Could the Governing Body be the "Evil Slave" of Matt. 24:48-51?

by matt2414 18 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  matt2414

  48 “But if ever that evil slave should say in his heart, ‘My master is delaying,’ 49 and should start to beat his fellow slaves and should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, 51 and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites. There is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of [his] teeth will be." Mt 24:48-51 NWT

  The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses fancy themselves members of a "faithful and discreet slave class." But don't their actions in recent years more likely fit the decription of the "Evil Slave" that is mentioned in the above verse? Aren't they really saying "my master is delaying" when they repeatedly change their doctrine on the time of the end as well as their "generation" teaching?

  When they reprimand, disfellowship and use God's word to assault and call "mentally diseased" anyone who questions their authority, aren't they in effect "beating" their fellow slaves?

  In their own "Insight" book under figurative "Drunkenness" it says the "priests and leaders of Judah became figuratively drunk. As religious guides, they added traditions of men; they saw and spoke false things about God’s holy nation." Well, isn't the governing body also figuratively drunk when it makes up false things about higher education and its handling of child molestation cases in the organization?

  By being repeatedly wrong about when the end will come, isn't that proof that the Master will come at an hour that the GB doesn't expect?

  Although there are many more comparisons that can be made, isn't this enough to show that the Governing Body is indeed the Evil Slave?
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  00DAD

  Yes they are. You are brave to say what many suspect, pondering in their hearts, but fear to say aloud.

  Read In Search of Christian Freedom by former Governing Body member Ray Franz for more insight on the subject.

  Also see my thread on the subject Judicial Hearing Procedures of Jehovah's Witnesses are Bible Based for some more thought provoking questions ...
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  Larsinger58

  Absolutely! 2 Thess 2 shows that the head of God's own house, his temple, which is the WTS, would become apostate and make itself a god over other gods. The "gods" are the anointed ones of JWs and the GB has made itself a god over them by claiming they are the sole "channel of communication" between God and the congregation. Jehovah did not intend that.

  Plus, aren't they harsh with anyone who even breathes anything against them or points out their false teachings? Of course! They are not open to what other anointed ones have to say.

  In the real world, at the spiritual level, though, the MOL has to be revealed before the 2nd coming. Turns out it is 45 days before the second coming. The GB was sent a letter notifying them that they were the "evil slave" and the MOL by an anointed prophet, so that fulfilled that prophecy. That anointed prophet, who called himself "the watchman" in the letter turned out to be Jesus Christ himself 45 days later. The letter was sent out on November 10, 1992 and he became the messiah in the flesh on December 25, 1992.

  So definitely, the GB of the WTS is the "evil slave", "the rich man", the lamb-dragon beast, the false prophet and the "man of lawlessness." They are not, however, any where near being any "faithful and discreet slave" as they claim to their spiritually sleep members.

  LS
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  Larsinger58

  Absolutely! 2 Thess 2 shows that the head of God's own house, his temple, which is the WTS, would become apostate and make itself a god over other gods. The "gods" are the anointed ones of JWs and the GB has made itself a god over them by claiming they are the sole "channel of communication" between God and the congregation. Jehovah did not intend that.

  Plus, aren't they harsh with anyone who even breathes anything against them or points out their false teachings? Of course! They are not open to what other anointed ones have to say.

  In the real world, at the spiritual level, though, the MOL has to be revealed before the 2nd coming. Turns out it is 45 days before the second coming. The GB was sent a letter notifying them that they were the "evil slave" and the MOL by an anointed prophet, so that fulfilled that prophecy. That anointed prophet, who called himself "the watchman" in the letter turned out to be Jesus Christ himself 45 days later. The letter was sent out on November 10, 1992 and he became the messiah in the flesh on December 25, 1992.

  So definitely, the GB of the WTS is the "evil slave", "the rich man", the lamb-dragon beast, the false prophet and the "man of lawlessness." They are not, however, any where near being any "faithful and discreet slave" as they claim to their spiritually sleep members.

  LS
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  Disillusioned Lost-Lamb

  Well, does the gobbling body-snatcher lovingly and warmly embrace it's members in security making them feel protected and watched over or do they brow-BEAT their "slaves" into submission and eject (spiritually kill) any who don't uniformly obey?

  The answer to that question will, in turn, answer yours as well.
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  blond-moment

  There is no "could" about it. They are. Even if you don't believe in God or the bible, they are evil.
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  DesirousOfChange

  Lars, thats the best comment I've ever seen you post here. Usually they run on and on and on and no one is gonna read all that diatribe. Time is limited.

  Thanks for you brief, concise comment.

  Moving on.......

  Yes, Matt. I was reading Matt 24 again yesterday, particular the contest of vs 45, and that was my conclusion. The GB are beating the other slaves in many ways. I'm sure they are too haughty and arrogant to realize it, even if they were to read it here or be accused of it publicly to their face. So it was with the Pharisees.

  Doc
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  matt2414

  Thanks for your comments.

  You can add to the list the way the GB has seperated and raised itself up over the rest of the anointed, stating that only the GB has authority to interpret scripture.

  Also, when the GB changes doctrine without admitting any fault of their own, as if to blame God for giving them false information, isn't that basically blasphemy against the Almighty? Jesus said at John 17:16 that God's "word is truth," and Paul wrote at Romans 3:4: "Let God be true, and every man a liar." According to these verses, would the "men" in this case be the members of the governing body who refuse to apologize to the worldwide congregation in talks and their main publication the Watchtower, and humbly beg for God's forgiveness for speaking lies? Jesus said that Satan is the "father of the lie" and Revelation warns that liars would be thrown into the Lake of Fire. Doesn't this sound like God has already expelled this group?

  So even though no human judicial committee has been formed against them, haven't they basically disfellowshipped themselves by their actions? That being the case, would real Christians want to associate with these ones?

  So many questions. But I guess actions speak louder than mere (GB) words.
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  AwareBeing

  I know of no other "Christian" religion that claims to be the faithful steward,

  as whole heartedly as the GB of the WT org.

  Jesus prophesied, and Paul warned there would be; false shepherd's, evil slaves and anti-Christs.

  Also; that some were already there in that time, but especially at the end of times!

  Christ's brothers have been in heaven for some two hundred years now.

  Every thing since then is the seed of the Devil, master of religious imitation,

  and of WT's grand deception of searching ones.

  It's obvious that Bethel's "anointed class" are impostors!
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  heathen