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Recently, a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on Ron Carlson's door. He is
my coauthor in our book, Fast Facts on False Teachings. After the usual
greetings, Ron invited them in on the condition that they would answer a few of
his questions regarding the Jehovah's Witnesses.

They said they would be glad to answer any questions that he may have. They
were sitting across the kitchen table from Ron when he said, "You know, I guess
I really only have one question. Throughout your literature, you continually say
that the Trinity is not taught in Scripture."

"That's right," the older of the two responded with a warm smile. "Nowhere in
the Bible will you find the word Trinity."

But Ron countered, "The Trinity is taught throughout God's Word."

"Sorry, nowhere in the Bible will you find the word Trinity." He replied.

Ron answered, "Well you won't find the word Trinity. That's a Latin term. It
only means three in the unity of one. It's simply a term used to describe what
God has revealed to us. You use the term theocratic kingdom more than any other
term in your literature. Can you show me one place in the Bible where theocratic
kingdom is found? It's not in there."

"I'll tell you something," Ron continued, "If you stop using the term
theocratic kingdom, I'll stop using the term trinity."

The elder Witness paused before he answered. "But the Trinity is not
rational, you can't understand it."

"Well sir," Ron answered, "who told you that because you could not understand
something it's not a reality? Let me ask you a question. Do you fully understand
Einstein's formulation? The basis of his theory of relativity, the motion of all
bodies in a circular universe moving relative to each other? Which he later
developed into the quantum theory of light which was the foundation stone for
his unified field theory? Do you fully understand that?"

They look warily and silently at Ron. He said, "If you tell a physics
professor at the University you understand it he will probably flunk you because
he doesn't understand it. I can guarantee you that if an atomic bomb went off
outside this building right now that you would have immediate, scientific
verification of it, whether or not you ever understand it."

They remained silent. Ron continued, "The question is not what our three
pound brain can understand. The question is what has God from His infinite
eternal perspective has chosen to reveal to us concerning His own nature?"

Ron paused and looked at both men. "You do believe the Bible, don't you?" "Oh
yes, we believe the Bible" they responded. "

Ron was warming to the task. .He said, "That's good! Why don't we go to God's
Word then and see what God has to say about the trinity. Why don't you put away
all your magazines and books, and I will put away all my lexicons, concordances
and dictionaries. Why don't we just go to God's Word and see what God has to
say."

Jehovah's Witnesses main denial and stumbling block is the doctrine of the
deity of Jesus Christ. For that reason, we in ministering to Jehovah's
Witnesses, we need to deal with that specifically.

There are many passages that show the clear teaching of the deity of Jesus
Christ. Jehovah Witnesses love the book of Revelation more than any other Book
in the Bible. And since they love it so much, you might as well use it with
them.

Ron brought out his Bible and smiled. "Let's begin and you will see something
very interesting develop here," he promised.

Ron turned to Revelation 1:8,

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and
who is to come, the Almighty."

Ron asked them, "Who is speaking here? I am the Alpha and Omega, says who?"
The younger man answered, " Says the Lord God - Jehovah - God!".

"You are absolutely right, " Ron answered. "We believe that the Alpha and
Omega is Jehovah God, just as it says."

Ron continued, "Turn to Revelation 21: 5-7. "

"He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he
said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and
the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring
of the water of life.

He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be
my son. "

Here again we see the identification that Alpha and Omega is Jehovah God. The
Watchtower visitors smiled broadly and immediately agreed with Ron. " You are
absolutely right," said the elder of the two. " We believe that Alpha and Omega
is "Jehovah God. That's what it says."

"Turn to Revelation 22," Ron continued, "beginning with verse 13."

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the
End."

Again, the visitors responded that it referred to Jehovah God, the
Father.

Ron said, "There's just one more verse, do you think you could help me with
it?"

"Oh," they said, "We'd be glad to." They openly smiling now as Ron appeared
to grasp their understanding of Jehovah God.

Ron was on a real roll, now. He said, "It's Revelation 1:17-18. Will you read
it for me?" he asked.

They turned in their Watchtower Bible and the elder one began to read.

"When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right
hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

Ron said, "Stop. I've been trying to figure out who the first and the last
is. Tell me who he is."

They said, "We just saw who the first and the last is. The first and the last
is Jehovah God."

Ron said, "You mean to tell me the first and the last is Jehovah God?

They said, "Of course he's Jehovah God."

Ron replied, "Well, keep reading."

"I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever!
And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

There was a hush that followed. Ron then asked them, "When did Jehovah die?"
When did God die?" There was no answer as the men stared silently into their
scriptures.

Finally the man who did most of the talking said, " I have never seen that
before."

"Well," Ron answered, "Is this your own Bible, published by the Watchtower?"

He said, "Well yes, but I've never seen that before."

Ron again asked them, "So, tell me. When did Jehovah die?" They just kept
looking at the verse.

At last, he quietly answered, "But Jesus died."

Ron said, "Oh, you mean Jesus is Jehovah God?"

He said, "Well, no. He can't be."

"Why not," Ron asked?

"Well, if Jesus is Jehovah God, that would change everything else in the
Bible. everything else we believe about him."

" You know, that's what I thought too," Ron answered."

The older man stood. "We have to leave now."