My Grandmother always said that, "If a snake strikes once, they will strike again." According to Harold Camping, "Judgement Day and the end of the world positively, absolutely was to come sometime within the year of 1994. Considering the fact that we're still here, I'd dare to say that his prediction was incorrect. Apparently, his followers looking forward to May 21,2011 as their last day on earth have not bothered to look into this false prophets past.
Harold Camping is a student of Allegorical Interpretation. According to this study the scriptures never mean what they say, they always have a hidden meaning and that the true meaning of a scripture is only given to a few of God's chosen ones. An example of this is the scripture in John 21: 11. "So Simon Peter went abroad and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net had not broken." John 21:11. Harold claims that when a plain Jane reader like me, reads this scripture that I would immediately think that the number of fish would automatically mean, a number of fish. Well, I'd be wrong in my assumption. Because what Jesus really meant according to Herold was something far greater. According to Camping the 153 did not represent fish, but instead meant days.
He claims that 3x3x17=153 days. This in turn equals 5 months. Now the 17 stands for heaven, and the 3 represents God's purpose and the 3 doubled is to signify that God really means what He says. He has actually used this number in a small way to prove without a shadow of a doubt that Judgement Day will be here May 21, which is next month! That's an an example of allegorical interpretation.
Personally, I automatically get suspicious when a Bible preacher, or teacher claims that they are the only ones who understand a particular passage. This line of reasoning contradicts what Jesus Christ said about the Holy Spirit. "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who who leads into all truth." John 18:16,17. Jesus gave each of His followers the gift of the Holy Spirit. And one of His main jobs is to lead each of Jesus' followers into "all truth."
I am not for a second disputing that Jehovah still does not have teachers and prophets on the earth today,what I am disputing is a minster or teacher contradicting what is in the word of God, Jesus said, "However no one knows the day or the hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son Himself. Only the Father knows." Matthew 24: 36
If my blog sounds harsh today, allow me to say how Jehovah felt about a false prophet. "Jehovah said, "I will raise up a prophet like you from among the nation of Isreal. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything that I command him. But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name must die." Deuteronomy 18:18-20.
According to Jehovah's original law Brother Camping would have been put to death in 1994. Jehovah does not change, and I can assure you that if he disapproved so much of false prophets thousands of years ago, He still disapproves of them today.
However, if there is still anyone out there who is not convinced about Harold Camping, please feel free to check some of his methods out for yourself. wecanknow.com
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Judgement Day is Coming!
Jehovah say's, "But you may wonder,"How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the LORD? If a prophet speaks in the LORD'S name but his prediction does not happen, or come true you will know that the LORD did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared." Deuteronomy 18: 22.
Throughout the remaining part of the 60's and early 70's all of Jehovah's Witnesses were emphatically encouraged to, "Stay alive until 75!" Jehovah had revealed His plan to a few of His chosen servants. By mathematical charts and human logic the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses predicted that Judgement Day and the end of time was coming sometime within the year of 1975. Consequently, followers of the Watchtower organization enthusacially embraced the announcement and quickly started making plans for the end of the present world.
Literally, thousands of trusting Witnesses decided that the most responsible thing to do would be to sell off most of their possessions and enter into the full-time door-to-door work. I think that it's important to add that nearly all of the profits went directly to the Watchtower organization in Brooklyn New York. I'm assuming that most of the people reasoned that they would not need money after "the end."
Another change that took place after the 1975 prediction was that sick, and dying people decided to stop taking much needed medications, and many chose to post pone life saving operations. Then....
On the morning of January 1, 1976 the witnesses woke up and they were still here. Jehovah hadn't come. Can you imagine how disappointed these people must have felt? Can you imagine the devastation for the individuals who had sold off all of their property?
So,how did all of this happen?
The truth is simply that the unsuspecting followers of the Watchtower Society had been taken in by false prophets. If this sounds harsh to anyone, let us take a look at the evidence. A prophet is someone who works for Jehovah. They are appointed and anointed to both guild and warn His people about events that will take place in the future. When a prophet receives words from Jehovah the words that they have spoken will most definitely, without a doubt, come true. However, if the predictions fail to come to pass, the warnings were not from God. Our Heavenly Father never makes a mistake, and He is never wrong.
So... we stand to reason that the members of the Governing Body who predicted the end in 1975 did not get their information from Jehovah!
