Meleti Vivlon
Articles by Meleti Vivlon.
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 11, 2020 | The Role of Women |
Every religion has an ecclesiastical hierarchy of men who control doctrine and conduct. There is rarely a place for women. However, is the very idea of any ecclesiastical hierarchy unscriptural? This is the topic we will examine in part 3 of our series on the role of women in the Christian congregation.
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 30, 2020 | The Role of Women, Videos |
Before we go making assumptions as to what role women can play in God’s Christian arrangement, we need to see how Jehovah God himself has used them in the past by examining the Bible account of various women of faith in both Israelite and Christian times.
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 23, 2020 | Genesis - Is It True? |
When I established this web site, its purpose was to gather research from diverse sources to try to determine what is true and what is false. Having been raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, I was taught that I was in the one true religion, the only religion that...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 23, 2020 | The Role of Women, Videos |
The role within the body of Christ which women are to play has been misconstrued and misapplied by men for hundreds of years. It is time to put off all the preconceptions and bias that both sexes have been fed by the religious leaders of the various denominations of Christendom and pay heed to what God wants us to do. This video series will explore the role of women within the great purpose of God by allowing the Scriptures to speak for themselves while unmasking the many attempts men have made to twist their meaning as they fulfill God’s words at Genesis 3:16.
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 13, 2020 | Editorial Commentary, Videos |
Recently, the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses released a video in which one of their members condemns apostates and other “enemies”. The video was entitled: “Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Will “Carry It Out” (Isa. 46:11)” and can be found by following this link:
https://www.jw.org/finder?docid=1011214&item=pub-jwb_202009_11_VIDEO&wtlocale=E&appLanguage=E&prefer=content
Was he right to condemn those who oppose the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses in this way, or do the scriptures he uses to condemn others actually end up backfiring on the organization’s leadership?
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 2, 2020 | Judicial Matters, Videos |
Hello, my name is Eric Wilson. One of the practices which has resulted in an enormous amount of criticism of Jehovah’s Witnesses is their practice of shunning anyone who leaves their religion or who is expelled by the elders for what is considered by them to be...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 25, 2020 | Editorial Commentary |
[The following is the text from my chapter (my story) in the recently published book Fear to Freedom available on Amazon.] Part 1: Freed from Indoctrination “Mommy, am I going to die at Armageddon?” I was only five years old when I asked my parents that question. Why...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 18, 2020 | JW Doctrine, Videos |
In an effort to keep the congregation clean, Jehovah’s Witnesses disfellowship (shun) all unrepentant sinners. They base this policy on the words of Jesus as well as the apostles Paul and John. Many characterize this policy as cruel. Are Witnesses being unjustly maligned for simply obeying the commands of God, or are they using scripture as an excuse to practice wickedness? Only by strictly following the Bible’s direction can they truly claim that they have God’s approval, otherwise, their works could identify them as “workers of lawlessness”. (Matthew 7:23)
Which is it? This video and the next will attempt to answer those questions definitively.
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 13, 2020 | Editorial Commentary, Videos |
Hello everyone and thanks for joining me. Today I wanted to talk on four topics: media, money, meetings and me. Beginning with media, I’m specifically referring to the publication of a new book called Fear to Freedom which was put together by a friend of mine, Jack...
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 22, 2020 | Trinity, Videos |
Eric: Hello, my name is Eric Wilson. The video you are about to see was recorded several weeks ago, but due to illness, I was not able to complete it until now. It will be the first of several videos analyzing the doctrine of the Trinity. I’m doing the video with Dr....
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 11, 2020 | The Congregation, Videos |
When we speak of re-establishing the Christian Congregation, we are not speaking of setting up a new religion. Quite the contrary. We are speaking about returning to the form of worship that existed in the first century—a form largely unknown in this day and age. ...
