Jehovah's Witness Finds the Truth [Paperback]

Jean Eason (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Love Agape Ministries Press; Revised edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914605003
• ISBN-13: 978-0914605003
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,671,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Excellent, accurate, and forthright!", July 10, 2000

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Jerry Parks "USAToday All-American Teacher; N... (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jehovah's Witness Finds the Truth (Paperback)

Having known this author personally, and having had many conversations with her on this subject, I can recommend this book without reservation. For the serious JW seeking truth from the Bible, this work will provide pertinent answers which stand up to scriptural authority. Ms. Eason presents candid factual support, and rock-solid theology forms the foundation of one of the finest works on this subject.

5.0 out of 5 stars AN INTERESTING "EX-WITNESS" TESTIMONY, October 5, 2011

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Steven H. Propp (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jehovah's Witness Finds the Truth (Paperback)

Jean Eason wrote on the back cover of this 1983 book (revised edition 1999), "As a third generation Jehovah's Witness, I was convinced that I was in 'the Truth.' Had I not inherited a Watchtower library, perhaps I would never have studied my way out. When current literature quoted from the older publications, they said Bible prophecy was being fulfilled. I was anxious to relive history by reading the originals. This is when I learned they misrepresented their own quotes and changed biblical interpretation whenever it suited them."

She added in the Author's Preface to the 1999 edition, "At the time of this third printing I still have one sister, and her family who have not spoken to me since I was disfellowshipped, in 1981. We were good friends until then... Now that I know that Jesus Christ, the REAL truth (Jo. 14:6) is the only mediator. I encourage everyone to seek Him for salvation---not an organization."

Here are some additional quotations from the book:

"At this time (1935), the Society didn't believe in putting money into buildings for meetings. But as was often the case, out of necessity, they received 'new light' when they outgrew their homes... Building Kingdom Halls became new light of the fifties." (Pg. 6, 8)
"We believed our little son would never see the day he would enter school, in 1954. Armageddon would come soon! Did the Society name this date? No! Then how did we reach this conclusion? Well, The Society's leaders indicated that the forty-year period had a crucial prophetic significance, in a book titled, What Has Religion Done for Mankind?. (p. 135,145,168,176,182) They made statements, leaving one under the impression that forty years from 1914... would end in 1954." (Pg. 11)
"By now, I began to realize that perhaps our younger children might be going to school in this world! No longer was I swallowing all that 'Armageddon is here' stuff... The Society was now publishing articles, 'The Joy of Raising Children.' I was glad we got in on this 'new light'! Many Witnesses began having children!" (Pg. 17)
"Am I a free moral agent---or not? I was not supposed to read and understand the Bible without their interpretation." (Pg. 33)
"I've come to realize there are two popular views on hell: the traditional view: A place of eternal, conscious sufferings for those who reject the Lord... (and the) Conditionalist view: The unrighteous will be resurrected, reanimated, judged, and consigned to hell where they will suffer conscious pain for periods of time proportional to their sins. They will then experience annihilation through the death of their bodies and souls... Whatever the true definition of hell is, the Bible says it, I believe it and that settles it! I don't plan to go there, so I don't worry about it." (Pg. 42)
"We found it necessary, in fact, to weigh each word lest we say something that might contradict the Society." (Pg. 57)
"(T)he disfellowshipped persons is subject of hushed gossip in quiet tones; his name usually travels the Witness grapevine, often many states within the space of a single day. It is generally implied that there is something either sinister or pitiful about the disfellowshipped person. And since speaking to him is forbidden, the true, impartial story almost never is heard." (Pg. 62)