Man, I thought the "New 52" was a major retcon, but this...
Bible Students Convention ......New Understanding of 607!!
by umbertoecho 24 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Vidiot
Credit where credit's due, though...
...a twenty-year siege against Jerusalem is a lot more believable than having the Babylonians sack the place practically overnight.
(although I wonder why no one's come up with this one sooner)
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Vidqun
Actually there were three sieges and five deportations. First siege was 605 and the last deportation in 582 BCE. Jerusalem was destroyed during the final siege in 587/586 BCE. Here the Bible is in sync with the Babylonian Chronicles. -
umbertoecho
FayeDunaway No. They are not promoting any religion in the sense that you are speaking of. They believe in God, Christ.....but they are not promoting a new sort of faith. From what I have read, they are conscious of the fact that all organized forms of religion have failed miserably over the centuries. Of course being on human..........we shall see.
I just thought it might interest some of you on this site who have looked into this 607 teaching before. It is interesting to me to see how they can divert attention away from the fault and introduce some airy reasoning about this date. It leaves (for them) the topic open to being proven all over again. Of course they will leap upon this new understanding as it will assist them to maintain the 1914 date.
I see so much information has been posted here already. I think it's quite a sign of a sort of desperation on the orgs part in having to stoop to such methods of defending themselves.
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FayeDunaway
Thanks you guys! Fascinating, all these spinoffs of Russell that we as witnesses never heard about!