Yesterday's Watchtower study contained the following:
"In France... the number of home Bible studies increased by an amazing 33 percent [in six months] in that country. It must infuriate
the Devil to see honesthearted ones in France respond to the good news." ( Dec. 15, pg 23)
OK, now the truth. Bible studies were actually up only 2% in France for the year ( see 2005 and 2006 Yearbooks)
Memorial attendance was down , pioneers were down ........ and baptisms were down. Is the Devil turning cartwheels?
The article also offered the strong words:
"Those who fight against God's people are fighting against God, and fighters against God will not prevail."
Do those words strike a chord? That was the name of the talk that killed Governing Body member Lloyd Barry
in Hawaii! As he was delivering stern warnings against "apostates" , he collapsed on stage and was taken away
and died. "Fighters Against God", indeed!
Let's look at a recent Watchtower ( Mar. 1)
The magazine has a life story about a missionary. The story begins "The talk, 'Millions Now Living Will Never Die' , convinced
my mother that she had found the truth."( pg 12)
Why, why, why, why, is belief in a false prophecy (1925) SUCH A 'BADGE OF HONOR?" Why not instead feel ashamed
and embarrassed at such nonsense? I suppose saying, "wow, we really were suckers and fools" won't ever make it into
print.
The rear page article of this magazine is entitled "Do You Want to Have Good Friends?"
Well, if you want good friends, don't look for them among Jehovah's Witnesses because your friendship
with them is CONDITIONAL UPON MEETING ATTENDANCE, as we well know!
it's pathetic. I think Watchtower writers are hardly even trying anymore. Of course, if Witnesses are so eager to be deceived,
why should they?
metatron