Why Jehovah's Witnesses Could Disappear by December 2025?

[@Miles_Carditis]

I stopped being involved I Jws a few months ago after 22 years as an elder. I think the org has become very defensive, almost paranoid, which makes we wonder if things are worse than they let on

[@mattmurdock2868]

They are, much worse. Watchtower is in collapse, and the governing body, aka "Jehovah", are about to perform a disappearing act.

[@DaneJahUangakore]

I saw this as well working with c/o and other elders. Theyre all up tight, pressure from the gov body!

[@Miles_Carditis]

@DaneJahUangakore interesting....

[@SassyG17]

@@DaneJahUangakoreall the best to you!! Enjoy your life.

[@Bun-q3v]

Miles, I wonder what would cause you to give it up after 22 years as an elder? How did you do it? You know this organization is toxic when it has us so stressed if we are thinking about leaving. It has taken over our lives!

[@cherylhennessy57]

I was raised in from age 9. Left at 18 in 1978. WS disfellowshipped at 19. I am now 66 years old and have never had a conversation with my mother and sister as an adult in almost 50 years. I have been shunned all those years . Lived in the same community and never even sat down as an adult for a cup of tea. That's how bad the shunning policy is. My crime for being disfellowshipped was smoking cigarettes for a short time and this is how I was punished.

[@drkKennedy]

@@cherylhennessy57 That's hard and unbelievable!

[@manny2032]

Short mindedness approach to shun a personal habit.

[@cherylhennessy57]

@@drkKennedy Yes, it was very hard. I have moved on and made a good life for myself but I still feel sad at times about all the lost with my family because of this cult. My mother is aged now and needs looking after so I called the elders in her congregation to see if they would give her the ok to talk to me so I can help in her care but they said "no", they would not do that. So I will not even get a chance to show her I love her and see her out of this life. So the reason I'm sending this story to you is because I want to thank you so much for bringing some light and knowledge to people of this world as to what this cult is capable of an its practices. Thank you!!

[@MervinJohnson-yv8sw]

Well That Sucks

[@RAFITAESTRADITA]

Nop. No one is expelled from the congregation for smoking cigarettes. People are expelled and remain outside the congregation because of the attitude they had and continue to have regarding the sin committed. It has always been and will always be about that.

[@mikepuccini4932]

When they fight in court to retain their "financial benefits" they are BEGGING for money.

[@brendamartin7280]

They Are trying to be avoided being taxed on all the donations they don't wanna pay the 30 or 40% tax money they're not begging for money they're begging to keep 100% of their donations

[@mikepuccini4932]

@brendamartin7280 six of one, 1/2 dozen of the other.

[@yvonnebuckland4856]

Is it true Lett has just bought two beach houses ??

[@yvonnebuckland4856]

@@brendamartin7280didn’t Jesus say you got to pay taxes ??

[@mikepuccini4932]

@@yvonnebuckland4856 Yes! (Luke 20:25 KJV) "And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's."

[@PeterKavanagh-c8o]

I would suggest shunning any organisation founded by "Reverend" Charles T. Russell.

[@thetruthaboutthetruth75]

They hide behind the facade of being the gate keepers to God.

[@toddhayes3506]

Great Job Thanks

[@Duhble07]

Thank you Dr. K, this is very timely. 2025 May very well be the year.

[@AbodeAbode-t9v]

Dr.K, Are you aware that many youth are leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses organisation because of the governing body decision on Higher or University education? Elders who allow their children to pursue university education are regarded as bad example to the congregation so they are removed as elders. What is strange about this policy is that it is mostly implemented in third world countries such as Ghana whilst kids in USA and Canada attend universities whilst their parents who are elders continue to serve as elders. In view of this, some elders in Africa who can afford to send their children abroad to pursue university education do so because the other elders may not know about it so they continue to serve as elders. I am against this policy about higher education so I sent my children to universities and became a PIMO. If this is the proper food that the governing body is serving Christians then I think Jesus will never approve of their work. The governing body has done away with the Type and Antitype teaching yet they still maintain 1914 teaching which is the main Type and Antitype teaching. Why? Dr. K. please look into this education policy because it is one of the reasons why many young people have no interest in staying in the organisation with their parents. Thank you for your good instructions.

[@drkKennedy]

That is very sad indeed. I have actually done a video on that subject entitled college phobia: see the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH6Upo2LZpKVn68

[@negrita29011]

This happens in my congregation here in Curacao also. The elder is not elder anymore because his 3 kids went to the Netherland to the universety. I want to leave but do not know how to leave them. They are manupulating my husband. Sorry for the English. It is not my first language.