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 5, 2020 | Bible Musings, Videos |
I was just reading 2 Corinthians where Paul talks about being afflicted with a thorn in the flesh. Do you remember that part? As a Jehovah’s Witness, I was taught that he was likely referring to his bad eyesight. I never liked that interpretation. It just seemed...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 18, 2020 | The Congregation, Videos |
Hello everyone. I’ve been getting emails and comments asking what has happened to the videos. Well, the answer is quite simple. I’ve been sick, so production has fallen off. I’m better now. Don’t worry. It wasn’t COVID-19, just a case of Shingles. Apparently, I had...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 13, 2020 | Judicial Matters, Videos |
How the “Shunning” practiced by Jehovah’s Witnesses compares to the Hellfire doctrine. Years ago, when I was a full-fledged Jehovah’s Witness, serving as an elder, I met a fellow witness who had been a Muslim in Iran before converting. This was the first time I had...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 1, 2020 | Editorial Commentary, Experiences |
This is my review of the letter from the Argentina Branch in response to the registered letters sent them by Felix and his wife.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 30, 2020 | Experiences |
Introduction: Felix’s wife discovers for herself that the elders are not the “loving shepherds” that they and the organization proclaim them to be. She finds herself involved in a sexual abuse case in which the offender is appointed a ministerial servant despite the accusation, and it is discovered that he had abused more young girls.
The congregation receives the “preventive order” via text message to stay away from Felix and his wife just before the “The Love Never Fails” regional convention. All these situations lead to a fight that the branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses ignores, presuming its power, but which serves for both Felix and his wife to achieve freedom of conscience.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 24, 2020 | Experiences |
[Translated from Spanish by Vivi] By Felix of South America. (Names are changed to avoid retaliation.) Introduction: In Part I of the series, Felix from South America told us about how his parents learned about the Jehovah’s Witness movement and how his family...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 22, 2020 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Other Sheep, Videos |
Witness leadership use the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats to claim that the salvation of the “Other Sheep” depends on their obedience to the instructions of the Governing Body. They allege that this parable “proves” that there is a two-class system of salvation with 144,000 going to heaven, while the rest live as sinners on earth for the 1,000 years. Is that the true meaning of this parable or do Witnesses have it all wrong? Join us to examin the evidence and decide for yourself.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 15, 2020 | 1919, Examining Matthew 24 Series, Faithful Slave, Videos |
Jehovah’s Witnesses contend that the men (currently 8) making up their governing body constitute a fulfillment of what they consider to be the prophecy of the faithful and discreet slave referred to at Matthew 24:45-47. Is this accurate or merely a self-serving interpretation? If the latter, then what or who is the faithful and discreet slave, and what of the other three slaves that Jesus refers to in Luke’s parallel account?
This video will attempt to answer all these questions using Scriptural context and reasoning.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 8, 2020 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
There are four parables that our Lord left us in his final discourse on the Mount of Olives. How do these relate to us today? How has the organization misapplied these parables and what harm has that done? We will begin our discussion with an explanation of the true nature of parables.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 1, 2020 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
Welcome back. This is part 10 of our exegetical analysis of Matthew 24. Up to this point, we have spent a lot of time cutting away all the false teachings and false prophetic interpretations that have done so much damage to the faith of millions of sincere and...
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 24, 2020 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, This Generation, Videos |
For over 100 years, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been predicting that Armageddon is just around the corner, based largely on their interpretation of Matthew 24:34 which speaks of a “generation” that will see both the end and the beginning of the last days. The question is, are they getting it wrong about which last days Jesus was referring to? Is there a way to determine the answer from Scripture in a way that leaves no room for doubt. Indeed, there is as this video will demonstrate.
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 18, 2020 | 1914, Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
As hard as it may be to believe, the entire foundation of the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses is based on the interpretation of a single Bible verse. If the understanding they have of that verse can be shown to be wrong, their entire religious identity goes away. This video will examine that Bible verse and put the foundational doctrine of 1914 under a scriptural microscope.
