The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a Cult in the Light
of the Bible
Note: verse references marked with a
"*" indicate a clear reference to Christ's Deity in the NWT. WHO IS
GOD? Jehovah
*De 6:4 Jehovah our God is one Jehovah
*De 32:39 no gods with Jehovah No Other
"Gods"
*Is 44:6-8 besides me there is no God.
There is no Rock besides me.
*Is 43:10 Before me there was no God
formed. *Is 45:5,22 with the exception of me there is no God. *Is 46:8-11 no
other God, nor anyone like me.
No Other "gods"
*De 32:39 no gods with Jehovah
*Ex 20:2-3 must not have any other gods
ALL OTHER GODS OR gods ARE FALSE Baal
*Judges 6:31 Baal, God Dagon
*Judges 16:23-24 Dagon, god Satan
*2 Cor 4:4 Satan, god Herod
*Acts 12:21-23 Herod, a god
ARE THERE MANY GODS OR MANY gods?
!
*Ps 96:4-5 One True God by nature
*Gal 4:8 those who by nature are not
gods.
* 1 Cor 8:4-5 One God in 8:4. 8:5 is
referring to idols who by nature are not gods, as seen in Gal 4:8
This helps us understand that being God
is much more than a title or a name. It is the very nature of the being so
described as God. God is God because of who he is, not because people call him
God.
WHO IS WRD? God
,
*Ac 17:24 God, Lord of heaven and earth
*Ep4: 5-6 One Lord... one God and Father
*Ac 4:24 God... Sovereign Lord
*Ac 17:24 God. Lord of Heaven and Earth
Jehovah
*De 10: 17 Jehovah is Lord of lords
* 1 Tim 6:15 Jehovah is Lord of lords
Jesus
*1 Co 8:6 one Lord, Jesus Christ
*Jude 4 our only Owner and Lord, Jesus
Christ *Ro 10:9 Jesus is Lord
*Rev 17:14,19:16 Jesus is King of Kings
and Lord of lords.
*Lk2: 11 there was born to you today a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
This verse (Lk 2: 11) shows that Jesus
was born Lord, not that he became Lord later. HOW MANY LORDS ARE THERE?
One Lord
*Ep 4:5-6 One Lord. One God and Father
* 1 Co 8:6 one Lord, Jesus Christ
* Jude 4 our only Owner and Lord, Jesus
Christ
WHO IS
SAVIOR? God
*Titus 1:3 Our Savior, God
*Titus 3:4 Our Savior, God
* 1 Tim 1:1 God, our Savior *2 Sam 22:3
God my Savior *Ps 7:10 God, a Savior *Ps 17:7 God, 0 Savior
*Ps 106:21 God their Savior *Is 43:3 God
your Savior
*Is 45: 15 God of Israel, a Savior *Lu
1:47 God my Savior
*1 Tim 2:3 our Savior, God
* 1 Tim 4: 10 God, who is a Savior *Titus
2:10 our Savior, God
* Jude 25 the only God our Savior
Jehovah Alone
*Is 43:11 I am Jehovah and besides me
there is no savior *Is 45:21 Jehovah alone is Savior *Hos 13:4 No savior but
Jehovah
*Is 49:26 I, Jehovah, am your Savior and
Re-purchaser *Is 60:16 I, Jehovah, am your Savior and Re-purchaser
.
Jesus
*Php 3:20 we are eagerly waiting for a
savior, the Lord Jesus Christ
Titus 2: 13 we wait for the happy hope
and glorious manifestation of the great God and of [the] Savior of us, Jesus
Christ.
NWT introduces [the] into the previous
verse to obscure that Jesus is called God there. *Titus 1:4 God [the] Father
and Christ Jesus our Savior *Titus 3:6 Jesus Christ our Savior
2 Pet 1:1 our God and [the] Savior Jesus
Christ.
NWT adds [the] to the previous verse to
obscure the fact that Jesus is called God there.
