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NASB | Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. [Gen 3:1, 14, 15; Zech 3:1; John 13:2; 2 Cor 11:3; Rev 20:8] |
Subject: Scriptural Support? |
Bible Note: Was Charles Russell Founder of JWs? Was Charles Russell The Founder of The Jehovah's Witnesses? 'Charles Taze Russell 'Watchtower founder, Charles Taze Russell once sued a Baptist pastor, Rev. J.J. Ross for libel after the minister published a tract entitled, Some facts about the Self-Styled "Pastor" Russell (Kingdom of the Cults, pp. 42-44).' (www.watchman.org/jw/jwcourt.htm) 'In his six volumes, Studies in the Scriptures, Charles Taze Russell (founder of the Jehovah’s Witnesses) made many predictions that were tied to specific dates (e.g., 1878, 1910, 1915).' (www.apologeticspress.org/articles/280) _____ 'We along with the many Christian counter-cult ministries believed that Charles Taze Russell was the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses. This is entirely based on the many major teachings of Russell that are being held by the whole Watchtower organization. Kindly read the following statement written in their book Jehovah's Witnesses Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, p. 42, in presenting a whole chapter on the history of their founder C.T. Russell, '"This history is of special interest to Jehovah's Witnesses. Why? Because their present understanding of Bible truths and their activities can be traced back to the 1870's and the work of C.T. Russell and his associates, and from there to the Bible and early Christianity." 'In spite of the fact that this is a bone of contention between the cults, International Bible Students' Association and the Jehovah's Witnesses, we leave the burden of proof to the former in disproving this historical fact. God bless you!' (www.thebereans.net/fb-jwalan.shtml) _____ '...it wasn't until the late 1800's that Charles Taze Russell began what is now known as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society which is run out of Brooklyn, New York. (www.carm.org/jw/nutshell.htm) |