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Secrets of the Watchtower Pt.2 Secrets Of The Watchtower Pt.2 Get Your Free 150 MB Website Now! Secrets of the Watchtower Pt2 The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WTBTS) has inserted numerous changes into a proper translation of the Bible in an effort to validate the non-Christian doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW's). Consequently, they claim that their New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NWT) is superior to all others. Example: Exodus 3:14 "I am" changed to "I shall prove to be." The revision clouds the connection between God's self-proclaimed title and Jesus' proclamation of being the same in John 8:58, as the JW rejects the deity of Jesus. Misleading Revisions in the New World Translation They have added words to Scripture, which changes the meaning of the texts to agree with their theology. Notice the Watchtower’s rendering of Colossians 1:16,17, where the word "other" has been added four times to the text, completely changing its meaning. When Paul wrote those passages that the Son created all things, it is obvious that the Son was not himself created. The Watchtower, however, believes that the Son is also a created being and has therefore added "other" - not found in the Greek Biblical text at all - to make it appear that the Son is also a creature. As mentioned before, the Translation Committee has added the word "a" to John 1:1 to make the Son a creature rather than God Himself. Take note also of the same deceitfulness displayed in Philippians 2:9 where the word "other" is again added, when it is not found or even suggested in the original Greek. The Worlds Most Dangerous Book!! Dr. Charles L. Feinberg of La Mirada, California: "I can assure you that the rendering which the Jehovah's Witnesses give John 1:1 is not held by any reputable Greek scholar." Letter by Dr. Julius Mantey - Misquoted by the Watchtower Society Letter by Dr. Barclay - Misquoted by the Watchtower Society Board of Directors after Russell's Death J.A. Bohnet, R.J. Martin, Giovanni DeCecca, F.H. Robinson, C.J. Woodworth, A.H.MacMillan, J.F.Rutherford, WE. VanAmburg. To see a photo follow the link. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2919/thejudge.html 1918 * Note: the term "evil slave" was foisted upon the Dawn and kindred groups by that most evil of evil slaves "Judge" Joseph F. Rutherford in his jealous rampage to hold back the mass defections that were taking place when he barged his way into the Watch Tower Society boardroom and seized power in 1918. Meet the \Evil\ Slave The Watchtower Society in general and 'Judge' Rutherford in particular) would love for you to believe that these groups are dead, nothing could be further from the truth. Some of the founders of the Dawn Bible Students (and other groups) were originally on the board of directors of the original Watchtower Society and were actually named by Charles Taze Russell as his successors before "Judge" Rutherford strong-armed them out. They have an active website here. Dawn Bible Students Association. Publishers of The Dawn Magazine, A Herald of Christ's Presence. Note: I wouldn't listen to anything this group has to say either. http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/dirty_watchtower_secrets_pt2.htm[11/11/2013 2:45:12 PM] Secrets Of The Watchtower Pt.2 1918 Rutherford's Armageddon prediction fails. 1918 According to Thelemic legend, in 1918 Aleister Crowley came into contact with a interdimensional entity named Lam, who by the way is a dead ringer for the popular conception of the 'alien grey ' depicted on the cover of Whitley Strieber's Communion. From this purported encounter, some have inferred that the industrious Mr. Crowley intentionally opened a portal of entry--through the practice of a magick ritual, The Amalantrah Working-- which allowed the likes of Lam and other 'alien greys' a passageway onto the Earth plane. Furthermore, this portal may have been further enlarged by Parsons and Hubbard in 1946 with the commencement of the Babalon Working, thus facilitating a monumental paradigm shift in human consciousness. Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons 1919 C. J. Woodworth was a major individual during the Rutherford period of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. He wrote the commentary on Revelation in the 1917 book The Finished Mystery. Rutherford made him editor of The Golden Age magazine (later called Consolation) from its inaugural edition in 1919 to 1946. "I came directly under the influence of evil spirits, so much so that for three days I was as completely under demonical control as was Mrs. Eddy when she wrote "Science and Health." (Thirteenth Souvenir Convention Report, p. 274. C. J. Woodworth:The Demon Possessed Editor of The Golden Age 1921 Feb. 2, The Golden Age even pointed out that apparently "honest" demons, speaking through mediums or Ouija Boards, were saying that in discovering Radium, mankind was getting close to the "secret" of life. The fact that "lying spirits" as they called them said this didn’t raise any red flags because, they said, "even liars will sometimes tell the truth." (C.J. Woodworth, "Radium–Earths Most Valuable Substance", The Golden Age, Feb. 2, 1921, p. 260.) The Watchtower Society and Medical Quackery 1922 This was proved in a court of law. The founders of both "faiths", the Mormons and JW's were of the Illuminati bloodline. Charles Taze Russell, who founded the Watchtower Society (JW's), was of the Illuminati Russell bloodline, which also founded the infamous Skull and Bones Society at Yale University. Charles Taze Russell was a Satanist, a pedophile according to his wife, and a friend of the Rothschild's. Indeed it was the Rothschild's who funded the Jehovah's Witness operation into being, along with other Illuminati bankers, through "contributions" by organizations like the Rothschild-controlled B'nai B'rith. One of the key people involved in this was Frank Goldman who later became President of B'nai B'rith. Why would an organization set up (in theory) to help Jewish people and promote the Jewish faith, be funding into existence the Jehovah's Witnesses? I think the name Rothschild answers the question. Russell was also a high degree Freemason and Knights Templar. He promoted Zionism, another Rothschild creation, on behalf of his friends and backers. WAS HITLER A ROTHSCHILD? 1923 Johannes Greber. In 1923, Greber, a Roman Catholic priest, became interested in communication with spirit beings. These spirits often spoke through his wife, a spirit medium, and told him the Bible was full of errors. The Bible clearly forbids all contact with demons professing to bring messages from God. Knowing this, the Society has even attempted to hinder research about Greber by informing inquirers writing them in 1981, that they do not know where his new Testament can be obtained.3 Yet, we have a copy of an official Watchtower letter sent to the Greber Foundation dated December 20, 1980 thanking them for sending their New Testament and a book entitled COMMUNICATION WITH THE SPIRIT WORLD OF GOD. The Watchtower Society first began quoting Greber's translation on John 1:1 in 1962. To show the depths of their deception and that they knew what they were doing, we find that six years earlier, in the 1956 Watchtower, page 111, the Society mentions Greber and warns readers against his demon-inspired translation! WHO IS JOHANNES GREBER? 1924 July 30. Russell recommended his followers read the book, Angels and Women. He personally supervised its editing and said it was beneficial because it throws light on certain Biblical subjects. The problem with Angels and Women is it was dictated by a "fallen angel" (demon) to a woman spirit medium. (Angels and Women. A revision of the unique novel Seola. By Mrs. J.G.Smith. Pub. By A.B.ABAC Company New York) angels2.gif Second Watchtower president Joseph Rutherford concurred with Russell's advise, because he advertised it in his magazine, Golden Age (Enochian Magick term) recommending it and offering a discount to Golden Age readers. angels1.gif 1925 Rutherford's Armageddon prediction fails. 1925 When nothing supernatural happened in 1925, the Watchtower Society lost three quarters of its members. A Short History of Jehovah's Witnesses http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/dirty_watchtower_secrets_pt2.htm[11/11/2013 2:45:12 PM] Secrets Of The Watchtower Pt.2 1929 July 24, It is generally believed that the curse which Noah pronounced upon Canaan was the origin of the black race. Certain it is that when Noah said, "Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren," he pictured the future of the Colored race. They have been and are a race of servants, but now in the dawn of the twentieth century, we are all coming to see this matter of service in its true light and to find that the only real joy in life is in serving others; not bossing them. There is no servant in the world as good as a good Colored servant, and the joy that he gets from rendering faithful service is one of the purest joys there is in the world. (The Golden Age, July 24, 1929, p. 702) Blacks and the Watchtower 1929 The Society built a mansion ("Beth Sarim") to house the resurrected prophets, who were expected to arrive soon. The new definition of "generation" promised momentous events during the 1940's. 1930 The Watchtower Society, which claimed to be creationists at this time, and taught that all humans descended from Adam and Eve; making all races brothers; would seem to eschew any eugenics thinking.
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