and look how happy they all look!
People who will never hear the WT message
by jgnat 26 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Heaven
In 2008, a remote Amazonian tribe was discovered. I'm pretty certain the Christian/JW message either hasn't been delivered or if it was, didn't sink in:
Regarding getting the 'life saving' message to 'all the inhabitted Earth'... the math just doesn't add up. Seven million people are pretty ineffectual trying to deliver a message 'door-to-door' to 7 billion people.
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Chaserious
There are tens of millions of Christians in China. If there are no or only a few JWs there, they can not be said to be the only ones preaching the gospel to all the nations without sounding dishonest or ignorant.
You mean tens of millions of Christendomites spreading false religion.
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Think About It
The WTS has no effective life saving message. It's a man-made cult, and their door-to-door work is nothing but a formality of following a set of religious rules that prove your personal standing & self-righteousness in the cult.
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jgnat
Broken Promises, I did not include Russia in my list of unreached people. The following countries were not included in the Yearbook:
China - officially athiest. OMF Internantional
Algeria - Sunni Muslim is the state religion. Conversion is forbidden. Christian Aid Mission
Egypt - as I suspected, this is a relatively liberal muslim country. There are no legal impediments, just a dearth of evangelical opportunities. About 9% of the population are Coptic Christians. Operation Serve
Iran - officially muslim. R eligious legal system based on sharia law. Elam
Iraq - officially muslim. while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, recent reporting indicates that the overall Christian population may have dropped by as much as 50 percent since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. History Makers
Morocco - officially muslim. Proselytizing is illegal. Missions Mandate
Vietnam - there is no state or legal impediment. There just aren't very many Christians about. 6% Catholic, 0.5% Protestant Mission Vietnam
Yemen - officially muslim. It is illegal to convert to Christianity. Frontline Missions
All told, they repesent 1.6 billion of the earth's population.
Agreed, that the Witness door-to-door work would not work in these countries. The missionaries who do dare to work there show ingenuity and courage. Foolhardy even. Their supports tend to be around health care, schools, supporting the indigenous Christian population, and charity work (winning without a word?).
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Broken Promises
Broken Promises, I did not include Russia in my list of unreached people. The following countries were not included in the Yearbook
I'm well aware of that. Russia was an example of a former country of "unreached people". My point (that obviously went over your head) is that places that are not included in the year's statistics are not "unreached".
I think you should have another cup of coffee before you post.
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jgnat
Coffee....yuck.
Russia is a completely different kettle of fish. It has a long history with Christianity and the Catholic church, not to mention a corrupt political regime, so would be open to the Witness message, even if meetings were held covertly. My husband's family is Hungarian, and they were open to the Witness message before they left their country of origin (communist at the time). We also have the example of Romania. Not so for China or the other contries I mentioned. China will always be a tough go.
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Bloody Hotdogs!
Further to what 'jgnat' said:
The 2012 Yearbook notes "30 other lands" that are not listed by name. These 'lands' had a peak of 26,272 publishers.
A quick look through the list reveals the missing countries/lands and at least five others that must have zero publishers:
1. Afghanistan
2. Bhutan
3. Brunei
4. Cabo Verde
5. China
6. Djibouti
7. Egypt
8. Eritrea
9. French Polynesia
10. Iran
11. Iraq
12. Jordan
13. Kuwait
14. Laos
15. Libya
16. Maldives
17. Micronesia
18. Monaco
19. Morocco
20. Oman
21. North Korea
22. Qatar
23. Saudi Arabia
24. Singapore
25. Somalia
26. South Sudan
27. Syria
28. Tajikistan
29. Tunisia
30. Turkmenistan
31. United Arab Emirates
32. Uzbekistan
33. Vatican
34. Vietnam
35. Yemen
These countries/lands represent about 1,920,463,036 people.
At best, that is a publisher ratio 1 : 73,100!
The only countries with a worse ratio are Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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shamus100
I've seen men and women who haven't seen white people before in person. I doubt that they've seen a jobie nitiwit (amerikan religion)
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blondie
some are more receptive - countries where Christian missionaries opened the way (not jws)
limited response to the "kingdom" message - or limited response to the WTS message
Proclaim Jehovah or Jesus?righthearted people given an opportunity--an individual witness? Not according to the WTS.
*** w00 1/15 p. 13 par. 17 “Keep on the Watch” ***Today, that prophecy is in the course of fulfillment on an unprecedented scale. True, untouched territories still exist, and it may be that in Jehovah’s due time, a large door leading to greater activity will open. (1 Corinthians 16:9) Nevertheless, the Bible does not state that Jehovah will wait until every individual on earth has received a personal witness. Rather, the good news must be preached to Jehovah’s satisfaction. Then the end will come.—Compare Matthew 10:23.
*** w97 8/15 p. 14 par. 11 Living for Today or for an Eternal Future? ***True, untouched territories still exist, and perhaps in Jehovah’s due time, a door of opportunity will open. (1 Corinthians 16:9) Still, Jesus’ words recorded at Matthew 10:23 are sobering: “You will by no means complete the circuit of the cities of Israel until the Son of man arrives.” While the good news will surely be announced throughout the earth, we will not in person reach all parts of the earth with the Kingdom message before Jesus “arrives” as Executioner.
*** w62 2/1 p. 96 Questions From Readers ***Accordingly, by means of his instructions to his twelve apostles Jesus was prophetically telling us today that his anointed disciples or the remnant of spiritual Israel would not complete the circuit of the entire inhabited earth with the preaching of the message of God’s established kingdom before the glorified heavenly King Jesus Christ would arrive as Jehovah’s executional officer in the battle of Armageddon. This means that Jehovah’s witnesses today, who now include hundreds of thousands of the “other sheep” or earthly companions of the spiritual remnant, will not be able to reach personally all parts of the earth with the Kingdom message before the battle of Armageddon breaks out.
