Jehovah's Witnesses and Failed Prophecies.
Apr 13, 2020 6:59:30 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 13, 2020 6:59:30 GMT -5
Jehovah's Witnesses and Failed Prophecies.
The leaders of the Jehovah's Witnesses claim to speak for Jehovah God with prophetic authority but they have made many prophecies that failed to come true.
First, let us define the word prophecy:
prophecy[ prof-uh-see ]SHOW IPA
noun, plural proph·e·cies.
the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
something that is declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation.
a divinely inspired utterance or revelation:
oracular prophecies.
the action, function, or faculty of a prophet.
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noun, plural proph·e·cies.
the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
something that is declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation.
a divinely inspired utterance or revelation:
oracular prophecies.
the action, function, or faculty of a prophet.
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Did the WTBTS Governing Body predict what was to come? Of course they did. Here are the following predictions:
1. End of the world would come in 1914 - It did not!
2. End of the world would come in 1915- It did not!
3. End of the world would come in 1918- It did not!
4. End of the world would come in 1925- It did not!
5. End of the world would come in 1942- It did not!
6. End of the world would come in 1975- It did not
2. End of the world would come in 1915- It did not!
3. End of the world would come in 1918- It did not!
4. End of the world would come in 1925- It did not!
5. End of the world would come in 1942- It did not!
6. End of the world would come in 1975- It did not
That is a total of six prophecies or predictions that this organization wich claims to be guided by God’s holy spirit made but miserably failed.
The Bible has he following to say about such failed predictions
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 New Living Translation (NLT)
21 “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord?’ 22 If the prophet speaks in the Lord’s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the Lord did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feare
21 “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord?’ 22 If the prophet speaks in the Lord’s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the Lord did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feare
In short, the person making the prediction was merely expressing his own opinion and nothing more. Now, it is OK to have personal opinions. However, they went a step farther and claimed that they were speaking under the guidance of God via his holy spirit. Now, that is a very serious thing to claim, since if it were true that God were inspiring these people, and the prophecies failed, then it would mean that God is some mischievous liar announcing events just to see us squirm, or for humans to have hopes only to dash them to pieces by not fulfilling the prophecies. In short, it is Satan’s roundabout way of calling God a liar just he did in the Garden of Eden.
That is why God made false prophesying punishable by death under the Mosaic
Deuteronomy 18:20 New International Version
But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death."
But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death."
Absolutely not! A person who truly seeks God will flee from such an organization because being part of it is to provide it with their personal stamp of approval. They would quickly understand that Approval of false predictions in God’s name will make them accomplices in the sin and that they will reap the negative rewards for their disrespectful conduct.
Jeremiah 14:14
"The prophets are prophesying lies in My name," the LORD replied. "I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Jeremiah 23:30
"Therefore behold," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who steal from each other words they attribute to Me."
"The prophets are prophesying lies in My name," the LORD replied. "I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Jeremiah 23:30
"Therefore behold," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who steal from each other words they attribute to Me."