Question for JW's?

Question

If the Jehovah's Witnesses are the only true witnesses for God, and if the Jehovah's Witnesses as an organization came into being in the late nineteenth century, does this mean God was without a witness for over eighteen centuries of church history?

Answer 1

Lol, this is one of the many questions that they will answer with a bible scripture. I asked my mother the same thing (JW) and she always says, "Jehovah's Witnesses have always been, they just didn't have the name." She is clueless and can't grasp the concept of biblical interpretation and the practices of a particular sect. No organization existed before JW's or bible students with the particular interpretations or organization as JW's today. She can't understand that as many as other JW's. Some people are, I hate to say it, opt of being able to comprehend certain concepts and common sense that others can.

Answer 2

When is this myth that Jehovah's Witnesses began in 1979, with the publication of the Watchtower magazine, going to end?

Jehovah's Witnesses is simply a proper name for servants of Jehovah God and we have always existed since the time of Abel.

But just as Jesus prophesied in Matt 13 with the weeds and wheat prophesy, there would be a time from the death of the apostles to the last days where true Christians would be practically non-existant.

Answer 3

I imagine there were likely many who strived to live fully in the light of Christ, but also feared how they would be viewed by the established church. Remember, there were times where possessing a Bible, let alone disagreeing with the Church was a capital offense. Imagine living in the 14th century and telling your priest that Christ said the person most blessed is the one who does their worship at home, alone, for no one to see. Or that we are not suppose to call any religious leader, Father. You may know these things, but not express them. Besides, what is important is what is being done now, int he last days. The Bible says everyone gets resurrected after Armageddon, good and bad. Whether it is to life on Earth or a notification of judgment that they will cease to exist depends on what God finds in their heart. And no one can say whether a person to live or not. Personally, I hope a few of the Pyramid builders will be raised to supervise taking them back apart.

This is just my point of view as a Christian and does not include any aspects of other religions, such as Buddhism.

First thing to remember that in the Bible, things that come in threes represent perfection.

Nearly 2000 years after creation, the Jews were the first of God’s Chosen People.

They began as an overall small group, emerging from a mixed heritage with all other humans.

 Their beliefs did not match most of the commonly held beliefs of the day;
 The believed in one God and not multiple gods or godheads;
 They did not observe the traditionally held observances and holidays of the time;
 There were well educated individuals of other beliefs who could prove they were a false religion and a cult;
 They separated themselves from those of other beliefs; and
 They were persecuted for their beliefs.


Nearly 2000 years of the existence of the Jews, the Christians became the Second of God’s Chosen People.

● They began as an overall small group, emerging from the Jews, but later including people from other religions;
● Their beliefs did not match most of the commonly held beliefs of the day;
● They believed that the Messiah had come despite the fact that Armageddon did not start, along with the destruction of false religion, as the Jews believed would happen;
● They did not observe traditionally held observances and holidays of the time;
● There were well educated individuals (Saul of Tarsus) in the Jewish beliefs who could prove they were a false religion, and a cult (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_of_Tarsus);
● They separated themselves from those of other beliefs; and
● They were persecuted for their beliefs.

Now, the question is who is the third group, representing perfection, to be considered the Chosen People of God?

▸ They will be an overall small group, compared to the size of Christendom, from which they emerged;
▸ Their beliefs will not match most of the commonly held beliefs of Christendom;
▸ They may believe that the Messiah has come a second time despite the fact that Armageddon did not start, along with the destruction of false religion;
▸ They wouldn’t observe the traditionally held observances and holidays;
▸ There will be well educated individuals who, like their predecessors of 2000 and 4000 years ago could with the Jews and Christians, prove that they are a false religion, and a cult;
▸ They will separated themselves from those of other beliefs; and
▸ They were persecuted for their beliefs.

So, the question to ask yourself is who is this third group? Is it your church?

Answer 4

No, think of this, I think most accept that Christ, while on Earth was a servant of God, he was also one of the only ones serving God, doesn't mean others before and after did Not serve God, just means that he Did. Same with us, we are currently serving Jehovah, doesn't mean we are saying no one else did before.

Answer 5

Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible to teach that Christendom served some purpose during the dark centuries between the death of the apostles and the beginning of "the Lord's Day" in 1914, even if that purpose was just to provide enough biblical framework around which a few could discern the truths about God and Christ.

It would seem that at least a handful of true worshippers were likely on earth at any given time. Interestingly, the bible does call those centuries "the times of the nations" (see Luke 21:24). It is helpful to review the bible chronology and prophecy that points to 1914 as the beginning of Jesus second "coming".

In hindsight, most of humankind can see the historic upheaval that began with World War I. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that mankind in general has seen a wide range of specific signs since 1914, and that anyone can perceive these as significant without even opening a bible.

Yet the bible DOES comment upon it! Jesus foretold this specific collection of signs as evidence that his "presence" or so-called 'second coming' had arrived. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that "presence" to be Jesus' presence as the King of God's Kingdom.

(Matthew 24:3) disciples approached [Jesus] privately, saying: "Tell us, When will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence

(Luke 21:7,24) Teacher, when will these things actually be, and what will be the sign when these things are destined to occur?


Amazingly, since the 1870's, Jehovah's Witnesses had recognized 1914 as a significant year according to the chronology indicated in bible prophecy. Decades before 1914, Witnesses noted that Jesus' discussion of his second "coming", or second "presence" specifically mentions "the appointed times of the nations", which Jehovah's Witnesses believe to be a centuries-long period of relative godlessness when God's rulership through the Davidic kingship was interrupted (the line of hereditary kings beginning with King David of Israel). Jehovah's Witnesses recognize that the Davidic kingship ended in 607 BCE when Jerusalem fell to Babylon, and would begin again during the fulfillment of the composite "sign" of Matthew 24 and Luke 21.

(Luke 21:24) Jerusalem [or 'Davidic kingship'] will be trampled on by the nations, until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.


How long would "the appointed times of the nations" last? Daniel chapter 4 contains a prophecy in which God's rulership, through the Davidic kings is represented by a "tree". That tree is kept down for "seven times", which seems to be seven periods of 360 "days" (See Rev 12:6,14). So Daniel 4:15 seems to be referring to 2520 "days" when God's governmental rulership would not be seen.

(Daniel 4:11-17) The tree grew up and became strong, and its very height finally reached the heavens, and it was visible to the extremity of the whole earth. ...14 He ["a holy one"] was calling out loudly, and this is what he was saying: "CHOP the tree down... 15 However, LEAVE its rootstock itself in the earth... let seven times pass over it. 17 ...that people living may know that the Most High is Ruler in the kingdom of mankind and that to the one whom he wants to, he gives it and he sets up over it even the lowliest one of mankind.


But in history, 2520 days is not a significant amount of time. Jehovah's Witnesses look to Scriptures such as Num 14:34 and Ez 4:6 and re-examine the history using 2520 YEARS instead. From 607 BCE to 1914 CE is 2520 years; so many significant things happened that year, and World War I was only one part!.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_09.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_10.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/pr/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_02.htm

Answer 6

When was the entirety of the creation not His witness as well?

Answer 7

I think that you asked this question just to start everyone else to think about Jehovah's Winesses......