Retractions in the Watchtower

by Elsewhere 44 Replies latest jw friends

  • blondie
    blondie

    For those who have the WT-CD or the hard copy indexes, the WTS buries their retractions under the word, "clarification(s)". Search using "adjustment(s)" as well.

    Clarification

    of Beliefs

    1872, ransom: jv 718

    1880, hell: w89 3/15 19-20

    1881, Jehovah: jv 123

    soul: jv 127; w87 9/15 29

    why evil is permitted: jv 123

    1882, Trinity: jv 123, 125; w89 3/15 18-19; w87 9/15 29

    1884, "sheep" and "goats" (Mt 25): w95 2/1 11-12

    1886, "superior authorities" (Ro 13): w96 5/1 13

    1907, covenants: jv 630

    1917, Revelation: w95 5/15 21; jv 148

    1920, time of fulfillment of Matthew 24:14: jv 292

    1922, Jehovah and his messenger of the covenant inspect spiritual temple (Mal 3:1-3): w87 6/15 14

    1923, "sheep" and "goats" (Mt 25): ip-2 254; w95 2/1 12-13; w95 5/15 18; jv 163-4; re 120; w86 5/15 14

    1925, Armageddon: jv 140

    birth of Kingdom: w95 5/15 21; jv 78-9, 138-9; re 177; w86 5/15 14

    Jehovah’s and Satan’s organizations: jv 78-9; w87 6/15 19

    1926, Armageddon: w95 5/15 18; jv 140-1

    character development: jv 172-3

    1927, "faithful and discreet slave" (Mt 24:45-47): w95 2/1 13; jv 143, 626

    1928, Christmas: w95 5/15 19; jv 199

    Great Pyramid of Giza (Gizeh): w00 1/1 9-10

    1929, "superior authorities" (Ro 13): w96 5/1 13-14

    1930, Revelation: w95 5/15 21; jv 148

    1931, persons marked on forehead (Eze 9:4): ip-2 254-5; jv 165; re 120

    1932, appointment of elders: w95 5/15 22; jv 213-14, 638

    Jehonadab (Jonadab) class: ip-2 255; w95 2/1 13; jv 83, 165-6; re 120

    "other sheep" to preach: w95 2/1 13; w95 7/1 15; jv 292; w90 12/15 13

    restoration prophecies: w95 5/15 19-20; jv 141-2; w86 5/15 14

    1934, covenants: jv 630

    dedication for "other sheep": w95 7/1 15; jv 83; w90 12/15 13; re 120

    1935, chronology: jv 632-3

    "great crowd" (Re 7): w01 5/15 14-15; ip-2 255; ca01 3; w95 2/1 13-15; w95 5/15 20; jv 83-4, 166-7, 169-70, 261, 443-4; sh 358; w88 3/1 12; re 120, 122; w86 5/15 14

    1936, cross: w95 5/15 20

    1937, "other sheep" appointed to responsible positions: jv 216

    1938, congregation organization and appointments: ip-2 317; w99 2/1 18; w95 5/15 22; jv 217-21, 639

    no separate meetings for children and youths: jv 246

    relative places of anointed and great crowd: w99 2/1 18

    1939, neutrality: ca01 6; w95 5/15 23; jv 193; w89 3/15 21; w86 5/15 14

    1941, issue of rightfulness of Jehovah’s sovereignty: jv 262; w89 3/15 21; w87 6/15 19

    1942, beast ascending from abyss (Re 17:8): jv 93, 262; w88 3/1 15; re 246-8

    1943, chronology: jv 133, 632-3

    1944, chronology: jv 133, 632-3

    congregational handling of wrongdoing: jv 187

    Governing Body: jv 228-9

    theocratic principles in relation to Society’s charter: jv 227-9

    1945, sanctity of blood: w95 5/15 23; jv 183; w89 3/15 14

    1947, polygamy: w95 2/1 16; jv 176

    1950, princes (Ps 45:16): jv 76, 263

    term "religion": jv 567

    1952, disfellowshipping: jv 187

    1953, desirable things of the nations (Hag 2:7): jv 263

    Gog of Magog (Eze 38, 39): jv 263

    nucleus of new earth: w95 7/1 15

    1961, sanctity of blood: jv 183-4

    1962, "superior authorities" (Ro 13): g00 10/22 21-3; w96 5/1 14; w95 5/15 21-2; jv 147, 198, 264; w90 11/1 11; w87 6/15 19; g87 6/8 25; w86 5/15 14

