jehova witness are they are a true belief and???

Question

how the heck did they get the name "Jehova" as god's name??? how come they dont believe in christmas??? why do they always come by my house and sneak up on me, i mean sometimes they would just be on my door step, peeking through...do they believe in heaven?? a JW lady told me that ther was no such thing as heaven. why do they have all these weird predictions of jesus coming to earth and stuff like that, that was supposedly happened in the past. why do they tell me that other christians, mormon, catholic are not real but they are??? why do they always try to brainwash my poor mother? i was invited to service but she made it sound like i have to bow down to the others cos i was new and in her eyes i was not like them or somthing?? Like its so weird? please explain. she always stops by today cos she know ill be home by 3.

Answer 1

Yes
(to the first question in bold).

The proper and personal name of Almighty God is יהוה. Those four Hebrew characters are generally transliterated as "YHWH" (that is, each Hebrew character is directly replaced by a different character with the same sound in another language's character set). Many or most Hebrew scholars suggest that the Hebrew pronunciation was similar to "Yahweh" or "Yehowah".

It is true that the Almighty did not say, "Listen, thousands of years from now when a new language called English comes along, they can pronounce my name as 'Jehovah' and that's fine." Instead, like with any and every personal name, different languages TRANSLATE personal names to fit their lingual tendencies. George becomes "Hor-hey" in Spanish or "Gay-org" in German and no one gets upset.

The name "Jehovah" was not fabricated "from whole cloth" (as it were). As speakers of English find it easier to say "Jesus" than "Yeheshua", so "Jehovah" seems to have originated as an honest attempt to pronounce "Yehowah".
http://watchtower.org/e/na/


Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate "Christmas" because it is actually a disguised pagan holiday originally named "Saturnalia".
http://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses certainly do not plan to "sneak up" on householders, but they do work to follow Jesus' command that Christians should evangelize.
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_04.htm
...(Matthew 10:7,11,14) As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’ ...Into whatever city or village you enter, search out who in it is deserving... Wherever anyone does not take you in or listen to your words, on going out of that house or that city shake the dust off your feet.

Jehovah's Witnesses certainly DO believe in heaven, and in fact believe everything that is in the bible.
http://watchtower.org/e/20060815/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20001001/article_02.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses do not make predictions, but do understand the bible to have prophesied about a coming restoration of paradise here on earth.
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_01.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses do not 'brainwash' anyone, but teach from the bible as the only infallible inspired means of knowing God's will.
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_01.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses do not elevate any human, or "bow down" to anyone but God.
http://watchtower.org/e/20050908a/article_01.htm


Here are some frequently-asked questions about Jehovah's Witnesses.
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_08.htm
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/beliefsfaq.htm

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses believe in the scriptures, Christ Jesus and preaching about God's kingdom. They believe and teach what Jesus taught rather then the Roman Empire/Church adopted after Christ died. Because Jehovah's Witnesses will not adopted the same pagan beliefs that originated from Egypt as the major churches have done they are labeled by them as a 'cult' to scare people in believing they will go to a fiery hell. Search: Pagan Trinity Athanasius Egypt

Answer 3

The name Jehovah appears in several Bibles at Psalm 83:18. Most Bibles have replaced the name with "LORD" in all capital letters. Originally, the name appeared 7,000 times in the Bible.

Other Bible character names contain the name "Jehovah" in them. For example:

Jehoram
Jehoida
Jehoiakim
Jehoash
Jehoshaphat


Half the stuff you said about Jehovah's Witnesses are wrong. They do believe in heaven, they do not brainwash people, no one has to bow down to anyone, etc.

If you have questions, you should ask them. They know the Bible very well.

Answer 4

God's name in Hebrew is YHWH. Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua or YSH...ancient Hebrew had no vowels.

The Roman Catholics put the vowels in. The spelling is Iehova in Latin. It is used along with the English Jehovah in the Indiana Jones movie The Last Crusade with Harrison Ford and Sean Connery of James Bond fame.

Yes, we believe in heaven...that is for the king/priests who rule. Most humans will live forever as flesh on earth....

Jesus and the heavenly class never come back to earth. They rule as spirits in heaven.

No, there is nothing weird about our meetings and you do not bow to others. Most religions teachings are pagan (you have to have a Bible, religion, history study and possibly do library research to find this out for yourself).

She is rushing you to get to meetings though. Better to discuss religion with a JW you feel comfortable with on your own if you like.

You can email me if you want. My email link is on my profile.

Debbie

Answer 5

Christmas , December 25 , but jesus born Tisri 15 (Between septmeber -October) this Year September 28 , also Jesus never celebrated his birthday.

and of course we believe in heaven, te prediction about Armageddon are in more than 1 billion bibles around the world.

all religion that mixe with politics and tolerate inmorality and teach false doctrines are false according to the bible.

Answer 6

Here are a few of the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses. Check the verses for yourself in the Bible.

