The Truth about Christianity: Jehovah Witnesses

Disclaimer: I am not in any way stating that Jehovah Witnesses are all demonic and they are going to Hell because they can be saved and open their eyes to the truth. I respect their beliefs, and I have friends who are JW's and we get along well. The purpose of this blog is to compare Jehovah Witnesses (who claim to be Christian) beliefs to what the Bible actually says. I am NOT favoring one religion over another, just simply stating biblical truth.

These are six beliefs of the Jehovah Witness religion, and the link for the first five beliefs are found at http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness3.htm while the last belief is found on the official Jehovah Witness website http://www.watchtower.org/e/bh/article_07.htm

Belief #1: "Jesus Christ is believed to have originally existed in a pre-human state as the Archangel Michael."

This statement is basically saying that before Jesus came to earth in human form, he "existed in a pre-human state as the Archangel Michael", which implies that Jesus is actually an angel. This statement denies the divinity or His claim to be the Son of God. What does the Bible say about Jesus? Is Jesus really an angel? Let's take a look at what Hebrews 1:5-8 (CEV) states, "God has never said to any of the angels, 'You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!' Neither has God said to any of them, 'I will be his Father, and he will be my Son!' (6) When God brings his first-born Son into the world, he commands all of his angels to worship him. (7) And when God speaks about the angels, he says, 'I change my angels into wind and my servants into flaming fire' (8) But God says about his Son, 'You are God, and you will rule as King forever! Your royal power brings about justice." Jesus Christ was NOT, has not nor will ever be an angel according to this scripture. To say that Jesus existed originally in the form of Archangel Michael is an insult to God, and Jesus Christ. Angels are not to be worshiped and we see this repeatedly in scripture but Jesus accepted worship when the woman came to Him and poured oil on his feet and washed his feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.

Belief #2: "They reject the traditional symbol of Christianity, the cross, because it is of pre-Christian, pagan origin. They believe that Jesus was executed by being nailed to a single upright wooden stake with no cross beam." 

This belief is so demonic that I strongly suggest that even JW's research what I am about to say to see for themselves. The Holy Spirit ALONE revealed this to me, I did not come up with this on my own: By believing that Jesus was nailed to the stake, they are saying that Jesus Christ, the Son of The Living God is a witch!!!!! This is shocking revelation and I broke down and cried because they are denying Jesus's divinity and saying that he is demonic. However, I assume that JW's DO NOT know this because I'm sure if they did, they would leave the faith. What proof is there to this accusation? I'm glad you  asked, check out this link http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/burning.html, which gives a history of burning witches at the stake. However, let me provide scripture that also denies this heresy. Acts 5:30 (AMP) says, "The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, Whom you killed by hanging on a tree (cross)." Of course, there are numerous scriptures mentioning the cross, but I can't name them all. However, when talking to a JW, I would prefer using the word "tree".

Belief #3: "Christ's Second Coming has actually happened. It was not a physical return to earth. It was an invisible event in 1914 in which Satan and Christ engaged in a heavenly battle." 

Let's see what Jesus Christ Himself says about this supposed "Second Coming" in Mark 13:32 (AMP), "But of that day or that hour not a [single] person knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." Jesus was talking about His Return and He clearly said that no one knows when He will return so where did the 1914 thing come from? Satan himself....this is a very serious problem because if Christ came back, why are we still preaching? why are we still trying to live holy if Jesus Christ came back already? If Jesus returned, then everything we're doing (JW's included) is useless. The truth is that Jesus Christ did NOT come in 1914, and we do not know the day or hour so this belief is clearly unbiblical and is false.

Belief #4: "Humans do not have an immortal soul that continues on after death. When they die, they cease to exist. With the exception of those who killed Jesus, have sinned against the Holy Spirit, and God has judged to receive eternal death."


This one is self-explanatory....I'm personally confused and I need only a Jehovah Witness to explain this because they do not believe that the soul lives after death but the only people with exceptions are the ones that killed Jesus, sinned against the Holy Spirit, and was judged by God to receive eternal death? I must say that I seriously do not understand this belief, and scripture says that "it is appointed for [all] men once to die, and after that the [certain] judgment." (Hebrews 9:27 AMP). I do not understand where this belief came from but this belief is unscriptural as far as Hebrews 9:27 is concerned.

Belief #5: "They totally deny the existence of the traditional view of Hell as a place of punishment and torture. Satan is regarded as having created the concept of Hellfire in order to turn people against God."


First, we must understand what is meant when it states "the traditional view of Hell as a place of punishment and torture." Ok, Christians believe that Hell are for those that deny Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and therefore are condemned to Hell forever. Now, where did this concept come from? Before I explain....lets understand something...we are not talking about purgatory, or any other place where souls get a second chance...I'm talking about Hell, where you get no second chance and burn forever. I know it sounds harsh but even Jesus Christ himself talked about Hell when he told the story of Lazarus and the Rich man (Luke 16:19-31). Although, Jesus was not making Hell the focal point of the story, we see that "a place of torment" does exist, and there are numerous scriptures that support Hell (2 Thes. 1:7-9; Rev. 20:14; Jude 1:7). Let's tackle part 2 of this which states, "Satan is regarded as having created the concept of hellfire in order to turn people against God." While it is clear that Satan wants to turn people away from God, hell is not an idea from Satan and would totally contradict Revelation 20:10 (NLT), which says, "Then the Devil, who betrayed them was thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur..."

The Jehovah Witnesses are people who sincerely believe these doctrines, and I personally know some. My mission is NOT to endorse my "Christianity" or slander their name. However, it is my mission to show that when someone claims to be a part of Christianity, if their beliefs do not line up with the Word of God, I must say the Bible says about it. This is not my opinion or religious view but it is straight from The Word of God. If it doesn't match up with the Word, it is false. There are problems in modern Christianity that are not biblical but that's another blog in itself. Judgement begins with the House of God first, why? Because we claim to know the truth and we will be judged by it. I do endorse some of the practices that Jehovah Witnesses embrace such as holidays, and I admire their passion to evangelize. I pray that this has opened your eyes and I did this out of love, nothing else. However, please forgive me if I gave any other impression, it was not intentional. Be blessed