Look at all the facts that are in the bible, not the rhetorics that are in the whims of men. May the name jehovah be correctly applied to the lord jesus. Seraphs rank very high among the angels in privileges and honor, and they are in attendance around god s throne. They teach instead that he is a mere creature, an exalted angel that god created. Since angels are the subject here, there is for instance jude 1. The heartbroken father chose to obey gods law, and two days later his baby died.
The only answer to this seeming contradiction is that he is a preincarnate appearance of our lord jesus. I listen in the car each time i drive, and eagerly anticipate each lesson in the series. Russell measured pyramid tunnels to verify his dates 1874, 1878, 1881, 1914, 1915 and 1918, rutherford continued this pyramidology until 1928 then said it. Jehovah s witnesses deny that the lord jesus christ is god and they deny that he is jehovah. The hebrew word from which we get the word angel is used 214 times in the ot and its definition is this. Jovahs angel ace books, 1998 the alleluia files ace books, 1999 angelica ace books, 2003 although this is the fourth novel in the samaria series, it is set before the first book archangel. This audio sermon and transcript is entitled the angel of jehovah, and is from the ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from belfast, northern ireland. They are frequently used in combination in the books of the old testament and are accordingly. Jehovahs witnesses originated as a branch of the bible student movement, which developed. The angel of the lord in the old testament is nowhere similar to an angel of the lord in jude known as michael. Ministry ideaz has assembled a wonderful selection of music, software and videos for jehovahs witnesses.
First of all, the angel of the lord appeared to manoah in judges. The biggest lie jehovah s witnesses tell themselves duration. Jehovahs witnesses believe that the archangel michael is jesus not that jesus is an angel. Jehovahs witnesses and the united nations wikipedia. After learning what is involved through intense bible study and reasoning. Sing to jehovah hail jehovah s firstborn by hardz07jw. Thus when daniel was praying, god dispatched an angel to answer his prayer. Feb 06, 2016 how to download sing to jehovah new songs 6 154 orchestra instrumental mp3 this article has been updated on october 10, 2017. Read our christian conversations with jehovahs witnesses book powerful tools for reaching your jehovahs witness loved ones include complete photocopied documentation from rare watchtower publications and official sources. Jehovahs witnesses believe in almighty god, jehovah, the creator of the heavens. Jehovahs witnesses believe by a number of scriptural proofs that christ himself is an angel, the highest ranking one, and he is the primary means that through which the speaking between god and man occur.
Yhwh, the proper name of the god of israel in the hebrew bible and one of the seven names of god in judaism the consensus among scholars is that the historical vocalization of the tetragrammaton at the time of the redaction of the torah 6th century bce. Over 20 years experience reaching jehovahs witnesses of all levels. However, when certain materialized angels indulged in the pleasure of sex in the days of noah, they were expelled from jehovah s heavenly courts. Cherubs are associated with god s throne and uphold jehovah s majesty. Jehovahs witnesses are taught that this is against gods law, and the penalty for not obeying this rule is removal from the organization and isolation from all friends and family members who are witnesses. We have been featuring some news and updates about our songbook here on rmo video.
The position of jehovahs witnesses is clearly explained in more detail in jehovahs. Angels as jehovahs representatives is jesus christ. Jehovahs witnesses define the holy spirit as the impersonal, invisible active force that finds its source and reservoir in jehovah god and that he uses to accomplish his will even at great distances. Jehovah, my father,let your angels ascend and descend upon my life gen 28. Jehovahs witnesses believe that god will use the united nations to destroy false religion, wherein all institutionalized religions except jehovahs witnesses will be destroyed. Many of these aids are practical, others are a source of motivation, and theyre all intended for your enrichment and enjoyment. One of the sad things about our email conversation is that my jehovahs. The banning of jehovahs witnesses in australia in 1941 pdf. Cherubs too have high rank and care for special responsibilities that are. The jehovahs witnesses explained cd this is an endlessly fascinating presentation by a lecturer who has done his homework on the jehovahs witnesses.
Angels are now released on my behalf to minister the vengeance of the lord. Jehovahs witnesses answered verse by verse by david a. Jovah s angel ace books, 1998 the alleluia files ace books, 1999 angelica ace books, 2003 although this is the fourth novel in the samaria series, it is set before the first book archangel. Angelshow they affect us watchtower online library. Lesson 52 jehovah s fiery army lesson 53 the courage of jehoiada lesson 54 jehovah was patient with jonah lesson 55 jehovahs angel protected hezekiah lesson 56 josiah loved god s law introduction to section 10 show more. Harvest house publishers barbara andersons watchtower. Jehovah is the proper pronunciation of gods name, and everyone who calls on the name of jehovah will be saved rom. Catholic and protestant churches believe that jesus has always existed john 1, that he has no beginning john 8. The archangel, michael, is the chief angel in terms of power and authority.
