2024-04-14 12:09
With wars and rumors of wars growing louder, it is time to revisit the familiar prophecy of peace and security. That phrase has special relevance for millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses be… Read More
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Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower Society & Governing Body in Bible prophecy. Scriptural encouragement for stumbled and discouraged Witnesses.
2024-04-12 14:37
There are now some eight billion human souls on this planet. Jehovah God knows each and every one. He also knows those who are spiritually inclined and groping for the truth. They are most p… Read More
2024-04-05 12:13
This is the last article in the series examining the May, 2024 Watchtower.
I am still trying to mentally process the Watchtower’s most recent “new light.” As stated in the… Read More
2024-03-28 11:40
This is part six of the review of the May, 2024 Watchtower
On his last sojourn to Jerusalem, Jesus stunned his apostles when he viewed the temple and said that no stone would be left standin… Read More
2024-03-10 13:10
This is part five of the Watchtower Review series.
Listed under the subheading Things We Do Know the paragraph states:
11 We do know several things about future events. For example, we… Read More
2024-03-02 16:07
This is part four of the review of the May 2024 Watchtower article entitled: What Do We Know About Jehovah’s Future Judgments?
When Jesus was among his disciples he often spoke about h… Read More
2024-03-01 15:03
Part Three: This is a continuation of the consideration of the Watchtower article entitled: What Do We Know About Jehovah’s Future Judgments?
There is a subheading in the article that… Read More
2024-02-29 16:01
Part Two
This is a continuation of the consideration of the Watchtower article entitled: What Do We Know About Jehovah’s Future Judgments?
2 Jehovah continues to help us to… Read More
2024-02-28 17:12
What do we know about Jehovah’s future judgments? That is the question posed in the May 2024, Watchtower Magazine, which is an edited version of what was presented at last year’s… Read More
2024-02-26 16:14
Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over you.—Heb. 13:17.
What should we do if a contagious disease is spreading whe… Read More
2024-02-13 14:16
Continuing with the review of the article appearing in the April 2024 Watchtower entitled Never Leave Spiritual Paradise.
7 Happy and content. God’s people can “shout joyfully&r&hell…Read More
2024-01-30 12:29
This post is part three of a review of the Watchtower’s article on spiritual paradise. (Click here for part one. And here for part two)
The article lists five bullet points as proof th… Read More
2024-01-27 15:01
This post is part two of a review of the Watchtower’s article on spiritual paradise. (Click here for part one)
Spiritual paradise once really existed, at least for a short while. It ex… Read More
2024-01-25 13:40
The April 2024 Watchtower Magazine carries an article entitled: “Never Leave Spiritual Paradise.” It is a topic I have discussed before. There is a chapter in the book Jehovah Hi… Read More
2024-01-03 13:39
Your deliverance is getting near. —Luke 21:28.
The end of false religion will come suddenly, catching the world by surprise. (Rev. 18:8-10) The destruction of Babylon the Great will b… Read More
2023-12-30 00:46
This post is a consideration of Watchtower Study article #8 for 2024, entitled: Keep Following Jehovah’s Guidance.
In recent years the Watchtower has been subtly conditioning Jehovah&r&hell…Read More
2023-12-27 13:48
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 most people imagined that there would finally be peace on earth, or at least the looming threat of nuclear war would be resolved. Now, 30 ye… Read More
2023-12-14 14:22
This slightly edited article was originally posted on the e-jehovahs-witnesses discussion forum, which is where my daily text commentaries appear now. Below is the Watchtower’s daily t… Read More
2023-11-23 14:36
QUESTION: I know you have said that the WT has been used by Jehovah to further His will, but is God still using the organization? I feel that, that time is over now because I can’t se… Read More
2023-11-22 12:57
Thursday, November 21
You must not make for yourself a carved image or a form like anything that is in the heavens above or on the earth below . . . You must not bow down to them… Read More
2023-11-03 14:16
Are these the last days? This is an old topic that I have considered many times over the past 20 years. This article, though, is not simply a rehash for the sake of producing blog fodder. Th… Read More
2023-10-30 14:48
It has only been eight months since the Hamburg mass killing of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a Kingdom Hall, and now another attack has occurred, this time in Kerala India. According to the… Read More
2023-10-28 13:10
Having watched the Governing Body’s Update #7, it is most impressive that the complete NWT is now available in 158 languages and Watchtower literature has been translated into over 1,0… Read More
2023-10-15 12:27
Since the last world war update a few weeks ago the longstanding geo-political hotspot in the Middle East has violently erupted in flames. The border with Israel and the Palestinian concentr… Read More
2023-08-26 13:35
As Nebuchanezzr’s war machine began to lay siege to Jerusalem Jeremiah found himself in detention in the doomed city of Jerusalem. It was at the order of King Zedekiah that Jeremiah wa… Read More
2023-08-04 15:24
Last week’s attention-grabbing clickbait on JW.org had to do with this summer’s heatwave being the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. I wish I were kidding, but it is no joke. They h… Read More
2023-07-21 13:18
JW dot org has a header article entitled Summer 2023 Global Heat Wave—What Does the Bible Say?
