A good eye, a bad eye. What does it mean? (Luke 11:34)

Let’s imagine you enter a dark room. At first, you can barely make out anything in the room. A dimmer switch is on the wall, so you slowly raise the switch to increase light in the room.  The light slowly begins to shine on the objects in the room. You make out the shapes, and identify a tv on the wall, chairs surrounding a conference table, and some type of plant in the corner.  As the light in the room gets brighter, the objects don’t change, but the details of the objects become clearer. The color and shape of leaves indicate the type of plant, you see the brand and model tv, the material of the chairs and their structure, the detailed wood grain and color of the table.  

The tv doesn’t change into a bicycle, and then back to a tv, then back to a bicycle.  The table and chairs don’t morph into a car and broom, then reappear with chairs and stools. The plant doesn’t vanish, then present as a refrigerator.

This simple illustration describes the WT’s spiritual leaders who have a “bad eye,” blind guides walking in darkness, and the horrific result for both themselves and those they lead (Luke 11:34; Eph.4:18; 2 Pet.2:2; Matt.15:14; 7:15; 2 Tim.3:5; Luke 6:43-44; Matt.7:19; Luke 6:45; Prov.6:12; Prov.18:21; Rev.21:2-3,24-26; 22:2,14; 21:27). 

Let’s look at scripture to see what Jesus was talking about when he speaks of an “eye.”  

 A good eye is one part of the Body of Christ, a prophet given spiritual understanding of the prophetic word, as a lamp lit by oil/Holy Spirit that gives light to the entire Body (2 Pet.1:19; John 8:12; Psalm 18:28; Rev.22:16; Matt.6:22; 2 Pet.1:20-21; 1 Cor.3:16; 1 Cor.12:4,12; Rom.12:5; 1 Cor.12:29; Rom.12:6; Luke 11:34-36; Matt.5:14,16).  All members of the Body of Christ must speak truth because they are the spiritual priesthood, kings and priests, whose head is Jesus (Matt.28:18; John 17:2; 1 Cor.8:5-6; John 12:44-46,49-50; 6:63; 8:12; 14:6; Eph.5:23-26,30,27; 4:25; 1 Pet.2:5; Mal.2:7; Eph.2:1-2; 1 Pet.2:9; Eph.2:6; Rev.19:16; 1:6; 21:2; Zech.8:3; Rev.21:23-27; 22:1-5). True interpretation of prophecy illuminates the pathway to life for the entire Body/bride members to be holy and blameless, walking in the light, and giving life to those who heed their truthful teachings (2 Pet.1:19-21; Psalm 119:105; 16:11; Prov.4:18; 2 Cor.4:6).  In the time of the end, Jesus shines his light in a human messenger angel/prophet/star [Angels…just invisible?], sending his messenger to reveal to the remaining Body members their darkened spiritual condition (1 Tim.4:1; Matt.6:23; 2 Pet.2:1-2,17; Matt.24:24; John 8:44; 2 Cor.11:3; Eph.6:12; Matt.24:11,22; Rev.1:1-3,20; Mal.3:1-6,16-18; Mal.2:7; Rev.1:6).  A symbolic “two witnesses” (LINK) “Moses & Elijah” - Meditate upon these scriptures.  In the time of the end, why is this call to repentance needed (Elijah) and the commandments of God called to mind (Moses)? Because the bride of Christ must be clean, without spot or blemish (Eph.5:23,26-27). Anointed who are deceived by false prophets’ teachings of falsehood/lies/bad fruit, do not abide in Jesus but are unclean, impure, excluded from being a bride member, a representative of the city of truth, New Jerusalem…and no one who believes and endorses lies will enter the Kingdom of God (1 John 2:27; John 15:16,5-6; Titus 1:16; 2 Tim.3:7,5; 1 Cor.10:12; 2 Pet.3:2,17-18; 2 Cor.13:5; 1 Cor.15:50; Rom.8:9; 1 Pet.2:22; John 6:63; John 4:24; 1 Pet.1:16; Lam.3:40; Zech.8:3; Rev.21:2,23-26; 22:14; 21:27; 22:1-3; Deut.11:13; Matt.5:8; Rev.22:4; 14:1; 22:5,11-12,18-19; Matt.12:37; Prov.12:22). 