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 12, 2020 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, The Great Tribulation, Videos |
Matthew 24:21 speaks of “great tribulation” to come upon Jerusalem which occurred during 66 to 70 C.E. Revelation 7:14 also speaks of “great tribulation”. Are these two events connected in some way? Or is the Bible speaking about two entirely different tribulations, totally unrelated to one another? This presentation will attempt to demonstrate what each scripture is referring to and how that understanding affects all Christians today.
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by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 23, 2020 | JW.org Videos, Videos |
Okay, this definitely falls into the category of “Here we go again”. What am I talking about? Rather than tell you, let me show you. This excerpt is from a recent video from JW.org. And you can see from it, probably, what do I mean by “here we go again”. What I mean...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 24, 2020 | Child Abuse |
“Just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a disapproved mental state, to do the things not fitting.” (Romans 1:28 NWT) It may seem like a bold statement even to suggest that the leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses has been given over...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 13, 2020 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
A number of exJWs seem to be persuaded by the idea of Preterism, that all the prophecies in Revelation and Daniel, as well as those in Matthew 24 and 25 were fulfilled in the first century. Can we definitely prove otherwise? Are there any adverse effects resulting from a Preterist belief?
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 9, 2020 | 607 |
In our first article, we examined the Adad-Guppi Stele, an historical document which quickly demolishes Watchtower’s theory of possible gaps in the established line of Neo-Babylonian Kings. For the next piece of primary evidence, we will look at the planet...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 8, 2020 | JW News, Videos |
While the 2019 Service Report seems to indicate that there is on-going growth in the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses, there is shocking news out of Canada to indicate that the figures have been cooked and in fact the organization is shrinking far faster than anyone had imagined.
by Meleti Vivlon | Jan 26, 2020 | JW Child Sexual Abuse, Videos |
Hello, I’m Meleti Vivlon. Those who protest the horrendous mishandling of child sexual abuse among the leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses frequently harp on the two-witness rule. They want it gone. So why am I calling the two-witness rule, a red herring? Am I...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jan 13, 2020 | Experiences |
[This is a very tragic and touching experience which Cam has given me permission to share. It is from the text of an e-mail he sent me. – Meleti Vivlon] I left Jehovah’s Witnesses just over a year ago, after I saw tragedy, and I just want to thank you for...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jan 10, 2020 | Bible Musings, Videos |
In response to the last video—Part 5—in the Matthew 24 series, one of the regular viewers sent me an email asking about how two seemingly related passages can be understood. Some would call these problematic passages. Bible scholars referred to them by the Latin...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 12, 2019 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
This is now the fifth video in our series on Matthew 24. Do you recognize this musical refrain? You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes, well, you might find You get what you need… Rolling Stones, right? It’s very true. The disciples wanted...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 2, 2019 | 607 |
When the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses gets something wrong and has to make a correction which is usually introduced to the community as “new light” or “refinements in our understanding”, the excuse frequently echoed to justify...
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 29, 2019 | 24 Elders of Revelation 4:4 |
This article was submitted by Stephanos The identity of the 24 elders in the book of Revelation has been a subject of discussion for a long time. Several theories have been raised. Since nowhere in the Bible is a clear definition of this group of persons given, it’s...
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 26, 2019 | The Role of Women |
[This is a continuation of the topic on the Role of Women in the Congregation.] This article began as a comment in response to Eleasar’s thought-provoking, well-researched comment on the meaning of kephalē in 1 Corinthians 11:3. “But I want you to understand...
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 22, 2019 | The Role of Women |
Author’s Note: In writing this article, I am seeking input from our community. It is my hope that others will share their thoughts and research on this important topic, and that in particular, the women on this site will feel free to share their viewpoint with...
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 12, 2019 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
Hi, my name’s Eric Wilson. There is another Eric Wilson on the Internet doing Bible-based videos but he is not connected to me in any way. So, if you do a search on my name but come up with the other guy, try instead my alias, Meleti Vivlon. I used that alias for...
