WHY THE WARWICK BUILDING PROJECT WILL FAIL [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] [audio mp3="https://e-watchman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Kingdom-Bulletin8.mp3"][/audio] As reported in the 2014 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses , this past July (2013) the Governing Body announced to the Bethel family at their morning worship service that the Society is moving forward with its intention to relocate the Watchtower’s world headquarters from Brooklyn to Warwick, New York. Most of the properties in Brooklyn have apparently already been sold and the staging area at Tuxedo is far along in the renovation process. In a promotional video on the JW.org site individual members of the Governing Body have all given the move their blessing and assured all of Jehovah’s Witnesses that the project has been directed by Jehovah. But perhaps it would be more prudent and discreet on their part to wait until the venture is actually completed, instead of presuming that God is unreservedly behind it. Besides, in reality the Governing Body is not even the decision-maker in such matters. Only the Watchtower Society’s board of directors has the legal authority to buy or sell properties owned by the corporations. And as announced in the January 15, 2001, Watchtower , since the Annual Meeting of the year 2000 no member of the Governing Body will even sit on the board. In that regard the term “governing body” is a misnomer since it has no legal authority to authorize the purchase or sale of anything belonging to the numerous corporations under Watchtower Society umbrella. Although the Governing Body may happen to agree with the board on the matter, their approval is not necessary and it is disingenuous of them to give the public and Jehovah’s Witnesses the impression that the Warwick project was their decision to make. The unspoken but pertinent question is: Who is governing whom? Be that as it may, although expressing their conviction that the project is the will of Jehovah, neither the yearbook nor the video offered any valid reason for the massive undertaking, which will ultimately depend upon the hard work of thousands of humble volunteers to accomplish. But why, after having a presence for more than a century in the so-called “city of churches” and being a prominent fixture on the Brooklyn waterfront and the Manhattan skyline, is the Bethel family retiring to the obscurity of the countryside? And what about the spiritually upbuilding influence the hundreds of Bethelites have on the brothers and sisters in the many congregations they attend throughout the New York City area? Is the proposed move really what is in the best interests of the kingdom, as expressed by one Governing Body member? Or is there a human motive involved? If the move is motivated by the quest for money – and no doubt the Society stands to make a handsome profit on the sale of the highly-prized, even coveted, Brooklyn properties – then, would not that be an affront to God? After all, ought something once dedicated to Jehovah God be sold off like common real estate? Indeed, is it not the case – as outlined in the 22 nd chapter of Ezekiel – the priests of Jehovah have failed to make a distinction between what is common and what is holy? Could it be that the officers of the Society have been overreached by the Tempter – tantalized by the prospect of a billion dollar deal – and induced by the Devil to sell that which had formerly been solemnly committed, yes, dedicated to the sole service of Jehovah God? Although the move has been in the works for several years is it perhaps the pressure of dwindling donations and the prospect of an oncoming Tsunami wave of lawsuits in the wake of the stunning multi-million dollar judgment against the organization in the Candace Conti case factors in the sale? Is it not true that the Society’s lawyers have already demonstrated their willingness to profane what is holy when they unsuccessfully attempted to hock kingdom property by offering up the entire Patterson complex as security in lieu of paying a costly annual premium on a bond, which had been ordered by the judge in the case? ( PDF court document ) And ought we suppose that Christ will not require an accounting of those who have now auctioned off the “house of God” (Bethel) to the highest bidder? And why is it, on the one hand the Society urges Jehovah’s Witnesses to forego acquiring personal luxuries and riches in view of the nearness of the end, and at the same time it has committed the brothers and their families from the regional building committees to make great personal sacrifices in order to build a luxurious new headquarters? The letter of James has a specific message for Christians who trust in riches and live in luxurious style by the toil of the unpaid: “Come, now, you rich men, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted, and your outer garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are rusted away, and their rust will be as a witness against you and will eat up your fleshy parts. Something like fire is what you have stored up in the last days. Look! The wages due the workers who harvested your fields but which are held up by you, keep crying out, and the calls for help on the part of the reapers have entered into the ears of Jehovah of armies. You have lived in luxury upon the earth and have gone in for sensual pleasure. You have fattened your hearts on the day of slaughter.” Although Jehovah’s Witnesses earnestly believe that the last days began in 1914, obviously the judgment foretold in James has not come about, yet. The obvious reason why it has not is that the last days have not begun. The leadership of the Watchtower Society has for many decades promoted a false parousia and brought all of Jehovah’s Witnesses under a “deluding influence,” as the recently revised NWT appropriately reworded the former phrase: “an operation of error.” And at this critical phase – as the Anglo-American beast seems destined to instigate a global conflict far surpassing the horrors of the previous world wars – the faceless board of directors of the Watchtower Society have sold off Bethel and the Governing Body has committed God’s people to build a new headquarters for itself, cloistered in the idyllic New York countryside, far from the hubbub and grime of the city. Truly, they have stored up the fire of Jehovah’s wrath. As outlined in the letter penned by James, we may expect the Society’s riches to be consumed in the hyperinflationary conflagration soon to be unleashed in the last days. The 19 th chapter of Isaiah is an extraordinary prophecy, ostensibly denouncing the ancient land of the Pharaohs – Egypt, but by extension applying to the United States. Likewise, four chapters of Ezekiel are devoted to expressing the same judgments of Jehovah. (Chapters 29-32) The “visionaries” of Bethel recognize that Egypt has prophetic significance beyond the time of the prophets, but they do not understand the true significance of it. That is because the very same prophecy of Isaiah foretold: “For Jehovah has poured a spirit of deep sleep on you; he has closed your eyes, the prophets, and he has covered your heads, the visionaries. Every vision becomes for you like the words of a sealed book.” WHAT DOES EGYPT SYMBOLIZE? As an example of Bethel’s blindness and inability to coherently decipher the meaning of the prophecies and connect them to reality, consider the hodgepodge of interpretations connected to “Egypt.” For instance, although the Watchtower’s “visionaries” have discerned that the “Egypt” of Daniel 11:42-43 represents the American king of the south by virtue of the fact that the Egypt of the ptolemies and Cleopatra was the original king of the south; nevertheless, the Watchtower teaches that the prophecy earmarked for the time of the end was fulfilled back during the Cold War. Supposedly America was bankrupted in the arms race with the USSR, which, of course, is nonsense – completely reverse of actual historical reality. And as regards the aforementioned span of chapters in Ezekiel regarding Egypt, the Society’s “prophets” recognize that the series of prophecies have significance for the judgment to come, but instead of recognizing the parallel with the king of the south the Watchtower claims that “Egypt” symbolizes every nation on earth, instead of the most prominent one. This is spite of the fact that Jehovah beautifully illustrates the relationship of “Egypt” to all other nations by likening it to a most majestic cedar that towers over all the lesser trees in the garden of God – the lesser trees symbolizing all the other nations in relation to the most powerful one. Similarly, the Watchtower has declared the “Egypt” in the 19 th chapter of Isaiah to represent Satan’s entire world. And their commentary on Isaiah sees no significance in the fact that Egypt is delivered up to a “hard master,” which is also portrayed in Daniel and Ezekiel, and is when God’s people cry out to him for deliverance. Even more absurd, the prophetic city called The City of Tearing Down is said to symbolize Jehovah’s Witnesses, who have supposedly, somehow, torn down Satan’s system. Not only that, but supposedly the seventh head of the wild beast received its sword stroke and revived back during the First World War. Sadly, Jehovah’s Witnesses seem to be oblivious to the fact the seventh head is purported to be the Anglo-American duo and by all accounts they were victorious in the Great War! Bethel’s institutional seers have made an absolute mess of God’s prophetic word and have obscured the reality of the judgment to come. And to be sure, since Jehovah himself has concealed these matters from them there is no earthly power that can enlighten them. But we may be certain that the true interpretation of the prophecies is not nearly so disharmonious and disconnected from reality. Just as the massive cedar is depicted as towering over all the other tree-like nations, so too, America is by all accounts the greatest nation on earth – now considered to be the sole superpower. And just as the despot of the nations toppled the towering tree of prophecy the American republic will be subverted and destroyed in the near future! No wonder the prophecies depict the people of the world being stunned at Egypt’s sudden fall. Now for the true interpretation of the prophecy in the 19 th chapter of Isaiah and why it is being stated that the Warwick project will ultimately fail. Just as Egypt was the original king of the south in the break up of Alexander’s empire and thereafter represents the king of the south during the time of the end, Egypt was also the first world power of Bible prophecy – comprising one of the heads of the seven-headed beast of Revelation – and being the original it may therefore come to symbolize the other powers that succeed it. For example, Revelation 11:8 refers to the great city in a spiritual sense as being Sodom and Egypt, where the Lord was also impaled. Obviously Jesus was not literally put to death in Egypt. However, he was executed by officials acting under the authority of the Roman Empire, which, in prophecy, is part of the same beastly system. The Watchtower’s fictional commentary on Revelation notwithstanding, we may also expect the two anointed witnesses to be executed by the executive order of “Egypt” during the actual grand climax of the sacred secret of God. Just as Egypt at times served as a benefactor for God’s people – Joseph and Mary even sought safe haven there with the child God had entrusted to them – so too, America has similarly served as a secure place where Jehovah’s Witnesses have been able to thrive. But all of that will change when God delivers up the nation to a “hard master.” Isaiah 19:22 states that “Jehovah will strike Egypt, striking it and healing it…” This corresponds to the sword stroke upon the beast and its return from the abyss. The “Assyrian” represents the eighth king, and both “Egypt” and “Assyria” will factor into the accomplishment of Jehovah’s work, which is why the chapter concludes by saying: “Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my inheritance, Israel.” “The City of Tearing Down” on the border of “Egypt,” where an altar to Jehovah is erected by those “swearing loyalty to Jehovah” is New York City. And Bethel serves as the prominent “pillar” erected to Jehovah’s name by those dedicated to him. It is appropriately symbolized as “The City of Tearing Down” because New York is home to Wall Street, which is an appendage of the City of London and an imperial apparatus for looting and ultimately tearing down America. If anyone thinks that is an exaggeration simply consider recent history, and the fact that the entire financial system came within 48 hours of completely disintegrating. Of course, the threatened collapse was merely a scheme to loot taxpayers to keep the system solvent for a few more years and trillions went to the banks in London. But no one should doubt that the gigantic Wall Street and City of London banks have the power to sink the United States into a sea of debt. Not only is New York home to the empire’s financial pirates, but the city also serves as the world headquarters for the United Nations. And by all accounts the intentions of the founders and promoters of the UN is for it to eventually supplant national sovereignties – to serve as a world government. Once the leading nations of the world are torn down the United Nations will undoubtedly be catapulted into the vacuum of power. And the “hard master” will briefly reign. It is in that setting that Jehovah sends a grand savior – Christ. Because of my unique understanding of this fascinating prophecy I can say with the certainty of a prophet that the Watchtower’s intended move will not occur – that the “altar” and “pillar” by the border of Egypt represents the present Brooklyn Bethel. The reason the project is doomed is because “Jehovah is riding on a swift cloud and is coming into Egypt” – soon! Kingdom Bulletin#8 (PDF) [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

