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the Watchtower it goes on to describe ‘Jesus’ true
position and although scriptures are quoted on Christ being
subject to His Father, the Watchtower says Jesus is ‘inferior’ to
the Father!
The word 'inferior' occurs
3 times in the New Testament and never in connection with
Jesus’ relationship with the Father.
MISUNDERSTOOD
Remember Jesus is the
Mediator between God and man, he , as it were, has to represent
both sides. In that sense, he is subject to the Father
but not inferior. A wife is not inferior to her husband.
Both share the same nature.
The scripture at I Corinthians
15: 24,28 is next discussed. This scripture is greatly
misunderstood by JWs. They believe Christ plus 144,000
of their anointed will form a heavenly government They
will rule over the people on earth, after Armageddon, for
a literal 1,000 years. Their rule will gradually lift the
sin of those on earth until at the end of the 1,000 years,
all will stand perfect. However, at this point Christ will
hand over the earthly subjects and the Father will rule
directly over mankind. Satan will be loosed to test mankind
and will be eventually destroyed along with many who follow
him. |
CONTRADICTS
But this is not what
the Bible is saying. 1 Corinthians 15: 24 - 27 says Christ
rules until he puts all enemies under his feet. To say
he hands over before Satan and death are dealt with, contradicts
the Bible. Also, we must remember that Christ's kingdom
is an everlasting kingdom. Daniel 7:14; Luke 1:33; 2 Peter
1: 1 1. 1 Corinthians 15 is dealing with the resurrection
and Christ's work as mediator. We know that Christ's death
was to 'abolish death' (2 Timothy 1: 10), but the complete
fulfilment of that will be realised with the resurrection
of the body. This takes place when Christ returns - I Corinthians
15: 51 - 54; 1 Thess. 4: 15 - 18. The mediator will then
lay down his office, at the feet of the Father.
The truth is that although
Christ lays down his office, he is pictured after that
as sharing the Father's throne. Revelation 2 1: 22,23,
Revelation 22: 3 - 5. Compare this with Isaiah 60: 19,20.
1 Corinthians 8: 6 is quoted. JWs say this proves only
the Father is God. If this is so then only the Son is Lord.
Why then does the Watchtower Organisation say that the
true Lord of Malachi 3:1 is Jehovah? Why do they translate ‘kyrios’ - ‘Lord’ in
their New Testament over 200 times as ‘Jehovah’?
Clear scriptures like Matthew 1: 22, 23; Hebrews 1: 6 and
John 20: 28 are contradicted. |
