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False Prophecies of the WatchtowerPROPHECIES
of the
Watchtower Society of Jehovah's Witnesses.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CLAIM TO BE PROPHETS
The Watchtower of April 1st, 1972, page 197, had this statement,
"So, does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them dangers
and to declare things to come?...These questions can be answered in
the affirmative. Who is the 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. The only way
that this can be done is to review the record. What does it show?
Since the J.W.'s claim to be God's prophet, we are free to put
them to the Bible test for a prophet, found in Deuteronomy 18:18-20.
Verse 22 of this same chapter says, "When a prophet speaks in the name
of the LORD (YHWH), if the thing does not come about or come true,
that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken." Verse 20 plainly
says, "that prophet shall die".
False prophecy cannot be "explained away" and treated lightly.
The Watchtower has invited us to examine their record, and we will!
All quotes are from publications of the Watchtower Bible & Tract
Society and available at headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. Some of
these publications may also be found in local Kingdom Hall libraries.
Judge this self-proclaimed "prophet" for yourselves!
6,000 YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY OF PROPHECIES
6,000 years of human history ended in 1873. (The Time is at Hand,
p.33).
6,000 years of human history ended in 1972. (The Truth Shall Make You
Free, p. 152, 1943 edition).
6,000 years of human history ended in 1975. (Awake!, October 8th,
1968.)
ARMAGEDDON PROPHECIES
Armageddon would end in 1914. (The Time is At Hand, Page 101, 1889
Edition).
Armageddon would end in 1915. (The Time is At Hand, Page 101, 1915
Edition).
Today, J.W.'s expect Armageddon any minute!
THE RETURN OF CHRIST PROPHECIES
Since Christ failed to show up for any of the Watchtower dates,
J.W.'s altered their teaching to make his coming conveniently
"invisible".
Christ returned in 1874. (The Finished Mystery, pages 386, 295,
1917 Edition). The Watchtower publications taught this 1874 date
right up to 1929. The "Prophecy" book, published in 1929, states on
page 65, "The Scriptural proof is that the second presence of the Lord
Jesus Christ began in 1874 A.D."
Christ returned in 1914. (The Truth that Leads to Eternal Life,
p. 87).
THE MILLENNIUM PROPHECIES
The Millennium began in 1873. (Thy Kingdom Come, page 305).
The Millennium began in 1874. (Finished Mystery, page 386).
PROPHECIES ON THE RESURRECTION
The resurrection would occur in 1878. (Thy Kingdom Come, page
234).
Abraham, Issac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old would
return in 1925. (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 89).
The Watchtower Society even published a book telling their
followers to add a room onto their houses, and get an undertaker to
decorate it. Undertakers, of course, would be looking for employment,
since there would be no more deaths in 1926. When the room was
completed, Watchtower devotees were to call up Jerusalem, where
Abraham would have an office, and request that their parents be
"awakened" from death. They would soon appear in the new room! (The
Way to Paradise, pages 228, 229).
PROPHECIES ON SPACE TRAVEL
"Man cannot by airplane or rockets or other means get above the
air envelope which is about our earthly globe..."(The Truth Shall Make
you Free, p. 285, 1943 edition).
THE BOOK OF RUTH
The Book of Ruth is "not prophetical". (Watchtower Reprints IV,
p. 3110, Nov. 15, 1902).
The Book of Ruth "is prophetic". (Watchtower Book,
"Preservation", pages 169, 175, 176).
PROPHECIES ON SODOM AND GOMORRAH
Sodom and Gomorrah will receive a second opportunity. (Man of
Ages, page 110).
Sodom and Gomorrah will receive no second opportunity.
(Watchtower, March 1965, p. 139).
THE "HIGHER POWERS" OF ROMANS 13:1
"Higher Powers" refers to earthly governments. (The Time is at
Hand (1889) p. 81).
"Higher Powers" refers to Jehovah God and Jesus. (The Truth Shall
Make You Free, p. 312).
"Higher Powers" refers to earthly governments. (Man's
Salvation...at Hand p. 326). Notice how the "brighter light" dimmed
back again!
THE REVELATION NAME "ABADDON-APOLLYON"
Refers to Satan. (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol.7).
Refers to Jesus Christ. (Then is Finished the Mystery of God, Page
232). Quite a change!
THE "ALPHA AND OMEGA" OF REVELATION
Refers to Jehovah God. (Awake! August 22, 1978, page 2 .
Refers to Jesus Christ. (Watchtower, October 1, 1978, p.15).
Notice the rapid change of "truth" and "interpretation of
scripture" in just two months!
THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE
Refers to their founder, Charles Taze Russell. (Watchtowers from Dec.
1, 1916 to March 1, 1923, p. 6.
Refers to the "Remnant of Spiritual Israelites" (the supposed remnant
of the 144,000 "heavenly class"). (From Paradise Lost to Paradise
Regained, page 193).
IN CONCLUSION
Although the official publication of the Jehovah's Witnesses
claims, "...Jehovah's Witnesses today make their declaration of the
good news of the kingdom under angelic direction and support"
according to the Watchtower of April 1, 1972, page 200, they have
proved to be an embarrassment to the angels!
Undaunted, the Watchtower of July 1st, 1973, page 402, goes on to
claim, "Consider too, the fact that Jehovah's organization alone in
all the earth is directed by God's holy spirit or active force."
Obviously the Holy Spirit did not prompt these false prophecies!
Not only does the Bible give us a simple test for prophets, which
we considered at the beginning of this tract, namely that their
prophecies will fail, but the word of God has more to say about
prophecies and prophesying.
The Bible reveals three sources for prophecy. One, it is from
God, and inspired by Him. Two, it is from the Devil and inspired by
him. Thirdly, prophecies can come out of "the flesh", or out of our
"own spirit".
Since the Watchtower Society of Jehovah's witnesses has so many
failed prophecies, we know they are not prophesying by God's
direction, and through His Holy Spirit, or by the angels.
This leaves us with two alternatives for the false prophecies of
the Watchtower Society. They are from Satan, or they are from "the
flesh".
The Watchtower has chosen the latter, claiming that "we all make
mistakes" etc. "We have new light". Is this an "out" for them? No,
for Jehovah's Witnesses should carefully read Ezekiel, chapter 13.
This chapter is a judgment of God on prophets who hope for a
fulfillment of their words, after prophesying falsely. Verse 8, says,
"Because you have spoken falsehood and seen a lie, therefore, behold,
I am against you", declared the Lord God."
The Watchtower Society of Jehovah's Witnesses is a proven false
prophet, and the Lord, by His own decree, is against them. Why would
you want to remain in this doomed organization and share in its
judgment?
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