Are Jehovah's Witnesses polytheistic?

No. Answers.com defines Polytheistic as the following: n. The worship of or belief in more than one god.

French polythéisme, from Greek polutheos, polytheistic : polu-, poly- + theos, god. Jehovah's Witnesse worship only one supreme ruler of the universe, the Almighty Jehovah God. All others, including Jesus himself (who himself worships the almighty according to Romans 15:6) they believe to be created beings subordinate to that one.

However Jehovah's Witnesses do not, deny scripture which repeatedly acknowledges the existence of other "gods": **"... there are gods in heaven and on earth- many gods and many lords, as they would call them." -- 1 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 5 - GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995 ** "Satan, who is the god of this world..." -- 2 Cor 4:4 New Living Translation ©2007 ** Jesus as "... Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace." -- New American Standard Bible (©1995) **Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, ..., You are gods? If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken). -- John 10: 34, 35 **"... Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High" -- Psalms 82:6 King James Version ** "Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

" -- Exodus 22: 28 Douay-Rheims **"For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour." -- Psalms 8:5 Bible in Basic English Jehovah's Witnesses WORSHIP none of these other gods mentioned in in the bible*in line with the biblical command in Matthew 4:10 "... it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Thus they are most definitly NOT polytheistic. **Note: These scriptures of course pose a theological dilema for other so called "Christian" denominations who insiste anyone given the title "God" in scripture must automatically be rendered part of a divine trinity.

For an in depth analysis of BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM see RELATED LINKS (pdf file) below:Further scriptual referenced to "gods" : The word "GOD" - is used of anyone (professedly) MIGHTY, whether truly so or not, and is applied not only to the true God, but to false gods, magistrates, judges**, angels, prophets, etc., e.g. - Exod. 7:1; 15:11; 21:6; 22:8, 9;...Ps. 8:5; 45:6; 82:1, 6; 97:7, 9...John 1:1; 10:33, 34, 35; 20:28...." 430?

'elohiym /el·o·heem/ n m p. Plural of 433; TWOT 93c; GK 466; 2606 occurrences; AV translates as "God" 2346 times, "god" 244 times, "judge" five times, "GOD" once, "goddess" twice, "great" twice, "mighty" twice, "angels" once, "exceeding" once, "God-ward + 4136" once, and "godly" once. 1 (plural).

1a rulers, judges. 1b divine ones. 1c angels.

1d gods. 2 (plural intensive-singular meaning). 2a god, goddess.

2b godlike one. 2c works or special possessions of God. 2d the (true) God.

2e God. Young's Analytical Concordance of the Bible, Eerdmans, 1978 Reprint, "Hints and Helps to Bible Interpretation If the definition "The worship of or belief in more than one god" is correct then yes. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus, or more specifically Michael the Archangel, is a separate god to Jehovah.

In their Bible, the New World Translation, at the verse John 1:1 they render it "In the beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god." The Word is later said to "become flesh" in verse 14. The Watchtower, the Jehovah's Witness central organization, recognize that John 1:1 is speaking of the Words very nature, and not just a title that is applied to the Word.

Other verses that show very clearly that "God" being applied to Jesus is not just a mere title are:Colossians 2:9 - For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodilyPhilippians 2:6 - Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be graspedHebrews 1:3 - The Son is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high Although Jehovah's Witnesses do not worship Jesus, they still believe him to be a "little god" next to Jehovah, so in this respect, yes they are polytheistic.

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