How do we identify the Man of Lawlessness?
My sole intention in writing this atricle is to expose the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, as the Man of Lawlessness.
As students of the Bible we have come to know that to inherit everlasting life, one must come to know Jehovah and his Son, Jesus Christ. As far as Jesus has revealed his Father, to that extent we will come to know him, so it's crucial we gain that knowledge. As John Next will show:
3 "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."{John 17:3 NWT}
Now, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses takes the position that they have been chosen to dispense this life-saving knowledge to all Mankind. They tell us that we must "listen to them as though we were listening to the voice of God," and that we should respond to them. Take Note of the following:
Wt, 6/15/1957, pg 370
identify Jehovah’s channel of communication for our day......respond to the directions of the "slave" as we would to the voice of God, because it is his provision." In other words, was we not to listen to them, we would not be listening to God, because, as they tell us, they are "God's Channel of communication." As further seen:
The Nations shall know 1971, pg 58-62
,....as a mouthpiece and active agent...... commission to speak as a prophet in the name of Jehovah... As we see Jehovah, they say, speaks to them, they are his appointed mouthpiece, to which the angels deliver the information they need. They are, in their minds, definitely appointed for their work.
Wt, 7/1/1943, pg 205
Jehovah speaks to us through his Son....He has appointed his "faithful and wise servant", who is his visible mouthpiece...These directions from the Lord come to us as individuals...
Preperation, 1933 ,pg 36, 37, 64
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...transmission of information to God’s anointed people...the angels transmit this information,we know that they do it; the scriptures and the facts show that it is done...convey the thoughts to their minds...To all on the outside of the organizationof Jehovah his is a secret organization.
Notice what we're told next: Those Angels are going to be in serious trouble for passing on that record of failed predictions and false prophecies for 130 years.
"Yes, besides having God's spirit of illumination, a Christian needs Jehovah's theocratic organization in order to understand the Bible." (Watchtower; June 15, 1951; p. 375) It would appear they are telling us, that no one, apart from them. understands the Bible. Oh! Oh! Are we in trouble? Let's look further:
1957 "The world is full of Bibles, which Book contains the commandments of God. Why, then, do the people not know which way to go? … "God has not arranged for [His] Word to speak independently or to shine life-giving truths by itself. It is through his organization God provides this light." (Watchtower, May 1, 1957, pg. 274) John 14:6 It would appear, we are, wouldn't it?
1965 "He does not impart his holy spirit and understanding and appreciation of his Word apart from his visible organization." (Watchtower, July 1, 1965, pg. 391 Yes! We sure are!
1994 Channel to understanding the Bible... All who want to understand the Bible should appreciate that the "greatly diversified wisdom of God" can become known only through Jehovah's channel of communication, the faithful and discreet slave. (Watchtower; Oct. 1, 1994; p. 8) According to these words, there's nowhere on this earth to go to gain this life saving knowledge, but to them. We either go to them, or we die! More upcoming bad news:
85) 1939 "It should be expected that the Lord would have a means of communicating to his people on the earth, and he has clearly shown that the magazine called The Watchtower is used for that purpose." (1939 Yearbook Of Jehovah's Witnesses,
1937 "The Watchtower is issued twice each month and brings to its readers the current report which the Lord, in the exercise of his loving-kindness, manifests in the unfolding of his prophecies to those who are devoted to him....the Watchtower being the means the Lord is pleased to use to transmit his message of truth to the people, it is a real comfort to the remnant and the other sheep of the Lord to have this given to them regularly twice each month." (1937 Yearbook, p. 82) Boy! I was worried there for a moment, but we're okay! All we have to do is get the Watchtower delivered to us twice each Month. Aint that grand?
Especially so, since Jehovah God is the editor of this Magazine, as noted below:
1940 Court's Question to Franz: "Who subsequently became the Editor of the magazine, the main editor of the 'Watch Tower' magazine?" Franz's Answer: "Jehovah God." (Fred W. Franz on the witness stand under oath, New York King's County Clerks' Court Record, 1940, vol. II, p 795) Well! That's a break eh?
