It is not infrequently that Jehovah's Witnesses make the statement that the name of their organization is "scriptural." But is it?
Tony Wills, in his book "A People For His Name" makes an interesting point about the misrepresentation of that name as "scriptural" and the appropriateness of this name-change by the impostor "Bible scholar" Rutherford -
[Rutherford] showed the need of a new name by such texts as the following:
“the Lord God shall slay thee and call his servants by another name.” (Isaiah 65: 15).
“thou shalt be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord shall name.” (Isaiah 62:2).
Had Rutherford bothered to read two verses on from the last-quoted passage he would have read, “thou shalt be called Hephzibah.” (Isaiah 62: 4). Had he done so his organization would have been called Hephzibah. But he did not do so.
...[A] point the Society has not yet seen is that the statement “You are my witnesses, says Jehovah” does not mean that he was giving them a name. He was merely describing their function. The name of the nation he was talking to was Israel.
Isaiah 62:2-4
“And the nations will certainly see your righteousness, [O woman,] and all kings your glory. And you will actually be called by a new name, which the very mouth of Jehovah will designate. And you must become a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a kingly turban in the palm of your God. No more will you be said to be a woman left entirely; and your own land will no more be said to be desolate; but you yourself will be called "My Delight Is in Her" (Hephzibah), and your land Owned as a Wife. For Jehovah will have taken delight in you, and your own land will be owned as a wife."
- So, ATTENTION ROBERT KING (eWATCHMAN) and other fundy thumpers! You can co-opt the name HEPHZIBAH for your organization and beat the Dubsat their own game! Time is running out! Act NOW!
>knock knock!<
"Hi I'm a Hephzibah and I'm here to share our two journals "The Night Watch" and "ARBEH!"