Jehovah's Witness

The So-Called Jehovah's Witness Cult

by R.N. Hogan

INTRODUCTION:

Many Scriptures instruct us that, to determine what is true, we should compare doctrines and practices to the Bible.

Ladies and gentlemen, in our study of “isms” and “schisms” in the realm of religion today, we come now to a study of the cult known as “Jehovah’s Witnesses.” It certainly isn’t our intention to be dogmatic nor unkind in these studies, but we are engaging in the studies with a heart filled with love for all mankind, and a burning desire to expose the false teaching of religious cults that are inspired by the Devil himself; to blind honest souls to the truth that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Neither is it our intention to belittle or ridicule any people, but we are set for the defense of the doctrine of Christ against the onslaughts of the doctrines of the Devil that are captivating so many honest souls who are neglecting to investigate the doctrines in the light of the teaching of the word of God. I shall do this with love, yet positive; with kindness, yet not wavering in the least where the truth is involved; friendly, yet faithful to the truth.

Assumed Name

First, I shall call your attention to a bit of history respecting the so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses. This name “Jehovah’s Witnesses” was adopted about 28 years ago to distinguish them from the other factions of the same cult. It was during the year of 1931 that they adopted the name, “Jehovah’s Witnesses.” However, there is no such being on earth as a Jehovah Witness. Witness comes from the Latin word “testor,” which means, “I testify,” and Jesus said, “We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen” (John 3:11) Thus, we see from the plain statement of Jesus himself that we testify that we have seen. Therefore, according to Jesus one will have to see Jehovah in order to be a Jehovah’s Witness.

Jehovah pertains to God the Father, and we read in John 1:18 that, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” Did you hear it? He said that “no man hath seen God at any time.” Pray tell me how can one be a witness of one he has never seen? But, again in I John 4:12, “No man hath seen God at any time.” Again, “Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting” (1Tim 6:16). And finally Jesus said (John 5:37), “And the Father himself which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me, Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.” Thus we see that the Bible plainly teaches that no man hath seen God, therefore, no man is a Jehovah’s Witness.

Let us now look at their main proof text: Isaiah 43:10. “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even 1, am the Lord; and beside me there is no savior.” This is the scripture that is relied upon by the so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses to bark-up their name by the Bible. But, this is a gross mishandling and misapplication of the word of God. In the first place, God was here speaking of national Israel (verse 14) and he stated clearly in the 12th verse, “I have declared and have saved, and have shewed (showed) when there was no strange god among you: therefore (for this reason) ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.”

It is indeed strange that these people overlooked the 12th and 14th verses of Isaiah 43. These verses plainly tell who the witnesses were and why they were witnesses. He was speaking of national Israel and they were his witnesses because he had showed them. They saw his works. They did not just read of his wonders and mighty works, but they saw them. They testified that they saw or had seen. Hear the Holy Spirit filled servant of God in the person of Stephen, who was the first martyr for the great Cause of Christ (Acts 7:36), “He brought them out, after he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.” Again, “When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years” (Heb. 3:9). Did you hear him? He said that they saw, God shewed them and said in Isaiah 43:12, therefore, or that is the reason you are my witnesses. Ye, who? Israel, of course (Isa. 43:14).

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the only scripture they have to rely upon for their name and it doesn’t in any way apply to them any more than it does to the rankest infidel in the world today. One of the most absurd contentions of these so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses, and one of the worst, wresting of the scriptures and misapplying of the word of God is their teaching that the name “Jehovah’s Witness” was given to them by the mouth of the Lord, and is the “new name” promised in Isaiah 62:2. Listen to their claim: “After long and hard years in which Jehovah used them in this commissioned work, in the face of international hatred and persecution, the elect remnant had conferred upon them a ‘new name.’ It is different from all the abusive, contemptible, and unscriptural names which the enemies were calling them. Such new name,’ which God’s own mouth named, was and is ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses.’ (Isaiah 62:2; 65:15; Revelation 2:17).” Fearlessly and joyfully they received the name unto themselves in July, 1931, and let it be known to all the nations. They continue trying to live Up to that God-given name.” (Quoted from their own book, “The Truth Shall Make You Free,” pages 310, 311). These are their very own words, read from their own publication. About the worst that they have tried to palm off on the unthinking, as well as the thinking public.

