Officially called, "The Watchtower Society,' JW's arm their members with the printed page in astounding amounts. In 1997, circulation of their semimonthly magazine AWAKE designed to reach the world reached almost 21 million copies in 126 languages.
All JW witnessing efforts and tools are designed to oppose and contradict biblical doctrines and teachings and to twist Scripture to make the Bible fit their views. One of the major JW tools is their own version of the Bible, 'The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures,' which is filled with mistranslations designed to prove JW doctrines.
The JW's are totally convinced by Watchtower headquarters that all those who disagree with them particularly Christians-are not only wrong but are mortal enemies who will finally be destroyed by Jehovah at the great battle of Armageddon.
JW's are tightly controlled by Watchtower Headquarters and are constantly told they cannot interpret the Bible for themselves in any way; they must avoid independent thinking; they are never to question the counsel provided by the Watchtower.


How it all began: Charles Taze Russell

As a teenager, Russell rejected many of the views taught in his church, particularly the doctrines of hell and the Trinity. Soon he was influenced by Adventist teaching that assured him there was no eternal punishment, because the wicked were annihilated. His faith in Scripture was restored, but he remained totally distrustful of all churches and denominations.
By the time he was 18, Russell formed his own Bible Study and began developing his own system of theology, emphasizing the second coming of Christ, which many people in his circle predicted would happen in 1874. When it didn't happen, Russell launched his own magazine, eventually known as The Watchtower.
In 1943, an issue of the Watchtower leaders, who merely publish what they have been told. Jehovah Witnesses...
1) Deny the Trinity
2) Deny Christ's Deity
3) Deny Jesus' Bodily Resurrection
4) Deny the Holy Spirit is God
5) Deny Christ's Full Atonement