Why do they believe in the gentile times again? Why would God wait so long to have an earthly organization of truth? Is this explained? Heck, why do they believe it took so long for "God's son to be born and save mankind"? =S Religion makes no sense....
Gentile Times?
by garbonzo 3 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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garbonzo
Bump.
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Aaron Eldridge
The question of why, would best be answered by explaining why Russell adopted the belief. It was not original to him, rather he borrowed and reshaped it from the Adventist tradition. They developed this as a way of explaining why Christ was returning in the 19th century. So the question of why is more a function of social psychology than theology. An answer of this sort involves more speculation than answering the question of what they believed.
If what you are asking is what they believed, then it is a matter of inert facts in the form of theology. It is much easier to explain than the why.
So before answering, are you asking the why or the what?
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garbonzo
Sorry, what. If you want to get technical. xD
I'm just asking what their reasoning is on this. Why they believe it. I know they use a scripture and say this is a prophecy, etc. But do they explain why God would wait so long? lol