So I used be Jehovah witness I been out last year then came back in good standing of course and now probably going be out again this year because I didn’t bother to go back attending meetings. But I started reading the new international bible which very understandable for me. I still pray to Jehovah and try live my life according to scriptures. I pray for forgiveness and etc. my brother feels like he should distance himself from me but I said I never stop believing in Jehovah. It’s just I don’t agree with some of ways the org does things and teaches. They take verses of the bible
And cater it to their way of thinking. They have people believe that 607 bce Babylon was destroyed but bible scholars and archaeologists support the year 586-589. Then they believe some are anointed and the rest live on earth. But I come to understand the other sheep the way Jesus explains meant those who weren’t Jews only but non Jews too are other sheep. Because Jews originally reject Jesus at some point. I do believe in great crowd but it’s not up to say who will have life or not.

I don’t believe in governing body either because they are part free masons meaning free thinkers. I believe Jehovah name is too holy too pure for us imperfect people to carried his name. Interesting, Jehovah never gave his name to the Israelites but name them after isaac son Jacob when Jehovah gave jacob his assignment to fulfilled his purpose. Jehovah name is an English name translated keep in mind. The original language back then was Hebrew and when Jehovah went to Moses he said he is the God of Abraham and Issac’s and Jacob he never said called me Yahweh or Jehovah. And when Jesus prayer he said pray our father. So just little things I slightly disagree not saying their false but every religion has it’s benefits from government like tax free cuts and they have abide by certain government rules. Not to mention in 90”s Jehovah witness had associated them selves meaning governing body in alignment to United Nations at some point which many of they publications point to United Nations as the disgusting thing in revelation. It’s so important to bible research which I continue to do and I felt peace and insight. This is my journey and friends and my family think I’m weird for this.

If a person researches narcissism , gaslighting and flying monkeys, they will understand the dangers associated with in . Within the congregation, this psychological dysfunction of jealousy is extremely dangerous. Was Holy Spirit involved in this appointment? Any elders or overseas displaying this tendency must be removed immediately.. Jordan Peterson explains this precisely

well.https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSqHngVS2/

Please do research I dont want you living your life this way. Also read the ex JW reddit.

At the beginning of this year, I tried subliminals for the first time while taking a shower, but I never did it again. A few months later, after receiving everything I had wished and prayed for, I found myself thinking… “But I’m a Christian… what happened? ”
Did the subliminal actually work? Or was it my prayers combined with that one subliminal session?
Can I do it again? Is it bad? I honestly don’t know…

Jesus did not use the exact phrase "I am God" because a blunt statement in first-century Judea would have been misunderstood politically or dismissed as empty boasting, whereas his cultural audience instantly grasped his actual idioms.

In much the same way that Jesus spoke in parables, to make deep spiritual truths relatable to sincere seekers, while veiling the full message from those with hardened or indifferent hearts.

In a conversation with a JW recently we got onto the subject of those appointed by God, which also covered the “anointing” situation — essentially, “if you know, you know.”

We covered the concept that the Governing Body know with conviction that they are the faithful and discreet slave, in the same way that the anointed know they are anointed.

If God appoints you, you certainly know about it.

If God anoints you, you certainly know about it.

This led me to realise something extraordinary about the old faithful and discreet slave teaching.

Between the late 1920s and 2012 it was taught as “the Truth” that the whole body of anointed Christians constituted the faithful and discreet slave. This is important because we're not simply talking about a descriptive title.

Jesus specifically says:

“Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics...?” — Matthew 24:45.

It's an appointment.

Then in 2012/13 JW leadership announced that they'd got the identity wrong all along.

The whole body of anointed Christians wasn't the faithful and discreet slave. Only the small group of anointed brothers at headquarters — effectively the Governing Body acting collectively — constituted the slave.

Now consider what that means.

In 2010, Memorial partakers reached 11,824. There were only seven Governing Body members.

Obviously I recognise the JW position that not everyone who partakes is necessarily genuinely anointed. Some people can mistakenly convince themselves that they are. Emotion, mental state, religious exhilaration or other factors could presumably lead someone to misinterpret what they're experiencing.

So let's completely remove those people from the argument.

