Is the Jehovah’s Witness organization a Prophet of God?

Question

“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. 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 only way that this can be done is to review the record. What does it show?” (The Watchtower, April 1, 1972, p. 197)

"...the 'battle of the great day of God Almighty'(Rev. 16:14), which will END in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership is already commenced." (Pastor Russell, Founder of the Watchtower, THE TIME IS AT HAND, pg.101 1908 ed)

"...in the year 1918, when God DESTROYS THE CHURCHES WHOLESALE and the church members by the millions... (Pastor Russell, FINISHED MYSTERY 1917 ed. pg.48

Answer 1

No !

1983 "Avoid Independent Thinking ..." {WATCHTOWER Jan 15 1983 22}

“…it is not advisable for us to set our sights on a certain date…” [even after 8 years of hearing about 1975?] WATCHTOWER Jul 15 1976 440-1}

“…Those who recognize Jehovah's visible theocratic organization, therefore, must recognize and accept this appointment of the `faithful and discreet slave' and be submissive to it." (Watchtower 10-1-67 p 51)

"The remaining one right religion is that of Jehovah's witnesses. It is not conceited for us to say that." (Watchtower 2-15-55)

“…people to criticize Jehovah's Witnesses because their publications have, at times, stated that certain things could take place on certain dates…" {WATCHTOWER 12/1/84 17-8}[1914,1915,1918,1929,1925,1941,1975]
"…Some set their hope on a date when they were sure Armageddon would come. When nothing happened on that day, they felt let down." {WATCHTOWER Apr 15 1990 27}

"Theocratic ones will appreciate the Lord's visible organization and not be so foolish as to pit against Jehovah's channel their own human reasonings..." (Watchtower 2-1-52 p 80)

"…identifying themselves with Jehovah's organization is essential to their salvation." {KINGDOM MINISTRY Nov 1990 1}

"…What is to be gained by hesitating and doubting to the end that Jehovah can raise up and has raised up a genuine `prophet' within our generation?"(The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah p 292)

Answer 2

"At that, Jo′nah got up and went to Nin′e‧veh in accord with the word of Jehovah. ... Finally Jo′nah started to enter into the city the walking distance of one day, and he kept proclaiming and saying: “Only forty days more, and Nin′e‧veh will be overthrown.... And the men of Nin′e‧veh began to put faith in God, and they proceeded to proclaim a fast and to put on sackcloth, from the greatest one of them even to the least one of them. ... And the [true] God got to see their works, that they had turned back from their bad way; and so the [true] God felt regret over the calamity that he had spoken of causing to them; and he did not cause [it]." -- Jonah 3:3-10

Was Jonah a false prophet then? He was a prophet, in the sense, that he gave a warning cry. In this account, he did not see the future in a vision.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not divine the future. We invite them to learn more about the Kingdom of God and to serve Him in righteousness.

Answer 3

Jehovah's witnesses are very confused and dangerous cult and if you are not careful you can get caught up in something that is very harmful to your spiritually, next time ask one on these people to explain John 1: 1 when they say in beginning was the word and the word was a God, The Word wasn't a God, the Word is God and ask them why are certain scriptures taken out of their New World Translation. Jesus said if you take away one title from the bible of life, He will take your name out of the Book of life...Ask them to explain that. Jesus is God, not a God...He is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The whole Trinity

Answer 4

Not even close...
I find it curious that Heiss...largest living Witness troll..says Yes..
and when it is pointed out that all Witnesses prophecies are failed, he will come up with some dogma saying that Jehovah's Witnesses are not gods prophet...





Which is it?

Answer 5

Yes, in one sense
(to the first question in bold).

All of Israel (with its millions of individuals) was the singular "servant" of Jehovah.
...(Isaiah 43:10) “You are my witnesses,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “even my servant whom I have chosen


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".

Ironically, the term "prophesying" can merely describe SHARING or PREACHING any divine truths, such as those contained in the bible. Can such "sharing of divine truths" be accomplished by a group? Yes.

Interestingly, however, even those Christians who personally enjoyed 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

Answer 6

Jehovahs Witnesses do not claim to be inspired prophets.They have made mistakes.Like the apostles of Jesus Christ,they have at times had some wrong expectations - Luke 19:11;Acts1:6
But at least they have a knowledge of what is going on around them and are keeping their members well informed.
What is Christendom doing for its members besides taking all their money and feeding them pagan and man made doctrines??
2Peter3:3:"For you know this first,that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule,proceeding according to their own desires and saying:'where is this promised presence of his? Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep[in death]all things are continuing exactly as from creation's beginning'"...............

Answer 7

Well, have your fun, mate.

Just get yourself sorted out in time. For as Zephaniah 1:14 warns;
“The great day of Jehovah is near. It is near, and there is a hurrying of it very much."

Answer 8

If they are a prophet of God, then they would know that God has magnified his word above all his name, according to Ps. 138:2 His word is Jesus Christ. According to Ephes.1:20-21, God has set Jesus far above all principality, power, might, and dominion, and "every name that is named", not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; That leaves no name above Jesus, even Jehovah. If you don't believe in that name, you don't believe in the name of the Father, because Jesus said I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not, in John 5:43. God himself said, when referring to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, by my name Jehovah was I not known to them, in Ex. 6:3. So if Abraham did not use the name Jehovah, and he received the promise, what makes you think you will, when you do not believe in his son? You may contact me, if you really want to spend eternity with God, at [e-mail]

Answer 9

bwa ha ha
THANK YOU
for the many times they changed their skins
and convinced man for a date to the end of the world

1977 november 11
also was preached to be the end

the Last prophet of God was crucfied

and promised it was to be Him to return (Jesus)

A true born again follower who is tired of the Jehovah's wearing hessian undies and marking me off as a goat in their little black book
actually they are quite frightened of us true beleivers

Answer 10

It's a cult