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GATHER WHAT 'AGAIN' ?

To make room for their false teachings, apostates change certain words and their meaning or insert  new words into the Scriptures. The following evidence exposes how the sect calling themselves Jehovah Witnesses attempted to give credence to their past and present false claim that they are the Kingdom "administration" of God on earth.  In this particular case, those falsely calling themselves witnesses of God inserted the word 'AGAIN' into this scripture:

Translation (1)

"...into house administration of the fullness of the appointed times, to head up the all (things) in the Christ, the (things) upon the heavens and the (things) upon the earth; in him".  (Eph 1:10 Greek Interlinear Translation by Westcott & Hort 1881).
Note: Only in the revised NWT edition 1948 onward is the word
'AGAIN' inserted.

Translation (2)

"...an administration at the full limit of the appointed times, namely, to gather all things together AGAIN in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth."  (Eph 1:10 New World Bible Translation Committee (1969) revising Westcott & Hort).

Translation (3)

"...order it in the fullness of the ages that all things in heaven and earth alike should be gathered up in Christ".  (Eph 1:10 Moffatt).

Translation (4)

"...which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth."  (Eph 1:10 RSV).

The word 'AGAIN' has been inserted into revised Translation (2) from Translation (1) and is a superfluous gloss. It is a misrepresentation of the apostle Paul's inspired words and intended meaning. The added word 'AGAIN' implies that the Divine Kingdom purpose of God had already taken place previously, and will take place 'AGAIN'. On page 1005 of the JW book 'Aid to Bible Understanding'  they state: 'This means, then, that Christ Jesus has completed a particular phase of his rule, that his special "administration" to "gather all things together AGAIN in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth," has now accomplished its purpose.    1Cor 15:28; Eph 1:9,10. It therefore appears that he 'turns the kingdom over to his Father' particularly in the sense of being able to present to his Father a sin-free earth, all its inhabitants once AGAIN completely submissive to his Father's sovereign will'.

His administration 'has now accomplished its purpose… in the sense
of being able to present to his Father a sin-free earth'?
          Really?

Point (1):

It is not possible for mankind to be made sin-free on earth.  (See Heb 11:13-16).

Point (2):

The Christ will not present to his Father sin-free flesh, but rather sin-free spirits (John 6:63).

The reason for apostate teachings in JW literature is as follows: Glory is offered as a bribe by satan for the promotion of apostasy to war against the work of The Christ and his servants on earth. Those warring accept satanic glory. (Dan 11:39). Collectively this "man of lawlessness" "is set in opposition and lifts himself up over everyone who is called "god" or an object of reverence so that he sits down in the temple of The God, publicly showing himself to be a god." (2 Thess 2:3,4). In attempting to make "a vision come true" in the JW book 'True Peace & Security –From What Source?' this sect declared that the "appointed times" began in the autumn of 607BCE and ended in the autumn of 1914CE     thereby proclaiming themselves Christ's administration since 1914. (Pgs. 73 76). This is the reason for the insertion of the word 'AGAIN' in their apostate revision of Ephesians 1:10.  (Dan 11:14b).

It has been made known through the anointed congregation of God by The Christ that the sect of JWs who "put in place" the "disgusting thing" "standing in a holy place" did so to "trample" on anointed members of the congregation of God (the "holy place") during the "appointed times of the nations". It will now be followed by the gathering of anointed brothers of The Christ as "the things in the heavens" as an administration to gather mankind ("the things on the earth"). (Eph 1:10. Matt 24:15. Dan 11:31)  (See Pages 849858879).  The "things in the heavens" will be Spirit created anointed sons of God. The "things on the earth" are members of the "great crowd" being spirit created.

3/8/82.
 

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