Unfortunately, there is another group that has surfaced recently and they are predicting that Judgement day will be here on May 21, 2011. I'm certain that the individuals responsible for this bold claim are false prophets. Since the actual date that is being predicted hasn't actually passed yet, I can't in all fairness use the; "if it doesn't come to pass argument", but I can use the words of Jesus.
It is vitally important to remember that Jesus warned us in advance that, "Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." Matthew 24:11.
The next best way to spot a false prophet is to measure what they are prophesying up against the word of God. Jesus said, "No one, knows the day or hour when these things will happen." Matthew 24: 36. Because, Jesus said that no person knows the day, year or the hour, then nobody knows the actual time. It's that simple. I don't care what mathmathical charts or educated guesses anyone makes, if it contradicts what Jesus and the word of God says then: IT IS A LIE. The truth is; if there was supposed to be a person or a orgainization hand-picked by Jehovah to prepare us for the actual date, Jesus would have said it.
Let us not forget that Jehovah's major reason of not allowing us to know the time or hour is because He wants His children to constantly remain on Guard. Read Matthew chapter 24.
I encourage people everywhere to embrace the advice that Jesus gave us when He warned, "Don't let anyone mislead you." We will never be mislead as long as we measure every teaching and teacher up against the word of God!
Throughout the remaining part of the 60's and early 70's all of Jehovah's Witnesses were emphatically encouraged to, "Stay alive until 75!" Jehovah had revealed His plan to a few of His chosen servants. By mathematical charts and human logic the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses predicted that Judgement Day and the end of time was coming sometime within the year of 1975. Consequently, followers of the Watchtower organization enthusacially embraced the announcement and quickly started making plans for the end of the present world.
Literally, thousands of trusting Witnesses decided that the most responsible thing to do would be to sell off most of their possessions and enter into the full-time door-to-door work. I think that it's important to add that nearly all of the profits went directly to the Watchtower organization in Brooklyn New York. I'm assuming that most of the people reasoned that they would not need money after "the end."
Another change that took place after the 1975 prediction was that sick, and dying people decided to stop taking much needed medications, and many chose to post pone life saving operations. Then....
On the morning of January 1, 1976 the witnesses woke up and they were still here. Jehovah hadn't come. Can you imagine how disappointed these people must have felt? Can you imagine the devastation for the individuals who had sold off all of their property?
So,how did all of this happen?
The truth is simply that the unsuspecting followers of the Watchtower Society had been taken in by false prophets. If this sounds harsh to anyone, let us take a look at the evidence. A prophet is someone who works for Jehovah. They are appointed and anointed to both guild and warn His people about events that will take place in the future. When a prophet receives words from Jehovah the words that they have spoken will most definitely, without a doubt, come true. However, if the predictions fail to come to pass, the warnings were not from God. Our Heavenly Father never makes a mistake, and He is never wrong.
So... we stand to reason that the members of the Governing Body who predicted the end in 1975 did not get their information from Jehovah!
Unfortunately, there is another group that has surfaced recently and they are predicting that Judgement day will be here on May 21, 2011. I'm certain that the individuals responsible for this bold claim are false prophets. Since the actual date that is being predicted hasn't actually passed yet, I can't in all fairness use the; "if it doesn't come to pass argument", but I can use the words of Jesus.
It is vitally important to remember that Jesus warned us in advance that, "Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." Matthew 24:11.
The next best way to spot a false prophet is to measure what they are prophesying up against the word of God. Jesus said, "No one, knows the day or hour when these things will happen." Matthew 24: 36. Because, Jesus said that no person knows the day, year or the hour, then nobody knows the actual time. It's that simple. I don't care what mathmathical charts or educated guesses anyone makes, if it contradicts what Jesus and the word of God says then: IT IS A LIE. The truth is; if there was supposed to be a person or a orgainization hand-picked by Jehovah to prepare us for the actual date, Jesus would have said it.
Let us not forget that Jehovah's major reason of not allowing us to know the time or hour is because He wants His children to constantly remain on Guard. Read Matthew chapter 24.
I encourage people everywhere to embrace the advice that Jesus gave us when He warned, "Don't let anyone mislead you." We will never be mislead as long as we measure every teaching and teacher up against the word of God!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Forever Friend
"Even if mother and father forsake me, the LORD will hold me close."Psalms 27:10.
