But considering what Jesus foretold, at some point immediately prior to the end true Christians will be handed over to be put to death. But the one who has endured to the end will be saved.”Īlthough there is a growing negative trend, it is still inconceivable that the love of the greater number could grow cold. Many false prophets will arise and mislead many and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold. Then, too, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another. In context, Jesus stated: “Then people will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name. (By the way, the JW Library now contains every Watchtower published from 1950 to the present, just like the CD ROM.) What is throwing them off is the fact that Jesus foretold that the love of the greater number will grow cold. So, even the Governing Body recognizes that there is at least a small scale fulfillment among Jehovah’s Witnesses. Ironically, though, the Watchtower has written several articles lamenting the fact that over the years some of Jehovah’s Witnesses have let the love they had at the first grow cold. And it is true, generally speaking, support for mainline Christianity has wained in recent decades. According to the WT, the love of the greater number cooling off applies to the parishioners of Christendom. At the time the Watchtower’s answer may have seemed plausible. The Watchtower article linked to by the questioner was published 34 years ago. (Questions from Readers in October 1, 1984, Watchtower– 2nd question)įrankly, no. QUESTION: Do you agree with the WT explanation of Matthew 24:12 regarding the love of the greater number growing cold? The context seems to possibly hint otherwise.
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