Posted by PTL on March 22, 1999 at 04:22:39 {MWV7/1kkPzlK6}:
How Come The Watchtower organization states that Jesus died on a stake, not a
cross. The typical Watchtower representation of this is with Jesus on
a single verticle stake, hands over his head with a single nail in
his
wrists. If Jesus were crucified on a cross, then two nails would be
necessary, one in each hand. How then does the Watchtower organization
handle the verse in the Bible that states that Jesus had nails
(plural) in his hands: "Consequently the other disciples would say to
him: "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them: "unless I see in
his hands the print of the nails and stick my finger into the print of
the nails and stick my hand into his side, I will certainly not
believe" (John 20:25, NWT).
Jesus had one nail in each hand. This is made clear by the use of
the word 'nails' not 'nail.' Jesus must have been
crucified on a
cross, and not a stake as the Watchtower organization teaches. Why is
it, then, that the Watchtower teaches something that is so clearly
unbiblical?