JUDGMENT OF THE HOUSE OF GOD - WHEN DOES IT BEGIN? TO THE ELDERS Dear Brothers, You have probably heard the news that has come out of the Watchtower Society’s 2012 annual meeting by now, regarding the new understanding in connection with the faithful and discreet slave. If not, the highlights of the meeting have been published in a video along with supplementary printed information on the Watchtower’s new website. (jw.org) There are several aspects of this new understanding. First, the Governing Body itself is now to be considered the faithful and discreet slave – instead of all the anointed. Secondly, the “domestics” are believed to include the prospective members of the great crowd. Admittedly, these two revisions are comparatively trifling and hardly warrant sounding the sentry’s trumpet. However, the Governing Body has also declared that the appointment of the slave over all of the master’s belongings has not occurred yet. This change has far-reaching implications and is the reason for this massive mailing campaign and Internet open letter. The Governing Body rightly points out that there are two appointments of the slave. The first appointment takes place before the master arrives to inspect his slaves as to their faithfulness in attending to their assigned duties to feed the domestics. The second appointment takes place when the master unexpectedly arrives like a thief in the night. As teachers in the congregation you are undoubtedly aware that for many decades Jehovah’s Witnesses were taught that “the slave” was originally appointed back in the 1st century, and that in 1919 the master arrived and appointed him over all of his belongings. And as you are also surely aware, there are numerous other features of God’s prophetic word that are inextricably tied in with the coming of Christ to judge the temple. Now, though, the Governing Body has shifted the original appointment to 1919 and the second appointment is yet to occur. Although there was little explanation or elaboration at the annual meeting, this new understanding is indeed profound, as shall be set forward in this letter. To underscore the profundity of this change affecting the entire prophetic foundation, upon which the faith of millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses has been built, please consider an article published by the Watchtower less than a decade ago, entitled: “A Faithful Slave Passes the Test.” Here is a condensed excerpt from paragraphs 2-4 in the March, 1st 2004 Watchtower: The expression “that evil slave” draws our attention to Jesus’ preceding words about the faithful and discreet slave. Yes, the “evil slave” came from the ranks of the faithful slave. How? Before 1914, many members of the faithful slave class had high hopes of meeting with the Bridegroom in heaven that year, but their hopes were not fulfilled. As a result of this and other developments, many were disappointed and a few became embittered. Some of these turned to ‘beating’ their former brothers verbally and consorting with “confirmed drunkards,” religious groups of Christendom. These former Christians came to be identified as the “evil slave,” and Jesus punished them with “the greatest severity.” How? He rejected them, and they lost out on their heavenly hope.” As is evident from Jesus’ illustration, not all of the appointed slaves will prove to be faithful. There is an evil slave as well as a faithful slave, but they both dwell within the same “household” and share the same appointment to feed the domestics. According to the illustration the faithful and the unfaithful slaves will only be distinguished when the master finally comes, at an hour they do not think to be it. Jehovah’s Witnesses, of course, understand this. But since the Watchtower has now come to the realization that the master has not yet come, meaning the temple inspection has not occurred yet, what about the evil slave? Obviously, if the faithful slave is yet to be distinguished, neither has the evil slave been judged and put out of the master’s house into the outer darkness. Do you brothers grasp the significance of this? (Has the Governing Body even grasped the implications of this revision?) Unavoidably, if sound reasoning is to prevail, it means that there is an evil slave faction ensconced within the highest level of the Society at this present moment – at least according to what is implied by a deeper consideration of the Watchtower’s “new light.” But that is not all. In the same 2004 Watchtower Magazine article cited above the Society also interpreted Jesus’ parable of the wise and foolish virgins as being fulfilled during that same time period. They explained that the anointed virgins all nodded off during the Great War, they having concluded that the bridegroom was delaying. The article goes on to state: “Then in 1919 something unexpected happened. We read: “Right in the middle of the night there arose a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Be on your way out to meet him.’ Then all those virgins rose and put their lamps in order.” Just when things seemed darkest, there was a call to get active! In 1918, Jesus, “the messenger of the covenant,” had come to Jehovah’s spiritual temple to inspect and cleanse God’s congregation…But wait! In the parable, some of the young women had a problem. Jesus continued: “The foolish said to the discreet, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are about to go out.’” Since Jesus spoke the illustration of the faithful and unfaithful slave and the wise and the foolish virgins in nearly the same breath, it is apparent that the coming of the master and the arrival of the bridegroom are the same event. And the article certainly acknowledges that fact. But, by the same reasoning already presented, if the master of the house has not yet come to inspect his slaves – as is now the official teaching of the Watchtower Society – then surely the rousing proclamation that awakens the slumbering virgins –“here is the bridegroom!” – has not been heralded either. Again, by implication this means there are those who are yet to be distinguished as the wise virgins – separated by the judgment of the coming of Christ from the foolish virgins, who neglect to acquire sufficient oil for their lamps. And if all of the chosen ones are within the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses at this present time – as we surely believe – well, I ask again: Do you grasp the significance of this newly presented truth? According to the 2004 Watchtower article the faithful slave and the wise virgins were distinguished because they passed the test. But since the second appointment has not occurred does this mean that a great test looms ahead? That is certainly what is implied, though perhaps inadvertently. Might we expect the Governing Body to provide some clarification on this issue? That is unlikely since it is the Society’s very teaching regarding the bridegroom having arrived long ago that is most assuredly the primary contributing factor in all the betrothed virgins nodding off before the bridegroom arrives in the near future and the lack of lamp oil on the part of the foolish virgins! No wonder when Jesus spoke of his coming judgments he often concluded his remarks by saying: ‘Let he who has an ear hear what the spirit says.’ Well, do you have an ear? Or should we imagine tha t our only obligation to listen to the spirit of God is to unthinkingly accept without question everything that comes from the Governing Body? What about the apostolic exhortation to “make sure of all things” ? Should not making “sure of all things” also include what is presented from Bethel as the truth? And did not our spiritual grandfather, the apostle John, exhort the children of God not to believe every inspired expression, but to test the expressions to see if they originate with God? The Watchtower will be the first to admit that their expressions are not inspired. Is that not all the more reason to hold their teachings up to close scrutiny? After all, for many decades the Watchtower had taught that Christ’s judgment came in 1919. Any of Jehovah’s Witnesses who did not embrace that teaching unreservedly were likely considered to be spiritually weak. Now, though, Bethel has unceremoniously jettisoned that which was previously held as sacrosanct. But ought the truth be changed as casually as reshuffling and dealing a fresh hand of playing cards? Be assured that as teachers in the congregation you will receive a heavier judgment. It is unavoidable. Is it not written in the letter of James? That being the case, like the noble-minded Bereans, is it not more especially your obligation to give this matter your utmost attention, to determine whether these things are so? This is not to suggest that the latest revision is an error; on the contrary, only that it calls into question many, many other things. It is true the apostle advised Christians not to go beyond the things written, but in this case it is what has not been written that has to be considered. Why not pass this letter on to your fellow elders and discuss it among yourselves or with your circuit overseer upon his next visit? But there is more. According to the Society’s latest adjustment Jesus comes to judge his slaves during the great tribulation. Here is a direct quote copied from the jw.org website : “Jesus said that the “master on arriving” (literally, “having come”) will appoint the slave “over all his belongings.” When does the Master, Jesus, arrive? The expression translated “on arriving” is a form of the Greek word er′kho·mai. Verses 42 and 44 of chapter 24 translate a form of er′kho·mai as “coming.” In those verses, Jesus is referring to his coming as Judge during the great tribulation. —Matthew 24:30; 25:31, 32. Jesus’ appointment of the “slave” over his “belongings,” then, must also be a future event. He will make that appointment during the great tribulation.” For your convenience, below are the cited verses in Matthew: “And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” – Matthew 24:30 “When the Son of man arrives in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit down on his glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.” – Matthew 25:31-32 “Keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” – Matthew 24:42 “On this account you too prove yourselves ready, because at an hour that you do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.” – Matthew 24:44 The first two instances of Christ “coming” pertain to his judging the nations. The latter two verses are in reference to Jesus “coming” as a thief to judge his appointed slaves. What the Society is now saying is that the “coming” of the Son of man to judge the nations is also when he will “come” to judge the slaves of his household – that there is virtually no distinction now. This is perhaps the most radical, unintended, aspect of the Society’s new teaching. Up until now Jehovah’s Witnesses have believed that the judgment begins with the house of God prior to Christ’s coming to judge the nations. It is unquestionably a biblical precept. Although the Watchtower has not explicitly stated otherwise, certainly their latest revision implies that is no longer what Jehovah’s Witnesses are to believe. But what about the prophecy in the third chapter of Malachi regarding the coming of the messenger of the covenant? In the 2004 Watchtower, quoted above, the Society tied in the prophecy of Malachi with the faithful slave passing the test. Is the coming of the messenger of the covenant now considered to be a future event too? And if so, does this not basically do away with 1914 altogether and reset the parousia for the future as well? Consider the wording of Malachi’s prophecy: Malachi 3:1-2 says this: “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he must clear up a way before me. And suddenly there will come to His temple the true Lord, whom you people are seeking, and the messenger of the covenant in whom you are delighting. Look! He will certainly come, Jehovah of armies has said. “But who will be putting up with the day of his coming, and who will be the one standing when he appears? For he will be like the fire of a refiner and like the lye of laundrymen.” As is apparent, Malachi also uses the exact same word translated as “coming,” as in “the day of his coming” to God’s temple. Since it seems indisputable that the coming of the messenger to the temple is the same as Christ’s coming as a thief to judge the slaves assigned to the house of God, even as the Society has taught for these past decades, there is now an obvious and gaping discrepancy in the Watchtower’s parousia exegesis. Either the Society is wrong in the notion that the second appointment has not occurred yet, or the coming of the messenger of the covenant is also a future event. And if the latter, what is implied by a future coming of Christ with the “fire of a refiner” and “the lye of laundrymen?” Now consider the 12th chapter of Luke, which is where Jesus spoke in more detail concerning his coming as a thief to judge his household and to appoint the ones found faithful over all of his belongings. At Luke 12:37 Jesus said: “ Happy are those slaves whom the master on arriving finds watching! Truly I say to you, He will gird himself and make them recline at the table and will come alongside and minister to them.” As the Watchtower has taught us, the Greek word “parousia” literally means a coming alongside. In the verse quoted, Jesus said that if he finds his slaves to be watchful at the time of his return he “will come alongside and minister to them.” What does this “coming alongside” signify if not the intimate parousia of the Lord concurrent with the second appointment? So, if the second appointment of the slave is in the future, and by the words of Christ himself his appointment of his watchful slaves over all of his belongings takes place when he comes alongside them, then the parousia is also future. (It is also noteworthy, that, in the same 12th chapter of Luke, Christ indicated that even the slave who is judged to be “faithful” will be beaten with a few strokes in punishment of his disobedience caused by his ignorance. In view of the Governing Body’s “new light” might we anticipate what aspect of the Lord’s will they are in a state of ignorance?) It is, of course, unthinkable for Jehovah’s Witnesses to conceive of a future parousia of Christ. Indoctrination is a powerful thing. But ask yourself, when Jesus was on the Mount of Olives answering his disciples’ questions as to when these things would be regarding his previous pronouncement concerning the coming destruction of the temple, would the apostles ever have imagined that when Jesus spoke of Jerusalem being trampled upon by the Gentiles for an appointed time that he was referring to the destruction that had already been wrought by Nebuchadnezzar five centuries before? Of course not. Yet, Jehovah’s Witnesses do! Consider, too, the fact that the 11th chapter of Revelation, which, of course, was written long after Jerusalem was crushed by the Romans in 70 C.E., foretells that the “holy city” will be trampled on by the nations for an appointed time of 42 months. Reasonably, that 42-month period is the appointed time Jesus had in mind. The Watchtower has long taught that the 1,260-day interval was fulfilled during the First World War in connection with the hardships that came upon Rutherford and company. Yet, the persecution of the two witnesses has always been tied to the appointment of the faithful slave over all of the Lord’s belongings. Are you beginning to get an inkling of the significance of the Society’s recent “adjustment”? In truth, though, the Governing Body’s new understanding is not new for many of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In fact, this “new light” did not even originate with Bethel. In 2005 I published a book entitled: Jehovah Himself Has Become King. In the 4th chapter called, The Judgment , these matters concerning the future appointment of the faithful slave and the coming of the messenger of the covenant were presented. The material has been available online in various formats, including audio, for the past seven years. (A second edition was published in 2010) I also personally mailed the 500-plus-page hard copy to all members of the Governing Body and various departmental heads, branch offices and select congregations in the New York City area, as well as to dozens of kingdom halls in my own Detroit area. Tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses and interested persons have read it online. The fact of the matter is the Society’s change, of itself, may not seem so earthshaking. But taken in the context of prophecy, wherein the Society once recognized it belonged, it is significant. The upshot is, the entire 1914 invisible parousia doctrine is nothing but an artfully contrived false story, to quote the apostle; and in fact, it serves as the foretold “operation of error” that God allows to emanate from a man of lawlessness (evil slave) who resides within the temple of The God – the very temple to where the messenger of the covenant is “coming.” Although the Watchtower has assured Jehovah’s Witnesses that the sign of Christ’s presence cannot be duplicated in the future, and that there cannot be another world war because it would involve nuclear weapons, that reasoning is not sound. Even at this moment the nations are choosing up sides for global war – a war that is certain to dwarf both world wars. Did not Jesus intimate that the world will be confronted with extinction, and if God did not cut short the tribulation no flesh would survive? What can account for that if not nuclear war? And in the face of global financial collapse, food shortages and pandemics are inevitable. Surely, this message will offend many elders and confuse Jehovah’s Witnesses, who consider the Governing Body to be an infallible mouthpiece of Jehovah. But were not the apostles originally appointed over all in the congregation of Christ? And yet after his resurrection Jesus sternly rebuked them as being ‘senseless and slow to believe all the things the prophets spoke’! Is the Governing Body more exalted than the apostles of Christ? Rest assured that the reality of a future parousia does not call into question the main body of truth we hold dear, nor God’s promise of a new world. It simply means that a great test of faith lies ahead for all of Jehovah’s Witnesses when the judgment begins with the house of God. No wonder Malachi poses the somewhat unsettling question: “But who will be putting up with the day of his coming, and who will be the one standing when he appears?” This letter is being distributed to hundreds of congregations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as to those in Australia and New Zealand. It has also been translated into French for distribution in France and other French-speaking lands. Other translations may be forthcoming. Due to the constraints of postage this letter is limited to three pages. For more information go to: The Watchman’s Post . https://e-watchman.com __________________________________________________ To online readers: Please feel free to distribute this message to your online contacts. Also, since recent mailing campaigns targeted kingdom halls in the eastern and southern US, I am primarily focusing this particular bulletin on the Western United States. So, if you feel inclined to assist me in distributing this message please consider congregations east of the Mississippi River. Also, if anyone is capable and duly inclined to translate this message into other languages, other than French, that would be much appreciated too.If you are not inclined to help in the distribution but would like to get this information before your elders, please just email your congregation name and address to me and I will mail them a copy.

