JW teachings and the Bible
An examination of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ teachings and beliefs by comparing them with the Bible.
Reinstatement Committees
What do Jehovah’s Witnesses learn about reinstatement committees? Among Jehovah’s Witnesses, reinstatement committees are used to evaluate whether a disfellowshipped person (or one who has resigned) has shown sufficient repentance to be reinstated in the congregation. According to Shepherd the Flock of God1, the purpose of such committees is to ensure that the person has sincerely…
Teaching Method
Jehovah’s Witnesses claim to follow the pattern of the original Christian congregation when teaching at their meetings. How does the Bible describe the teaching method used, and how is the teaching of Jehovah’s Witnesses? The teaching method of Jehovah’s Witnesses Jehovah’s Witnesses hold two regular meetings each week. One midweek meeting that involves training in…
Armageddon is coming in 1975
The history of 1975 hypothesis It was the founder of the Bible students (as Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) was called before) Charles Taze Russel that in 1889 wrote that 6,000 years could be connected to the 1,000-year kingdom (The Times Is at hand, chapter 2). He had this idea late in 1800. In 1904 Russel wrote…
Celebrations
Birthday celebrations Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays, as they believe such celebrations are contrary to Bible principles. They consider birthday celebrations to be customs of pagan origin and unsupported by the Bible. The only birthday celebrations mentioned in the Bible are Pharaoh’s and Herod Antipas celebrations, both of which resulted in…
Gog of Magog
Where does the Bible say about Gog of Magog? Gog of Magog is mentioned in two main passages in the Bible. In the Hebrew Scriptures we find it mentioned in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 and in the Greek Scriptures at Revelation 20:7-10. These texts describe Gog and his actions in prophetic contexts, but with…
The King of the North
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the prophecy about the King of the North, described in Daniel chapter 11, points to an end-time conflict between political powers that oppose God’s Kingdom. They interpret the verses as an ongoing fulfillment in which the King of the North represents various great powers in the world…
Who Are The Unrighteous That Are Resurrected?
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses consider baptized Jehovah’s Witnesses to be righteous and therefore entitled to everlasting life. However, they believe that Acts 24:15 opens the way for some unbaptized ones to be resurrected. It says that Paul hopes that “both the righteous and the unrighteous will be resurrected.” They define the unrighteous as…
What Must You Do To Gain Everlasting Life?
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that one must be baptized in order to obtain salvation (see, e.g. Young People Ask, page 9). Since Jehovah’s Witnesses do not recognize baptism anywhere other than Jehovah’s Witnesses, this means a requirement that one must be a baptized member of Jehovah’s Witness in order to gain everlasting…
Marriage and Sexuality After the Resurrection
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that marriage is a sacred arrangement established by Jehovah God for mankind but that it will not exist in the resurrection. They base this on Jesus’ words at Luke 20:35-36, where he says that the resurrected ones “neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they are like…
Blood transfusion
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Bible’s prohibition against the consumption of blood also applies to blood transfusions. They interpret this as a parallel to eating blood, as both involve the blood being supplied to the body. This view is based mainly on three biblical scriptures: Jehovah’s Witnesses view blood transfusions as…