Being disfellowshipped at the age of 19 has been one of the most painful experiences that I've ever had to live through. In twenty-four hours, I lost my mother, father, sister and hundreds of my closest friends whom I had known all of my life.
The day after the disfellowhipping I didn't know what to do, or where to turn. I had strictly been warned my entire life not to associate with "worldly" people. Anyone who wasn't one of Jehovah's Witnesses was bad and would only lead to my destruction. After all, they didn't serve the one true God. So, I was lonely, paranoid and scared. I had absolutely no one, or so I thought.
It has taken me over ten years to realize that Jehovah does not disfellowship people. He's in the business of forgiving. "But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness." 1 John 1:9. If we have sinned against Jehovah we need to go to Him and confess our sin and ask for His forgiveness. After we do this; He will forgive us. That is what the scriptures say, and that's what I believe.
The truth is; the watchtower leaders use adverse disciplinary procedures to keep their members in line and to establish control. When a member steps out of line, they get punished, even if that member is sorry for the wrong behavior that they have committed. I think that one of the major reasons that the Witness organization uses disfellowshiping is because it works. Chances are a person will modify behavior and reconform to the rules after they suddenly lose all of their family and friends.
I can't tell you the times that I've heard elders say, "We only disfellowship people because we love them." OK, argument noticed, but why give an announcement for the entire congregation to hear. Why not counsel that person in private and offer to pray with them. Why does one of the elders get up on the platform, step up to the microphone and inform the entire congregation that; Kim Stevens McVicker is being disfellowhipped for wrong doing, and that the others are to stay away from her, not even speaking to her. Then the other members know that if they break the rule and talk to her, they are subject to getting disciplined themselves. The watchtower leaders want total conformity and they will slit up families, and friendships to get it. Where there is control, there is power.
I can assure that no matter what the leaders of the watchtower may have told you; Jehovah still loves you, and will not turn His back on you. He sent His Son to pay the price for your sin. So, just remember the next time you feel totally alone and and believe that you have no one,you do. Jehovah is right now, and for always a Heavenly Father who promises to adopt you if your family and friends forsake you. I can honestly say that when; Jehovah is all you have, you soon find out that He's all you'll ever need. He is a true forever friend.
Being disfellowshipped at the age of 19 has been one of the most painful experiences that I've ever had to live through. In twenty-four hours, I lost my mother, father, sister and hundreds of my closest friends whom I had known all of my life.
The day after the disfellowhipping I didn't know what to do, or where to turn. I had strictly been warned my entire life not to associate with "worldly" people. Anyone who wasn't one of Jehovah's Witnesses was bad and would only lead to my destruction. After all, they didn't serve the one true God. So, I was lonely, paranoid and scared. I had absolutely no one, or so I thought.
It has taken me over ten years to realize that Jehovah does not disfellowship people. He's in the business of forgiving. "But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness." 1 John 1:9. If we have sinned against Jehovah we need to go to Him and confess our sin and ask for His forgiveness. After we do this; He will forgive us. That is what the scriptures say, and that's what I believe.
The truth is; the watchtower leaders use adverse disciplinary procedures to keep their members in line and to establish control. When a member steps out of line, they get punished, even if that member is sorry for the wrong behavior that they have committed. I think that one of the major reasons that the Witness organization uses disfellowshiping is because it works. Chances are a person will modify behavior and reconform to the rules after they suddenly lose all of their family and friends.
I can't tell you the times that I've heard elders say, "We only disfellowship people because we love them." OK, argument noticed, but why give an announcement for the entire congregation to hear. Why not counsel that person in private and offer to pray with them. Why does one of the elders get up on the platform, step up to the microphone and inform the entire congregation that; Kim Stevens McVicker is being disfellowhipped for wrong doing, and that the others are to stay away from her, not even speaking to her. Then the other members know that if they break the rule and talk to her, they are subject to getting disciplined themselves. The watchtower leaders want total conformity and they will slit up families, and friendships to get it. Where there is control, there is power.
I can assure that no matter what the leaders of the watchtower may have told you; Jehovah still loves you, and will not turn His back on you. He sent His Son to pay the price for your sin. So, just remember the next time you feel totally alone and and believe that you have no one,you do. Jehovah is right now, and for always a Heavenly Father who promises to adopt you if your family and friends forsake you. I can honestly say that when; Jehovah is all you have, you soon find out that He's all you'll ever need. He is a true forever friend.
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