Regarding the date of 1914 and the "presence of Christ" starting at that time, You Know made the following comment,
Nevertheless, while it is obvious to me that the kingdom of the world was NOT given to Christ in 1914, or any time since then, I am not willing to discard what appears to me to be a mountain of evidence that Christ's parousia has been ongoing since that time.Comment made March 31, 2002 at this link:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24763&site=3
Key rebuttal Question or thought:
If this is so, then Christ "returns" or has been "present" AS WHAT, since 1914? In what official capacity, has he been in his invisible "presence" since 1914?
(Surely not as "king" since he, as you've clearly said above, receives the "kingdom of the world" much later. -- Rev. 11:15)
For a followup discussion on 1914 versus the first century kingship of Jesus, see the following link:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=26176&site=3
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