Over the years, what books have been published by jehovahs witnesses to shed light on revelation. In the book of revelation the number 12 is symbolic for the church. I mean, they do believe that the book should be in the bible, and they believe that it was inspired by jehovah. The anointed jehovah s witnesses and salvation jehovah s witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful christians from pentecost of 33 ad until the present day will be resurrected to heaven as immortal spirit beings to spend eternity with god and christ. Why is the number 666 given to the wild beast in the book of revelation. The watchtower teaches that god will annihilate non jehovahs witnesses and they will simply cease to exist. Revelation was written by the apostle john in about 96 c. According to jehovahs witnesses, does jesus make the same claim. Teach only the 144,000 must be born again, not the average jehovahs witness. The witnesses say these people represent the church of christ, the israel of god, and this is a common view among bible scholars, one that has had a long history in the interpretation of revelation.
Jan, 2021 jehovahs witnesses most certainly do believe that revelation is part of the bible canon. Jehovahs witnesses spanish revelation climax book watchtower. In light, book one, published in 1930 by the bible students, it was likewise stated. They teach christ is the mediator for only the 144,000, not the average jehovahs witness. It is used by jehovahs witnesses to support their worldwide work, which includes publishing bibles and biblebased literature. Apr 05, 2021 the new testament teaches the divinity of jesus in other, much subtler ways as well, and jehovahs witnesses are usually not nearly as well prepared for them. When it comes to worshipping god in the book of revelation, jesus is not on the creaturely side, the side that gives worship. Looking back to the words of another prophet who should take more water with his medication, daniel. List of watch tower society publications wikipedia. Profusely illustrated with imaginative, fullcolor scenes from the apocalypse, the new volume should be easy for witnesses to sell in their doortodoor ministry.
However, our community is not an official website of jehovah s witnesses. Illustration from the jehovahs witnesses revelation book. This argument is ridiculous on the face of the matter. I asked jehovahs witnesses if they believe jesus was a god. This was a versebyverse commentary on the bible books of ezekiel and revelation. Book of revelation timeline chart bible study notebook, bible study tools. Apr 05, 2021 even if a jehovahs witness could explain away one of these elements, there is no way to get around the clear implication of the theme as a whole. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. Exposing the jehovahs witnesses cult eternal evangelism. Part 3 challenging a jehovahs witness with the alpha and. Jehovahs witnesses have consistently held to the view that literally 144,000 anointed christians make up spiritual israel. Subliminal images in watchtower literature 4jehovah. Some of the strongest evidence of the new world translations bias against the deity of jesus christ can be seen in the surrounding verses of many of the passages noted above where the jehovahs witness bible inserts jehovah instead of lord when referencing attributes of god that are being applied directly to jesus christ. Please post your name, congregation, pictures and share to all our brothers and sisters around the world.
The watchtower societys latest commentary on the book of revelation repackages familiar jehovahs witness interpretations in an attractive new format. The divinity of jesus in the book of revelation via nova media. Much of the confusion regarding the 144,000 is a result of the false doctrine of the jehovahs witnesses. It gives a vision of the channel of the communication, jesus christ, showing him as having died but now being alive, in great power in heaven. Jehovahs witnesses dodge this verse by claiming that christ is a mighty god, but not the almighty god jehovah. Service year report preaching statistics, annually since 2017. Jehovahs witness bible translation examined 4jehovah.
They do believe that a certain number that theyve picked out of a bible book, revelation, will go to heaven. The changing watchtower interpretation of bible prophecy. Jehovahs witnesses revelations about the revelation book. So, what is 144,000 a symbol for well, 144,000 is the same as 12 x 12 x. The same expression my god is used four times by jesus in revelation 3.
I am dating a jehovahs witness and i am trying to teach him the christian. It is not endorsed, sponsored, or maintained by any legal entity used by jehovah s witnesses. No one goes to heaven but 144,000 jehovahs witnesses. Its grand climax at hand watchtower bible and tract. Calendar of jehovah s witnesses, annually 1983 to 2016 yearbook. However, jehovahs witnesses insist that since there is no article in the hebrew text, mighty, therefore, does not mean jehovah. Jehovah s witnesses believe however the number 144,000 to be literal, because they are specifically enumerated and directly contrasted with a great crowd, which no man was.
Feb 08, 2020 im coming at this with the mindset of the jehovahs witness trained to believe that the blessing of god is manifest by the growth of the organization. Diagram of the book of revelation, probably from jehovah witnesses bible study. Jehovahs witnesses assert that jesus would never have referred to the father as my god if he were in fact god himself. When the two witnesses came to life, what was the effect on their religious persecutors. In fact, in my experience, those arguments are much more effective than the ones people normally use, so lets take a look at one of them and see how the book of revelation teaches. Famine, one of the four horsemen in the book of revelation, is a gaunt figure that is hunger personified. Jehovahs witnesses biblical responses to their heretical.