1939 "We acknowledge as the visible organization of Jehovah on earth the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, and recognize the Society as the Channel or instrument through which Jehovah and Christ Jesus give instruction and meat in due season to the household of faith." (Watchtower, April 15, 1939 p. 125)
Now, our everlasting life is in the bag! We got both Jehovah and Jesus, giving us our meat in due season. Now, after learning what we have so far, we'll be only too happy to follow the direction given next:
1967 "Make haste to identify the visible theocratic organization of God that represents his king, Jesus Christ. It is essential for life. Doing so,
be complete in accepting its every aspect." (Watchtower, October 1, 1967, p. 591) Hey! We all better hurry up, and get our butts moving, don't you think? We gotta accept that 130 year record of failed predictions and false prophecies; if we don't we're dead men and woman, arn't we? We'd best be found adhering absolutely to that scriptural misunderstanding, of that failed record, or we're dead meat. Cuz God gave them authority over us all.
That they [Jehovah's Witness] must adhere absolutely to the decisions and scriptural understandings of the Society because God has given it this authority over his people." (Watchtower, May 1, 1972, p. 272) Isn't that Bloody Laughable? This, I'll tell you is very serious business, because they are the only ones who understand the Bible; to everyone else it is a sealed Book.
1973 "Only this organization functions for Jehovah's purpose and to his praise. To it alone God's Sacred Word, the Bible, is not a sealed book." (Watchtower; July 1, 1973; p. 402)
1967 "Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely they may believe that they can interpret the Bible. For this reason the Bible
1981 "No matter where we may live on earth, God's Word continues to serve as a light to our path and a lamp to our roadway as to our conduct and beliefs. (Ps. 119:105) But Jehovah God has also provided his visible organization, his "faithful and discreet slave," made up of spirit anointed ones, to help Christians in all nations to understand and apply properly the Bible in their lives. (The Watchtower; 12/1/1981; pp. 27)
1936 "... there is but
one place of safety, and that is to be in and to abide in the organization of Jehovah God." (Riches; 1936; p. 101) It''s interesting to note what they themselves have to say about ORGANIZATION;" and baptism.Wt, 7/1/1955, pg 411
A Christian, therefore,
cannot be baptized in the name of the one actually doing the immersing or in the name of any man, nor in the name of any organization, but in the name of the Father, the Son and the holy spirit.This shows, among other things, that Christianity is not a denominational affair, that sects have nothing to do with it.
Wt, 6/1/1985, pg 30
Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s spirit-directed organization?
So, in two paragraphs they come right out and contradict their own words. You cannot be baptized in the name of any organization, and then turn right around and tell us: "Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with God's Spirit directed Organization."
One can see by what is revealed thus far, that the Governing Body has taken great pains to make themselves look like the one true Religion; even their activity makes them appear that it is the way of the truth
,but the truth of it is, one with a sharp eye, can see their very activity stamps them as a false Prophet, but few, if any, would take notice of that. It's really not all that outstanding, because it looks to be quite normal.
"Look out that YOU are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The due time has approached.’ Do not go after them.
What is the essential focus of the preaching of Jehovah's Witnesses? Isn't it the nearness of the Kingdom? Believing as they do, that the Christ has been invisibly present since the year 1914 in their minds the due time has approached, is that not correct? Why would Jesus tell us not go after those preaching the due time had approached, was he to have a representative organization on earth during the time of his coming, and why would he tell us not to go after them? Quite simple! All professing to be his earthly representatives were fasle Prophets, that's why!
Right down to, and especially, the Governing Body of the Watchtower Society. The ones that could "misled if possible even the chosen ones." The Apostle Paul actually foretold this Organization would be here during this time period making all these God-like claims: Listen to his words now: {Matthew 24:24}
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1 "However, brothers, respecting the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we request of YOU 2 not to be quickly shaken from YOUR reason nor to be excited eitherthrough 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 3 Let no one seduce YOU in any manner, because it will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness gets revealed, the son of destruction. 4 He is set in opposition and lifts himself up over everyone who is called "god" or an object of reverence, so that he sits down in the temple of The God, publicly showing himself to be a god. 5 Do YOU not remember that, while I was yet with YOU, I used to tell YOU these things? {2 Corinthians 11:12-15} And so now YOU know the thing that acts as a restraint, with a view to his being revealed in his own due time. 7 True, the mystery of this lawlessness is already at work; but only till he who is right now acting as a restraint gets to be out of the way. 8 Then, indeed, the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will do away with by the spirit of his mouth and bring to nothing by the manifestation of his presence. 9 But the lawless one’s presence is according to the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents 10 and with every unrighteous deception for those who are perishing, as a retribution because they did not accept the love of the truth that they might be saved. 11 So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie, 12 in order that they all may be judged because they did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness."{2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 NWT}
First think about this inspired expression, verbal messsage, or letter as THOUGH FROM US... When the Witnesses arrive at your door, they usually have a very polished verbal presentation designed to lead us into a conversation on the Bible, their letter would be a Watchtower, Awake, Tract, Book all with the appearance they come from the true anointed class, as Paul said: "As though from us." As regards lifting themselves up over everyone- they'll tell everyone as they do, that we should "listen to them as though we were listening to the voice of God." They will tell everyone, "to them only the Bible is not a sealed Book." That only through them can be known the greatly diverisfied wisdom of God. That they represent the appointed Faithful Slave with authority over God's People. That the Bible cannot be properly understood without their organization in mind. That unless we're in touch with them, we will not progress along the road to life no matter how much Bible reading we do. That there organization is the one place of safety. That we must must adhere absolutely to the decisions and scriptural understandings of the Society because God has given it this authority over his people." That Jehovah God is the editor of their Watchtower Magazine. We mustbe complete in accepting its every aspect."
