Jehovah's Witnesses -- A Religion Based on the Occult and Spiritism by Dickerson Tami

Author:Dickerson, Tami [Dickerson, Tami]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2013-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

apter 11 ALIENATING CHRIST Restricted Mediation

Closely related to the communion teaching is their teaching on Christ's mediation. The Watchtower Society restricts Christ from the membership by teaching that Jesus Christ only mediates for the 144,000 anointed ones and no one else. According to the Watchtower Society's doctrine, these 144,000 individuals are the only ones for whom Christ is mediator for; Christ does not mediate for the “ Great Crowd ”. They teach that, since only those 144,000 are the only ones actually in the "New Covenant" with Jesus, those are the only ones for whom He mediates. They go on to explain how Christ is specifically a legal mediator for them, not a mediator in the general sense, and thus He serves to mediate for only the chosen anointed ones who are in a legal contract with God, the Father. HOWEVER ...they also explain that, since Christ also acts as “ High Priest ” and the “ Seed of Abraham ”, the Great Crowd still benefits from Christ's death and they must approach the Father in prayer through Christ's name. 81

According to the Watchtower Society's definition, the common definition for the word “Mediator” is defined as follows:

Insight On the Scriptures, (1988), vol.2, p.360 One who interposes between two parties at variance to reconcile them; an intercessor; an intermediary agent, or gobetween.

81 Insight On the Scriptures (1988), Vol.2, p.362, in tandem with The Watchtower , August 15, 1989, pp.30-31

And, to get a complete picture of what the Watchtower Society is trying to teach, let's see their definition of the word “reconcile” as referenced in the above definition:

Insight On The Scriptures, (1988), vol. 2, p.760 To reconcile means to bring back into harmony or cause to be friendly again; also to adjust or settle, as in reconciling differences.

So, the Watchtower Society agrees that a mediator is one who reconciles, or acts as a “go-between” for creating peace and communication between two parties, and that Jesus Christ reconciled all of mankind to God through His blood. However, the Watchtower Society still argues that Christ is not a general mediator for all, but a legal mediator only for the 144,000, even though the Great Crowd continues to reap the benefits of forgiveness and approach to God in prayer through Christ:

( The Watchtower, August 15, 1989, pp.30-31)

Though he is not their legal Mediator, for they are not in the new covenant, he is their means of approaching Jehovah... All who will gain life on earth must direct their prayers to Jehovah through Jesus. (John 14:13, 23, 24) Jesus also serves as a compassionate High Priest who is able to apply in their behalf the benefits of his sacrifice, allowing them to gain forgiveness and eventual salvation.

Of course, this Watchtower Society teaching doesn't make much sense. If the “Great Crowd” also benefits from forgiveness through Christ's blood, and if they must approach God in prayer through Christ's name, this can only mean that Christ is a mediator for such ones as well because He clearly acts as the intercessor between them and God.

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