Other bible verses reveal the meaning of 666 and the mark of the beast. Jw teaching is that only jehovah is the almighty god, and jesus is the. As recently as the august 2016 issue of the watchtower, we read. Tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes rip the earth apart like an orange. Dec 15, 2018 jehovah s witnesses focus on god the father, so their name is taken from the tetragrammaton, written as yhwh or jhvh and articulated either as yahweh or jehovah. You, too, might discuss these verses with a jehovahs witness should you be paid a visit, and you can use the new world translation to prove the deity of christ. The 144,000 are taken as a symbol of the christian faithful. This is a wonderful well written book that explains about the last book of the bible in revelation. Just another case of the organisation of jehovah s witnesses misquoting, misdirecting, misleading and lying to its members and those of the general public please see links to the above information below. Jehovah s witnesses feel there is also no good reason to take the male see gal. Jehovahs witnesses revelation of the revelation of the. The 144,000 have what the jehovahs witnesses call the heavenly hope. Adjustments were made later for studying the 1988 version of the revelation book. According to its charter, the corporations purposes are religious, educational, and charitable, in particular, to the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania is a nonprofit corporation formed in.
Does anyone have a copy of the revelation book in pdf they. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. This is a repetition of titles used in revelation 1. Jehovahs witnesses 10 things to know about their beliefs. Dec 06, 2008 the jehovahs witness version in the new world translation says, in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was a god. In an article on the nwt, one wbts book states that it is a translation of the holy scriptures made directly from hebrew, aramaic, and greek into modernday english by a committee of anointed witnesses of jehovah reasoning from the scriptures, 276. The 144,000 members of the body of christ are thus in the assembly shown as selected and anointed, or sealed. The opening chapter of the book concluding the bible introduces us to the one over all, the originator of the revelation message, jehovah god the almighty, the alpha and the omega.
Read the book revelation its grand climax at hand on line here dont miss it. Throughout my lifetime, i have been told that isaiah 60. Yearbook of jehovah s witnesses, annually from 1940 to 2017 year book of jehovah s witnesses, annually from 1934 to 1939 year book of the international bible students association, 1922, 1925, annually from 1927 to 1933. The following is the argument used by david reed in his book, jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse. Jehovah s witnesses believe that being anointed involves a personal revelation by gods spirit which gives positive assurance of adoption to the individual alone. What is the significance of the number 144,000 to jehovahs. Since 2006, jwtalk has proved to be a wellmoderated online community for real jehovah s witnesses on the web. Only those claiming to be anointed partake of the unleavened bread and wine at the yearly commemoration of christs death, or memorial. But this is problematic since it would imply polytheism. Mar 18, 2021 much of the confusion regarding the 144,000 is a result of the false doctrine of the jehovahs witnesses. Jehovahs witnesses deny the existence of a literal hell that is the ongoing place of punishment for the wicked.
According to jehovahs witnesses, who are the 144,000. Why do the jehovah witnesses believe that only 144,000 people. If you need guidance ask jehovahs witnesses whos knocking at your door to help you understand it more they will be. The jehovahs witnesses refuted by their own bible my bible.
Revelation of christ and the two witnesses jehovahs watchman. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. Why do some watchtower publications have weird drawings in the pictures like the revelation its grand climax at hand. Revelation bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Do jehovah witnesses believe in the book of revelation. Revelation bible book watch tower publications index 19862021. In excellent condition 1988 jehovahs witnesses spanish revelation climax book watchtower bible prophecy god. Jehovahs witnesses believe that the bible, including all 66 books of the. The group was originally called the watch tower society because founder charles taze russell published a magazine called zions watch tower and herald of christ s presence. Annihilationism is another false doctrine that contradicts the bible. Walter martins religious infonet kingdom of the cults.
Reviving the two witnesses watchtower online library. The jehovahs witnesses claim that 144,000 is a limit to the number of people who will reign with christ in heaven and spend eternity with god. Russell founder of the jehovahs witnesses did with revelation 7. He took the figure to be a literal figure when in reality 144,000 is symbolic. While the book of genesis tells how paradise was lost, revelation tells how paradise will be. That being the case, the enigmatic two witnesses of revelation are likely intended to fulfill the scriptural requirement of two witnesses during the manifestation of jesus. Jehovah followed his own established principles in providing multiple eyewitnesses to the resurrection and ascension of christ. The book of revelation summary online bible nwt jw. Jehovahs witnesses state that the alpha and omega seen at. Aug 14, 2019 i endeavor to show jehovahs witnesses that they, as believers in the reliability of the nwt, are bound to accept what it says about jehovah and christs deity in revelation 1. Jan 19, 2021 the witnesses are experts at making doomsday come alive in their videos, books, and magazines.
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