jehovah witness beliefs vs christianity pdf

“Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection.” (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 89) “The present great war in Europe is the beginning of the Armageddon of the scriptures.” (Pastor Russell’s Sermons, 1917, page 676)ġ918 The Saints Will Be Resurrected in 1925 “The Bible chronology herein presented shows that the six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th Day, the 1000 years of Christ’s Reign, began in 1873.” (The Time Is at Hand, page ii) 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth’s present rulership, is already commenced.” (The Time Is at Hand, page 101 – 1908 edition)

“…the ‘battle of the great day of God Almighty’ (Revelation 16:14), which will end in A.D. 4, page 621)ġ899 The Times Described in Revelation 16 Have Begun “ Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874” (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. “The outward evidences are that the marshalling of the hosts for the battle of the great day of God almighty, is in progress while the skirmishing is commencing.” (Watchtower reprints 1, page 817 January 1886) There are a number of false predictions made either by Charles Russell, subsequent leaders of the church or the Watchtower Organization itself, including this limited sampling:ġ886 The Millennial Reign Has Already Begun But how can I trust someone who claims to speak for God when they have been wrong about prior predictions? If I am to accept the teaching of the Jehovah’s Witness religion, I am first going to have to trust the source of this teaching.

Let’s begin with some questions springing from basic philosophical concerns:ġ. The following questions are designed to challenge the Jehovah’s Witness claims about reality and help you to initiate a discussion with your friends or family who may hold this worldview:

But how do we know if the Jehovah’s Witness answers are actually true? One way to examine the Jehovah’s Witness perspective is simply to see how well it answers a few important philosophical and theological questions as we examine what the Jehovah’s Witness religion teaches. In another post I provided a brief overview of the Jehovah’s Witness worldview to show how it answers the three most important questions addressed by any worldview (“How did we get here?”, “How did things get so messed up?” and “How do we fix it?”).

Jehovah witness beliefs vs christianity pdf