Wt, 711994, pg12, as loyal servants of jehovah, why would we even want to peek at the propaganda put out by rejecters of jehovahs table. Jehovahs angel had the authority from jehovah to speak for him and the angel speaks in the first person as if he were jehovah himself. Who was the man who appeared to joshua with his sword drawn in his hand proclaiming that he is the captain of the host of the lord and was worshipped by joshua by removing his sandal because the ground where he was standing is holy joshua 5. The diligent bible student will quickly observe that immediately following the introduction of this angel in the flame of the burning bush that god called to. The scriptures clearly indicate that michael is another name for jesus christ. The angel greatest in both power and authority is michael, the archangel. Satan keeps transforming himself into an angel of light the. Five more questions for jehovahs witnesses catholic answers. But jehovah s servants already belong to the only organization that will survive the end of this wicked system of things. Oct 14, 2011 like our material realm we believe there is order and rank within jehovah s body of angelic sons. Satan keeps transforming himself into an angel of light. The foremost angel, both in power and authority, is michael, the archangel.
Thus, either the bible is in error by commanding the angels to worship an archangel, or jesus is uncreated and cannot be an archangel. For instance, jesus is described as the creator as is jehovah compare colossians 1. Other angels are agents of jehovah, and they carry out the divine will. Witnesses believe that satan was once a perfect angel who rebelled against. A single angel killed 185,000 of the assyrian army. April 23, 2009 mandyrene asked this question some time ago in a coment. This book, witnesses of jehovah, was written to expose the watch tower as a false religion, and not as a persecution or vendetta.
Sharing the gospel with jehovahs witnesses helpful resources. Youll discover a wide variety of file types in these collections including mp3, mp4 and windows software. Jehovah s witnesses believe by a number of scriptural proofs that christ himself is an angel, the highest ranking one, and he is the primary means that through which the speaking between god and man occur. That presence is identified as jehovah, lord, and the angel of jehovah and the angel of the lord. The term malakh yhwh, which occurs 65 times in the text of the hebrew bible, can be translated either as the angel of the lord or an angel of the lord.
They believe this because the bible speaks of jesus commanding the army of angels, and it also speaks of the archangel michael commanding the angels, but it does not speak of two heavenly armies, probably because there should be no reason why heaven would need 2. Angels too can travel at tremendous speeds, far exceeding the limits of the physical world. As you follow this passage, pay close attention to who is speaking to gideon. Salvation for jehovahs witnesses alone the watchtower society teaches that since jehovahs witnesses alone have gods backing and are the only ones that worship the true god, shortly they alone will survive armageddon. Depending on your bible version sometimes this person will be referred to as the angel of the lord, the angel of god, the angel of jehovah or simply the angel in singular form. And she said, i am fleeing from the face of my mistress sarai. The authorized king james version 1611 renders jehovah in exodus 6. Ministry ideaz has assembled a wonderful selection of music, software and videos for jehovah s witnesses. The author spent 15 years as a fulltime worker and five years as a circuit overseer with oversight of several congregations of jehovahs witnesses and was imprisoned for following the witness teaching against military service.
Therefore, references to god in the new testament should be translated as jehovah. We get this teaching based on some of the overlap between jehovahs work and jesus work described in the scriptures. Angels as jehovahs representatives is jesus christ michael. If, as jehovahs witnesses claim, that jesus was created, then he should not be worshiped. Jw files, jehovahs witnesses beliefs, research, watchtower. Some of his ministries are those that only god himself can do and are so extensively parallel with christs ministries that they argue further for his. Jehovahs witnesses australian government response to the. Jehovahs witnesses deny that the lord jesus christ is god and they deny that he is jehovah. Jehovah s witnesses, testimony, doctrine user name. So, clearly, the watchtower is employing what is described by jehovah in ezekiel as doubleface divination in order to advance their agenda, which is to convince jehovah. How to share the gospel with a jehovahs witness dare 2 share. How to download sing to jehovah new songs 6 154 orchestra instrumental mp3 this article has been updated on october 10, 2017. Franklin march 1996 the scriptures reveal that from the beginning, the creator was known to mankind as both god and lord. Jehovah and the angel of jehovah are one and the same.
