I think we all know what your agenda is with JW’s,
@Berean …..you have an axe to grind and you must grind it on us because you cannot accept that we are living proof of what the Bible clearly reveals, as @Kiew said…we receive our “food at the proper time”…..”the faithful slave” is appointed by Jesus and given instruction to “feed” his entire household, (Matt 24:45) but not all at once in a big “meal” that is served once and never served again…..
If we had nothing new to chew over, how easily we could get bogged down with the same old boring diet? Isn’t this what got the Israelites complaining about in the wilderness? All they had to eat for 40 years was the manna….same food every day, but it could be served in a variety of ways. They got to calling it “contemptible bread” (Num 21:4-5) Yet it was a perfect food nutritionally, just boring to eat day after day.
Physically, we eat to sustain ourselves….and spiritually is no different. We have variety in our diet unlike some animals who eat the same thing day in and day out without ever thinking about eating anything else. But spiritual “food at the proper time” means
we get what we need, when we need it, like the apostles and disciples of the first century did. They had the bare bones, but there was still a lot to learn. We have been filling in the blanks ever since Russell’s first steps in learning Bible truth. Sometimes it was misunderstood, but in the end, all that matters is who is still standing once the dust of Armageddon settles….I can assure you, it will not be label wearers, or those picked at random among the churches. Christ’s true disciples are a global brotherhood, who are all in unity with one another…no divisions or arguments about what is truth. All believe one truth that comes through one channel. If we didn’t think we had found it, we wouldn’t be here.
God did not reveal everything at once to Jesus’ disciples either….when Jesus left the earth to return to heaven, they still thought he would set up his Kingdom here on earth, there and then. (Acts 1:6) At Pentecost God revealed the heavenly nature of the Kingdom and their role in it. But even Paul admitted that they didn’t know everything….he said that they would know all when it happened, and they were resurrected to take up their assignments (1 Cor 13:9-10)….to rule over redeemed mankind on earth from the Kingdom set up in heaven.
Peter spoke of “The new heavens”, referring to Isaiah’s prophesy in Isa 65:17 which is God’s Kingdom ruling from heaven as it was always supposed to before satan’s rebellion altered the course of human history.
And “The new earth” is a return to an earthly population of obedient worshippers of the only true God, under the rulership of his appointed King, bringing us back to God’s original purpose for the human race…..(2 Peter 3:13; Rev 21:1-4) It has nothing to do with the destruction of the perfect earth and Universe that God created…..it is wicked human society, alienated from the true God who must be removed, so that God’s will can be “done on earth as it is in heaven”.
Heaven is where God’s “Temple” is….there will never be a need for another earthly one. God’s elect, (his chosen ones) will serve as priests in that heavenly Temple. Like Jesus, they are assigned the roles of “kings and priests” (Rev 20:6)…something that was not possible under Israel’s Law.
What Russell started was just the beginning, but it was much bigger than just one man….like Paul, he too saw through the glass dimly, but the light was to shine even brighter as the day of judgment drew near.
Don’t dismiss Prov 4:18….