THE MARCH TO WAR! What are the implications for the Society in the event of global war? We are now witnessing a massive military buildup in the Middle East and Asia. With the conquest of Iraq and Afghanistan dozens of military bases and staging areas have been set up in those devastated countries, as well as in compliant Arab states of the Persian Gulf region, for the express purpose of encircling Iran. The United States has made no secret of the fact it has ordered the construction of monster, earth-penetrating, bunker-buster ordinance, intended to destroy underground nuclear facilities in Iran. It has shipped dozens of these to Israel as well. Even more disconcerting, if conventional bombs cannot accomplish the task at hand the US has not ruled out using low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons. Accompanying the buildup to attack Iran the US is also deploying an anti-missile shield in Eastern Europe, ostensibly to protect Europe from non-existent Iranian ballistic missiles. Russia, of course, knows that the missile shield is really intended to neutralize the formidable continental ballistic missile arsenal Russia possesses. The present strategic situation has driven Russia and China to cooperate in preparation for what they perceive as World War Three. A few days ago Russia issued a statement saying if the US goes through with the AMD system they are prepared to launch a preemptive strike upon those batteries. The Cold War is back with a vengeance and at a stage reminiscent of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to a hairsbreadth of nuclear catastrophe. The relentless preparations for nuclear war are the result of the impending collapse of the Anglo-American-centered monetary and financial system. Many are expecting the Euro Zone to collapse in the coming months. And, of course, a crash of the Euro debt bubble would have a knock-on effect for the global financial system, since it would surely trigger trillions in debt default swaps and other derivatives. The collapse of the financial system has the potential to bring down with it the governments of Europe and America. In recognition of that grim reality the United States is preparing for rule by martial law. Draconian executive orders, such as the recently signed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), allows for indefinite detention of American citizens without trial. With the stroke of a pen the signing of NDAA has virtually nullified the constitutional protections guaranteed all Americans. This recent development may have a far-reaching impact upon Jehovah’s Witnesses personally, as well as the Watchtower Society itself. As is well known, although Jehovah’s Witnesses are not patriots, in times past the Watchtower has championed the freedoms guaranteed in the American Bill of Rights. Numerous Supreme Court decisions have been handed down in favor of Jehovah’s Witnesses. But in times of crisis, during the hysteria and panic of war, those legal victories may be a thing of the past. So, we have come to a point where sober observers are anticipating nothing less than the sudden, earth-shaking crash of the Anglo-American-European political and financial institutions. Ironically, this is exactly what is depicted in the 13 th chapter of Revelation with the sword-stroke upon the head of the beast. Although the Watchtower long ago identified the mortally wounded head as the Anglo-American duo, inexplicably the Society has led Jehovah’s Witnesses to believe that the vision was realized during the First World War – this in spite of the fact that Great Britain and America were victorious! Concurrent with the ongoing drive for global war is the talk of peace. This is typical. When President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize he declared it to be a mandate for him to bring peace to the world. There is increasing political pressure to achieve some sort of peace in the Middle East before the end of 2012. If accomplished this may be the long-awaited fulfillment of their saying “peace and security.” But instead of being the precursor to the war of Armageddon, the context of Paul’s prophecy indicates that it will initiate the thief-like arrival of the day of Jehovah. Jesus similarly warned that he was coming as a thief in the night for the purpose of judging his appointed slaves as to their faithfulness. That obvious connection between the day of Jehovah and the inspection of the household of the master presents Jehovah’s Witnesses with a dilemma though. On the one hand the Watchtower unequivocally teaches that Jesus’ thief-like coming took place in 1918. Supposedly that is when he judged his slaves and appointed the Watchtower over all of his belongings. On the other hand, Jehovah’s Witnesses see no connection between the thief-like coming of Christ and the thief-like beginning of the day of Jehovah. Obviously, there is no expectation among Jehovah’s Witnesses for Jesus to arrive unexpectedly, just like a thief in the night, in order to judge the house of God. But is that not exactly what Jesus foretold; namely, that he was coming at a time his disciples did not think likely? Although the Watchtower has convinced Jehovah’s Witnesses that there cannot be a Third World War, the nations do not seem to have gotten that message. The stage is now set for the day of Jehovah to erupt in all its ferocity. Look for some sort of Middle East peace accord in the months ahead. That development will surely precede the sudden outbreak of war and financial collapse – bringing “sudden destruction” upon the Anglo-American system, which will signal the beginning of the parousia and the day of Jehovah. From the ashes of their destruction shall arise the eighth king – likely in the form of the United Nations Organization. But gone will be the democratic, nation-state system. Instead, humanity will be subjected to a tyrannical world government. For more than a century the British Empire has had a policy of population reduction. During the reign of the last king the remnants of the British system will implement a policy of global genocide. This is what is foretold in the prophecy of Habakkuk. Whether the Watchtower survives for a time even as an institution is irrelevant. The future parousia of Christ will discredit the Watchtower Society beyond repair. What a test of faith for all of Jehovah’s Witnesses the day of Jehovah will prove to be! This kingdom bulletin #6 is being distributed to congregations in the southern United States and Texas.

Bethel: Is It Later Than You Think? The 2012 Special Talk posed an interesting question for all to ponder: Is it later than you think? The irony, though, is that the question is particularly relevant for the Governing Body and Bethel leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses to consider themselves. Indeed, although most of Jehovah’s Witnesses will dismiss such a suggestion without any consideration, it is nonetheless incumbent upon me to at least try to unsettle those who stand settled in their opinion, by slightly rephrasing the question: Is it later than Bethel thinks? It is one thing to announce that the end is near. The Watchtower has been doing that for nearly a century and a half – going back to the heady days of Charles Russell. But what exactly have Jehovah’s Witnesses been led to expect the future will bring? The great tribulation? Certainly. Armageddon? Absolutely. A new system of things? Yes, of course. But is that it? Basically, yes. According to the Watchtower Society, other than the destruction of the great religious harlot, supposedly all prophecy has already been fulfilled. And anyone cognizant of present trends knows that with each passing year Bethel has less and less to say on matters of prophecy – as if to imply that nothing more need be said. But history – both ancient and recent –teaches an important lesson: namely, details matter. Consider the apostles. Jesus revealed to them on numerous occasions that he was going to be handed over to the older men in Jerusalem and killed and that he would rise on the third day. However, the disciples could not accept or comprehend what Jesus was saying. Peter even tried to correct Jesus, only to be sternly rebuked by his Lord. And, of course, events turned out exactly as Jesus had foretold. But the unfounded expectations of the apostles resulted in their being stumbled and temporarily scattered – as Jesus also foretold they would be. How humbling for them! In our own era a similar thing has occurred. The original Bible Students certainly were in expectation of a great upheaval beginning in 1914; but they actually expected the war of Armageddon to swiftly ensue, did they not? Then when C.T. Russell unexpectedly passed away in 1916 a great schism subsequently erupted in Bethel, and the Great War ended without culminating at Armageddon. And what was the result? Many were stumbled – a sizable percentage, in fact, refused to continue with the Society under the leadership of J.F. Rutherford. Then there was the 1975 fiasco, which stumbled untold numbers of Jehovah’s Witnesses and interested persons. Unfortunately the stumbling continues to this day over the fact that the 1914-generation has entirely passed away, extinguishing the flickering hope and expectation of many more. (Bethel’s attachment to 1914 has brought about a situation, whereby, the rulers of God’s people are in an unenviable predicament that discernably resembles the man in Isaiah’s prophetic illustration, who vainly tries to find his repose upon a couch that is too short to stretch out upon and a sheet that is too narrow for covering. As an example: the ridiculous spectacle of Bethel’s ongoing redefining of what a generation is.) But the point is, expectations based upon an assumed understanding of prophecy matters. And the seemingly inviolable trust that millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses have in the leadership of the organization today can easily be shattered tomorrow if events do not unfold along the lines they have been led to expect. Now, consider the situation Jehovah’s Witnesses find themselves in at this present moment – in the spring of 2012 – and the cogent question: is it later than you think? Jehovah’s Witnesses are thoroughly convinced that the conclusion of the system of things and the time of the end began in 1914. Dozens of prophecies have been interpreted by the Watchtower as having been fulfilled during and shortly after the First World War. Foremost, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus judged the house of God almost a century ago and appointed a faithful slave over all of his belongings way back then. But according to Jesus he is coming as a thief in the night, at a time his disciples do not think to be it. Particularly, in the 12th chapter of Luke Jesus exhorted his little flock to keep their loins girded and their lamps burning and to keep in expectation of the master’s arrival. Jesus went on to tell them that if they were ready the master would come alongside them and make them recline at the table and minister to them. As Jehovah’s Witnesses know, the Greek word “parousia” literally means a coming alongside. So, Jesus is clearly talking about the parousia. But Jesus went on to say: “ And if he arrives in the second watch, even if in the third, and finds them thus, happy are they! But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have kept watching and not have let his house be broken into. You also, keep ready, because at an hour that you do not think likely the Son of man is coming.” When Peter asked if the illustration applied to them or to all, Jesus responded with his own question, saying: “Who really is the faithful steward, the discreet one, whom his master will appoint over his body of attendants to keep giving them their measure of food supplies at the proper time? Happy is that slave, if his master on arriving finds him doing so! I tell you truthfully, He will appoint him over all his belongings.” Continuing, Jesus went on to explain in more detail how his unexpected arrival would result in the dismissal of an unfaithful slave and his being punished with the greatest severity; whereas, the slave that did not know his master’s will and so did not do in line with it would only be lashed with a few strokes. Since there are only two types of slaves – the willfully disobedient and the erring but ignorant – presumably, the slave that is ultimately appointed over all of the master’s belongings is also the ignorant slave that is disciplined, albeit with a few strokes. An important distinction that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not fully appreciate is that there are two appointments of the slave. The first appointment from the master is to feed the domestics with their food at the proper time. That is what the Watchtower claims it is doing presently, even though it also claims to have received the second appointment too. But, it is not at all reasonable that once the erring slave is punished and then rewarded by being appointed over all his master’s belongings that he would then go back to the same task assigned to him prior to his master’s coming. But this is exactly what the slave class associated with the Watchtower has seemingly done. Expressed differently: If those associated with the Watchtower prior to 1918 were giving out food supplies at the proper time, why is it that the Watchtower Society is still involved in the very same assignment long after the master has supposedly appointed them over all things? Furthermore, if Christ has already come as a thief in the night with his reward in hand, why does the Watchtower also exhort Jehovah’s Witnesses to keep on the watch for the coming of the master? Is there any basis in scripture to justify the notion that Christ comes as a thief in the night on more than one occasion? Another glaring discrepancy is this: Christ foretold that he would come to inspect his slaves at an hour they did not think to be it. Yet, the Watchtower claims that the early Bible Students were able to calculate the exact time that Christ’s parousia commenced. However, that simply cannot be harmonized with what Christ foretold would be the nature of his coming; namely, as a thief – at an hour his slaves thought unlikely. Since it is obviously the case that the Watchtower is still involved in th e feeding program that the master has appointed his slaves to oversee, a work that would precede Christ coming at an hour they do not think to be it, and there is no basis for believing that Christ comes as a thief on multiple occasions, it is evident that Christ has not yet come. Paradoxically, the Watchtower’s 1914 doctrine has been instrumental in bringing about the situation, whereby, Christ will come to inspect his slaves at an hour they do not think to be it. So, in answer to the question posed at the onset: Yes, Bethel: It is much, much later than you think! This bulletin is being distributed to hundreds of congregations in the USA. IS IT LATER THAN YOU THINK?

THE COMING COLLAPSE OF THE WATCH TOWER SOCIETY As Jesus viewed Jerusalem for the very last time he wept, saying: “If you, even you, had discerned in this day the things having to do with peace—but now they have been hid from your eyes. Because the days will come upon you when your enemies will build around you a fortification with pointed stakes and will encircle you and distress you from every side, and they will dash you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave a stone upon a stone in you, because you did not discern the time of your being inspected.” Later the astonished apostles asked Jesus what would be the sign of his presence and the conclusion of the system of things. Among other things, Jesus alerted his disciples that when they saw a disgusting thing standing in the holy place they should flee the holy city and Judea without delay. And, of course, after the Romans inexplicably withdrew, later they returned, and exactly as Christ foretold the Roman army hastily denuded the countryside of trees and erected a fortification of pointed stakes around Jerusalem, entrapping those who failed to escape when the opportunity to do so existed. When foretelling that the disgusting thing that causes desolation would stand in a holy place, Jesus referred to the prophecy of Daniel, saying: “let the reader use discernment.” Since this is one of the few aspects of prophecy that Jehovah’s Witnesses believe has not been fulfilled yet, what ought readers discern as regards the prophecy of Daniel? Apparently, very little – at least according to what the Watchtower has published to date as regards the disgusting thing standing in a holy place. According to Bethel the disgusting thing was first set up in 1919 as the League, and then again in 1945 as the UN. Yet, in recent years the Society has admitted that the disgusting thing has not begun to stand in a holy place yet. Regardless, Daniel 12:11 indicates that the removal of the “constant feature” of Jehovah’s worship and the “placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation” is the same event. This is verified at Daniel 8:13, which reads: “ And I got to hear a certain holy one speaking, and another holy one proceeded to say to the particular one who was speaking: ‘How long will the vision be of the constant feature and of the transgression causing desolation, to make both the holy place and the army things to trample on?’” Of course, the Watchtower has numerous contradictory interpretations of parallel prophecies; evidenced by the fact the Governing Body insists that the holy place that is destined for desolation, about which Christ spoke, will find its fulfillment in the fiery destruction of Christendom in the near future; whereas, the very prophecies of Daniel that foretell the desolation of the holy place, to which Jesus directed the reader to have discernment, are applied to the Watch Tower Society of decades past. Clearly, the Watchtower has not followed Jesus advice to use discernment. The visionaries of Bethel have even claimed that the “constant feature” was removed on two separate occasions – once in 1918 and then again during WWII – this in spite of the fact that Bethel contradictorily boasts that the Watchtower has never failed to go to print, even during the hardships of both world wars. Even under the brutal persecution of the Nazis the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses did not stop. In fact, it thrived. So, in what way was the “constant feature” removed? In truth, it was not. The 29 th chapter of Isaiah sheds light upon what the holy place is that comes under siege during the conclusion of the system of things. Just as Jesus foretold that Jerusalem would encircled by a fortification of pointed stakes, so too Isaiah: “And I must encamp on all sides against you, and I must lay siege to you with a palisade and raise up against you siegeworks.” Naturally, the seers on Bethel’s rampart see no connection between Isaiah’s prophecy and Christ’s prophecy regarding the desolation of the holy place, even though the imagery is identical. (For those who may not be familiar with the word “palisade,” which is apparently unique to the New World Translation , it means a fence of pointed stakes set firmly into the ground as a defensive fortification or as an enclosure.) What accounts for the blindness on the part of the men who claim to be the voice of a watchman class? Jehovah provides the answer in the very same chapter of Isaiah, saying: “For upon you men Jehovah has poured a spirit of deep sleep; and he closes your eyes, the prophets, and he has covered even your heads, the visionaries. And for you men the vision of everything becomes like the words of the book that has been sealed up…” There is no indication in the context that those blind visionaries and prophets merely presumptuously claim to be visionaries and prophets, as the Watchtower says of the clergy of Christendom. On the contrary, the context indicates that those who hold positions as spokesmen for Jehovah’s earthly organization will themselves be unable to discern the meaning of the prophecies. For certain, anyone making a thorough examination of the prophecies in comparison to the Watchtower’s interpretations of them, as e-watchman has done over the course of the years, ought to discern that “the vision of everything” is sealed up to them! Jehovah’s Witnesses unquestioningly believe that Jesus Christ inspected all of Christendom in 1918 and appointed the Watch Tower Society over all of his belongings. There is no allowance within Bethel’s prophetic exegesis for any future inspection. But is that not exactly what Jesus foretold; namely, that the inhabitants of Jerusalem did not discern the time of their being inspected? The Watchtower claims to be the “channel” of divine truth – God’s mouthpiece in behalf of all true Christians. That claim is not being called into question merely because God has manifestly concealed his judgments from them. On the contrary, the 29 th chapter of Isaiah reveals Heaven’s judgment upon God’s earthly mouthpiece: “And you must become low so that you will speak from the very earth, and as from the dust your saying will sound low. And like a spirit medium your voice must become even from the earth, and from the dust your own saying will chirp.” What is betokened by such strange symbolism? It would certainly be an odd way of depicting the utter destruction of Christendom. If God’s servant, Ariel, is made low, reduced to a state as if speaking from the dust, even from the grave, given a voice by a spirit medium, it ought to invoke a before-and-after contrast in our minds. Before Ariel is besieged and trampled into the dust he must have had a high position and spoken with authority. The context shows that the wisdom and understanding of the discreet men leading God’s people will conceal itself. Does not the Watchtower claim to be the voice of the wise and discreet slave of God? Indeed it does! Not only that, but the prophecy indicates that the deaf and blind ones will come to their senses and the meek will rejoice in Jehovah when Ariel goes down. The Watchtower claims that the spiritually deaf and blind have already been enlightened since 1914. But if that is the case, in what way did the tyrants and braggarts come to their end back then? As the prophecy indicates, the Watchtower has gone deep in concealing counsel from Jehovah. And they have done so by assigning the judgment of the house of God to nearly a century ago. And although Jehovah’s Witnesses honor Jehovah with their lips, their fear of him is dominated by the commands of men. Who can deny that the Watchtower organization dictates virtually every aspect of the faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses? The stage is now set for world war to herald the authentic parousia of Christ, which will result in the utter discrediting and complete collapse of the Watch Tower Society. With the bragging slave silenced in the dust, then Jehovah “will act wonderfully again with this people, in a wonderful manner and with something wonderful…” This tract is being mailed to hundreds of congregations in the USA

