Also, Russell was Jewish.
C.T.Russell..did you know............
by Snoozy 22 Replies latest watchtower bible
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slimboyfat
Russell was not Jewish.
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Snoozy
So you are saying he had absolutely nothing at all to do with the beginning teachings of the JW religion..?
I'm not saying he started the religion but he did have a big influence on putting it in motion..
At least from what I read in their Proclaimers book and other articles on the computer..
Regarding the beginning of Jehovah Witnesses :
The group emerged from the Bible Student movement—founded in the late 1870s by Charles Taze Russell with the formation of Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society—with significant organizational and doctrinal changes under the leadership of Joseph Franklin Rutherford. [10] [11] The name Jehovah's witnesses, based on Isaiah 43:10–12, was adopted in 1931 to clearly distinguish themselves from the disassociated groups of dissenting Bible Students. [12] [13] Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for their door-to-door preaching, distribution of literature such as The Watchtower and Awake!, and for their refusal of military service and blood transfusions. They consider use of the name Jehovah vital for proper worship. They reject Trinitarianism, inherent immortality of the soul, and hellfire, which they consider to be unscriptural doctrines. They do not observe holiday celebrations such as Christmas, Easter or birthdays, claiming that they have pagan origins that are incompatible with Christianity. Adherents commonly refer to their body of beliefs as "the Truth" and consider themselves to be "in the truth". [14] Jehovah's Witnesses consider secular society to be morally corrupt and under the influence of Satan, and limit their social interaction with non-Witnesses.
In 1881, Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society was formed as an unincorporated administrative agency for the purpose of disseminating tracts, papers, doctrinal treatises and Bibles, with Russell as secretary and William Henry Conley as president. [ 30 ] Three years later, on December 15, 1884, Russell became president of the society when it was legally incorporated in Pennsylvania. [ 32 ] (The society was renamed Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in September 1896). [ 33 ] Russell wrote many articles, books, pamphlets and sermons, which by his death totaled 50,000 printed pages, with almost 20 million copies of his books printed and distributed around the world. [ 14 ] In 1886, he wrote the first of what would become a six-volume Bible textbook series called Millennial Dawn, later renamed Studies in the Scriptures, [ 34 ] [ 35 ] which presented his fundamental doctrines. As a consequence, the Bible Students were sometimes called Millennial Dawnists.
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Larsinger58
Slimboyfat: You say Russell was not Jewish. That may be. But here's where I heard he was Jewish or possibly Jewish:
C.T. RUSSELL’S STORY
Once there was a Jewish family whose name was Roessel. They lived in early 17th century Germany. They moved to a country called Scotland. There they re-spelled the name Russell. They took on the ways of their new homeland. The English tried to settle Protestants from Scotland in Ireland in order to control the Irish. When the opportunity opened up to go to the Emerald Island (Ireland) with the Scottish settlers who went to the plantation Ulster they went. It is possible, but not known for sure that they learned to know the Rutherford's either in Scotland or Ireland. Scotland repeatedly appears as the source of much of the religious heresy connected with the Power. That C . T. Russell’s family were in Scotland for a period, and also from the German states which seem to be a hot bed for Jewish Satanism may be only a coincidence and then again it might be a clue to understanding the origin of the Watchtower Society. This Author’s previous book The Watchtower and the Masons tells the story how the Arian heresy began at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and spread to the the Presbyterians of the Synod of Ulster. The book gives this Author’s reasons for believing that the C . T. Russell’s family in northern Ireland were Arian in belief before coming to the U. S. and chances are they were involved with Freemasonry also.
From: http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/bloodlines/russell.htm
Let us know if you have more definitive information about his bloodline.
But his family was a merchant family and he was well connected to cultic Jewish Freemasonry ala B'nai B'rith who in the beginning totally financed Russell who did promote the Jewish homeland and Zionism. After all, the original Watchtower was called "Zion's Watchtower." So maybe he was part of the Illuminati propaganda to prepare the way for Christians to accept the Jewish takeover of part of Palestine. ?? Meaning, the close ties with Illuminati Jews and Freemasonry is more consistent with his having a Jewish background than not. But this is the only source I know of that says he has Jewish ancestry, etc. The Russells are Illuminati Jewish bloodline.
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Snoozy
One of my takes also Larsinger..
Snoozy
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Terry
I was under the impression that, as a young man, Russell had the best private tutors schooling him that money could buy.
As bright as he was I'm sure he ran with it.
That was a huge advantage over going to school with the regular peons.
The man had a monster intellect.
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NCC-1701
May I ask a question? I hope it's not off topic.
Do modern day Bible Students consider the "Finished Mystery" as an authoritative Russell doctrinal work or do they just accept the first 6 books of the "Studies in Scriptures"? I believe the "Finished Mystery" was compiled after Russell's death, correct?
Thank you
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Sharpie
Finished Mystery was Rutherfords book, most Bible student websites sell the first 6 books.
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Joey Jo-Jo
Do bible students still exist?
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Wasanelder Once
Russell stipulated in his will that nothing more was to be added to the Studies and that they should stick with what he taught. Ol'Joe blew it off and started writing his rainbow books. The old poop got a mansion with a pool in San Diego out of the deal.