WATCHTOWER - NOVEMBER 1, 1997

 

Page 6: But what about the outside forces that have caused such disunity in the past? Will they be free to infiltrate this new system so that its inhabitants will begin the destructive process all over again, fighting with their fellow occupants and making life miserable for everyone? Certainly not. This eviction and renovation is final and complete. "Distress will not rise up a second time." - Nahum 1:9

Correction: Nahum prophecy concerns the Assyrians.

Nahum 1:1 The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Note: Satan will be released after 1000 years of "Paradise Earth."

Revelation 20:7-8 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.

 

Page 7: The Bible likens ultimate destruction of Satan to the incineration of garbage. It says that "the Devil who was misleading (earth's inhabitants) was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur."

Correction: The unholy trinity will be suffering together throughout eternity.

Rev. 20:10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

 

Page 7: No one, neither man nor demon, will be allowed to continue doing things that threaten universal order, that violate God's standards of right and wrong, or that cause pain to their fellowman. All wreckers of unity will be gone! - Psalm 21:9-11; Zephaniah 1:18; 3:8.

Note: Ungodly people do not love Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 16:22-24 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

 

Page 8: Because Christians comply with Jehovah's standards and also heed the command to preach the good news of God's Kingdom to the world, sometimes a difficult relationship has existed between them and the world. (2 Timothy 3:12; 1 John 3:1, 13)

Correction: The good news is Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the good news which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you; unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

Note: Only people in Jesus Christ will suffer godly persecution.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

 

Page 14: After Rome, a seventh world power was prophesied to arise. (Daniel 7:3-7; 8:3-7, 20, 21; Revelation 17:9, 10) This proved to be the Anglo-American World Power, consisting of the British Empire with its ally the United States, which eventually eclipsed Britain in power.

Correction: The Anglo-American World Power has never outlawed true Christianity.

Daniel 7:25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.

Page 14: The seven successive world powers are symbolized in the book of Revelation by the heads of a seven-headed wild beast that emerges from the sea of restless humanity. (Isaiah 17:12, 13; 57:20, 21; Revelation 13:1)

Note: The last ruler of the last world power will reign only 42 months.

Revelation 13:5-7 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.

 

Page 15: Jehovah's Witnesses know that God's Kingdom alone can bring real peace on earth. Being close observers of Bible prophecy, they are convinced that this prayer will soon be answered and that the Kingdom will shortly take charge of earth's affairs. (Daniel 2:44)

Correction: Only Jesus Christ can bring real peace to the earth.

Daniel 7:14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.

Rev. 17:14 "These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."

 

Page 15: Their adherence to this Kingdom makes them neutral in the affairs of the governments of the world.

Note: Until Jesus Christ returns to the earth, our citizenship is in heaven.

Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

 

Page 15: The Revelation received by the apostle John warned that the world of mankind that is alienated from God would make increasing demands shortly before its end, putting "under compulsion all persons, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they should give these a mark in their right hand or upon their forehead, and that nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark." (Revelation 13: 16, 17) What does this mean? A mark in the right hand is an appropriate symbol of active support.

Correction: Due to food rationing, the mark will be a form of personal identification.

Revelation 6:5-6 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."

 

Page 16: Moreover, since they 'sigh and groan' over the detestable things done by apostate religion, they receive a symbolic mark on their forehead identifying them as being worthy to be spared when Jehovah's judgments are executed. - Ezekiel 9:1-7.

Correction: The 144,000 anointed Christians will be sealed and spared during this time.

Rev 7:3-4 saying, "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads." And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

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