anyone have any questions about jehovahs witnesses?

Answer 1

yes, I sure do!

you people claim to be christian, but you are very different from other christians. All others who claim to be christian are basically the same.

All christians believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and all Scripture is inspired. The Apostle Peter wrote very plainly that true Christians need to follow Christ's footsteps and example closely at 1 Peter 2:21

So I want everyone to read the following Scriptures and explain this SHOCKING truth about Christ and his followers. I wanna know how come JWs are so different from all other christians regarding these Scriptures?!?
Luke 4:43
Luke 10:1-3
Acts 5:42
Acts 8:4
Acts 20:20
1 Corinthians 9:16
Romans 10:15
2 Timothy 4:2-5
Matthew 24:14
Matthew 4:23a
Matthew 9:35a
Luke 9:6a

please explain this?!

Answer 2

In response to questions on birthdays:

We do not celebrate birthdays because the only two mentioned in the bible was celebrated by pagans. Gen 40: 20 -22 ; Matt 14: 6-10

As far as Job's children. The bible says that Job was blameless and upright, it does not say this about his children. It does sound like they may have held a banquet "each one on his own day" it goes on to say that Job offered up burnt sacrifices for his children because "maybe my sons have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts". Job 1:4-5 Verse 13 shows that the day Job's children were all killed in the wind storm, they were possibly having one such party. "Now it came to be the day when sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother the firstborn".

Concerning birthdays and Christians, historian says: "The notion of a birthday festival was far from the ideas of the Christians of this period in general." The History of the Christian Religion and Church, During the Three First Centuries (New York, 1848), Augustus Neander p. 180

"The later Hebrews looked on the celebration of birthdays as a part of idolatrous worship, a view which would be abundantly confirmed by what they saw of the common observances associated with these days." The Imperial Bible Dictionary (London 1874) edited by Patrick Fairbairn, Vol. I, p. 225

Regarding 144,000 see Rev 7:4 & Rev 14:1. Some feel that this may be speaking of natural Jews, however the tribal listing is not the same as found at Numbers 1:4-16. However, Rev. goes on in verse 9 & 14 to show that there would be a "great crowd, which no man can number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues.....these are the ones who come out of the great tributlation". The bible shows that the heavenly class would rul as "priests of God".."rule as kings over the earth" Rev. 20: 6 & 5:10. If everyone goes to heaven and/or hell (grave), who would they rule over? Ps 37: 10, 11 & 29 shows that "the meek will possess the earth...reside forever upon it". Theses ones will be subjects of God's Kingdom, with the heavenly class ruling over them from heaven. Dan 2:44 shows that "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will nto be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms , and it itself will stand to times indefinite."

The some of blessings of this kingdom are brought out at: Is 11:6-9; Is 65:21-25; Is 35: 5-7; Is 33:24; Ps 72; 16; Rev. 21: 3 & 4

This is the "good news of the kingdom" that we go door to door to share with our neighbors as Jesus commanded at Matt 24:14 "This good news of the kingdom will be preached to all the inhabited earth, for a witness to all nations, then the end will come."

The over 6.5 million Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide are currently preaching in 236 lands.

Answer 3

we are not freaks. we do not ring your bell at six in the morning. we are all sleeping at the hour or heading to work. we are Christians. we do what Jesus Christ commanded us at Matthew 28 verse 19 and 20. God's is Jehovah. read ps 83 verse 18. it is in the king james bible also. Jehovah in Noah's day destroyed the wicked not the earth. Jehovah will do the same in the new system. everyone thinks we are going to heaven, why would Jehovah have us come to earth, get sick and grow old just to go back to heaven. Jehovah cannot lie and he promised us we can live forever on a paradise earth that Adam and Eve lost. no more wicked people, no more killing, no more wars. Jesus Christ told us to love our neighbor as we want to be loved. and since the world is our neighbor we don't go to war and kill you. how many people go to war with one brother on one side and the other brother on the other and kill each other. www.watchtower.org

Answer 4

jo, you touched a nerve with this one! are you a JW, or do you just have questions about us? for my fellow christians and critics...if you have a bible (any translation), read on and feel free to contact me...

blood: acts 15:20, leviticus 7:26
144,000: revelation 7:3, 4, revelation 14:1-5
door to door: matthew 24:14, matthew 28:19
what jehovah's witnesses want to tell people, is this:
psalm 37:10, 11, psalm 37:29, revelation 21:3-8

ps
when someone tells me they don't want to hear what i have to say, i leave and i don't come back. i don't 'visit' people at indescent hours because i sleep late and ain't changing that for anybody and i don't want my families dinner interrupted by telemarketers or anyone else, so i don't do that to others! i am very opinionated (like everyone on this post) but i respect other peoples' beliefs. i don't down anyones' lifestyle because i'm not perfect myself. i'm not God. i can't judge you. i try to be open-minded and considerate. but that's just me. i;m only one person in millions.

Answer 5

How come you guys skip my house when your in the neighborhood?

Come to think of it how come the Mormans stopped coming over too?