If a good eye is a true prophet, we easily deduce a bad eye is a false prophet. False prophets among God’s own people arise in the last days - they take the lead but are unfaithful (a harlot) without spiritual perception, spouting deceptive teachings, posing as ministers of righteousness, claiming their teachings are the truth, but are NOT (Matt.24:1-3,11-12,24; 2 Thess.2:1-4; Dan.11:36-37; Dan.8:11; Luke 21:20 [LINK] 2 Pet.1:19-21; 2:1-2; Matt.24:22,21 [LINK-Great Tribulation] Matt.7:15-19; Jer.23:29; 2 Thess.1:6-9 [LINK-lake of fire] Matt.7:20; 2 Cor.11:13-15; Rom.16:18; Phil.3:19; Hos.4:12; Prov.5:3; 7:21; Jer.5:26; Prov.7:25,27; Jer.5:26,30-31; Matt.7:21-23 [LINK-who is the harlot in Revelation].  These false prophets walk in darkness and do not have the light of life because they are unfaithful…God has shut their “eyes,” and they cannot perceive the meaning of His words (John 8:12; 6:63; 14:6; Matt.15:7-9; Isa.29:13; Psalm 69:23; Isa.29:10; Matt.13:14; Job 12:25; John 8:44; Psalm 112:4; Prov.4:19). Those who are held captive by their false teachings enter the dominion of darkness, a spiritual domain of wickedness where the false prophets’ authority is by Satan, an authority to deceive others by demonic lying teachings (Matt.6:23; Eph.6:12; 2 Cor.11:3; 1 Tim.4:1; 2 Pet.2:1; 2 Pet.2:2,17; John 8:44).  

Please, examine all scripture against what you are being taught so you can make a distinction between true interpretations and teachings of God, and false (1 John 4:1; John 6:63; 2 Tim.3:16; Prov.1:23; 1 Tim.2:4; John 14:6; John 17:3; Prov.3:5-6). The prophetic Word is clear that false prophets prophesying lies speak of their own imagination and are among God’s very own people; blind guides who mislead, false prophets Jesus said would arise in the last days (Deut.18:20-22; Jer.14:14; Ezek.13:2; Jer.23:11; 6:13-14; 23:21-22; 6:15; 2 Pet.1:20-21; 2:1-2; Acts 20:30; Matt.24:24-25). 

The “bad eye” is the unfaithful anointed leaders of WT, false prophets, a “lamp” without oil/Holy Spirit, recognized by their bad fruit/false teachings (Matt.6:22-23; 1 John 4:1; 2 Pet.2:1-2; Matt.13:15; Eph.4:18; Prov.4:19; 2 Cor.11:13-15; Matt.7:15; 24:24; Matt.7:16; John 15:5; Matt.7:20)  Indeed, the unfaithful anointed leaders claim their teachings are a product of being led by God’s Spirit, yet their ever-vacillating and expiring teachings and redacted prophetic interpretations are not teachings revealed to them by Holy Spirit…but are false teachings, bad fruit (2 Pet.1:20-21; 2:1-2; Matt.7:15; Luke 6:43,45,44; Matt.7:19).  They have used scripture to interpret future events, but ALL of their prophecies (i.e., 1914, Beth-Sarim, 1975, “this generation will not pass away,” etc.) have a stellar 100% failure rate. You are not to fear them (Deut.18:20-22; Isa.2:22).  Fear God (Psalm 33:8; Prov.14:27)!  They are acting as a prophet…Have not these unfaithful anointed leaders of WT published interpretation of the book of Revelation, a book that contains words of prophecy (Rev.1:3)?  Yes, they have, and it is still available in their online library. But their understanding of that book and all prophetic word they have interpreted has not remained, as all their teachings are under constant redaction. And why? Because their teachings are NOT sourced in Holy Spirit…they do not abide in Jesus (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015%3A1%2C4-6%3B%20Jer.23%3A29%3B%202%20Pet.1%3A20%2C19%2C21%3B%202%3A1%3B%20Rev.9%3A11%3B%20John%208%3A44%3B%202%20Pet.2%3A2%3B%20Rev.16%3A13-14&version=WEB).  WT gb member Jackson himself stated, “The simple answer is we don’t know! And we don’t need to know! Because we’re not the judges. It’s above our pay grade” (Source: JW Broadcasting - January 2024: Annual Meeting 2023, Part 2⁠ - 54:28).  Well, that is true…those who know nothing yet presumptuously prophesy falsehood receive the wages of sin (Jer.23:16; Eph.4:18; Matt.13:15; Jer.14:14; 9:5; 1 Cor.13:4,6; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; Prov.18:21; Psalm 34:13; Rom.6:23). False teachings are not a product of Holy Spirit, because no lie is of the Spirit (John 6:63; 1 John 2:27,20-21).  Teachings of false prophets are produced from a deceitful spirit sourced in Satan, the father of the lie (2 Pet.1:20; Matt.6:23; Ezek.13:3; Matt.15:14; 2 Pet.2:17; 1:21; 2:1; 1 Cor.6:20; Rom.6:16; 1 Cor.7:23; Col.2:8; Matt.24:11; 2 Pet.2:2-3; Jer.5:26; Matt.10:36; Psalm 143:3; 88:12; Prov.4:19; Jude 1:13; 2 Cor.11:13-15; Jer.5:30-31; Matt.24:24; John 8:44; Matt.24:25; Rev.16:13).  They are in spiritual darkness, without the light of life they have no life, are in a state of spiritual unknowing, dead, along with all who are led by them…it is imperative that those who have been deceived by them, repent (Psalm 143:3; Prov.21:16; 2:1-2,11-13,15; Matt.15:14; John 8:12; 12:46; Rev.3:19; Prov.1:23).

