The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society claims to be the only way in which God communicates his wishes and the truth.
Here is what
says the Watchtower of March 15th, 2003 p.27 :
"Jehovah gives us sound counsel through his Word and through his organization, using
the publications provided by “the faithful and discreet slave.” (Matthew 24:45; 2 Timothy 3:16) How foolish to reject good advice
and insist on our own way! We “must be swift about hearing” when Jehovah, “the One teaching men knowledge,” counsels us through his
channel of communication.—James 1:19; Psalm 94:10."
The Watchtower of August 1st, 2002 p.13, par. 17 :
"Who make up this royal priesthood
today? The apostle Peter answers that question in his first inspired letter. To anointed members of the body of Christ, Peter wrote:
“You are ‘a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, that you should declare abroad the excellencies’
of the one that called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (1 Peter 2:9) From these words it is clear that, as a group,
the anointed footstep followers of Jesus make up this “royal priesthood,” which Peter also called “a holy nation.” They constitute
the channel that Jehovah uses to provide his people with instruction and spiritual direction.—Matthew 24:45-47."
IF THEY POSESS THE
TRUTH THEN WHY DO THEY CHANGE IT SO OFTEN?
For example here are a few of the changed doctrine over the last decades :
-Vaccines are
banned from 1931-1952. Prohibited as being a "direct violation of the everlasting covenant." (The Golden Age, February 4th 1931, p.
293; permitted WT 12/15/52 p.764 and AWAKE! 8/22/65 p.20.)
-Organ transplants are banned since 1967 until 1980. "Cannibalism."(The
Watchtower November 15th 1967,p.702; The Watchtower June 15th 1980, p.31)
-When it comes to blood transfusion, they have changed their
minds several times as to what part of the blood their members may receive. The following links notes these changes :
http://www.ajwrb.org
http://www.watchman.org/articles/jehovahs-witnesses/new-watchtower-blood-transfusion-policy/
The
most recent change : Kingdom Ministry November 2006 :
http://www.aggelia.be/km_nov2006.pdf
-Higher education was almost banned until
1992. (Questions Young People Ask –Answers that Work (1989) chap. 18, p.141; The Watchtower of August 1st 1990 p.13 par 15; The Watchtower
August 15th 1992 p.28.) However they allowed some higher education in the issues of November 1st 1992 p.20 par. 17-19 and Awake of
August 22nd 1994). Fully allowed since 2025.
-They were not permitted to vote, even if it was against the law (Revelation: it’s Grand
Climax at Hand (1988) chap. 28 p.197 par 36. Again they changed there minds in 1999: They can vote if the law obliges them to or if
a female witness is forced to vote by her husband who is not a witness. (The Watchtower of November 1st 1999 p.28-p29). According
to some sources this article appeared all over the world with the exception of France where it is well know that the Jehovah’s Witnesses
have problems with the government.
-Forbidden to serve in the military or to do a civil service to replace it until 1996 (The Watchtower
of July 1st 1978 p.7; United in Worship of the Only True God (1983) chap.21 p.166 par 12; The Watchtower of may 1st 1996 p.18-19)
-Numerous changes in the definition of the word ‘generation’ of Matthew 24:34 See:
http://www.freeminds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=863:this-generation-teaching-changes-for-6th-time-in-april-15-2010-watchtower&catid=5:dates-chronology&Itemid=700
http://www.tj-encyclopedie.org/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
http://www.cftf.com/1914/index.html
http://www.caic.org.au/jws/predictions/1914gen1.htm
http://jwfacts.com/watchtower/generation.php
-The
signs in the sky (Luke 21) that Jesus mentioned were things such as planes, airships, rockets, voyages to the moon, satellites (The
greatest Man Who Ever Lived (1991) chap. 111; Let your Kingdom Come (1981) chap.12 p.114, par.21). But, they changed their mind. These
signs will be more important than this:
"Clearly, what Jesus said about ‘the sun being darkened, the moon not giving light, and the
stars falling’ does not refer to things occurring over the many decades of the conclusion of the present system, such as space rocketry,
moon landings, and the like. No, he pointed to things tied in with “the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah,” the destruction
yet to come." ( The Watchtower February 15th, 1994 p.19. par. 14).
-The Watchtower announced the end of the world in 1914,1918,1925,1975
and NOTHING HAPPENED!
http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/bible/art01.html
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1975.php
-For many decades
the Watchtower claimed that the 144 000 anointed where chosen from the Pentecost in the year 33 until 1935, the time that we understood
there to be a second class called the “Great crowd” who will live in paradise on earth rather than in heaven in the sky. So only elderly
witnesses could be among the 144 000 saints. :
"The general selection of the true Israel of God proceeded from the day of Pentecost
33 C.E. down to 1935 when, at a historic convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Washington, D.C., emphasis was shifted to the ingathering
of a great crowd with earthly life prospects " - Revelation, its grand climax at hand! (1988) chap. 19 p. 117.
-A spectacular doctrinal
change was released in 2007! The 1935 date was no longer valid, meaning a Jehovah’s Witness aged 10 years could be an anointed. This
brings us to the next question. What is the criterion for someone to be an anointed if the period from the year 33 to 1935 is no longer
valid?
"...Thus, it appears that we cannot set a specific date for when the calling of Christians to the heavenly hope ends." - The
Watchtower May 1st, 2007 p.31
-In 2012 the "faithful and discreet slave" is not the annointed ones in general anymore, but the small
group of anointed brothers during Christ presence at headquarters who make and dispence spirtual food(Governing body).
