FOLLOW-UPS for JW deniers of 1975

by Terry 1 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Terry

  My favorite follow-up question to JW deniers:

  "Okay, then what exactly WAS special about 1975, then?"

  And another follow-up, "What was wrong with the FIRST TIME it ended?"

  Reference to the fact that this SAME statement was first given about the date 1873/74.

  (The Watchtower, 15 July 1894, p.1675)

  The Watchtower Reprints, July 15, 1894, p.1675

  • "For instance, as we look back and note that the Scriptures marked 1873 as the end of six thousand years from Adam to the beginning of the seventh thousand, and the fall of 1874 as the beginning of the forty-year harvest of the Gospel age and day of wrath from the overthrow of all the institutions of 'this present evil world (or order of affairs),' we can see that facts have well borne out those predictions of Scripture."

  Also note: http://mmoutreachinc.com/jehovahs_witnesses/prophecy/christreturn1874.html
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  sparky1

  The 1874 calculation was explained away as being based upon a scribal numerical error in translating 1 Kings 6:1. Therefore the Watchtower Society had a ready made built in scapegoat.

  The 1975 calculation was explained away as a few over zealous brothers running ahead of Jehovahs Organization. Therefore the Watchtower Society had a ready made built in scapegoat.

  In reality, both calculations are bogus bull$hit because they are based on the assumption that Adam was in the Garden of Eden for 2 years before sin entered into the world.