Now let us examine this claim in the light of the true teaching of the word of God. In the first place Witness was not a new name, for it had been used many, many times before God promised his people a new name. (See Gen. 21:30; 31:44, 48, 50, 22; Num. 3:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15.) These and many more, too numerous to mention at this time, prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Witness is not and was not, at the time God spoke through Isaiah, a new name. And certainly Jehovah could not have been a new name for it had been used since the dawn of creation. God promised his people a new name, not one that had been used, and he said that they would be called by that new name when the Gentiles, or after the Gentiles had seen the righteousness of God (Isa. 62:2). But when did the Gentiles see the righteousness of God? Certainly it was after Christ died on the cross and broke down the middle wall of partition that stood between the Jews and the Gentiles (Eph. 2:11-16).

It was after God sent the apostle Peter to the house of Cornelius to tell him what to do in order to have salvation (Acts 10:1-48; 11:1-18). It was after this that the new name was given and that new name was the name “Christian,” not Jehovah’s Witness (Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28; I Pet. 4:16). Witnesses was what the children of Israel were, because God had showed them. Witnesses was not their name. Their name was Israel, which is a Hebrew word meaning prince or soldier of God. Israprince, soldier, El-God, thus prince or soldier of God. Israel disgraced. that name to the extent that God said that they would leave it for a curse and he would call his chosen by another name (Isa. 65:15; Jer. 3:6-14). How mixed up can people be? The new name is Christian, not Jehovah’s Witness. They were previously called “Russellites” and split up into various organizations and some of the same cult called themselves “Associated Bible Students,” and still others broke off and called themselves “Standfasters.” All of which originated with a man named Charles Taze Russell.

False Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ

Our Russellite friends are also off on the coming of Christ and the resurrection of the apostles. They teach that Christ came and the apostles were resurrected and have been living on earth since 1874 in invisible spirits in bodily form. In fact they teach that Christ was raised from the dead a spirit being.

Jesus refutes that teaching himself when he said to the apostles when they were frightened thinking that they had seen a spirit when Jesus appeared unto them, “Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”

Christ said that he had flesh and bones after his resurrection. The so-called Jehovah Witnesses said he was not raised in a fleshly body. Now, I just ask, who is right, Christ or these Russellites? I’ll stick with Christ. David had prophesied that Christ’s soul would not be left in hell and that his flesh would not corruption (Psa. 16:10), and the apostle Peter called attention to that very fact on the memorable day of Pentecost; said he, that David seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption (Acts 2:30, 31. The Holy Spirit through Peter and Christ himself said the Christ was raised in his fleshly body, and David prophesied that he would. But the so-called Jehovah Witnesses differ with them. According to them, David, Christ and the Holy Spirit were all wrong. Aren’t they the smart ones? Why, they even knew more about Christ’s coming than Christ himself knew, for he said that he didn’t know himself when he was coming again (Matt. 24:36; Mark 13:32). But Pastor Russell knew, for he said that Christ was returning in 1874 and did return invisible. God knew the time of the Savior’s retur~7Th1d Jesus (Mark 13:32), and only the Father knew. Doesn’t it look strange that the father kept this information from his Son, but he revealed it to Pastor Russell, thus he was better to Russell than he was to his only begotten Son? Shucks, how can people be so gullible?

Friends, don’t you know that God said by the Holy Spirit through the apostle John, “Behold he cometh with clouds; and every ey e shall see him. “If God is right about this then Pastor Russell’s claim that he slipped back here invisible in 1874 is absolutely false and his contention makes God a falsifier. ‘The angels of God were also wrong when they told Christ’s apostles, “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” According to this he was seen going into heaven, and will be seen coming back (Acts 1:11).

Russell began his teaching in 1874. He promised that Christ would come that year to prepare the world for the end. But like his predecessor, Mr. William Miller of the Advent Cult, his prophesy failed just as completely as did Mr. Miller’s. However, like in the days of Mr. Miller, many believed him. It is strange indeed, the people will fall for the prophesies of these quacks who every once in a while will presume to tell the people just when Christ is coming. No one will do it but a quack, for the Bible is as silent as a grave-yard tomb on the time our Master will return.

When Christ was upon the earth he said that no man knoweth the day nor the hour the Son of man cometh, nor angels in heaven, but the Father only (Matt. 24:36). According to Mark’s record, Christ himself doesn’t know, only the Father (Mk. 13:32). Now inasmuch as Christ nor the angels of heaven do not know how can these quacks, who are running loose here on earth know?