*John 4:42 the
savior of the world
*Ac 5:31 Chief Agent and Savior *Ac 13:23
a savior, Jesus
*Ep 5:23 a savior of [this] body *2 Tim
I: 10 our Savior, Christ
*2 Pet I: II the everlasting kingdom of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ *2 Pet 2:20 the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
*2 Pet 3:2 Who is being spoken of here?
Jehovah or Jesus? *2 Pet 3:18 our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
*1 John 4:14 the Father has sent forth
his Son as Savior of the world
WHO IS OWNER AND LORD? Jesus
*Jude 4 our only Owner and Lord, Jesus
Christ
*Ep 4:5-6 one Lord, one faith. Who is the
one Lord? Jehovah or Jesus? WHO FORGIVES SINS? God
*Mk 2:1 God alone can forgive sin
*Lk 5:21 God alone can forgive sin Jesus
*Mk2: 5-1,10 Jesus forgives ~in
*Lk 5:24 Jesus forgives sin
WHO PURCHASED CHURCH WITH H1S OWN BLOOD?
God
Ac 20:28 Why is [Son] in brackets? How
can this be "understood" without being in the
Greek text explicitly?
SAVED BY FAITH IN WHO? Jesus
*Ac 4:12 There is not another name under
heaven by which we must be saved. Whose
Name is this?
* Ac 10:43 everyone putting faith in him
gets forgiveness of sins through his name. Who is "him?"
* John 1: 12 to them he gave authority to
become God's children, because they were exercising faith in his name
*John 3:16 everyone exercising faith in
him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life * 1 John 3: 23 this is his
commandment, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ
*1 John 5:13 you may know that you have
life everlasting, you who put your faith in the name of the Son of God
*Ro 3:19-26,28 man is declared righteous
by faith in Jesus
*Ro 10:9 declare that Jesus is Lord and
exercise faith... for salvation
WHO CREATED ALL THINGS? God
*Ep 3:9 God, who created all things Jehovah
alone
*Is 44:24 I, Jehovah..., stretching out
the heavens by myself. This does not allow for a
"junior partner" in creation.
Jehovah clearly states that He Himself created the heavens without the aid of
anyone else.
*Is 48:13 My own hand laid the foundation
of the earth and my own right hand extended out the heavens. This~ does not
allow a 'junior partner" in creation. See also Heb 3: 1-4
Jesus
* Jo 1: 1-3 all things came into
existence through him. If Jesus is a created being then he is a
"thing". But this verse says all "things" came into
existence through Jesus. This
Excludes Jesus from the realm of
"things" and puts him in the class of being uncreated, eternal, not
part of the created world
Col 1: 16: by him all [other] things were
created. What is [other]? How can that be "understood" if it isn't
present in the original language?
Rev 3:14 arkhe =
beginning Note: same arkhe applied to Jehovah in Rev 21:5-7.
How is
Jehovah the "beginning" as the
WT demands that arkhe must be translated? [Should You Believe In The Trinity?
p.14] *Ps 102:24-27 Who? Jehovah?
*Heb 1:10-12 This is a direct quote of Ps
102:24-27 and is applied to Jesus. See also Is 44:24
Is Jesus a "master worker" with
Jehovah in creation?
WT says yes from Prov 8:3. Prov 8 is a personification
of Wisdom speaking in a feminine voice (which NWT does not accurately reflect
even though WT has confessed of the speaker's feminine gender in Prov 8.) See
Prov 7:4 and 9:4 for the gender of "wisdom" in Proverbs. Why did the
NWT translate wisdom in chapter 8 as "it" instead of "she"
as the original language indicates?
WHO IS FIRST AND LAST? Jehovah
*Is 44:6,8 Jehovah says I am the first
and I am the last
,
*ls 48: 12 Jehovah says I am the first
and I am the last Jesus
*Rev 1: 17-18 I am the First and I am the
Last, and the living one; and I became dead.
*Rev 2:8 the First and the Last, who
became dead and came to life again
*Rev 22:12-13,20 Look! I am coming
quickly, ... I am the first and the last
*Rev 22:16,20 I, Jesus, sent my angel to
bear witness to you... Yes; I am coming quickly. *Rev 4:8 Holy is Jehovah God,
the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is coming.
