Are The Jehovah’s Witnesses right or wrong with their Teachings of Revelation 3:14?
Lets find out!
What do the Jehovah’s Witnesses believe, teach and preach, about their faith and understanding of Revelation 3:14?
Let us turn to the Jehovah’s Witnesses site: Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY http://www.jw.org/ we read about: Colossians 1:16 by means of him all other things were created: God used “his beloved Son” (Col 1:13) in creating the things “in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible.” This would include the millions of other spirit sons in Jehovah God’s heavenly family, as well as the physical universe. (Ge 1:1; Da 7:9, 10; Joh 1:3; Re 5:11) Jesus was Jehovah’s firstborn Son and the only one created directly by God. (Heb 1:6; see study notes on Joh 1:14 and Col 1:15.) Logically, it was to this firstborn Son that Jehovah said: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.”—Ge 1:26.
all other things: A literal rendering of the Greek text would be “all things.” (Compare Kingdom Interlinear.) However, such a rendering could give the impression that Jesus was not created but was the Creator himself. And that idea would not agree with the rest of the Bible, including the preceding verse, which calls Jesus “the firstborn of all creation.” (Col 1:15; compare Re 3:14, where Jesus is called “the beginning of the creation by God.”)
As we see and read how the Jehovah’s Witnesses believe, teach and preach how Revelation 3:14 is a proof text supporting their doctrine of Colossians 1:15 and 1:16, saying GOD created all things through His SON Jesus, including the millions of other spirit sons in Jehovah God’s heavenly family, as well as the physical universe, and that Jesus is the ''BEGINNING'' and FIRST created being.
Is this doctrine by The Jehovah’s Witnesses of Revelation 3:14, true or false?
Are The Jehovah’s Witnesses correct in saying the word for ''BEGINNING" in Revelation 3:14 means Jesus is the ''BEGINNING'' and FIRST of GOD's creation and that GOD created all the Angels and the physical universe THROUGH Jesus?
May I now please demonstrate how the The Jehovah’s Witnesses are again misunderstanding Revelation 3:14, just as they have also been deceived into misunderstanding Colossians 1:15 and 1:16.
Please follow me as we examine the simple Biblical facts!
Revelation 3:14, Berean Literal Bible tells us:
And to the messenger of the church in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the
''BEGINNING''
of God's creation.
Who is this talking in Revelation 3:14?
The answer is found in John's Vision on Patmos Revelation 1 ► Berean Literal Bible:
9 I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like that of a trumpet, 11saying,c “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven churches: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamum, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands, One like the Son of Man, having been clothed to the feet, and having been girded about at the breasts with a golden sash. 14 Now His head and His hairs are white like wool, white as snow; and His eyes are like a flame of fire; 15 and His feet are like fine bronze, as having been refined in a furnace; and His voice is like the voice of many waters; 16 and He is holding in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword is going forth out of His mouth; and His face is like the sun shining in its full strength.
17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand upon me, saying, “Fear not. I am the First and the Last, 18 and the Living One. And I was dead, and behold I am living to the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
19 Therefore write the things that you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to take place after these, 20 the mystery of the seven stars, which you saw on My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
As we have read, in verse 12: John turned to see the voice that was speaking was One like the Son of Man who we know is Jesus.
We know this because in verse 18 we read: and the Living One. And I was dead, and behold I am living to the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
So we now know Jesus is the person talking to John in: Revelation 3:14,
And to the messenger of the church in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the
''BEGINNING''
of God's creation.
We also know who is: the faithful and true Witness in Revelation 3:14, by going back to Revelation 1:5 where we read: Jesus Christ, the faithful witness.
The next question is, what does Jesus mean by saying He is: the ''BEGINNING" of God's creation?
As we have seen how The Jehovah’s Witnesses Teach Revelation 3:14 proves Jesus is the ''BEGINNING" of God's (GENESIS) creation.
However, what The Jehovah’s Witnesses are falling to understand is how they are contradicting the whole of GOD's word throughout the Old Testament.
This is because GOD, never, ever, tells us He used His Son Jesus, or in fact ANYONE to create the ''BEGINNING" of the (GENESIS) creation, BY, or through, or with.