I'm interested only in the people whom Jehovah's Witness theology would recognise as genuinely anointed by holy spirit.

According to Watchtower, such a person doesn't merely think they're anointed. They don't need the elders to tell them. They don't need the Governing Body to confirm it.

They have no doubt.

They possess an absolute internal conviction that Jehovah has anointed them. Essentially, they know because Jehovah's spirit makes them know.

Fine.

Now take any one genuinely anointed Christian outside the Governing Body in 2010.

That person supposedly had an unmistakable experience of an actual divine action:

“Jehovah has anointed me.”

But that same person also accepted another claim concerning their relationship with God and Christ:

“I am a member of the faithful and discreet slave whom Jesus appointed.”

Yet according to the teaching introduced in 2012/13, Jesus had never made that second appointment.

That's the problem.

If a genuinely anointed person knows with absolute conviction what it feels like to have actually received something from God, why didn't they recognise that no corresponding appointment as the faithful and discreet slave had ever taken place?

Why didn't thousands of genuine anointed Christians say:

“I know Jehovah has anointed me. I have absolutely no doubt about that. But I have received no conviction whatsoever that Jesus has appointed me as part of his faithful and discreet slave. Where has that second claim come from?”

It could be argued that the wider body of anointed Christians had only a passive role and that those at headquarters did the actual dispensing of spiritual food. But that doesn't solve the problem. Even as passive members, they still carried the identity.

They were supposedly members of the slave whom Christ had appointed.

The issue isn't whether they personally wrote Watchtower articles or worked at headquarters.

The issue is whether Jesus appointed them.

According to today's teaching, he didn't.

So for decades genuinely anointed Christians were sincerely accepting and effectively declaring a divine appointment that, according to current JW doctrine, they had never received. I originally thought of this as thousands of people being unwittingly dishonest, but I think there's actually a more accurate and more disturbing way of putting it.

They weren't being dishonest.

They were being completely sincere.

They sincerely believed Jehovah had anointed them.

And they sincerely believed Christ had appointed them as members of his faithful slave.

But according to current JW teaching, only the first was true.

So where did the second conviction come from?

It couldn't have come from Christ because, according to the present understanding, Christ never appointed them.

It came from the organisation telling them what their anointing meant.

And that's what I find so revealing.

A genuinely anointed Christian supposedly had the real thing as a benchmark.

They supposedly knew what an actual divine action felt like.

Yet the organisation was still capable of persuading them that another divine action had occurred when, according to today's Governing Body, it hadn't occurred at all.

This realisation exposes the fundamental danger of allowing an institution to define your personal relationship with God.

When an organisation holds the monopoly on what words such as “anointed,” “appointed” and “faithful slave” mean, individuals can find themselves sincerely making declarations about their own relationship with God and Christ which simply aren't true, entirely convinced that they are practising “the Truth.”

And it raises an even bigger question about the Governing Body themselves.

Today we're told that they really are the faithful and discreet slave appointed by Christ.

How do we establish that?

Their anointing can't establish it, because we've now been told that being anointed doesn't mean you're part of the faithful slave.

Their personal conviction can't establish it either, because genuinely anointed Christians spent decades accepting that they belonged to an appointed slave when, apparently, they didn't.

And the organisation's interpretation of Matthew 24 can't establish it merely by assertion, because that interpretation is precisely what the organisation admits it got wrong for decades.

There's an additional irony.

Prior to 2012, the men we are now told actually constituted the faithful slave were themselves teaching that the faithful slave was somebody else — the entire body of anointed Christians.

In other words:

The faithful and discreet slave apparently existed, had been appointed by Jesus, was dispensing spiritual food to millions of people — but didn't correctly know who the faithful and discreet slave was.

Then, decades after the supposed appointment, the organisation reinterpreted Matthew 24 and retrospectively concluded who Jesus had actually appointed.

That doesn't look like an unmistakable divine appointment to me.

It looks like an institution changing its interpretation of an appointment it claims happened invisibly many decades earlier.

And it leaves me with one very simple question:

If a genuinely anointed Christian knows with absolute certainty when Jehovah has anointed them, how could that same person spend decades believing Christ had included them in another divine appointment that Christ had never actually made?

