Can you point me a single example in Scripture in which a prophet was issuing ..?

Question

a " Thus-saith-theLord" prophecy direct from Lord and subsequently shown to be in error?

How can the Watchtower Society claim to be God's prophetic voice to the world when so many of its prophecies have been shown to be in error?

David F: I comment here since you do not allow e-mails ( Why would anyone ask a question if there is no change to answer that question? ) You can choose to stroll along peacefully and not to correct what you think it wrong. But I choose to defend my Lord's promises. We are talking about vital errors here.

Answer 1

There is no such case in the Bible.

Within false cults, such as the Mormons, Muslims and JWs there are more examples than one can count.

One would have to be a real moron to believe a group which claims that Jesus returned in 1914.

Pastor Art

Answer 2

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.


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Answer 3

It's just a "claim". That dosen't make it truth. Remember the Bible says there will be many false prophets and false Christ's in the last days.

Answer 4

why don't people see the beauty of religious teaching for what they are .. and end up instead squabbling over right and wrong interpretations?

Had His Holiness the Christ looked to the future during his stay on earth, and seen all the discussion/torment bashing goign on between his people, all claiming same trace back to him .. how do you think he woudl have felt?

Answer 5

What we need to be doing is getting these people saved, not picking on them.

Answer 6

many false "profits" in many churches

Answer 7

No, I can't.