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 7, 2019 | Experiences, Videos |
Ina discusses coping with her new life after Jehovah’s Witnesses.
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 25, 2019 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
Was Matthew 24:14 given to us as a means to measure how close we are to the return of Jesus? Does it speak of a worldwide preaching work to warn all humanity of their looming doom and eternal destruction? Witnesses believe they alone have this commission and that their preaching work is life saving? Is that the case, or are they actually working against God’s purpose. This video will endeavour to answer those questions.
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 10, 2019 | Experiences |
A local brother I just met at one of our Christian gatherings told me that he had exchanged emails with Raymond Franz before he died in 2010. I asked him if he would be so kind to share them with me and allow me to share them with all of you. This is the first one...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 6, 2019 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
In our last video we examined the question asked of Jesus by four of his apostles as recorded at Matthew 24:3, Mark 13:2, and Luke 21:7. We learned that they wanted to know when the things he had prophesied – specifically the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple –...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 25, 2019 | Examining Matthew 24 Series, Videos |
As promised in my previous video, we will now discuss what is at times called “Jesus’ prophesy of the last days” which is recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Because this prophecy is so central to the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as it is with all...
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 30, 2019 | JW Awakening, Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses, Videos |
Hello everyone. Good of you to join us. I’m Eric Wilson, also known as Meleti Vivlon; the alias I used for years when I was just trying to study the Bible free from indoctrination and wasn’t yet ready to endure the persecution that inevitably comes when a Witness...
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 8, 2019 | Doubting God and the Bible |
According to archeological evidence and Bible chronology, some of the pyramids existed before the Flood of Noah, yet they show no evidence of water damages. Does this prove there could not have been a biblical flood?
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 18, 2019 | Notifications, Videos |
This will be a short video. I wanted to get it out quickly because I am moving to a new apartment, and that’s going to slow me down for a few weeks with regard to the output of more videos. A good friend and fellow Christian has generously opened his home to me and...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 5, 2019 | 1914, JW Awakening, Videos |
Hello. My name is Eric Wilson. And today I’m going to teach you how to fish. Now you may think that’s odd because you probably started this video thinking it’s on the Bible. Well, it is. There is an expression: give a man a fish and you feed him for...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 1, 2019 | Contributed, JW Awakening |
[This article has been republished with the author’s permission from his own web site.] Jehovah’s Witness doctrine about the application of Jesus’ teaching of the Sheep and the Goats in chapter 25 of Matthew has some similarity with the Roman Catholicism’s...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 12, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Videos |
Hello, Eric Wilson here. I’ve been surprised by the reaction my last video provoked from the Jehovah’s Witnesses community defending the JW doctrine that Jesus is Michael the Archangel. Initially, I didn’t think this doctrine was that critical to the theology of...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 30, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Videos |
In a recent video I produced, one of the commenters took exception to my statement that Jesus isn’t Michael the Archangel. The belief that Michael is the pre-human Jesus is held by Jehovah’s Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists, among others. Have witnesses uncovered...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 8, 2019 | Videos |
I’ve just posted the video of my April 1st judicial hearing at the Aldershot congregation Kingdom hall in Burlington, Ontario, Canada as well as the followup appeal committee hearing. Both are very revealing about the true nature of the judicial process...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 11, 2019 | Bearing Witness, Notifications, Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses |
While I was in St. Petersburg, Florida on vacation in February, I got a call from one of the elders of my former congregation “inviting” me to a judicial hearing the following week on the charge of apostasy. I told him that I wouldn’t be back in...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 26, 2019 | JW Musings |
An eagle-eyed reader shared this little gem with us: In Psalm 23 in the NWT, we see that verse 5 speaks about being anointed with oil. David is one of the other sheep according to JW theology, so he can’t be anointed. Yet the old songbook song based on Psalm...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 2, 2019 | Notifications |
The Spanish Field Jesus said: “Look! I say to you: Lift up your eyes and view the fields, that they are white for harvesting.” (John 4:35) Some time back we started a Spanish “Beroean Pickets” web site, but I was disappointed that we got very...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jan 25, 2019 | JW Awakening, Videos |
After leaving the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses, many lose their faith in the existence of God. It seems that these ones had faith not in Jehovah but in the organization, and with that gone, so was their faith. These often turn to evolution which is built on the premise that all things evolved by random chance. Is there proof of this, or can it be disproved scientifically? Likewise, can the existence of God be proven by science, or is it just a matter of blind faith? This video will attempt to answer these questions.