The Ax Is Already Lying at the Root! The May 15, 2012, study article of the W a t ch t o w er states on page 26: “For instance, we need to guard against succumbing to apostasy, a sin that would make us unfit to glorify God. (Deut. 13:6:9) Let us therefore have nothing to do with apostates or anyone who claims to be a brother but who is dishonoring God. This should be the case even if he is a family member. We are not benefited by trying to refute the arguments of apostates or those who are critical of Jehovah’s organization. In fact, it is spiritually dangerous and improper to peruse their information, whether it appears in written form or it is found on the Internet.” To be sure, there is a growing number of ex Jehovah’s Witnesses who believe it is their duty to assist Jehovah’s Witnesses to leave their faith. Many of them claim to now know “Jesus” and to have found the real “truth.” They have returned to the vomitus teachings of the churches. The cited verse in the paragraph above – a warning to the Israelites not to allow others to allure them to worship other gods – is certainly a valid principle for Jehovah’s Witnesses. But the Writing Committee equates an y criticism of the organization with apostasy. Is that really honest though? For example, in October of 2001 the London Guardian exposed the Watchtower’s secret 10-year NGO partnership with the United Nations. Bethel’s explanation was that “opposers” were making false accusations. However, whether or not those who exposed the Watchtower are opposers is not the issue. The fact is the accusations were not false. (The publisher of this Kingdom Bulletin initiated the first of many mailing campaigns in 2004, which reached every kingdom hall in America and Canada, with an eight-page letter detailing the Watchtower’s NGO caper.) The Watchtower cunningly deceived Jehovah’s Witnesses and committed an act of apostasy. The facts have been thoroughly documented by e-watchman and placed before the public and all of Jehovah’s Witnesses who dare to know the truth. Rather than honestly deal with the massive stumbling block the Governing Body had rolled onto the Path of life, thereby spiritually injuring and stumbling untold numbers of Jehovah’s sheep, Bethel brushed it off as the work of “opposers.” But does it really dishonor God to expose such double-dealing treachery on the part of the leaders of God’s people? Should not all God-fearing Christians oppose such brazen hypocrisy on the part of those who presumptuously wrap themselves in the prophet’s mantle? Another criticism of “Jehovah’s organization” has come from long-time Jehovah Witnesses who became horrified and appalled over the Watchtower Society’s reckless and treacherous dealings in response to thousands of cases of child abuse within the organization. Yet, the Watchtower callously considers any who dare expose the evils perpetrated against children as apostates. The organization really has two faces. In its public face Bethel claims to “abhor” child abuse. It boasts of disfellowshipping pedophiles and preventing known pedophiles from positions of responsibility. The secret face, though, is hideously ugly. Many who have had experience with the Watchtower’s Legal Department know that in the past Bethel has strong-armed elders and abuse victims – disallowing them from contacting the police or discouraging cooperation with them. While publicly declaring the organization to be a spiritual paradise, the Watchtower maintains a secret database of over 20,000 pedophiles that menacingly lurk within the congregations, often unbeknownst to parents. Bethel has even threatened sexually abused children and their parents with ostracism if they make known within the congregation the identities of pedophiles. While publicly the Watchtower charges elders to look after their congregational flocks, behind closed chamber doors lawyers working for the Watchtower argue that elders have no fiduciary duty to protect children from the crimes of a congregant. And in order to prevent exposure of their two-faced dealings to the public in open court, the Watchtower has made low-key out of court settlements with victims, while denying any responsibility, and legally binding the victims with gag orders to prevent them from disclosing the nature of the crimes committed against them and the Society’s culpability. These are “the arguments of apostates” the Watchtower wishes that Jehovah’s Witnesses will not encounter or consider. Obviously, though, the Watchtower is correct in warning Jehovah’s Witnesses that they have nothing to “benefit by trying to refute” such things – the reason being, the facts cannot be refuted! In demonizing any “who are critical of Jehovah’s organization,” the implication is that the leadership of the organization is above reproach – that no criticism of their teachings or exposure of their secret doings is valid. In taking this approach the Governing Body have inauspiciously seated themselves on the very throne of God – just as Paul forewarned Christians that the man of lawlessness would do as an immediate prelude to the manifestation of Christ. "THE RESURRECTION HAS ALREADY OCCURRED" Interestingly, in the first century certain men had deviated from the truth – in other words, they became apostate. Paul even named two of them by name; namely, Hymenaeus and Philetus, and he warned the brothers that they were subverting the faith of some by claiming that the resurrection had already occurred. So, the bold apostle cited the arguments of the apostates. In other letters Paul taught that the first resurrection would occur during the parousia; hence, the apostle refuted the arguments of those apostates, for the benefit of the brothers back then. In a strange irony, the Watchtower teaches the very same thing as those first century apostates. It claims the first resurrection has already occurred, supposedly in 1918. Of course, the Society backs up that assertion by claiming that the parousia began in 1914 and that the day of Jehovah is here. In other words, the Society teaches that all the chosen ones who have died in Christ have already been gathered to him. This, though, is exactly what Paul warned the brothers about at 2 Thessalonians 2:1:2 regarding the operation of error emanating from the man of lawlessness, where he wrote: “However, brothers, respecting the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we request of you not to be quickly shaken from your reason nor to be excited either through an inspired expression or through a verbal message or through a letter as though from us, to the effect that the day of Jehovah is here.” There is only one source in modern times that makes public statements regarding the presence of Christ having begun and “the day of Jehovah is here.” It is the Watchtower. For the past century (even longer considering that the C.T. Russell originally claimed the presence began in 1874) the Watchtower has been declaring that the presence has begun, that the chosen ones have been gathered together to him, that the day of Jehovah is here. And no one can honestly deny that Jehovah’s Witnesses and their Bible Student forerunners have periodically been shaken from their reason by such claims. Poor brother Macmillan was so shaken by the hysteria over 1914 that he sold his winter coat that summer, imagining he would be gathered to Jesus before winter. More recently hundreds of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses were shaken from their reason by “verbal messages” and written apostolic‐like letters in the form of Watchtower literature that intimated Armageddon would occur and the thousand-year reign would begin in 1975. In harmony with Paul’s warning, Jesus himself forewarned that as a prelude to his actual presence many would falsely announce: “the due time has approached.” As an example of the Watchtower’s practice of what Jehovah calls “double-faced divination,” the Society claims the master appointed them over all of his belongings in 1918. That is when the Son of man is believed to have arrived to inspect his Father’s spiritual house. But in the context of the illustration in the 12th chapter of Luke regarding the faithful slave’s second appointment, Jesus warned all his disciples, especially those who had been appointed to feed the domestics with food at the proper time, that they had better keep their loins girded and their lamps lit because their master was coming at a time they did not think to be it. Indeed, Jesus forewarned his appointed slaves that he was coming as unexpectedly as a thief in the night. But if that has already occurred, why does the Watchtower contradictorily exhort all to stay on the watch for the coming of the Son of man? At this moment Jehovah’s great military force is mustering for World War Three – a war the Bethel prophet class has assured Jehovah’s Witnesses could not take place. The days of Bethel’s hypocrisy and double-faced divination are coming to an end. The coming mighty flood of tyranny will sweep away the Watchtower’s refuge in a lie. Indeed, the master of the house is coming as unexpectedly as a thief in the night! Th i s Kingdom Bulletin is being mailed to numerous congregations in New York City.

