Satan’s Dirty Deed in 1914
The poster bjc2012 got me a little perturbed, not much, but a “little”. He wrote:
And Yadirf also added doubt to the accuracy of the date, suggesting the JW Organization had been "tricked by Satan" into mistakenly claiming the date. (Please compare his comments below.)No, I didn’t say any such thing! You’re implying that I said that Satan tricked Russell into believing in the 1914 date. You couldn’t be more mistaken. What I DID say is that Satan made sure that the Society CONTINUED to believe in that date, by the use of trickery. Satan caused WWI.Here's the truth about 1914. http://4heavens.homestead.com/9.htmlhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24763&site=3&page=2
Look primarily at the purple document at the bottom.
I'm the author. Yadirf
If indeed the year 1914 had come and gone uneventfully the WTS would have had no reason not to abandon the date altogether. I see very clearly that the first world war coming as it did in that very year was all that was needed to KEEP the WTS locked onto 1914. And it still does to this very day, 87 years in the passing. Because I know that the WTS represents true worship in the earth, while at the same time knowing that the events of 1914 (to date) have NOT fulfilled Bible prophecy, I can SEE that it was no coincidence that WWI came precisely the year that Russell had pointed to as being the end of the Gentile Times. Yes Satan himself caused that war so as to interfere with the advancement of true worship, and he has succeeded by providing the WTS with a seemingly good reason to think that the 1914 date was significant AFTERALL. The chances of a world war happening the very same year which Russell had for so long pointed to is next to impossible.
There’s nobody on the face of the entire earth that would prefer more than I that WWI had indeed started off the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy of Matthew 24:7. But I know better, and because I do it (regrettably) stands in the way of me, my wife, and older son associating with our brothers at the Kingdom Hall. And that’s a serious matter. Although mine and the Society’s opponent, it’s actually true what bjc2012 says (it’s rare, but occasionally apostates do tell the truth):
Most who are familiar with JWs, know of the WTS' incessant emphasis and importance attached to the 1914 teaching in their publications. – bjc2012Does not that make it ever so clear that “the 1914 teaching” is a MAJOR doctrine? Yes, it certainly does. With there being no truth to the idea that Jesus’ prophecy of Matthew 24:7 has undergone fulfillment, it doesn’t make things easy for me and my family when it comes to attending meetings, participating in the field ministry, etc. I really don’t believe it’s necessary that I further explain my being an inactive JW, as I think the reason why must be plainly obvious.
But I stress that the WTS is indeed the restoration of true worship, and it therefore is the grandest thing that has happened in this day and time. It’s a fact that true worship is Satan’s worst enemy, and of course out of all people Satan himself has the ability to recognize genuinely true worship when he sees it. Is that not the only reason that Job caught his eye? The fact that Job was a genuine worshiper of Jehovah caused Satan GREAT ALARM. Likewise, today, genuine worship gets Satan’s attention and he knows that he can’t afford to let it thrive. If it thrives the remainder of the 144,000, those whom are to rule with Christ, will be found and brought into the fold. Satan can’t afford to allow THAT to happen. If it does happen, AND IT WILL, then he knows that he’s lost the battle for sure.
Yes, in my mind, Satan done a Dirty Deed in 1914 - - and he did it for no other reason than to fool the WTS in order to maintain their wrong course regarding the expectations centering on 1914. Will it ever dawn on the Society that Satan caught us off guard, and tricked us. Yes, it will, according to Daniel 11:35.
You people here really don’t know the seriousness of the day that you’re living in. When the “refining” of which Daniel spoke is finished, then the real “time of the end” will get underway. Then, with Satan confined to earth’s vicinity, he will once again cause the nations to go to war. THAT war will be so intense that the entire system will collapse. Anyone be interested in knowing what the “tribulation” of which Jesus spoke at Matthew 24:21 really is? You just heard it described. Yes, the tribulation Jesus foretold here has no reference to Armageddon. The result of the tribulation is the collapse of man’s system. Yet the wild beast is foretold to revive from its “death-stroke”. That, according to the Scriptures, is to be followed by the “eighth” and final king. During the short life of the 8th king Armageddon will strike - - which is all possible in most of your life times. Will you survive Armageddon? Not if you cave in and accept the “mark” which the 8th king will demand of you in that day - - which may not be so very far into the future.
You say, “Good story, but not true! I say, I’d bet my life on it being true!
Yadirf
Daniel 11:35 ... a KEY prophecy that must be fulfilled before the "time of the end" gets underway.