GOD tells us over and over again how He ALONE, BY HIMSELF, created all things in the (GENESIS) creation just as we read in just two of countless teachings like below:
Isaiah 44:24: Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, and he who formed you from the womb: "I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who ALONE stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth BY MYSELF.
Isaiah 48:12 "Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.
As we have seen that GOD the Father ALONE: stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth BY MYSELF, with MY HAND says GOD, and that is clearly ONE PERSON ALONE on His OWN seen by GOD's own words in Isaiah saying: ALONE, BY MYSELF, MY HAND, and MY RIGHT HAND.
This alone simply proves how The Jehovah’s Witnesses are failing to understand the simple truth, that Jesus could NOT have been WITH GOD at the (GENESIS) creation, because GOD says: He ALONE stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth BY MYSELF.
Also Jesus never, ever tells us how He was ALIVE WITH GOD at creation, or helping GOD in the Genesis creation.
Now we have seen how GOD ALONE, BY HIMSELF created the (GENESIS) creation, what then is the truth, what did Jesus mean by saying He is: the ''BEGINNING" of God's creation?
The simple answer is seen in Colossians 1:18
Berean Literal Bible
And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the ''BEGINNING" firstborn out from the dead, so that He might be holding preeminence in all things,
Did you notice, the SAME words saying: who is the ''BEGINNING'' Colossians 1:18.
And we continue to read how Jesus is the: firstborn out from the dead. And holding preeminence in all things.
Lets now look in the Strong's Concordance at the Greek word (πρωτεύω preeminence).
próteuó: to have the first place
Original Word: πρωτεύω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: próteuó
Phonetic Spelling: (prote-yoo'-o)
Definition: to have the first place
Usage: I have preeminence, am chief, am first.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from prótos
Definition
to have the first place
NASB Translation
have first place (1).
So as we have read Jesus is The Chief, The First, The Firstborn out from the Dead, the ''BEGINNING'' Colossians 1:18.
But please hold on, as there is more.
If we turn to John the Baptist, there we read how Jesus is FIRST in order, rank and precedence.
John 1:15
Berean Literal Bible
John witnesses concerning Him, and he cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I was saying, 'The One coming after me has precedence over me, because He was before me.'"
John 1:30
This is He concerning whom I said, 'After me comes a man who has precedence over me, because He was before me.'
Now please make note of Ephesians 1:22
Berean Literal Bible
And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church.
The next question is, WHEN did GOD make His Son Jesus the head over all things to the church.
The answer is given by Jesus in Matthew 28:18, and there we read what Jesus said Himself saying:
"All'' authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to Me.
Is Jesus GOD?
For those who believe Jesus is GOD, then Ephesians 1:22 and Matthew 28:18, proves them wrong, because if Jesus were already GOD, He would not have to be given by GOD "All'' authority, and ''ALL THINGS'' under His feet, because Jesus would already HAVE "All'' authority in the first place if He were already GOD.
And also according to what most believe that Jesus is GOD, that would then simply mean GOD gave Himself "All'' authority in heaven and on the earth. And therefore there would be NO need for Jesus to tell us how His Father and GOD has given Him "All'' authority in heaven and on the earth.
With all that taken into consideration, this perfectly explains WHY Jesus said in John 8:58 "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (I am)." Meaning (I am) the chosen one, the Christ, FIRST in priority, order, rank and precedence before Abraham was, as told by John the Baptist. John 1:15, John 1:30.
Hold on please, here comes the best!
This will prove how Jesus was NOT yet WITH GOD ALIVE creating the Genesis creation.
Hebrews 1:1 is an undeniable proof text revealing how Jesus was NOT yet alive WITH GOD in the Genesis creation, and yet most still deny these Biblical facts:
Berean Literal Bible
God, having spoken long ago to our fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways Hebrews 1:1
Notice how we do NOT read in Hebrews 1:1 God, having spoken long ago (THROUGH JESUS) to our fathers in the prophets in many portions.
There is simply NO mention of Jesus being ALIVE with GOD except in the many Bible prophecies, and until He is BORN in John 1:14 which is confirmed in Hebrews 2 saying: in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the ages.
Notice:
and through whom He made the ages.
What does Paul mean by saying the ages?
The answer is in the beginning of the verse saying:
in these last days.
Ages means a period of time, and that time started at the ''BEGINNING'' of Jesus ministry, referred to as:
in these last days.
