The word "Armageddon" has been fading away from WT publications (page 2)

Jeffro

Gradual reduction of focus on a literal Armageddon is consistent with what I said here.

breakfast of champions

I do think they use the word at CAs and DCs though. I love observations like this!

blondie

It would be interesting to see if the WTS avoids using the terms more now in the PUBLIC edition.

finallysomepride

it's all part of the great plan where it happens invisibly

An earth destined for fire and complete destruction is made clear by 2 Peter 3:10,11: "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a mighty roar and the elements will be dissolved by fire and the earth and everything in it will be found out. ... everything is to be dissolved this way," (NAB; "Total destruction is assumed (11)," notes 3,10). "...the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat" (2 Peter 3:12). "But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men" (2 Peter 3:7). Peter's warning reemphasized Zephaniah's warning, where the ancient prophet transmitted the Almighty's words, "I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah. I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah" (Zephaniah 1:2,3)

Complete destruction of man on earth is intended. " Their blood will be poured out like dust and their entrails like dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath.” In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth (Zephaniah 1:17, 18). The Jehovah's Witnesses theory that they alone, their great crowd, will survive Armageddon and be ruled from heaven by the 144,000 is simply not in accord with Scripture. http://144000.110mb.com/trinity/index-2.html#11

designs

jonathan- You make Witnesses look normal...

ShadesofGrey

Great Tribulation

That is what the dubs try to scare me with. I have a few hateful warning letters from them. They don't seem to understand that they are telling me that God hates me enough to destroy me...

Gayle

Alfred,,thank you for that research! I wonder about a search on word "Governing Body" and "organization?"

Any other searches like this, please let us know.

watson

Jonathan Dough....a breath of fresh air. Thank you for the sweet reminder.

InterestedOne

In place of Armageddon or even Jehovah's Day, my study conductor called it God's War. He did so in a hesitant way, as if he didn't want to mention it.

The word "Armageddon" has been fading away from WT publications