Recently I had a conversation with a JW and walked them through Genesis Chapter 18 and 19 using their NWT Bible. They were perplexed to find out their translation says Jehovah appeared as a man to Abraham with 2 angels. Of course they had no explanation for this, but we know this was Jesus Christ, God in the flesh. This is a great conversation starter to have with a JW to share the gospel
Afterward, Jehovaha appeared to him among the big trees of Mamʹreb while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the hottest part of the day. 2 He looked up and saw three men standing some distance from him.c When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, and he bowed down to the ground. 3 Then he said: “Jehovah, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant. Genesis 18:1-3
- Jehovah appeared to Abraham
- NWT describes Jehovah as 3 men
- Abraham ran to them and bowed down (worshiped)
- Abraham addressed the man as Jehovah
He then took butter and milk and the young bull that he had prepared and set the food before them. Then he stood by them under the tree as they were eating Genesis 18:8
Verse 8 continues to say the men were eating, if this is Jehovah how is he eating like a human?
Then Jehovah said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Am I really going to give birth even though I am old?’ 14 Is anything too extraordinary for Jehovah? Genesis 18:13-14
The scripture clearly says “Jehovah said to Abraham” it was Jehovah who identified himself talking to Sarah
20 Then Jehovah said: “The outcry against Sodʹom and Go·morʹrah is indeed great,p and their sin is very heavy.q 21 I will go down to see whether they are acting according to the outcry that has reached me. And if not, I can get to know it.”r Genesis 18:20-21
Again notice Jehovah said “I will go down to Sodom and Gomorrah”
The two angels arrived at Sodʹom by evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodʹom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the earth.a Genesis 19:1
In the next Chapter it says the 2 angels met Lot, how many men met Abraham? It was 3, so the third man is missing, he is not identified as an angel like the other 2.
27 Now Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before Jehovah. Genesis 19:27
New World Translation confirms that Abraham stood before Jehovah, which was Jesus Christ, the Son of God in human form. If a JW denies this they have to deny thier own Bible translation

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