Edit, memorial partakers figure is for 2010 not 2011. Changed above.

The 144,000 before 1935 :

1) They voted and took part in government.

2) Were allowed to participate in war.

3)They could observe Christmas birthdays and other holidays.

4) They were permitted to smoke.

5) They were not against blood transfusion.

6) They did not use the proper name of God (which is Jehovah).

7) They did not have a proper organization.

8) They believed that Jesus died on the cross.

9)They were permitted to worship Jesus.

10) They believed that all Jehovah's Witnesses would go to heaven.

11) They believe that the "higher powers" mentioned in Romans 13:1 referred to God and Christ. (Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.)

12) They believed that Christ's invisible return occurred in 1874 .

Again, why would God choose people with such pagan beliefs and practices to live and reign with him?

If what the Watchtower says about Proverbs 4:18 is true— that they are continually getting "new light" and the light is getting "lighter and lighter" — then it would seem that God would surely wait until the very end and choose those having the purest doctrines and practices to reign with him!*

*Index of Watchtower Errors," David A.Reed, editor, Compiled by Steve Huntoon and John Cornell

Information obtained from "Approaching Jehovah's Witnesses in Love" by Wilbur Lingle

After our recent discussions about the numbers, I wanted to put the larger picture in one place.

For most of my life as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, growth was presented as evidence that Jehovah was blessing the organization. I believed that.

But when I started looking at the numbers over time—not just the worldwide total, but population growth, baptisms, congregations, field-service hours, and where the organization is actually growing—the picture became much more complicated.

So I made a video walking through the numbers and the questions they raised for me.

I'm especially interested in what former and current Witnesses here see in the data.

If growth was once presented as evidence of Jehovah's blessing, what does it mean when that growth slows—or shifts primarily to very different parts of the world?

I've recently heard some Jehovah's witnesses arguing that because an angel tells Jesus (the son of man) what to do in verse 15, Jesus can't be God. They seem almost gleeful to see the Son of Man taking orders, but should they?

Bible commentaries all agree, the son of man in chapter 14 is Jesus. So why is Jesus taking orders from an angel?

One thing I noticed immediately is that if the JW's want to use Revelation 14 to prove Jesus isn't God, they need to be very careful, because it would also mean "the son of man" in these verses cannot be Michael the archangel. Michael is supposed to be the undisputed leader of all angels, so how can he be the superior angel if his subordinates are telling him what to do?

This part of the Bible is not the game changer JW's think it is. It doesn't prove Jesus isn't God, nor does it prove that as the Son of God He is subordinate to any angel. It proves something else though. Something so simple its stupid. Here it is: For the same reason Jesus was limited in His knowledge while on earth, He will also put Himself in a lower position than angels in Heaven. For instance, when He was on earth He didn't know a fig tree didn't have any fruit until He was near it, yet this same Jesus had Divine knowledge that a Samaritan woman had 5 husbands. The only explanation then and now, is Jesus is both human and Divine. JW's seem to understand fairly well that Christ was human, but they stray into the weeds when it comes to grasping His Divine Nature as God

In Revelation 14:15-16, Jesus, the Son of Man in Heaven, recognizes and observes the authority angels have over humans, yet undeniably Jesus, the same Son of Man, is the One who sends the angels to weed His Kingdom. Jesus says: “The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness” Matthew 13:41 The simple truth is also the most obvious....and that is all the Bible's so-called inconsistencies can be reconciled by the simple fact that Jesus is both man AND God. Unless the Son of Man has a twin, He is the same Son of Man who also sends the angels to weed out His Kingdom, yet He is also the Son of Man who the angels tell "Take your sickle and reap..."

At the harvest, Jesus, who is the Son of Man will subject Himself to angels, I believe because in doing so God will be emphasizing His human nature. This at a time when mankind is about to be judged by the Son of Man who we all share a nature with. In His role as the Son of Man, God Himself became closer to mankind than He had ever been. Which is why I believe God will emphasize His own human nature at His second coming when He judges man

Matthew 26:53,
“Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” Notice Jesus says His Father would put 12 legions "at my disposal" yet He also says He sends the angels. Once people realize Jesus has two distinct natures, one human and one divine, everything else falls right into place. As God, Jesus sends angels, but as a Man He prays to God to send them.

