WT Review

The May 1st, 2011, issue of the Watchtower Magazine for the public carries an article entitled Six Bible Prophecies You Are Seeing Fulfilled.

What are they? The six are: Earthquakes, famines, disease, lack of love, ruination of the earth and a global preaching work.

First, it must be pointed out that earthquakes, famines and disease are not separate, individual prophecies. They are simply different features that make up one complete sign – the sign of Christ’s presence and the conclusion of the system. Jehovah’s Witnesses are, of course, well aware of this fact, because that is what the Watchtower Society teaches. Evidently, though, the public version of the magazine is less straightforward.

This is a continuation of the previous blog entry on this page considering the July 15th Watchtower study article. Paragraphs 12 and 13 of the same article correctly make the point that the day of Jehovah suddenly erupts “whenever it is that they are saying: ‘peace and security!’” But thinking Jehovah’s Witnesses would do well to consider this: There is now a concerted push by the [...]

July 15, 2010, Watchtower carries a study article that all congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the world will be studying the first week of September. The article is entitled: What Jehovah’s Day Will Reveal?    For those long-time readers of e-watchmen this blog entry will cover some familiar ground, but in view of the fact that this information is being considered by Jehovah’s Witnesses this week it seems timely to [...]