Who is really giving incorrect and false informati

by MacHislopp 2 Replies latest jw friends

  • MacHislopp
    MacHislopp

    Hello,

    let's begin:

    *** km 11/97 3 Good News on the Internet ***

    Good News on the Internet

    In our technological age, some people obtain information from

    electronic sources, including the Internet. So the Society has put

    on the Internet some accurate information about the beliefs

    and activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    And :

    *** km 11/97 3 Good News on the Internet *

    There is no need for any individual to prepare Internet pages

    about Jehovah’s Witnesses, our activities, or our beliefs.

    Our official site presents accurate information for any who want it.

    OK!

    Let's see some of these "accurate informations and do not

    forget:

    *** km 11/97 3 Good News on the Internet *

    Feel free to share the above Internet address with any who

    might be inclined to begin learning Bible truth from this format.

    Now from the Official WTS web site;

    What Does God Require?
    Who are Jehovah's Witnesses?
    When Someone You Love Dies
    How Can Blood Save Your Life? Would you welcome a free Bible study?

    This is the authoritative web site about the beliefs, teachings, and activities of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. is a legal organization in use by Jehovah's Witnesses.

    Education for Entering ParadiseWould you like to live in Paradise? If your answer is 'Yes,' you will be thrilled to know that when Jesus spoke of today's troubled system and "the sign" of its approaching destruction, he added, "This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur." Some, at least, of the generation that saw the "beginning of pangs of distress" in 1914 will live to see Paradise restored on earth. (Matthew 24:3-8, 34) However, it is a sad fact that most people today are on the broad road that leads to destruction. (Matthew 7:13, 14) There is little time left for them to change. How thankful you can be that Jehovah has provided warning in time! Because Jehovah wants you to have life, he will help you to take the right steps.—2 Peter 3:9; Ezekiel 18:23.Your urgent need now is accurate knowledge. (1 Timothy 2:4; John 17:3)

    Where can you get this? Can it be found in just any religion? Some people say all religions lead to the same goal, just as all paths on a mountain lead to the summit.How mistaken they are! In order to find the right path, mountaineers use maps, and they hire guides. Likewise, there is only the one religion of truth that will lead to everlasting life, and guidance is needed to find it.—Acts 8:26-31.This brochure has been provided by Jehovah's Witnesses to help you. It has already helped you to understand some basic Bible truths, has it not? No doubt you have confirmed for yourself that each point is based on God's inspired Word. Now, to progress toward your goal, you must continue to learn. Just as a proper secular education is necessary to fit a person for a place in everyday society, so a proper Bible education is necessary to equip one for entering the society that will survive to live in the Paradise earth. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17)

    Section 7
    God's Purpose Soon to Be Realized

    1 Although God has permitted imperfection and suffering for a long time from the human viewpoint, he will not allow bad conditions to go on indefinitely. The Bible tells us that God has a specific time period for allowing these things to happen.

    2 "For everything there is an appointed time." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) When God's allotted time for permitting wickedness and suffering comes to its conclusion, then he will intervene in human affairs. He will bring an end to wickedness and suffering and will fulfill his original purpose to have the earth filled with a perfect, happy human family enjoying total peace and economic security amid Paradise conditions.
    God's Judgments
    3 Note a few of the many Bible prophecies that state what God's intervention, that is, the results of his judgments, will soon mean for the human family:
    4 "The upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the very earth; and as for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it."-Proverbs 2:21, 22.
    God's perfect heavenly Kingdom will be mankind's only rulership in the new world
    5 "Evildoers themselves will be cut off, but those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth. And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more . . . But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace."-Psalm 37:9-11.
    6 "Hope in Jehovah and keep his way, and he will exalt you to take possession of the earth. When the wicked ones are cut off, you will see it. Watch the blameless one and keep the upright one in sight, for the future of that man will be peaceful. But the transgressors themselves will certainly be annihilated together; the future of wicked people will indeed be cut off."-Psalm 37:34, 37, 38.
    7 Therefore, in view of the marvelous future that will come to those who recognize the almighty Creator's right to rule us, we are urged: "My commandments may your heart observe, because length of days and years of life and peace will be added to you." In fact, eternal life will be added to those who choose to do God's will! Thus, God's Word counsels us: "Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. In all your ways take notice of him, and he himself will make your paths straight."-Proverbs 3:1, 2, 5, 6.
    Now to the point:

    How Close Are We?

