With each passing day, the world sinks deeper and deeper into conflict and crises. The civil chaos and war escalation are intentional—by design. On the surface, the conflict is being driven by the ascendancy of Russia, China, and the BRICS+. A multipolar world is replacing, yes, challenging the bankrupt Anglo empire that has dominated the world for the past two centuries, particularly since the end [...]
KINGDOM BULLETIN #26 A recent article on jw.org asked, What does the Bible say about political violence? The brief article made reference to the attempted assassination of the Slovakian prime minister as well as Donald Trump. The snippet explains these events are related to Paul’s prophecy about how, in the last days, men will be dominated by evil characteristics---which, is to say that political violence just [...]
Jehovah’s Witnesses preach and teach that Satan is the ruler of the world---and that he is. That is what Jesus called him—the ruler of the world. Paul referred to the Devil as the god of this system. This is a fundamental, biblical truth. However, just because Satan has temporarily been given dominion over the world does not in any way mean that Jehovah has abdicated his [...]
JW.org has a front page snippet posing the question: Increasing Lawlessness Worldwide—What Does the Bible Say? Since the article is filed under the category Keep on the Watch, naturally, the Watchtower quotes Jesus’ words at Matthew 24:12, which read: “Because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold.” Over many decades, the Watchtower has frequently cited Matthew 24:12 to support the claim [...]
Has the Kingdom of God really begun ruling the world? Jehovah’s Witnesses will unhesitatingly respond that it has. And why shouldn’t they? As long as the Watchtower has existed, it has declared that the Kingdom of God has begun ruling. Every Watchtower Magazine is emblazoned with the subheading: “Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.” Most Jehovah’s Witnesses today are probably unaware that the publishers of the Watchtower originally proclaimed [...]
The apostle Paul used an expression that the New World Translation renders as “the ends of the systems of things.” One place where that expression appears in scripture is 1 Corinthians 10:11, which states: “Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for a warning to us upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come.” Whereas most translations render [...]
God allowed David to undergo many trials and hardships. One might suppose that if David had remained a shepherd, his life would have been much easier. But Jehovah anointed him, at least in a token way. His anointing occurred when Israel’s judge, Samuel, poured fragrant oil upon the shepherd boy’s head, signifying he had been chosen by God. God’s spirit began to work upon David, [...]
With wars and rumors of wars growing louder, it is time to revisit the familiar prophecy of peace and security. That phrase has special relevance for millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses because it is believed that the fulfillment of their saying “peace and security” will be the precursor of the beginning of the great tribulation. As a refresher, the Watchtower has stated below as recently as 2019. [...]
There are now some eight billion human souls on this planet. Jehovah God knows each and every one. He also knows those who are spiritually inclined and groping for the truth. They are most precious to him. Jesus said the Kingdom of God belongs to them. Over the years, the Watchtower has related many experiences where householders had been praying for answers, and in a short [...]
This is the last article in the series examining the May, 2024 Watchtower. I am still trying to mentally process the Watchtower’s most recent “new light.” As stated in the previous article in this series, it is doubtful that Jehovah’s Witnesses will perceive that the Governing Body has repudiated everything it has ever taught regarding the urgency of getting out of Babylon the Great before God’s [...]
