Watchtower has produced many publications and videos graphically depicting their interpretation of Armageddon with proposed scenarios of violent events by God. On a recent JW broadcast, an anointed governing body member said that they, the governing body, will be joining Jesus in heaven before Armageddon so that they can participate with Jesus in the physical annihilation of wicked people and that they will protect JWs, especially those who were their “friends." In another JW broadcasted talk, a serving governing body member at that time, Anthony Morris, said that he knows “what’s coming at Armageddon,” “lot of dead people,” humans like blackened and splitting “hotdogs on a grill.” Are you fearful of using scripture to test the teaching of Armageddon by anointed leaders? Do you strongly believe their claim that the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society is God's earthly organization and if you doubt or leave Watchtower you are leaving "Jehovah" and will be destroyed at Armageddon?
Do not be fearful to heed the divine admonition to "test all things" (1 Thess.5:21). When testing all things, use God’s word and do not be fearful of men whose teachings conflict with Jesus' words, he is the Word of God, trust what he says, do not place your trust in man (John 1:1,14,17; 14:6; 12:49; Prov.3:5; 2 Pet.2:1; Matt.24:24; Mark 7:7; Isa.2:8,22; Mark 11:22; John14:1; 1 Cor.2:5; 1 Thess.5:21).
Examine Revelation 19. We're shown that from Jesus’ “mouth proceeds a sharp sword” (Rev.19:15) and “His name is The Word of God” (Rev.19:13). “The sword of the Spirit is the word of God” (Rev.19:13; Eph.6:17; John 1:1,14). Is this a literal sword, or symbolic of Jesus physically killing people? No. Jesus is aptly named “the Word of God” because he is the exact representation of the Father (John 12:44-45; 14:9; Heb.1:1-4; 2 Cor.4:4). Everything Jesus taught was from the Father (John 12:49; 17:8; 5:30; 14:10,31; 8:26). Jesus is “The Faithful and True Witness,” he is “the way, the truth, and the life,” “no deceit was found in his mouth” (Rev.3:14; 19:11; John 14:6; 17:17; 1 John 1:19; 5:20; 1 Pet.2:21,22). Faithful anointed are to accurately handle the "sword of the Spirit," the word of God in order to "wrestle"/oppose/fight spiritual forces of evil using truth (2 Tim.4:15; Eph.6:10-17; Psalm 28:3; Acts 26:17-18; Heb.4:12; Rev.19:15; 12:11; Prov.12:18; Psalm 55:21; 64:2-4; Psalm 57:4 ). Spirit-anointed must remain attached to Jesus, their head over the “body of Christ,” all Spirit-anointed persons (1 Cor.12:12-31; Eph.4:4-6,11-13,16; 5:23; Col.1:3,15-18; 2:18-19; John 15:1-10). But, needing to remain attached to Jesus and actually remaining attached to Jesus are two different things. Scripture plainly states that a falling away/apostasy comes before the Lord's day...in latter times, some will be influenced by the hypocrisy of liars and abandon the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons (2 Thess.2:1-3; 1 Tim.4:1-2; 2 Pet.2:1; Matt.24:5,24; 7:15; 2 Cor.11:13-15,3-4; Rom.16:18; John 8:12; 3:19-20).
How foolish and dangerous to become drowsy and not test all things claimed to be true. Why? Because deceitful words can sound pleasant, sound smoother than butter and softer than oil, but are as dangerous and lethal as drawn swords (Psalm 55:20,21,23; Rom.16:17,18; Matt.15:8,9). Yes, words that reach the heart of listeners bring powerful consequences to both the speaker and hearer (Jer.9:7-9; Psalm 64:2-4; 52:1-7; Prov.19:9; Matt.7:24-27; John 5:24). Notice the impeccable imagery scriptures uses to describe words coming forth from lying mouths. These “sharpen their tongues like swords” and “bend their tongues like bows,” “bend their bows to shoot their arrows – bitter words” – lies and deceit (Jer.9:3,5,7-9; Psalm 11:2; 64:2-4; 52:1-4). Jesus’ disciples discerned that the weapons and armor needed were spiritual, “not against flesh and blood,” but against the schemes of the devil of fiery arrows of the wicked one (Eph.6:11-19). The shield of faith in Jesus quenches the fiery arrows of the wicked one …lying words not from political institutions but from God's own people, false prophets, leaders who cause all who listen to them to be deceived, err, and sin against God (2 Pet.2:1; Matt.24:24; Isa.9:13-16,18; 5:24; Deut.28:13-15,43-44; Prov.22:7; Rev.9:7-11,17,19; Ezek.23:1-4,5-7; Jer.51:13-14; Rev.17:1). Lying words about God is "wickedness that burns as the fire" (Isa.9:18).
