Easter Witness: Jehovah Witnesses

Jehovah Witnesses Jehovah Witness Fun Facts Which of these Jehovah Witness facts are true? 1.JW’s are weird. 2.We all use the same Bible. 3.JW’s know when the world will end. 4.The word trinity is not found in the Bible. 5.JW’s just want to argue with me!

Are Jehovah Witnesses weird? Psalm 14:3,7 All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. 7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! What is your reaction to seeing JW’s come to your door? Jehovah Witnesses

What Bible do JW’s use? The New World Translation changes God’s Word to fit the JW’s theology. Example: John 1:1 (NWT) “the Word was a god,” instead of “the Word was God.” What version of the Bible do you use? What could you do if you see a Watchtower magazine? Jehovah Witnesses

When do JW’s say that the world will end? How about 1914, 1918, 1925, and more recently 1975? "For the Jehovah’s Witnesses prophecy (the Watchtower) serves more as a way of discerning a divine plan in human history than a means to predicting the future." –George Chryssides When will the world end? Jehovah Witnesses

When do JW’s say that the world will end? 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When will the world end? Jehovah Witnesses

Jesus and the Archangel Michael are the same person. Did you know that the word “trinity” is not found in the Bible? Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Jehovah Witnesses

Jesus and the Archangel Michael are the same person. Hebrews 1:3-4 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. Jehovah Witnesses

Jesus and the Archangel Michael are the same person. In an obviously malicious attempt to twist the Scriptures to fit their own ideas, the Witnesses will tell you that Thomas was saying “My Lord” to Jesus and “My God” as a sort of a prayer of thanksgiving to Jehovah for the miracle of the Resurrection. -Prange Jehovah Witnesses

Heaven is full?! Revelation 7:4 Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. Bad news: In 1935 the 144,000 spots in heaven were filled. Good news: 1) If you’re good, you will live in heaven on earth. Good news: 2) If you’re not good, there is no hell, you are annihilated. Jehovah Witnesses

JW’s only want to argue with me! Hebrews 1:6 (NWT) But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: “And let all God’s angels do obeisance to him.” Hebrews 1:6 (NIV) And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” Are you wasting your time with a JW at your door? Jehovah Witnesses

JW’s only want to argue with me! To a Jehovah’s Witness, a church is just as foreign as a Hindu temple. In his mind a church is a demon-infested building surmounted by a pagan symbol (the cross)...filled with immoral people who worship a three-headed false god (the Trinity) and salute an idol made of cloth (the national flag). -David Reed, JW’s elder Are you wasting your time with a JW at your door? Jehovah Witnesses

JW’s only want to argue with me! A Southern Baptist study discovered that 78 percent of the unchurched people would be willing to listen to what someone would tell them about their faith. Eighty-nine percent of the unchurched have at least one Christian friend. –January 2008 Are you wasting your time with a JW at your door? Jehovah Witnesses

Easter Witness: Jehovah Witnesses