Watchtower Eliminated
the Role of the United Nations
in Prophecy?
| Has the Watchtower Eliminated the Role of the United Nations in Prophecy?
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| (from the Free Minds Journal, vol. 22 no. 2 (May/Oct 2003) | The image above appears on page 8 of The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Inc. of NY & PA magazine: The Watchtower - Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom, copyright May 15, 1983 |
Anyone who has been associated with the Watchtower for some time is aware of how they view the United Nations as being the prophetic “wild beast” of Rev. 13:17 that stands opposed to God’s Kingdom under the “anointed remnant,” empowered directly by Satan himself (Gog of Magog of Rev. 20:8). The United Nations was due sometime soon to be empowered by the United States and Great Britain, and to turn on “Jehovah’s people” to annihilate them.
In the Oct/Dec 2001 issue of the Free Minds Journal it was reported that the Watchtower had secretly joined up with the United Nations as an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) with the purpose of helping spread the doctrine and agenda of the United Nations (with benefits to themselves, of course). When this was discovered and exposed in the newspapers and on the internet, the Watchtower Public Relations Department was quick to disassociate themselves from the United Nations, and issue a special message to any branch members or elders who needed to provide a response to the news media. The blatantly dishonest answer was that they joined to obtain a “library card” in order to do research. A similar letter was sent out to certain inquiries on the subject.
Shortly thereafter it was
widely
publicized and documented that not only did the WT not have to join the UN
just to get a library card, but that the Watchtower magazine had already been
writing articles that subtly supported the United Nations and its agenda! This
is required of any NGO associated with the UN. One of the articles is even
listed on the UN website. (http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/materials/articles.htm)
While at first it seemed that perhaps it was not an actual change of direction,
but only an embarrassing affair with the “wild beast” itself, it now appears
quite plainly that the WT no longer states that the UN is the “wild beast” and
even further, that it would only be speculation to say who it would be to launch
a future attack on the Watchtower organization! This, coupled with an odd
suggestion by Bethel leader Ciro Aulicino in October 2001 that the Muslims may
very well be part of the “king of the North” that will turn and attack Jehovah’s
people! (The "King of the North" is generally identified as the United Nations;
more specifically as a totalitarian element of it.) Yet
Ciro was one of the
directors who actually signed on with the United Nations as an NGO
representative! Talk about duplicity and confusion at Bethel!
For a full treatment on the Watchtower's identity of the "King of the North" and "King of the South," read this article.
Ciro Aulicino’s lecture can be listened to here.
In this issue we do not review their past hatred for the United Nations, but the major about–face reflected in the Watchtower of June 1, 2003, where they say it is wrong to speculate who the king of the North represents (after years of asserting such things themselves).
When you also read about the attempt to sway European governments to accept the WT as a bona-fide religion by stating deceptively that they have no laws against blood transfusions, and that they have no laws against voting for political office (see Free Minds Journal, Fall 1999, Jul/Sep 2000, and May/Oct 2002 issues), it is obvious that Bethel and its legal advisors have been courting individual nations, special interest groups and even the United Nations themselves for favor and mutual cooperation. The advantage to them: new members and financial aid, from none others than the government entities themselves!
The Watchtower has become truly apostate from their doctrinal stance of only a few years ago on many CRITICAL issues that previously identified them as “the only true Christians.” They have become part of the world that they have condemned for the last 120 years, and have even taken upon themselves their own “mark of the beast” by associating with the United Nations! Add to that their denial of any complicity in the tolerance of sexual abusers of children in their midst (Journal, Jan/Mar 2001 and beyond), even allowing such to go door-to-door, one can see that the days of the Watchtower Society as we know it are numbered. How appropriate are the words of Dan 3:26: “God has numbered [the days of] your kingdom and has finished it.“ (1984 Watchtower Reference Bible)
Criteria for association with the United Nations as an NGO:
(from http://www.randytv.com/secret/criteriaassociation.doc)
CRITERIA FOR ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
a) The NGO must support and respect the principles of the Charter of the United Nations;
b) The NGO must be of recognized national or international standing;
c) The NGO should operate solely on a non-for-profit basis and have tax-exempt status;
d) The NGO must have the commitment and the means to conduct effective information programmes with its constituents and to a broader audience about UN activities by publishing newsletters, bulletins and pamphlets; organizing conferences, seminars and round tables; or enlisting the attention of the media;
e) The NGO should have an established record of continuity of work for a minimum of three years and should show promise of sustained activity in the future;
f) The NGO should have a satisfactory record of collaboration with UN Information Centres/Services or other parts of the UN System prior to association;
g) The NGO should provide an audited annual financial statement, conducted by a qualified, independent accountant;
h) The NGO should have statutes/bylaws providing for a transparent process of taking decisions, elections of officers and members of the Board of Directors.
