wednesday,
: the jews were in bondage to babylon 70 yrs. he says if u go form 539 -(using ancient rule) u get 609-or thereabouts. being off 2 yrs is not bad.
: so he says all the other stiff does not matter.
Because of the specific claims made by the Watchtower, "being close" only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes. Being off by "only" 2 years trashes the 1914 "invisible reign" doctrine, the 1918 "invisible resurrection" doctrine and most importantly, the 1919 invisible "only we speak for God" doctrine which is the cornerstone of the Watchtower's claim to spiritual knowledge and authority.
Besides, that the WTS itself uses that same Kingly assession reasoning to "prove" the 607 B.C. date. The only difference is they claim that "Evil Duck" began reigning in 581 B.C., not 562 B.C. as their very own literature shows. This "pushes" back the date of Jerusalem's destruction to make it fit with WTS dogma.
Your hubby is using a logical fallacy called "special pleading," where he wants us to ignore some faked evidence put forward by the WTS and accept other faked evidence put forward by the WTS.
A classic example of special pleading is this statement: "Please don't convict me for killing my parents, your Honor. After all, I'm an orphan now." Farkel
: the jews were in bondage to babylon 70 yrs. he says if u go form 539 -(using ancient rule) u get 609-or thereabouts. being off 2 yrs is not bad.
: so he says all the other stiff does not matter.
Because of the specific claims made by the Watchtower, "being close" only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes. Being off by "only" 2 years trashes the 1914 "invisible reign" doctrine, the 1918 "invisible resurrection" doctrine and most importantly, the 1919 invisible "only we speak for God" doctrine which is the cornerstone of the Watchtower's claim to spiritual knowledge and authority.
Besides, that the WTS itself uses that same Kingly assession reasoning to "prove" the 607 B.C. date. The only difference is they claim that "Evil Duck" began reigning in 581 B.C., not 562 B.C. as their very own literature shows. This "pushes" back the date of Jerusalem's destruction to make it fit with WTS dogma.
Your hubby is using a logical fallacy called "special pleading," where he wants us to ignore some faked evidence put forward by the WTS and accept other faked evidence put forward by the WTS.
A classic example of special pleading is this statement: "Please don't convict me for killing my parents, your Honor. After all, I'm an orphan now." Farkel