by compound complex 23 Replies latest jw friends
For the viewing of those who missed this quotation where elsewhere posted:
The sole purpose of our existence as a Society is to announce
the Kingdom established in 1914 and to sound the warning of
the fall of Babylon the Great [in 1918]. We have a SPECIAL
message to deliver.
--- Fred Franz's words to Bethel family, November 17, 1979.
Do you think the Society still holds to this as an official declaration of purpose?
THE SOLE PURPOSE ...
[thank you again, llbh, for your input!]
CoCo
Wow....what a statement.
So is their sole pupose now to make as much money as possible?
They are pretty good at being the Earthly distributor of GUILT.
JK
I'm sure they have "new light" on that one...
changeling
The sole purpose of the Society is its own survival, and to keep its adherents in line by any means necessary.
...........Actions speak louder than words..The WBT$ lies to it`s Cult and makes as much money as possible...OUTLAW
I'm a litte rusty on Watchtower facts but didn't The Watchtower magazine used to have that printed as a "mission statement" in the front of the magazine? Something about announcing God's Kingdom which arrived in 1914 or some such crap? Anyway, who really cares?
My dad visited a week or so ago and littered my house and my brother's house with stacks and stacks of Watchtower debris. I'll have to pick one up and see if it still says the same thing in the front of it.
I'm confused here. Can somebody explain this part. I thought Babylon the Great has still yet to fall.
the fall of Babylon the Great [in 1918].
Were the words in parentheses yours, CoCo, or Franz'?
I'm confused here. Can somebody explain this part. I thought Babylon the Great has still yet to fall.
Nope, the WTBTS says it fell and they are the only ones that headed the call to get out of her. Babylon is awaiting it's complete destruction at the hands of the UN . Actually it would fit right into the NWO plans of world domination if they do , since they plan to enslave everybody and now they won't have human rights groups getting in their way.
Thank you, Journey, for your inquiry, and Heathen, for that fine answer.
The quotation, drawn from IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM, by Ray Franz, was actually quoted in THE FOUR PRESIDENTS OF THE WATCH TOWER SOCIETY: (JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES), Edmond C. Gruss, Editor and former Jehovah's Witness. The "[1918]" that you asked about was the editor's inclusion, meant as a point of clarification.
As Heathen indicated, Babylon fell, insofar as its continued influence upon God's "people" was concerned; she has yet to be destroyed, i.e., in the literal sense.
Please find the quotation below - in its proper context [Ray Franz speaking]:
Still later in 1979, in fact on November 17, the day after I left
on a "zone" trip to West Africa, Fred Franz, now the Society's
president, conducted the morning Bible discussion for the head-
quarters family. He made these comments, which one member in
attendance wrote down as they were given and passed them on to
me upon my return as a matter of interest:
Some persons are now talking about reading the
Bible, that we should read "just the Bible." Well,
that's what Christendom's churches have been tel-
ling the people to do for centuries and look at the
mess that's resulted.
It's good to remember that we were the Watch
Tower Tract Society for a long time before we be-
came the The Watch Tower BIBLE [emphasis: FF]
and Tract Society. Only in comparatively recent times
have we actually published Bibles. The sole purpose
of our existence as a Society is to announce the Kingdom
established in 1914 and to sound the warning of the fall of
Babylon the Great. We have a special message to deliver.
--- ISOCF, by Ray Franz; RF notes that the Society's
original title was Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society
Will answer the question about the AWAKE! masthead and 1914 - SOON!
Thanks, all, again ...
CoCo