by Meleti Vivlon | Jan 3, 2019 | JW Awakening, Videos |
“For God “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that this does not include the One who subjected all things to him.” (1Co 15:27)
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 15, 2018 | JW Awakening, Videos |
There is a key problem with Jehovah’s Witnesses that transcends all the other sins the organization is guilty of. Identifying this issue will help us to understand what is really the problem with JW.org and whether there’s any hope of fixing it.
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 29, 2018 | Experiences |
A Elder of over 40 years in Britain relates his story of being found by Christ.
by Meleti Vivlon | Nov 9, 2018 | JW Awakening, Videos |
When we awake to the reality of JW.org doctrine and conduct, we are faced with serious problem, because we have been taught that salvation depends on our affiliation with the Organization. Without it, we ask: “Where else can I go?”
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 31, 2018 | JW Awakening, Videos |
While we may look back on much of our time spent serving the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses with regret of misspent years, there is ample reason to look at those years in a positive light.
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 18, 2018 | JW Awakening, Videos |
How can we deal with the emotional trauma we experience when awakening from the indoctrination of JW.org? What’s it all about? Can we distill everything down to a simple, revealing truth?
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 7, 2018 | Notifications |
This is a call out to our brothers and sisters on the other side of the globe, in Australia, New Zealand and Eurasia. Would you like to meet with other like-minded Christians—ex or exiting JWs—who still thirst for fellowship and spiritual encouragement? If so, we...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 5, 2018 | Editorial Commentary |
In my last post, I spoke about how ill-conceived some of (most of?) the doctrines of JW.org truly are. By happenstance, I stumbled on another one dealing with the Organization’s interpretation of Matthew 11:11 which states: “Truly I say to you, among those born...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 4, 2018 | Videos |
In my last video, I mentioned a letter I sent into headquarters regarding a 1972 Watchtower article on Matthew 24. It turns out I got the date wrong. I was able to recover the letters from my files when I came home from Hilton Head, SC. The actual article in...
by Meleti Vivlon | Oct 3, 2018 | Notifications |
I’m pleased to be able to present everyone with some news. Two of our number have started a Facebook group to help those going through the awakening process. Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/310424909762137/?ref=bookmarks In case the link...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 29, 2018 | Experiences |
[This is a contributed experience by an awakened Christian going under the alias “BEROEAN KeepTesting”] I believe we all (ex-Witnesses) share similar emotions, feelings, tears, confusion, and a broad spectrum of other feelings and emotions during our...
by Meleti Vivlon | Sep 27, 2018 | Videos |
In this new series, we will answer the question asked by all those who awaken from the false teachings of JW.org: “Where do I go from here?”
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 24, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
I’ve been looking forward to doing this final video in our series, Identifying True Worship. That’s because this is the only one that really matters. Let me explain what I mean. Through the previous videos, it has been instructive to show how using the very criteria...
by Meleti Vivlon | Aug 9, 2018 | JW.org Videos |
In the August, 2018 Broadcast on JW.org, Governing Body member, Stephen Lett, utilizes a questionable rendering of Ephesians 4:8 to promote the idea that we should obey the elders submissively and without question. Is this a Scriptural view?
by Meleti Vivlon | Jul 12, 2018 | Peace and Security |
Is the Cry of Peace and Security a final sign before the end, or have Witnesses gotten this wrong? There is real danger in not understanding the true meaning of Paul’s words.
