Examining the Jehovah Witnesses' claim about the year 1914

 

This insightful document and accompanying Youtube video was Put together by Jared who is an exJehovah Witness (exJW) and has a successful Youtube channel called Exiles and Pilgrims.

The document which is a 16 page pdf is well researched work on the claim by the Watchtower organisation that Jesus returned to the earth to rule in the year 1914.

 

In the document Jared goes through all of the reasons given by the Watchtower for the return of Jesus in 1914. He bit by bit dismantles their claims of evidence from the Bible and shows that not only does the Biblical case and the history not stack up for their case but also the Watchtower organisation actually agrees with a lot of the historical evidence that dismantles their claims. Often Jared does this by quoting and linking to Watchtower’s own sources.

 

I strongly recommend downloading this document which goes into far more details than I have covered, which can done from this link

exiles-pilgrims.kit.com/1914-study-guide

It will ask you for just an email and then he will email you a link for the document.

 

I also recommend watching his video on this subject, and I also recommend subscribing to his channel

https://www.youtube.com/@exilesandpilgrims

I can not leave it like this!

 

The purpose of this website is not about exposing the lies and deceit of your particular belief and then leave with no hope and nothing to believe in and no purpose in your life. While it may be a good thing to realise it if you have been lied to too or deceived, this does not mean there is no truth out there.

There is truth and something that you can believe in and commit to and it will change your life – not just for now but for all eternity. Now I am not saying all your problems and troubles will disappear while you are alive in this present world but what you can have is a peace that is greater than your worldly problems. I want to be clear on this – for some people, becoming a Christian could make your life a lot harder. But despite all this, you can have a purpose in your life despite what circumstances you find yourself in. You can have a real fellowship with the living God and actually have God himself dwelling inside you by His Holy Spirit. No one ever regrets becoming a Christian. In the end we will spend eternity with Jesus in paradise. As Paul said “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” (2 Corinthians 4:17). If you read the book of Acts and see what Paul went through, it is remarkable that he would describe them as “light and momentary troubles.”

The good news is that free and available to all of mankind. You don’t have to be clever or rich or gifted or be from a certain family or country. Anyone can receive it.

The Bible tells you all you have to do is “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.” That is taken from Acts 16:31. One of the most famous verses from the Bible has the same message, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16).

There are actually a lot of Bible verses that have the same message about salvation being free and simple but I will quote just one more on this which is Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”

It is a very important principle to grasp that we can bring nothing to our salvation. It is a gift from God by His grace and we can not add any of our own works to it.

 

 

So what to do now?

Of course you can simply just commit your life to Jesus by asking him to forgive all your sins, and asking Him into your life as your Lord. Making Him your Lord will mean that you allow Him to be the Lord of all your life, which means you seek his will in all you do. On occassions you will fail to obey him, but "If we confess our sins,he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness (1John1:9)." If you feel you are not ready to take that step but would like to know more, I would recommend getting hold or download the Bible and start reading it. I would suggest starting in the New Testament but all of the Bible is good for you. It would also be helpful for you to find a good church and go along and ask all those questions that you would love to get answers to.

Also you are very welcome to contact me on my email gospeljohn14verse6@gmail.com and I will help in anyway that I can.

 

God Bless. Kevin.