, Bitcoin is a purely electronic currency, that is gaining popularity, and even now being accepted in brick and mortar stores as well as online [...]
QUESTION: In your book Jehovah Himself Has Become King, in the chapter on Revelation, you wrote: "Contrary to presently prevailing assumptions, Jehovah’s Witnesses have not gotten out of Babylon the Great. That is because Jehovah’s Witnesses have not even gone into exile yet! Babylon the Great is yet to conquer Jehovah’s people. That will come about as a result of the king of the north moving into the [...]
This program considers questions regarding the harvest. Questions about how to go forward given the Watchtower’s hypocrisy. And what about Greg Stafford?
A review of the November 2013, Watchtower study edition The main body of the Watchtower material presents an informative account of the historical developments leading up to the invasion of Judah by the Assyrians under their king, Sennacherib. The article points out that the king of Israel joined forces with Syria and was intent on removing the king of Judah – and most likely, the royal [...]
An angel told Jacob wen he was going to Haran that he was the true God saying "I am the true God of Bethel..." Is this not self-exaltation on the part of the angel? Genesis 31:11-13 The account may be read here. Angels are authorized to speak in behalf of God. In fact, the Hebrew word for angel is synonymous with "messenger." And in the account cited [...]
QUESTION: On page 46 (Chapter 3 The Harvest) of Jehovah himself Has Become King, you state: "The opening of the sixth seal INITIATES earth-shaking events associated with what Christ called a GREAT TRIBULATION". (My emphasis) If the opening of the sixth seal initiates the great tribulation, what exactly is initiated by the previous five seals? Elsewhere in your book (Chapter 6 The Sign and Chapter 25, page 482), [...]
