# *"Serious Mistake"

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Posted by Gedanken [Gedanken] on October 27, 1999 at 10:22:27 {dPkPwxsNJEHdgEG/iekYGxDfYXLgH2}:

In Reply to: "Serious Mistake" posted by nimrod on October 27, 1999 at 02:22:47:

Nimrod,

You missed the point. The WT said:

> It would be a serious mistake to reason that, because the destruction of the "goats" is everlasting, the parable could not apply until later on, perhaps during the Millennial Reign of Christ.

Note that the serious mistake was the reasoning itself and not the drawing of any particular conclusion. Clearly the writer was simply pointing out that this line of reasoning was erroneous. After all, Jesus could decide to destroy the "goats" eternally at any time he chose. The Watchtower is rightly bringing out the thought that if one were to pursue this erroneous line of reasoning then one would be making a serious mistake. Why? Because it would imply that Jesus had neither the power nor the right to commit the wicked to eternal destruction whenever he chose to so do.

The revised thinking on this matter that the Society lovingly published 11 years later (thanks to Jehovah revealing the true meaning of Jesus' parable at the proper time) did, in no way, rest on the faulty premise earlier labelled a "serious mistake."

To be sure, the Society had an incorrect understanding of this parable yet it openly and honestly corrected its exegesis when the light got brighter. Even the apostles exhibited faulty thinking on certain things but they were always ready to correct their thinking. In no way did God's organization make the serious mistake of arguing, however indirectly, that Jesus' authority did not extend to him being able to judge whomever and whenever he so desired: we can rest assured that Jesus' judgements will be perfect and just no matter when he makes them. It would, indeed, be a serious mistake to imply otherwise.

Hope that helps.

Greg Gedanken

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