watchtower-doctrine
Ten Major Changes to the Watchtower Blood Doctrine Since 1945
"Keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality." — Acts 15:29
For Jehovah's Witnesses, these words form the foundation of one of the organization's most distinctive teachings: the refusal of blood transfusions.
Read moreAntitypes — What the Bible Actually Teaches
One of the most fascinating features of the Bible is the use of “types” and “antitypes.”
In Scripture, a type is a person, event, object, or institution that foreshadows a greater future reality — the antitype.
The New Testament writers occasionally identified these prophetic patterns directly, especially when explaining how Jesus fulfilled the Hebrew Scriptures.
The important point, however, is this: the Bible itself identifies only a limited number of antitypes. Problems begin when interpreters move beyond what Scripture actually says and start assigning hidden prophetic meanings to nearly every detail in the Bible.
Read moreEverything You Need to Know About “Overlapping Generations”
In 2014, David Splane of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses released a video attempting to explain why Jehovah’s Witnesses still claim we are living in “the last days.”
Read moreRediscovering the Bible Beyond the Watchtower
Back in the 1960s, many Jehovah’s Witnesses vividly remember the release of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. It came as a compact green hardcover Bible, and at the time it was presented as a major advancement because it used what was considered more modern English. Comparisons were often made with the King James Version, especially with archaic words such as “shambles,” which in older English referred to a meat market.