WHO IS ALPHA AND OMEGA? Jehovah
*Rev 1:8 Jehovah is the Alpha and Omega,
the Almighty Jesus
*Rev 22:12-13 Alpha and Omega =
first and last. Who is this?
*Rev 22:16 Shows Jesus as speaking in vs
12-13
*Rev 1: 12-18 Who is the Son of man?
Jesus. What does he call himself? First and Last.
First and Last =
Alpha and Omega = the
Almighty. Jesus is Almighty God.
*Rev 22:12-13 Alpha and Omega is
"coming." Is Jehovah "coming?" SHOULD WE BOW BEFORE ANOTHER
GOD OR god? No
*Ex 34:14 Don't prostrate before another
god. Jesus
*Php 2: 9-11 Knees bend at the name of
Jesus Father
*Ep 3: 14 Knees bend before the Father
WHO RECEIVES WORSHIP? God
Matt 4: 10 Worship the Lord God only
Jesus
In all of these verses the NWT has
replaced the word "worship" with "obeisance."
Matt 2:2,11 Magi worship Christ
Matt 14:33 Disciples worship Jesus
Matt 28:9 the
Mary’s worship Jesus
Matt 28:16-17 The eleven worship Jesus
John 9:38 The healed blind man worshipped
Jesus Heb 1:6 All angels worship Jesus
Rev 5:11-14 Millions of angels worship
Jesus
People worshipped other people or angels
and were rebuked for it. See Rev 19:10~ 22:8-9; Ac 10:25
What is obeisance?
Watchtower defines it as follows,
"used to designate the custom of prostrating oneself before a
person..." (Reasoning, p.215) Applying the Watchtower's own definition of
obeisance to the verses describing people giving obeisance to Jesus, we could
say that they "prostrated themselves before a god" since Jesus is
"a god" in Watchtower
Theology. This is a clear and logical
conclusion to reach by following the Watchtower's
Own definition of obeisance and whom they
believe Jesus is. Upon reaching this conclusion we need to go immediately to
the following verse.
*Ex 34:14 For you must not prostrate
yourself to another god, because Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, he is a
jealous God.
While the Watchtower attempts to draw the
unwarranted conclusion that "obeisance" to Jesus is somehow different
than worship, their own definition of obeisance leads them into clear and
direct conflict with Ex 34: 14. Either Jesus is God or those rendering
obeisance to him are guilty of "prostrating themselves before another god.
"
This refutes the Watchtower's claim that
"obeisance" to Jesus is ok because it is not
worship. The Watchtower has inadvertently
admitted that worship is given to Jesus in the Reasoning book p. 214. The
question is stated as follows, "Does the fact that worship is given to
Jesus prove that he is God?"
JESUS NAME IS EXALTED IN NEW TESTAMENT
*Ma 18:20 where 2 or 3 are gathered
together in my name
*Lk 10:17 demons are made subject to us
by use of your name
*Ac 16:18 I order you in the name of
Jesus Christ to come out of her
*Lk 24:47 on the basis of his name
repentance for forgiveness of sins would be preached *John 1:12 to them he gave
authority to become God's children, because they were exercising faith in his
name
* John 3: 16 everyone exercising faith in
him
* Ac 10:43 everyone putting faith in him
gets forgiveness of sins through his name
* 1 Jo 3: 23 this is his commandment,
that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ * 1 Jo 5: 13 you may
know that you have life everlasting, you who put your faith in the name of the
Son of God
* Ac 4: 12 there is not another name
under heaven... by which we must be saved *Jo 14: 13-14, 26 whatever you ask in
my name, I will do it * Ac 3: 16 our faith in his name has made this man strong
* Ac 4:7-10,30 healing and signs come in
the name of Jesus
* 1 Co 1:2 with all who everywhere are
calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ *Ep 1:21 far above every name
named
*Php 2:9-11 the name that is above every
other name * Ac 1:8 you will be witnesses of me
WHO KNOWS MEN'S HEARTS? Jehovah alone
*1 Ki 8:39 Jehovah alone knows all men's
hearts
.
