[h=2]Wednesday, July 1 [/h] We request of you not to be quickly shaken from your reason. —2 Thess. 2:1, 2. Experience has proved that a prime way to keep alert and avoid being shaken from one’s reason is to be regularly involved in preaching the Kingdom good news. Thus, when Christ Jesus, the Head of the congregation, commanded his followers to make disciples of people of all the nations, teaching them to observe the things he had taught, he was giving advice that would protect his followers. (Matt. 28:19, 20) Acting on his direction calls on us to be zealous in the preaching work. Can you imagine that your brothers in Thessalonica would have been content to preach and teach in a perfunctory manner, as if it were a mere duty to be performed listlessly? Recall Paul’s words to them: “Do not put out the fire of the spirit. Do not treat prophesyings with contempt.†(1 Thess. 5:19, 20) And what exciting prophecies we study and share with other people! w13 12/15 1:14
The scripture at 1 John 4:1 comes to mind: "Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world."
False prophets are bad. Wrong prophecy however, is not. [yes, there is a distinction!] Paul admitted that we prophecy partially, "we see through a hazy mirror" -- so even though 1914 is wrong, I do understand where the Watchtower is coming from here. Nobody in the history of the earth knows prophecy 100%, and therefore, "don't treat prophecy with contempt" seems to be what Paul was inferring here. Prophecy inspires us and gets our minds working; the majority of what we currently consider true, prophetically, will be proven false [regardless of denomination] ----------- Therefore, if Matthew 24 and Daniel 4 bring people to Christ, so be it! As for us who 'know', well ... there are ways around that too, equally inspiring!!!!