The angel of jehovah is equal in essence with jehovah and yet distinct from jehovah. Join our community just now to flow with the file kiss an angel and make our shared file collection even more complete and exciting. May 07, 2017 hezekia and the angel of fire destroys 185,000 in 5 seconds duration. We feel that the public should have full disclosure as to what jehovah s witnesses are taught and are in turn teaching the public. Jehovahs witnesses teach that the united nations is the image of the wild beast referred to in revelation. Like our material realm we believe there is order and rank within jehovahs body of angelic sons. Why do jehovahs witnesses believe that angels are doing.
They wrongly teach that he was the first creature that god created, and then god, through him, created everything else. August 612 luke 1718 jesse stingley song 18 and prayer jeff mcgill opening comments 3 min. Sing to jehovah hail jehovahs firstborn by hardz07jw. Jw files research on jehovahs witnesses watchtower. Aug 25, 2015 uk the jehovah s witnesses will maintain their doctrine that jesus is an angel and also that he is michael the archangel.
Iii charles taze russell dealt in pyramidology, astrology, sungod emblems and masonic imagery. For example, there was the man named daniel who lived in babylon. The public is not given full disclosure when invited to study with jehovah s witnesses. Com shareware, freeware, software, bookmarks, mp3s, audio, video, illustrations and theocratic downloads for jehovah\s witnesses aka jws or jw stay safe and healthy. Basically angel jehova is making known to moses his own name, which he did not make known to his fathers. Feb 05, 2010 the angel of the lord in the old testament is nowhere similar to an angel of the lord in jude known as michael. Why do jehovahs witnesses believe that angels are doing the. Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members its free and quick. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. My awakening from the jehovahs witness organization duration.
Prayer to release and activate angels to work for you. Jehovahs witnesses believe salvation is a gift from god attained by being part of gods organization and putting faith in jesus ransom sacrifice. Nov 15, 20 jordan the jehovahs witness leer en espanol basic description. So abraham called that place the lord will provide. In the hebrew text, these two divine names areelohim andjehovah respectively. Jehovahs witnesses believes that the father jehovah is god alone, jesus was an angel who became human to be adopted as a godlike. People even made a law that would punish anyone who prayed to jehovah god.
Verse 22 then gods anger was arousedand the angel of the lord took his stand in the way. Has satan and the demons fallen angels, knowledge of the bible by way of reading the scriptures and the written words of the prophets. Beyond this, jesus has the power to forgive sins and give eternal life, but no angel has this capacity. Latterday saints do believe the jehovah is a nametitle of jesus. In this video, i explain from the bible how jesus cannot. Jun 14, 2010 the correct inference here is that the angel jehovah was confirming to moses that he appeared to his fathers by the name of god almighty but by his own jehovah s name was he not known to them. See more ideas about jehovah, jehovahs witnesses and.
The angel of the lord appearing to hagar in the wilderness, as depicted by nicolas colombel 16441717 the or an angel of the lord hebrew. They believe that he was the first created angel, and that the phrase firstborn simply refers to the fact that because he was the first one, he was like a firstborn son to god. Jehovahs witnesses identify themselves as christian and number over six million. Do jehovah witness believe in angels and archangels. This is part 19 of a bible study series through the book of judges. May 2019 issue of the watchtower where on page the following is stated. And the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush.
The article entitled stay in jehovahs valley of protection implies that the organization overseen by the watchtower society is the valley of protection depicted in the 14th chapter of the prophecy of zechariah. Each witness needs to keep pace with jehovahs organization. Picture on page 4 angels escorted lot and his daughters to safety picture on page 5. Let me tell you how some of gods angels helped people who loved jehovah and served him.
The jehovahs witnesses were started in the early 1870s, by a man named charles taze russell. Angels are generally represented as males, and when materializing it was always in the male form, because god and his son are spoken of as males. According to witness beliefs, jehovah is gods personal name, which appears. The bible is our only standard, and its teachings our only creed. In the bishop s bible 1568, the word jehovah occurs in exodus 6. A brief study of the angel of jehovah by wayne jackson one of the most intriguing inquiries into the literature of the old testament has to do with that mysterious being that is referred to as the angel of jehovah kjv. Jul 01, 2001 beyond this, jesus has the power to forgive sins and give eternal life, but no angel has this capacity.
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