Jesus
*Rev 2:23 Jesus searches the hearts of
all men *Mat 9:4 Jesus knew their thoughts
*Mat 12:25 Jesus knew their thoughts *Lk
6:8 Jesus knew their reasoning
*Lk 9:47 Jesus knew the reasoning of
their hearts
FULLNESS OF DEITY Jesus
CoI 2:8-9 What does KIT say? Divine
quality or Deity? What does "all" mean? What
does "fullness" mean? Theotes
vs. Theiotes or Essence vs Quality. Theotes is
"fullness" used here to
describe Jesus, showing that the "essence of God dwells in him
bodily." It isn't a question of him having divine qualities. Instead it
shows that he is God in the flesh.
WHO IS THE SHEPHERD? Jehovah
*Ps 23: 1 Jehovah is my Shepherd
*Is 40:10-11 Jehovah is like a shepherd
Jesus
*Jo 10:11 Jesus is the fine shepherd WHO
IS MIGHTY GOD? Jehovah
*Is 10:20-21 the Mighty God, Jehovah
*Jer 32:18 the mighty one, Jehovah Jesus
*Is 9:6 Jesus is Mighty God IS JESUS GOD?
In all but the last verse of the
following references the NWT mistranslates each one.
Titus 2: 13 Heb 1:8 Ps 45:6 2 Pe 1:1
1 Jo 5:20
*Is 9:6 Mighty God
IS JESUS JEHOV AD?
*Ro 10:9-13 Publicly declare that Jesus
is Lord and believe in your heart that he was raised from the dead and you will
be saved.
*Ro 10:9 (Whose name are you calling on
for salvation?)
*Ro 10:10 With the mouth one makes public
declaration for salvation. (What public declaration? That Jesus is Lord)
*Ro 10: 11 None that rests his faith on
him will be disappointed (Who is "him?" He is the subject of verses 9
and 10, Jesus.)
*Ro 10: 12 One Lord, rich to those
calling on him. (On who? Vs 9 identifies that we are to call on Jesus by name.)
*Ro 10:13 For "everyone who calls on
the name of Jehovah will be saved" (Return to vs. 9 to see whose name must
be called on to be saved. It is Jesus. What Paul was doing in vs 9-13 was
clearly explaining that Jesus is God based on OT verses about God (Joel 2:32)
applied directly to Jesus. Verse 9 and verse 13 are references to the same
profession
That saves, precisely that Jesus is Lord
Verse 13 is identifying the same one to call on for salvation that is named in
verse 9.)
*Ep 1: 21 Jesus' name above every name in
this system and the system to come *Ac 4:12 Salvation in Jesus' name alone
*Php 2:9 Jesus' name above every other
name
*Ex 34:12-15 Jehovah's command not to
prostrate before other gods. Note that Jehovah condemns little "g"
gods here. If JW's were to bow before Jesus then according to their theology
they would be bowing before a little "g" god this would violate
Jehovah's command. But Jehovah has said that at the name of Jesus every knee
will bend. (Php 2:9-11) Would Jehovah command that people bend their knees to
Jesus when he has expressly forbidden bowing before other gods? *Ep 3:14
compare with Php 2:9
*Is 45:22-24 for OT parallel of bowing to
the Father that Paul was quoting in Php 2:9 and applying to Jesus in saying
that "every knee will bend down and every tongue will
swear". It is a direct quote from
the OT referring to Jehovah and is applied clearly and directly to Jesus. Paul
definitely believed that Jesus is Jehovah.
Zech 14:3-5 with Mat 25:31 and Ac 1:11-12
Who is returning with the holy ones? Jesus or Jehovah?
Zech 14:5 with I Thess 3:13
IS JESUS ALMIGHTY?
*Heb 1:3 He sustains all things by the
word of his power. Is this mighty or almighty? Could anything less than
"all might" sustain "all things?"
*Rev 4:8 Jehovah God, who was and is and
is to come, the Almighty. Who is coming? Jehovah or Jesus?
*Rev 22:20 Jesus is coming as identified
in Rev 4:8. Jesus is Almighty God.
IS JESUS OMNIPRESENT?