It quotes three agencies and as we might expect, one of them is part of the United Nation… Read More
2023-05-29 12:19
This is the concluding part three of the consideration of the Learn from Bible Prophecy article. Paragraph 16 states:
God’s people who live under the rule of “the king of the no… Read More
2023-05-26 11:46
Part two
Under the subheading How the kings of the North and South affect you, paragraph 15 states:
Read Daniel 11:40. Daniel chapter 11 speaks of two kings, or politica… Read More
2023-05-25 12:19
This article is in response to the August 2023 Watchtower article entitled Learn From Bible Prophecy.
Paragraph three advises us to get a guide to help us understand Bible prophecy, saying:… Read More
2023-05-24 12:47
A continuation of the Jeremiah series
One of the last things Jesus said before he ascended back to heaven, he assured his followers that he would be with them all the days until the conclusi… Read More
2023-04-25 13:57
A continuation of the Jeremiah series.
Everything connected to the second coming of Christ has been distorted and ultimately concealed. We might suspect that the Devil is the culprit, and, o… Read More
2023-03-31 12:50
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a unique message. It is the Bible’s message, otherwise called the gospel—the good news. The good news is that God has arranged for a new government… Read More
2023-03-30 14:15
The featured image of this article above is taken from the United Nations website promoting the LGBTQ agenda.
Sex is apparently unique to earth. Everything God created was originally designe… Read More
2023-03-28 12:00
God has a purpose and Jehovah’s Witnesses are privileged to know it—at least the general outline of it; albeit, the immediate future is another matter, which is the subject of th… Read More
2023-03-23 14:27
The June 2023 Watchtower has an article entitled Keep Ready For Jehovah’s Day. The opening paragraph states an oft-repeated error:
WHEN the Bible speaks of “Jehovah’s day… Read More
2023-03-10 13:40
KINGDOM BULLETIN #24
As everyone surely knows by now, on Thursday evening, March the 9th, a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses was meeting together in a Kingdom Hall in Hamburg, Germa… Read More
2023-02-24 13:01
Anthony Morris is no longer a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Okay, admittedly, this article has been posted in a shameless effort to take advantage of a surge in… Read More
2023-02-16 12:59
If 1914 is not the year that Jesus’ Kingdom came to power how can it possibly be true that Jehovah’s Witnesses are accomplishing what Jesus said; namely, that the good news of t… Read More
2023-02-14 14:23
A continuation of the Jeremiah series.
God spoke to Jeremiah and commanded him to go stand in a prominent place in the courtyard of the temple and speak to the people: “This is what J… Read More
2023-02-10 10:54
Pennsylvania men allegedly used Jehovah’s Witness hall to ‘gain access’ to sex abuse victims
Five members of Jehovah’s Witness congregations in Pennsylvania were indi… Read More
2023-02-03 12:26
In the previous article in this series on Micah, the concluding comments made the case that divine intervention will be necessary to save mankind from extinction. What else could Jesus have… Read More
2023-01-25 12:03
This is a Watchtower Review post considering the article entitled: Keep Your Senses When Your Loyalty Is Tested. The scripture theme is “Keep your senses in all things.”… Read More
2023-01-17 11:23
The Watchtower study article for the third week of January 2023, is entitled: Let Nothing Separate You from Jehovah. The scriptural theme is Psalms 31:14, “I trust in you, O Jehov… Read More
2023-01-13 12:31
In his second letter, Peter exhorts anointed Christians to make every effort to secure their hope of sharing in divine nature—essentially, the incredible prospect of becoming gods.
The… Read More
2023-01-11 14:39
This is a review of the Watchtower article entitled How Jehovah Helps Us to Endure With Joy. The biblical theme is “Jehovah is waiting patiently to show you favor, and he will rise up… Read More
2023-01-07 13:13
I watched with interest the January 2023 JW Broadcast presentation of part one of the Annual Meeting; especially Geoffrey Jackson’s talk with the theme: Be Alert. Be Decisive, which fo… Read More
2022-12-28 14:06
“Give Jehovah his due, you sons of mighty ones, give Jehovah his due for his glory and strength. Give Jehovah the glory due his name. Bow down to Jehovah in holy adornment.”
What… Read More
2022-12-27 11:51
JW.org has posted a year-end banner article proclaiming 2022 to have been the year of turmoil. And, of course, the subheading poses the gripping question: What Does the Bible Say?