"Say to Those Plastering..." It has now been almost a century since Charles Taze Russell stood before his fellow Bethelites and declared the Gentile times to have ended. Ever since then the Watchtower Society has interpreted nearly all prophecy as having some sort of fulfillment in the 1914-1919 period, with a few exceptions. As the situation stands presently, millions of trusting Jehovah’s Witnesses have been led to believe that virtually all prophecy has been fulfilled and that all that remains to occur is the destruction of the symbolic harlot, Babylon the Great, and, of course, the war of Armageddon. There is little room for error. Jesus has already rewarded his faithful slave with oversight over all of his belongings – at least, according to those who claim to have already received the Master’s irrevocable approval. The coming of the Refiner has been relegated to the past. Jehovah’s Witnesses have been liberated from Babylon. Jehovah’s Witnesses are now luxuriating in spiritual paradise. The Watchtower Society has already received the disciplining outlined in prophecy and all is well between Jehovah and his people. But let he that has an ear hear the echo of the words of the “stupid prophets” who reside in the intimate group of God’s people declaring: “There is peace!” “The stupid prophets” described in the 13th chapter of Ezekiel were condemned by God for publishing an untrue vision in the name of Jehovah. They claimed to have “seen” something when God had not shown them anything. Ezekiel 13:6 states: “They have visioned what is untrue and a lying divination, those who are saying, ‘The utterance of Jehovah is,’ when Jehovah himself has not sent them, and they have waited to have a word come true.” God went on to describe the work of the false prophets as “one that is building a partition wall, but in vain there are those plastering it with whitewash.” This extraordinary prophecy accurately describes the Watchtower’s 1914 dogma. It stands as a towering wall – declared over and over again to be God’s truth, and yet as the years go by, the constructors of the wall have waited in vain to have “a word come true.” Since 1914 the prophets of Bethel have been forced to slap coat after coat of whitewash upon their “wall” to keep up appearances. For example, the Watchtower has been obliged to periodically redefine what a generation is, for the obvious reason that the 1914 generation has long since passed away. And although the Watchtower insists that we presently see all the things occurring that Jesus foretold, it also contradictorily admits that many of the things that Jesus foretold would occur within the generation are really not in evidence now; such as: Jesus said that men will be faint with fear. The Watchtower used to say that aspect of the sign was clearly on display. Now, though, Bethel says it will be fulfilled in the future; hence, the Governing Body plasters on another coat of whitewash. The Watchtower used to teach that Jesus sat down upon his throne in 1914 and began separating the sheep from the goats. Now the Society says that is not true. The separating is in the future. And although Jesus sat down on his kingdom throne in 1914, he apparently has another throne upon which he will sit to judge the nations as to whether they are sheep or goats. Splat! Another coat of whitewash is plastered on the wall! The Watchtower used to teach that the great tribulation began back during the First World War, but that God intervened to cut it short. No longer. That error was plastered over about 40 years ago. The Watchtower used to teach that the disgusting thing was already standing where it ought not. That error has been plastered over with whitewash too. While the prophecies clearly portray spiritual paradise as a condition completely devoid of animalistic individuals, within the Watchtower’s spiritual paradise lurk predatory pedophiles, con men and various other sorts of evils. How will it turn out for the Watchtower Society? Will the Governing Body eventually get it right? Will Jehovah reveal new light to them so that they may enlighten all of Jehovah’s Witnesses who look to them for the truth? “THE WALL MUST FALL” It is not going to turn out well for those who speak and teach in the name of Jehovah but who promote a lying and untrue vision. Jehovah’s ancient watchman was commanded: “Say to those plastering with whitewash that it will fall. A flooding downpour will certainly occur, and you, O hailstones, will fall, and a blast of windstorms itself will cause a splitting. And, look! the wall must fall. Will it not be said to you men, ‘Where is the coating with which you did the plastering?’” The Watchtower Society has made the invisible return of Christ in 1914 the very cornerstone of the organization. In fact, Jehovah’s Witnesses who do not fully accept that Christ was enthroned in heaven in 1914, and all that goes with that doctrine, are judged by the elders to be apostates and summarily disfellowshipped from the congregation. (See Questions from Readers. Watchtower, April 1st, 1986) What that means is this: The Watchtower Society has made their lying vision a mandatory article of faith for all those desirous of serving God and Christ. There is a heavy price to be paid for misleading and stumbling Jehovah’s sheep. In accord with the pattern established by Ezekiel let the Watchtower Society, with her Governing Body, her board of directors and numerous departmental heads and committees of prominent men, hear the word of Jehovah: ‘“And I will tear down the wall that you men have plastered with whitewash and bring it into contact with the earth, and its foundation must be exposed. And she will certainly fall, and you must come to an end in the midst of her; and you will have to know that I am Jehovah.’” The “blast of windstorms” and hail that God unleashed in Ezekiel’s day came in the form of the Babylonian war machine that devastated Jerusalem. Jerusalem was once the place where Jehovah caused his name to reside and the temple was the center of worship for Jehovah’s visible organization. But God’s judgments, as contained in prophecy, are ultimately reserved to be unveiled in the final part of the days. As in the original fulfillment, we may expect God’s judgment against the place where Jehovah has caused his name to reside in modern times – Bethel and Jehovah’s Witnesses! The 28th chapter of Isaiah relates a similar judgment against the leaders of God’s people at the revelation of Christ. It is when God lays the messianic foundation stone that a torrential flood and hail storm is unleashed against the rulers of God’s people in order to wash away their place of concealment. The leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses has unquestionably made a lie their refuge. They have declared themselves righteous by creating a false messiah who came in 1914 and bestowed his blessing upon all they say and do. But the days of your petty tyranny over God’s people are rapidly coming to an end. The now onrushing day of Jehovah will be like an overwhelming storm. The soon unfolding reality of nuclear war, global food shortages, searing pestilences and massive earthquakes will pulverize the Watchtower’s myth that Christ became king in 1914. Indeed, the wall must fall! As for those “stupid prophets” who knowingly promote a lie, Jehovah’s judgment against you is as follows: “‘For the reason that you men have spoken untruth and you have visioned a lie, therefore here I am against you,’ is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.’ And my hand has come to be against the prophets that are visioning untruth and that are divining a lie. In the intimate group of my people they will not continue on, and in the register of the house of Israel they will not be written, and to the soil of Israel they will not come; and you people will have to know that I am the Sovereign Lord Jehovah…’” This Kingdom Bulletin is being distributed to the leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses globally. Please feel free to print a copy from the PDF below and distribute it with discretion. (If mailed within the USA a return address is not mandatory) Contact: watchmanspost@gmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Dutch Koninkrijksbulletin #2 15 februari 2012 Van de redactie van e-Watchman.com Het is bijna een eeuw geleden dat Charles Taze Russell in aanwezigheid van zijn mede-Bethelieten de aankondiging deed dat de tijden der heidenen geëindigd waren. Van die tijd af heeft het Wachttorengenootschap nagenoeg alle profetieën uitgelegd als kenden ze een of andere vervulling in de periode van 1914-1919, enkele uitzonderingen daargelaten. Thans geloven miljoenen Getuigen van Jehovah op grond van deze uitleggingen dat zo goed als alle profetieën reeds zijn vervuld en dat het enige wat nog staat te gebeuren de vernietiging is van de symbolische hoer, Babylon de Grote, en natuurlijk ook de oorlog van Armageddon. Het lijkt uitgesloten dat men zich hierin zou vergissen. Jezus heeft zijn getrouwe slaaf reeds beloond met de supervisie over al zijn bezittingen – tenminste, volgens hen die er aanspraak op maken dat zij de onherroepelijke goedkeuring van de Meester reeds hebben ontvangen. De komst van de Louteraar is naar het verleden verwezen. Jehovah's Getuigen zijn al bevrijd uit Babylon. Jehovah's Getuigen leven nu in de weelde van een geestelijk paradijs. Het Wachttorengenootschap heeft het geprofeteerde strenge onderricht reeds in het verleden ontvangen en alles gaat prima tussen Jehovah en zijn volk. Maar laat wie een oor heeft de echo opmerken van de woorden van de „verstandeloze profeten” die in de intieme groep van Gods volk verblijven en die verklaren: „Er is vrede!” „De verstandeloze profeten” die worden beschreven in het 13de hoofdstuk van Ezechiël werden door God veroordeeld omdat ze een onwaar visioen verkondigden in de naam van Jehovah. Zij beweerden dat zij iets „gezien” hadden terwijl God hen helemaal niets had laten zien. Ezechiël 13:6 zegt: „Zij hebben iets wat onwaar is en een leugenachtige waarzegging geschouwd, zij die zeggen: ‘De uitspraak van Jehovah is’, terwijl Jehovah zelf hen niet heeft gezonden, en zij hebben gewacht op het uitkomen van een woord.” God beschrijft het werk van de valse profeten verder als „iemand die een scheidsmuur bouwt, maar tevergeefs zijn er die hem met witkalk bepleisteren.” Deze opmerkelijke profetie beschrijft nauwkeurig de leerstelling van de Wachttoren over 1914. Dit dogma is als een hoog oprijzende muur – keer op keer wordt het bestempeld als zijnde Gods waarheid, maar met het verstrijken van de jaren hebben de bouwlieden van de muur tevergeefs gewacht „op het uitkomen van een woord.” Sedert 1914 zagen de profeten van Bethel zich genoodzaakt om de ene laag witkalk na de andere op hun „muur” te kwakken teneinde de schone schijn te redden. Zo zag de Wachttoren zich verplicht om het begrip ‘geslacht’ regelmatig te herdefiniëren, simpelweg omdat het geslacht van 1914 allang is voorbijgegaan. En terwijl de Wachttoren volhoudt dat wij heden ten dage alle dingen zien gebeuren die Jezus heeft voorzegd, geeft het in tegenspraak hiermee ook toe dat vele van de dingen die volgens Jezus' voorzegging binnen het geslacht zouden gebeuren, zich in werkelijkheid niet op dit moment manifesteren. Bijvoorbeeld: Jezus zei dat de mensen mat zouden worden van vrees. Vroeger zei de Wachttoren dat dit onderdeel van het teken duidelijk waarneembaar was. Maar nu zegt Bethel dat de vervulling nog in de toekomst ligt; op deze manier pleistert het Besturende Lichaam er nog een laag witkalk bovenop. Vroeger leerde de Wachttoren dat Jezus in 1914 op zijn troon is gaan zitten en toen is begonnen met het scheiden van de schapen en de bokken. Nu zegt het Genootschap dat dit niet waar is. De scheiding ligt nog in de toekomst. En hoewel Jezus in 1914 op zijn koninklijke troon is gaan zitten, heeft hij blijkbaar nog een andere troon waar hij zal op plaatsnemen om de natiën te oordelen en te bepalen wie schapen en wie bokken zijn. Klets! Nog een laag witkalk wordt op de muur gepleisterd! Vroeger leerde de Wachttoren dat de grote verdrukking was begonnen ten tijde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog, maar dat God tussenbeide was gekomen om het te verkorten. Maar niet meer. Die fout werd zo'n 40 jaar geleden weggepleisterd. De Wachttoren leerde vroeger dat het walgelijke ding reeds stond waar het niet behoorde te staan. Ook die fout is met witkalk weggepleisterd. De profetieën omschrijven het geestelijke paradijs ondubbelzinnig als een toestand die volledig vrij is van individuen met een dierlijke gezindheid. Niettegenstaande dat liggen er in het geestelijke paradijs van de Wachttoren roofdierachtige pedofielen, oplichters en andere vormen van boosaardigheid op de loer. Hoe zal het aflopen met het Wachttorengenootschap? Zal het Besturende Lichaam alles uiteindelijk wel in orde brengen? Zal Jehovah nieuw licht aan hen openbaren zodat alle Getuigen van Jehovah die naar hen opzien om de waarheid geleerd te worden, door hen verlicht kunnen worden? „DE MUUR MOET VALLEN” Het zal niet goed aflopen met hen die spreken en onderwijzen in de naam van Jehovah maar een leugenachtig en onwaar visioen propageren. Jehovah's wachter in de oudheid kreeg het bevel: „Zeg tot degenen die met witkalk pleisteren, dat hij zal vallen. Een overstromende stortregen zal stellig plaatsvinden en gij, o hagelstenen, zult vallen, en zelfs het geblaas van stormwinden zal hem doen splijten. En zie! de muur moet vallen. Zal niet tot ulieden worden gezegd: ‘Waar is de pleisterlaag waarmee gij gepleisterd hebt?’” Het Wachttorengenootschap heeft de onzichtbare wederkomst van Christus in 1914 tot de hoeksteen van de hele organisatie gemaakt. Het is in feite zo dat Getuigen van Jehovah die niet ten volle aanvaarden dat Christus in de hemel op de troon is geplaatst in 1914, en alles wat met die leerstelling samenhangt, door de ouderlingen worden veroordeeld als afvalligen en op staande voet uit de gemeente worden gesloten. (Zie Vragen van lezers, De Wachttoren 1 april 1986.) Wat dat betekent is het volgende: Het Wachttorengenootschap heeft van haar leugenachtige visioen een verplicht geloofsartikel gemaakt voor allen die de wens hebben God en Christus te dienen. Er zal een hoge prijs betaald moeten worden voor het misleiden en doen struikelen van Jehovah's schapen. Naar het voorbeeld dat gesteld werd door Ezechiël dient het Wachttorengenootschap en het Besturende Lichaam, met haar bestuursleden en talrijke afdelingshoofden en comités bestaande uit vooraanstaande mannen, het woord van Jehovah te horen: „En ik wil de muur die gijlieden met witkalk hebt bepleisterd, omverhalen en hem in aanraking brengen met de aarde, en zijn fundament moet blootgelegd worden. En ze zal stellig vallen en gij moet midden in haar uw einde vinden; en gij zult moeten weten dat ik Jehovah ben.” „Het geblaas van stormwinden” en hagel dat God ontketende in de tijd van Ezechiël kwam in de gedaante van de Babylonische oorlogsmachine die Jeruzalem verwoestte. Jeruzalem was eens de plaats waar Jehovah zijn naam deed verblijven en de tempel was het centrum van aanbidding voor Jehovah's zichtbare organisatie. Maar Gods oordelen, waar de profetieën over spreken, zijn uiteindelijk bestemd om onthuld te worden in het laatst der dagen. Zoals het geval was in de eerste vervulling, mogen we verwachten dat Gods oordeel gericht zal zijn tegen de plaats wa ar Jehovah in onze tijd zijn naam heeft doen verblijven – Bethel en Jehovah's Getuigen! Het 28ste hoofdstuk van Jesaja gaat over een soortgelijke oordeelsaankondiging tegen de leiders van Gods volk bij de openbaring van Christus. In de tijd dat God de messiaanse steen als fundament legt, barst er een geweldige vloedgolf en hagelstorm los tegen de heersers van Gods volk teneinde de schuilplaats waarin ze zich hebben verborgen, weg te spoelen. Zij die de leiding hebben onder Jehovah's Getuigen hebben ontegensprekelijk een leugen tot hun toevlucht gemaakt. Zij hebben zichzelf rechtvaardig verklaard door een valse messias in het leven te roepen die in 1914 kwam en zijn zegen gaf aan alles wat ze zeggen en doen. Maar de dagen van uw verachtelijke tirannie over Gods volk naderen snel hun einde. De dag van Jehovah die nu komt aansnellen zal als een overweldigende storm zijn. De gebeurtenissen die zich spoedig zullen ontvouwen en de werkelijkheid van een kernoorlog, wereldwijde voedseltekorten, verschroeiende pestilenties en grote aardbevingen zullen de Wachttoren-mythe dat Christus in 1914 koning is geworden met de grond gelijk maken. Ja, de muur moet vallen! Wat betreft die „verstandeloze profeten” die willens en wetens een leugen propageren, Jehovah's oordeel tegen u luidt als volgt: „‘Omdat gijlieden onwaarheid hebt gesproken en gij een leugen hebt geschouwd, daarom, ziet, ben ik tegen U’, is de uitspraak van de Soevereine Heer Jehovah. ‘En mijn hand is gekomen tegen de profeten die onwaarheid schouwen en die een leugen waarzeggen. In de intieme groep van mijn volk zullen zij niet blijven, en in het register van het huis van Israël zullen zij niet geschreven worden, en op Israëls bodem zullen zij niet komen; en gijlieden zult moeten weten dat ik de Soevereine Heer Jehovah ben …’” Robert King Dit Koninkrijksbulletin wordt verspreid aan de leiding van Jehovah's Getuigen over heel de wereld. Je mag gerust zelf een kopie afdrukken en discreet bezorgen.

