Prophesies True or False?

by PJoseph 19 Replies latest jw friends

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  jgnat

  Found with a quick google search, "Jehovah's Witness False Prophecies", first hit.

  http://carm.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-their-many-false-prophecies

  Simon is the founder of the board. He is no longer a Jehovah's Witness. I am married to a Jehovah's Witness.
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  frankiespeakin

  Yes this a Jehovah Witness forum, lots of JW come here to learn the truth about the Corporation and all its false prophecies, failed predictions, and delusional thinking of its top CEOs the Governing Body. You will find information here that is forbidden for most JWs to even look at.
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  Finkelstein

  IDENTIFYING THE "PROPHET" -- "So does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come? These questions can be answered in the affirmative. Who is this prophet?...This "prophet" was not one man, but was a body of men and women. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as International Bible Students. Today they are known as Jehovah's Christian Witnesses...Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a 'prophet' of God. It is another thing to prove it," (Watchtower, Apr. 1, 1972, p. 197). (See Deut. 18:21 .)

  • 1897 "Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874," (Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 4, p. 621).
  • 1899 "...the 'battle of the great day of God Almighty' ( Revelation 16:14 ), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced," (The Time Is at Hand, 1908 edition, p. 101).
  • 1916 "The Bible chronology herein presented shows that the six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th Day, the 1000 years of Christ's Reign, began in 1873," (The Time Is at Hand, forward, p. ii).
  • 1918 "Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection," (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, p. 89).
  • 1922 "The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914," (Watchtower, Sept. 1, 1922, p. 262).
  • 1923 "Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures. As to Noah, the Christian now has much more upon which to base his faith than Noah had upon which to base his faith in a coming deluge," (Watchtower, Apr. 1, 1923, p. 106).
  • 1925 "The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during this year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. In his own due time God will accomplish his purposes concerning his people. Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year," (Watchtower, Jan. 1, 1925, p. 3).
  • 1925 "It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated, the thought that 1925 should see an end to the work," (Watchtower, Sept., 1925, p. 262).
  • 1926 "Some anticipated that the work would end in 1925, but the Lord did not state so. The difficulty was that the friends inflated their imaginations beyond reason; and that when their imaginations burst asunder, they were inclined to throw away everything," (Watchtower, p. 232).
  • 1931 "There was a measure of disappointment on the part of Jehovah's faithful ones on earth concerning the years 1917, 1918, and 1925, which disappointment lasted for a time...and they also learned to quit fixing dates," (Vindication, p. 338).
  • 1941 "Receiving the gift, the marching children clasped it to them, not a toy or plaything for idle pleasure, but the Lord's provided instrument for most effective work in the remaining months before Armageddon," (Watchtower, Sept. 15, 1941, p. 288).
  • 1968 "True, there have been those in times past who predicted an 'end to the world', even announcing a specific date. Yet nothing happened. The 'end' did not come. They were guilty of false prophesying. Why? What was missing?.. Missing from such people were God's truths and evidence that he was using and guiding them," (Awake, Oct. 8, 1968).
  • 1968 "Why are you looking forward to 1975?" (Watchtower, Aug. 15, 1968, p. 494).

  A JW might say that the organization is still learning. If that is so, then how can they trust what they are taught now by the Watchtower? Will what they are being taught now change also?
  A true prophet of God won't err in prophesying. Only a false prophet does. The Jehovah's Witness organization, that claims to be a prophet of God, is really a false prophet. Jesus warned us by saying, "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect -- if that were possible" ( Matt. 24:24 ).
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  PJoseph

  Stonewall,

  I read the link, all I can say is WOW. I want to thank all who have taken the time to answer my question. I used to be a JW. The link made it very clear, if I said something wrong, it's just me being stupid. If the leaders say, "God told me," and it turned out false...I should run like hell.

  Thank you all very much.

  I would love to stay a part of this group.
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  nonjwspouse

  PJoseph, It's nice to see you are here. It give me hope for my own husband and many like him.

  I have never been a JW but my husband was raised in it, never baptized, and after 30+ years of being away from it, promising he would never go back into it, decided to study with them 2+ years ago and wants to become baptized eventually! It is a horrible experience for me to say the least.
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  PJoseph

  Robertta804,

  I was a JW for many years. It was as a member of that group, I begane looking at who was false, and who was not. I could not find a religion that did not have false major doctrines. In 1996 I started taking a good look at the JW doctrines. The only one I found false, was the one in question. For many years I have gone to God, and asked…”Am I doing the right thing leaving the JW’s? It seems he has given me an answer.

  There is no religion I can find that does not have major false doctrines. To me, that means all religions are not from God. I believe deeply in God, his son Jesus, and the Bible. I know some things in the Bible have been changes, but those things are easy to see.

  Do others feel about major doctrines as I do?
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  Witness My Fury

  Plenty here feel as you do and still believe in God / Jesus / Bible etc, others like myself did a great deal of research into not only the religion we were born into but also then the into bible itself and also the viability of a reasoned belief in god.

  Many of us now only go were the evidence leads us, and that for quite a few is atheism and that the bible is not what it claims to be. I gave and continue to give the bible every chance to prove itself, but it never has.

  Lots of reading and thought may well be required as there really is no short cut to it. It is a journey.
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  PJoseph

  noneJWspouse,

  Show your husband what stonewall showed to me. Print it out for him. I have not turned one inch from Jehovah. It was just this year, a person who does not believe in God, showed me Gods name in Hebrew, does not, and can to be traslated into Jehovah...as far as I can figuree, it is YAWH.

  More times than not, I call him, father, creator of all, Father of my Lord Jesus. I'm getting like the Jews, afraid to address him wrong.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/226450/1/Here-we-go-again-on-false-prophecies
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  PJoseph

  Witness my Fury,

  I understand what you are saying.

  I found early after leaving the JW’s that I had a conflict between, The Bible, Archeology, and Science. All three seemed to be in mortal combat, one with the other. What a bowl of spaghetti that was.

  I had to sit back and think about this bowl of spaghetti? There were many things in the Bible that could be proven true, but, the same holds true for Archeology, and Science?

  Me, when I’m lost on a subject, I will try anything. I know one thing Satan often does…”Divide, and Conquer.” So I put the three, Bible, Archeology, and Science together, as one…”What a different picture I got.”

  I found a site, but I understand by the forum rules I cant post it here. I will say this, search out sites that give out of place artifacts.
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  PJoseph

  Any members near Concord California?