Conclusion.
With all that in mind, what does all this prove, mean, and reveal?
What do the Biblical facts declare?
The Biblical facts REVEAL how The Jehovah’s Witnesses are Wrong Teaching that the ''BEGINNING'' in Revelation 3:14 means Jesus was in the ''BEGINNING'' ALIVE WITH GOD and First at creation helping GOD in the Genesis creation, which therefore makes a false Christ.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses are confused with WHERE the ''BEGINNING'' in Revelation 3:14 starts from.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have wrongly put the ''BEGINNING'' in Revelation 3:14 BEFORE the very ''BEGINNING'' of the Genesis creation.
When instead if The Jehovah’s Witnesses had understood the simple truth, they would understand the ''BEGINNING'' in Revelation 3:14 means Jesus is the ''BEGINNING'' of ALL ANEW THINGS in creation, Colossians 1:15, in these last days.
And this is why Jesus tells us in Revelation 3:14 And to the messenger of the church in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the ''BEGINNING'' of God's creation.
The TRUTH is Jesus is the ''STARTING POINT'' of GODS ANEW creation Colossians 1:16
Jesus DID NOT PRE-EXIST His flesh Galatians 4:4, but was ordained, and foreknown and chosen by GOD Almighty BEFORE the ''BEGINNING'' of the foundations of the world in GOD's perfect plan 1 Peter 1:20, Acts 2:23.
Jesus is FIRST in order, priority, rank and precedence John 1:15, 1:30.
Jesus is The Chief, The First, The Firstborn out from the Dead, making Him the ''BEGINNING'' of GOD's NEW creation Colossians 1:18.
Jesus became the Word of GOD and the ''BEGINNING'' when GOD Sent and Gave His Only Begotten SON "All'' authority IN heaven and ON the earth Matthew 28:18, for-filling all Bible prophecies.
Note, how Jesus IS The WORD ''OF'' GOD as seen in one of the greatest and most powerful words about our New RULER of the heavens and the earth in Revelation 19:13 Berean Literal Bible
and having been clothed with a garment having been dipped in blood. And His name is called The Word of God.
Please notice if Jesus were GOD, we would simply read in
Revelation 19:13
and having been clothed with a garment having been dipped in blood. And His name is called God, if Jesus was GOD that is!
But we instead read how Jesus is: The WORD ''OF'' GOD.
The word ''OF'' would not be added in by John if Jesus were GOD.
The word ''OF'' indicates and defines the difference between The WORD ''OF'' GOD Jesus, in association and relation with The One True GOD.
Also notice please, how Jesus is called the RULER in Revelation 1:5 which again is one of countless proofs Jesus was NOT yet ALIVE with GOD in the geneses creation, as we know GOD is called the creator of all things ALONE: Revelation 4:11 Berean Literal Bible
"Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will, they existed and were created."
However, the Jehovah’s Witnesses doctrine is correct on the deity of GOD the Father as GOD ALONE.
But the Jehovah’s Witnesses Christ, is NOT actually the Word and the faithful and true Witness of God, because the TRUE Christ was NOT incarnated from Michael the Archangel,
as Michael the Archangel is still in heaven with BOTH Christ and GOD.
And there is NO mention in the whole Bible of Michael the Archangel no longer existing, which would be the case if Jesus were Michael the Archangel!
Jesus was a MAN!
The whole Bible teaches Jesus was a MAN, and NOWHERE do we ever read in the ''BEGINNING'' Jesus was at first a Spirit being, or Michael the Archangel, or GOD.
Jesus Himself never, ever, said or taught He was first a Spirit being, or Michael the Archangel, or GOD.
Jesus Himself said He was a MAN in: John 8:40 Berean Study Bible
But now you are trying to kill Me, (A MAN) who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
And yet most believe what He never, ever said or taught that He is GOD or an Angel.
This sadly concludes for me at least, The Jehovah’s Witnesses, are not The One True GOD's Witnesses, because they are also believing in and teaching a false Christ!
The TRUE Jesus said in John 14:6, NO ONE can get to the Father except through Him the TRUE Jesus John 17:3, so at this point The Jehovah’s Witnesses are also in danger of HELL.
I am Simon Brown.
Seek and you will find said Jesus!
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