God said:
"Let there be light" Genesis 1:3
And since then we have the daylight till today though if we are to look critically into the sky we will see many dark sides of the sky which God declared as "GOOD" {Genesis 1:4} but can humans ever find a brighter light than the day?

NO!

So when Jesus said his disciples would be the light of the world {Matthew 5:14} surely he did not mean that critics won't find reasons to be resentful towards his group but no matter what critics think, say or do they can never ever find a better performing group than what Jesus declared as "light of the world"
Before his return in 1914 {Luke 18:8} the world knew what we called dark ages between the time his first century Jewish disciples died and the twentieth century false religions committed a lot of atrocities yet claiming they are Christians but since the year 1914 Jesus began restructuring his group by calling faithful people throughout the earth out of false religions {Revelations 18:4} in order to gather them into one group of faithful preachers and teachers of God's word! John 17:22
Today this group have successfully become the talk of the world due to their unwavering faith rooted in the Bible many say they are a CULT just as Jesus foretold about his group {Matthew 10:24-25} many say they are false prophets just as many said about Jesus in the first century {Matthew 27:63} many even attack them saying they should not be allowed to talk in the public {Matthew 24:9} but one thing is certain just as there can never be a brighter light than the day nobody can present a better performing group than JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES! Isaiah 54:17

MaxInDHouse:
God said:
"Let there be light" Genesis 1:3
And since then we have the daylight till today though if we are to look critically into the sky we will see many dark sides of the sky which God declared as "GOOD" {Genesis 1:4} but can humans ever find a brighter light than the day?
NO!
So when Jesus said his disciples would be the light of the world {Matthew 5:14} surely he did not mean that critics won't find reasons to be resentful towards his group but no matter what critics think, say or do they can never ever find a better performing group than what Jesus declared as "light of the world"
Before his return in 1914 {Luke 18:8} the world knew what we called dark ages between the time his first century Jewish disciples died and the twentieth century false religions committed a lot of atrocities yet claiming they are Christians but since the year 1914 Jesus began restructuring his group by calling faithful people throughout the earth out of false religions {Revelations 18:4} in order to gather them into one group of faithful preachers and teachers of God's word! John 17:22
Today this group have successfully become the talk of the world due to their unwavering faith rooted in the Bible many say they are a CULT just as Jesus foretold about his group {Matthew 10:24-25} many say they are false prophets just as many said about Jesus in the first century {Matthew 27:63} many even attack them saying they should not be allowed to talk in the public {Matthew 24:9} but one thing is certain just as there can never be a brighter light than the day nobody can present a better performing group than JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES! Isaiah 54:17

lost blasphemer of the Holy Spirit mad max

false jw, truly any group that doesn't habitually lie or blaspheme and isn't paranoid etc.
is a better performing group than you false jehovah's witnesses

false jw's
Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. WHENEVER HE SPEAKS A LIE, THAT IS HIS NATURAL WAY OF SPEAKING, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

paranoia is fear
rev 21:8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

your blasphemy is unforgivable
Mat 12:31  Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 
Mat 12:32  Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

your final destination
Rev_20:15  And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire

johnw47:

any group

Thanks to JEHOVAH, you can't mention one of the so called any which means there is none!

MaxInDHouse:
Thanks to JEHOVAH, you can't mention one of the so called any which means there is none!

lost blasphemer of the Holy Spirit mad max

you love to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, making Him out to be a liar
and now
you blaspheme Jehovah making him out to be a liar too, of course
but then you also teach that Jehovah is not Almighty, and that Jesus Christ is a deceiver etc.:

Rev_20:15  And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire

johnw47:


lost blasphemer of the Holy Spirit mad max

you love to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, making Him out to be a liar
and now
you blaspheme Jehovah making him out to be a liar too, of course
but then you also teach that Jehovah is not Almighty, and that Jesus Christ is a deceiver etc.:

Rev_20:15  And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire

Leaving the OP to tell stories.

Glory be to JEHOVAH for fulfilling His promises none of the critics can mention a single group performing better than Jehovah's Witnesses. Isaiah 2:2; Matthew 5:14-16

Hallelujah!

MaxInDHouse:
Leaving the OP to tell stories.
Glory be to JEHOVAH for fulfilling His promises none of the critics can mention a single group performing better than Jehovah's Witnesses. Isaiah 2:2; Matthew 5:14-16
Hallelujah!

lost blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit mad max

again you make Jehovah to be a liar, Jehovah of course never stopped me from naming a better group than you false jw's,
and once again any group that doesn't habitually lie or blaspheme or are paranoid like you are,
and you say you are all of the one line of thought,
is a better performing group than your false prophets group

we the Church/ekklesia are of course a better performing group than you frauds,
we aren't paranoid and we don't blaspheme Jehovah and the Holy Spirit etc.