The following images are copyrighted by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, but for purposes of critique under the Fair Use Law they are reproduced here, as evidence of fulfilling their duties as an NGO to the United Nations:
Why is the Watchtower advertising the United Nations and their agenda, even in 2001, when they were formerly known as the "wild beast of Revelation" that would be led by Satan the Devil to attack Jehovah's Witnesses?
Other relevant questions:
1. Is the United Nations organization going to attack Babylon the Great, and
then turn on the Jehovah's Witnesses?
2. Or, do the Jehovah's Witnesses have no idea who is going to attack the
Witnesses at Armageddon?
3. Are Jehovah's Witnesses not supposed to even speculate on who will attack the
Witnesses at Armageddon?
4. Is the "scarlet-colored wild beast" the same "Beast" that will attack the
Witnesses at Armageddon?
5. Is the "scarlet-colored wild beast" the United Nations Organization?
6. Is the "scarlet-colored wild beast" the same as "The King of the North"?
7. If the "scarlet-colored wild beast" is not the same as "The King of the
North", then does that mean that the "scarlet-colored wild beast" will make an
attack on the Jehovah's Witnesses, and then also the "King of the North" will
make another attack on the Witnesses?
8. Is the "King of the North" the one who will destroy Babylon the Great?
9. Who is the "Eighth World Power"?
10. Will Babylon the Great be destroyed before the attack on the Jehovah's
Witnesses?
11. According to the "Daniel's Prophecy" Book (1999), the "Eleventh Horn" [the
Anglo-American World Power] will be destroyed by Jehovah and Jesus before the
other nations of the world, and then the other nations will continue for "a time
and a season", and then Jehovah and Jesus will destroy all nations of the world
at the end of Armageddon. Is this true? How long is "a time and a season" -- 1
year and 3 months? Also, when will Jehovah destroy the Anglo-American World
Power -- At Armageddon? At the Great Tribulation? Before the Great Tribulation?
12. According to the "Revelation - Its Grand Climax At Hand!" Book (1988), the
Anglo-American World Power is the "False Prophet" of Revelation, who "gives
life" to the United Nations, and tries to force everyone to serve the United
Nations. Is this true?
What has been the Watchtower's view of the United Nations?
from The Watchtower, Nov. 15, 1980, p. 30-31:
Questions from Readers
• The December 1, 1979, issue of The Watchtower refers to the United Nations as
being “the eighth world power.” Is not the Anglo-American, the Seventh World
Power, the last world power?
The United Nations, as the successor of the old League of Nations, is a “world
power” in that its member nations, influence and organization are world wide in
scope.
…..
The United Nations does not have much power in itself, not even having an army,
except where the members make specific provision for this. It really derives its
existence and power from the nations that make up its membership. Particularly
is this true of the Anglo-American world power that took the initiative to bring
into existence first the League of Nations and then the United Nations. (Rev.
13:11-15) Before it goes into destruction along with all the nations to whom it
owes its existence, the Scriptures show that this “eighth” world power, with the
prominent ruling elements taking the lead as the “ten horns” of the beast, will
turn on “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, and destroy
it.—Rev. 17:12-18.
from Isaiah's Prophecy - Light For All Mankind, Volume 1 (2000), pages
153-154:
20 Whom will Jehovah use to discipline rebellious
Christendom? We find the answer in the 17th chapter of Revelation. There we are
introduced to a harlot, "Babylon the Great," representing all the world’s false
religions, including Christendom. The harlot is riding a scarlet-colored wild
beast that has seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation 17:3, 5, 7-12) The wild
beast represents the United Nations organization.* [FOOTNOTE SAYS: Additional
information regarding the identity of the harlot and the scarlet-colored wild
beast is found in chapters 34 and 35 of the book Revelation—Its Grand Climax At
Hand!, published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.]
Just as the ancient Assyrian destroyed Samaria, the scarlet-colored wild beast
"will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up
her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire." (Revelation 17:16)
Thus the modern-day Assyrian (nations associated with the UN) will deal
Christendom a mighty blow and will crush her out of existence.
21 Will Jehovah’s faithful Witnesses perish along with Babylon the Great? No.
God is not displeased with them. Pure worship will survive. However, the wild
beast that destroys Babylon the Great also casts a greedy eye in the direction
of Jehovah’s people. In doing so, the beast carries out, not God’s thought, but
the thought of someone else. Who? Satan the Devil.