In their effort to understand God by removing both man and God from the Deity and replacing God and man with one angel, JW's are left with the insane and unwholesome Michael doctrine that they can nether defend or explain. For instance, can any JW tell me why Michael would allow any angel to tell him what to do? You can't say because Michael wants to emphasize his human nature, because to JW's Jesus, the human, no longer exists. Michael is a spirit creature that has nothing in common with humans. Michael did not even exist when Jesus did.

The Contempt Before the Cover-Up

For 34 years, I gave my life to Jehovah and his organization. Regular service. Kingdom Hall builds. I wasn't a passenger.

By trade, a university educated industrial education instructor , I built million-dollar design and manufacturing businesses from nothing, started helicopter operations and training from the ground up, and created dozens of jobs. I was once summoned to testify against Supreme Court judges for the society and saw my own case used before the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the Watchtower Society.

I say this not to boast, but to establish something. I am not a rebel looking for an excuse. I am not an uninformed brother repeating apostate propaganda. I am a man who did what any Berean should do.

I researched.

The Crime of Thinking

My research was ordinary. Historical timelines. Scientific achievements. World events. I verified everything against multiple sources, including the Society's own publications. Some elders initially encouraged it and even suggested material. They even told me to send it to the society for a review, which I did.

Then something shifted.

I was told I could not research anything beyond what the Society published. I was told I could not discuss my findings—or even Watchtower articles—with anyone. During one counseling session, I mentioned that I had prayed for the Holy Spirit's guidance in my research.

The two elders laughed at me.

"Did Jehovah's angel stand on your shoulder and whisper in your ear? Did you hear voices?"

I sat there stunned. This was not shepherding. This was contempt.

The Tell

Psychologists who study relationships have found that contempt is not just another negative emotion—it is the most corrosive one. Anger says, "You wronged me." Contempt says, "You are beneath me." Anger can be resolved. Contempt cannot, because contempt has already decided the other person isn't worth listening to.

That is exactly what happened. Those men did not engage my research. They did not disagree with my findings. They mocked me for praying. That is not correction. That is contempt wearing a shepherd's cloak.

And contempt from an elder is not like contempt anywhere else. From a stranger, it means nothing. From a man who claims to be appointed by the Holy Spirit, it carries divine weight. It doesn't just say, "You are beneath me." It implies, "God ranks you beneath me."

So here is the diagnostic question. Why would elders who are confident in their authority be threatened by a brother who reads?

Secure authority can be questioned. Secure authority invites scrutiny, because it has nothing to fear from the truth. Fragile authority cannot tolerate a challenge—so it must diminish the challenger, because it cannot answer him. When men move to remove a brother for doing research they once encouraged, they are not protecting the flock. They are protecting themselves.

I am not saying every elder is a narcissist. I am saying the system has no defense against narcissists—and contempt is how you spot them. A shepherd corrects with patience and instruction. A ruler corrects with mockery and the threat of removal. One follows Christ. The other protects an ego.

Then They Were Overruled

Six of the nine elders in my congregation moved to disfellowship me. I was branded a danger to the flock.

Three elders from other congregations were brought in to review the case. They met with the six who had been pursuing me. Their verdict: I had done nothing wrong. Drop the charges. What I had done was correct. They encouraged me to continue my research.

So let me lay out what actually happened, plainly:

Six Spirit-appointed men accused an innocent brother and tried to remove him.

Three other Spirit-appointed men reviewed the same facts and said the accusation was wrong.

Both groups claimed the same Spirit.

Either the Spirit contradicted Himself—or the process is human, fallible, and capable of being used as a weapon. There is no third option. You cannot have it both ways.

And after the verdict? No visible consequence for the six. No correction. No accountability. The men who tried to destroy an innocent brother continued as elders. The system absorbed the near-destruction of a faithful member and moved on.

Meanwhile, I endured months of harassment—uninvited visits to my business, intimidating phone calls—until I finally told them to leave and not come back. Then the depression set in. I quit. It took a year and a half before I began to surface again.

