Where did the word johova witness come from?

Answer 1

"Johova"?

Jehovah is the English translation of the tetragrammaton יהוה, or YHWH.

You will read it in many Bibles in Exodus 6:3 and Psalm 83:18.

יהוה was in the original Hebrew almost 7,000 times, but many modern Bibles have replaced it with the generic LORD or GOD, usually in all uppercase letter to distinguish it from where the words Lord or God were actually in the original text.

The term "Jehovah's Witnesses" is based on the text of the American Standard Version's rendering of Isaiah 43:10-12, which reads:

"Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour. I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God."

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Answer 2

The name "Jehovah's Witness" can be applied to any biblical character that spoke out in the name of the True God. Examples of such individuals are Enoch, Noah, Moses and Daniel.

The modern day history of Jehovah's Witnesses as an organisation started in 1870. Charles Taze Russell*, raised as a Presybyterian who later associated with the Congregational Church, was searching for convincing answers to his questions. His frustration in not finding them in the established churches lead him to eventually undertake an independent study of The Bible with some close associates from 1870 - 1875.

This small bible study group grew to about 30 individuals. He collaborated briefly with Nelson Homer Barbour, (1824-1908) a "Millerite" Adventist who agreed with him on the invisible nature of Christ's return to produce the journal "Herald of the Morning from 1876-1878.

Russell however was never an Adventist and voiced his disagreed with much of the Adventist teachings (notably in the physical return of Christ); that having been said, Russell's group found that there other individuals that had had similar views to theirs and publically acknowledged the value of the works of individuals such as Adventist Jonas Wendell, Henry Grew (1781-1862), Baptist Minister William Miller (1782-1849), Methodist-Episcopal minister George Storrs (1796-1879) and others.

Russell's study group of around 30 members merged with Barbours larger group in 1876 but due to a difference of opinion, the two groups split in May 22, 1879 and Russell cut of all contact with Barbour and it was at this point that Russell undertook to produce his own journal "Zion's Watchtower". The first issue was in July 1979.

The readers of "The Watchtower" formed bible study groups all over the country and sought to share the things they were learning. Russell died in 1916 but the Bible Students continued. They adopted the name "Jehovah's Witnesses" in 1931.

*Jehovah's Witnesses do not view Russell as their "founder" or a Prophet but a Minister in a position of leadership during the early days of their modern day organization.

Answer 3

Jehovah's Witnesses originated through Joseph Rutherford, who created that organization by rejecting the central Biblical teachings of Charles Taze Russell and the Bible Students. https://rlctr.blogspot.com/p/jws.html

Answer 4

The modern day history of Jehovah's Witnesses starded with Charles Taze Russell.