Other examples
:
ORGANIZATION - ITS IMPORTANCE
1893 - No organization today WT 1893 p.266
1894 - Not part of the Lord's plan. WT 12/1/1894 p. 384
1895 - Beware of organization WT 9-15-1895 p.216
1955 - Respect the organization Qualified to be Ministers, 1955, p.380
1957 - Obedience
to organization. WT 5/1/57 p.274
1972 - Submit to headship (Governing Body) WT 12-15-72 p.755
1983 - Essential part of the Lord's
plan WT 2/15/83 p.12
PYRAMIDOLOGY
Prior to 1928 - "God's Stone Witness and Prophet" Used to predict dates Thy Kingdom Come, 1891,
p.313, 16, 17, 342, 362
Since 1928 - Satan's Bible; not God's Stone Witness. WT 11/15/28 p.344
1928 - Satan's Bible WT 11-15-28 p.841
1930 - Just a pile of stones Light II, 1930, p.286
ROMANS 13:1 - WHO ARE THE "SUPERIOR AUTHORITIES?"
1886 - Earthly governments Divine
Plan of the Ages, 1886, p.266
1889 - Earthly governments Time Is At Hand, 1889, p.81
1932-1963: God and Christ Vindication, Vol. 3,
1932, p.13 and The Truth Shall
Make You Free, 1943, p.312
1952 - God and Christ Let God Be True, 1952, p.248
1959 - God and Christ
Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose, p.91
1963 - Earthly political governments WT 1/1/63 p.31
1975 - Earthly political governments
1975 Yearbook, p.238 1980 - Earthly political governments WT 5/15/80 p.4
THE REVELATION NAMES "APOLLYON" AND "ABADDON"
Refers to Satan
- The Finished Mystery, p.159
Refers to Jesus Christ - Then Is Finished the Mystery of God, p.232
WHO IS "THE TRUE LORD?"
Jesus Christ
WT 9-15-83 p.19
Jehovah God WT 7-1-89 p.30
THE "ALPHA AND OMEGA"OF REVELATION 22:12
Refers to Jehovah God - AWAKE! 8/22/78 p.28
Refers
to Jesus Christ - WT 10/1/78 p.15
( A major change in just 2 months!)
WHO IS MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL?
Not the Son of God - WT November,
1879, p.4
Jesus not an angel - WT March, 1883, p.456
The Pope of Rome - The Finished Mystery, 1926 Edition, p.188
Jesus Christ, the
Son of God - Reasoning From the Scriptures, 1985, p.218
SAYING "HELLO" TO DISFELLOWSHIPPED MEMBERS?
1970 NO WT 6/1/70 p.352
1972 NO
Organization for Kingdom Preaching..., 1972, p.172
1974 YES WT 8/1/74 pp.464,465 1981 NO WT 9/15/81 p.25
WILL THE MEN OF SODOM AND
GOMORRA BE RESURRECTED?
1879 YES WT July, 1879 p.8
1952 NO WT 6/1/52 p.338
1965 YES WT 8/1/65 p.479
1988 NO WT 8/1/88 p.31
1988 YES
"You Can Live Forever..." p.179 (Old Edition)
1988 NO "You Can Live Forever..." p.179 (New Edition)
1988 YES Insight On The Scriptures,
Vol.2, p.985
1988 NO Revelation - Its Grand Climax p.273
2024 SOME WT May 2024 p.6
WHEN WAS THE 'SECOND PRESENCE' OF JESUS CHRIST?
1874 - Harp of God, 1921, p.234
1874 - WT 1/1/24 p.5
1874 - Creation, 1927, p.289
1874 - Prophecy, 1929, p.65
1914 - AWAKE! 4/22/57
pp. 11,12
1914 - From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained, 1958, p.170
1914 - God's Kingdom of a Thousand Years..., 1973, pp. 209,210
1914 - You Can Live Forever..., 1982, p.147
The Society said in the Watchtower issue of WT 1/15/93 p.5 "The
Watchtower has consistently
presented evidence to honesthearted students of Bible prophecy that Jesus' presence in heavenly Kingdom power began in 1914."
"CONSISTENTLY"?
After examining the above quotes, is this true?
WHO IS THE "FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE?"
a. All anointed Watchtower members - JWS
in the Divine Purpose, p.68
b. Brother Russell filled the office of special "servant" - WT 3/1/23 p.6
c. From 1896 to 1916 - Watchtower
founder, Charles Taze Russell The Finished Mystery, 1917, p.5
d. Charles Taze Russell - The finished Mystery, 1917, p.53
e. Spiritual
Israelites: the 'anointed' Society members - From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained, 1958, p.193
f. The Watchtower admits earlier
view that Russell was considered "the Servant" Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose, 1959, p.69
g. A "class" of individuals -
1975 Yearbook, p.88
h. "Russell disavowed being the Servant." - God's Kingdom of a Thousand Years..., 1973, pp.345,346
i. The Society
asserts that it never published a biography of Pastor Russell - Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose, 1959, p.63
j. But here
are the Introductory pages of the Society's Biography of Pastor Russell - The Divine Plan of the Ages, 1927 Ed., p.1
(So, why the
cover-up?)
k. Because in this Biography Russell admitted in private that HE was "the Servant" - The Divine Plan of the Ages, 1927
Ed., p.7
Source :
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/4809/1/Old-Light-New-Light-Changes-in-WT-Doctrine
To conclude, it is not
wrong to change the doctrine, however it is wrong to claim that the doctrine is the “truth” and to impose it on others and to silence
those who oppose it. The Watchtower should rather say that we believe what we say is to be truth though, we could be wrong and you
as a member are permitted to think freely and promote what you see fit and we will not silence or condemn you for this. We know that
this is to be ideal and will not happen tomorrow….
N.B. : did you notice that the Watchtower always give simple answers to our questions
? The reason is obvious : it's to prevent us from thinking.
Next page : the "generation of 1914" in details.