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The Jehovah Witnesses were founded by Charles Russell in the late 19th century and are still operating today from the \u201cWATCHTOWER BIBLE\u201d and \u201cTract Society\u201d in Brooklyn New York. They have experienced remarkable growth around the world by going door to door, canvassing, and extensive distribution of literature. The are widely know for using only their translation of the bible, for their literal interpretation of the book of revelation, their opposition to blood transfusions, for their refusal to salute the American flag or serve in the military, and for their willingness to engage in endless genealogies about the more difficult passages of the bible. Their central message was that JESUS WAS SOMEHOW OUR SAVIOR BUT HE WAS NOT FULLY GOD.
\nAccording to their doctrine, Jesus is a lesser \u201cgod\u201d or Godlike creature, or more specifically an Arc angel. This view is totally Heretical since the early centuries of Christianity when a man named \u201cARIUS\u201d said of Jesus that \u201cthere was a time when he was not.\u201d The Entire Jehovah\u2019s Witness doctrine is simply stated the \u201cARIAN HERESY\u201d resurrected. IT MUST BE REJECTED TODAY!
\nIsaiah 9:6-7 speaks to the eternal nature of Christ. This child who would be born and sit on David\u2019s throne is JESUS. This same child is called \u201cMIGHTY GOD\u201d and \u201cEVERLASTING FATHER\u201d. Wow child as well as father? This totally refutes their doctrine. The Jehovah witness dodge on this passage is that Jesus is \u201cmighty\u201d GOD but not the almighty. However the same term is applied to Jehovah God in Isaiah 10:20-21. Further, Micah 5:2 indicates the ruler who would come from
\nBethlehem was one who\u2019s going forth are from long ago from the days of eternity (NASV). Isaiah 43:10 and 44:6 makes it clear that there was no God but Jehovah (LORD in the NIV). Either the term \u201cJehovah\u201d from the original term \u201cYahweh\u201d refers to the trinity (FATHER, SON, and SPIRIT) or JESUS IS NOT DEITY, JESUS IS NOT GOD! The Jehovah\u2019s Witness claim that Jesus is not God is unbiblical Polytheism. Jesus is called God in John 1; 1, 20:28; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1 and 1 John
\n5:20.<\/p>\n

THE LAST DAYS:<\/strong>
\nAlthough a look at the bible clearly shows the last days began with Christ 1st coming Acts 2:16, Hebrews 1:2, James 5:3, 2 peter 3:3). Premillennialists, Jehovah Witnesses, Peantacostal movements, think the last days began quite recently.
\nAlthough Gods word commands every generation to live in anticipation of the end of the world- be ready- it\u2019s simply impossible to pinpoint the end times of earths history.
\n– When Jehovah Witnesses, Premillenialis say they take the bible literally they mean they try and take literally the book of revelation and other parts of the bible.
\nDefinition of terms: Literal- Straightforward not symbolic at all: Luke 8:26 \u201cthey sailed to the region of gerasenes.\u201dThe word \u201csailed \u201cmeans they traveled by boat, a sail being filled and pushed by the wind. It does not mean figuratively that they sailed a crossed the sky, sailed in their minds, or that their friends hallucinated the transit.
\n-Figuratively: Symbolic, metaphoric, not literally: Psalm 91:4 \u201cHe (GOD) will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.\u201d Here Gods wings\u00a0symbolize his concern care and shelter for his people. God doesn\u2019t literally have wings (or an arm, or a mouth etc…) but that doesn\u2019t mean the passage is incorrect. Figurative passages are normal in Bible poetry, and prophecy..
\nLiteralistic, or legalistic: Taking figurative passages literally. In the previous passage God would have real feathers; either physical birdlike feathers etc… this is RUBBISH!<\/p>\n

Face Value: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking the natural sense of a passage. We take literal passages literally, figurative passages figuratively. Bottom line we take the bible at face value to avoid confusion of the literalistic approach. Literalistic approach leads to many abuses, particularly the book of revelations.<\/p>\n

Bible Tampering:<\/strong>
\nUnder the leadership of Nathan H. Knorr (1905-1977) the WT Society put away date setting for a time and switched to a different strategy. Since many of their teachings could be refuted by key verses in the Bible, Knorr set out to publish a different Bible for JWs to use. Called the New World Translation (NWT), it blatantly altered many verses to support Watchtower doctrine. The single best example of this is John 1: 1, which in the King James Version clearly declares Jesus’ deity-“the Word was God.” JWs deny the deity of Christ, so the NWT renders this phrase “the Word was a god.” The translation committee responsible for the NWT was kept anonymous, undoubtedly to cover up their complete lack of scholarly qualifications. None of the men who worked on this project had any formal training in the biblical languages, except for Frederick Franz. He was chairman of the committee and had studied Greek for two years at the University of Cincinnati without graduating, and was only self-taught in Hebrew. After Knorr’s death, Franz became the Watchtower Society’s new President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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