Herbert Armstrong - A comparison of Armstrong & Joseph Rutherford of the Jehovah Witnesses

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Some interesting similarities are worthy of note. 

Armstrong claimed he was an ‘apostle’ and special messenger - appointed to warn so called ‘Israel’ (USA/UK/other Anglo countries) and the world of end times and disasters - that his Radio/Worldwide Church of God was the ‘one true church’.

He said only he taught the true gospel (only to be expected given the claim to be the only one true church) - whilst all others were said to be deceived by Satan and teaching false gospels.

Armstrong said he ran things by God’s way of Government - which he said was God the Father, then Jesus, then Armstrong himself in number three..

Rutherford did not use a title of ‘’apostle”’ but it was effectively the same because he taught that Christ had inspected all religions in 1918, chose the Watch Tower Society in 1919, and that the President of the Society was the one through whom Christ directed the ‘work’.  In this sense Rutherford was like Armstrong concerning teachings on God's government.

What we witness therefore are two contemporaries, both living in the USA of all places and only 200 km apart (at least when Rutherford was in occupation of the San Diego mansion - he was not there all the time, often also in New York) - each demanding they be recognized as God’s sole and one true representative on earth.

See this link which takes you to my Post in Quora. Titled:  Are there similarities between Herbert Armstrong of the Worldwide Church of God and Joseph Rutherford of the Watchtower (Jehovah Witnesses)?

The Post I refer to contains interesting histories as well, intended to reveal more of these two individuals and how they operated.

Hello. My name is Bill. I live in Canberra, Australia. I retired from work some 5 years ago, I believe in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour by whom we are justified and sanctified by the miraculous workings of God. I don't attend a particular church but may go from time to time. I like to study the scriptures and I read quite widely generally. I had an experience over four decades ago with a church founded by Armstrong which claimed to be the one true church of this time. My wife (who passed away five years ago) and I left it a long time ago and one is grateful such bonds were broken.

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