Our new Resident Scholar, Rev1212 informs the board that...

The year 1914, which is the year that the Gentile Times (aka Appointed Times of the Nations) ended, was determined though a study of the Bible along with no doubt some holy spirit given to the brothers that were able to discern this information.

There are quite a few scriptures involved in coming to the year 1914, one of them from Ezekiel about "Lifting off the crown and it will be no one's until he who has the legal right comes". So that is the starting point, which was 607 BC, when Jerusalem fell to Babylon. Then another significant scripture is from Daniel chapter 4 which showed the appointed times of the nations would be "seven times". Then to figure out what the seven times means we need to go to Revelation chapter 12 which notes that 1,260 days are 3-1/2 times. Making the 7 times equal to 2520 days. So doing the math, 607 BC plus 2,520 days comes to the year 1914.

Should we ask for some proof or take him at his word?

So, by that logic, if Satan was cast out of heaven in 1914, he should be angry with and persecuting the "woman" for 1,260 years or until 3174!

I used to gobble that stuff up like it was pig tails!  Crazy.

Sylvia

I have Johanes Greber's home phone number...maybe we can do a conference call?

JG:  Hallo, this is Yo-han.

US:  Yes brother Greber can you give some support for the Watchtower's 1914 date?

JG:   Yah I can...Jus' last nite I vas talking to my Vee-gee board and it clearly spelled out nine-teen and four-teen.

US:  So you are solidly behind the Watchtower's assesment of that date?

JG:  Vy yes I am...and da udder brudders here at da old spiritist's home all agree vith me.

So there you have it from one of the WTBS's foremost authorities!

-BONEZZ

When I said this...

The year 1914, which is the year that the Gentile Times (aka Appointed Times of the Nations) ended, was determined though a study of the Bible along with no doubt some holy spirit given to the brothers that were able to discern this information.

OK ... It's obvious you live in your own little world...

   

Poztate, what's your point -- you trying me?

Go ahead, make my day. Don't hold back. Be as rude as you like, I can take it.

 

   A touch on the sensitive side I would say.   I was only trying to point out the very obvious point that as a WT apologist thinking is not neccesary.The party line and obvious indoctrination is apparent with this statement. Hopefully if she (he) sticks around they will start to learn how to think and reason for themselves. Welcome to the board....And real life.

On top of what has already been said (607 B.C.E. is a made up year that is entirely contrary to the voluminous evidence) the WT states that a "prophetic year" (as in the 2,520 days) is 360 days, yet they arbitrarily switch to 365 day years to arrive at 1914. Their own crazy talk is internally inconsistent.

Those "bible students" didn't think 1914 was the beginning of the end. They thought the end would come in 1914.
They went up in some tower on top of the roof in white garments waiting for God to take em up to heaven.
When that didn't happen they made up the story that 1914 was the beginningof the end, not the end which started in 1874.

So go figure. It is all one big pile of

Andy

This is one of the "proof texts" put forward by the WTS to prove the link between 607 and 1914.

In fact, if you research this, there are good reasons to believe the "crown" was not a reference to King Zedekiah at all but was a reference to the High Priest!!!  I believe that even the Insight Volumes allude to this possibility.