Click on picture above for video. This is Part 1 of Rolando’s Testimony. How I joined the Jehovah’s Witnesses and found my way into the Bible Students association. Part 1 deals with his journey into the Witness movement, his time with them, and ends with finding the Bible Students. Click below to watch Part 2, which deals with how and why he left the Witnesses.
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http://brothersofchrist.forumsland.com/brothersofchrist-about313.html
Hi!
Let’s read in the Bible … Isaiah 2
2. And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
3. And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob;
and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in his paths:
for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
I understand that Bro Rolando wanted to go to this mountain, but when he went there what he found it was not “the word of Jehovah” nor His laws!
WHY?
Simple, because another prophecy had to be fulfilled.
Let’s read it … Jeremiah 17
3. O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders.
4. And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever.
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Yes, with Bro Russell the “exalting” of God’s house [in the latter days] begun, but the enemy immediately sowed “tares”, and the good “word of God” was choked by the words of the tares, and overall the inhabitants of the “house” sinned and aroused the wrath of Jehovah which was manifested by letting to be plundered of His House … Deuter. 32:19
… and this desolation of His house was to last seven times or 70 years … Zechariah 1:12.
Brother Rolando happened to be there exactly during this period of punishment of this house, so he did not find “worship in spirit and truth” there! It was deserted there!
After the seven times the rebuilding of this House must take place …. and the prophecy of Isaiah 2 actually shows us the period of this re-building when Jehovah no longer allows idolatry and other sins of his people, – read the rest of chapter 2 of Isaiah!
The resettlement of this house is done by the gathering together of the remnant of spiritual Israel – Isaiah 43:1-7 / Isaiah 49:6 / Zephaniah 3:13 / Micah 7.
And these things have their fulfillment with and among Jehovah’s people – Daniel 10:14.
Now brother Ronaldo together with all the brothers should watch carefully HOW Jehovah fulfills His word, and brings back “His sons and daughters” from the places where they were scattered, and serve Jehovah all together. Isaiah 49:22/Isaiah 60:4 /Isaiah 57:18.
Thanks for sharing seeker4godskingdom. You can find Rolando here: http://www.BibleStudentsForum.com
I am trying to understand your thoughts. When Isaiah 2:2 says, “all nations shall flow unto it,” are you saying that this is just a spiritual remnant?
When Isaiah 2:2 says, “all nations shall flow unto it,” are you saying that this is just a spiritual remnant?
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Answer> Read 1Cor.3:16,17/6:19 – So, “the House of God” are(means) those “called and chosen and faithful” (Apoc.17:14) ,
while “the nations” are individuals of every nation who comes to the “mountain of Jehovah’s house” to learn “His ways”
why I said “individuals”? – because God created us with free-will, and it is obviously that not all individuals have the will to worship Jehovah and obey Christ.
Thanks Seeker – I appreciate your sharing your perspective. The early Bible Students before the JWs took this verse as it states “all nations shall flow unto it,” not a remnant from all the nations. They believed even the wicked would be raised from the dead to a judgement period during the 1,000 years (Matt 25:31-46).
My question for you. Can you list out the types or groups of people who have already received final judgement and will not ever be awakened from the dead and have an opportunity to receive eternal life?
Hi! Yes, the summary is that the biblical expression “the remnant” means those who remains faithful of the anointed group after their fight with the “beast” (the beast is what cause to them the great tribulation), so the remnant is reestablished by God and are given the title “My witnesses” , they are made clean and became “the mountain of God’s house” (the second time) and will remain so forever with Christ – they are “the righteous [that] will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father” after being finally separated by the tares – the final fulfilment of Isaiah 2, which is not yet, this gathering has only begun.
I do not do lists of those who have suffered final judgement, I let Jesus do that: Matthew 12
31 “Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him;
but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him,
>>either in this age or in the age to come.<<.
Jesus words are very clear.
Seeker – Thanks for quoting Matt 12:31-32. Why can one be forgiven for speaking against Jesus, but cannot be forgiven for speaking against the Holy Spirit?