The Jehovah's Witnesses Religion Quickly Explained and Refuted

This is one of several clips I will be uploading from a collab I did with Allen Parr evaluating a few different religious groups in light of biblical Christianity. Subscribe to my channel to get notified when the other videos in this series go up.

[Sarahopal]

I was born and raised JW (Fourth generation so we were really IN). Jesus saved me about 6 years ago. Your videos were pivotal in my waking process. Thank you Mike Winger for everything! Seriously you helped save my life and soul and I'm eternally grateful

[whoathatsanicememe]

My mom became a JW when I was 7. (7 years of birthdays and Christmas gone in one fell swoop and my sister didn’t celebrate her birthday until she was almost 30) My dad fought her about trying to indoctrinate me and my sister for years but finally gave into her and I was made to attend the Kingdom Hall. It was literal hell. I had nightmares for years about Armageddon. It caused so much damage to my family that I haven’t spoken to my mother in 12 years.
I’m going to try to reach out to her. I want her to have the peace that comes with knowing Jesus. The true Jesus.

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The day before my mother passed away, her phone battery had gone flat, and it switched off. I charged it, but when I turned it back on, I realized I didn’t know the PIN. My mother, who had never once used the long PIN in the eight years she owned the phone, suddenly provided it without hesitation. It was a moment that reassured me she was fully lucid.

Moments later, she began excitedly asking if we could see the “amazing curtains” she saw around her. Her eyes were bright with excitement. My mother had been a cloth designer all her life, and it struck me as odd because the hospital curtains were old, plain, and unimpressive. I told her, “Mother, what are you talking about? The curtains here are terrible.” But she insisted, “No, no, can’t you see them?” It dawned on me that what she was seeing wasn't earthly — she was walking through the temple of temples, heading towards the Holy of Holies.

The next morning, over the phone, I heard her say, “Jesus, take me. I am ready.” This was especially strange because my mother had been a devoted Jehovah’s Witness for over 45 years. She firmly believed that, upon death, people enter a state of unconsciousness and remain that way until the resurrection after Armageddon. Yet, in those final moments, she wasn’t calling out to Jehovah. She was calling out to Jesus. It became clear to me that she had realized something profound — the teachings she had followed her entire life were not true. She was experiencing a resurrection right then and there, in that moment, and going with Jesus.

A week earlier, she had been resuscitated, as if given time to disclose the truth she had discovered. During that week, a priest from another denomination visited her and asked if he could pray with her. Normally, she would have declined because, as a Jehovah’s Witness, she believed his prayers would not align with her faith. But to my surprise, she grabbed his arm and said, “Yes, brother, please pray.”

Throughout that week, she also gave me specific instructions. She told me that if I ever met any of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, I must remind them of 1 Corinthians, which emphasizes love. What she was saying, in essence, was that no matter how much you preach or how devoutly you follow doctrine, without love, it means nothing. She was particularly insistent on this because, although she had long been critical of my way of life, I had shown her love until the very end.

She also introduced my partner and a friend of mine to the doctors and nurses as her daughters. Although only I was her biological child, she explained that the others were also her daughters, referring to them as if they, too, had come from her womb. She did this not once, but twice, at two different hospitals. It became clear that she had reached a point of profound understanding — that love and connection mattered more than rigid doctrines or judgments.

In her final days, she repeatedly told me that she had been a “bad mother.” She was grappling with the realization that much of what she had believed and taught was mistaken. Her change of heart was complete, and she took every opportunity to disclose how the teachings she had followed were, in her view, deeply flawed.

But the story does not end there. After my mother passed away, I couldn’t summon the courage to collect her belongings from frail care, so my partner went in my place. When she returned home, I asked her for my mother’s Bible. She handed me a Bible, but it wasn’t the Jehovah’s Witness version I was expecting. Confused, I told her, “This isn’t my mom’s Bible.” My partner replied, “This is the one she asked me to pack for her when she went to frail care.”

It was a non-denominational Bible. I was stunned that she had chosen to take that Bible with her, as it was completely unlike her. Still bewildered, I asked my partner to bring me her Jehovah’s Witness Bible instead. When I opened it, I found a note on the very first page. In her handwriting, she had written: “Jehovah, clean your church (organization), ” along with a Bible verse.

At that moment, it became clear — she had left that Bible behind intentionally. She had abandoned it at home, signaling that she no longer identified with it. Her choice to take a non-denominational Bible to frail care and the message she wrote in her old one were final acts of clarity, reflecting the transformation she had undergone in her last days.

Her journey was not just one of passing from this life to the next but of discovery, humility, and profound love. It was a transformation that left me in awe, giving me peace and a deeper understanding of her final moments.