Pro 14:5  A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies.

johnw47:

Jehovah never stopped me from naming a better group.

It's just a pity that your senses are so blurred that you can't remember one single church that's performing better than Jehovah's Witnesses.

Hallelujah!

MaxInDHouse:
It's just a pity that your senses are so blurred that you can't remember one single church that's performing better than Jehovah's Witnesses.
Hallelujah!

lost blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit mad max

cannot stop lying false jw, i named one; "the Church" which is the body of Christ


Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. WHENEVER HE SPEAKS A LIE, THAT IS HIS NATURAL WAY OF SPEAKING, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

johnw47:

i named one; "the Church"

Out of over 45,000 different religious sects all claiming CHURCH contradicting themselves in teachings and with conflicting doctrines.

Shame on all the enemies of truth!

MaxInDHouse:
Out of over 45,000 different religious sects all claiming CHURCH contradicting themselves in teachings and with conflicting doctrines.
Shame on all the enemies of truth!

lost blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit, mad max

very dum false jw, none of the sects like yours are; "the Church"

1Co 14:33  For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints

johnw47:

none

So you have no idea!

MaxInDHouse:
So you have no idea!

ecc_7:6  For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool

lost mad max, blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ

so you can never stop lying like your father the devil, of course:

Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. WHENEVER HE SPEAKS A LIE, THAT IS HIS NATURAL WAY OF SPEAKING, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

God sent His Holy Spirit {John 14:26} to help His earthly worshipers with the understanding of the scriptures {John 17:17} so that they are united as ONE {John 17:22} and throughout the earth millions of people from all nations have come together to form one big and happy family of peace loving worshipers! Isaiah 2:3-4; Micah 4:1-3

Because they have the light {Matthew 5:14} it's like they are standing on the highest mountain that could not be hidden {Matthew 5:16} this makes it easy for all the people to notice them yet enemies of light are bitter because they love darkness more than the light {John 3:19} you may wonder what Jesus meant by the word "DARKNESS" well this represents religions hiding under the placards of the name found in the Bible but whose activities are hidden from the world.

Ask people anywhere on this planet if they have ever noticed Jehovah's Witnesses in their neighborhood billions will tell you they do see them often even in remote and sparsely populated areas preaching and teaching what they know about God's word.
Ask them if they know one or two things about the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses and see how they will start telling you so much about this unique group and their faith.
But then ask the same people to mention the name of their own church and what they believe that's will be the end of the discussion.

Surely Jehovah's Witnesses are the light of the world! Matthew 5:14-16

MaxInDHouse:
God sent His Holy Spirit {John 14:26} to help His earthly worshipers with the understanding of the scriptures {John 17:17} so that they are united as ONE {John 17:22} and throughout the earth millions of people from all nations have come together to form one big and happy family of peace loving worshipers! Isaiah 2:3-4; Micah 4:1-3
Because they have the light {Matthew 5:14} it's like they are standing on the highest mountain that could not be hidden {Matthew 5:16} this makes it easy for all the people to notice them yet enemies of light are bitter because they love darkness more than the light {John 3:19} you may wonder what Jesus meant by the word "DARKNESS" well this represents religions hiding under the placards of the name found in the Bible but whose activities are hidden from the world.
Ask people anywhere on this planet if they have ever noticed Jehovah's Witnesses in their neighborhood billions will tell you they do see them often even in remote and sparsely populated areas preaching and teaching what they know about God's word.
Ask them if they know one or two things about the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses and see how they will start telling you so much about this unique group and their faith.
But then ask the same people to mention the name of their own church and what they believe that's will be the end of the discussion.
Surely Jehovah's Witnesses are the light of the world! Matthew 5:14-16

lost mad max, blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ

truly there is no light in those who blaspheme Jehovah and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ,
just darkness

false jw, you said; Jehovah stopped me (johnw) from mentioning a better performing group than yours,
Jehovah of course did not stop me from saying that or from saying anything at all
you falsely accused Jehovah for something He didn't do,
just like you made the Holy Spirit out to be a liar
in telling you that; olaadegbu and emusan and johnw47 are the same person,
you blaspheme Jesus Christ, making Him out to be a deceiver, saying He deceived thomas

of course only a evil blasphemer would make up lies and then give credit for them to Jehovah and the Holy Spirit:

Mat 12:31  Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 
Mat 12:32  Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

Let them say JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES because there is no other church of Christ!

MaxInDHouse:
Let them say JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES because there is no other church of Christ!

truly lost mad max, blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ

you false prophets are of course not the Church of Christ, so deluded

Pro 14:5  A trustworthy witness will not lie, But a false witness utters lies.

