Only a handful. The Jewish establishment became the hardened enemy of the Son of God and ultimately condemned him to a horrible death. They were opposed to Christ. Therefore it could be said of them that they were antichrists. We may expect the same pattern to play out at the second coming of the Son of man.
How so? It has produced the two groups foretold in scripture; namely, the little flock and the other sheep. But these must pass a final test before being granted entry into either the new heavens or the new earth. The final test will involve abandoning the tutor when it becomes apparent that God is finished with it. From its inception the Watchtower has promoted a faux parousia. For example, pyramidology, coupled with pseudo-Bible chronology, convinced the original Bible Students that a great upheaval would occur in ; and Lo and Behold!
The Great War erupted right on cue. But the point is, the parousia delusion occurs as a prelude to the actual parousia. Given the great lengths to which the Society has been driven to prop up the delusion over the past century, how will the leadership respond when the actual parousia begins?
On the contrary, just as the Jewish hierarchy refused to accept Jesus, so will the leadership of the Watchtower Society. If any individuals do accept the new reality that will present itself then they will be persecuted — thrown out of the synagogue, as Jesus forewarned.
Keep in mind that the man of lawlessness is also called the son of destruction, which is also applied to Judas. Judas likely did not intend to betray Jesus from the beginning. Likewise, at the coming of Christ Satan will be allowed to again perform all manner of deceptive wonders for the purpose of deceiving, if possible, even the chosen ones — using his modern son of destruction, the man of lawlessness. Those who are rejected by Christ will become the hardened enemies of the true sons of the Kingdom.
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From the first, it has been a special advocate of the "ransom for all," and by the grace of God we hope this it will ever be. By that time the religious sects and denominations of the realm of Christendom had multiplied greatly.
However, at that time there was a small congregation of dedicated Bible students in Allegheny now a part of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U. This congregation was completely divorced from the religious systems of Christendom, which was then under attack by the evolution theory, the so-called Higher Criticism and materialism.
An elder of that congregation saw the need of publishing a new magazine that would champion the basic, underlying doctrines of the Holy Bible. His material wealth he decided to use in this behalf. So in July of he founded the desired magazine with himself as editor and publisher. This magazine was due to pose a problem for the world system of things, particularly for Christendom.
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