What type
of divine battle will annihilate wickedness that burns as the fire (Isa.9:18)? Literal
fire? No. God emphatically declares, “Is not My WORD like fire”?
(Jer.23:29a; Eph.6:17; Rev.19:13; John 1:1,14; Heb.12:29; Deut.4:24;
Exod.24:17; Jer.2:11). God makes the mouths of His people whom
He has chosen, to be like a sharp sword, and this they do
when accurately handling “the sword of the Spirit…the word of
God. Like polished arrows, they do not miss the mark when aiming
at and demolishing lies and all arguments that sets itself up against the
knowledge of God (Isa.9:18; Eph.6:16,17; Psalm 68:2; 2 Cor.10:3-6;
Isa.49:2,3,5-8; Rom.13:4; Matt.10:34-36; John 1:1,14; 2 Tim.2:15; John 1:1; 2
Tim.3:16; 2 Cor.2:14-17; 10:5). God’s faithful chosen ones battle using
their mouth, fighting truth against lies, but lies spoken by whom? The blasphemous lies coming out of the
mouth of three impure spirits, spirits of demons: the
dragon, the beast, and the false prophet, that lead
“the kings of the earth” to “battle on the great day of God the
Almighty” (Rev.16:13,14,16; 13:5). The kings of the earth scripture is
speaking about is not referring to leaders of political governments, it is
talking about Spirit-anointed persons who are kings and
priests, and are made “into a kingdom and priests” (1
Pet.2:5,9; Rev.5:10; 11:6; Rom.8:17; 9:8; Gal.4:7; 3:29; Rev.5:10; 1:6;
Exod.19:6; Dan.7:18).
Can you discern from scripture that you have been deceived and lied to about Armageddon?Armageddon is NOT a day God physically annihilates billions of people whose dead bodies will lay in piles as “burnt hotdogs.” Armageddon is a spiritual warfare that is occurring now between God’s chosen faithful anointed who use the sword of the Spirit to fight the blasphemous lies spoken by unfaithful anointed and their companions who speak lies sourced from Satan (1 John 4:1; Mark 13:22; Matt.24:3-4,11; 7:15; Deut.18:19-22; Jer.23:16-17,21,26; Ezek.13:8-9; John 8:44; Rev.2:16; 16:13; 13:5; 16:14; 17:12-14; 16:16; 12:7; Jer.23:29).
God’s Spirit-anointed priests are divinely assigned “the work of the priesthood as a gift,” to offer in perpetuity; this work is their daily sacrifices, “the constant feature” (Num.18:7,6; Heb.13:15; Jer.33:18; Dan.12:11). No one may take this honor upon themselves whether “gifted” by an anointed person or simply because they desire it for themselves, they must be called by God (Heb.5:4,5; Exod.28:1,43; 1 Chron.23:13; John 15:16; 2 Pet.1:10; Eph.4:4). You are unaware, but must understand that we have been in the great tribulation for some time now. When Jesus said, “Let the reader use discernment,” he was speaking of using spiritual discernment (Matt.24:15). The great tribulation was not going to be discerned by outward signs because it is an occurrence and condition, a trampling of God’s Holy Temple, His holy nation…His spiritual priesthood of Spirit-anointed persons (Luke 17:20; 21:24; Mark 13:14; 1 Pet.2:5,9; Dan.9:27; 12:11; 11:31; Exod.27:21; 28:43). What is the great tribulation of God’s temple? First, God’s temple is not represented by a physical idol religious organization (Acts 7:24; 17:24; 2 Cor.6:16; Isa.66:1,2). The spiritual priesthood is tribulated by the man of lawlessness, not-anointed men, who are not Spirit-anointed priests, but who act as if they are and “stand” in God’s temple, trampling the anointed by taking away, stealing, the daily sacrifice spiritual priests are to perform as instruments of righteousness (2 Thess.2:4; Matt.24:15; Mark 13:14; Dan.8:11; 9:27; Rom.6:13,16; Heb.13:15). Did you think God would forever remain silent over this rebellion and trampling of his spiritual Temple? (2 Thess.2:3,4; Ezek.8:12; Psalm 37:7,9; 2 Pet.2:1-3; 1 Sam.15:23). No. God has always warned His people of their wickedness, waywardness and need to repent by sending prophets (2 Chron.36:15,16; Hos.6:5; Matt.23:33-35). Jesus said explicitly that the Kingdom of God does not come with observable signs, but that this wicked and adulterous generation will receive only the “sign of the prophet Jonah” (Matt.12:38,39; Mark 8:12; Luke 11:49; 17:20,21; Jonah 2:8; 3:1-4).