"Let there be light"
And the only church people know globally that is doing the work Jesus assigned to his disciples is Jehovah's Witnesses organization!

MaxInDHouse:
"Let there be light"And the only church people know globally that is doing the work Jesus assigned to his disciples is Jehovah's Witnesses organization!

lost false jw mad max, blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ

truly dum as they come confused one, blaspheming and habitual lying and being paranoid etc.
is not doing the work that Jesus assigned

1Co 14:33  For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints

Fully participating in doing God's will!

I am laughing in Jehovah's Witnesses' paradise's language.

Jesus returned in 1914 and the house built for Him is empty.
;

MightySparrow:

I am laughing in Jehovah's Witnesses' paradise's language.
Jesus returned in 1914 and the house built for Him is empty.;

As usual you're here again but it's not to force your opinion rather it's for PEACE!

there is no light in false prophets


from jwfacts..com
1914

1914 has been a pivotal date for the Watchtower. The expectations prior to 1914 included it being the end of the Gentile Times, the end of Armageddon, the fall of false religion, the end of all governments, the resurrection, the start of Jesus 1000 year reign and paradise on earth. See 1914 for a in-depth article regarding this date.

1915

In 1912 Russell explained that he did not know how to account for the year 0 between B.C. and A.D. and that the end could be in either 1914 or 1915. The 2520 years of Daniels seven times prophecy extends from 606 to 1915 once the year zero between B.C. and A.D. is removed.

"Then, we were content to say, "606 B.C. seems a well authenticated date for the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, and B.C. 536 the date when the seventy years' appointed desolation of the land ceased." …
As to the methods of counting, Encyclopaedia Britannica says, "Astronomers denote the year which preceded the first of our era as 0 and the year previous to that as B.C. 1-the previous year B.C. 2, and so on."

Whichever of these ways we undertake to calculate the matter the difference between the results is one year. The seventy years of Jewish captivity ended October, 536 B.C., and if there were 536-1/4 years B.C., then to complete the 2,520 years' cycle of the Times of the Gentiles would require 1913-3/4 years of A.D., or to October, 1914. But if the other way of reckoning were used, then there were but 535-1/4 years of the period B.C., and the remainder of the 2,520 years would reach to A.D., 1914-3/4 years, otherwise October, 1915.

Since this question is agitating the minds of a considerable number of the friends, we have presented it here in some detail. We remind the readers, however, that nothing in the Scriptures says definitely that the trouble upon the Gentiles will be accomplished before the close of the Times of the Gentiles, whether that be October, 1914, or October, 1915. The trouble doubtless will be considerable before the final crash, even though that crash come suddenly, like the casting of a great millstone into the sea. (Rev. 18:21.) The parallel between the Jewish Harvest and the present Harvest would corroborate the thought that the trouble to the full will be accomplished by October, 1915." Watch Tower 1912 Dec 1 pp. 377-8



"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

Jehovah's Witnesses: the light of the world!

there is no light in false prophets


from jwfacts..com
1921

1921 was another foretold closing of the calling and for the 144,000 to go to heaven. Rutherford drew on a string of interesting prophetic reasoning's that the Watchtower no longer refers to, such as 'half way' signs.

"This confirms the hope of the Church's glorification forty years (a year for a day) after the awakening of the sleeping saints in the Spring of 1878. The Seventh-days before the Deluge may represent seven years, from 1914 to 1921, in the midst of which "week of years' the last members of the Messiah pass beyond the veil. Our proposition is that the glorification of the Little Flock in the Spring of 1918 A.D. will be halfway between the close of the Gentile Times and the close of the heavenly way, A.D. 1921." Studies In the Scriptures - The Finished Mystery p.64
The half way signs in the article above went on the include;

Abrahamic covenant 2045 B.C. was half way between Adam 4127 B.C. and Cornelius 36 A.D.
Last typical jubilee 626 B.C. was half way between end of Adam's day 3127 B.C. and 1914 A.D.
Captivity 606 B.C. was half way between fall of man 4127 B.C. and full restoration 2914 A.D.
Christs death 33 A.D. was half way between his baptism and the conversion of Cornelius
Awakening of the Saints 1878 was half way between 1874 and the close of the calling in 1881.
It is mind boggling to see the number of teachings Rutherford presented, some from Russell and some of his own, that he later changed. Could Rutherford have really believed that the Angels directed him to write such a string of mistakes?


"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

Throughout the world people keep talking about the light, some says good things because of its usefulness others criticize light because their works are evil! John 3:19

there is no light in false prophets


from jwfacts..com
Ongoing Date Implications

Watchtower incorrectly promoted teachings on the following dates that they no longer accept:

539 A.D.
1780
1798
1799
1829
1840
1844
1846
1872
1874
1878
1880
1881
1891
1906
1910
1914
1915
1917
1918
1920
1921
1925
1926
1928
1932
1935
1940s
1951
1975
2000

Despite being known for their failed predictions of Armageddon, Watchtower does not hold back from criticising other religions that do the same.