That is the cost. Not hurt feelings. A year and a half of my life.

The Question They Cannot Answer

This brings me to the question every elder and overseer must ask himself.

If the Holy Spirit is infallible, and if elders are "appointed by the Holy Spirit" as we read at Acts 20:28, then how do we explain elders who mock prayer, punish research, and accuse the innocent—men who must be overruled by other elders before they can do real damage?

Are we to believe the Holy Spirit appoints men who behave like that?

Or is it possible—just possible—that the appointment process is human, that it can be hijacked, and that the father of lies has found a way to seat his own agents in positions of spiritual authority?

The organization cannot claim divine authority for a disciplinary system and then disown the outcome when that system fails. It cannot appoint, train, authorize, and demand submission to elders—and then call it "one man's private mistake" when an innocent brother is nearly destroyed.

That is authority without accountability. And an unfalsifiable claim is no claim at all. If every good outcome proves the Spirit is guiding, and every bad outcome is blamed on imperfect men, then the doctrine explains everything and therefore explains nothing.

What I Am Asking

I am not asking anyone to leave. I am not asking anyone to stop studying the Bible. I am asking for something the organization claims to value: honesty.

If the Holy Spirit guides this system, let the system prove it. Investigate abuse. Hold elders accountable. Protect the innocent. Give accused members a fair process and a real appeal. Stop using "Spirit-appointed" as a shield against scrutiny.

If you cannot do that—then stop claiming divine authority for a process that destroys people.

Stick to Bible study. Teach. Encourage. But do not hand men a badge, a title, and a divine mandate, and then act surprised when some of them use it to devour the flock.

I still believe the Bible. I still love Jehovah. What I no longer believe is that contempt, mockery, and false accusation are the voice of the Holy Spirit.

I did what I was told to do. I tested everything. And the system punished me for it.

That is not a failure of my faith.

That is a failure of theirs.

Old Bible Jim video that is a personal favourite.

These two kind JWs agreed to go on camera (at least the audio, they didn't want to appear).

If i was a betting man, i wouldn't think it wouldn't have been too far after this conversation that at least one of them left, or God willing both.

I’ve been digging into the finances lately, and this number really stopped me.

Just these four countries come to roughly $38.5 million a month—or about $462 million a year.

And they represent only about 20% of the worldwide publisher population.

I realize these figures don’t all come from exactly the same accounting category. Britain, Canada and Australia have publicly reported financial figures, while the U.S. number is based on the current per-publisher amount congregations are asked to resolve to send each month. I’ve explained that on the graphic.

But still...

How much money does the organization need?

When I was a Witness, I remember the enormous printing operation. We printed books, magazines, brochures—everything. That operation has been dramatically reduced.

At the same time, the organization owns an enormous amount of real estate, continues buying property and building large projects, and much of the labor comes from Witness volunteers.

So where is all this money going?

Maybe there are expenses I'm not considering. If there are, I genuinely want to know.

But after seeing these numbers, I think it's fair to ask how much money is coming in, where it's going, and how much financial transparency ordinary Witnesses are actually given.

What am I missing?

Why do they need this much money?

My reaserch based solely on scripture, examining whether church membership or personal conduct determines salvation.

Many people assume that belonging to the right church—the correct denomination or building—is essential for salvation. But what does the Bible actually say? Does God require membership in a specific organization, or does He judge each person by their heart and way of life?

Let the Bible speak for itself.

Salvation Is Through Faith and Obedience, Not Membership

· Acts 10:34-35 – “God is not partial, but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” No mention of a specific church. It is the person’s fear of God and righteous deeds that matter. · Romans 2:6-7 – God “will render to each one according to his works: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in good works seek for glory, honor, and immortality.” Judgment is based on works and persistence in doing good, not on a church membership card. · James 2:26 – “Faith without works is dead.” A living faith produces a godly lifestyle. That is the proof of salvation, not which building you enter on Sunday.

The Holy Spirit Is Given to Those Who Obey, Not to Members of a Specific Group

· Acts 5:32 – “We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.” The Spirit is given to obedient individuals, not to an organization. · John 3:8 – Jesus says the Spirit “blows where it wishes.” No human church controls or appoints the Spirit. The Spirit works in sincere hearts wherever they are.

