This is only a brief outline of the origins of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and I will only hit on the high points of this ridiculous cult.

It seems that with most cults that they are dreamed up by men who have nothing better to do than trifle with the word of God – the Holy Bible. These people, often after being exposed to true Biblical Scripture, decide that they know better than the Spirit-filled men who wrote the initial texts from Moses on.

The inventor of this cult (Jehovah’s Witnesses) was Charles Taze Russell, yet another self-described teacher who began his ministry in Brooklyn N.Y. His musings were written under the heading “Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.” Yet he only went to public school for seven years and left at the tender age of fourteen. Later, he became wealthy from his father’s hat- making inheritance and had the means to publish his own works.

Although he was raised a Bible-believing Christian, this man decided that he would alter the Bible since he felt the content of the King James Bible was faulty; yet the Bible itself says that “no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:20-21).

The Bible also describes itself as “God breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16). He should have known better.

It’s amazing how a man can consider himself more knowledgeable than the 44 Godly men who translated it. Among them were scholars, archeologists, linguists and such. Yet this silly man would come up with his own unique take on scripture – a take he called, THE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION. (Sounds too much like THE NEW WORLD ORDER to me.)

Its adherents are people who have been misled into believing that they and they alone possess the truth. But the truth is that they’ve been hoodwinked into believing they can earn their way to heaven by distributing tracts and by knowing God’s name – Jehovah. The Scriptures say, “There is a way that seems right unto man, but the end thereof is the way of death.”

The original King James Bible tells us that, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

So, it is by faith and not of “works” like they so ardently believe. Yet it seems that they will not admit to their frailties and shortcomings, but continue to put up a façade of self-righteousness.

Today the printer and distributor of Jehovah’s Witnesses tracts is the Watch Tower Society, a publishing house ensconced in a building in New York City. They also print other fodder for their ardent followers to distribute and sell, all the while collecting “Tithes” and offerings to enrich their leaders.

For the most part, these misled people tend to stay in the book of Revelation, a book that is hard to decipher – even for theologians as the worldwide events described therein are happening today or beginning to happen. It is often written in symbolic terms, so even true Biblical scholars can only speculate their meaning up until the event materializes.

One of the things that makes this cult infamous is its penchant for setting dates for the end of the world (which have of course never come true). Another falsehood is that Christ returned in 1874.

Then there is the hope that they are the 144,000 who make it through the Tribulation period and are saved. The problem with that theory is that today there are more than enough of them (Jehovah’s Witnesses) to qualify with their numbers growing by the day. That would mean that they must grit their teeth and continue to scour the earth making more followers to satisfy the greed of their leadership

They also claim to qualify for salvation because they know God’s name, yet Jesus never spoke the name ‘Jehovah’. Jesus ascribed to God as “Father” as in “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name…” in teaching us to do the same.

If they had really read the original Bible, the adherents of JWs would know that “there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved” and “there is only one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.” Jesus is not Michael the Archangel as so many of them presume.

In the New Testament the Apostle Peter said to Jesus directly “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus replied, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, happy are you for you did not hear this from man, but My Father in heaven has revealed this to you’” (Matthew 16:16-17).

JWs don’t believe that God and Jesus are one. Yet the Bible clearly states that they are (John 1:1, 14; 8:58; 10:30).

There are so many other proofs that this twisted truth Jehovah’s Witnesses spew has no basis in fact. They have no excuse for believing this doctrine spawned in hell. The Apostle Peter alludes to this heresy, saying that, “There are some things in them (Paul’s letters-Epistles) that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures” (2 Peter 3:16)

Thinking that they are the 144,000 witnesses who go about proclaiming their brand of gospel during the Tribulation period, they believe in ‘replacement theology’ (that they have replaced the Jews to whom the word of God was first given). How foolish! As a matter of fact, many Jews are receiving Christ Jesus as Messiah these days and could be approaching the 144,000 in number. (12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel, Rev.7:4-8). I personally know of five of them and may have been instrumental in helping deliver one of them through my preaching.

Messianic churches are popping up everywhere, even in Israel.

