To most of us, the word “Christendom” means “the entire body of Christians worldwide” or perhaps “the part of the world where Christianity is most common.”
But to Jehovah’s Witnesses, it means the doomed world of false Christianity which professes to be Christian but doesn’t follow the teachings and practices of the Watchtower. Continue reading
Now we are shifting our attention to Watchtower misconceptions about Jesus’ role in the end times.
Who is Abaddon / Apollyon (the Destroyer) in Revelation 9:11? Continue reading
How does the Watchtower maintain such tight control over the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide?
It convinces them that Jesus gave them that authority in 1919.
It treats Jesus’ statements in Matthew 24:45-47, not as a parable about the importance of faithfulness, but as a prophecy about the Watchtower organization.
Let’s look at that passage. Continue reading
The Watchtower claims that God’s Kingdom was established in 1914. (Reasoning From the Scriptures, p. 95)
How do they arrive at this misconception, and how can we respond? Continue reading
In last week’s post, I did my best to document how the Watchtower supplants Jesus Christ in the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
As a reminder, the Watchtower invites people “to come to Jehovah’s organization for salvation.” (The Watchtower, “Stay Awake and Keep Your Senses,”11/15/81, p. 22)
Once they do, then the Watchtower attempts to control every aspect of their lives, warning them that “opposers… may question the need for an organization to direct the minds of God’s people.” (The Watchtower, “What Is Our Position Toward Opposers of the Truth?” 3/1/83, p. 27) Continue reading
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