Appa… Read More
2022-12-25 13:50
Most Christians presently living in the Western world—otherwise known as the realm of Christendom—have not really faced persecution. Here in America, the last episode of persecut… Read More
2022-12-21 16:00
A continuation of the Jeremiah series.
The 23rd chapter of Jeremiah established the fact that the denunciations against the wayward shepherds is actually earmarked for the final part o… Read More
2022-12-18 13:48
This post is in keeping with the long-standing year’s end tradition of looking ahead to the coming year.
“A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slav… Read More
2022-12-12 11:06
A continuation of the Micah series
“In the final part of the days, the mountain of the house of Jehovah will become firmly established above the top of the mountains, and it will be ra… Read More
2022-12-04 15:52
Before considering the 4th chapter of Micah, which is a prophecy earmarked for fulfillment in the final part of the days, let us first consider the first chapter, which is addressed to all t… Read More
2022-11-30 15:08
“Jehovah is my light and my salvation. Whom should I fear? Jehovah is the stronghold of my life. Whom should I dread?”
Mankind is enslaved by the fear of death and the Devil uses… Read More
2022-11-29 15:27
A continuation of Micah
The concluding verses of the second chapter of Micah reveal something extraordinary. Although God’s people have risen up as an enemy Jehovah is still determined… Read More
2022-11-19 16:46
The first edition of Jehovah Himself Has Become King (2005) considered some of the so-called minor prophets, which included Micah. It was apparent to me that the prophecy of Micah, although… Read More
2022-11-13 14:35
This is a review of Watchtower study article #37 2022, entitled: You Can Trust Your Brothers
1. PEOPLE in Satan’s world do not know whom they can trust. They are constantly disa… Read More
2022-11-06 14:51
“I did not send the prophets, yet they ran. I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.” — Jeremiah 23:21
Who are God’s people? According to God’s own declara… Read More
2022-10-26 18:10
Does the Bible teach that the sealing of the 144,000 began at Pentecost a few days after Christ’s ascension? What Bible proof is there that being anointed or receiving a token is the… Read More
2022-10-25 13:36
Imagine that you go to see a physician for a routine check-up and get some tests and lab work done. The doctor looks over all of your test results and informs you that you have a few serious… Read More
2022-10-17 15:09
“To you, O Jehovah, I turn. My God, I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies gloat over me.”
In “God We Trust” became the official… Read More
2022-10-14 10:55
“To Jehovah belong the earth and everything in it, the productive land and those dwelling on it. For he has solidly fixed it on the seas and firmly established it on the rivers.”… Read More
2022-10-13 22:10
Over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic, I posted numerous articles and videos on the situation, particularly as it relates to Jehovah’s Witnesses. In order to make this informatio… Read More
2022-10-10 12:59
The 23rd Psalm is probably the most popular and beloved Psalm in the entire collection. Its simplicity and imagery are very moving. Too bad the translators of the original English translatio… Read More
2022-10-05 12:28
The pandemic demonstrated the folly of depending on a labyrinthine network of global supply chains. No sooner had the panic receded than the second woe came quickly in the form of Russia&rsq&hell…Read More
2022-10-02 11:31
One of the last things Jesus said before he breathed his last breath is what was recorded a thousand years before in the opening verse of the 22nd Psalm: “My God, my God, why have you… Read More
2022-09-26 10:15
David’s ascension to kingship was a long and trialsome affair. He was first anointed by Samuel when he was a mere teenager. Jehovah’s spirit came upon him and moved him to go out… Read More
2022-09-25 12:57
The Hebrew Scriptures do not have very much to say about Satan, but Jesus sure did. It was appropriate that the promised “seed” of the woman should shed light upon the enigmatic… Read More
2022-09-23 09:40
No doubt David had a spectacular view of the night sky 3,000 years ago as he watched over his family’s flock of sheep, day and night. But even he had no idea of how absolutely immense… Read More
2022-09-16 12:46
Over the course of history, there have been countless wars. Before Christ Jehovah was directly involved in some wars. On one occasion God even caused the sun and moon to stand motionless in… Read More
2022-09-15 11:57
ABC Australia
The wife of a man accused of sexually assaulting members of his congregation has claimed the alleged victims had “an axe to grind” with the Jehovah’s Witnesse… Read More
2022-09-13 13:25
As Christianity spread throughout the Mediterranean region Satan changed tactics and instead of persecuting Christians his earthly emperor, Constantine, befriended them and imposed what pass… Read More
2022-09-11 10:32
When Adam took the forbidden fruit from Eve’s hand it was impossible for him to even imagine the catastrophe his rebellion against God set into motion. Now, some six thousand years rem… Read More
2022-09-10 01:35
This episode marks the passing of Queen Elizabeth. A listener asks how it is possible to go forward and do God’s will after stumbling. Plus, questions concerning the kings of the north… Read More
2022-09-09 12:12
When David became king Jerusalem was occupied by the Jebusites—a tribe of Canaanites. David captured the city and eventually had the movable tent that served as God’s temple brou… Read More
2022-09-05 12:11
Jesus personally invited some men to be his followers. And they immediately responded and followed him—quite literally. They literally walked behind him as Christ traveled the countrys… Read More
2022-09-02 15:00
As of September 2022, it has been exactly 20 years since I first began to publish articles on e-watchman.com. Over the past two decades, well over 1,000 articles have been posted. There are… Read More
2022-09-01 16:24
KINGDOM BULLETIN #22
There is a saying among Jehovah’s Witnesses that Bible prophecy cannot be fully understood until after it has been fulfilled. That is a true statement and demonstr… Read More
2022-08-30 14:15
David experienced many hardships and heartaches and made some grievous mistakes. Through it all, though, God blessed and richly rewarded David, even as the fugitive poet sang in the last ver… Read More
2022-08-24 11:36
There is a general expectation among people in the world, especially in the so-called “developed nations,” that conditions of life will continually improve—that the next ge… Read More
2022-08-23 12:49
Questions from listeners concerning pharmakia and the vaccine mandate; should I stay or leave the Watchtower? And a question about the importance of gold.