Are you guys trading notes on who makes your eyes cross and your head swim or something?

Eric Eric Eric. Mormans think Utah is the Holy Land.

Hey everyone lighten up. I've met and talked with real Jehovah Witnesses and they are nice people and don't eat their young or anything. I worked with one for some time and we became fast friends.

I've never met an atheist though so I'm sure they don't exist.

Answer 6

The Witnesses make many claims in their attempt to convert you to their faith. They profess to have the only true Christian church, to be the only true representatives of God, to have the only correct biblical teaching, and to be the only true announcers of Jehovah's coming kingdom.
If they are the only true church and are the only true voice of God's word, then what they say should prove to be true, especially in prophecy. When it comes to predicting the future, the Watchtower organization fails miserably. Following are some of the false predictions made over the years by the Watchtower organization. If you present these to a JW, he will probably say something like, "Those are taken out of context," or "They didn't claim to be the prophet of God," or "The light is getting brighter and we are understanding Bible prophecy better now," etc. Make a copy of these false prophecies, found in the appendix, and give it to them to check. They are right out of the Witnesses' literature.
Remember Deut. 18:22, "If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him." If someone makes a false prophecy, and they have claimed to be a prophet of God, then they are false prophets and are not to be listened to.
Do the Witnesses claim to be the prophet of God? Yes, they do.

In 1972 the Jehovah's Witness Watchtower claimed to be the prophet of God.


IDENTIFYING THE "PROPHET" -- "So does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come? These questions can be answered in the affirmative. Who is this prophet?...This "prophet" was not one man, but was a body of men and women. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as International Bible Students. Today they are known as Jehovah's Christian Witnesses...Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a ‘prophet' of God. It is another thing to prove it." The Watchtower, 4/1/72, p. 197. (See Deut. 18:21)


1897 "Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874," Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 4, page 621.

1899 "...the ‘battle of the great day of God Almighty' (Revelation 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced." The Time Is at Hand, page 101 (1908 edition).

1916 "The Bible chronology herein presented shows that the six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th Day, the 1000 years of Christ's Reign, began in 1873." The Time Is at Hand, page ii, (forward).

1918 "Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection." Millions Now Living Will Never Die, page 89.

1922 "The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914." The Watchtower 9/1/22, page 262.

1923 "Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures. As to Noah, the Christian now has much more upon which to base his faith than Noah had upon which to base his faith in a coming deluge." The Watchtower, page 106 4/1/23.

1925 "The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during this year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. In his own due time God will accomplish his purposes concerning his people. Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year." The Watchtower, 1/1/25, page. 3.

1925 "It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated, the thought that 1925 should see an end to the work." The Watchtower, Sept, 1925 page 262.

1926 "Some anticipated that the work would end in 1925, but the Lord did not state so. The difficulty was that the friends inflated their imaginations beyond reason; and that when their imaginations burst asunder, they were inclined to throw away everything." The Watchtower, page 232.

1931 "There was a measure of disappointment on the part of Jehovah's faithful ones on earth concerning the years 1917, 1918, and 1925, which disappointment lasted for a time...and they also learned to quit fixing dates." Vindication, page 338.

1941 "Receiving the gift, the marching children clasped it to them, not a toy or plaything for idle pleasure, but the Lord's provided instrument for most effective work in the remaining months before Armageddon." The Watchtower, 9/15/41, page 288.

1968 "True, there have been those in times past who predicted an ‘end to the world', even announcing a specific date. Yet nothing happened. The ‘end' did not come. They were guilty of false prophesying. Why? What was missing?.. Missing from such people were God's truths and evidence that he was using and guiding them." Awake, 10/8/68.

1968 "Why are you looking forward to 1975?" The Watchtower, 8/15/68, page 494.

A JW might say that the organization is still learning. If that is so, then how can they trust what they are taught now by the Watchtower? Will what they are being taught now change also?
A true prophet of God won't err in prophesying. Only a false prophet does. The Jehovah's Witness organization, that claims to be a prophet of God, is really a false prophet. Jesus warned us by saying, "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect -- if that were possible" (Matt. 24:24).

Answer 7

Why do Jehovahs Witnesses not respect people's privacy and come to people's homes, even after being told there is no interest in what you have to say? Very arrogant and rude on their part. You want people to respect your spiritual path, but you can't do the same in return for others. Religious tolerance works both ways. Mutual respect is needed.

Answer 8

Yes, some of these were going to everyones door the other day. They would not come to mine, are all jehovahs witnesses afraid of dogs? Or was it the look of our house? I just thought this was strange driving all the way out to this little town then not going to everyones door.....

Answer 9

Do you believe in birds with four feet, as in Leviticus 11:20-21? If not, does that mean that the bible tells lies and you all are here to fix them? After all, you ARE Jehovah's Witnesses, right? You should be able to tell the REAL story, and set these christians straight about this, right?

Answer 10

Yeah-why don't Jehovah's Witnesses have a moral problem with hassling people at 6am on the weekend? If their religion was so great, people would be wanting to join, not having to be coerced. Religion is ****.