If memory serves, isn't this the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the name "Jehovah's Witnesses"?
Has the Society made much of this? Seems like it would have been a great PR opportunity.
The name "Jehovah's Witnesses" adopted 75 years ago July 26, 1931
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NewYork44M
Happy birthday!!
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blondie
and 1973 years ago, Jesus followers were told they would be witnesses of Jesus.
(Acts 1:7-8) . . .; 8
but YOU will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon YOU, and YOU will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju·de´a and Sa·mar´i·a and to the most distant part of the earth."
(Revelation 17:6) 6
And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.. . .
And known as "Christians" not Jehovah's Witnesses
(Acts 11:26) 26
and, after he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It thus came about that for a whole year they gathered together with them in the congregation and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians. -
Finally-Free
Happy Barfday
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yaddayadda
Hey maybe they could move the start of the last days to 1931! Great idea, thanks - I'll pass it on to Ted.
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Joe Grundy
Was there a party with pressies, balloons and a cake and things?
I obviously didn't get an invite 'cos I'm worldly bad association. Hope they had a good time, anyway.
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Joe Grundy
Thinking about it, it would have been logical and normal for this to have been made a big deal of at the conventions, etc.
Was it mentioned at all? Or would to do so have interfered with the perpetuation of the propaganda that JWs have been around since NT times?
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VM44
I think Song 113 would be now be appropriate. --VM44
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cyberdyne systems 101
and 1973 years ago, Jesus followers were told they would be witnesses of Jesus.
(Acts 1:7-8) . . .; 8
but YOU will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon YOU, and YOU will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Ju·de´a and Sa·mar´i·a and to the most distant part of the earth."(Revelation 17:6) 6 And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.. . .
And known as "Christians" not Jehovah's Witnesses
(Acts 11:26) 26
and, after he found him, he brought him to Antioch. It thus came about that for a whole year they gathered together with them in the congregation and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.Blondie that was brilliant! One can learn so much from this site
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Clam
Happy Birthday Jehovahs Witnesses!
I have sometimes wondered if there were any other names that Rutherford toyed with along with JWs.