The case presented. Unfaithful anointed have fallen away and apostatized from Jesus by promoting a religious idol organization claimed to represent God, allying themselves with not-anointed persons, “the man of lawlessness,” whom they permit to perform the priestly duties assigned anointed, destroying God’s temple (2 Thess.2:3,4,9; Acts.17:24; 2 Cor.6:16; 1 Pet.2:5,9; 1 Cor.3:16,17; Ezek.44:6-9). God has shown compassion on His House, His dwelling place and by grace, a remnant has awakened from their spiritual sleep, spiritual death, and repented, placing faith completely in Jesus who has granted them spiritual “sight” (1 Pet.2:5,9; Heb.3:6; Ezek.12:2; Psalm 102:13; Luke 4:14-19; Isa.10:21-23; Matt.24:22; Rom.9:27,28; 11:5-10; Rom.13:11; Acts 26:18; Eph.2:1,2). The abomination of desolation, not-anointed men positioned as spirit-anointed priests are standing where it ought not, in God’s spiritual temple… the charge is made that the unfaithful anointed have willfully participated in and permitted this desecration and trampling of the spiritual temple, a prophetic event foretold, and revealed by Holy Spirit which the unfaithful reject as a lie (Matt.24:15; Luke 21:24; 2 Thess.2:4; Dan.11:31; 9:26,27; Rev.13:4,6-8; Luke 12:10; Matt.12:31; 2 Thess.2:10). The remnant is in unity with the scriptural evidence shown by Spirit, have witnessed this outrageous abomination desolating God’s spiritual temple, and make public this testimony of Jesus (Matt.24:15; 2 Thess.2:3,4,9,8; Job 32:8; 2 Pet.1:21; Rev.11:3). God will establish justice and render judgment through his son, Jesus, based on the evidence presented before Him at the unified testimony of two or three witnesses, according to His divine will (Deut.17:6; 19:15; 1 Tim.5:19; 2 Cor.13:1; Rev.11:3; Acts 10:36,40-43; Prov.37:27-29; 89:14; Dan.7:18,22; Matt.6:9,10; Luke 18:7).
Think. What does Satan most desire? To be worshipped. To maintain his rule. How can he prolong his rule? By deceiving the elect into apostasy and into worshiping him. If deception was obvious then it would be easy to spot and be very difficult to be fooled. Satan is successfully deceiving many through those with similar evil desires as his and who have exchanged the truth for the lie. The lie that God's "earthly organization" is represented by a physical religious empire organization and that one must be a member to obtain salvation (John 6:63; Luke 22:3,47.48; Col.3:5; 1 Pet.4:3; 2:5; Exod.32:8,9,33; 1 Cor.3:9; Jer.16:10-12; 7:28,30,27; 1 Sam.15:23; Acts 4:10-12; 7:48-50; 17:24). These are Satan's lies, which are perpetuated by many, from the leaders of the Watchtower organization who speak delusions of their own mind, to individuals who share in promoting Watchtower's false testimony, preaching this lie worldwide, and equating "leaving Watchtower" to "leaving Jehovah" (1 Tim.4:1-2; Jer.23:25-26; 14:14). Can you understand? From the heart the mouth speaks and so unfaithful spirit-anointed priests that lie and blaspheme God and all those who believe and endorse the lie, speak for and accomplish Satan's will, deceiving others into believing the lie (Matt.12:34-37; 15:18; John 8:44; 1 Tim.4:1-2; Rom.3:13; Rom.1:25). How masterfully duplicitous to deceive God's people into believing the "lie" is the "truth," to deceive many into believing they are worshiping God when in fact, they are worshiping the father of the lie, Satan…is the god of Watchtower (John 8:44; 2 Cor.11:3-4,9,11,14-15; Gal.1:8; Matt.4:10). Satan is the dragon, the unfaithful anointed are the false prophet, and the wild beast is the physical religious idol organization that claims to represent God and Jesus but teaches falsehood (Deut.32:21,32-33; Rom.1:21-25; Rev.13:4,15; 16:13-14; 2 Cor.11:14-15; Matt.24:11; 1 John 4:1; Rev.19:11-13; 2:16; 19:20; 20:10).