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 30, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
Hello everyone. My name’s Eric Wilson. Welcome to Beroean Pickets. In this series of videos, we have been examining ways to identify true worship using the criteria laid down by the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Since these criteria are used by Witnesses to...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 5, 2018 | Bearing Witness, Editorial Commentary, Videos |
JackSprat made a comment under the recent post on Christian neutrality and the Organization’s involvement in the United Nations that I’m grateful for, because I’m sure he raises a view that many share. I would like to address that here. I agree that...
by Meleti Vivlon | Jun 1, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
Joining a non-neutral entity, like a political party, results in automatic disassociation from the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Have Jehovah’s Witnesses maintained strict neutrality? The answer will shock many faithful Jehovah’s Witnesses.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 24, 2018 | Bible Teachings, Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
Having shown in our last episode that the Other Sheep doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses is unscriptural, it seems approrpiate to pause in our examination of the teachings of JW.org to address the real Bible hope of salvation–the real Good News–as it pertains to Christians.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 18, 2018 | Notifications |
Hi Everyone, After discussing the pros and cons with a number of you, I’ve removed the comment voting feature. The reasons are various. For me, the key reason Tthat came back to me in responses was that it amounted to a popularity contest. There was also the...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 16, 2018 | Experiences |
My experience of being an Active Jehovah’s Witness and leaving the Cult. By Maria (An alias as a protect against persecution.) I started studying with Jehovah’s Witnesses over 20 years ago after my first marriage was breaking up. My daughter was only a few months old,...
by Meleti Vivlon | May 14, 2018 | JW Policies |
An Analysis of the 2018 Position Paper on Handing Child Sexual Abuse within the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
by Meleti Vivlon | May 2, 2018 | Experiences |
Hello all. After reading Ava’s experience and being encouraged, I thought I would do the same, in the hope that someone reading my experience may at least see some commonality. I am sure there are many out there who have asked themselves the question. “How could I...
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 29, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Other Sheep, Videos |
This video, podcast and article explore the unique JW teaching of the Other Sheep. This doctrine, more than any other, affects the salvation hope of millions. But is it true, or a fabrication of one man, who 80 years ago, decided to create a two-class, two-hope system of Christianity? This is the question that affects all of us and which we will answer now.
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 11, 2018 | JW Musings |
One of our forum members relates that in their memorial talk the speaker broke out that old chestnut, “If you are asking yourself if you should partake or not, it means you have not been chosen and so do not partake.” This member came up with some...
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 5, 2018 | Editorial Commentary, JW.org Videos |
In the April Broadcast on tv.jw.org, there is a video given by Governing Body member Mark Sanderson at about the 34-minute mark, wherein he relates some encouraging experiences of brothers under persecution in Russia back in the 1950s, showing how Jehovah provided the...
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 5, 2018 | Editorial Commentary |
I got an email today with a link to a website out of Italy. It seems our Italian brothers are also waking up. This is happening everywhere, and it is so encouraging to see so many being called out to the Christ. It reminds me of this verse from Acts of the Apostles:...
by Meleti Vivlon | Apr 4, 2018 | 1914, Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
You have to accept over 20 assumptions to believe in 1914 as the start of Christ’s invisible presence. One failed assumption and the doctrine comes crashing down.
