THE PROPHET JONAH- Introduction You wouldn’t normally expect
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and skeptics to agree on much of
anything. Yet all three share a similar opinion regarding, of
all things, the Book of Jonah. Can you guess what it is? The CRI
Perspective in a moment. THE PROPHET JONAH- False Prophet?
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and skeptics all agree that Jonah
uttered a false prophecy when he proclaimed, “Yet forty days and
Nineveh will be overthrown” (Jonah 3:4). But, of course, Nineveh
repented and was therefore not overthrown. Skeptics often refer
to this as a clear example of false prophecy in the Bible.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons claim this unfulfilled prophecy
provides biblical precedent for the unfulfilled predictions of
their own religious leaders. These arguments, however, are
seriously flawed. Let me tell you why. THE PROPHET JONAH- First…
First of all, Jonah did not make a mistake; he said exactly what
God told him to say (Jonah 3:1). The Jehovah’s Witnesses and
Mormons, on the othe