    11 How close are we to the end of this unsatisfactory system of things and the beginning of God's new world? Bible prophecy clearly gives us the answer. For instance, Jesus himself foretold what to look for so that we could determine our position in relation to, as the Bible puts it, "the conclusion of the system of things." This is recorded in Matthew chapters 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Also, as recorded in 2 Timothy chapter 3, the apostle Paul foretold that there would be a period of time called "the last days" when various events would further verify where we are in the stream of time.

    12 Jesus said that this period of time would begin with these events: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another." (Matthew 24:7) Luke 21:11 shows that he also mentioned "in one place after another pestilences." And he warned, too, of "the increasing of lawlessness."-Matthew 24:12.

    13 The apostle Paul foretold: "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power . . . Wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled."-2 Timothy 3:1-5, 13.

    14 Have those things that Jesus and Paul foretold taken place in our time? Yes, they certainly have. World War I was by far the worst war up to that time. It was the first world war and was the turning point in modern history. Along with that war went food shortages, disease epidemics, and other calamities.

    Those events from 1914 onward were, as Jesus put it, "a beginning of pangs of distress." (Matthew 24:8) They began the foretold period of time called "the last days," the beginning of the last generation when God would permit wickedness and suffering.

    15 Likely you are familiar with the events of the 20th century. You know the chaos that has arisen. Some 100 million people have been killed in wars. Hundreds of millions of others have died from hunger and from sickness. Earthquakes have taken countless lives. Disregard for life and property grows. Fear of crime has become part of everyday life. Moral standards have been shoved aside.

    The population explosion poses problems that are not being solved. Pollution is spoiling the quality of life and is even endangering it. Truly, we have been in the last days since 1914 and are nearing the culmination of Bible prophecies involving our time.

    16 How long a time period would these last days prove to be?

    Jesus said regarding the era that would experience the "beginning of pangs of distress" from 1914 onward: "This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur." (Matthew 24:8, 34-36)

    Thus, all the features of the last days must take place within the lifetime of one generation, the generation of 1914.

    So some people who were alive in 1914 will still be alive when this system comes to its end. That generation of people is now very advanced in years, indicating that there is not much time left before God brings this present system of things to an end.

    17 Another prophecy showing that the end of this system is very near was given by the apostle Paul, who foretold: "Jehovah's day is coming exactly as a thief in the night. Whenever it is that they are saying: 'Peace and security!' then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them . . . , and they will by no means escape."-1 Thessalonians 5:2, 3; see also Luke 21:34, 35.

    18 Today the Cold War is over, and international war may no longer be a major threat. So the nations may feel that they are well on the way toward a new world order. But when they feel that their efforts are succeeding, it will mean the opposite of what they think, for that will be the final signal that this system's destruction by God is imminent. Remember, political negotiations and treaties are not making any real changes in people. They are not making people love one another. And world leaders are not putting a stop to crime, nor are they eliminating disease and death. So do not put your trust in any development of human peace and security and think that this world is on its way to solving its problems. (Psalm 146:3) What such a cry will really mean is that this world is very near to being on its way out.

    Preaching Good News

    19 Another prophecy that shows we have been in the last days since 1914 is one that Jesus gave: "In all the nations the good news has to be preached first." (Mark 13:10) Or as Matthew 24:14 renders it: "This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."

    P.S. The normal web address will not give

    immediately this! Keep searching….and you

    will find!

    J.C.MacHislopp

  • Carmel
    Carmel

    My dear loquacious friend,

    Is there a point here you are trying to make?

    Inquiring mind wants to know!

    carmel

  • ozziepost
    ozziepost

    It seems the point of Mac's rather lengthy epistle is that the Society have stated that the bros and sis don't need to be looking at other web sites for info on JWs. Other sites provide inaccurate information and are unreliable. However the "official" web site of the Society is accurate and authoritative. It alone should be referred to.

    Unfortunately, it is not up-to-the-minute with the latest "kight" of revealed truth, as in the "generation" thing. What it states in the quotes Mac gives, is no longer JW teaching.

    Therefore, it is not a reliable site to go to. That seems to be the conclusion.

    Ozzie

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