The Return of Christ
JW Position 
JW believe that when Jesus comes, no eye will see Him. They believe he has already come in 1914.
Christian Position
Their position is un-biblical and conflicts with both Old and New Testaments and Jesus Himself, who tells us every eye will see Him when he returns.
1. Matthew 24:30-31
2. Acts 1:9-11
3. Zechariah 12:10
4. Revelation 1:7
JW believe that when Jesus comes, no eye will see Him. They believe he has already come in 1914.
Christian Position
Their position is un-biblical and conflicts with both Old and New Testaments and Jesus Himself, who tells us every eye will see Him when he returns.
1. Matthew 24:30-31
2. Acts 1:9-11
3. Zechariah 12:10
4. Revelation 1:7
The Deity of Christ
The JW Position
1. "The true Scriptures speak of God’s Son, the Word, as ‘a god.’ He is a ‘mighty god,’ but not the Almighty God, who is Jehovah" (The Truth Shall Make You Free, Brooklyn: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1943, 47).
2. "In other words, he was the first and direct creation of Jehovah God" (The Kingdom Is at Hand, Brooklyn: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1944, 46–47, 49).
Christian Response:
The deity of Christ is clear in both the Old and New Testaments, both directly and indirectly.
1. Isaiah 9:6
Here Jesus is called Mighty God, Everlasting Father, both terms which would be blasphemous if the Messiah were not God.
2. Zechariah 12:10
When Zechariah is read in context clearly God is speaking throughout the whole chapter, then in the 10th verse Jehovah God identifies Himself as the "Me whom they pierced". This verse is quoted several times in the New Testament and identified as Jesus, the "Suffering Messiah", See Revelation 1:7, John 19:34,37.
3. Hebrews 1:5-14
In the first chapter of Hebrews we clearly told the Son is not an angel, but God Himself. This is verified in several points in these verses.
a. The angels are commanded to worship the "Son" when the Son is brought into the world.
b. The Father calls the Son "God" and tells Him, His throne is forever.
c. The Father also calls the Son, Lord (Kurios), meaning possessor of all things by Father
a. The angels are commanded to worship the "Son" when the Son is brought into the world.
b. The Father calls the Son "God" and tells Him, His throne is forever.
c. The Father also calls the Son, Lord (Kurios), meaning possessor of all things by Father
The Trinity
JW Position
1. "The doctrine, in brief, is that there are three gods in one: ‘God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost,’ all three equal in power, substance, and eternity" (Let God Be True, Brooklyn: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1946 ed., 100).
Christian Position
The Christians do not believe in three Gods in one. We believe God has revealed Himself in three persons, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The deity of the Son and the Father covered above but the unity of the Three is clearly revealed in scripture.
1. John 14:9-12
2. John 16:8-13
3. Matthew 3:16-17
4. Acts 5:3
5. I Corinthians 6:19
6. Ephesians 4:30
Hell
JW Position
The JW believe that Hell is just the grave, that it is not a place of punishement. They believe that when people die they cease to exist, after they die only to be re-created at the resurrection.
Christian Response
The JW position is an un-biblical contradicted by Jesus Himself, and throughout the New Testament.
1. Luke 16:19-35
Lazarus and the Rich Man, Jesus describes a scene before and after death or two different individuals and their contrasting fate. The Rich man after his death goes to torment in Hades, (Hell) while the Lazarus goes to place where Abraham dwells (Abraham’s bosom, Paradise). Both men clearly died on the physical earth and their lives continued after their death.
If there was not Life after death Jesus was clearly lying and misleading his listeners with this event of the death of Lazarus and the Rich man. Jesus clearly teaches Hades (Hell) being a place of torment for those who do not know God as demonstrated by Abraham’s instruction for the brothers of the Rich man, to listen to Moses and the prophets.
2. Revelation 14:9-11
In Revelation the world is warned by an Angel to not submit to the coming, Antichrist who will demand worship and allegence by the inhabitants of the earth receiveing a mark in their hand or foreheads. Here the angel warns that those who receive the mark will receive eternal punishment.
The eternal aspect as well as the consciousness of their existence is demonstrated by several points.
· He shall be tormented, meaning the person will still exist and feel pain for their actions even after death.
· The person will have no rest, night or day…they will be in a state of soul sleep, they will exist after death
144,000
The eternal aspect as well as the consciousness of their existence is demonstrated by several points.
· He shall be tormented, meaning the person will still exist and feel pain for their actions even after death.
· The person will have no rest, night or day…they will be in a state of soul sleep, they will exist after death
144,000
JW Position
The JW believe the Kingdom of Heaven is limited to 144,000 individuals, all these individuals were called before 1935, after 1935 the Kingdom of Heaven was closed. Of the JW’s who were part of this original group only about 8000 are still alive. Those JW’s living today are considered part of the "Great Crowd" who will occupy paradise earth.
1. "Who and how many are able to enter it [the Kingdom]? The Revelation limits to 144,000 the number that become a part of the Kingdom and stand on heavenly Mount Zion"(Let God Be True, 136).
Christian Response
The 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7:3-8 and Revelation 14:1-5 do not fit the Jehovah Witness, who claim to be the remnant of this group chosen to be part of the Kingdom of Heaven.
· 144,000 are Jews from the 12 tribes of Israel Revelation 7:4
· 144,000 are virgin males Revelation 14:4
· 144,000 have no deceit in their mouths.
144,000 of the Watch Tower include both males and females, many who have had children (They are not virgins), and some who have had deceit in their mouths. And most who are not slightly Jewish.
The 144,000 mentioned in Revelation 7:3-8 and Revelation 14:1-5 do not fit the Jehovah Witness, who claim to be the remnant of this group chosen to be part of the Kingdom of Heaven.
· 144,000 are Jews from the 12 tribes of Israel Revelation 7:4
· 144,000 are virgin males Revelation 14:4
· 144,000 have no deceit in their mouths.
144,000 of the Watch Tower include both males and females, many who have had children (They are not virgins), and some who have had deceit in their mouths. And most who are not slightly Jewish.
After Death
JW Position
JW believe after death the person no longer exists but will be re-created at the resurrection if they are worthy.
"At death man’s spirit, his life-force, which is sustained by breathing, ‘goes out.’ It no longer exists. … When they are dead, both humans and animals are in this same state of complete unconsciousness. … That the soul lives on after death is a lie started by the Devil" (You Can Live, 77).
Christian Positon
The JW position is an unbiblical position, as demonstrated throughout the Bible. The life of Lazarus and the Rich man clearly show that immediately after death, the Spirit/Soul of the individual goes to Hades (Hell) or Paradise.
After the death of Christ the Christian goes into Heaven to await the resurrection. The Christian in Heaven is fully conscious of his existence after death and in Heaven.
1. Philippians 1:21-24
2. Revelation 6:9-11
3. Revelation 15:1-3
4. John 14: 1-4
The New World Bible Translation
JW Position
In the New World Translation, in the New Testament we read the word "Jehovah" as the name of God. The word is not found in the Greek manuscripts, instead the Greek word for Lord or Kurious is used in the Greek Manuscripts. The adding of a Hebrew word is a mistranslation.
Christian Position
The Bible warns against adding anything to the text. The NWT has added Hebrew words that are not found in the original Greek, ignoring this warning.
Revelation 22:18-19
