Serious question. Should I reject what made me believe the Bible and become a Jehovah's Witness?

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To be a Jehovah's Witness you need to respect the bible instead of man's interpretations (your spam links). Ezekiel has not "failed as a prophet and is not false" like you said. In fact Ezekiel is a great prophet of God. It's just that you decided to examine a false source in your search for truth.

We believe the bible over man's word any day.
For instance, you say that 607 is unconfirmed.... but you are wrong

You see, by taking God's words as truth you would know that 607 was the exact year.

Let me explain...
The date of 539 B.C.E. for the fall of Babylon can be arrived at not only by Ptolemy’s canon but by other sources as well. The historian Diodorus, as well as Africanus and Eusebius, shows that Cyrus’ first year as king of Persia corresponded to Olympiad 55, year 1 (560/559 B.C.E.), while Cyrus’ last year is placed at Olympiad 62, year 2 (531/530 B.C.E.). Cuneiform tablets give Cyrus a rule of nine years over Babylon, which would therefore substantiate the year 539 as the date of his conquest of Babylon.—Handbook of Biblical Chronology, by Jack Finegan, 1964, pp. 112, 168-170; Babylonian Chronology, 626 B.C.–A.D. 75, p. 14

A number of important Biblical events took place during the Persian period: the fall of Babylon, followed by Cyrus’ release of the Jews and the end of the 70-year desolation of Judah; the reconstruction of the temple at Jerusalem, completed “in the sixth year of the reign of Darius [I, Persian]”; and the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls by Nehemiah, according to the decree given in the 20th year of Artaxerxes Longimanus.
2Chronicles 36:20-23
Ezra 3:8-10
Ezra 4:23, 24
Ezra 6:14, 15
Nehemiah 2:1, 7, 8.

Now, Jehovah tells us that the Jews were to exiled for 70 years
Jeremiah 25:8-11
Daniel 9:2
2 Chronicles 36:20,21

Jerusalem came under final siege in Zedekiah’s 9th year (609 B.C.E.), and the city fell in his 11th year (607 B.C.E.), corresponding to Nebuchadnezzar’s 19th year of actual rule (counting from his accession year in 625 B.C.E.). (2 Kings 25:1-8) In the fifth month of that year (the month of Ab, corresponding to parts of July and August) the city was set afire, the walls were pulled down, and the majority of the people were led off into exile. However, “some of the lowly people of the land” were allowed to remain, and these did so until the assassination of Gedaliah, Nebuchadnezzar’s appointee, whereupon they fled into Egypt, finally leaving Judah completely desolate. (2 Kings 25:9-12, 22-26) This was in the seventh month, Ethanim (or Tishri, corresponding to parts of September and October).
Hence the count of the 70 years of desolation must have begun about October 1, 607 B.C.E., ending in 537 B.C.E. It was in the seventh month of this latter year that the first repatriated Jews arrived back in Judah, exactly 70 years from the start of the full desolation of the land.
2Chronicles 36:21-23
Ezra 3:1.

537 B.C.E. to 607 B.C.E. = 70 years
Because we know Jehovah's word to be true over man's word.... we know for definite that the year is 607 B.C.E
Anyone who respects their bible as God's word would believe the same...Show more

I studied with the Witnesses for 2 years, so I learned a bit about them. The biggest difference is that they don't believe in a trinity. God is the Father, Jesus is God's first creation (son) and the Holy Spirit is God's active force. Jehovah does not personally direct the Witnesses. They have the Watch Tower Society in NY, the overseers for each district, and the bodies of elders at each congregation. They take the Bible literally, "go out and make disciples of all people". You don't have to believe, they just have to give you the opportunity to hear and reject if you wish. I left because I stopped believing in a theist religion, but they were some of the nicest, kindest people I've ever met....Show more

Which ever route you choose, God will love you dearly. All the old scriptures are difficult to
interpret and everybody wants to be sure that they have THE correct understanding.
No one I have met has all the answers. Most have more superstition than spirituality.

Jesus taught 2 commandments. Love God and Love your neighbor as your self.
Follow those two rules and talk with God every chance you get and all the old
religious history books won't matter a bit.

If you love your fellow man - you will not harm him in any way. It is that easy....Show more

Instead of getting into a debate with you on prophecy I am going to let you know what helps me to hold fast to what Jehovah wants. Jehovah has imperfect humans running his organization on earth. This means that he trust them and will correct them if needed. It might seem long when he does this, but only long to us not to him. Remember 1000 years is but a day. So, If I do not agree with something or if something stumbles me I go back to my default questions.
"Which organization has the most love among all it's members?"
"Which one has peace?"
"Which one is the most organized and is learning the same things at the same time?"
No matter where I go in the world I can always be prepared for my meetings with Jehovah's people.

When only one organization falls into all of those categories I know it has Gods backing and know that either my thinking or theirs will be corrected in time. It might not be till the new system that those corrections be made, but do I want to risk my relationship and chance at paradise life because I don't agree with something?

My recommendation is that you come up with your own default questions. Questions that tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt who God's people are. Then when you have questions that come up that you cannot find the answer to or that test your faith, ask your self those questions.

Don't let Satan devour you! Slap him in the face with the strength you draw from Jehovah's goodness....Show more

Everything that Jehovah's Witnesses believe and teach is from the Bible so I don't see how you would feel the need to reject what the Bible clearly shows.


"Ezekiel gave the exact date of the rebirth of Israel on the day of Pentecost / Seven Sevens in 1948
http://www.hebroots.org/hebrootsarchive/…"

Yet the site that you give is not found in the Bible is it?

In fact none of what you believe as listed above is found in the Bible but are someone's interpretation of what they think Ezekiel means....Show more