It is interesting to note that the Watchtower Bible And Tract Society goes
out of its way to deceive its own followers when it makes false
prophecies.
The following is just one example among many.
May God bless,
Carl
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WHAT THE WATCHTOWER DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT BETH-SARIM!
by Jim L. Toungate Jr.
Executive Director
Counter Cult Consultants
In the year 1926, under the leader****p of Joseph F. Rutherford, and the
then
Watch Tower (since changed to Watchtower) Bible & Tract Society, purchased
two lots. Lot One Hundred and Ten (110) and lot One Hundred and Eleven
(111)
in Kensignton Heights unit No.2, in the County of San Diego, State of
California.
This in its self does not seem strange. It is what the lots were purchased
for that is strange. The two lots were purchased to build a mansion, but
not
just any mansion, a mansion called Beth-Sarim (Hebrew for House of
Princes).
So what was the purpose of buiding Beth-Sarim? Rutherford and all those
who
followed him believed in a Watchtower prophecy that said in 1925 ALL of
the
men mentioned in the Book of Hebrews the eleventh chapter would be
resurrected
"We may confidently expect that 1925 will mark
the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all
the 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 (1920),pp.88-90
The Watchtower stated in 1922 that "this chronology is not of man, but of
God." The Watchtower (July 17, 1922), p. 217
So, if God said it, it should be able to pass the test of a true prophet
set
forth in Deuteronomy chapter 18 verses 21 and 22 which read:
Deu 18:21 And if thou say in thin heart, how shall we know
the word which the Lord hath spoken?
Deu 18:22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord,
if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the
thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath
spoken it presumtuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
When the prophecy didn't come true in 1925 the Watchtower admitted,
"It may not be. In his own due time God will accomplish his
purposes concerning his own people." The Watchtower (Jan. 1, 1925)
p.3
So, in 1930, the Watchtower built Beth-Sarim as a testimony of their faith
in God that this would come to pass and as a place for the men mentioned
in
Hebrews chapter eleven to rule God's Theocratic Kingdom from during
Armageddon. "Judge" Rutherford convieniantly set it up in the title and
deed
to Beth-Sarim so that he and his assistants could live in the palatial
mansion until his death or the return of the men in Hebrews. At the time
of
their return, the estate was to be turned over to them for the rest of
eternity to live and rule as a visible presence in Paradise.
In the title and deed filed on the 24th of May, 1926 it states of this:
"The condition set herein is that the said WATCHTOWER
BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title
PERPETUALLY in trust for the use ofany or all of the
men aboved named as representativesof God's Kingdom on
earth."
In another part of the title it states:
"This property has been aquired and the improvements
built thereon at the instance and under the direction
of the said Joseph F. Rutherford and dedicated to
Jehovah God and to His King Christ who is the rightful
ruler of the earth and for the express purpose of being
used by those who are servants of Jehovah God. For this
reason the provision is made in this deed that the
property shall be FOREVER used for the purpose subject
to any en***berance that may have been palced thereupon."
So, according to the above statements in the title and deed, the
Watchtower
Bible and Tract Society should still own Lot One Hundred and Ten and Lot
One
Hundred and eleven upon which Beth-Sarim was built, right?
Joseph F. Rutherford, passed away on the 8th of January, 1942. Soon
thereafter Beth-Sarim was sold and is no longer owned or possessed by the
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Can events of this magnitude within the Society be so easily forgotten?
Can
it be so easily swept under the rug? Or was it just simply "another
mistake"
made by "fallible men"?
The Watchtower seems to think so. I have not met a Jehovah's Witness yet,
who knew of Beth-Sarim's existance before I informed them of it. The
Watchtower has long been succesfull at covering up and erasing their
embarrasing "mistakes."
So this article was written as a gentle reminder of Beth-Sarim for unaware
Jehovah's Witnesses and for the people who's door's they come knocking on.
Due 18:22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the
Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that
is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the
prophet hath spoken it presumtuously: thou be not afraid
of him.
The above verse of scripture says that if the prophecy fails to come to
pass, it is something which the LORD hath NOT spoken! It says nothing
about
admitting you made a mistake, or that men are fallible. Only if it does
not
come to pass it is a FALSE PROPHECY!
For a free photocopy of the Title and Deed to Beth-Sarim, If you would
like
more information about the false prophecies and deceptions of the
Watchtower
Bible andTract Society, please feel free to write to us, our address is:
Counter Cult Consultants
1704 ST. Williams St.
Round Rock, Tx 78681
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