[@negrita29011]

I forgot to say, my husband is MS.

[@cariocajin]

So, if you are an elder in the congregation and your children want to pursue higher education, you can no longer serve as an elder? Will the baptized children be removed from the congregation if they go to college ?

[@drkKennedy]

@@cariocajin That is the question for to ask practising JWs

[@manny2032]

I attended college and became a Chemist and gave me a good , stable life. College will give you a good perspective in life. It gave me happy and. Smart family.

[@cariocajin]

@@manny2032 I agree with you. But the WT wants that young labor force. The only way they can get it is if they are not in college. Some youths actually learned really good skills working for the WT that they applied later on in their lives. So, it can be beneficial to some. College education is a personal choice and the organization is only making suggestions not to pursue highrer education and not presenting it as a reaquirement. I don't think it's a sin to go to college.

[@cariocajin]

@@drkKennedy I won't ask them ! You do it !🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@manny2032]

That move of depriving young members for higher education to favor labor help for the organization is selfish, cruel and unfair to the young members for better future. I hope it’s not too late for young members to see and explore the other side of the “fence”

[@stephensikombe9228]

This is very timely and powerful, sharing Doc. Thank you again..

[@drkKennedy]

@@stephensikombe9228 Thank you sir.

[@jimbobaggans1564]

If i would have been told to get out of the house after being disfellowshiped, i would have left. Fast forward ten years later i would have forgotten about them. I mean, what would you even talk about? No, they chose their path. It would be best if they kept up the shunning. After 10 years, i don't know them. Keep shunning, don't try to changing horses in the middle of a stream. I would advise them to go to more meetings.

[@momstuff3489]

Highly unlikely. As WJ Fields said "There's a sucker born every minute."

[@ArtVentriss]

As a JW of some 35+ yrs in Australia though faded past 12 yrs, I personally have NOT witnessed the "anti higher education" brigade though I have occasionally read and seen it discussed in the talks that I dont pay much attention to. In fact I have known some very full on JW practicing families ( where father is elder) where all the children(sons) went into higher education and benefitted from it. My impression was that the JWs promoted the idea that going go uni as a way to get "a job" was "unnecessary" as other pathways like trades etc were sufficient and it is ironical that in Australia, being a tradesman in some areas is now seen as being quite a lucrative career and much better financially than pursuing some university course which attracts a large debt to complete. The issue I see with young people is that once they reach "of age" many go their own way. Some fully leave the JW, others become tokenistic members to appease family. Many feel the JW lifestyle is just too suffocating so they leave, some even going to extremes doing the very opposite to what they were indoctrinated with.

[@drkKennedy]

@@ArtVentriss Thank you for detailed comments. See the comments below from Abode who is also JW. I guess the implementation of the JW guidelines on higher education varies in regions!

[@rhondahart2416]

That must be something only in Australia. In America that is certainly not so. My youngest sister in law jerked her three children out of school and "home schooled" them , they were taught by her and she was a ninth grade dropout so these kids could hardly read and write. My oldest sister in law kept her three in school but didn't place any importance on it so those three were dropouts also. Those kids expressed regret over that.

[@jrgln777]

⁠@@rhondahart2416 it varies greatly from country to country, city to city and even language to language it’s a bit nuts. I even seen it happen gender to gender or a mix of the above mentioned. Odd how “God doesn’t change” but dang this company or organization sure does.

[@manny2032]

@@ArtVentriss Regardless of any reason, I think the Kingdom Hall has no place discussing someone’s private and professional goals affecting any JWs attending . They should only concentrate on Christ and his teachings. Education is a family affair.

[@gwenlittle8100]

​@manny2032 Very true. Totally agree.

[@arcellgreen4754]

All Religion is man made! Man made laws and teachings.

[@tillmanharris9049]

All are Caucasian made to be specific. History explains it without doubt! The word religion did not exist until the Caucasian Greek & Ronan Empire developments. Before that word "Religion " NEVER existed!...

[@tammyg8031]

Exactly!!!! Stay away from ALL RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. IT'S ALL SLAVERY

[@deborahgholston5069]

I pray that God will expose the falsehood and open the eyes of those who have been deceived. It's a real thing people.