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So, they sit down by these means in the Temple of God, Publically showing themselves to be God. They are by their high and lofty claims lifting themselves over everything, and everyone, that is called god or an object of reverence. "We are the "Temple Class!" We are "The anointed remnant!" We are, "God's Channel of Communication!" We are God's "Spirit Directed Organization!" That they are: "The Faithful Slave!" In point of fact thery are in opposition to every Religious Body on this earth.
Can anyone imagine anyone with the audacity to place a Magazine in the place of the Holy Spirit? Telling everyone that God Transmits his messages of truth through a rag Magazine, that's run rife with error for 130 years? What a Bloody insult that must be to Jehovah! If when he comes, he comes angry, can we really blame him?
Did you pick up on the point Paul made about the identity of this Man of Lawlessness? He was the one with the verbal message or letter that had the appearance of coming from the true anointed class. Begetting the question, why would 7 Million people now be going door-to-door, representing this Man of Lawlessness, but not knowing they are doing that? Try telling anyone of them that, the Governing Body did not contain, nor was any one of them the Faithful Slave; even better try telling them that the Governing Body was the Man of Lawlessness, you could never get them to believe that! Why couldn't you? I'll show you why now:
"But the lawless one’s presence is according to the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents 10 and with every unrighteous deception for those who are perishing, as a retribution because they did not accept the love of the truth that they might be saved. 11 So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie, 12 in order that they all may be judged because they did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness." {2 Thessalonians 2;9-12 NWT}
Tell any one of them the real truth of the matter, they simply would not, and will not, believe you. They would not accept the fact that the Governing Body was, is, the Man of Lawlessness. I know! I tried it one time. Jehovah is allowing an operation of error go to them, so that they get to believing the lie. You simply cannot crack through their armor. They will not allow you to. Don't believe me? Go try it yourself, and see.
How do we indentify the Man of Lawlessness? The Apostle Paul has already done that for us. It is the one with the verbal message, or letter that appears to come from the true anointed class. Just who takes that position today? Why the Governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses, professes to be the remaining members of the anointed Brothers of the Christ. With that message or letter as though from us. That puts them squarely in the seat of the Man of Lawlessness Class!
When you think about it too, in order to possibly mislead the Chosen Ones, those who might possibly do that, would have to appear and sound like the true Apostles; and there's only one Organization on this earth now that fills the Bill. That is the one that makes claim to being the 'anointed remnant of the Brothers of the Christ,' or 'God's Channel of Communication;' or "Spirit Directed Organization.' "The Faithful Slave Class." "The Temple Class." No other Religious Organization today, might possibly mislead the chosen ones, but them. Everything points directly at the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses as the foretold Man of Lawlessness. A shocker? But True! Wannabe
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the Watchtower is the means the Lord is pleased to use to transmit his message of truth to the people, it is a real comfort to the remnant and the other sheep of the Lord to have this given to them regularly twice each month." (1937 Yearbook, p. 82)Unless we are in touch with this channel of communication that God is using, we will not progress along the road to life, no matter how much Bible reading we do."cannot be properly understood without Jehovah's visible organization in mind." (The Watchtower; 10/1/1967; pp. 587(Watchtower, October 1, 1967, p. 591) Hey! We all better hurry up, and get our butts moving, don't you think? We gotta accept that 130 year record of failed predictions and false prophecies; if we don't we're dead men and woman, arn't we? We'd best be found adhering absolutely to that scriptural misunderstanding, of that failed record, or we're dead meat. Cuz God gave them authority over us all.
