Will Jesus' second coming be visible to all? Well, not according to the Jehovah's
Witnesses, anyway. Even though Jesus (Mt.24:30) says he'll return "on the clouds of heaven with
great power and glory" and this verse says that "every eye shall see him," The Governing Body claims that Jesus returned invisibly
in 1914 without clouds, glory, or being seen by anyone. 1:7
JWs believe that there are two distinct classes of believers: the 144,000 "Anointed" that are going to heaven and
the "Great Crowd" that will remain here on earth. The WatchTower teaches that heaven closed in 1935, and that everyone else will
either be killed at Armageddon (if they are not JWs) or live forever on earth. 7:4
The "great multitude" is the WatchTower's "great crowd" that it claims will remain on earth
rather than going to heaven. Yet in this verse the "great crowd" stands "before the throne" and "before the lamb". Where else
would the thrown and lamb be besides heaven? 7:9
"And the name of the star is called Wormwood."
Some believers say that the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl was the fulfillment of the
third trumpet in 8:10-11. 8:10-11
"The great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where our Lord was crucified"
What city is referred to here? Is Jerusalem spiritually called Sodom and Egypt? Rome, maybe? Salt Lake City? 11:8
"A thousand two hundred and threescore days" Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus
returned in 1914. This belief is derived from these verses that
link "a time, times, and a half a time" with 1260 days. 12:6, 14
Most scholars agree that the 666 referred to the emperor Nero. Some
ancient manuscripts have 616 instead of 666. For more information see
here. 13:18
The Watchtower says that "the beast that was, and is not, and yet is" referred to in this verse is the United
Nations. It was the League of Nations which disappeared, only to once again rise as the UN. (See Pay Attention to
Daniel's Prophecy, p. 269) 17:8
"I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets"
Mormon apologists use this verse to explain the plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon. (Prophets sometimes send
angelic visitors to other prophets to help with the proper wording of scripture.) 22:9
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