THE PERFECT STORM A “perfect storm” scenario of apocalyptic proportions is brewing – soon to spawn the greatest catastrophe in human history. That most people are oblivious to the looming calamity or that some may ridicule the prophecies that foretell it, or even the mere suggestion that all is not as it seems, is by no means a contra-indication of its nearness, but is in itself a characteristic commonly exhibited by a doomed civilization. The most immediate threat facing the world is not over-population, the depletion of the ozone layer, the destruction of the rain forests, or the gradual thaw of the polar ice caps, or even terrorism – as some politicians and the corporate media would have us believe; but rather, it is the age-old menace of war – except now, the evils of war are no longer laboriously inflicted with muscle-powered spears, slings and bow and arrow, as in ancient times; or even with cannon and machine gun, as in more recent wars. Modern wars are being waged with the most sophisticated and destructive weapons imaginable – weapons so powerful that the potential exists of extinguishing the human race. According to Jesus Christ, there is to occur a time of unprecedented trouble, a virtual meltdown of the entire global system of things, a calamity of such severity that the continued existence of mankind will require divine intervention to halt the tribulation. Clearly, though, if God cuts short the oncoming great tribulation, as Christ foretold, it should be evident that the tribulation itself is not a direct act of God, as will be ‘the war to end all wars’ – Armageddon. What is more, it is also apparent that the great tribulation that is to suddenly engulf “the entire inhabited earth,” causing men to literally faint with fright and perplexity, is not merely the destruction of Christendom, as Jehovah’s Witnesses presently imagine. The tribulation is destined to bring distress to the entire world of mankind, not just those who worship the harlot of Babylon. The 9-11 terrorist attack on New York and Washington D.C. – now more than a decade in the past – served as a pretext for the United States to launch ongoing wars, first in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now through covert means Libya, Syria and Iran. And it is no coincidence that these nations sit upon vast oil and mineral wealth and were/are not compliant puppet states, as are other Middle East nations. With the massive military buildup in the Persian Gulf region now taking place and the threatened intervention of Russia and China, the looming attack upon Iran will most likely trigger global war – nuclear war! It is part of the grand plan to destroy the nation-state system and establish a totalitarian world government – signified in Revelation as an eighth king. This presents a massive stumbling block for all of Jehovah’s Witnesses due to the fact that the Watchtower Society has insisted that there can be no nuclear war or that the sign of Christ’s presence cannot manifest itself in a more profound way so as to surpass in severity the events that transpired during the 1914-1918 interval. The “artfully contrived” story that Jesus is invisibly present and has already judged the house of God has set the stage for Christ to come as unexpectedly as a thief in the night, at an hour Jehovah’s Witnesses do not think likely! How foolish to suppose that the day and year of the commencement of the reign of Jehovah’s kingdom can be humanly “calculated.” It should be apparent that mass deaths due to food storages and global pandemics are certain to be an inevitable consequence of international war and economic collapse. Global genocide is a very real possibility and, in fact, is what the prophecies foretell. International war, food shortages and pestilences are, of course, the primary features of the sign of Christ’s presence – along with developments that will directly impact true Christians, such as intense persecutions, the stumbling of many and betrayal by former brothers and the desolation of Jehovah God’s holy place. Although the present world system is inherently, terminally flawed, the future unveiling of the judgments of Jehovah, beginning with the violent debasing of the god of this world – Satan, along with his demons – will serve as the actual detonator for the meltdown of the present system of things. In other words, all indications are that the four horsemen of the Apocalypse are about to commence their deadly gallop across the face of the earth! The crisis brought on by global war, resulting in the devastating mortal wound upon the presently-ruling Anglo-American dyad, will serve as the unmistakable signal that “the presence of the day of Jehovah” has finally begun and that Satan has lost the initial phase of the war and been hurled down from heaven, where he is certain to make his last stand against the then-ascending kingdom of God. While at the present moment Jehovah’s Witnesses are thoroughly convinced that the world-shattering war in heaven between Michael the archangel and Satan the Devil took place nearly a century ago, and that the Devil and his angels have already been cast down to the earth and have since then gone forth in a great rage, the seismic shocks certain to shake the world to its foundation in the near future, and the unprecedented tyranny that will envelope Jehovah’s Witnesses around the earth, will most certainly sweep away the Watchtower Society’s 1914 delusion and amplify the chilling declaration of the Apocalypse: “Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.” Robert King ___________________________________________________________ Dutch Koninkrijksbulletin #1 12 februari 2012 Van de redactie van e-Watchman.com Een scenario van apocalyptische proporties is als een „volmaakte storm” op komst – een die binnenkort de grootste catastrofe in de menselijke geschiedenis zal veroorzaken. Dat de meeste mensen zich niet bewust zijn van het dreigende onheil of dat sommigen misschien de spot drijven met de profetieën die dit voorzeggen, of met de gedachte dat de zaken er niet zo rooskleurig voorstaan als ze worden afgeschilderd, doet helemaal niets af aan het feit dat het nabij is, maar is veeleer een kenmerk eigen aan een ten ondergang gedoemde beschaving. Het meest acute gevaar voor deze wereld is niet overbevolking, de dunner wordende ozonlaag, de vernietiging van de regenwouden of het afsmelten van de poolijskappen, en ook niet het terrorisme – zoals sommige politici en de grote media ons willen doen geloven; neen, het is de eeuwenoude dreiging van oorlog. Het verschil is dat de oorlogen van nu niet meer worden uitgevochten met het moeizame inzetten van man- en spierkracht, met speer en slinger en met pijl en boog zoals in de oudheid; en zelfs niet meer met kanonnen en machinegeweren, zoals in recentere oorlogen. De moderne oorlogen worden gevoerd met de meest gesofisticeerde en vernietigende wapens die we ons kunnen voorstellen – wapens die zo krachtig zijn dat de uitroeiing van het menselijke ras een mogelijkheid is geworden. Volgens Jezus Christus moet er een tijd komen van nooit eerder voorgekomen moeilijkheden, een virtuele meltdown van het gehele wereldstelsel, een rampspoed die zo ernstig zal zijn dat het voortbestaan van de mensheid een goddelijk ingrijpen noodzakelijk zal maken om een eind te maken aan die verdrukking. Het is evenwel duidelijk dat als God de komende grote verdrukking zal verkorten, zoals Christus heeft voorzegd, die verdrukking zelf geen rechtstreekse daad van God kan zijn. Dat zal wel het geval zijn met ‘de oorlog die alle oorlogen zal doen ophouden’, namelijk Armageddon. Het zal bovendien ook duidelijk zijn dat de grote verdrukking die plotseling „de gehele bewoonde aarde”zal verzwelgen en waardoor mensen letterlijk zullen bezwijmen van angst en radeloosheid, niet enkel kan bestaan uit de vernietiging van de christenheid, zoals Jehovah's Getuigen op dit moment denken. De voorzegde verdrukking zal de gehele mensheid overal op aarde benauwen, niet enkel hen die de hoer van Babylon aanbidden. De terroristische aanslagen van 11 september op New York en Washington D.C. – nu meer dan tien jaar geleden – waren voor de Verenigde Staten een voorwendsel om oorlogen te beginnen die nog steeds voortduren, eerst in Afghanistan en Irak, en nu van achter de schermen in Libië, Syrië en Iran. Het is geen toeval dat deze landen over een enorme rijkdom aan olie- en mineralenreserves beschikken en geen volgzame stromanregimes waren/zijn zoals andere staten in het Midden-Oosten. Met de grootschalige versterking van militaire troepen in de Perzische Golf die nu aan de gang is en Rusland en China die zich in het conflict dreigen te mengen, zal de aanval op Iran die nu dreigt te gebeuren heel waarschijnlijk een mondiale oorlog ontketenen – een kernoorlog! Dat maakt deel uit van het grote plan om het stelsel van nationale staten te ontbinden en een totalitaire wereldregering in te stellen – in de Openbaring aangeduid als een achtste koning. Dit vormt een heel groot struikelblok voor alle Getuigen van Jehovah aangezien het Wachttorengenootschap heeft verzekerd dat een kernoorlog zich niet kan voordoen en dat het teken van Christus' tegenwoordigheid zich niet in een nog vollediger mate kan vertonen, met een hevigheid die de gebeurtenissen in de periode van 1914-1918 nog overtreft. Het „kunstig verzonnen” verhaal dat Jezus onzichtbaar tegenwoordig is en het huis van God reeds heeft geoordeeld, heeft voor Christus de weg bereid om net zo onverwacht te komen als een dief in de nacht, op een uur dat Jehovah's Getuigen het niet waarschijnlijk achten! Hoe dwaas is het te menen dat de dag en het jaar van het aanbreken van de heerschappij van Jehovah's koninkrijk menselijkerwijs „berekend” kan worden. We kunnen er zeker van zijn dat massale sterfte tengevolge van voedseltekorten en wereldomvattende pandemieën een onontkoombaar gevolg zal zijn van internationale oorlog en economische ineenstorting. Een wereldomvattende genocide is een heel reële mogelijkheid, en is in feite wat de profetieën voorzeggen. Internationale oorlogen, voedseltekorten en pestilenties zijn uiteraard de voornaamste kenmerken van het teken van Christus' tegenwoordigheid – gepaard gaande met ontwikkelingen waar ware christenen rechtstreeks mee te maken zullen krijgen, zoals: hevige vervolgingen, velen die tot struikelen worden gebracht en verraden worden door voormalige broeders, en de verwoesting van de heilige plaats van Jehovah God. Hoewel deze huidige wereld door en door, terminaal ziek is, zal de toekomstige onthulling van Jehovah's oordelen, te beginnen met de gewelddadige vernedering van de god van deze wereld, Satan, samen met zijn demonen, de lont in het kruitvat zijn die de meltdown van het huidige samenstel van dingen op gang trekt. Anders gezegd, alles wijst erop dat de vier ruiters van de Apocalyps binnenkort hun moordende rit over het aardoppervlak aanvangen! De crisis die een mondiale oorlog zal veroorzaken, zal het nu heersende Anglo-Amerikaanse tweetal een verschrikkelijke slag toebrengen en dodelijk verwonden, en dit zal het onmiskenbare sein vormen dat „de tegenwoordigheid van de dag van Jehovah” eindelijk is begonnen en er tevens op duiden dat Satan de eerste fase van de oorlog heeft verloren en uit de hemel is geworpen, waarna hij zijn laatste stelling moet innemen tegen het dan opkomende koninkrijk van God. Hoewel Jehovah's Getuigen er op dit moment stellig van overtuigd zijn dat de wereldschokkende oorlog in de hemel tussen de aartsengel Michaël en Satan de Duivel bijna een eeuw geleden heeft plaatsgevonden, en dat de Duivel en zijn engelen reeds naar de aarde zijn geworpen en sindsdien in grote woede eropuit zijn getrokken, zullen de aardschokken die de wereld binnenkort op zijn grondvesten zal doen daveren, alsook de ongekende tirannie die over Jehovah's Getuigen over heel de aarde zal komen, vast en zeker de verkeerde voorstelling van 1914 door het Wachttorengenootschap wegvagen en de angstaanjagende bekendmaking van de Apocalyps kracht bijzetten: „Wee de aarde en de zee, want de Duivel is tot U neergedaald, en hij heeft grote toorn, daar hij weet dat hij slechts een korte tijdsperiode heeft.” Robert King