Mr. Russell died in 1916, November 9. His funeral oration was delivered by “ex-judge” J. F. Rutherford who was equalled to the task and proved himself worthy of the occasion. Even though the Pastor Russell had adopted the soul-sleeping doctrine copied from the Adventists, the ex-judge in his great funeral oration declared that, “Our dear brother sleeps not in death, but was instantly changed from the human to the divine nature, and is now forever with the Lord.” Isn’t it funny that the Lord was better to Pastor Russell than he was to David whose throne he occupies? David was dead and buried when Christ established his church and the Holy Spirit through Peter said, “David is not ascended into heaven” (Acts 2:29, 34). Thus, the Judge abandoned his soul-sleeping doctrine for the Pastor and put him in heaven with the Lord. Because of his masterful funeral oration the ex-judge was well rewarded. The mantle of the Pastor Russell fell on the shoulder of the Judge and the Judge became the spokesman of the International Bible Students Organization.

Charles T. Russell Was Proved to be a Fraud

It is well to note that the man who started this cult was, according to record, a fraud and as dishonest as they come. When Mr. Russell was asked in Court to answer under oath the question, “Do you know Greek?,” he answered, “Oh, yes.” They then handed him a copy of the New Testament in Greek and they asked him to read even the letters of the alphabet and he could not do it. He was then asked by the Attorney, “Now are you familiar with the Greek language?” He was then forced to admit that he didn’t know it. It is clearly seen that this cult was started by a hypocrite who declared under oath that he knew Greek, but it was proven that he didn’t know a Greek letter from a chicken track. According to record, when his wife sued him for divorce because of his improper relationship with one Rose Ball, he denied the truth most violently until cornered and forced to admit it.

To fraud his wife, according to record, he transferred $617,000 to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society and corporations over which he himself had complete control. These are just a few things about the man who started the so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses, to show that the founder of this cult was a fraud and a hypocrite. After the death of this man, which took place November 9, 1916, the ex-judge J. F. Rutherford became the leader of the cult. He was the author of a number of books among which was one entitled “Millions Now Living That Will Never Die.” Somehow the Judge was not in that number, for he passed away to his reward a number of years ago in San Diego, California. The Judge preached his unfounded theories over the radio for a. while, and in books, recordings and trained workers, his human theories went from door to door.

After the death of Judge Rutherford, his mantle fell on one Nathan Homer Knorr (1942). Writing books is now said to be the result of the joint efforts of many men of their cult, so that books are rolling off presses without the imprint of an author’s name.

Christ’s Present Rule Denied

Then, as well as today, when they go into the home of people who are acquainted with the teaching of the Bible, their stay is very short. Now, to some of the erroneous teaching of the so-called Jehovah Witnesses: They teach that Christ is not now ruling, that he has no kingdom now, but will come back to earth and set up an earthly kingdom and begin his rule. But the Bible teaches that Christ has a kingdom and has been in possession of his kingdom from the time he ascended to his Father and that he began his rule at the time he ascended. Which are we going to accept, the false claims of the so-called Jehovah Witnesses or the teaching of the word of God?

Now, let us turn to the pages of inspiration and see what God has to say about these things. First does Christ have a kingdom now? Well, about two thousand years ago, John the Baptist preached until his death that the kingdom of heaven was at hand (Matt. 3:1, 2). John preached the kingdom was at hand. Did he preach the truth? God sent John, therefore John’s message came from God, but did he preach the truth? According to the Russellites (Jehovah’s Witnesses) he did not preach the truth; for they say that the kingdom has not yet been established and they are being taught to pray for the kingdom to come.

I recently had a discussion with one of their teachers during our city-wide gospel meeting in Los Angeles, California, and he used all of the time trying to prove that the establishment of the kingdom of Christ is still in the future. Again, Christ taught about two thousand years ago that the kingdom of heaven was at hand (Matt. 10:17). Did he teach the truth? He also sent the twelve under what is known as the limited commission, and told them to preach, “the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 30:7). He also sent out seventy and told them to preach that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. Hear the command of Jesus to the seventy: “But whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth to us, we do wipe off against you: not withstanding be sure of this, the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you” (Luke 10:10, 11). Christ told them to be sure of the fact that the kingdom is come nigh unto you. He said be sure of it.

Kingdom Established During Life-time of Apostles

What brazen audacity, what intestinal fortitude, what monumental gall, these so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses have that they fly in the face of the Son of God and say he was mistaken when he told them to be sure that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. Hear Jesus again, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand” (Mark 1:15). The Savior said this about two thousand years ago. Did he tell the truth? If he did, and he certainly did, the so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses are wrong in their teaching that the kingdom is yet to be established. Here is more proof that the kingdom has been established, and this is absolute proof. Jesus talking, said, “Verily, I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here~ which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power” (Mark 9:1).

