The California Cult of the Watchtower Society
Time Magazine March 31, 1930 Big, blue eyed Judge Joseph Frederick Rutherford, 60, lives in a ten-room Spanish mansion, No. 4440 Braeburn Road, San Diego, California. Last week he deeded No. 4440 Braeburn Road, an adjacent two-car garage and a pair of automobiles to King David, Gedeon, Barak, Samson, Jephthar, Samuel and sundry other mighties […]
The Jehovah’s Witnesses teach: Only a little flock of 144,000 go to Heaven and Rule with Christ.
Victor R. Claveau. MJ The 144,000 are born again as spiritual sons of God. 1 Pet. 1:23; John 3:3; Rev. 7:3-4. The Watchtower Society teaches that only 144,000 members of the body of Christ will attain heaven. Those believers who are not part of this group will form a secondary class, known as the great […]
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses deny Christ’s divinity?
By BibleAsk Last Modified: August 28, 2025 Table of Contents Among the many religious groups in the world today, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are one of the most active in spreading their message. They are known for going door to door, handing out literature, and offering free Bible studies. Because of their boldness and persistence, they have gained millions of followers worldwide. […]
“And the Word was God”
The 1901 Jehovah’s Witness Bible
Greek translations of John 1:1
Notice that the word for God is capitalized (emphasis mine). ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 1:1 Greek NT: Nestle 1904Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΝ 1:1 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς […]
GOD IS OMNIPRESENT
by Giuseppe Monno Jehovah’s Witnesses deny a fundamental truth of divine revelation: the omnipresence of God. This denial is not merely a difference of interpretation, but a serious diminishment of God’s very nature, reducing Him to something limited, almost material, and thus no longer the true God revealed in Sacred Scripture. Jehovah’s Witnesses maintain that […]
ACTS 7:60 — THE LORD INVOKED BY STEPHEN IS JESUS, NOT JEHOVAH
by Giuseppe Monno Acts 7:59–60 59 As they were stoning him, Stephen made this appeal, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he knelt down and cried out loudly, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And with these words he fell asleep. The account of Stephen’s martyrdom in Acts 7 is one of […]
ROMANS 10:13: “THE LORD,” NOT “JEHOVAH”
by Giuseppe Monno Romans 10:13 “Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” The translators of the New World Translation replace the genitive Kyriou (“of the Lord”) with the name “Jehovah.” Yet in the original Greek text of the New Testament, the Tetragrammaton YHWH never appears, nor is it ever transliterated. […]
GOD PRICED AT THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER: ITS FULFILMENT IN CHRIST
by Giuseppe Monno Zechariah 11:12–13“Then I said to them, ‘If it seems right to you, give me my wages; if not, then keep them.’ So they weighed out my wages, thirty shekels of silver. But the Lord said to me, ‘Throw it into the treasury, this handsome sum at which they have priced me!’ So […]
GENESIS 1:2: THE SPIRIT OF GOD
by Giuseppe Monno Genesis 1:2 “The earth was a formless void, and darkness covered the abyss, and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.” In the Hebrew text of Genesis 1:2, we find the expression ruach Elohim, which literally means “Spirit of God.” The Hebrew word ruach can denote wind, breath, or spirit; however, […]