Russell's chronology was right after all!

by Vanderhoven7 22 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Vanderhoven7

  The Kingdom of God is already begun, which is pointed out in prophecy as due to begin the exercise of power in A.D. 1878, and that the "battle of the great day of God Almighty" which will end in 1914 with the complete overthrow of the earth's present rulership, is already commenced.
  

  I just did the math....and Russell was right. Christ returned invisibly in 1874 and took rulership (restored kingdom reign) in 1878.

  2520 years minus 607 when Jerusalem was destroyed = 1913 (accounting for no year zero) = 1914

  That`s 2520 - 607 = 2014

  But wait, that`s 2520 prophetic years of 360 days, not solar days of 365.25 days. To convert to solar days then one must multuiply 2520 x 365.25 which gives us 2,484 actual years. Then we subtract 607 and guess what....

  2484 - 607 = 1877 (accounting for no year zero) = 1878

  So as Russell preached, Christ has been reigning since 1878.
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  DesirousOfChange

  one must multuiply 2520 x 365.25 which gives us 2,484

  Do you work for the US Gov't accounting office?

  This could explain why no one in Washington seems aware of the huge deficit or national debt.

  (On the other hand, I think most JWs would buy into this line of reasoning if were printed in the WT...................................... "Oh! That makes sense!"......."New Light")
  

  Doc
  
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  Finkelstein

  So Armageddon happened already in 1914 dam it I wanted to see that , all those balls of fire raining down from the sky in all. It would been really cool to see.

  Maybe Jah will do it again if we did something really bad ???
  
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  OnTheWayOut

  I am confident that there are any number of Bible dates and rules to apply and come up with any convenient date for the Great Tribulation or the second coming or Armageddon. It's magic.

  It helps to pluck 607 BCE out of thin air. How can one argue with such a date? Well- except for this: The Book GENTILE TIMES RECONSIDERED.
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  baker

  Its an overlapping Armegeddon , one in 1914 and another one to happen just around the corner...
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  redpilltwice

  Baker..."overlapping Armegeddon[sic]"

  Everything is possible within the recent tsunami of "new light" lol
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  sir82

  one must multuiply 2520 x 365.25 which gives us 2,484

  Do you work for the US Gov't accounting office?

  LOL.

  Figured out what he's doing.

  2520 * 360 / 365.25 = 2484 after rounding.
  
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  Vanderhoven7

  Studies in the Scriptures Vol.2, 1906 p.101

  The Kingdom of God is already begun, which is pointed out in prophecy as due to begin the exercise of power in A.D. 1878, and that the "battle of the great day of God Almighty" which will end in 1914 with the complete overthrow of the earth's present rulership, is already commenced.

  Let me express the calculations more accurately:

  The 1914 date as the date for the beginning of Christ`s rule was determined as follows:

  2520 years minus 607 when Jerusalem was destroyed = 1913 (accounting for no year zero) = 1914

  The problem is the 2520 years were lunar 360 day years totaling .... (2520 x 360) = 907,200 days

  To convert prophetic lunar years to solar years we divide those 907,200 days by 365.25 and that gives us 2,484 actual years. Then we subtract 607 actual years to determine when Christ rule began

  2484 years minus 607 when Jerusalem was destroyed = 1877 (accounting for no year zero) = 1878

  
  

  Now we all should once again adopt Pastor Russell`s correct date of 1878 as the date when Jesus began his rulership and the kingdom of heaven was restored.. 

  
  

  
  
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  LV101

  Good one DOC, re/deficit/debt!
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  jacobm

  Is Vanderhoven being sarcastic?