It’s not just 607 BCE.
To prove that Joseph Rutherford was anointed by Jehovah God in 1919 CE, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses needs to tick every one of the following boxes as “proven without question”.
o Nebuchadnezzar did go mad for seven years.
o The fulfilment upon Nebuchadnezzar was itself a prophecy.
o The length of each year that Nebuchadnezzar experienced madness was a “prophetic year” of 360 days.
o The state of a heathen king symbolised the state of Jehovah’s kingdom.
o Each day of Nebuchadnezzar’s 2520 day madness predicted a 2520 year hiatus in the operation of Jehovah’s kingdom towards earth.
o This 2520 year hiatus commenced two months after Jerusalem was destroyed, when Jews entered Egypt following the murder of Gedaliah.
o The land remained depopulated until Jews returned in 537 BCE.
o Even though the land was now holding people, the “seventy years” did not end until they dedicated the altar later in 537 BCE.
o The land was totally devoid of human habitation and their beasts for over 70 (Jewish) years.
o This identifies the date of the starting point of the Kingdom’s 2520-year hiatus, dating the event as 607 BCE.
o The 2520 year hiatus in the operation of Jehovah’s kingdom government ended in October 1914 CE.
o The restart of Jehovah’s Kingdom rule was proven through people on earth declaring war on one another slightly earlier in August 1914 (instead of 1914 ushering in peace under the Zionists , as had been expected by Russell).
o The setting up of this Kingdom under David’s descendant resulted in spirit resurrection of most of his co-rulers.
o The heavenly Kingdom government then set about looking for its earthly representative.
o In 1919 CE, Jehovah’s government selected Rutherford as that representative.
o About 1930, Rutherford discovered that Christ’s parousia had not taken place in 1874, and amended its date to 1914 CE.
o People on earth can tell that Jehovah’s Kingdom has now started its operation towards earth because of the ravaging wars, earthquakes, pestilences, famines, and murderous, deceitful, evil people that are tearing at the earth. The world was at peace before Jehovah’s Kingdom began to rule.
o The Governing Body inherits the anointing given to Rutherford.