Within nine months a ban was put on its circulation in the United States and Canada. This book criticized the clergy as false to the Word of Jehovah. In 1917 they published a book entitled “The Finished Mystery,” explaining the book of Ezekiel as well as that of Revelation. These Bible Students had long been concerned with Ezekiel and his prophecy. “You are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.” They expected to suffer for living according to that rule, just as Jesus went on to say, “on this account the world hates you.” (John 15:19) Hatred toward them grew into violence during World War I. They took literally Jesus’ words to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate: “My kingdom is no part of this world.” (John 18:36) They also took to heart Jesus’ words to his followers: What does it show?ĭuring the World War I period this group, the International Bible Students, was very active in preaching the good news of God’s kingdom, as their Leader Jesus Christ had set this work before them in his prophecy at Matthew 24:14. The only way that this can be done is to review the record. Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a “prophet” of God. They are still proclaiming a warning, and have been joined and assisted in their commissioned work by hundreds of thousands of persons who have listened to their message with belief. Today they are known as Jehovah’s Christian witnesses. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as International Bible Students. This “prophet” was not one man, but was a body of men and women. However, Jehovah did not let the people of Christendom, as led by the clergy, go without being warned that the League was a counterfeit substitute for the real kingdom of God. But, as pointed out in the previous issue of this magazine, they have failed God and failed as proclaimers of his kingdom by approving a man-made political organization, the League of Nations (now the United Nations), as “the political expression of the Kingdom of God on earth.” Who is this prophet? The clergy of the so-called “Christian” nations hold themselves before the people as being the ones commissioned to speak for God. These questions can be answered in the affirmative. So, does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, warn them of dangers, and to declare things to come? They have at hand the Bible, but it is little read or understood. People today can view the creative works. While these men foretold things to come, they also served the people by telling them of God’s will for them at that time, often also warning them of dangers and calamities. In ancient times he sent prophets as his special messengers. Herein one finds the full expression of Jehovah’s purpose toward mankind-why man is on the earth and the blessings that God has in store.Ī third way of coming to know Jehovah God is through his representatives. A second way to know God is through his Word of truth, the Bible. This also reveals the loving care with which he designed things for man’s welfare and enjoyment. One can come to understand that Jehovah is a God of surpassing wisdom by observing creation. They can know what to expect from him and what he expects of them. Though he is invisible to human eyes, he provides various ways by which they can know his personality. JEHOVAH GOD is interested in having people know him. ‘They Shall Know that a Prophet Was Among Them’ Yet, it has made numerous false prophecies. 197).Ĭomment: The Watchtower Organization claims to be the prophet of God. It is another thing to prove it,” ( Watchtower, Apr. “So, does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come? These questions can be answered in the affirmative. Watchtower claims Jehovah’s Witnesses as the Prophet of God Watchtower 4/1/72, pages 197-198 “They shall know that a Prophet was among them.”
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