[ladycarolynb]

I am so happy that I left the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah I am a born-again Christian and I believe in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and I'm so happy I am so happy to say that I have found the best way of giving glory to God and Jesus Christ.

[annagray]

I am a Born Again Christian. Since the age of 16 I have had numerous contacts with JWs over the years. I love these contacts because they think they are trying to convert me but it is actually the other way round. I pray that seeds are sown to see the way of the Lord.

[dianesullivan]

I was a JW for 14 years. I was suspicious of many of the teachings even when I was in. In fact, I had some and got baptized in spite of that. The one thing I learned as a JW is to trust that voice in your head that’s telling you that’s something is not right and get away. I eventually listened to my voice and walked away and didn’t look back.

[Jay-ypoq]

You got almost everything correct, but the governing body is not in Brooklyn, NY anymore. They have moved to Warwick, NY. This is not a criticism. You are doing great work, but the current JW will pick up on this. I appreciate you caring about JW. I was raised a JW.
Show them, love. Most of them are good people. Thank you!

[Robbie-sihw]

I work with a young man who is a JW. All of my coworkers say he is always so depressed. We had a chat about faith today during our break. Holy Spirit, work your way into his heart!

[dlc]

I always invited JWs in in the past but also informed them upfront I held a separate belief system. Nothing wrong with offering a small kindness. Your teachings are helpful.

[kristinaa]

I met a few JW at a park and began sharing my testimony, not knowing that they were Jw. They told me they were and started trying to debate specifics about several subjects, but I just kept going back to “we can debate our entire lives and it would get us nowhere, how you know you’re born again is when the Holy Spirit is developing fruit in your life, Joy, gratitude, peace, etc etc” every time I said this they nodded and the man kept looking down. He knew I was right. I said everything in joy and love (praise be to God), I know they could feel my joy, and I could sense that they had no joy, in fact they seemed depressed. I don’t say that as a put down either. I know the Lord led me to meet them and share the gospel with them, He loves them. And though I couldn’t tell them anything that jw’s are specifically wrong about, the way The Lord used me to keep sharing about the fruit of the Holy Spirit was even better, instead of me vs them it became about the wonderful changes God has done in me. I know they could see the Holy Spirit in me and that they were missing out on it, hopefully they’ll seek Christ.

[mikecoy]

That Allen Parr is a great interviewer he keeps quiet and let's his guest talk. Great job Allen.

[albavellozo]

I had a few JWs come up to me recently in the street but they didn’t even say they where JW. They started talking about the Our Father prayer and a couple very “Christian” things then invited me to their gathering. As a Catholic Christian I was happy to agree about the importance of scripture, prayer and living out the faith. It was only when I actually looked at the leaflet they gave me I clocked the logo

[Kranford]

My grandmother was a Baptist deacon that knew the Bible inside-out back-to-front. Jehovah's Witnesses used to stop by her house all the time. Eventually they were instructed to stay away from her house.

Because they went in as Jehovah's Witnesses, and left as Christians after she was done with them.

[kimsabbatino]

I was born and raised a JW also and left a few years ago, finding your videos helped me so much. It’s crazy how they’ve twisted the Bible

[stephentyree]

I talked to some JWs at the park about a month ago for about an hour (emphasis on “I talked to”, as they really didn’t wanna talk). They kept telling that they weren’t really there to talk, but rather to hand out literature. After about 30 mins or persistence, they finally opened up a bit and explained to me that I was wrong about the trinity. My final question for them was “will I go to hell if I’m not a Jehovah’s Witness?” The older gentleman resorted back to the comfort of his original answer and said “the answers you seek will surely be on the websites listed in our brochures.”

[useff]

This explains why my neighbor didn't like me wishing him a happy Easter.

[James-xqmp]

I've come to realized adult JWs raised as a JW have some of the worst cognitive dissonance and depression. Like any cult, leaving means cutting ties with your family and everyone you've grown up with and - since the community is so isolated - they are left with no one. Praying for my many brothers and sisters still suffering alone; inside and outside of this organization.

[lionoffireministries]

The problem with deception is that people don’t realise that they are deceived 😢

[annaburns]

Thanks so much. Very helpful info and it explains why the two JW's that I know got so quiet when I was excitedly talking about Jesus and the Holy Spirit and my day of salvation that I remember so clearly.

[YoungBuck]

I remember when i was a teen a JW came to my grandmas door and i answered it, i had no idea what they believed but he tried showing me some scripture and i told him we were already saved. She gave me a pamphlet and it was the watchtower. Later when my grandma came down stairs she saw it own the table and said "Who brought this witchcraft and blasphemy in my house" i got an ear full that we dont take the pamphlets from JW and we dont entertain their conversations. (Grew up COGIC)