"RELIGIOUS LEADERS sometimes predict tragic worldwide events to warn mankind and gather followers. Doomsday prophet Harold Camping and his disciples widely advertised that the earth would be destroyed in 2011. Needless to say, the world is still here." Watchtower 2014 May 1 p.3

Watchtower history is based around the doomsday message that the end is about to come. Statements abound such as in the 1930's book The New World;

"The Scriptures give good reason to believe that it shall be shortly before Armageddon breaks."
Toward the end of the twentieth century, the Watchtower Society refrained from issuing specific dates for Armageddon, but still has not stopped implying dates and time frames.

Luke warned about those whose message is that the "due time has approached."

"He said: "Look out that YOU are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The due time has approached.' Do not go after them." Luke 21:8

Moses warned against those that make predictions in the name of Jehovah that do not come true.

"And in case you should say in your heart: "How shall we know the word that Jehovah has not spoken?" When the prophet speaks in the name of Jehovah and the word does not occur or come true, that is the word that Jehovah did not speak..." Deuteronomy 18:20-22

The Watchtower says that the standard by which to judge a false messenger is whether their messages "come true."

"Jehovah is the Grand identifier of his true messengers. He identifies them by making the messages he delivers through them come true. Jehovah is also the Great Exposer of false messengers." Watchtower 1997 May 1 p.8

Ironic, considering the Watchtower specifically said the end would come in 1914 and then 1925. This section demonstrated over 20 "messages" promoted by the Watchtower for decades that turned out not to be "true." What does this prove about them as messengers and prophets ?



"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

The light of the world: Jehovah's Witnesses! Matthew 5:14-16

In the first century John the baptist and Jesus of Nazareth were saying:

"Repent for God's Kingdom is at hand" Matthew 3:2; 4:17

A modern day critic of Jesus' disciples said that message delivered by John and Jesus was a sense of urgency but Jehovah's Witnesses doing the same thing today this critic called "false prophets"

MaxInDHouse:
In the first century John the baptist and Jesus of Nazareth were saying:
"Repent for God's Kingdom is at hand" Matthew 3:2; 4:17
A modern day critic of Jesus' disciples said that message delivered by John and Jesus was a sense of urgency but Jehovah's Witnesses doing the same thing today this critic called "false prophets"

ecc_7:6  For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool



lost mad max, blasphemer of Jehovah and the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ

Jesus
Mat 3:2  "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 

false jw, Jesus of course is not a false prophet, or to be compared with you false jw's/false prophets,
wherever Jesus is, there is the kingdom of heaven/the kingdom of God, Jesus and His kingdom was at hand, even among them:

Luk 17:20  Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; 
Luk 17:21  nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

there is no light in false prophets


from jwfacts..com
The Proclaimers book relates;

"What an exciting message they proclaimed--"Millions now living will never die!" Brother Rutherford had given a discourse on this subject in 1918. It was also the title of a 128-page booklet published in 1920. From 1920 through 1925, that same subject was featured again and again around the world in public meetings in all areas where speakers were available and in upwards of 30 languages." Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom p.425

Reading the brief mention of this topic in the Proclaimers book, one could be mistaken for thinking 1925 was of little relevance in the history of Jehovah's Witnesses; yet this was the defining prophecy of Rutherford's leadership. Largely unknown by most Jehovah's Witnesses today, this was the focus of the Watchtower preaching work between 1918 and 1925. "Millions Now Living Will Never Die!" introduced Rutherford's prediction that the earthly resurrection was to begin in 1925, starting with the faithful men of old, men such as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Between 1918 and 1925, Watchtower promoted the earthly resurrection would commence in 1925.

Expectations for 1925 included:

the end of Christendom
the return of earth to a paradise
the resurrection of the dead onto earth
the Zionist teaching of the reestablishment of Palestine



"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

If anyone says Jehovah's Witnesses are false prophets for always proclaiming that God's Kingdom is near then it means John the baptist and Jesus of Nazareth should also be false prophets because Jehovah's Witnesses are following their footsteps!

MaxInDHouse:
If anyone says Jehovah's Witnesses are false prophets for always proclaiming that God's Kingdom is near then it means John the baptist and Jesus of Nazareth should also be false prophets because Jehovah's Witnesses are following their footsteps!

Jehovah's witnesses are false prophet because their own religious organization publications shows they are indeed real false prophets.

Haddeylium did a bad publicity regarding that. The thread is still on Nairaland