During his ministry, Jesus showed courage by boldly exposing the religious leaders for misleading the people with false teachings. -Matthew 23:13-36. He continued to do this even though his life was threatened. -John 5:15-18. Twice, he fearlessly cleansed the temple, driving out those who were defiling his Father’s worship there. -Matthew. 21:12, 13; John 2:14-17. […]
What Would You Do? If we were eating in a restaurant and you spotted a hair in my food would you tell me? What if, after you pointed it out to me, I said I didn’t see it? Would you be moved to reach over, pull the hair out, show it to me and then […]
On September 26, 2018 a jury decided the Jehovah’s Witnesses of Thompson Falls Montana, as well as its national headquarters, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, failed to protect one of its members from child sexual abuse. As a result, the victim was awarded $35 million. Sanders County District Judge James Manley ruled that the organization […]
Also, he took a loaf, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “This means my body, which is to be given in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” Also, he did the same with the cup after they had the evening meal, saying: “This cup means the new covenant […]
In the previous post “Did the Apostles Proclaim the Name Jehovah?” a careful review of the scriptures clearly demonstrated a shift in the degree of prominence given to the divine name from the Old Testament to the New. The apostles, instead of bearing witness to the Father and emphasizing his name, in obedience to God […]
Before I begin with the subject at hand I thought it would be helpful, for those interested in technical accuracy, to make a small clarification. Since the exact pronunciation of the divine name is unknown, it is not the aim of this post nor of the one previous to this, “Did Jesus Proclaim the Name […]
In a previous post entitled: “Restoring the Name Jehovah to the New Testament?” I examined what scholars and researchers had to say about the occurrence of the tetragrammaton in the Septuagint and earliest copies of the Christian writings. That article began with comments made by governing body member Geoffrey Jackson in a 2018 JW Broadcast […]
In the October 2018 episode of JW Broadcasting, governing body member Geoffrey Jackson gave the theme talk entitled: “Father Glorify Your Name”. During the talk he gave an illustration that explains the Watchtower society’s rationale behind inserting the name Jehovah in the Greek portion of the New World Translation: “It’s important to note that the […]
Whenever it is that they are saying, “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly on them, just like birth pains on a pregnant woman, and they will by no means escape. (1 Thessalonians 5:3) Concerning this verse the Watchtower society states: “One of these developments was prophesied by the apostle Paul when […]
In the October 2019 study edition of the Watchtower, Jehovah’s Witnesses were alerted to watch for various features of the coming great tribulation. Among these was a change in their preaching message: “During the great tribulation, the message that we proclaim will likely change. Currently, we are preaching the good news of the Kingdom and […]