Zechariah 13:3-5. Why such harsh punishments for simply “prophesying”? Israel had been filled with false prophets, prophets of Ba’al and so many other gods. The harshness here is directed to those still daring to lead...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CROSS In their crusade against pagan ritual and relic, the “witnesses” have dug into history and “discovered” that Jesus was not really crucified on a cross, as we know the word, but rather on a “pole.” I did my...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Zechariah 5:1-4. A scroll that curses? What could this be? Short answer: The Word of God. Consider the scroll of Revelation 5 also, a history book written in advance. God’s Word and God’s plan are the standard lifted up before the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CHRISTIANITY The “witness” view is that true Christianity involved the days of Jesus and the apostles, then essentially died out until the Jehovah’s Witnesses surfaced in the 19th century to restore it, with the calling of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Zechariah 1:8-11. The vision is explained, but what does it really mean to us? It tells us God is in control, directly and through His own agents watching the planet and His people. At this juncture there seems to be world peace under Emperor...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS To get a blood transfusion is more serious to the “witness” than to commit adultery. This medical procedure is refused even to children. Here is a quote from a website given to research on these things:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Micah 7:5. How far should we take Micah’s word here? Sounds pretty tough. Micah, prophet of the Lord, has not misled us so far. He’s a friend, too, right? And he’d be the first to tell you, don’t trust even me! Trust only...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
BIRTHDAYS Birthday celebrations are forbidden to the Jehovah's Witnesses. The rationale: Only Pharaoh and Herod are mentioned in Scripture as having such celebrations, and they killed someone at that time. What the “witnesses” forget...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
MICAH Micah 1:10. Why not “tell it in Gath”? These were David’s very words when lamenting over Saul and Jonathan. The idea is that this is such bad news that we have no desire for our enemies (Gath was a Philistine city) to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
AWAKE A bimonthly periodical of the Jehovah’s Witnesses published in 107 languages (per 2016 figures), each issue producing nearly 58 million copies worldwide. It announces itself as “not for sale” though donations are always...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
