Is the WT a False Prophet? What is the evidence? Part 1

What does the Bible have to say about false prophets? The definitive passage is found in

Deuteronomy 18:20-22:

(20) “But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.”

(21) "You may say in your heart, 'How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”

(22) "When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.” New American Standard.

The Bible teaches that if someone makes a false prophecy, and they have claimed to be a prophet of God, then they are a false prophet and are not to be listened to. In fact, in Deut. 18:20 false prophets are to die.

Does the WT claim to be the prophet of God? In 1972 they said, "People today can view the creative works. They have at hand the Bible, but it is little read or understood. So does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come? These questions can be answered in the affirmative. Who is this prophet?...This "prophet" was not one man, but was a body of men and women. It was the small group of footstep followers of Jesus Christ, known at that time as International Bible Students. Today they are known as Jehovah's Christian Witnesses. Of course, it is easy to say that this group acts as a “prophet” of God. It is another thing to prove it. The only way that this can be done is to review the record." The Watchtower, 4/1/72, p. 197.

A review of the Record:

"Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection."“Millions Now Living Will Never Die,” 1918, pg. 89 - 90.

The WT so believed the above prediction that they built a home in San Diego, a home for Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc. They called the home Beth Sarim (meaning House of Princes)—they picked San Diego because its climate is similar to the climate of Israel.

Did Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc return to life in 1925? If NOT, then the WT is a false prophet.

In Part 2 here, I will look at many more WT false prophecies.

I did a blog series on the WT's BIG FOUR prophetic failures--Part 1 is here.