First off, I would like to apologize for both the obtuse nature
of my post- "the quiet sound of old dust falling from new light"
as well as it's disturbing lack of formatting.
For the formatting part, I just found out I get to blame firefox
(It's ok firefox. I forgive you.)
As for the obtuse part... Well, the post was a rather tentative
dip into these waters. I was honestly not expecting even the
response it got, and I sincerely appreciate you caring enough to
try and untangle my thought. Thank you for the warm welcome of
my lukewarm appearance.
As many of you figured out, I was indeed talking about the rumor
that I have heard from several good sources (friends who were there)
that at this year's annual meeting, the understanding of This Generation
was "adjusted" to be applied to members of the anointed who will be
alive during the Great Tribulation, End of the World, and all that.
This obviously bears very little resemblance to the post-1995
interpretation of This (wicked) Generation.
This New Light does, however, bear uncanny resemblance to a teaching
by Rutherford in the aforementioned Watchtower-
(W 15. Feb. 1927, p. 62)
Of course, rank-and-file will have no idea of this, having neither
access to a 1927 Watchtower, nor any reason to look.
I might try and change that.
(After the New Light becomes official, of course)
So regarding that, I offer my thanks to AlphaOmega for preemptively
providing the scans :)
...
One of these days I might try to introduce myself and my somewhat muddled
story properly, but until then... Well, until then I hopefully will be
getting some sleep.
Why do these things happen at 4am?
[inkling]