*Mat 18:20 Where 2 or 3 are gathered
together in my name
*Mat 28:20 I am with you all the days
until the conclusion of the system of things
WHAT IS HEADSHIP?
*1 Co 11:3 Headship, not quality of
being. Is man a superior human in quality compared to woman? No. Therefore this
verse cannot be teaching that Christ is inferior to the
Father if it is not teaching that women
are inferior to men. If it is teaching that Christ is inferior in quality to
the Father, then language demands that the same inferiority of quality be
applied to women, and we know that it cannot be.
WHAT DOES FIRSTBORN MEAN?
*Co 1: 15 Jesus is firstborn of all
creation. Does this refer to order of creation or to the headship of Christ?
The Greek word used is proto-tokos. There is a different Greek word that
specifically means 'first created', proto-tiktos. *Ps 89:20-27 David was not
born first.
Also, who was Joseph's firstborn? See Ge
41:50-52, Ge 48:1-20, Ps 89:27, and Jer 31:7-9
IS JESUS EQUAL TO JEHOV AU?
*1 Cor 15:28 This verse identifies a
change in the Son's position relative to the Father. What is the Son's position
before subjecting himself to the Father? Equal to! This verse describes a
change in position. The Son "becomes subject" to the Father. This
means
that at some point he is not subject and
he changes position to "become subject." Note the presence of
"when" and "then" in the verse.
DOES JESUS SHARE JEHOV AU'S GLORY?
*Is 6:1-5 with John 12:37-41 Isaiah's
vision of Jehovah's glory is applied by John to Jesus in verse 41. He says
Isaiah saw his glory. Who did John mean by [his] and who did Isaiah see?
*Is 42:8 with John 17:5. Jehovah will not
share his glory yet Jesus has glory alongside Jehovah
*John 12:45 Can any creature claim this?
No. Jesus is not like any created being. *Is 48: 11 Jehovah will not give his
glory to anyone else.
IS JESUS THE EXACT REPRESENTATION OF THE
FATHER?
*John 12:45 He that beholds me beholds
him that sent me *2 Co 4:4 Christ, who is the image of God
*He 1:3 the exact representation of his
very being
*John 8:19 if you knew me, you would know
my Father also *John 12:44 he who puts faith in me
*John 14:7-9 know me, know my Father also
Col 2:9 Theotes vs. Theiotes or (Essence
vs. Quality)
IS JESUS MASTER?
*CoI 3:24 Slave for the Master, Christ
WHO IS THE STUMBLING STONE? Jehovah
*Is 8:13-14 Who? Jehovah. Jesus
*1 Pe 2:6-8 Who? Jesus.
HOLY SPIRIT SENT IN WHOSE NAME? Father
*Lk 10:17 Father's name.
Jesus
*John 14:26 Jesus' name
WHO DO WE SERVE? Jehovah alone
*Mat 4: 10 Then Jesus said to him:
"Go away, Satan! For it is written, 'It is Jehovah your
God you must worship, and it is to him
alone you must render sacred service.'" God and Jesus
* Jam 1: 1 James, a slave of God and of
the Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus
*Ro 1: 1 Paul, a slave of Jesus
*2 Co 5: 15 Live for him who died for us
*Ga 1:10 Christ's slave
*Phil 1: 1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of
Jesus *Co 3:24 slave for the Master, Christ
*Co 4: 12 Epaphras, a slave of Jesus
Christ *Jude 1 Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ
CHRIST'S Humiliation OR EMPTYING OF
HIMSELF TO BECOME A MAN
*Php 2:7 he emptied himself
*John 14:28 The Father is greater than I
am
* John 20: 17 I am ascending to my God
and your God
* Ac 17:30-31 he purposes to judge by a
man he has appointed
*1 Co 11:3 Is this quality of being? Is
man by nature superior to woman? Or is this headship, which does not imply any
innate superior quality of the one holding the headship? Yes. See 1 Co 15:28.
