Ijust ran across this. obviously its not a real talk but has anyone heard of this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBYGp5gD-oo&feature=related
2034 new date for Armageddon???
by ClassickConcept 32 Replies latest jw friends
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dgp
If it were true, I wouldn't need to worry about Armageddon anyways, as I will surely be dead by then. And so will many other people.
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Mad Sweeney
I haven't looked at the youtube but YES, it has already been subtly hinted at and implied that the parallel of Noah's day with the "last days" would also include a 120 year period of preaching/warning work (that would be from 1914 to 2034).
In my opinion the ONLY reason they haven't taken this and run with it is that 2034 is still TOO FAR AWAY for them to maintain the urgency and fear they need in the rank and file. You will see a gradual emphasis of this until the mid-to-late 2020s when they will go completely nuts with it like they did in 1914, 1915, 1925, 1975.
By that time I hope my kid is a millionaire helping to support me in my retirement.
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blondie
Not from the WT officially, but a conjecture that it is a possible foundation date for the future.
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TD
The 2034 date is thoroughly refuted by the numbers in the Insight book.
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Mad Sweeney
6/1/99 and 8/15/99 Watchtowers each had articles that drew the parallel between the JWs work and Noah's. 1879 was the start of The Watchtower and 1999 was 120 years later. Some Dubs believed the year 2000 would not arrive before Armageddon.
Now, all they have to do is shift the start date to 1914 and they've got 2034 to look forward to. As we have seen in recent years, subtlety isn't working; they've gone bat-crap crazy in their bluntness. They'll work their way up to it over the next couple decades, you'll see.
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Mad Sweeney
Proof they already started on this road. Thanks, Blondie!
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mindmelda
Well, I'll be, let's see...74 then. Good, I'll be too old to give a damn anyway. Probably just be worrying about whether my teeth will stay in while I'm eating my oatmeal.