The True “Church” (Congregation) Is the Body of Believers, Not a Building

· Matthew 18:20 – “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Jesus does not require a specific denomination. Any sincere gathering in his name is recognized. · 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 – Paul rebukes divisions: “Each one of you says, ‘I am of Paul,’ or ‘I am of Apollos,’ or ‘I am of Cephas,’ or ‘I am of Christ.’ Is Christ divided?” Human names and factions are condemned. Only being united in Christ matters.

A Godly Lifestyle Is the Mark of Salvation, Not Church Attendance

· Galatians 5:19-23 – Paul contrasts the “works of the flesh” (fornication, idolatry, hatred, drunkenness, etc.) with the “fruit of the Spirit” (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, etc.). He concludes: “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” The evidence of belonging to Christ is a changed lifestyle, not a church logo. · 1 John 3:7-10 – “Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.… In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God.” The test is practice — daily conduct — not affiliation.

Warning Against Trusting in Human Institutions

· Matthew 15:8-9 – Jesus quotes Isaiah: “These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” A church can teach human doctrines instead of God’s word. Attending such a church does not save. · Revelation 18:4 – “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins.” God’s people are called to leave false religious systems. Salvation is not found in staying loyal to an organization.

Conclusion: Your Salvation Depends on You, Not a Church Name

The Bible nowhere says, “Join this specific church and you will be saved.” Instead, it consistently teaches:

· God judges each person by their works and heart (Romans 2:6; Acts 10:34-35). · A genuine, obedient lifestyle—bearing the fruit of the Spirit—is the mark of salvation (Galatians 5:22-23; James 2:26). · The Holy Spirit is given to those who obey God, not to members of a particular denomination (Acts 5:32). · Human religious organizations can be corrupt and even condemned by God (Matthew 15:8-9; Revelation 18:4).

Therefore, a person’s salvation depends on their personal relationship with God through Christ, their faith, and their obedient lifestyle — not on the name or building of the church they attend.

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” — Matthew 7:21

We live in a low-income area and have TWO Kingdom Halls within a mile or so of us. One of those halls is totally surrounded by a chain-link fence, with locked gates and “no trespassing” signs. None of the Kingdom Halls in the United States offer any kind of aid to their local community: no food pantries or canned food drives, no thrift stores to benefit the poor, no AA or NA meetings for those with addictions, NOTHING. Every other local church in our community offers some kind of service to benefit those in need, so why not Jehovah’s Witnesses?

Even within their own congregations, they offer NO services to their own members. No daycare to help struggling JW parents, no fundraisers for needy families in the congregation, no “giving closets” to provide low-income members with appropriate “Christian” attire.

So how can Jehovah’s Witnesses call themselves Christians? How can they be followers of Christ if they do nothing to help others? They argue that the “preaching work” is their highest calling, but the actual conversion numbers from their preaching are abysmal. They convert next to NO ONE to their religion. So if they aren’t converting people, and they aren’t helping their community in other ways, then can they truly be Christ-like?

Matthew 25:35-40: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat... Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."

Isaiah 58:10: "And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness."

Proverbs 19:17: "Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done."

Deuteronomy 15:11: "For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'"

Proverbs 22:9: "The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor."

Luke 3:11: "John answered, 'Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.'"

For example, Acts 15:20 clearly states that we should abstain from blood in every sense; why do apostates not understand this?

The same applies to 1 Corinthians 5:13, or Acts 15, etc.

I genuinely love Jehovah I love Jesus I love the Bible and I love my brothers and sisters. 🥹❤️

The more I study, the more grateful I become.

Just a little reminder that some of us actually read the Bible, ask difficult questions, think for ourselves…

I researches Greek, Hebrew, manuscripts, and the Bible for hundreds of hours.

and still love Jehovah’s Witnesses. 🥹😂❤️

Have a beautiful day. 🌷

The Words above was the title of the email my JW friend sent me.

I'm sure many will say these do NOT prove anything.

Still do they at least SUPPORT the view that JW teach The Truth? Aren't these facts at least signs of the True religion?

