Increasingly, brothers and sisters in the organization are having serious doubts about, or even a complete disbelief in, the doctrine of 1914. Yet some have reasoned that even if the organization is wrong, Jehovah is allowing the error for the present time and we...
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Artfully Contrived Stories
(2 Peter 1:16-18) . . .No, it was not by following artfully contrived false stories that we acquainted YOU with the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but it was by having become eyewitnesses of his magnificence. 17 For he received from God the Father honor...
The Devil's Great Con Job
Why do we hold on to 1914 so tenaciously? Is it not because a war broke out in that year? A really big war, at that. In fact, “the war to end all wars.” Challenge 1914 to the average Witness and they won’t come at you with counter-arguments about the end of the...
Wars and Reports of Wars — A Red Herring?
One of our regular readers submitted this interesting alternative take to our understanding of Jesus' words found at Mt. 24:4-8. I am posting it here with the reader's permission. ---------------------------- Start of Email ---------------------------- Hello Meleti,...
Peter and the Presence of Christ
Peter speaks about the Presence of the Christ in the third chapter of his second letter. He would know more than most about that presence since he was one of only three who saw it represented in a miraculous transfiguration. This refers to the time when Jesus took...
Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence Was Heralding Which Presence?
The comment that Apollos made to our post, 1914—A Litany of Assumptions, shocked me. (If you haven’t read it already, you should do so before continuing.) You see, I was born in the 1940s, and I’ve been in the truth all my life, and I’ve always believed that the...
Four Horsemen at the Gallop
Chapter 16 of the Revelation Climax book deals with Rev. 6:1-17 which reveals the four horsemen of the Apocalypse and is said to have its fulfillment “from 1914 up to the destruction of this system of things”. (re p. 89, heading) The first horsemen is described in...
The Lord's Day and 1914
This is the first in a series of posts investigating the impact of removing 1914 as a factor in the interpretation of Bible prophecy. We are using the Revelation Climax book as the basis for this study because of all the books covering Bible prophecy, it has the most...
Great Signs and Wonders – When?
Okay, this one gets a little confusing, so bear with me. Let's start by reading Matthew 24:23-28, and when you do, ask yourself when are these words fulfilled? (Matthew 24:23-28) “Then if anyone says to YOU, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it....
Where the Eagles Are…
If you are a long-time reader of our publications, you likely have encountered the odd interpretation that left you scratching your head. Sometimes things just don’t make sense leaving you to wonder if you’re seeing things correctly or not. Most of our understanding...
Was 1914 the Start of Christ’s Presence?
If we have such a thing as a sacred cow in Jehovah’s organization, it has to be the belief that Christ’s invisible presence began in 1914. This belief was so important that for decades our banner publication was titled, The Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s...
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