Jehovahs Witnesses and their many false prophecies The Witnesses make many claims in their attempt to convert you to their faith. They profess to have the only true Christian church, to be the only true representatives of God, to have the only correct biblical teaching, and to be the only true announcers of Jehovahs coming kingdom. If they are the only true church and are the only true voice of Gods word, then what they say should prove to be true and especially in prophecy. When it comes to predicting the future, the Watchtower organization fails miserably. Following are some of the false predictions made over the years by the Watchtower organization. If you present these to a JW, he will probably say something like, Those are taken out of context, or They didnt claim to be the prophet of God, or The light is getting brighter, and we are understanding Bible prophecy better now, etc. Make a copy of these false prophecies, found in the appendix, and give it to them to check. They are right out of the Witnesses literature. Remember Deut. 18:22, If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. If someone makes a false prophecy and they have claimed to be a prophet of God, then they are false prophets and are not to be listened to. Do the Witnesses claim to be the prophet of God? Yes, they do. In 1972 the Jehovahs Witness Watchtower claimed to be the prophet of God. IDENTIFYING THE PROPHET--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. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as International Bible Students. Today they are known as Jehovahs 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, (Watchtower, Apr. 1, 1972, p. 197). (See Deut. 18:21.) 1897 Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present, since October 1874, (Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 4, p. 621). 1899 . . . the battle of the great day of God Almighty (Revelation 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earths present rulership, is already commenced, (The Time Is at Hand, 1908 edition, p. 101). 1916 The Bible chronology herein presented shows that the six great 1000 year days beginning with Adam are ended, and that the great 7th Day, the 1000 years of Christs Reign, began in 1873, (The Time Is at Hand, forward, p. ii). 1918 Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection, (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, p. 89). 1922 The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures than 1914, (Watchtower, Sept. 1, 1922, p. 262). 1923 Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures. As to Noah, the Christian now has much more upon which to base his faith than Noah had upon which to base his faith in a coming deluge, (Watchtower, Apr. 1, 1923, p. 106). 1925 The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during this year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. In his own due time God will accomplish his purposes concerning his people. Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire this year, (Watchtower, Jan. 1, 1925, p. 3). 1925 It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated, the thought that 1925 should see an end to the work, (Watchtower, Sept., 1925, p. 262). 1926 Some anticipated that the work would end in 1925, but the Lord did not state so. The difficulty was that the friends inflated their imaginations beyond reason; and that when their imaginations burst asunder, they were inclined to throw away everything, (Watchtower, p. 232). 1931 There was a measure of disappointment on the part of Jehovahs faithful ones on earth concerning the years 1917, 1918, and 1925, which disappointment lasted for a time . . . and they also learned to quit fixing dates, (Vindication, p. 338). 1941 Receiving the gift, the marching children clasped it to them, not a toy or plaything for idle pleasure, but the Lords provided instrument for most effective work in the remaining months before Armageddon, (Watchtower, Sept. 15, 1941, p. 288). 1968 True, there have been those in times past who predicted an end to the world, even announcing a specific date. Yet nothing happened. The end did not come. They were guilty of false prophesying. Why? What was missing? . . . Missing from such people were Gods truths and evidence that he was using and guiding them, (Awake, Oct. 8, 1968). 1968 Why are you looking forward to 1975? (Watchtower, Aug. 15, 1968, p. 494). A JW might say that the organization is still learning. If that is so, then how can they trust what they are taught now by the Watchtower? Will what they are being taught now change also? A true prophet of God wont err in prophesying. Only a false prophet does. The Jehovahs Witness organization, that claims to be a prophet of God, is really a false prophet. Jesus warned us by saying, For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible (Matt. 24:24).
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