What the Watchtower Actually Says
The Watchtower's end-times predictions, two classes of salvation, and rules on shunning, blood, and dissent, traced from Charles Taze Russell to the Governing Body.
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Chapters
11 total- 01Chapter One - What Even Is the Watchtower?
- 02Chapter Two - 1879–1914
- 03Chapter Three - 1914–1925
- 04Chapter Four - 1925–1945
- 05Chapter Five - 1945–1975
- 06Chapter Six - 1975–2000
- 07Chapter Seven - 2000–2025
- 08Chapter Eight - Heaven, Earth, and the 144,000
- 09Chapter Nine - No Trinity, No Hell, No Soul
- 10Chapter Ten - Shunning, Blood, and Judicial Control
- 11Chapter Eleven - What the Watchtower Says the Truth Is
Edition notes and short pages
What the Watchtower Actually Says
What the Watchtower Actually Says
New Light and the Nearing End
by James Johnson
Dedication
For everyone who waited patiently for the end, new light, or just for the next magazine.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THANKS TO THE publishers.
Thanks to the pioneers.
Thanks to the faithful readers of every issue, even when the date changed.
And big thanks to the printing press for never stopping.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JJ IS THE author of What the Bible Actually Says, What the Quran Actually Says, What the Book of Mormon Actually Says, and other books that reveal exactly what sacred texts and not-so-sacred publications actually say.
He doesn’t preach.
He just reads.
And he lets the words speak for themselves.
COPYRIGHT
© 2025 JAMES JOHNSON All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission, except brief excerpts for review or analysis.
This book is a plain-language paraphrased walk-through of the publications of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. It is not affiliated with Jehovah’s Witnesses, not a translation, and not religious instruction.
It’s just what the Watchtower has actually said through time.