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QUESTION: How will Jehovah's people know when it is time to abandon the Watchtower and how will God let them know? God gave convincing proofs to help ancient Israel to make the switch to the new Israel.  ANSWER: First, the “switch to the new Israel” was not as smooth and easy as we might imagine. Many of the Jews who accepted Christ found it very difficult to [...]

QUESTION: What can happen to the spirituality of a person who marries someone who is part of Christendom and who denies Jehovah? Can a person who becomes part of Christendom also worship Jehovah? What are the consequences for a such person from  Jehovah’s  point of view? ANSWER: Marrying a person who does not accept Jehovah is not wise. The Bible has several examples of those who [...]

QUESTION: If, as some say, the third world war has already started, when will they be saying "peace and security”? ANSWER: According to the Watchtower the nations of the world, including religious leaders, will be saying “peace and security” immediately before the great tribulation begins. The “sudden destruction” that comes upon them pertains to Babylon the Great. (How This World Will Come to an End) However, [...]

QUESTION: Having read your website since 2010, now I can grasp the real meaning of prophecies. It is said at Daniel:11:41: “He will also enter into the land of the Decoration, and many lands will be made to stumble. But these are the ones that will escape out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.” I understand that the land of [...]

QUESTION: In the Transfiguration, how can it be that Jesus is conversing with Moses and Elijah? Is it a vision? Or is it symbolic of something? If so, please explain how that's the case. I was having a debate about how no one can have ascended to heaven and I had this pulled on me. Granted, they were on a mountain and not in heaven, but [...]

QUESTION: Why does the Watchtower teach that the resurrection takes place during the 1,000-year reign of Christ, when Revelation 20:5 says it takes place after the 1,000 years have ended?  ANSWER: Actually, the verse in question is not referring to the timing of the resurrection. The passage is contrasting the fundamental difference between the first resurrection and the second resurrection. Here is the context:  “And I saw [...]

QUESTION: My question to you is about the timing of Christ’s parousia. According to Matt 24:29 “Immediately after the Tribulation”… Verse 30 next states “Then you will see the SIGN of the sun of man”. Here appears the word – “Then.” I believe the Greek word Tote’, indicates the timing is following the tribulation. But also answers the question of the apostles back in verse 3… [...]

QUESTION: Our Bible reading this week references Exodus 36:6,7. Proverbs 30:15 talks about those that have not said "enough." In view of the latest move of the Society on collections, is there anything in prophecy that addresses this situation?  ____________________________________________________ ANSWER: The account in Exodus concerns the occasion when Moses made an announcement to the Israelites, requesting that they not bring in any more contributions for the tabernacle [...]

For decades, it has been obvious to me and many others that when Jesus spoke of those who will be resurrected, saying they will be as angels- not marrying- he spoke of those who will experience the first resurrection and not the masses who will receive an earthly resurrection. The Watchtower has stubbornly insisted otherwise, defying all common sense. It seemed to me that they were [...]