Thanks for reminding me Smiddy... that major change in beleifs passed me by...
Quote Wt March 2016
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"When were God’s people held captive by Babylon the Great?
For a number of years, we explained that this captivity began in 1918 and involved a brief period of time when God’s people came under the control of Babylon the Great. ............."
[New light]
"That captivity began sometime in the second century C.E. and continued until the cleansing of the spiritual temple in the time of the end."
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That is hardly a "minor detail"! When I think of the weeks if not months we spent on a Tuesday night hammering that point in the old Babylon book, as a kid. It was the major thing of the day ..What a waste of time!