The Good News of God's Kingdom?

How and when do we enter God's Kingdom?

Jehovah's Witnesses say: 
"Only a limited number are born again. The great crowd does not need to be born again. Their life is earthly, not heavenly." - Watchtower 4/1/1988, p. 4

But wait, what is the Kingdom of God?

    He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ESV)

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (John 3:3-5 ESV)

What to say when a Jehovah's Witness invites you to the Memorial

No thanks, I partake of the bread and wine, for I know that Matthew 26:27 says that it is the New Covenant by which I have forgiveness of sins. 27And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 


Why are still observing the Lord's supper, don't you think Jesus came in 1914? I Cor. 11:26 states, "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come."


No thanks, I heard that not everyone partakes of the bread and wine, and I would rather gather with people who obey Jesus. John 6:52 Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Matthew 26:27And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 


I get that you hope to live forever on earth, but do you believe that if you die you will be resurrected? Let's look at something that Jesus said we must do. John 6:54

What Does Being Born Again Mean?

Jesus says: "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."-- John 3:3

The Watchtower says: "Only a limited number are born again. The great crowd does not need to be born again. Their life is earthly, not heavenly." - Watchtower 4/1/1988, p. 4

But wait, the Kingdom of God is not just in heaven!!!

"Manifestly, God’s kingdom comes to earth and his will is then done on earth "-- Watchtower 1/1/1959 p.25-29

Remember this scripture? 

The righteous themselves will possess the earth, And they will reside forever upon it.-- Psalm 37:29

How do you qualify as a righteous one?

"everyone righteous is born of Him.-- 1 John 2:29

"The great crowd does not need to be born again." - Watchtower 4/1/1988, p. 4

"Association with Jehovah's Witnesses requires accepting the teachings of the Bible, including scriptural beliefs that are unique to Jehovah's Witness." - Watchtower 4/1/1986, p. 31

Jehovah's Witness teachings keep people from receiving God's Spirit. 

Jehovah's Witness teachings keep people out of God's Kingdom!

 

So those who are in harmony with the flesh cannot please God. However, you are in harmony, not with the flesh, but with the spirit, if God’s spirit truly dwells in you. But if anyone does not have Christ’s spirit, this one does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, the body indeed is dead on account of sin, but the spirit is life on account of righteousness. He that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his spirit that resides in you. For all who are led by God’s spirit, these are God’s sons. The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s children.-- Romans 8:8-11,14,16

 

The Memorial of Christ's Death

When Jehovah's Witnesses invite you to their annual “memorial” or "commemoration of the Lord's death":

I would say, “Thanks very much. So if I come then, should I partake?”

1. “No, only a few do.” How do they know that they should partake? Romans 8:16 would be their answer. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. I would say, oh, so all Christians should partake then? Do you read the Bible in context? Yes, see Romans 8:9. Either you have the Spirit of God or you don't. You do not have the Spirit of God telling you to partake of these emblems as in Romans 8:16, so according to Romans 8:9 where does that leave you?  (You can stop here but have these in mind: 1 John 3:9, 10, a child of the devil; Matthew 13:36-43 a weed)“God does not adopt them as spiritual sons, as he does the 144,000.” —The Watchtower, February 1, 1998, p. 20

If you are not adopted, how can you be “led” by God’s Spirit?

“For all who are led by God’s spirit, these are God’s sons.”—Romans 8:14, NWT

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2. “Only those that go to heaven partake. We have the hope of living on earth.” Oh, where does that hope come from? Psalm 37:29 The righteous themselves shall possess the earth and reside forever upon it. So God’s kingdom will be on earth as also in heaven? (The Lord's prayer)

1 John 2:29-3:1 says that everyone righteous is born again.So to enjoy this paradise earth, you must be righteous, or born again.

If you want to go on, ask them if they are wheat or weeds and then connect with Matthew 13:36-43. The Wheat are left in the kingdom of their Father, John 3:3-7 says you must be born again to enter the kingdom. Are you born again? What does Romans 8:16-17 say is true of those who are born again?

Here are some more scriptures on these topics:

Galatians 3:28,29 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for YOU are all one [person] in union with Christ Jesus. 29 Moreover, if YOU belong to Christ, YOU are really Abraham’s seed, heirs with reference to a promise. (Remember if you don’t belong to Christ then where do you belong? Romans 8:8,9 says dead in the flesh.)

They believe that Abraham has the hope of living on a paradise earth, see the topics in this blog under heaven. Hebrews 11:¹⁶ But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

But those who are Born Again go to heaven and we know that God's purpose is for a paradise earth!
compare Revelation 19:1 with Revelation 7:9 the great crowd is in heaven. Then.... Revelation 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

So the great crowd is in heaven and they come down out of heaven with the Lord. Heaven and earth are one and the same. A new heaven and a new earth!Who is purchased from every tribe and tongue and people and nation?

Revelation 5:9, 10 9And they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. 10“You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” Revelation 7:9 is the same song, Revelation 19:1 is the same group of people!

3. Those that partake gain immortality, but those who do not partake gain everlasting life and these are two separate things.

John 7:³⁷ On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. ³⁸ He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

Who does Jesus say gains immortality here?

You have the hope of everlasting life correct?

Then ask them to read John 6:68. Ask them, what words of Jesus were some of the disciples rejecting?

John 6:⁵³ Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. ⁵⁴ Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ? (have them read 1 John 5:1)

* 1 John 5:1 was the big awakening for me, be sure to have them read it. Notice also that Romans 8:9 not only says that we must have God’s Spirit, but it says that God’s Spirit and Christ’s Spirit are the same.

Side note: Ask them Christ’s second coming when is it? (They believe that his second coming or arrival, or presence was in 1914.)

1 Corinthians 11:25-26 “In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it , in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come.”

So why are you still holding this memorial observance? 

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