What is the shelf-life for "spiritual food"?
Why is it that articles that have once been considered "Spiritual 'food at the proper time' " now look so rancid?
These are actual beliefs formerly held by the Watchtower Society.
- God's throne is Alcyone, a star in the Pleiades constellation
- The shape of your brain determines your desire (or lack thereof) to worship God
- Organ transplants considered cannibalistic
- Organ transplants cause "personality transplants"
- Beth Sarim, a mansion in San Diego CA, was to be a home for all prophets that would be resurrected in 1925.
- CT Russell previously believed that Jesus returned invisibly in 1874
- CT Russell used the Great Pyramid as support/evidence for his 1914 teaching
Was there ever "a proper time" for this "spritual food"?
Sure, human wisdom has numerous failures. But shouldn't it be different with an organization that claims God uses them ALONE for dispensing "the Truth©?"
Clearly, these teachings did not originate from the Bible, so it is no wonder that this "food" is so rancid!
See also: Prophets? Prove it!
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"God's Throne" teaching was taught from 1895 and not denounced until the early 1950's
ReplyDelete1891 - ...Alcyone, the central one of the renowned Pleiadic stars. Alcyone, then, as far as science has been able to perceive, would seem to be 'the midnight throne' in which the whole system of gravitation has its seat, and from which the Almighty governs his universe. (Studies In the Scriptures, vol III p. 327, 1903 edition)
1927 "The face of the deep, of course, would be toward the Pleiades, which are claimed to be the habitation of Jehovah." (Creation; 1927; 2,175,000 ed.; p. 94)
1928 "The constellation of the seven stars forming the Pleiades appears to be the crowning center around which the known systems of the planets revolve even as our sun's planets obey the sun and travel in their respective orbits. It has been suggested, and with much weight, that one of the stars of that group is the dwelling-place of Jehovah and the place of the highest heavens;..." (Reconciliation; 1928; p. 14)
1928 "The constellation of the Pleiades is a small one compared with others which scientific instruments disclose to the wondering eyes of man. But the greatness in size of other stars or planets is small when compared with the Pleiades in importance, because the Pleiades is the place of the eternal throne of God." (Reconciliation; 1928; p. 14)
More Alcyone quotes
Phrenology teaching:
ReplyDelete“Some have a strong desire to worship God, and others have a weak desire, and others have no desire at all. This difference is due to the shape of the brain.” The Watchtower, 3/15/1913
More on Phrenology here
Organ transplant quotes:
ReplyDeleteThose who submit to such operations are thus living off the flesh of another human. That is cannibalistic. However, in allowing man to eat animal flesh Jehovah God did not grant permission for humans to try to perpetuate their lives by cannibalistically taking into their bodies human flesh, whether chewed or in the form of whole organs or body parts taken from others." (The Watchtower, Nov. 15, 1967, p. 702)
"A peculiar factor sometimes noted is a so-called ‘personality transplant.’ That is, the recipient in some cases has seemed to adopt certain personality factors of the person from whom the organ came. One young promiscuous woman who received a kidney from her older, conservative, well-behaved sister, at first seemed very upset. Then she began imitating her sister in much of her conduct. Another patient claimed to receive a changed outlook on life after his kidney transplant. Following a transplant, one mild-tempered man became aggressive like the donor. The problem may be largely or wholly mental. But it is of interest, at least, that the Bible links the kidneys closely with human emotions." (The Watchtower, Sept. 1, 1975, p. 519)
More on Organ transplants and Blood transfusions
"Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews chapter eleven, to the condition of human perfection." (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, pp. 89-90)
ReplyDeleteMore on Beth Sarim
Twisted chronology:
ReplyDelete"...3416 inches, symbolizing 3416 years from the above date, B.C. 1542. This calculation shows AD. 1874 as marking the beginning of the period of trouble; for 1542 years B.C. plus 1874 years AD. equals 3416 years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses that the close of 1874..."
"...we find it to be 3457 inches, symbolizing 3457 years from the above date, B.C. 1542. This calculation shows AD. 1915 as marking the beginning of the period of trouble; for 1542 years B.C. plus 1915 years AD. equals 3457 years."
http://www.quotes-watchtower.co.uk/1914.htm
http://www.neirr.org/pyramidscheme.htm