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What does the Watchtower teach?
Witnesses teach that people must choose between God’s organization and Satan’s. Watch Tower publications teach that the Bible is an “organizational book” that does not belong to individuals and that the Bible cannot be properly understood without guidance by “Jehovah’s visible organization”.
How much do JW elders make?
It is recorded at Matthew 10:8 “… You received without paying,… That actually depends on what their secular employment pays them. Elders do not receive a salary from the congregation.
What is the meaning of a watchtower?
Word forms: watchtowers countable noun. A watchtower is a high building that gives a person a good view of the area around the place that they are guarding.
What is Armageddon Jehovah’s Witnesses?
SCORAH: Essentially, Armageddon is God’s war to end wickedness. So that means that anyone who isn’t following the true faith – which in Jehovah’s Witness’ mind is themselves – will be cut off, destroyed, leaving over in this paradise only the people who are abiding by God’s laws, aka the Jehovah’s Witness doctrine.
What do Jehovah’s Witnesses do during meetings?
In addition to attending several meetings each week, Jehovah’s Witnesses are required to spend many hours each month distributing Watchtower articles, conducting Watchtower “Bible studies,” and researching various topics in Watchtower literature for discussion during their meetings.
Who is the founder of the Watch Tower Bible Society?
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: In 1879, at the age of 27, Charles Taze Russell, founder of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, began publishing Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.
Was Russell a Jehovah’s Witness?
4. Russell taught and published many doctrines that the current Watchtower Society totally rejects and engaged in practices regarded by current Jehovah’s Witnesses to be of pagan origin. In fact, if Russell were a Jehovah’s Witness in the current Watchtower organization, he would have been disfellowshipped for his beliefs and practices!
How many Jehovah’s Witnesses are there today?
As of 2010, there are over 7 million active Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide, spending approximately one billion hours each year serving the Watchtower organization. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are active in over 230 countries, and are the fastest growing religion in the former USSR.