Why would a God of love who protects His people from the destroyer, command Jesus to be as Satan, a murderer, to physically slay people with literal fire, swords, and bows and arrows (1 John 4:8; Exod.12:23; Heb.11:28; Ezek.33:11; John 3:16; 8:44). Why would God command Jesus to cause death, the very enemy Jesus will bring to nothing and that belong to the devil (1 Cor.15:26; Heb.2:14,15; Rev.20:10). Satan is the bloodthirsty murderer, the destroyer, not God, Jesus, or faithful Spirit-anointed (John 8:44; 10:10; 3:16; 2 Pet.3:9; 1 John 4:8; Num.23:19; Heb.1:1-4; 13:8).
Do you understand the brevity behind this insidious lie that Armageddon is a day God, Jesus, and the Watchtower governing body physically slaughter humans and that survival is only possible within the walls of Watchtower? Do not forget who the murderer is…Satan (John 8:44; Heb.2:14; 2 Cor.11:3,13-15; 1 John 4:7-10; Ezek.33:11; 2 Pet.3:9; John 3:16). You must flee. Do not delay - Rev.18:4; Matt.24:15,16,37-39; Dan.2:35,44. Do not forget who the liar is...Satan (John 8:44). Teachings claimed to be true but are from man's imagination follow an entropic irreversible arrow of time ending in disorder and eventual expiration. God is not a God of disorder and it is impossible for Him to mislead His people into confusion with vacillating and expiring "truths" – “truths” that expire were never from the Spirit of truth, but from deceiving spirits (1 Tim.4:1; John 16:13; 6:63; 14:6; Titus 1:1-2; 1 John 5:6; John 4:24; 15:26; Num.23:19; Heb.6:18; Titus 1:1-2; 1 Cor.14:33; 1 John 4:1,5-6; John 8:44). If you choose to depart from the living God by placing your belief and hope on lies spoken by the unfaithful anointed, you will not receive Jesus’ refreshment nor is your name in the book of life (Jer.10:1-5,8; Exod.20:3-6; Psalm 95:1,6-11; Matt.11:29; Heb.3:7-11,18-19; Rev.14:9-11; 17:8; 13:8; 21:22-27; 19:20; 20:10). Jesus never commanded his disciples to teach his truth using best guesses based upon their own imagination, nor did Jesus ever make claim salvation is through association with a physical religious organization - salvation is through belief and faith in Jesus, in his words, he is the word and he offers refreshment, rest and the free gift of God, eternal life (Acts 17:24; Mark 7:6-7; John 1:1,14; 14:6; Gal.5:1; John 6:68-69,47; Matt.11:28-30; Eph.2:8).
This letter is not to tear down your faith, but to build your faith. Faith in Jesus, not man. The administration of God’s kingdom, faithful spirit-anointed priests will be completed, His Kingdom will come, and through faith in Jesus you will receive eternal life…this is the truth, this is the good news and that is being proclaimed (Psalm 102:13; Zech.2:10,11; Matt.4:23; Luke 4:43,44; Matt.10:22-24). Anointed must remain faithful to their head and are to humbly serve others, eschewing any form of self-importance, a behavior of the Pharisees (Col.1:18; John 13:12-16; John 12:42,42). Faithful anointed are careful to avoid all direct and indirect forms of worship to themselves because they are in a position of service to others, sharing what was freely given them by Spirit and asking for nothing in return (Acts 14:11-15; Eph.2:8,9; John 14:26; 15:26). They recognize salvation belongs to God through His son, Jesus, and will steadfastly direct worship to God in truth, in Jesus, who is seated at the right hand of God and who has been elevated above all creation (Rev.22:6-9; Phil.2,3,5-11; Col.1:15-18; Rom.8:34; Psalm 3:8; 62:1; 95:1-11; 115:1). Who do you subtly or outright praise and thank, God or men? (Psalm 106:1; 71:8; Col.3:16; Rom.14:7-12; 1 Cor.4:6-10). Jesus is imploring you to trust in God and to believe in him by placing complete trust, complete faith in him, and by doing so you will receive eternal life…will you trust in God and his promise? (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47; 7:37-39; 10:27-30; Rom.2:6-8; Eph.2:8,9; Psalm 146:3; 118:8; Isa.2:22; Jer.17:5; John 14:1).
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” - Jesus (Matt.11:28,29).
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” - Jesus (Matt.4:17; 10:7; 9:13; Rev.9:20).
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Rachel Pruden-Roman
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