jwprophecy

Their Prophecies As you probably have already noted, this page is meant to be simple and at the same time, a bit dramatic.

* Simple in that there is no cute or pretty background color - only the blackness of evil.

* Dramatic in the sense of seeing things in black and white - not shades of gray !!!

WHY?

"Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil." Matthew 5:37 (sermon on the mount) Revised Standard Version 1946-1952 NT
"Just let your word Yes mean Yes, your No, No; for what is in excess of these is from the wicked one." Matthew 5:37 The New World Translation of 1984

Jesus did not want us to deal in shades of gray did he? Anything less than the simple, whole truth, is not a good or affective witness. Both our Bibles, and the NWT say this, so if they can agree here, they should also agree in their entirety. At least one would think so, wouldn't one? Let's go a step farther now, by investigating what we can read about those who claim to be a prophet:

"I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren; and I will put my words in he mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not give heed to my words which he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die. And if you say in your heart, 'How may we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?' -- when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you need not be afraid of him." Deuteronomy 18:18-22 RSV
"A prophet I shall rise upfor them from the midst of their brothers; like you; and I shall indeed put my words in his mouth, and he will certainly speak to them all that I shall command him. And it must occur that the man who will not listen to my words tat he shall speak in my name, I shall myself require an account from him. However, the prophet who presumes to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. And in case you should say in your hearts: "How shall we know the word that Jehovah has not spoken?" when the prophet speaks in the name of Jehovah and the word does not occur or come true, that is the word that Jehovah did not speak. With presumptiveness that prophet spoke it. You must not get frightened at him." Deuteronomy 18:18-22 NWT

Once again we can see that in both cases, the scenario and basic teaching is the same. There is a test by which we can tell if a person is a true prophet, and those who are not, are deserving of a death sentence. We should not be afraid of them, for they have lied. The challenge here, is for the Watch Tower messenger to prove that they have ever had a legitimate prophet. The fact is, we can prove the direct opposite. And, their Bible cannot refute ours in any way either. Here then we can pose two very legitimate questions:

1. Why should we accept your Bible as the only valid one, when these texts are the same, regarding false prophets?

2.Why should we accept the teaching or works of those who insist upon following the teachings of the very leaders who are proven"false prophets?"

Now you have had the opportunity to apply some extra knowledge and perhaps methodology to your dealings when confronted by that "knock" on your door. God willing, you will take some time to be a wittness for Jesus and his truth, to these brow beaten, programed cultists, who are in such dire need of salvaton. I understand that you may not like them - perhaps even to the point of hate - but please remember that they also have the right and need to learn the impact of a closeing verse of this page:

"Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." John 8:31,32 RSV "And so Jesus went on to say to the Jews that believed him: "If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:31,32 NWT *
* Note that Jesus is not Jehovah, but rather, a seperate creation of God. So who is the JW following?