Dear Brothers and Friends of the truth: This open letter is directed to Jehovah’s Witnesses and interested persons on the World Wide Web. Over the coming months it will be mailed directly to elder bodies in thousands of congregations across the United States; as well as to all assembly halls in the U.S. and 100 branch offices of the Watchtower Society around the world and to departmental heads among the leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Brooklyn Bethel and the Patterson Educational facilities in New York. Admittedly, it is a challenge to present the deep things of prophecy in a few pages, but due to the limitations imposed by postage and handling of a mass mailing of this scope, this essay should be considered as merely an introduction to a much larger body of work published on the Internet over the past five years at e-watchman.com and more recently in the book Jehovah Himself Has Become King . Nearly all of the Hebrew prophets vividly foretold it – namely: Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Micah, Amos, Hosea, Joel and Zephaniah. God was determined to punish his own chosen people –Israel first, and then Judah – sending them into exile in far away lands. Even more distressing from the standpoint of the true worshippers of God, the very city upon which Jehovah had placed his sacred name – Jerusalem – was going to be razed to the ground by the demon-worshipping Chaldeans. Also slated for destruction – the kingdom of David, with whom God had made a covenant for a kingdom; as well the magnificent temple David’s son had built for Jehovah. The very priests of God were going to be treated with contempt by men of the nations. And what was once the center of true worship in all the earth would become a mere heap of ruins – a desolate waste. So it was, that, immediately prior to the siege of Jerusalem the command was given to have the message of the imminent end of Jehovah’s earthly organization declared: “Tell it in Judah, you men, and publish it even in Jerusalem, and say it out, and blow a horn throughout the land. Call out loudly and say: ‘Gather yourselves together, and let us enter into the fortified cities. Raise a signal toward Zion. Make provision for shelter. Do not stand still.’ For there is a calamity that I am bringing in from the north, even a great crash. He has gone up as a lion out of his thicket, and the one who is bringing the nations to ruin has pulled away; he has gone forth from his place in order to render your land as an object of astonishment. Your own cities will fall in ruins so that there will be no inhabitant.” – Jer.4:5-7 Jehovah’s Witnesses may recognize the similarity of the description of the fall of Jerusalem in Jeremiah’s day and the desolation of the holy place and the city of Jerusalem in the first century, which Christ indicated would have global ramifications during the conclusion of the present system of things. For example, in both instances decisive, life-saving action had to be taken. And on both occasions the desolator came from the symbolic north. (In the first century Rome was the prophetic king of the north.) The crucial question, though, is this: What is typified by the judgments of Jehovah against Jerusalem? According to the teachings of the Watchtower Society, the desolation of Jerusalem, both in Jeremiah’s day and in the first century, foreshadows the coming destruction of the churches of Christendom. The reasoning behind such an interpretation is that both Jerusalems had become apostate, and hence cannot represent Jehovah’s modern organization, which is presumed to be faithful. But is that reasoning sound? Moreover, does that interpretation agree with the inherent harmony of Bible prophecy? And is there any way to definitively determine the truth? The answer to these questions is more then merely academic, as there is much more at stake than just the credibility of the Watchtower Society. Millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses have unreservedly put their trust in the Society’s prophetic interpretations. But, if the future does not unfold in the way that Jehovah’s Witnesses have been led to expect by the Governing Body there will inevitably be many who will be stumbled. Did not Jesus himself foretell that this very thing would occur during the conclusion; namely, that “many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another” ? Jehovah’s Witnesses are under the impression that simply being a member of the Watchtower Society-directed organization places them in the symbolic Ark of salvation. Even more disturbing, Bethel has subtly fostered the unfounded belief that the judgment and cleansing of the house of God began decades ago and that Jehovah’s Witnesses will be mere passive observers of the judgments to come. However, according to Jesus Christ, the salvation of Christians will ultimately hinge upon their taking decisive action in fleeing out of the doomed antitypical Jerusalem and its holy place, when once the prophetic “disgusting thing” takes up a position where it ought not. Not only that, but Jesus foretold that the angels will, afterwards, gather God’s chosen ones from the four corners of the earth. Obviously, if there is yet to be a final gathering together of all of Jehovah’s chosen ones after the tribulation upon Jerusalem is cut short, even if it is ultimately a gathering to heaven, then, is that not suggestive of a future scattering of those very chosen ones in connection with the desolation of the holy place? Because of such obvious discrepancies, and many others besides, it behooves us to re-examine the relevant prophecies at hand. Especially so in view of the lateness of the hour, made more urgent by the ominously gathering storm clouds of yet another world war, likely involving nuclear weapons, and the foreboding rumblings of an unprecedented global financial crash; as well as the specter of food shortages due to hyperinflation or economic collapse; also, a potential global pandemic brought on by a relentlessly mutating, virulent Avian virus. Equally disconcerting, the American republic is poised to descend into martial law or even totalitarianism at the earliest outbreak of these looming calamities. In short, we are facing the catastrophic death-stroke upon the Anglo-American beast and the persecution of the holy ones on a scale never before seen or imagined. Most sobering of all, the stage is now set for the horsemen of the Apocalypse to burst on the scene in full gallop; signaling the sudden, thief-like visitation of Christ as the Inspector of God’s spiritual temple. As in Jeremiah’s day, a great crash is in store for God’s self-confident people. Indeed, Jehovah’s appointed, imperial executioner is stirring – like a lion leaving his lair! In view of Bethel’s seeming disinterest in revising their teachings, the intent of this open letter is to lay bare the Watchtower Society’s unsatisfactory interpretations of these vital prophecies and pull back the curtain upon Jehovah’s future judgments against that which is recognized as the house of God, to the end that our trust may be in God’s prophetic word and not in the staid interpretations of corporate-appointed committees of men, no matter their assumed authority and spiritual qualifications. “Make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine” is surely timely admonition for all of Jehovah’s Witnesses. “LET THE READER USE DISCERNMENT” Since Christians would be required to make a life-and- death decision shortly after the disgusting thing begins “standing where it ought not,” Jesus kindly advised his followers to consult the prophecy of Daniel for additional insight, saying: “Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, (let the reader use discernment,) then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains.” What feature of Daniel’s prophecy may Jesus have had in mind? No doubt Christ intended 1st century readers to discern that the 9th chapter of Daniel had relevance for them. That is where we read: “And upon the wing of disgusting things there will be the one causing desolation; and until an extermination, the very thing decided upon will go pouring out also upon the one lying desolate." But what may Jesus have intended for us to discern from Daniel’s prophecy – those alive during “the conclusion of the system of things” ? No doubt Jesus was familiar with the passage of Daniel, where we are told: "And he will actually go back and hurl denunciations against the holy covenant and act effectively; and he will have to go back and will give consideration to those leaving the holy covenant. And there will be arms that will stand up, proceeding from him; and they will actually profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and remove the constant feature. And they will certainly put in place the disgusting thing that is causing desolation.” – Daniel 11:30-31 Disregarding the identity of the king of the north for the moment, “the sanctuary, the fortress” and “the constant feature” have reference to that which belongs to God – being the principal features of the worship of Jehovah in the Christian era. In other words, “the sanctuary and the fortress” are a holy place to Jehovah. As the Watchtower has recognized, “the constant feature” has to do with the regular sacrifices of praise offered to God in his sanctuary. This is collaborated by Daniel 8:13 – a disclosure of developments during “the time of the end,” which refers to a king fierce in countenance “causing desolation” to the "holy place" and removing "the constant feature." Daniel 8:13 reads: “How long will the vision be of the constant feature and of the transgression causing desolation, to make both the holy place and the army things to trample on?” The "putting in place the disgusting thing that causes desolation" is in reference to the sanctuary of Jehovah, of which Christ is both the cornerstone and High priest. Given the similar content and wording of the prophecies of Daniel it should be evident to the discerning reader that the holy place that is destined to come to desolation and be trampled underfoot by the nations for an appointed time is the spiritual domain of the holy ones – Christ’s true congregation. And that is, of course, exactly what the Watchtower teaches. However, inexplicably, the Watchtower teaches that the king of the north profaned the spiritual sanctuary and removed the constant feature of praise when Adolf Hitler and the Fascists persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses. But not only that, the Watchtower also teaches that the king of fierce countenance profaned the same sanctuary and somehow brought the holy ones to ruin when the Anglo-American king persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses during the Second World War. Furthermore, the 12th chapter of Daniel also refers to the putting in place of the disgusting thing and the removal of the constant feature, which the Society applies to 1918 and the creation of the League of Nations. So, three prophecies that essentially foretell the exact same thing are interpreted by the Watchtower to have been fulfilled in three different ways – all in the past! And yet, in spite of applying the prophecies of Daniel regarding the desolation and trampling of the holy place to the persecutions of the International Bible Students and Jehovah’s Witnesses – albeit on three different occasions – Bethel steadfastly insists that the holy place Jesus referred to, which is destined to be desolated by the disgusting thing of Daniel’s prophecy, represents Christendom! No wonder Jesus advised the reader to use discernment. Could the Watchtower be any less discerning in these vital matters? “UNTIL THE APPOINTED TIMES OF THE NATIONS ARE FULFILLED” The primary foundation for the Watchtower’s teaching regarding the presence of the Lord beginning in 1914 is based upon the seven times chronology that the Watchtower has connected to “the appointed times of the nations,” which Christ mentioned in relation to the desolation of the holy place. In the context of his prophecy of the conclusion, Jesus went on to say: “Woe to the pregnant women and the ones suckling a baby in those days! For there will be great necessity upon the land and wrath on this people; and they will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.” – Luke 21:23-24 A simple and straightforward reading of Christ’s words in their context ought to be understood to have application to the then-existing temple and city of Jerusalem and the generation of Jews then living. Surely the disciples understood Jesus to be foretelling that Jerusalem and the temple were going to be destroyed and that their fellow Jews would “fall by the edge of the sword” at a future time. After all, Jesus’ entire discussion was initiated when he told the apostles that ‘a stone would not be left standing upon a stone’ at the site of Herod’s temple. That prompted Christ’s disciples to ask him when the destruction of the temple would come about. They were not at all concerned about Solomon’s temple that had long since been destroyed, but the temple that was then standing. And Jesus answered their questions accordingly. For example, in pronouncing woe upon the pregnant and nursing women of that generation, Jesus said – “in those days” – meaning, obviously, in the days when the disgusting thing would bring desolation. Then, in the very same breath, Jesus foretold that Jerusalem would – after its desolation by the disgusting thing – continue to be trampled underfoot by the nations for a pre-determined interval; hence, “until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.” There should be no question but that Jesus was speaking of a future trampling of Jerusalem that would commence when the disgusting thing appeared. There is absolutely nothing in the context of the 21st chapter of Luke, or in any other gospel account for that matter, which would suggest that “the appointed times of the nations” was an ongoing period that began five centuries earlier when Babylon laid waste to Jerusalem. Neither is there any justification in applying the seven times of Daniel’s prophecy to “the appointed times of the nations.” Although the Watchtower has devised a crude algebraic formula that purportedly divines all but the precise hour of the commencement of Jesus’ parousia, and millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses have unquestioningly accepted such chronology as an authentic interpretation of divine prophecy, we ought to be reminded of the fact “that no prophecy of Scripture springs from any private interpretation” – meaning, that interpretation of prophecy is not determined by private individuals or by committee. Prophecy can only be understood as it relates to the over all harmony of all other prophecy. In other words – prophecy interprets itself. Hence, as regards the appointed time for the nations to trample God’s holy city the key to unlocking the meaning of Christ’s prophecy is found in the 11th chapter of Revelation, which reads as follows: “And a reed like a rod was given me as he said: ‘Get up and measure the temple sanctuary of God and the altar and those worshiping in it. But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, cast it clear out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.” Keeping in mind that Revelation was written over two decades after Jerusalem and the temple were leveled by the Romans, the prophecy undeniably pertains to the aforementioned spiritual sanctuary. The holy city that is destined to be trampled on by the nations must be the antitypical Jerusalem. Therefore, the so-called Gentile times are plainly revealed in prophecy to be forty-two months and not 2,520 years, as Jehovah’s Witnesses have been led to believe. The forty-two months, expressed variously in Revelation and Daniel as 1,260 days and a time, times and half a time, is the short period of time following Satan’s ouster from heaven and the subsequent death stroke administered to the leading head of Satan’s seven-headed political beast, during which time the holy ones, who are the prospective residents of the New Jerusalem, are trampled underfoot by the tyrannical last king. (Daniel 8:14 explains that the holy place will be brought into its right condition after an interval of 2,300 “evenings and mornings.” Since each day has one evening and one morning, 2,300 evenings and mornings may simply be a cryptic way of expressing 1,150 days.) Of course, the Watchtower teaches that the 11th chapter of Revelation was fulfilled back in 1918, when a few paragraphs of the long-since discarded Finished Mystery book were censored and eight Watchtower officials were incarcerated for several months in the Atlanta penitentiary on charges of sedition. But realistically, the relatively minor travails of a handful of Bible Students back then can hardly compare to the tribulation that befell earthly Jerusalem, which, according to the teachings of Christ, establishes a pattern for what is to befall the chosen ones during the Lord’s day. However, the Watchtower’s erroneous application, while off on the timing, at least establishes the concept of “Jerusalem” (the holy city) representing something other than Christendom in prophecy. The Society reasons that the first century destruction of Jerusalem must typify Christendom’s fiery end, for the reason that Jerusalem was rejected and condemned by Christ. However, it is also true that the apostles continued to honor the temple arrangement and the Mosaic Law as something holy long after Christ’s resurrection and the inauguration of the new covenant. That is evident from the account in the 21st chapter of Acts, where the apostles instructed Paul to ceremonially cleanse himself and appear in the temple in order to quell the rumors that he had been preaching an apostasy from Moses. And even though the first century Christians were said to have approached “the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem,” earthly Jerusalem evidently remained the unofficial headquarters for the apostles up until the disgusting thing appeared. In that respect earthly Jerusalem typifies the Watchtower Society, which has similarly served as a tutor leading to Christ and as a rallying point for those who are destined to become part of the New Jerusalem. But just as Paul had to remind the Hebrew Christians of earthly Jerusalem’s impermanence, so too, Jehovah’s Witnesses, especially those who are anointed, should consider the import of the apostles words at Hebrews 13:14 – “for we do not have here a city that continues, but we are earnestly seeking the one to come.” “YOU BRAGGARTS, YOU RULERS OF THIS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN JERUSALEM” The 28th chapter of Isaiah contains perhaps the most profound, yet least understood revelations of the future judgments of Jehovah in all of the prophetic Scriptures. Although cast in the primitive setting of God’s judgments against Israel and Jerusalem, the prophecy actually casts light directly upon the spiritual condition of the leadership of God’s spiritual nation at the very time of Christ’s stealth-like inspection. How so? First, in the open verses of the 28th chapter of Isaiah the land of Ephraim is described as “the fading blossom of its decoration of beauty.” Elsewhere in prophecy, namely Daniel, the spiritual domain of Christianity is described as “the land of the Decoration.” A “fading blossom,” then, is actually a fitting designation for the Watchtower Society. Sadly, the Society is now like a wilted flower compared to its glory in decades past. For example, gone are the days when Jehovah’s Witnesses were in the public eye because of their staunch refusal to salute the flag or their refusal to be pressured to take up arms. Gone, too, are the days when Bethel’s lawyers argued for the constitutional rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses before the Supreme Court. Now the Watchtower Society is more likely to be in the news because of some sort of internal scandal or the criminal behavior of its members. And Bethel’s lawyers are more apt to be arguing against the legal case of sexually abused plaintiffs in an effort to protect the Society’s substantial assets. Jehovah’s Witnesses should take note of the fact that God, through Jeremiah, commanded the Jews to surrender to Nebuchadnezzar – that is, if they wanted to continue living. They were not to fight, but were to fall away to the Chaldeans. God’s instructions were as follows: “Here I am putting before you people the way of life and the way of death. The one sitting still in this city will die by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence; but the one who is going out and who actually falls away to the Chaldeans who are laying siege against you will keep living, and his soul will certainly come to be his as a spoil.” – Jeremiah 21:8-9 Now the point: In contrast with God’s instructions at Jeremiah 21:8-9, consider what Isaiah 28:5-6 says: “In that day Jehovah of armies will become as a crown of decoration and as a garland of beauty to the ones remaining over of his people, and as a spirit of justice to the one sitting in the judgment, and as mightiness to those turning away the battle from the gate.” Reasoning on the verses above, it becomes apparent that Isaiah’s prophecy does not strictly apply to the Assyrian siege of Israel or the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. That is evident by reason of the fact that God did not become a “crown of decoration” to the rebellious Jews who might have tried to resist the invaders and turn “away the battle from the gate.” Furthermore, the prophecy could not apply to modern Christendom; unless Bethel is willing to concede that “the ones remaining over of his people” are to be the survivors of Christendom’s future destruction. Not only that, but the denunciation is directed specifically against both Ephraim and the “rulers of this people who are in Jerusalem.” As Jehovah’s Witnesses are aware, Israel and Jerusalem were destroyed on separate occasions, yet the prophecy speaks as if Israel and Jerusalem were destroyed at the same time. That is because the prophecy has a broader application to Jehovah’s spiritual nation. Also noteworthy, the rulers of Jerusalem did not merely claim to have authority over God’s people, they actually had God-given authority conferred upon them by means of the Law, as in the case of the officiating priests, and by virtue of God’s covenant with David for an everlasting kingdom, in the case of the kings and princes. So, in that respect Jerusalem could hardly typify the hundreds of different sects of Christendom and their ruling clergy who falsely claim to be Christian. “Braggarts” is an apt description of the spirit of the Bethel establishment, who claim to have already passed the test of loyalty. (See March, 1st, 2004, issue of the Watchtower) In fact, the Governing Body boasts of having already been appointed over not just the domestics, to feed them at the proper time, but over all of the master’s kingdom belongings – a reward that is only to be given when Christ finally settles accounts with all of his slaves. Could anything be more presumptuous than boasting of having already attained the ultimate reward? Even those who are depicted as having God’s favor are nevertheless also in a spiritually drunken state, as Isaiah 28:7-8 states: “And these also—because of wine they have gone astray and because of intoxicating liquor they have wandered about. Priest and prophet—they have gone astray because of intoxicating liquor, they have become confused as a result of the wine, they have wandered about as a result of the intoxicating liquor; they have gone astray in their seeing, they have reeled as to decision. For the tables themselves have all become full of filthy vomit—there is no place without it.” As the Watchtower Society is well aware, the verses above pertain to spiritual drunkenness and not literal intoxication. However, is it possible that the modern “priest and prophet” class of Jehovah “have gone astray because of intoxicating liquor”? Well, consider a few more examples of how the leadership of the organization “have become confused.” Take for instance the fact that the Watchtower insists that Jehovah’s Witnesses are presently living the fulfillment of the prophecies that foretell of the creation of what is called a “spiritual paradise.” According to what is written at Isaiah 35:8-9, though, not one foolish or animalistic person will be found in the company of Jehovah’s blessed people. Does that describe the condition of Jehovah’s Witnesses presently? No, it does not. By the Society’s own admission tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses are disfellowshipped every year for practicing all manner of immorality and wickedness. Many more live double lives and are never found out. Worse, thousands of children of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been victimized by rapacious sexual predators, some of them even serving as trusted elders and ministerial servants. The Watchtower’s legal department recently has even admitted to paying out millions of dollars of funds donated to the advancement of the kingdom to silence abuse victims with legally binding gag orders. Even though Bethel is well aware of these facts they continue to teach the lie that the organization is a verdant spiritual paradise. It is as if their reasoning faculties have been impaired by too much organizational wine! “They have reeled as to decision.” Their spiritual tables have indeed “become full of filthy vomit.” As another example of the vomitous offerings of Bethel’s spiritual inebriates, consider what the Society teaches regarding the conclusion of the system of things. In the 13th chapter of Matthew Jesus explained the parable of the wheat and the weeds and likened the harvest to a conclusion of a system of things, during which time the angels are given the command to “ collect out from his kingdom all things that cause stumbling and persons who are doing lawlessness,” and then pitch them into the fiery furnace. According to the Society the harvest commenced shortly after 1914. The angels have supposedly harvested the wheat class out of Christendom. But since Jesus’ explanation indicates that the angels first remove out from Christ’s “kingdom all things that cause stumbling and persons doing lawlessness,” the Society’s interpretation simply cannot be true. Just as the Society is not really a spiritual paradise, so too, no sober person would dare claim that the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses is devoid of stumbling blocks and persons doing lawlessness. Over the years many tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been tripped up by Bethel’s numerous stumbling blocks, such as the 1975 debacle and the Society’s NGO affair more recently. Clearly, the harvest has not begun yet, but when the angels have been dispatched to root the weeds out from Christ’s kingdom the drunkards of Ephraim are going to be roused from their spiritual stupor by the rudest of awakenings. Fittingly, the 28th chapter of Isaiah depicts the leaders of God’s people as having “concluded a covenant with Death.” True to God’s word the Governing Body actually imagines that the coming tribulation that will desolate “Jerusalem” will not affect them at all. Hence at Isaiah 28:15,18-19 Jehovah addresses the braggarts, saying: “Because you men have said: ‘We have concluded a covenant with Death; and with Sheol we have effected a vision; the overflowing flash flood, in case it should pass through, will not come to us, for we have made a lie our refuge and in falsehood we have concealed ourselves…’ therefore… your covenant with Death will certainly be dissolved, and that vision of yours with Sheol will not stand. The overflowing flash flood, when it passes through—you must also become for it a trampling place. As often as it passes through, it will take you men away, because morning by morning it will pass through, during the day and during the night; and it must become nothing but a reason for quaking to make others understand what has been heard.” By means of their self-soothing interpretations of the prophetic visions regarding the presence of Christ supposedly having already become a reality and their having already gained the master’s irreversible approval, it is as if the Governing Body have attempted to strike a deal with Death and have taken refuge in a lie and have vainly tried to conceal themselves in falsehood. For a certainty, the entire 1914 doctrine and all that goes with it are what the apostle termed “artfully contrived false stories.” Isaiah also presents another fitting illustration that vividly portrays the predicament in which the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses presently find themselves. As already stated, the Society has woven an elaborate covering for itself based upon the lie that Christ’s presence commenced in 1914. But as that date recedes further and further into the past, Bethel is forced to fabricate and publish more and more illogic to justify retaining the 1914 doctrine; such as the preposterous notion that the generation that will not pass away does not refer to the actual generation of persons who will be alive when the sign of Christ’s presence first becomes manifest. Hence, it is as if they are trying to find their repose upon a couch that is too short for stretching out comfortably and vainly trying to cover themselves with a sheet that is too narrow, even as Isaiah 28:20 describes. The Bethel princes assigned the impossible task of trying to make the 1914 doctrine fit would do well not to scoff at God’s judgments, such as is contained in Isaiah: “For Jehovah will rise up just as at Mount Perazim, he will be agitated just as in the low plain near Gibeon, that he may do his deed—his deed is strange—and that he may work his work—his work is unusual. And now do not show yourselves scoffers, in order that your bands may not grow strong, for there is an extermination, even something decided upon, that I have heard of from the Sovereign Lord, Jehovah of armies, for all the land.” Jehovah’s work is strange and unusual from the standpoint of his people, since it is against them that God acts. God’s strange deed will be manifest in the future as an onrushing storm in the form of a world-thrashing punisher, a genocidal tyrant of the nations, who will sweep away the Society’s covenant with Death and cause them to become “a trampling place”— just as Jesus said Jerusalem would be trampled on by the nations during the great tribulation. It is evident the prophecy in the 28th chapter of Isaiah is intended to apply to spiritual Israel due to the fact that at the very time the flashflood of tyranny is unleashed against his people Jehovah lays down the messianic cornerstone for the salvation of those with faith. As verse 16 and 17 say: “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: ‘Here I am laying as a foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, the precious corner of a sure foundation. No one exercising faith will get panicky. And I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the leveling instrument; and the hail must sweep away the refuge of a lie, and the waters themselves will flood out the very place of concealment.’” Again, obviously no such thing occurred during Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem, nor in the first century. The Society, of course, claims that the messianic kingdom was established in heaven in 1914. But if that were actually the case why did not the accompanying symbolic tsunami sweep away Christendom’s supposed refuge of falsehood back then? No, Jehovah’s coming downpour of indignation is directed at the teachers who hold authority over Jehovah’s people. That is evident due to the fact that Messiah’s kingdom “ will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the leveling instrument.” This is in contrast to the “command upon command…and measuring line upon measuring line, here a little there a little” method of behavioral control the Society exercises over Jehovah’s Witnesses now. For example, take note of the pictures that proliferate in any issue of the Watchtower magazine. They depict smartly groomed models posing reading the Bible, praying, sitting in a kingdom hall or out in field service, and so forth; in short the Society is attempting to use behavioral modification techniques as a method to control Jehovah’s Witnesses. But shouldn’t the teachers of God’s word attempt to appeal to our reason and our love of God and neighbor as motivation, rather than using pictures to make suggestions that might work on a subconscious level? This is merely an example of how the teachers of God’s people use their own measuring lines and commands to control their subjects. Truly, the instructors of God’s people treat them as infants, even as Isaiah 28:9 indicates, where it says: “ Whom will one instruct in knowledge, and whom will one make understand what has been heard? Those who have been weaned from the milk, those moved away from the breasts?” But as the letter of James forewarns, teachers will receive a heavier judgment, and according to Jesus’ words at Luke 12:47-48, even the faithful slave, who, through his own ignorance fails in his assignment, shall not escape the lash of the master’s whip. So it is, that the coming storm will simply sweep away the Society’s 1914 refuge of a lie, it will flush out those who have concealed themselves in falsehood. But those who have accepted the love of God and who remain true under test will not panic when the organization is dissolved. Then Christ Jesus will take complete control of his kingdom. That is when the spiritual paradise will become a reality. According to the illustration Isaiah recorded in the concluding span of verses of the 28th chapter, the divine purpose is accomplished through Jehovah’s ability to correct his wayward people using precise measures of punishment and discipline. Isaiah 28:26-29 reads: “And one corrects him according to what is right. His own God instructs him. For it is not with a threshing instrument that black cumin is given a treading; and upon cumin no wheel of a wagon is turned. For it is with a rod that black cumin is generally beaten out, and cumin with a staff. Is breadstuff itself generally crushed? For never does one incessantly keep treading it out. And he must set the roller of his wagon in motion, and his own steeds, but he will not crush it. This also is what has come forth from Jehovah of armies himself, who has been wonderful in counsel, who has done greatly in effectual working.” It is understood that just as farmers use various methods to harvest and process different crops, so too, Jehovah knows how to apply just the right measure of discipline, in whatever situation, in order to correct his erring people. As the Scriptures say, Jehovah and Jesus discipline those whom they love. However, the Watchtower’s commentary on Isaiah states that the prophecy applies to individuals that leave Christendom. But that simply makes no sense. The context makes clear that the discipline is intended to correct the entire nation – at least those that survive the expression of Jehovah’s indignation. What we are facing then, brothers, is the complete collapse of the Watchtower Society. Exactly how it will come about is unknowable, but one thing is clear: Large scale war and a financial crash would make it virtually impossible for the Society to carry on their printing operations. Not only that, under wartime conditions the U.S. and other so-called free nations will likely tumble into military dictatorships and Jehovah’s Witnesses may well find themselves to be declared enemies of the state without any legal recourse. But it is in that setting that the prophecies have foretold there will be greatest outpouring of spirit ever. Consider the import of Isaiah 32:14-19, which reads: “For the dwelling tower itself has been forsaken, the very hubbub of the city has been abandoned; Ophel and the watchtower themselves have become bare fields, for time indefinite the exultation of zebras, the pasture of droves; until upon us the spirit is poured out from on high, and the wilderness will have become an orchard, and the orchard itself is accounted as a real forest.” The abandoned city on the hill – Ophel – is otherwise known as Jerusalem. But the context of the prophecy has to do with Messiah’s parousia. That is made plain in the 1st verse, which foretells of the coming king of righteousness along with his princes. (The princes are the sons of the kingdom, not elders as is presently taught) The prophecy harmonizes with the events of Christ’s presence regarding the complete desolation of “Jerusalem.” The Society, of course, teaches that the king began ruling in 1914 and the city that is due to become abased is Christendom. However, a sober reading of the prophecy reveals that “the spirit is poured out from on high” only after the city on the hill goes down. Jehovah’s Witnesses can be grateful to have benefited from the Watchtower’s basic Bible education program, and to the extent that we individually have taken responsibility for our own spirituality and have applied what we have learned, we have been empowered to have a meaningful personal relationship with Jehovah and his son, Jesus. Jehovah’s Witnesses should also appreciate that the Watchtower has provided them with the means and direction to have a successful public ministry. But the time is coming, soon, when, as the apostle Peter said, Jehovah himself will finish your training. To be sure, the times ahead will present difficult tests. Jehovah’s discipline is never pleasant at the time it is administered; but should we be required to abandon the Society and forsake our symbolic dwelling tower, we must not view that as an act of disloyalty, but rather, as an act of faith. Indeed, by our faith and endurance and true insight into God’s prophetic word, we may have the full assurance of our hope and ultimately attain to true salvation – after the Watchtower. .