JW’s will say…“but the anointed leaders of WT do not claim to be a prophet.”  

Consider this: If I perform medical procedures, but outright state that I am not a licensed medical practitioner to those under my duty of care, does that remove my accountability?  Most certainly not.  Although I give disclaimer that I am not a licensed medical practitioner, but take liberty in performing medical procedures without a lawful license, I still remain liable. Disclaimers do not remove accountability for actions. I bear the responsibility for my unlawful actions, caring for the health of people and putting them at risk for adverse harm. Any who consent to receive my care bear their own responsibility for the choice they made, even fatal consequences (Matt.12:36-37; Ezek.14:10).

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Addition to this post:  At the end of September 2026, Jody Jedele, a member of the anointed gb leaders of WT in a Morning Worship talk, explained how light is shone both on the organization [WT] and on each individual JW.  He then directed his JW audience to turn to Amos 3:7, which he then read. Amos 3:7 [NKJV], “Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.” Why did he read that? Because the only individuals in WT that communicate so-called “new light” is the gb. Yes, Jody Jedele, the message is clear. You and your gb members consider yourselves a prophet.

[Jehovah’s Witnesses. (2026, September). Jody Jedele: The path of the righteous grows brighter and brighter (Prov.4:18) [Video - 0:24] Morning Worship. JW dot org.]

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Both the blind guides (“bad eye”), false prophet leaders of WT and those who seek their care/are led by them and who believe and spread their lies, bear responsibility for that choice (Matt.12:36-37; Ezek.14:10). The consequence for choosing to teach lies and for putting faith in lies is fatal; the blind and those blindly led fall in a “ditch,” a word that means pit/destruction (Psalm 101:4; Prov.6:12; 16:12; 12:28; Psalm 34:12-13; Prov.4:24; 1 Pet.3:10-11; Prov.12:22; Matt.12:37; John 3:19,21,20; Matt.15:14; Prov.19:9).  Blind guides cannot see/perceive and hear/understand words of Spirit and so glorify God by producing fruit that lasts because they have rebelliously detached from their head, Jesus (John 15:5,7-8; Rom.1:21; Eph.4:18; Heb.3:8). Without Jesus’ light, false prophets do not faithfully witness truth, but lie, taking captive the minds and hearts they have led into a spiritual condition of darkness, a pit, without salvation or life  [Link: What is Hades?] (John 8:12; 1:4; 1 John 1:1; John 12:46; 1 John 5:11; 2 Cor.4:6; Prov.4:19; 1 John 1:7; Prov.4:18; Eph.5:8-14; 2:1-2; Jude 1:24-25).

