Watchtower "shut off the Kingdom of Heaven" for 72 years

truthseeker

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

It took WT 72 years to open the kingdom of heaven to anyone professing to be of the anointed.

Until recently, a WT article a couple of years ago actually suggested that partakers check their medication to be sure they were of sound mind.

Strong talks were given about the qualifications to be one of the remnant.

Memorial talks spent more time on identifying the little flock than the meaning of Jesus' sacrifice.

OMG Truthseeker, I have been posting for many months about this, under oompa and another name killed by my wife/dad/elders, but never even thought of this scripture. and yet you chose to not even tell us where the hell it is from, which will force me to look for it.....what the hey?!?!?!?!!?...................thanks..........oompa......I could have been a flyer maybe

tula

Strong talks were given about the qualifications to be one of the remnant.

Please tell me the qualifications.

I would like to know if I am a 2 out of 3.

Thanks, Tula.

truthseeker

Oompa,

Matthew 23:13 "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in."

http://bible.cc/matthew/23-13.htm

Cross reference!

13. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men-Here they are charged with shutting heaven against men: in Lu 11:52 they are charged with what was worse, taking away the key-"the key of knowledge"-which means, not the key to open knowledge, but knowledge as the only key to open heaven. A right knowledge of God's revealed word is eternal life, as our Lord says (Joh 17:3; 5:39); but this they took away from the people, substituting for it their wretched traditions.

perhaps this is more appropriate

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:13-33 The scribes and Pharisees were enemies to the gospel of Christ and therefore to the salvation of the souls of men.

It is bad to keep away from Christ ourselves, but worse also to keep others from him. [Follow The Christ, means follow the Governing Body]

Yet it is no new thing for the show and form of godliness to be made a cloak to the greatest enormities. [Jehovah's name people]

But dissembled piety will be reckoned double iniquity. They were very busy to turn souls to be of their party.

Not for the glory of God and the good of souls, but that they might have the credit and advantage of making converts. [Are you doing all you can to pioneer?]

Gain being their godliness, by a thousand devices they made religion give way to their worldly interests. [NGO, real estate scam, RBC]

They were very strict and precise in smaller matters of the law, but careless and loose in weightier matters. [Blood, fractions, time sheets]

What-A-Coincidence

good catch!!!

truthseeker

An old post from two years ago proves the Governing Body acted with HINDSIGHT and not FORESIGHT

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/99963/1.ashx

definitely food for thought....

http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=176

There are around 50 anointed brothers in Brooklyn Bethel who the GB consult with and some of these are under 55 years of age . . . as well as . . . humm . . .shall I be so bold to say it . . . . who a few have not been partaking for 15 years or longer!

Did you notice the revised "Worship" book completely took out the chapter on the 144,000 and the heavenly calling?

Did you also compare the two books and notice that all the references to 1935 having been the year that the heavenly calling ended was also taken out??? And . . . there is another little goodie in the new Worship book . . but . . I will have to share that with you

In the United in Worship of the Only True God, page 83, there is a question for meditation that reads: "The gathering of the final members of what group was given prompt attention after Christ was enthroned?" The supporting scriptures were Matthew 24:31 and Revelation 7:1-4.

Now, in the Worship the Only True God, page 98, the question for meditation reads: "The gathering of the remaining members of what group is being given attention since Christ was enthroned?" The supporting scriptures are Revelation 14:1-3.

The question as it stands in the United book reflects the thinking that the gathering of the anointed was in the past before 1983 when the book was written; the verb tense is past perfect ("was given"). However, the question as it stands in our new Worship book is in the present - imperfect verb tense ("is being given"). This means that the gathering work of the anointed is still going on and has not been completed as of yet.

changeling

Though I no longer believe, so it's irrelevant to me, that was a brilliant observation on your part. One to remember and perhaps use in a discussion with JW's.

changeling

AGuest

Praise JAH, some are now paying attention!!! I am SO glad you are getting this!

May JAH bless and may you ALL have peace, not as the world gives it, but as my Lord gives it!

WHOO-HOO!

SA, a slave of Christ

Wasanelder Once

I was thinking about this scripture myself when I saw that they'd done this in 1899 and again in 1935. The door to heaven seems to revolve for these boobs. W.Once

yesidid

Excellent point Truthseeker. Thank you for that.

yesidid

Watchtower "shut off the Kingdom of Heaven" for 72 years

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