This statement of Jesus puts our Russellite friends in a dilemma in which they will find it extremely difficult to extricate themselves. But they will have to take one end of the horn or the other. They will have to contend that some of them who were standing there when Jesus was speaking are still living, or admit that their teaching concerning the future establishment is false. Now which end of the horn are they going to take? They’ll have to take one or the other, unless they are willing to accuse Jesus of telling a falsehood. If they contend that those who were standing there when Jesus spoke are still living, then it must be admitted that Methuselah was a baby compared to some old people walking around here some place. Methuselah was the oldest man that ever lived upon the earth, and he lived nine hundred and sixty nine years, but if those who were standing by when Jesus was speaking are still alive they are about two thousand years old. Pshaw! What nonsense!

Ladies and gentlemen, Christ gave Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 16:19), and since Peter is dead who is going to open the kingdom when it is established, if it is yet to be established? Is it their contention that Christ will raise Peter up from the dead and give him the keys when he comes again? If that is it, pray tell me how Paul and the brethren at Colosse got into it before they died. Paul said that the Father had translated him and the brethren at Colosse into the kingdom of his dear Son (Col. 1:13). John said that he and the seven congregations in Asia were in the kingdom before he died. If the kingdom has not been established how did they get into it?

Christ Will Deliver Up, Not Set Up, His Kingdom

The doctrine of the so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses is false regarding the establishment of the kingdom. The Bible teaches that Christ will deliver up the kingdom when he comes, not set it up. Don’t these people know the difference between delivering up the kingdom and setting it up? Hear the Holy Spirit through the venerable apostle Paul (I Cor. 15:23-28), “But every man in his own order; Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. Then, [when? Then, and then means when] cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power, for he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.” Thus we see that according to the Bible, when Christ comes, he will deliver up the kingdom instead of setting up his kingdom. Also, he will be subject to God himself instead of reigning or ruling as they contend. Christ has his kingdom now, and he is ruling now.

He received the kingdom when he ascended, and started his rule when he ascended. Turn with me to Daniel 7:13. “I saw in the night visions and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” When did Christ receive his kingdom? The Bible teaches that he received it when he ascended on the clouds to God in heaven (Dan. 7:14).

He also began his reign and rule when he ascended. Hear God almighty through his prophet Zechariah: “And speak unto him saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the Temple of the Lord; Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the council of peace shall be between them both” (Zech. 6:12, 13). Notice! He said that he shall sit and rule upon his throne. What is he to do? He said he shall sit and rule!

Now, if we want to know when he started his rule, just find out when he started sitting, for he was to sit and rule. Well, when did he start sitting? Hear the gospel writer and servant of God in the person of Mark. “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God” (Mark 16:19). When did he start sitting? The answer is given by inspiration. It was when he ascended. Therefore, he started ruling when he ascended and will rule until he comes again and then he will deliver up the kingdom to God the Father, when he shall have put down all rule, authority and power and he himself will then be subject to the Father that God may be all in all (I Cor. 15:23-28). This is what God’s word teaches, but the so-called Jehovah’s Witnesses teach to the contrary.

False Teaching About Man’s Soul

This cult also teaches that man does not have a soul, but that man is wholly mortal. The Bible teaches that man does have a soul and that there is a part of man that lives on in eternity. Jesus said, “For what is a man’s profit if he should gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matt. 16:26).

Here Jesus plainly says that man has a soul. I ask, how could a man lose his own soul if he doesn’t have a soul to lose?

God said, “Hear and your soul shall live” (Isa. 55:3). As further proof that man has a soul I ask that you turn to 1^st Kings 17:1-23. Here, we have the story of God’s prophet Elijah being charged by a widow of slaying her son. In verse 19 we find the prophet took the child up into the loft where he abode and laid the child upon his own bed and he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, “0 Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.” And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. Thus we see that when the child’s soul was away the body was dead, and when the child’s soul returned into him again the child revived.

Friends, death means separation. Therefore, when the soul is separated from the body, the body is dead. The same is true or is said about the spirit. Go with me now to the eighth chapter of the book of Luke, commencing with the forty-ninth verse and reading through the fifty-sixth verse. Here we have a record of Christ restoring the life of the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue. In verse 54 we find that Jesus took her by the hand, and called, saying, “Maid, arise.” And her spirit came into her again, and she arose straightway. Here, we have it again, the spirit was away and the maid was dead; the spirit returned and the maid arose straightway. But where is the spirit when it is away? God said through the wise man Solomon, “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it” (Eccl. 12:7).

