Verses that conflict with the JW faith

These versus that DO NOT agree with the Jehovah's Witness faith are taken directly from the new silver edition of the New World Translation.

• Revelation 3:21

To the one who conquers I will grant to sit down with me on my throne, just as I conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was enthroned in 1914 in the heavens. In 1914 he kicked out Satan along with his demons from the heaven to the earth. Why then does Revelation 3:21 say that Jesus SAT down with his father on his throne (in the past, before even the book of Revelation was written)?

• Revelation 7: 9-17

After this I saw, and look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands. 10 And they keep shouting with a loud voice, saying: “Salvation we owe to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

11 All the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell facedown before the throne and worshipped God, 12 saying: “Amen! Let the praise and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

13 In response one of the elders said to me: “These who are dressed in the white robes, who are they and where did they come from?” 14 So right away I said to him: “My lord, you are the one who knows.” And he said to me: “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 That is why they are before the throne of God, and they are rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread his tent over them. 16 They will hunger no more nor thirst anymore, neither will the sun beat down on them nor any scorching heat, 17 because the Lamb, who is in the midst of the throne, will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe out every tear from their eyes.”

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Great Crowd mentioned above will live on the Earth. They also believe that the ONLY ones that will be in heaven are the 144,000 anointed. See Watchtower December 15, 2008, page 13-14 which states that Jesus was the mediator ONLY for the anointed and that the anointed are the only ones who could wash their robes in the blood of the lamb.

Why then does the book of Revelation Chapter 7:9-17 state that the Great Crowd, dressed in WHITE ROBES are the ones who come out of the Great Tribulation? It even goes to say that they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb (According to the Watchtower of December 15, 2008, p 13-14, ONLY the anointed can wash their robes in the blood of the lamb). They will be standing before God and rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple (God's Temple is supposed to be in heaven). This verse is speaking of the great crowd, it's not a continuation of the various 12,000 tribes of Israel mentioned previously.

• Revelation 20:5

(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.

According to the JW's, the dead are resurrected during the 1000 years, not AFTER. But, the verse states that the dead will be resurrected AFTER the 1000 years. WHO will you believe, the Bible, or the Watchtower?

• Ephisians 2:8, 9

8 By this undeserved kindness you have been saved through faith, and this is not of your own doing; rather, it is God’s gift. 9 No, it is not a result of works, so that no one should have grounds for boasting.

November 1, 2008 Watchtower, Page 28 has an article titled: Our Readers Ask

Question: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe That They Are the Only Ones Who Will Be Saved?

Answer:
1. Those who love others (This does not include people who have left the Jehovah's Witness faith, or who are disfellowshipped) are demonstrating a quality vital for salvation.
2. Like Jesus, those seeking salvation need to use God’s name. They also need to teach others about God’s name and qualities. (Matthew 28:19, 20) In fact, only (CONTRADICTORY to teach others) those calling on God’s name will be saved.
3. Those who will be saved loyally support God’s Kingdom and teach others about how it will liberate all faithful mankind.

So the first point is to love others, second and third are based on teach others. All three are based on works/

Why then does Ephisians 2:8 and 9 states that you have been saved through FAITH, NOT through works? Romans 10:9 states: For if you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you will be saved. Verse 11 of Romans Chapter 10 states: For the scripture says: “No one who rests his faith on him will be disappointed.”

• Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, That grows brighter and brighter until full daylight.

Jehovah's Witnesses use this verse to explain when there is new light. Whatever happened to the old light? Is the old light obselete? Notice the part that says "the path of the righteous", it's not referring to the path of the truth. In other words, the path of the truth has NOTHING to do with the path of the righteous. The understanding of the "truth" has NOTHING to do with the path of the righteous. In fact, if you understood something yesterday, and then today, you have a different understanding, it means that yesterday, you understood the WRONG thing! Clearer understanding would mean this.... You are looking for a set of keys your parents left for you hidden behind some bushes. You can't find them. So, you call your parents to get a better understanding. They tell you the bush the keys are hidden under. Now, that's clearer understanding. 

Imagine this... your boss teaches you to do a report. The next day you do the report your boss taught you to do... and present it to your boss. Your boss passes the report onto the owner of the company. The owner rejects the report and your boss tells you that you need to do a new report because he made a mistake when he taught you how to do the report. You will HAVE to throw out the report you just made. The report you finished was not done correctly. The first method your boss taught you was WRONG!!! Now imagine the owner is "God", the boss is the Watchtower, and the method to do a report is "the truth". If tomorrow you learn something different from what you believe today, that means, if you die today, you will die with a wrong understanding. Will God accept you with the wrong understanding, with the "wrong truth"? Will your elders accept you if you believe yesterday's truth, and refuse to accept today's truth? Yesterday's light becomes obsolete as new light takes over. Is the new light brighter than the last? Absolutely not. Is the new light the absolute truth? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Why? because tomorrow, the Watchtower society will have a new truth out, and you HAVE TO accept it wether you like it or not.