[@billjones261]

They stack themselves up pretty high when they say Jehovah exclusively sends out spiritual guidance through his holy spirit to the GB at the appropriate time. Makes one wonder why Jehovah let these men(GB) profess false apostate teachings all throughout the 20th century and bit from the last part of the 19th century ???? The bible says to watch what self identified preachers of the word are saying to see if they saying things that god had given them to say and to shun ones if they are false prophet apostates. From the teachings in the bible it says that the top leaders of the JWS should be shunned for their activity as false prophet apostates. What wonderful lies these men set up to create power and money for themselves, but they are deeply endeavoured into a very serious sin according to the bible Revelation 20:10

[@andreweide5413]

my mom not talk me 14 years

[@drkKennedy]

@@andreweide5413 14 years? I do not knw what to call JW love, Hard Love or cruel love.

[@tammyg8031]

Mental cruelty

[@rosminoen3957]

But now they have a huge project,the Ramapo .

[@CarlStJohn-x9w]

Soon to be sold as another real estate business venture.😮

[@tammyg8031]

Ramapo will FAIL...

[@jamesviegas3550]

Here in Lisbon one of my brother in law is the coordinator of the congregation and both his children went to University and he is still an Elder/Coordinator. I guess that this depends on the country. Just guessing

[@emmanuellartey3176]

It's everywhere, the very elders reading to the cong not to attain university education is the very ones sending their wards to uni. This is hypocritical nature of a witness

[@gilbertogonzales5015]

The Jehovah's Witnesses congregations are rife with hypocrisy and double standards, this is the culture. The "Elder's" family members tend to get special preferred treatment when it comes to crimes, sin, wrong doing, or improper conduct. The same culture dictates that the single mothers, or wives with "unbelievabling mates" and their children don't receive these accomodations for misconduct.

[@tdomingues89]

Sinceramente depende mesmo dos sítios, nem sou ex tj, mas me supreendeu que depende dos países mas também das congregações locais. No brasil depende mesmo do corpo dos anciaos. Tens salões que os anciaos só deixam o filhos estudar, mas o resto do gado não. Depois tens salões que por norma ficam em cidades boas, neste caso cidades que apoiam mais a esquerda, e que os membros são licenciados e empresários, e do nada já podem estudar na boa, mesmo que afete a pregação. Sinceramente depende de salão. Eu acho cómico, pois tj sem dinheiro não tem qualquer valor pra a organização quando chega a doar dinheiro e também de mudar de congregação pra outras congregações que precisem de ajuda.

[@manny2032]

So sorry for such an ugly, unchristian treatment. Where is the love, forgiveness, Christian understanding extended to a family? That I think this is out from the teachings of Christ. Down with this type of religious belief!!!!

[@joanjohnson5973]

Jackson said they would be presumptuous to think they were Gods only channel. ARC.

[@PositivePathways2019]

Where exactly is it written about the 1919 doctrine? Jesus returned and chose them as the TRUTH?

[@ramrod576]

In their cult publications

[@craftymulligar]

Thought it was the lawsuits that was bringing them down from sex with minors thing.

[@drkKennedy]

@@craftymulligar It is one of them, the main thing!

[@doriansrandorianvlogplace2676]

December 2025 ? Sheeit they won’t see the next congregation picnic 😂

[@joanjohnson5973]

Sadly there's never a picnic.

[@JohnMaxwell-v6c]

We'll see

[@QuillonFrostbane]

either way it's just good to see it decline so much as it's taken a toll on the lives of so many individuals and families and also the many that have died believing their doctrine remaining in their sin so that they will endure eternal punishment (John 8:24)

[@DorisWilliams-d6f]

Much of their monies come from lucrative real estate investments

[@ClydexGamer]

😊😊😊😊

[@jakell99]

Your content is good but your use of stock images and video clips to 'illustrate' your every point tends to detract form the flow for me and makes me want to turn off. I know some might like this but remember the phrase 'less is more' and that this would mean a lot less editing for you.

[@drkKennedy]

@@jakell99 Thank you for your advice

[@leonardogutierrez1506]

Words, words and only words. The Watchtower Organization can disappear, become extinct, go up in smoke if you want, but Jehovah's Witnesses never, because when a true Christian knows the truth, he is free from the deceptions that Christianity teaches, it is written: "and they will know the truth, and the truth will set them free.” John 8:33.

[@vestland3877]

JW will never quite be gone, but it will become irrelevant and little like the adventists. There are zero progress and decline in every place in the world except for certain African countries.

[@janespitfire9884]

They will disappear and stay online with their meetings

[@manny2032]

So sorry for such an ugly, unchristian treatment. Where is the love, forgiveness, Christian understanding extended to a family? That I think this is out from the teachings of Christ. Down with this type of religious belief!!!!