As far back as 1899, the Watchtower pronounced that “the man Jesus is dead, forever dead.” (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 5, 1899, p. 454)
But the Watchtower believes Christ was resurrected, so what did they mean by that? Continue reading
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Last week, I examined proof texts which the Watchtower believes explicitly teach a non-physical, spirit resurrection of Jesus.
Today, we’ll look at several experiences Jesus had which the Watchtower believes prove that he could not have been raised in a physical body. Continue reading
The Watchtower teaches that Jesus was not resurrected bodily but rather as a spirit creature. (What Does the Bible Really Teach?, p. 73)
It cites two categories of Bible evidence:
- Proof texts which it believes explicitly teach the spirit resurrection of Jesus
- Experiences Jesus had which it believes prove he couldn’t have been raised in a physical body.
Today, we’ll examine the first category.
In next week’s post, we’ll look at the second. Continue reading
In the mind of Jehovah’s Witnesses, because Jesus died, Jesus can’t be God.
The substance of the Watchtower’s argument can be expressed in a simple syllogism:
- When Jesus died, he went out of existence.
- If Jesus was God, then God went out of existence.
Where have they gone wrong? Continue reading
The Watchtower has stated: “The majority of Christendom’s churches say that there are three persons in one God, that he is, as it were, a “three-headed” God. They teach that when Jesus died, God died.” (The Watchtower, “Are the Churches Leading the Nations Into Collision With God?”, 10/15/71, p. 627)
It’s clear that the Watchtower is trying to make the concept of the deity of Christ appear absurd.
Before we respond to the substance of the Watchtower’s argument, let’s address two threshold challenges. Continue reading
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