Studies in the Scriptures

by lambsbottom 5 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  lambsbottom

  I know some of you are going to roll your eyes, but I have been reading The Divine Plan of Ages. Here is my question:

  Will someone please give me a timeline of what Russell (Bible Students) thought would happen, when it would happen?

  For example:

  Christ's presence (parousia) 1874 - start of millenial reign? Sits down on glorious throne (Matthew 25:31)? Versus coming in "Father's glory".

  Great tribulation ?

  Babylong the Great killed by nations ?

  Christ's coming (erchomai) ?

  Armageddon 1914 ?

  When Jesus binds & throws Satan into abyss ?

  When annointed are actually resurrected to heavenly life ?

  Thanks so much in advance!
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  Crazyguy

  1878 great tribulation, called time of trouble, 1799 end of the gentile times, rampture in 1914 just before the big A, I believe. Not sure of the others, I think jwfacts.com has a break down.
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  Witness My Fury

  COJs The gentile times reconsidered covers all that too I think...
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  Doug Mason

  Does this help a little:

  http://www.jwstudies.com/Changed_MD_and_SS_words.pdf

  Also, the diagrams showing the "Dispensations" and of the Great Pyramid in the Millennial Dawn/Studies books provide additional clues. He called the series Millennial Dawn because he considered that it had already commenced. Imagine what the current WTS would do to him if he was preaching his message today!

  The 1874 Parousia (discovered courtesy of Barbour) was still being taught as late as 1930. The date of 1914 was the end-point of the unprecedented Time of Trouble, which would see the outbreak of world-wide peace under the auspices of Zionism. 1874 and 1914 this provide the meaning to his magazine title: "Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence" - one part related to Zionism's future and the other part related to the fact that Christ's Parousia had already taken place.

  Doug
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  smiddy

  The date of 1914 was the end-point of the unprecedented Time of Trouble, which would see the outbreak of world-wide peace under the auspices of Zionism. 1874 and 1914 this provide the meaning to his magazine title: "Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence" - one part related to Zionism's future and the other part related to the fact that Christ's Parousia had already taken place.

  Thanks for that Doug., I never did quite understand why the magazine was called "Zion`s Watch Tower and Herald of Christs Presence" except to say I beleived Russell must have beleived in the Zionist movement .

  I wonder when it was ,what year they finally abandoned their beleif in Zionism , any Idea ? Anybody ?

  smiddy
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  stuckinarut2

  Russell was a freaking nut case!

  So too is the current bunch of GB today!