As hard as they try to keep up appearances, they fail at every turn and often end up alone and destitute. (I have yet to meet a happy Jehovah’s Witness.) Yet like Peter, we who have received and know Jesus personally should be happy.

Need I say more.

On another note:

I saw the movie “12 Strong” and was disappointed in several aspects: the music, lighting and sound were all faulty and even the cinematography was mediocre.

YBIC

Jim Towers

jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com and www.dropzonedelta.com.

I’m really not sure I have any Mormons as friends, and if I did I would do my best to convert them; but what do you say to someone who has been bamboozled by an outrageous cult such as this?
Even educated people who should know better are participants in this outlandish faith that makes no sense at all.

First of all, a troubled young man, Joseph Smith, back in the early 1800’s (fueled by the raging hormones in his young body and satanic influence) decided to create his own take of the Holy Scriptures, twisting them to say that man could take as many women as he desired, among other nonsense. He called it the Book of Mormon. The Mormon followers are also known today as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Joseph Smith was by all accounts a seer and seeker of valuable stones, including gold.

After asking God which Christian denomination he should join, he claims to have had a vision. Claiming to have encountered an angel in his back yard named Moroni (of all things), he claimed that the angel gave him two golden plates that only he would be able to decipher. Something like hieroglyphics was written on them that only he could read and interpret with the use of the Urim and Thummim (seer stones).

Joseph Smith began writing his Book of Mormon. Like everything else Satan does, he injected grains of truth into the writings.

As rambling and confusing as the writings were, some bought into the falsehoods. They were most likely young, dumb men who wanted as many women as they could handle. I suspect they were homely loners and losers. Nevertheless, Smith was seen as a prophet.

Little by little the cult grew among the uneducated and illiterate (as is usually the case). The King James Bible was translated by 40 godly and educated men from diverse backgrounds, such as in history, archaeology and languages – all belonging to the Council of Trent. Compare that to this one young man who dabbled in rocks.

Nevertheless, the time came when the Mormons were expelled from the New England states after Joseph died, and made their way west under the leadership of Brigham Young.

After trying to secede from the Nation without success, this new religion finally made its way to Utah.

This cult also believes in a “mother god,” but it is the wearing of certain undergarments to make one holy that makes it really weird.

But enough about the history of this foolish religion. I’ve read the horror stories written by those who have left the cult: the oppression, the rapes, pedophilia and other such demeaning things; and that’s enough for me.

One other thing, about having an addendum to the Holy Scriptures (The Book of Mormon): apparently the Mormons haven’t read the last few verses of the book of Revelation, Rev. 22:18 and 19.

Update:

Hawaii’s early warning system told the populace to take shelter, as a nuclear bomb was about to explode in their midst. The people there who heard the warning panicked and ran out into the streets screaming. Some even went so far as to take shelter in the sewer system. Many tearfully repented.

The following day, another false alarm went off in Japan, again having to do with an incoming nuclear bomb; and again, many people panicked and cried out to God to save them.

Thirdly, a day or two later, a meteor lit up the sky over an area just forty miles north of Detroit, Michigan, causing an earthquake. The meteor was seen, heard and felt in three surrounding states, and including Canada. Some thought it was the end of the world – again, crying out to God.

As the old saying goes, “There are no atheists in foxholes.”

Since the God of the universe is in control, I can’t help but believe that these happenings were not coincidental and that He used these events to warn humanity of the nearness of His coming. In any case it sure did the job for many.

Right now, even as we speak, there is a deadly influenza going around, responsible for the deaths of several children and elderly people in our country. The H3NZ virus is not responding to immunization. Could this and other uncontrollable viruses of the end times be those mentioned in scripture?

These things are beginning to get out of control, yet God in His mercy does things incrementally to get our attention before His judgment finally falls.

With people everywhere holding their collective breath, all of prophetic scripture is falling into place on a daily basis. So, in light of all that’s going on in the world today, folks had better quit looking for answers elsewhere and stick to the unadulterated Word of God – the God-breathed Holy Bible. It will tell you what to look for and how to respond as the end draws near.

P.S. Believers are urged to, “Look up, for your redemption draws near.”

YBIC
Jim Towers

You can find me at dropzonedelta.com – and I can be reached at jt.filmmaker@yahoo.com