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Answers to questions posed by critics of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

How could Jesus be a created being?

Stumper Questions for Jehovah’s Witnesses #37 QUESTION: John 1:3 says in reference to Christ, "All things came into existence through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into existence". How could Christ have been a created being if ALL things came into existence through him? If Jesus was a created being, then according to John 1:3 Jesus would have had to create himself. [...]

2019-10-23T00:11:59-04:00April 7th, 2016|Categories: Answers|

The Wild Beast and the Lake of Fire

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses #36  What is the meaning of Rev 14:9-11, which says, "... If anyone worships the wild beast ... he shall be tormented with fire and sulphur ... And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever ...". Where could "anyone" be "tormented ... forever and ever”? When a person has been indoctrinated with a particular point of view it tends [...]

2019-09-24T16:36:21-04:00March 30th, 2016|Categories: Answers|

How will every eye see Jesus and those who pierced him?

Stumper Question for Jehovah's Witnesses, #34 If Christ will not have a visible return to earth, then how will he be seen by "ALL the tribes of the earth" (Mt 24:30) and by "EVERY eye" (Rev 1:7) when he returns? The Bible ultimately is a product of the mind of God. The apostle Paul explained to the Corinthians how we may understand the thoughts of God. [...]

2019-09-25T11:44:36-04:00August 31st, 2015|Categories: Answers|

“My Lord and My God”

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses, #33 In Jn 20:28, Thomas refers to Jesus in Greek as "Ho kyrios moy kai ho theos moy". This translates literally as "the Lord of me and THE God of me". Why does Jesus, in Jn 20:29, affirm Thomas for having come to this realization? If Jesus really wasn't the Lord and THE God of Thomas, why didn't Jesus correct him [...]

2019-09-25T11:57:05-04:00August 26th, 2015|Categories: Answers|

Dispelling the Transubstantiation Myth

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses, #32 The NWT translates the Greek word "esti" as "is" in almost every instance in the New Testament (Mt 26:18, 38, Mk 14:44, Lk 22:38, etc.). See Greek-English Interlinear. Why does the NWT translate this Greek word as "means" in Mt 26:26-28, Mk 14:22-24, and Lk 22:19? Why the inconsistency in the translation of the word "esti"? If the NWT was [...]

2019-09-25T12:05:40-04:00August 25th, 2015|Categories: Answers|

Truly I tell you today – you will be with me in paradise

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses, #31 Jesus uses the phrase "Truly I say to you, ..." over 50 times in the Bible. In the NWT, the comma is placed after the word "you" every time except in Lk 23:43, where the comma is placed after the word "today". Why is the comma placed after "today" instead of after "you" in this verse? If the translation of [...]

2019-09-25T12:34:17-04:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Answers|

Was Jesus executed on a stake or cross?

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses, #30 If Jesus was executed on a torture stake, with both hands together over his head, why does Jn 20:25 say "...Unless I see in his hands the print of the nailS ...", indicating that there was more than one nail used for his hands?   It's really not a question if Jesus was executed on a stake. The Bible straightforwardly [...]

2020-07-05T15:27:40-04:00August 20th, 2015|Categories: Answers|

Jesus will be called “Mighty God”

Stumper Question for Jehovah's Witnesses, #29  Jesus Christ is referred to as "Mighty God" in Isa 9:6 ("For there has been a child born to us, there has been a son given to us ... And his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God ..."). Jehovah is referred to as "Mighty God" in Isa 10:20-21. How can this be if there is only one God [...]

2020-05-04T12:00:32-04:00August 18th, 2015|Categories: Answers|

Jehovah, Jesus and the gods

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses #28 The NWT translates Jn 1:1 as "... and the Word was WITH God, and the Word was a god". How can the Word (Jesus) be "a god" if God says in Deut 32:39, "See now that I-I am he, and there are NO gods together WITH me …"? First, the New World Translation of Jehovah’s Witnesses is not exactly unique [...]

2019-09-30T14:55:16-04:00August 14th, 2015|Categories: Answers|

What do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe about the soul?

Stumper Questions for Jehovah's Witnesses, #27 If the soul is the body, why does Jesus make a distinction between the body and the soul in Mt 10:28? Jehovah's Witnesses do not teach that the soul and body are the same things. The biblical usage of the word soul encompasses much more than just the body. The soul is the whole person, their mind, emotions, their memories, [...]

2023-02-08T15:15:24-05:00August 13th, 2015|Categories: Answers|
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