Now you can leave a voice message… Read More
2022-08-21 13:20
Being an Israelite David knew the history. He undoubtedly knew the story of his fellow shepherd, Moses, and his close encounter with Jehovah atop Mount Sinai, when Moses requested to see God… Read More
2022-08-12 12:39
The 10th Psalm opens with a question that has likely been voiced in various ways by many people for a long time: “Why, O Jehovah, do you stand at a distance? Why do you hide yourself i… Read More
2022-08-11 13:19
The ninth Psalm is the first acrostic Psalm. It is a victory song to be sung by those who come off victorious from the assault by the wild beast during the finale. The opening verses state:… Read More
2022-08-04 11:17
For centuries it was as though the name of God had been lost. Even before the Bible was complete, even before Christ came to the earth, Satan hatched a scheme to erase the name of God from t… Read More
2022-08-03 14:55
It all goes back to Eden. An unnamed angel rebelled against God and inserted himself as the ruler of the just-created human race, which at the time only consisted of two souls. His wicked in… Read More
2022-08-02 10:15
Keeping in mind that many of the Psalms are prayers to God, because the Psalms were produced as a result of God’s spirit the recorded words are part of the living word of God, which th… Read More
2022-08-01 10:36
Balaam was an interesting character in Bible history. God spoke to him on two occasions, even though Balaam was not a Hebrew. Because of his spiritual stature and his being acquainted with J… Read More
2022-07-30 13:32
Most people do not know God. They may even be very religious. On the other hand, growing numbers of the billions presently populating the world are convinced that there is no God. In any cas… Read More
2022-07-29 12:37
The opening lyrics of David’s song: “O Jehovah, why have my adversaries become so numerous? Why are so many rising up against me?” — Psalms 3:1
David was Israel&rsquo&hell…Read More
2022-07-24 11:39
Who will rule the world? That is the paramount issue of the day. Will it be a bloc of allied nations such as is emerging in Asia presently, an alliance of Russia, China, India and Iran? Or… Read More
2022-07-20 16:03
This is the first of a series of articles exploring the collection of Hebrew songs called the Psalms.
Whatever exists was spoken into existence by God. “Let there be light,&rdquo&hell…Read More
2022-05-16 13:59
This is the final segment in the July 2022 Watchtower Review series.
During the pandemic, we also received clear direction about how to hold congregation meetings and engage in the preachin… Read More
2022-05-14 12:47
This is part 12 of the review of the July 2022 Watchtower
14. Jesus provides wise direction in times of crisis. The benefits of that direction were evident when the COVID-19 pan… Read More
2022-05-13 10:09
Part 11 of the July 2022 Watchtower review.
13. By means of “the faithful and discreet slave,” Jesus has built up a remarkable organization on earth to promote pure worshi… Read More
2022-05-11 12:56
JW dot org, the home page of the Watchtower on the world wide web, presents fresh micro articles every week based upon current events and attention-grabbing topical issues. This week is the… Read More
2022-05-09 12:09
This is part 10 of the review of the July 2022 Watchtower
10. Since 1919 the faithful slave has prepared a variety of publications that have given newly interested ones their first taste of… Read More
2022-05-08 13:21
This is part nine in the review of the July 2022 Watchtower.
9. Jesus foretold that during the time of the end, he would appoint a “faithful and discreet slave” to provide… Read More
2022-05-07 12:29
This is a continuation in the series examining the July 2022 Watchtower.
With the May 2022 JW Broadcast, the Governing Body has confirmed its unofficial policy that unity is paramount. Unity… Read More
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