117. JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, the TRINITY and THE ... - Answers

Key: As long as a JW trusts the WT organisation, you’ll never get anywhere with him. Once
a JW’s confidence and trust in the WT organisation is shaken, he is more readily brought to
salvation.
Principle II - To destroy a JW’s blind obedience and submission to the WT, you must show
them that the Watchtower is not trustworthy or reliable.
You must prove that the WT is not ‘God’s visible organisation on earth.’
Key: He must see that he has been deceived by the Watchtower. Until his confidence in the
WT has been destroyed, he is unable to place his confidence or authority in the Bible alone.
Until he looks to the Bible alone, there is no real common ground between you and a JW.
Principle III - To destroy a JW’s blind allegiance to the WT, we must show from Scripture
and Watchtower literature that the Watchtower is a FALSE PROPHET, and hence is
unreliable, fraudulent, untrustworthy, and not worthy of his belief, obedience or submission.
Tell a JW: ‘The Watchtower is a false prophet and is trying to deceive you and me. It is
condemned by Scripture as a false prophet.’
Question: How can we show that the Watchtower is a false prophet?
Step 1: A true prophet of God will give prophecies that will come true 100% of the
time (Deuteronomy 18:20-22; Matthew 7:15-20).
A false prophet will give prophecies that fail to come true. The WT claims to be God’s
inspired prophet who gives prophecies under angelic direction. (WT,1 April, 1972, p.197-200)
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 Jehovah’s Christian witnesses.’ (Watchtower, 1 April 1972, p.197)
Step 2: Deuteronomy 18:20-22 and Matthew 7:15-20 tell us how to judge if the WT is a
true or false prophet.
Step 3: In 100 years of giving prophecies, the WT has a 100% failure rate.
All WT prophecies have been shown to be false by the passage of time.
Step 4: Deuteronomy 18:20-22 and Matthew 7:15-20 prove that the WT is a false
prophet and does not speak in Jehovah’s name. The Bible therefore commands us not to
believe, trust, respect or fear the WT.
Step 5: Just as the WT has given false prophecies, so it has given false doctrines.
The WT has tried to cover up its false prophecies by wilful and deliberate lies and deceit.
Principle IV - It is best to first get the JW to recognize and acknowledge that the WT is a
false prophet, then to discuss doctrine and Bible passages.
Let us look at these four steps proving how the WT is a false prophet:
Step 1: Get the JW to agree that the Bible clearly teaches that a true prophet of God gives
prophecies coming true 100% of the time, & false prophets give prophecies that don’t come true
Today, there are many ‘prophets’, all claiming to speak in God’s name. We must ask the
question found in Deuteronomy 18:21:
‘If thou say in thine heart, “How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?”’
Question: Has Jehovah given us a test for us to distinguish between true and false prophets?
Moses’ test: Yes, it is Deuteronomy 18:22: ‘When a prophet speaketh in the name of
Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not
spoken; but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.’
Jesus’ test: Matthew 7:15-20 gives the test to distinguish between true and false prophets:
‘Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits . . A corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.’
The fruits of the tree are the prophecies of the prophet.
Just as a good tree never bears evil fruit, so a true prophet NEVER gives a false prophecy.
Jesus said, ‘By their fruits (prophecies) ye shall know them.’
In the JW Awake magazine, October 8, 1968, p.23 they say:
‘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 God’s
truths and the evidence that He was guiding and using them.’
Hence, a false prophet, even though he spoke in Jehovah’s Name, gave false prophecies (endorsed
& published by the WT) which failed to come true. Here, the WT admits to being a false
prophet.
Step 2: Has the Watchtower ever claimed to be God’s prophet today? Is the WT Society
the ‘faithful and wise servant of Jehovah’ proclaiming inspired messages from angels?
Ask the JW to ‘read aloud the following sentences’, and
Ask the JW to ‘explain what you have just read’.Get him to answer the questions himself.
At Step 2, don’t discuss if WT prophecies have come true.
Get the JW to agree that the WT claims to be God’s prophet before you go to Step 3.
Consider this article in the Watchtower magazine of April, 1, 1972, pages 197 to 200.
The front page is reproduced on the next page to give the context, and to prove to JWs.
Ask: Does the Watchtower claim ‘Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses’ are God’s prophet for today?
Step 3: Ask, ‘Can we agree that the Watchtower ‘prophet’ has given prophecies about
events and dates in the future?’ (Don’t argue about 1914 here).
Ask ‘Let us apply Moses’ test and Jesus’ test of a prophet to this modern day prophet.’
1. What date is set for the close of that battle(ie: Armageddon)?
‘The date of the close of that “battle” is definitely marked in Scripture as October 1914.
It is already in progress, its beginning dating from October 1874’.
(Zions Watchtower, 15 January 1892, p.1353)