For any JW's who have joined here in recent times - or are just lurking - maybe you'd like to consider contemplating a couple of the "slave's" teachings.
I posted the second question a few years ago, but am submitting it again for those who may have missed it.
1) According to Scripture, what & when is the final war?
w15 11/1 p. 8 -
"Soon, God’s Kingdom will bring an end to these last days with
the war of Armageddon.
As noted earlier, those who perish in this final
war
will be those who refuse to “obey the good news about our Lord
Jesus.” (2Thessalonians 1:8)
But what does the Bible Really
Teach? 🤣
Revelation 20:7, 8)
- "Now as soon as the 1,000 years
have ended,
Satan will be released from his prison, and he will go out to mislead
those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to
gather them together for
the war.
The number of these is as the sand of the sea." Oops!
2) According to Scripture, should Christians be witnesses of Jehovah?
Dozens of scriptures say that Christians
would be witnesses of Christ, while not one
verse states they would be witnesses for Jehovah.
(Matthew 10:18) ....before
governors and kings for my sake, for a witness....
(Mark 13:9) ...be put on the
stand......for my sake, for a witness to them.
(Luke 24:48) You are to be
witnesses of these things.
(John 1:15) John bore witness
about him, (Jesus)
(John 5:37) And the Father
who sent me has himself borne witness about me.
(John 8:18) ...bears witness
about myself, and the Father..bears witness about me.”
(John 15:26, 27) ....bear witness
about me; and you, in turn, are to bear witness....
(Acts 1:8) ..witnesses of me
in Jerusalem,.....the most distant part of the earth.”
(Acts 9:15, 16) But the Lord said
to him: “Go! because this man is a chosen vessel to me to bear my
name (Jesus) to the nations as well as to kings and the sons of
Israel. For I will show him plainly how many things he must suffer
for my name.” (Jesus)
(Acts 10:39) And we are witnesses
of all the things he did.......
(Acts 10:43) To him all
the prophets bear witness....
(Acts 13:31) .......These are now
his witnesses to the people.
(Acts 22:15) ...because you are
to be a witness for him (Jesus) to all men......
(Acts 22:20) ...and when the
blood of Stephen your witness...
(Acts 23:11) ....witness about me
in Jerusalem,.....also bear witness in Rome.”
(Acts 26:16) .....a witness
.....................respecting me.
(1 Corinthians 1:6) ...the
witness about the Christ has been made firm among you,
(1 Timothy 2:6, 7) ...this
is what is to be witnessed to in its own due time.
(2 Timothy 1:8) ....the witness
about our Lord......(Jesus)
(1 John 5:9) ....this is the
witness God gives, the witness.....about his Son.
(Revelation 1:9) ......bearing
witness concerning Jesus.
(Revelation 12:17) ....have the
work of bearing witness concerning Jesus.
(Revelation 17:6) ......and with
the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.
(Revelation 19:10) ....witnessing
concerning Jesus...the witness concerning Jesus...”
(Revelation 20:4) ...for the
witness they gave about Jesus......
The perfect Christ was assigned to be
God's witness, and in turn, imperfect Christians
were assigned to witness for Jesus Christ.
(Revelation 1:5) "....Jesus
Christ, “the Faithful Witness,”
(Revelation 3:14) "....the
faithful and true witness.."
(Revelation 19:11) "And the
one seated on it is called Faithful and True,.."
Also, Christians were never told to do anything
in/for God's name. The following verses show that Christ's
name alone was always to be the priority for Christians:
(Isa. 62:2) ...a new
name.....Jehovah’s own mouth will designate. (see Acts
11:26)
(Matthew 5:11) “Happy are you
when people...say every sort of wicked thing against you for my
sake.
(Matthew 12:21) Indeed, in his
name nations will hope.”
(Matthew 10:22) And you will be
hated by all people on account of my name,......
(Matthew 18:5) …receives one
such young child on the basis of my name receives me also.
(Matthew 18:20) For where there
are two or three gathered together in my name,....
(Matthew 19:29) .......for the
sake of my name......will inherit everlasting life.
(Matthew 24:5) ...for many will
come on the basis of my name,...
(Matthew 24:9) .......and you
will be hated by all the nations on account of my name.
(Mark 9:37) ...on the basis of my
name....
(Mark 9:39) ….will do a
powerful work on the basis of my name...
(Mark 13:6) Many will come on the
basis of my name,...
(Luke 9:48) Whoever receives this
young child on the basis of my name receives me also.
(Luke 9:49) ….we saw someone
expelling demons by using your name.
(Luke 10:17) “...even the
demons are made subject to us by the use of your name.”
(Luke 21:8) ...for many will come
on the basis of my name,...
(Luke 21:12) ......brought before
kings and governors for the sake of my name.
(Luke 21:16, 17) .......and you
will be hated by all people because of my name.
(Luke 24:47) ...and on the basis
of his name, repentance for forgiveness of sins would be
preached...
(John 2:23) .....many people put
their faith in his name........
(John 5:27) .....in which all
those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice..
(John 14:26) But the helper, the
holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name,
(John 15:16) ......no matter what
you ask the Father in my name,
(Acts 2:38) Repent, and let each
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
(Acts 3:6) In the name of Jesus
Christ the Nazarene, walk!”
(Acts 4:10) .....in the name of
Jesus Christ the Nazarene,
(Acts 5:40) . . .and ordered them
to stop speaking on the basis of Jesus’ name.
(Acts 5:41) ....counted worthy to
be dishonored in behalf of his name.
(Acts 9:14-16) .....all those
calling on your name.....he must suffer for my name.”
(Acts 10:48) .....he commanded
them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
(Acts 11:26) ..........the
disciples were by divine providence called Christians. (not JW's?????)
(Acts 16:18) “I order you in
the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.”
(Acts 19:5) On hearing this, they
got baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
(Acts 21:13) ...but also to die
at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.....
(Acts 22:16) ....get baptized,
and wash your sins away by your calling on his name.’
(1 Corinthians 6:11) ...been
declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Corinthians 5:15) .....no
longer for themselves, but for him who died for them.
(Philippians 2:10) .....so that
in the name of Jesus every knee should bend......
(Hebrews 13:15) Through him
(Jesus) let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is,
the fruit of our lips that make public declaration to his *
name.
(Revelation 2:3) ....and you have
borne up for my name’s sake...
(Revelation 2:13) ......and yet
you keep on holding fast my name,. . .
(The name of Jesus was to be "publicly
declared," not Jehovah. See 28 "witness" scriptures)
Mr. Rutherford really chose the wrong name in 1931 for his re-branding exercise!