Bible is God’s Word and is truth
(2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; John 17:17)

Bible is more reliable than tradition
(Matt. 15:3; Col. 2:8)


God’s name is Jehovah
( Ps. 83:18; Isa. 26:4; 42:8, AS; Ex. 6:3)

Christ is God’s Son and is inferior to Him
(Matt. 3:17; John 8:42; 14:28; 20:17; 1 Cor. 11:3; 15:28)

Christ was first of God’s creations
(Col. 1:15; Rev. 3:14)


Christ died on a stake not a cross
(Gal. 3:13; Acts 5:30)


Christ’s human life was paid as a ransom for obedient humans
(Matt. 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:24)

Christ’s one sacrifice was sufficient
(Rom. 6:10; Heb. 9:25-28)


Christ was raised from the dead as an immortal spirit person
(1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:17, 18)

Christ’s presence is in spirit
(John 14:19; Matt. 24:3; 2 Cor. 5:16; Ps. 110:1, 2)

We are now in the ‘time of the end
(Matt. 24:3-14; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Luke 17:26-30)

Kingdom under Christ will rule earth in righteousness and peace
(Isa. 9:6, 7; 11:1-5; Matt. 6:10)

Kingdom will bring ideal living conditions to earth
(Ps. 72:1-4;
Rev. 7:9, 10, 13-17; 21:3, 4)

Earth will never be destroyed or depopulated
(Eccl. 1:4; Isa. 45:18; Ps. 78:69)


God will eliminate present system of things in the battle at Har–Magedon
(Rev. 16:14, 16; Zeph. 3:8; Dan. 2:44; Isa. 34:2; 55:10, 11)


Wicked will be eternally destroyed
(Matt. 25:41-46; 2 Thess. 1:6-9)


People God approves will receive everlasting life
(John 3:16; 10:27, 28; 17:3; Mark 10:29, 30)

There is only one road to life
(Matt. 7:13, 14; Eph. 4:4, 5)


Human death is due to Adam’s sin
(Rom. 5:12; 6:23)


The human soul ceases to exist at death
(Ezek. 18:4; Eccl. 9:10; Ps. 6:5; 146:4; John 11:11-14)

Hell is mankind’s common grave
(Job 14:13, Dy;Rev. 20:13, 14, AV (margin))

Hope for dead is resurrection
(1 Cor. 15:20-22; John 5:28, 29; 11:25, 26)

Adamic death will cease
(1 Cor. 15:26, 54; Rev. 21:4; Isa. 25:8)

Only a little flock of 144,000 go to heaven and rule with Christ
(Luke 12:32; Rev. 14:1, 3; 1 Cor. 15:40-53; Rev. 5:9, 10)


The 144,000 are born again as spiritual sons of God
(1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3; Rev. 7:3, 4)

New covenant is made with spiritual Israel
(Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:10-13)


Christ’s congregation is built upon himself
(Eph. 2:20; Isa. 28:16; Matt. 21:42)

Prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah through Christ (John 14:6, 13, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5)


Images should not be used in worship
(Ex. 20:4, 5; Lev. 26:1; 1 Cor. 10:14; Ps. 115:4-8)

Spiritism must be shunned
( Deut. 18:10-12; Gal. 5:19-21;Lev. 19:31)

Satan is invisible ruler of world
(1 John 5:19; 2 Cor. 4:4; John 12:31)

A Christian ought to have no part in interfaith movements
(2 Cor. 6:14-17; 11:13-15;Gal. 5:9; Deut. 7:1-5)

A Christian should keep separate from world
(Jas. 4:4; 1 John 2:15; John 15:19; 17:16)

Obey human laws that do not conflict with God’s laws
(Matt. 22:20, 21; 1 Pet. 2:12; 4:15)

Taking blood into body through mouth or veins violates God’s laws
(Gen. 9:3, 4; Lev. 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29)


Bible’s laws on morals must be obeyed
(1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 5:1-23)

Sabbath observance was given only to Israel and ended with Mosaic Law
(Deut. 5:15; Ex. 31:13; Rom. 10:4; Gal. 4:9, 10; Col. 2:16, 17)


A clergy class and special titles are improper
(Matt. 23:8-12; 20:25-27; Job 32:21, 22)

Man did not evolve but was created
(Isa. 45:12; Gen. 1:27; Matt. 19:4)


Christ set example that must be followed in serving God
(1 Pet. 2:21; Heb. 10:7; John 4:34; 6:38)

Baptism by complete immersion symbolizes dedication
(Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:23; Acts 19:4, 5)

Christians gladly give public testimony to Scriptural truth
(Rom. 10:10; Heb. 13:15; Isa. 43:10-12)

Answer 7

The answers to your questions are very long and complex - too much to answer in a forum like this. The bottom line is that JW's are a cult. They don't believe in hell because that would mean they would have to be accountable.