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Kingdom Bulletin #8
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Kingdom Bulletin #8

WHY THE WARWICK BUILDING PROJECT WILL FAIL As reported in the 2014 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, this past July (2013) the Governing Body announced to the Bethel family at their morning worship service that the Society is moving forward with its intention to relocate the Watchtower’s world headquarters from Brooklyn to Warwick, New York. Most of the properties in Brooklyn have apparently [...]

Robert King2019-10-01T13:28:15-04:00February 25th, 2014|Categories: Bulletins|85 Comments

Kingdom Bulletin #7
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Kingdom Bulletin #7

JUDGMENT OF THE HOUSE OF GOD - WHEN DOES IT BEGIN? TO THE ELDERS Dear Brothers, You have probably heard the news that has come out of the Watchtower Society’s 2012 annual meeting by now, regarding the new understanding in connection with the faithful and discreet slave. If not, the highlights of the meeting have been published in a video along with supplementary printed information on [...]

Robert King2019-10-01T14:53:46-04:00November 21st, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

KINGDOM BULLETIN #6
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KINGDOM BULLETIN #6

THE MARCH TO WAR! What are the implications for the Society in the event of global war? We are now witnessing a massive military buildup in the Middle East and Asia. With the conquest of Iraq and Afghanistan dozens of military bases and staging areas have been set up in those devastated countries, as well as in compliant Arab states of the Persian Gulf region, for [...]

Robert King2019-10-02T10:53:10-04:00May 4th, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

KINGDOM BULLETIN #5

Bethel: Is It Later Than You Think? The 2012 Special Talk posed an interesting question for all to ponder: Is it later than you think? The irony, though, is that the question is particularly relevant for the Governing Body and Bethel leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses to consider themselves. Indeed, although most of Jehovah’s Witnesses will dismiss such a suggestion without any consideration, it is nonetheless incumbent upon [...]

Robert King2012-04-16T15:04:45-04:00April 16th, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

KINGDOM BULLETIN #4
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KINGDOM BULLETIN #4

THE COMING COLLAPSE OF THE WATCH TOWER SOCIETY As Jesus viewed Jerusalem for the very last time he wept, saying: “If you, even you, had discerned in this day the things having to do with peace—but now they have been hid from your eyes. Because the days will come upon you when your enemies will build around you a fortification with pointed stakes and will encircle [...]

Robert King2019-10-02T11:00:56-04:00March 15th, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

KINGDOM BULLETIN #3

The Ax Is Already Lying at the Root! The May 15, 2012, study article of the Watchtower states on page 26: “For instance, we need to guard against succumbing to apostasy, a sin that would make us unfit to glorify God. (Deut. 13:6:9) Let us therefore have nothing to do with apostates or anyone who claims to be a brother but who is dishonoring God. This [...]

Robert King2012-02-21T15:35:54-05:00February 21st, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

KINGDOM BULLETIN #2
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KINGDOM BULLETIN #2

"Say to Those Plastering..." It has now been almost a century since Charles Taze Russell stood before his fellow Bethelites and declared the Gentile times to have ended. Ever since then the Watchtower Society has interpreted nearly all prophecy as having some sort of fulfillment in the 1914-1919 period, with a few exceptions. As the situation stands presently, millions of trusting Jehovah’s Witnesses have been led [...]

Robert King2019-10-02T11:04:57-04:00February 14th, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

KINGDOM BULLETIN #1
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KINGDOM BULLETIN #1

THE PERFECT STORM A “perfect storm” scenario of apocalyptic proportions is brewing – soon to spawn the greatest catastrophe in human history. That most people are oblivious to the looming calamity or that some may ridicule the prophecies that foretell it, or even the mere suggestion that all is not as it seems, is by no means a contra-indication of its nearness, but is in itself [...]

Robert King2019-10-02T11:05:58-04:00February 11th, 2012|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off

To the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses

This is an open letter to the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It will be mailed directly to all members of the Governing Body and to all branch offices of the Watchtower around the world.

If you would like to help disseminate this message simply download the attached document and print it out. Mail it to one or more kingdom halls in your area. This message is intentionally brief so as to allow it to be printed on two sheets of paper, front and back.

(Note: Edited article and PDF on August 14, for typo)

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Robert King2011-08-10T10:16:28-04:00August 10th, 2011|Categories: Bulletins|0 Comments

After the Watchtower

Dear Brothers and Friends of the truth: This open letter is directed to Jehovah’s Witnesses and interested persons on the World Wide Web. Over the coming months it will be mailed directly to elder bodies in thousands of congregations across the United States; as well as to all assembly halls in the U.S. and 100 branch offices of the Watchtower Society around the world and to [...]

Robert King2007-10-17T09:23:00-04:00October 17th, 2007|Categories: Bulletins|Comments Off