Is the Watchtower Ultimately a Creation of Fallen Angels?

by Sea Breeze 22 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Sea Breeze

  

  A watchtower in ceremonial magical tradition is a tutelary spirit of one of the four cardinal points or quarters (East, South, West and North). In many magical traditions, they are understood to be Enochian angels... Originating with the Enochian tradition of John Dee, a version of it was popularized by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which became hugely influential in modern Western Esotericism, including Wicca. The watchtowers are invoked during the ritual of casting a magic circle.

  
  

  The Structure of the Watchtower Hierarchies

  Quote: On Wednesday June 20, 1584, Edward Kelly had a vision that would significantly effect the angelic magical system that he and John Dee were receiving. In the days that followed it would be analyzed and explained, and ultimately it would produce the Terrestrial system of Watchtower magic that was to profoundly influence not only their own work but eventually the whole course of the Western Hermetic Tradition.

  Coincidence?
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  Sea Breeze

  I think Watchtower connection to the occult is shown in their own literature. They have admnitted that Russell and previous Watchtower Presidents may be directing their activities from "beyond the veil". They admit to being a 'spirit-led organization". They pont to "materializations" of these spirits as evidence for the accuracy of their end-times caluclatuiions:

  “Zion’s Watch Tower “ of October 1st, 1907, “Our understanding is that this great day of the Lord began chrono­logically in October 1874, and from what we can learn it is since that date that ‘materializa­tions’ have become more and more common…the evidence is too strong to be disputed that there have been numerous genuine manifestations….”

  How does the Watchtower know there have "more and more" materializations of spirits?
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  SydBarrett

  Yes. "Fallen Angels" It was a nefarious plot by superhuman entities to keep the cheap suit industry in business.
  
  You really are one whacked out dude.
  
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  Vidiot

  Well shit, I kinda wanna go back, now… 😏
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  Sea Breeze

  @Syd,

  I take it you are a materialist?
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  Jeffro

  🤦‍♂️
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  Sea Breeze

  C’mon Syd,

  Just admit you are a materialist. Are you ashamed of it? Lots of people “claim” to be materialists.
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  TonusOH

  the evidence is too strong to be disputed

  Russell and Rutherford loved doing this-- regaling readers about how ironclad a particular claim was, even though they had no way of demonstrating this. Many of these 'indisputable' claims were later changed, and many of their 'indisputable' predictions did not come to pass. Come on, Watchtower-- show us some of these "genuine manifestations."
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  Sea Breeze

  God says in Leviticus 19:31 “Do not turn to mediums or spiritualists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them.”

  So why would the Watchtower so easily turn to mediums and spiritualists for support for their eroneous John 1: 1 renddering?

  The Johannes Greber Memorial Foundation provided a photo-copy of a letter from the Watchtower Society acknowledging receipt of not only several of his New Testaments, but also Greber’s book Communication with the Spirit World of God.

  Greber claims that he translated his new testament bible with the help of spirits using his wife as a medium.
  

  Why would Watchtower resort to spirit mediums to support their doctrines unless they are all on the same team?
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  Sea Breeze

  Here is an excerpt talk by C.J. Woodworth, given in 1913, where he admits to be demon possessed. He was the sole editor of the Golden Age magazine.

  There was a time for five consecutive nights when I never slept a wink; then came a time when the strain was too much; my mind became unbalanced, and I came directly under the influence of evil spirits, so much so that for three days I was as completely under demonical control as was Mrs. Eddy when she wrote "Science and Health."

  Previous to this time I had prepared a 36-page book against the Vow, printed in double column, in which all Scriptures which seemed to be directly or indirectly against the Vow were arranged. I know now that all these Scriptures were suggested to my mind by the evil spirits.