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With Passover on the horizon, this is an opportune moment to discuss the
Watchtower Society's version of Jesus' resurrection.
Were John Que and/or Jane Doe Watchtower Society missionary to be
questioned if they believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, I can assure
you they would answer in the affirmative. However, they and the interviewer
wouldn't be speaking the same language as the conversation would be
talking about two very different processes that go by the same name. In
other words: the interviewer would soon find themselves thrown off by
semantic double speak.
In Watchtower Society theology, an angel named Michael volunteered to
come to the earth to die for humanity's sins. But in order to do so; he had to
relinquish his angel existence to become a human existence seeing as how
in Society theology it is impossible to exist as a spirit being and a material
being simultaneously. However, when Michael expired, he didn't go completely
out of existence. Instead, his so-called "life force" remained intact and was
transferred to a human form.
"the transferal of the life of his firstborn Son from the spirit realm to earth.
Only in this way could the child eventually born have retained identity as the
same person who had resided in heaven as the Word." (Aid to Bible Understanding,
1971, p.920)
"He had to become a perfect man and yet not lose his continuity of life. His
life-force was not to be extinguished but would be transferred to the ovum
of the virgin girl, Mary." (Watchtower magazine, 2-15-82, p.7)
But Michael's existence as a material being was only temporary. When his
human form passed away on the cross, the Society claims that God
transferred Michael's life force back into his angel corpse thus restoring him
to his former spirit existence; leaving the corpse of his human existence in a
permanent state of decease.
In other words: The Watchtower Society's Jesus is still dead, and his
remains are squirreled away on Earth somewhere in a condition and a
location known only to God.
Jesus' remains pose a difficulty for the Watchtower Society. In order to
confirm that his crucified dead body stayed dead, the Society is going to
have produce it. A piece of evidence of that significance can't be allowed to
just slip through a crack unnoticed as if it makes no difference. As Carl
Sagan once said: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Till
then, we should reckon that when the Bible speaks of Jesus Christ's
resurrection, it's talking about a human's corpse rather than an angel's.
FAQ: What about Jesus' post resurrection appearances?
REPLY: Those weren't really Jesus. The Society would have us believe they
were Michael disguised in a materialized body, i.e. an avatar. I used the
word "disguised" because never once did their Michael give himself away to
his friends, rather, he let them all believe the real Jesus was back from the
grave.
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