HELP FOR BR. LETT

by Hold Me-Thrill Me 3 Replies latest jw friends

  • Hold Me-Thrill Me
    Hold Me-Thrill Me

    Br. Lett,

    If you will remember when Fred Franz set the 1975 date he taught that the actual end of the 6th 7000 year long creative day and the beginning of the 7th 7000 thousand year long day of rest was in fact after the creation of Eve (meaning that the start of the count would be after Eve's creation). He did not know when that occurred but he thought it not too long after Adam's creation, a few years perhaps. He also taught that the last 1000 years of the 7th day of rest would be the thousand year reign of Christ which would make the beginning of that last thousand years a significant signal that Armageddon was not far off. If this is getting complicated ask a Helper to review it with you.

    The Governing Body celebrated 100 years of Kingdom Rule in 2014 you all did a decent job on that btw. You made your point and got the publishers all excited about it, good job.

    But what happened to Fred Franz' 1975 date and the Eve's creation question? Need something new to give the publishers some added incentive to keep preaching and giving? Here it is:

    I suggest a Watchtower article reviewing Fred Franz' teaching on 1975 and Eve's creation date question. Then a second article pointing out the significant and frequent use of the number 40 in the Bible. Which might suggest that Adam, like Isaac, was forty years old when Eve was created and became his wife. This would mark 2015 as the 6000th year anniversary of Eve's creation (answering Franz' question) and the start of the last thousand years of the 7th day.

    1975 + 40 = 2015

    You could teach that mankind has finally entered the last thousand years of the 7th day proving that Armageddon is not far off. And that the building craze is just for that reason. Jehovah is speeding up the work because the thousand year reign on earth has begun making Armageddon and the return of the dead imminent.

    You could say: "2015 is a significant year in Bible prophecy. Christ is feeding his Faithful and Discreet Slave in order that he may in turn feed the sheep. Lett us go out and be joyful that the time is upon us. Lett us prepare for the paradise to come. The generation that will not pass away has already seen the end. The end of the 6000 years since Eve's creation and the beginning of the 7th creative day's last thousand years, marking the beginning of the thousand year reign on earth when Jehovah will put Christ's enemies under his feet!"

    Suggested music for the Watchtower study: Amazing Grace.

    Frank

  • prologos
    prologos

    and it would not only be marking Eve's creation, but also her wedding day, and we are allowed to mark wedding anniversaries? right!

  • Finkelstein
    Finkelstein

    If you will remember when Fred Franz set the 1975 date he taught that the actual end of the 6th 7000 year long creative day and the beginning of the 7th 7000 thousand year long day of rest was in fact after the creation of Eve (meaning that the start of the count would be after Eve's creation).

    Actually he just reiterated something from out of C T Russell's old books in using the 6000 year calculation and made it look viably real for the public of his time, Russell used it 60 years prior to Franz.

    It would appear that since Franz had easy access to Russell's old books, he probably picked that up from reading them himself.

    F Franz was not an academically trained bible scholar, he was although the head editorial writer for the Watchtower Publishing house.

  • DesirousOfChange
    DesirousOfChange

    (Assuming October) 2015 puts it a little too close, don't you think?

    That year is soon to be GONE.

    They need something "close" but not too close, they need to be able to get a few years use out of it before they have to change it again.

    Doc

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