The Ever Changing World of Jehovah's Witness Beliefs

This is interesting.

In the first column we have some doctrines as believed by Jehovah's Witnesses. In the second column we have the unique beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses regarding these doctrines during the 1914-1918 time period when, according to the unique beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses (as published by the Governing Body in the publications produced by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society) Jesus was inspecting "Christendom" preceding his selection of the Bible Students/Jehovah's Witnesses in 1919.

DOCTRINE	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	FOURTH
Will Sodom be resurrected?	Yes: 1879-1951	No: 1952-1964	Yes 1965-1988	No: 1988
Identity of the “Superior authorities” of Romans 13:1	Human Government: 1879-1929	Jehovah and JesusChrist: 1929-1962	HumanGovernment: 1963-present
Identity of the  “Faithful and Wise servant” of Matt. 24	A class of people: 1879-1897	An individual: 1897-1928	A class of people: 1929-present
Michael the Archangel	Not Jesus: 1879	Is the Pope: 1917	Is Jesus: 1920-Present
Should Jesus be “worshipped”?	Yes: 1879-1953	No: 1954-present
Jesus referred to what when he said “this is my body”?	The church: 1953-1955	His body of flesh: 1956-present
Date for the Beginning of Christ’s “invisible” presence	In 1874:  1879-1929	In 1914: 1929-present
Jesus died on a cross or a torturestake?	Cross: 1879-1935	Torture stake: 1936-present
Are Organ Transplants permissible for Jehovah’s Witnesses	No cannibalism 1967 – 1979	Yes:1980- present
Celebrating Christmas and birthdays	Yes: 1879-1926	No: 1927-present
Supporting War and Politics	Yes: 1879-1935	No: 1936-present
Great Pyramid in Egypt	God’s Witness: 1879 –1927	Satan’s Bible: 1928– Present

Isn't it remarkable how the beliefs that somehow inspired Jesus to chose the Bible Students/Jehovah's Witnesses in 1919 have changed, sometimes more than once.

In some areas, such as the date for the beginning of Christ's "invisible" presence, the implications of change is huge. 

For example, it lept from 1874 to 1914. 

This is interesting; if Jesus was looking for people who were watching for him and ready to open the door on his arrival, would he have found the Bible Students (as Jehovah's Witnesses were then known) in such a posture in 1914?

Well, the answer is clearly no. They, after all, had welcomed him 40 years earlier in 1874.

It seems Jesus was hugely indulgent, even lenient in his acceptance of the Bible Students' (as Jehovah's Witnesses were then known) false beliefs. 

After all, in 1874 and 1914 they believed and taught that he was executed on a cross.

In other areas the implication was potentially life threatening. 

For example, organ transplants were cannibalism from 1967 to 1979. You have to wonder on whose hands is the blood of any Jehovah's Witness who died from refusing an organ transplant during those years.

And what about the worship of Jesus? 

The Governing Body admits that the Bible proves that Jesus is to be worshipped. Perhaps due to this Biblical truth Jehovah's Witnesses believed and taught such from 1897 to 1953, during which time the Governing Body says they became the "faithful and discreet slave" "class", i.e. 1919.

Clearly, Jesus found it an acceptable thing for him to be worshipped by the Bible Students  (as Jehovah's Witnesses were then known).

What's puzzling is why the Governing Body has now decided that Jesus deserves no such thing. They even disfellowship Jehovah's Witnesses who privately hold such views.

On a lighter not, you have to wonder what Jesus made of the claim that Michael the archangel is the Pope, a claim once held by the Witnesses. Perhaps he just laughed it off as they only believed this for 3 short years.

All in all, this further undermines the Governing Body's claim that it speaks for God, is God's sole channel of communication on earth today and holds such a position due to selection by Jesus in 1919.

It seems Jehovah's Witnesses are just another man-made, man-sustained religion.

I welcome any Jehovah's Witness to provide evidence of the 1919 selection.