An extensive article on Jehovah’s Witness Beliefs

The beliefs and practices of Jehovah’s Witnesses are based on the Bible teachings of its founder, Charles Taze Russell and his successors, Joseph Franklin Rutherford and Nathan Homer Knorr. Since 1976 the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been based on decisions made at closed meetings of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Jehovah’s Witness beliefs are propagated through The Watchtower magazine and other publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and at conventions and congregation meetings. Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses are expected to adhere to all such doctrines without criticism or dissent. Read more…

144,000 has a religious significance for Jehovah’s Witnesses because they believe this small number represents the total number of humans who have a “heavenly hope” and will reign with Christ in heaven. Those with this “heavenly hope” take part of the symbols during the annual celebration of the “Lord’s Evening Meal”, or “Memorial of Christ’s Death”. Every year the Watchtower Society publishes the number of these “Memorial Partakers”. Read more…

The first President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Pastor Charles Taze Russell, died from the result of multiple ailments on the night of October 31, 1916 in a train car.

In this article you’ll find a reprint of the Will and Testament of Charles Taze Russell that was soon interpreted in different ways by Russel’s successors. Read more…

This extensive article on Jehovah’s Witnesses is based on a Wikipedia article. I want to keep this article up to date with the help of the visitors of this site. You can suggest changes by commenting below this article. Because I want to keep this article as objective and accurate as possible you have to use evidence to substantiate your suggestions. Read more…

Did the WTS avoid spiritism, necromancy, and astrology? Read the article. Read more…

The WTS prepared two mansions in California to house Bible heroes like Abraham and Moses in the resurrection. Beth-Sarim or “House of Princes” is common knowledge. But there was another, secret, property-called Beth Shan meaning “House of Security”! Read more…

For 62 years, 1891 to 1953, the WTS taught that God resided on the star Alcyone in the Pleiades constellation and that from this star he governed the universe! Read more…

The leadership of the Jehovah’s Witnesses has the difficult task to find a balance between the wish to be seen as a ‘mainstream’ religion and their sectarian dogmas like Disfellowshipping and the refusal of blood transfusions.

In the last decade the Office of Public Information of Jehovah’s Witnesses has worked hard to give the Jehovah’s Witnesses a more friendlier and mainstream appearance. The recent media attention regarding the handling of sexual abuse among its members is seen by the leadership as an attack on God’s people. It seems that this causes a more isolationist policy towards the outside world. This might be the reason why the Watchtower Society is again taking a hard line on Disfellowshipped and Disassociated members. Read more…

Analysis of October 7th 2000 reorganization of the Watchtower Society Read more…

B J Kotwall

Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so. Truly I say to YOU, He will appoint him over all his belongings. Matthew 24:45-47 (New World Translation of the Holy Scripture 1984 (NWT))

The above verses in Jesus’ parable are used more frequently then any other verses by The Watchtower Society (WTS) to keep a stranglehold on Jehovah’s Witnesses.

It is our intention to show, in this treatise that the WTS has used these parabolic verses to take on an incorrect and completely unjustified prophetic sense. Read more…