It's really a wonder that they extended Russell's original teaching as far as they did. 1914 was originally the date for Armageddon until Russell had to claim that it had started with 1914 and WWI would bring it's climax to an end. He died before he had to answer for that mistake, and then the Judge eventually switched everything to 1914, making it a starting date for Christ's enthronement, which led to the "generation" teaching in its original form. By the 1990's, even people born in 1914 were fast approaching 80. The GB had two choices, none of which had to be too appealing. 1 - They could keep to the same teaching and wait until 2014 where some people who have reached 100 were still around. 2 - They could extend the date yet again in order to not have to suddenly change it sometime around 2014 - 2020 when the last of this generation were dying off. They chose the safe route and quietly extended it well beforehand, and I believe it was done so as to not attract so much attention as a later date change would have. This will give them around another 100 years to make money, since someone born in 1914 today could still be alive at 98 years old, and they could then meet a newborn in 2012 who then proceeded to live another 100 years until 2114. They just kick the can down the road and another generation can then decide what to do with it in another 100 years. By that time we might even get a new date altogether which would correspond with a huge earth-shattering event. But 1914 as a date is going to become less and less important to Witness theology as time goes on if history tells us anything.
OVERLAPPING GENERATION Written Review
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Terry
A great new play is coming called "The Return of Jesus" which promises to be exciting and dazzling.
We've been hearing about it for years, but, every time a performance is announced--it seems to fall through.
The cast is stellar and the author is maybe the best there is!
Big Supporters of the project are called the GENERATION INVITEES. They get the front row.
Hey--a special invitation ticket to the play came to a friend of mine who has been supporting the project. He went in to the "Parousia-Bijou" theater at 8 P.M. a week ago....and the darned thing is still going! It is an ongoing Hit!!
At least some people love it---a whole lot of others won't see it no matter what!
Invitees get special seating--but, some of them don't last and they leave. Other invitees wander in and take their seats.
There is some kind of terrific door prize to the very last invitees in the special seats after the Climax.