#5 - Enemies of the Cross of Christ – Part 2

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus was hanged on an upright pole, with both of his hands pinned together above his head by a single nail. If you believe this, then you must deny the accuracy of the God-inspired Scriptures. On the other hand, if you believe that the Scriptures are true and accurate then you must deny the beliefs of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, for their beliefs contradict Scripture.

Apostle Thomas was told by the other disciples that they had seen the Lord appear after his death. “But he said unto them, Except I shall see the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (John 20:25, KJV) Apostle Thomas said “nails” (plural)—and not only once, but twice! Therefore since more than one nail was used, and Jesus had only one imprint in each hand, then we can logically conclude that one nail was used for each hand. This means his hands were not pinned together with a single nail, but were nailed apart from each other. It is plain to see how the truth of the Scriptures nails more holes into the heresies of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

A favorite verse which Jehovah’s Witnesses love to quote in their attacks on the cross is Hebrews 6:6, and they conveniently quote half of it when they condemn Christians for wearing crosses, saying that, “they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.” (KJV) Now, this sounds like a legitimate argument, but is this what the author of Hebrews meant to say? Was he telling us that Christians should not wear crosses because we put Christ to shame when we do so? This is a typical Watchtower trick—ripping Scripture out of context! If the entire chapter six is read in context, then the author’s real message is crystal clear. This chapter speaks about those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift; that if these righteous ones fall from grace into sin, it is impossible for them to be renewed again unto repentance, seeing as how their sinful actions put Christ and everything he’s done for us, to shame. It’s as if their sinful actions are crucifying Jesus all over again. Does this have anything to do with wearing crosses? Besides, at the time when these words were written, no one was as of yet wearing crosses.

Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses hate the cross of Christ? Because they serve the Watchtower, which serves men who serve Satan—who also hates the cross because it was the cross and Christ’s death upon it that trampled Death, and chained the Devil’s powers for a thousand years. Then he was loosened for a while and, knowing that his time is short, he inspired Godless men to create an organization of lies. And he demands of his followers that they trample upon the cross, which he abhors (and this, new Jehovah’s Witness converts must do—destroy their crosses, rather than simply dispose of them.) They walk the way of the Devil, and Apostle Paul said, “For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things”, and an earthly master—The Watchtower cult!