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who's prediction's are more accurate?

2007-10-17 16:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Jehovah's Witnesses have never pretended that they are infallible or inspired. Jehovah's Witnesses have never pretended that they experience miraculous messages from God or Christ. For more than a century, Jehovah's Witnesses have always presented their suppositions as the result of sincere bible research, rather than as "predictions" or "prophesying".

Interestingly, however, even those Christians who did enjoy direct communication from heaven at times came to wrong conclusions; these wrong conclusions were even communicated "out among the brothers"!

For example, the apostle Peter enjoyed remarkable privileges in the early congregation, but it seems that he was the source of an incorrect teaching about the apostle John that was not formally corrected until several DECADES had passed, and John himself finally wrote his gospel about 98 C.E.

(John 21:21-23) Peter said to Jesus: “Lord, what will this man do [that is, the apostle John]?” Jesus said to him: “If it is my will for him to remain until I come, of what concern is that to you? You continue following me.” In consequence, this saying went out among the brothers, that [the apostle John] would not die. However, Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but: “If it is my will for him to remain until I come, of what concern is that to you?”


Jehovah's Witnesses apply the term "prophet" only in a very limited sense to themselves as a religion, not to individuals. The Scriptures indicate that whenever Jehovah purposes to execute judgment upon a people, he always makes arrangement for a 'prophet's work' as a warning. Their self-description as a "prophet" (in this limited sense) does not indicate special inspired knowledge or foreknowledge, but their willingness to perform Christ's assigned warning work in our day leading up to Armageddon.

What group is working harder than Jehovah's Witnesses to preach God's message globally (as Noah did before the Deluge)?

(Amos 3:7) For the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will not do a thing unless he has revealed his confidential matter to his servants the prophets.

(2 Peter 2:5) Noah, a preacher of righteousness...

(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.


Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20000622/
http://watchtower.org/e/19990715/article_02.htm

2007-10-18 00:43:05 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2 1

Nostradamus predicted something? All I have ever heard about is that some people read his writings and said that he predicted things in the past, which defeats the point of being called a prediction, since no one could use his prediction to predict anything ahead of time.

I have no idea what JW's predicted, but if they get one thing right, then they are ahead of Nostradamus.

2007-10-17 23:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by x2000 6 · 1 1

Honestly, since the Bible is the ONLY valid source of predictions, in my opinion, I pick it.

As Chrstians, Jehovah's Witnesses strive to interperet it correctly.

2007-10-18 11:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 2 0

Jehovah's witnesses have predictions?!?

2007-10-17 23:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by joe sniffy 2 · 4 2

the only good predictions are the ones heeded and changed

2007-10-17 23:49:28 · answer #5 · answered by genntri 5 · 1 1

LOL...Nostradamus was more accurate...I go with his prophecies.....At least he doesn't Change them all of the time...He had the courtesy to Die and leave them alone.

2007-10-17 23:49:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3 7

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