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 29, 2018 | Experiences |
I would like to introduce a new feature to our web forum intended to help many of us as we deal with the strong, conflicting emotions of a traumatic awakening to the truth. It was back in 2010 that I began to awaken to the reality that is the Organization of...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 23, 2018 | Notifications |
This article started out as a short piece intended to provide all of you in our online community with some details into our use of donated funds. We have always intended to be transparent about such things, but to be honest, I hate accounting and so I kept pushing...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 14, 2018 | Memorial of Christ's Death |
The first time I partook of the emblems at the memorial in my local Kingdom hall, the elderly sister sitting next to me remarked in all sincerity: “I had no idea we were so privileged!” There you have it in a single phrase—the problem behind the JW two-class system...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 10, 2018 | Bearing Witness, Reasoning with Jehovah's Witnesses |
This is a letter of disassociation by a former Portuguese elder. I thought his logic was particularly insightful and wanted to share it here. http://www.desperta.net/testemunhos/letter-of-dissociation-of-carlos-fernandes
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 8, 2018 | 1914, Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
A second look at 1914, this time examining the evidence the Organization claims is there to support the belief that Jesus began ruling in the heavens in 1914. Video Transcript Hello, my name is Eric Wilson. This is the second video in our subset of 1914 videos. In the...
by Meleti Vivlon | Mar 2, 2018 | 1914, Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
Video Script Hello. Eric Wilson again. This time we’re looking at 1914. Now, 1914 is a very important doctrine for Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is a core doctrine. Some might disagree. There was a recent Watchtower about core doctrines and 1914 wasn’t...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 21, 2018 | Notifications |
Hello everyone. I’ve had a number of requests to publish our podcasts on iTunes. After some work and research, I’ve managed to do that. The recordings attached to each post from here on out will contain a link that will allow you to subscribe to our...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 21, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, This Generation, Videos |
It’s all well and good to tear down a false doctrine like the JW overlapping generations interpretation of Matthew 24:34—as we did in a previous video—but Christian love should always move us to build up. So after clearing away the debris of false teachings...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 21, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, This Generation, Videos |
Hello my name is Eric Wilson and this is now my fourth video, but it’s the first one in which we’ve been able to actually get down to brass tacks; to examine our own doctrines in the light of Scripture and the purpose of this whole series really, is...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 17, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
Hello, my name is Eric Wilson. In our first video, I put forward the idea of using the criteria that we as Jehovah’s Witnesses use to examine whether other religions are considered to be true or false on ourselves. So, that same criteria, those five points—six...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 16, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
I e-mailed all my JW friends with a link to the first video, and the response has been an resounding silence. Mind you, it’s been less than 24 hours, but still I expected some response. Of course, some of my deeper thinking friends will need time to view and...
by Meleti Vivlon | Feb 15, 2018 | Identifying True Worship Series, Videos |
I started my online Bible research back in 2011 under the alias Meleti Vivlon. I used the google translation tool available back then to find out how to say “Bible study” in Greek. At the time there was a transliterate link, which I used to get English...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 21, 2017 | JW Policies |
The two-witness rule (see De 17:6; 19:15; Mt 18:16; 1 Tim 5:19) was intended to protect the Israelites from being convicted based on false accusations. It was never intended to shield a criminal rapist from justice. Under the law of Moses, there were provisions to...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 15, 2017 | JW Child Sexual Abuse |
DISCLAIMER: There are many sites on the internet that do nothing but bash the Governing Body and the Organization. I get emails and comments all the time expressing appreciation that our sites are not of that type. Yet, it can be a fine line to walk at times. Some...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 13, 2017 | NWT Commentary |
One of our readers sent me an e-mail recently asking an interesting question: Hello, I am interested in a discussion on Acts 11:13-14 where Peter is recounting the events of his meeting with Cornelius. In verse 13b & 14 Peter is quoting the angel’s words to...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 9, 2017 | JW.org Videos |
This broadcast is part 1 of the graduation ceremony for the 143rd Gilead class. Gilead used to be an accredited school in New York State, but this is no longer the case. Samuel Herd of the Governing Body opened the sessions by speaking of Jehovah as our Grand...
by Meleti Vivlon | Dec 1, 2017 | JW.org Videos |
In this latest video, Anthony Morris III is not really talking about obedience to Jehovah, but rather, obedience to the Governing Body. He claims that if we obey the Governing Body, Jehovah will bless us. That means that Jehovah approves of the decisions coming down...