“See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ” (Col.2:8). “For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men” (Jer.5:26). “A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies” (Prov.14:5).“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house” (Ezek.12:2). “Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit” (Matt.15:14), “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matt.12:37). “A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul” (Job 18:7).  “You love to destroy others with your words, you liar!” (Psalm 52:4). “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue” (Psalm 120:2). “The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death” (Prov.13:14). “When wisdom enters your heart, And knowledge is pleasant to your soul, Discretion will preserve you; Understanding will keep you, To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things, From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness” (Prov.2:10-13). “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:5-7).

https://4womaninthewilderness.blogspot.com/2016/02/pluck-out-your-eye.html: 

The eye of the Body of Christ, is the prophets 

(Amos 3:7; Eph.3:4-5; Num.12:6; Heb.1:1; Rev.22:6; Eze.3:17; 10:12; Rev.4:8) (LINK).
If the contemporary Body of Christ is lead by a bad eye (a wicked steward/false prophet/Harlot full of adultery -2Pet.2:14; Rev.17:2), that whole body will be thrown into darkness leading to Gehenna. 

The faithful are not to "tolerate" such an eye/false prophet 

(Rev.2:20, 2:2; 13:11,7,10; Col.2:8;  2Pet.2:1-2,3;  2Thess.2:1-2,3; Rev.2:2). 

We "tear it out" of the Body of Christ (1Cor.5:13; Eph.5:11).
This is done, by not looking back to her (Rev.17:18; 18:4; Luke 17:32,28-29,32; Rev.18:4; 11:8), as the eye of a lustful man may seek intoxication from a harlot (Rev.17:2; Isa.52:11) instead of his chaste wife (Prov.5:19) (LINK).
We are washed clean by the word (Eph.5:26; John 13:10), and through a faithful "clear" "eye"/prophet (Matt.6:22),
       [and having the needed humility to weigh carefully, what is said
        by that one (1Cor.14:29;  1John 4:1;  1Thess.5:20-21;  2Cor.13:5)
        (Jer.26:5-6)],
light returns to the body members that accept a good "eye" (1Thess.5:19-20; Matt.10:41).

(John 9:7; Jer.35:15; John 9:11)

The light in a faithful "eye"/prophet, can only benefit the other parts of the Body... 

(Eph.4:7-8,11-16; Rom.12:6-8; Matt.23:34; Rev.11:3,7),
...if it is accepted (Matt.10:40-41; John 13:20) and followed (Eze.33:31-32; Isa.52:8-9,11).
To do so, we must be willing to put new wine (truth) into a new wine-skin (understanding/faith)... and willing to pluck out our own previous personal perceptions, however flattering to us, attractive to our flesh, comfortable and familiar, or cherished as valuable treasures
(Eze.7:19; Rev.6:6; 13:17; 18:11; Zeph.1:18) (What do buying and selling mean?)
The harlot's false and poisonous doctrine cannot compare with the riches of truth which Christ entrusts to the work of his faithful priests 

(Isa.55:2; Rev.3:18; Matt.6:20; Luke 21:33; John 6:63) 

(Matt.25:14; Luke 16:12,11;  1Cor.4:1; Mal.2:7).

https://restorationofjacob.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-proper-food.html: 

We recognize a false prophet, a false teacher, from a true prophet or teacher sent by Christ, by the quality of spiritual food.  (Proverbs 11:30; 18:21; John 15:7-8) Good food remains; not just for one meal, or one published magazine or book that is soon to be replaced by another.  Bad food, or “fruit”, rots away as Watchtower’s doctrines are continually replaced by more “bad fruit”.   (Proverbs 1:20-31; Matthew7:15-20; John 15:4-6)

There is no in-between, no blending of the two; God’s word is pure. (Psalm 12:6; Proverbs30:5; Psalm 19:8; 119:140; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; James 3:17; Revelation 3:18)
Only a devious, lying leader would convince someone that his predictions or doctrines proven to fail and need adjusting time and again, are blessed by God as “proper food at the proper time”. (Acts 20:28-31) Would God ever support men who make claims that their words are trustworthy, when their long record of failures has consistently left the flock empty, hungry and thirsty for the words of Jesus Christ?  (Isaiah 32:6;55:10-11;  2 Tim 2:15; John 6:35; Matthew 5:6) 

These unfaithful servants of Christ offer food to the sheep that rots as soon as it is served. (Isaiah 28:7-8; Ezekiel 13:22-23; Luke 6:43-44)
According to God, there is no “proper time” to believe in a lie, as Jehovah’s Witnesses have done since the organization began.  (Proverbs 1:5;1 John 2:4)