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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: Bows, "facts" on internet websites are often distorted! You need to dig deeper into the question of the origin of Jehovah's Witnesses. ..... The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society changes doctrines on a moment's notice. We see in those doctrines a metamorphosis from original Russellism, not correcting any of Russell's theological errors but adding some of their own. There is a current remnant of Russellites called "Bible Students" who disavow any connection with Watchtower, but such a disavowal does not change the historical fact that both they and Jehovah's Witnesses share a common root in the teachings of Charles Taze Russell. ..... Russell had some fine thoughts on biblical research; however, they are completely overshadowed by unorthodox interpretative teachings that are wholly off the wall. They are in many respects no different from other religious movements of the 19th century. Russell was in the same league with other false teachers of the period -- people such as Joseph Smith (Mormons), Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science), and Ellen White (Adventists). All of these individuals had some fine teachings -- false prophets have an art of mixing just the right amount of truth in their batch of lies to make the whole package look appealing -- but all of them were also off the deep end Cults, their teachers and followers alike, are masters of deception and destructive and detrimental to orthodox Christianity. ..... Whether Russell was the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses is really academic and not worth arguing about. What is worth considering is that much of what Russell taught and Watchtower teaches is false and heretical and many continue to be led astray by them. --Hank |