It seems to me that JWs believe they know a lot of things that are beyond what is written.
1.
How do JWs know that the
Great Crowd of Revelation 7 was forming in 1935?
The
Watchtower had
expressed the hope that a convention scheduled for May 30 to June 3,
1935, in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., would be “a real comfort and
benefit” to those pictured by Jehonadab. And that it proved to be!
In a stirring talk on “The Great Multitude,” delivered to about
20,000 conventioners, J. F. Rutherford ... declared: “Behold! The
great multitude!” There was a hush, followed by loud cheering.”The
Watchtower May 1, 2001 pp.14-15 “Behold! The Great Crowd
Is
1935 in the Bible? How was this information conveyed?
How
many Great Crowd members are alive today? How can they be numbered?
If
the conventioners in 1935 averaged 20 years old, how old would they be today?
How
many of these have gone through the great tribulation?
2. How
do JWs know that the sounding of the 7 trumpets introduced in
Revelation 8 got underway in 1922? (Revelation 8 verses 1-2; 6-7)
When
the sounding of the seven trumpets got under way in 1922, the Bible
Student convention at Cedar Point, Ohio, (Rev.8:7) featured a talk by
the president of the Watchtower Society, J. F Rutherford, based on
the scripture, ”The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Revelation Its Grand Climax at
Hand. p. 172
Is
1922 in the Bible? How about Cedar Point, Ohio?
3.
How do JWs know that the apostle Peter went to heaven in the spring
of 1918?
“In
1918 he
(the
apostle Peter) was resurrected to the heavens along with the
other faithful members of Christ’s congregation who had died prior
to that time." WT
Feb. 15, 1966 p. 123 Does Peter Now Use the Keys of the Kingdom?
Is
1918 in the Bible? How was this information conveyed?
4.
How do JWs know that Jesus was conducting an investigative
temple judgment in the fall of 1918?
“Evidence
from the prophecies of the Bible and their fulfillment in our time
indicates that Jesus Christ came with his Father, Jehovah God, to the
temple for judgment in 1918 C.E.” WT
67 6/1 p. 345 The Wedding That Brings Worldwide Rejoicing
Is
1918 in the Bible? How was this information conveyed?
5.
How do JWs know that Jesus concluded this 1918 judgment by rejecting
every church on earth with the exception of your organization?
“When
Jesus came to God’s spiritual temple in 1918 for the purpose of
judging men, Christendom
was rejected.” The
Watchtower, August 1, 1960, p. 462
Why 1918? How was this information conveyed?
6.
How do JWs know that Jesus appointed the Faithful and Discrete
Slave in 1919?
“On
arriving’ to inspect the ‘slave’ in 1918, Christ found a
spirit-anointed remnant of faithful disciples who since 1879 had been
using this journal [the Watchtower] and other Bible-based
publications to provide spiritual ‘food at the proper time.’ He
acknowledged them as his collective instrument, or ‘slave,’ and
in 1919 entrusted them with the management of all his earthly
belongings.”Watchtower
2007 Apr 1 p.22
Is
1919 a biblical date? Who exactly was appointed?
What
were the names of those selected ones?
On
what grounds were they selected?
Do
you know what the Bible Students were teaching and practicing in
1919?