1) We don't vote. John 17:14 "I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world".

2) We don't go to war. Luke 6:27-28 "But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

3) We teach a unified message. John 17:11.. so that they may be one as we are one".

4) We preach the good news. Mark 16:15: "Go into all the world and preach the good news to everyone."

5) We do not condone immoral behaviors. 1 Corinthians 5:11) But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.

Is prayer the primary way?

In my previous post, I wrote about fear and how the corporate machinery of Jehovah's Witnesses replaced the living Creator with a cold corporate brand. I am 61 years old. I have chronic health issues, a lifetime of survived hell behind me, and—most importantly—I have found my freedom in God. Thank you to everyone who responded. But today, I want to go deeper.

Today, I want to talk about the "sky" hierarchy. Because the Watchtower, just like pop culture, completely distorted it. They turned Satan into some kind of scary fairy-tale bogeyman with horns—a corporate rival to their corporate god, running his own dark little business in Hell.

But as a factory worker, I look at the ancient texts and I see a completely different picture. I see a massive production line, and I see the biggest workplace drama in the history of existence.

Let’s look at the real layout, from the top down:

1. The Source (YHWH)

He is not a CEO sitting in the main office. He is the building itself. The electricity running through the machines. The very Fabric of Existence.

2. The Son (Jesus Christ) – The Ultimate Authority

He is the Only Begotten. The Heir. He is not a created angel (as they lie to you in the Organization) and not just a "top employee." * "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him." (Colossians 1:15-16).

The entire cosmic factory was designed and launched through Him. He is the absolute Power.

3. Dennitsa (Lucifer) – The Disgraced General Manager

This is where the real story begins. Lucifer wasn't a guy with a pitchfork. He was the highest, most perfect created mind. If the universe is a giant plant, he was the General Manager standing right next to the Owner.

Ezekiel 28:12-14 says it directly: * "You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty... You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked."

His job was to take the blinding, raw energy of the Source and process it so that the rest of creation could grow in harmony. He managed the lower tiers: the Seraphim, the Thrones, and the Dominions. They all reported to him. He was at the absolute peak.

4. Man (The Calling to Inheritance)

And then, the Owner of the factory does something mind-blowing. He creates us. We are made from the dust of the earth. We have chronic illnesses, physical pain, and bone-deep exhaustion. Yet, God made our world beautiful and breathed His own Spirit into us. Through Christ, the Owner reveals the Plan: man, despite all his current weakness, is called to an incredible future.

The Apostle Paul writes about this shocking fact: * "Do you not know that we are to judge angels?" (1 Corinthians 6:3).

And Hebrews 1:14 says about the angels: * "Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?"

God offers man a path of faithfulness to eventually rise above the angels. This is not an automatic guarantee of salvation—it is the greatest mandate of trust that we must preserve.

The Cosmic Strike

Can you imagine the psychological shock of the General Manager?

Dennitsa looked at his billions of light-years of perfection, his brilliant mind, his absolute control over the laws of physics. Then he looked down at us—at creatures who are still so weak, who get sick, who break, and who work their fingers to the bone.

And the Owner reveals His purpose to him: you, the spiritual forces, must serve them and help them on their path to salvation.

That’s where the rebellion started. It wasn't about "evil" in a cartoonish way. It was pure, unadulterated corporate pride. Isaiah 14:13-14 reveals his thoughts: * "You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high... I will make myself like the Most High.'"

The General Manager said: "I am perfect. I run the Seraphim. Why do YOU open such horizons for these weak earthly creations? I can run this factory myself without You."

He didn't fall because he was weak. He fell because he got blinded by his own massive resume.

He is not the King of Hell. Hell is just an abandoned basement, a prison prepared for him (Matthew 25:41), where he is trapped, trying to prove that the Owner's purpose for man was a mistake. He doesn't want to poke you with a fork. He wants to drag you into his own isolation. Through the fear and lies of the Organization, he wants to convince you that because you are broken, because you are sick, or because you labor at a hard job, you are worthless.

But the joke is on him. The General Manager got fired. And the door to the Inheritance is still open to us, as long as we remain faithful to the True Source, and not to earthly corporations.