A PROPHET OF GOD?
To accurately answer the question above the following questions must also be answered.
1. Did The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society which writes the literature for the Jehovah
Witnesses claim to be a prophet of God?
2. How does the Bible say to distinguish a false prophet from a true prophet?
3. Does the Watchtower measure up to this test?
Throughout this study all quoted references followed by (JW) or (NWT) is material printed by
the Watchtower.
JW= Jehovah Witness NWT= New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
1. Did The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, which writes the literature for the Jehovah
Witnesses, claim to be a prophet of God?
The Watchtower is a self-proclaimed prophet of God, following is a quote by them:
The Watchtower, April 1, 1972, p.197. (JW)
'They Shall Know that a Prophet Was Among Them'
JEHOVAH GOD is interested in having people know him. Though he is invisible to human
eyes, he provides various ways by which they can know his personality. They can know what
to expect from him and what he expects of them.
One can come to understand that Jehovah is a God of surpassing wisdom by observing
creation. This also reveals the loving care with which he designed things for man's welfare
and enjoyment. A second way to know God is through his Word of truth, the Bible. Herein one
finds the full expression of Jehovah's purpose toward mankind-why man is on the earth and
the blessings that God has in store.
A third way of coming to know Jehovah God is through his representatives. In
ancient times he sent prophets as his special messengers. While these men foretold things to
come, they also served the people by telling them of God's will for them at that time, often also
warning them of dangers and calamities. People today can view the creative works. They
have at hand the Bible, but it is little read or understood. So, does Jehovah have a
prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come?
IDENTIFYING THE "PROPHET"
These questions can be answered in the affirmative. Who is this prophet? The
clergy of the so-called "Christian" nations hold themselves before the people as being the
ones commissioned to speak for God. But, as pointed out in the previous issue of this
magazine, they have failed God and failed as proclaimers of his kingdom by approving a
man-made political organization, the League of Nations (now the United Nations), as "the
political expression of the Kingdom of God on earth."
However, Jehovah did not let the people of Christendom, as led by the clergy, go without
being warned that the League was a counterfeit substitute for the real kingdom of God. He
had a "prophet" to warn them. This "prophet" was not one man, but was a body of men
and women. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at
that time as International Bible Students. Today they are known as Jehovah's
Christian witnesses. They are still proclaiming a warning, and have been joined and
assisted in their commissioned work by hundreds of thousands of persons who have listened
to their message with belief.
