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Part two Having established that the presence of the Son of man does not take place at the beginning of the epochal period known as the conclusion and the time of the end, as the Watchtower erroneously teaches, it is self-evident that the actual parousia will not begin until the tribulation is cut short. This is provable by Jesus’ illustration of the first leaves of spring [...]

What is the parousia? When will it occur? And why do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe the presence of Jesus Christ has already begun? These questions will be considered. Speaking to his disciples in one of his last post-resurrection manifestations, Jesus said: “And Look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things” Christ being with his disciples [...]

Parousia is a Greek word used in the Christian Greek Scriptures. It appears 24 times in the so-called New Testament. The Greek word parousia literally means “being alongside.” Most translations have mistranslated parousia as “coming”—as in the second coming of Christ. The New World Translation consistently renders parousia as “presence.” That is because presence is in contrast with absence. For example,  Paul wrote to the Philippians: [...]

This is part two of my response to the Watchtower’s Question from Readers column: When Will the Current Preaching Work End? I do not think most of Jehovah’s Witnesses, if any, appreciate or understand that the Watchtower has repudiated itself and contradicted the Bible. According to what the Watchtower has previously published, Babylon the Great fell in 1919. The call to “get out of her” has [...]

I have always believed that the Bible is God’s word. There are no other reliable sources of divine truth. Of course, hundreds of millions of people identify as Christians and claim to believe the Bible. Obviously, merely believing that the Bible is a sacred book does not necessarily equate to understanding it. As public ministers, Jehovah’s Witnesses have firsthand experience trying to teach people the basic [...]

According to the London Economist, this week, the second week of April, 2025, the global financial system came within a few hours of blowing apart. On Monday of this week, the president of the United States announced the implementation of tariffs on dozens of nations. Immediately, the stock markets around the world plunged. But that was to be expected. What was not expected was the sell-off [...]

A recently updated article on JW dot org poses the question: What Does the Bible Say About Nuclear War?  This question also happens to be the very same question Slovakians are confronted with this month on dozens of billboards placed along streets and highways throughout the country. To be sure, it is a timely question given the ongoing provocations and [...]

JW dot org has a banner article posing the question: When Will the Fighting Stop? I know I am being repetitive. But so is the Watchtower. Twice quoting from the UN, one statement says: “The world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War and 2 billion people—a quarter of humanity—[are] affected.”—United Nations Security Council, January 26, 2023. Given a topic as complex [...]

I recently read the transcript of Brother Jackson’s Annual Meeting talk entitled Don’t Be Surprised By Sudden Changes. As is the custom, the yearly assembly announces trivial adjustments in organizational policies and teachings. This year was no exception. This year’s “adjustment” was a change in understanding of Revelation 17:17, which states: “For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought, yes, to carry out [...]