Big Difference

Hi Wrench,

I know your question was specifically for Regan, but I'd like to comment on this just to add to the discussion.

JW's believe that Armageddon will be fought personally by Jesus along with his angelic army and that every man, woman and child will be destroyed forever--JW's being the only survivors. Pastor Russell didn't teach this; but that Messiah's Kingdom raises mankind up--that the time of trouble brings mankind to its knees to receive the Lord.

JW's also do not recognize the nation of Israel as fulfillment of prophecy--or that the restoration of Israel plays any role whatever--they see themselves as "spiritual Israel" and all these prophecies regarding Israel are interpreted as being for JW's.

Pastor Russell wrote regarding Armageddon: "Still another thing intervenes. Although the Jews are gradually flowing into Palestine, gradually obtaining control of the land of Canaan, and although reports say that already nineteen millionaires are there, nevertheless, prophecy requires an evidently larger number of wealthy Hebrews to be there before the Armageddon crisis be reached. Indeed, we understand that "Jacob's trouble" in the Holy Land will come at the very close of Armageddon. Then Messiah's Kingdom will begin to be manifested. Thenceforth Israel in the Land of Promise will gradually rise from the ashes of the past to the grandeur of prophecy. Through its Divinely appointed princes, Messiah's Kingdom, all-powerful, but invisible, will begin to roll away the curse and to lift up mankind, and to give beauty for ashes."

So the differences are big ones. --rhonda