WHO HAS WITNESSES? Jehovah
*Is 43:10 "You are my
witnesses" says Jehovah
*Is 44:6-8 you are my witnesses
Jesus
* Ac 1: 8 You will be witnesses of me *Ac
13:31 who are now his witnesses Ac 8:35 Philip witnessed about Jesus
IS JESUS MICHAEL?
*Dan 10: 13,21 Michael, one of the
foremost princes *Dan 12: 1 Michael will stand up
* Jude 9 when Michael had a difference
with the Devil he did not dare to bring a judgment
against him
*Lk 4:8 Jesus rebukes Satan
*Heb 1:6 Let all God's angels worship him
*Php 2:9 the name that is above every
other name
*Heb 1:6 Jesus is above all angels. The
text does not say "all other angels." It says all
angels and shows that Jesus is not
included in that group. Thus he cannot be Michael the Archangel.
COME TOGETHER IN JESUS' NAME
*Ma 18:20 where 2 or 3 are gathered in my
name HEALING COMES IN JESUS' NAME
*Ac 4:7-10 Healed a lame man by faith in
the name of Jesus
*Ac 3:16 his name, by [our] faith in his
name, has made this man strong SIGNS COME IN JESUS' NAME
* Ac 4:30 signs and portents occur
through the name of your holy servant Jesus DEMONS ARE SUBJECT TO JESUS' NAME
*Lk 10:17 the demons are made subject to
us by the use of your name WHO ANSWERS PRAYER? Father
J
*Jo 15:16 Father's name Jesus
*John 14:13-14 Jesus answers
*Lk 10:17 Jesus' name
* Ac 7:59-60 Stephen prayed to Jesus
IS CHRIST IN US?
John 15:4-5 NWT says 'in union with us'.
This is especially inconsistent seeing that similar Greek construction 'in the vine'
doesn't have 'union with' inserted into it.
John 17:23,26 Why 'union with' added to
verse 23? In vs 26 same phrase of love 'in them' doesn't say 'in union with'.
Ro 8:9-10 God's spirit in you... Christ
in union with you. Vs. 9 shows the Spirit "in you." Vs. 10 says
Christ is "in union with you." This obscures our deep personal
relationship with Christ, with him living "in us." In vs. 9 "in
you" comes from Greek [en humin].
Vs.I0 also says [en humin] but the NWT
chooses to obscure the issue by translating it as "in union with."
Why the inconsistency?
2 Cor 13:5 Jesus in us is the test of the
faith. Once again NWT has added 'union with.' More examples of addition of
'union with': Ga 1:15-16, Ga 2:20
IS CHRIST'S SPIRIT EQUAL TO GOD'S SPIRIT
*Ro 8:9 True Christians have God's spirit
and Christ's spirit dwelling in them.
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WHO RAISED JESUS? God
* 1 Thess 1: 9-1 0 Whom he [God] raised
up from the dead
*Ac 2:24 God raised Jesus from the dead.
Jesus
*Jo 2:19,21 I will raise it up
WHO IS THE JUDGE OF MAN? Jesus
*Jo 5:22-23 Jesus
*2 Cor 5: 10 Jesus
WHO IS LORD OF THE SABBATH? Jesus
*Ma 12:8 Jesus
JESUS' CLAIMS ABOUT HIMSELF
*Jo 5:18 The Jews understood Jesus made
himself equal with God
*Jo 10:28-33 The Jews said, "You
make yourself God."
*Jo 10:36 "I am God's Son" is a
claim to a unique relationship with God Jews considered it blasphemy because
Jesus was claiming to be God by saying this. They wanted to stone him. There
are five reasons for stoning:
Spiritism Lev 20:27 Blasphemy Lev 24:
10-23 False Prophecy Deut 13:5-10 Stubborn son Deut 21:18-21 Adultery or rape
Deut 22:21-24 Lev 20:10
JESUS AT BIRTH Lord
*Lk 2: 11 there was born to you today a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord Did Jesus become
Lord later or was he Lord from birth?
Christ
*Lk 2: 11 there was born to you today a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord Did Jesus become
the Christ at his baptism by John? This
verse shows that Jesus was born the Christ. Born today, who is the Christ, not
"who will become" the Christ.