Jehovah's Witnesses With these interpretations, Jehovah's Witnesses' publications have made various predictions about world events they believe were prophesied in the Bible. Failed predictions have led to the alteration or abandonment of some doctrines. Some failed predictions had been presented as "beyond doubt" or "approved by God". The Watch Tower Society rejects accusations that it is a false prophet, stating that its interpretations are not inspired or infallible, and that it has not claimed its predictions were "the words of Jehovah." Chryssides has suggested that with the exception of statements about 1914, 1925 and 1975, the changing views and dates of the
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures released online starting with the books of the New Testament, based on the 2013 revision with additional reference material.. In its review of Bible translations released from 1955 to 1985, "The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary" listed the "New World Translation" as one of the major modern translations. The "New Catholic Encyclopedia" says of the "New World Translation" reference edition: "[Jehovah's Witnesses]' translation of the Bible [has] an impressive critical apparatus. The work is excellent except when scientific knowledge comes into conflict with the accepted doctrines of the movement." It criticizes the NWT's rendering of "Kyrios" as "Jehovah" in 237 instances in