Do Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they are or will become, the most persecuted/hated...?

Question

religious group on earth?

My point being, if they do believe this...this is highly unlikely because Muslims are far more unpopular.

Answer 1

as long as you remember the trinity of the JW's you will be okay. Seperation, Isolation, Control.I was taught that JW's were persecuted and "miraculous" things happened to save them in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. But, after having escaped this nightmare of a Gestapo organization, I look at it, and I think...really, don't most people just giggle about these "tortured" clowns?

Answer 2

It is true that Jehovah's Witnesses are not loved by everyone.
http://jw-media.org/newsroom/human_rights.htm
Some people hate Jehovah's Witnesses out of ignorance, or over some misunderstanding. A few may have had a bad personal experience with an individual who claimed to be a Jehovah's Witness, and prejudicially extended their animus to this entire Christian religion.

However, it seems that the majority of anti-Witness hatred is motivated by religious intolerance and bigotry. A few may even be motivated against their Christian worship by the unseen 'god of this system of things', Satan the Devil.

(2 Corinthians 4:4) the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers

Interestingly, such "hatred" should be expected by true Christians in this time of the end, and it actually helps identify Jehovah's Witnesses as Christ's true disciples:

(John 15:19) If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.

(Luke 6:22) Happy are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and reproach you and cast out your name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man.

(1 Peter 4:4) Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.

(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.

It seems signficant that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones best known for their worldwide preaching work. Yet Jesus commanded that ALL who would call themselves "Christian" perform this public work:

(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.


Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20030301/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20020401/article_01.htm

Answer 3

At the beginning of the Great Tribulation God puts in man's heart to hate the Harlot (False Religion) of Revelation so most of mankind will leave or turn on all religion.

JW's having God's spirit will remain and be the only active worshipers left on the planet.

Satan in his rage will attack God's people causing Jehovah to come to their aid, thus starting Armageddon.

Rev 17:17 For God put [it] into their hearts to carry out his thought, even to carry out [their] one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished.

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Answer 4

Jehovah's Witnesses are minority.

I do not hate them. I only hate that they twist my Lord's Word and call themselves Christians.

But if they would spread the right message, they would do wonderful job. I will start to pray that the leaders of this organization would see that their system is in place and they would be so great if they just taught the message the way God wanted it. They do so many things right ( the Bible study, home groups, going door to door ), it is just they miss the whole thing by spreading the false doctrine.

You are right. Muslims are more hated. But we need to remember also not to lump them up in the one general group. Extremists of every religion are dangerous people and bring shame and sorrow to other believers.

Answer 5

Oh don't feed this aspect of "pride" built up by the NY leaders.

Interestingly the JWs for the most part are sincere and hard working. It is not the membership the non-JWs, Anti-JWs, and xJWs speak out against for the most part. These speak out against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WTB&TS) because they consider what this group publishes to be false doctrine.

The WTB&TS has a pattern of changing doctrine here a little and there a little and decieves the membership.

They also are viewed to practice a strong compartmentalization of information under the auspice of "Theocratic Warfare".

Remarkably, even the apologists for the WTB&TS here on Y! are not aware of this practice: http://www.freeminds.org/psych/whylie.htm

There statements by people formerly highly placed in the hierarchy of the organization similar to number 58 from the above link (TexasWit): You must appear before a Judicial committee if you are caught breaking Watchtower rules (Secret files are kept on all members which record these meetings-these files are kept in New York and are never destroyed): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Franz

Answer 6

not really familiar w/jw religion although a few of my family members chg from baptist 2 jw i dont understand their not celebrating bday's arent allowed in other churches even for a family function ( weddings, anniversaries, or funerals etc) i just found out that it has something to do with the cross also Thanksgiving & Christmas arent celebrated either to me these are times when family needs one another
oh but most of them related or not can drink like there is no tomorrow go figure bbh
one other thing when the children grow up most of them do not want to have nothing to do w/jw an longer or they hide/lie about their secret marriages even when they are over 30 a young lady& her sis worked with me but the sis who was totaly into the jw thing barely spoke to her sis bcuz her sis had married some1 who wasnt a jw no1 came 2 her wedding i dont get it but its not for me to understand by choice but i do them like any other religion to eachs own its just not my thing its their thing que sera sera

Answer 7

Well the Bible tells us that those who choose to follow God's laws will be hated for it, ergo, as we feel we are doing this, there are those who will hate us.

As for the thing about Muslims, I think it depends on the area. I was blessed with having a Wonderful renter, who happened to be Muslim. Some treated him badly, thankfully not as many as it could have been, and those who did did it mostly because of his skin color.

Answer 8

Yep. They believe that their persecution will be the trigger that causes God to bring about Armageddon.

Answer 9

I just read a list of 101 of their beliefs and practices and I found some of them to be Anti-American.

If you want to see what those are try this web site yourself

http://www.geocities.com/paulblizard/reasons.html

Answer 10

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They might be thinking something on the order of what you've outlined... Yes. And as for the Muslims: their just another group of misguided people, aren't they.

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