So, it is clearly seen that there is a part of man that never dies. I know that the Bible teaches that the body is mortal (Rom. 8:11), but where is the text that says that the spirit is mortal? or that the soul is mortal? Where? My Russellite friends don’t have it, and neither do his Adventist friends from whom he got the soul-sleeping idea, have it. That is sure! It should be remembered that man is a duel being, consisting of an outward man and an inward man. Hear the great apostle Paul (II Cor. 4:16), “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” Again, Ephesians 3:16, “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.” And Paul said, “For I delight in the law of God after the inward man” (Rom. 7:22).

We have a formidable array of other texts teaching that man is a duel being, but I am sure that this is enough for any honest person.

This cult would have you to believe that man is like old Rover, when he dies, he dies all over. Now to their false teaching on the 144,000: Their teaching respecting the 144,000 is far from the teaching of the Bible.

The Kingdom and Church Ages

This cult has divided the Christian dispensation into two ages. This, as well as most of their teaching, is without scriptural foundation; neither is such teaching sanctioned by the scriptures.

The New Testament church age and the kingdom age is the same age. The Bible speaks only of three dispensations of religion. Namely: the Patriarchal, the Jewish, and the Christian. But Pastor Russell hatched up an idea of a kingdom age, and a church age. Russell died ignorant of the fact, and his followers are yet ignorant of the fact that the kingdom and the church is one and the same institution. Viewing it from a governmental standpoint, it is called the Kingdom of God’s dear Son, and viewing it from the standpoint of being called out from the world, it is the church of Christ (Matt. 16:18, 19; Col. 1:13).

The 144,000 Theory.

They contend that the church is only the 144,000, and only this number would be in heaven, but the rest that would be saved would live down here on this old earth after God has cleaned it up. They claim that the church (only 144,000) would be caught up to heaven in 1914 to rule over the earth and the entire world would be restored to Adam’s condition in Eden. They would have perfect bodies, live forever as perfect human beings after 1914. (See “Millions Now Living,” p. 100). This certainly has not happened. The entire world has not been restored to Adam’s condition in Eden, therefore, the prophecy was false. The teaching that only 144,000 comprise the heavenly host is false.

Turn with me to Revelation 7 and notice verse 9, after pointing out the fact that the twelve tribes of the children of Israel were sealed from verses 4-8, John said in verse 9, “After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindred and tongues, and people stood before the throne and before the lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.” How can these people teach that only the 144,000 will be in heaven when God says there will be a number there which no man can number of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues. This calls for a complete ignoring of the plain teaching of God’s word. This is a result of accepting their books instead of the Bible.

The “No Going to Heaven” Theory

They also contend that there is no such thing as going to heaven. Hear them on page 143 of their book called “Government.” “God has never tried to get anyone into heaven.” Again, “Many have been led to believe that God has caused the gospel to be preached merely to save men from eternal punishment and give them a home in heaven.” (“Riches,” page 42). Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:2, 3). But where did he go. If we can learn where he went, we will know where the place is prepared, for he said that he was going to prepare a place.

Where did he go? He went to heaven (Mark 16:19; Acts 1:10, 11; I Peter 3:22; Acts 7:55). Into heaven itself (Heb. 9:24). Paul said, “For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven” (Col. 1:5). The idea that God will clean up this old earth and rule over the kingdoms of men, and that the righteous will live on this earth is false. One scripture is enough to settle this contention forever. Hear the Holy Spirit through the apostle Peter (I Pet. 3:10), “The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with fervent heat and the earth also and the works therein shall be burned up. Nevertheless, we, according to his promise look for a new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” Did you hear him? He said that the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Don’t you believe him?

Mormons claim that the Catholic church removed important teachings from the Bible. There is absolutely no evidence for this claim. Yet the Bible repeatedly condemns Catholic doctrine, just like it does Mormon doctrine. In fact Mormonism and Catholicism are often condemned for the very same errors! If Catholics changed the Bible, why did they leave in it so many things that condemn their own practice?

So Mormonism tells us we cannot trust just the Bible because it contains errors. Then they tell us that, instead we should place our trust in a different book, which openly admits it may contain errors! Then they tell us, if we reject their book for its errors and try to follow only the book that claims it has no errors, that we will be condemned! Believe it who can!

The Punishment of the Wicked

This cult denies the eternal punishment of the wicked, but God says that the wicked will be punished day and night forever and ever (Rev. 20:10). The Bible also teaches that God lives for ever and ever. God lives forever and ever, and the wicked will be punished forever and ever, therefore, the wicked will be punished as long as God lives. This punishment will be in everlasting fire (Matt. 25:41). It will be eternal (vs. 46; Rev. 14:10, 11). The Bible does not teach the annihilation of the wicked. Their doctrines are false!

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