To Cliff Jackson:
Are you familiar with Ray Franz?
Yes. I read his first book Crisis in Conscience.
Why is it that if anyone disagrees with the WT that they are disf'd, even if later proved right? Surely Franz had the direction of Jesus who had come back in 1914?
It is not just the act of disagreement. But, the bottom line is that Jehovah is the one to redirect his servants, not any man.
Are you a JW?
Yes. For the past 25 years.
If you say "apostate," do you mean the JWs who continue to make false prophecies about the end?
No. By apostate I mean those former JW's who use the Society's shortcomings as a pretext for abandoning the worship of Jehovah God in association with his people.
This has been falsly prophecied by Russell since he used the Great Pyramid of Egypt as a "Prophecy in Stone!" He added 41 inches to the pyramid to make it read 1914 when the 1874 prophecy failed.
That just goes to show that if you give those JW's an inch they'll end up taking a yard, or more.
The he just said Jesus came back Spiritually. If Jesus IS back and is directing the WTB&TS, why do they still make false predictions?
The apostles predicted that Jesus would return within the lifespan of the last surviving apostle John. They were wrong, and as his last act before his death, John corrected that wrong viewpoint in the 21st chapter of the book of John. Did that make them false prophets? Perhaps some thought so back then. But obviously God didn't view things that way. / You Know