    1963, Babylon the Great: jv 147-8

    Revelation: w95 5/15 21; jv 148

    1965, earthly resurrection: w86 5/15 14

    1969, great tribulation: w99 5/1 16; w94 2/15 17-18

    Revelation: w95 5/15 21; jv 148

    1971, elder arrangement: w95 5/15 22; jv 106, 233

    Governing Body: jv 106, 233; w90 3/15 18

    1973, tobacco: yb97 136-7; w95 2/1 16-17; w95 5/15 23; jv 181

    1976, employment involving gambling: w95 5/15 23; jv 180

    1979, "keys of the kingdom" (Mt 16:19): w95 5/15 24

    1984, sheepfolds of "fine shepherd" (Joh 10): w95 5/15 24

    1985, "other sheep" declared righteous as friends of God: w95 7/1 15

    1986, "great crowd" figuratively partake of Jesus’ flesh and blood (Joh 6:51-56): w87 6/15 19; w86 2/15 15-20, 30-1

    1987, Christian Jubilee: w95 5/15 24; w87 1/1 18-28, 30

    1988, no resurrection for dead in Sodom and Gomorrah: w88 6/1 30-1

    Revelation: w95 5/15 21; jv 148

    unbaptized publishers: w89 2/15 29; w88 11/15 16-20

    1992, Nethinim and sons of the servants of Solomon after exile: w92 4/15 12-17, 31

    1993, kings of north and south during time of the end (Da 11, 12): w93 11/1 13-23

    start and end of 1,260 days (Re 11:3) and time, times, and a half (Da 7:25; 12:7): w94 8/1 31

    1994, tribulation and celestial phenomena (Mt 24:29-31; Mr 13:24-27; Lu 21:25-28): w94 2/15 16-21

    1995, "sheep" and "goats" (Mt 25): w95 10/15 18-28

    "this generation" (Mt 24:34; Mr 13:30; Lu 21:32): w97 6/1 28; w95 11/1 10-21, 30-1

    1996, civilian service in lieu of military service: yb97 16; w96 5/1 19-20

    "flesh" saved through "great tribulation" (Mt 24:22): w96 8/15 15-20

    1997, transfiguration vision (Mt 17; Mr 9; Lu 9): w97 5/15 9-14

    1998, duration of new covenant (Heb 13:20): w98 2/1 22-3

    Ezekiel’s vision of restored temple and land (Eze 40-48): w00 3/15 13-14; w99 1/15 9; w99 3/1 8-23

    nations blessed through Abraham’s seed (Ge 22:18): w98 2/1 14-15

    1999, ‘disgusting thing standing in a holy place’ (Mt 24:15; Mr 13:14): w99 5/1 15-20

    2000, blood fractions: w00 6/15 29-31

    use of one’s own blood: w00 10/15 30-1; w00 12/15 30

    2001, "divorce certificate" for Judah (Isa 50:1): ip-2 152-3

    ‘doves to birdhouse holes’

    (Isa 60:8, ): ip-2 308-9

    Blondie

  • ozziepost
    ozziepost

    What do you think of when you read that list that Blondie has posted?

    Are you like me and think "What a load of .............." ?

    Talk about binding up people with laws and regulations.....oh, that's right, that was the Pharisees wasn't it? !!

    Cheers, Ozzie

  • cat1759
    cat1759

    All I can think when reading Blondie's post and quotes,

    God I wish I had bought that CD of that ebayer!

    Cathy

  • Pistoff
    Pistoff

    Wow, that is quite the list of clarifications.

    And Blondie is turning into a world class researcher; kudos to you blondie.

    I wish I had the mental energy to research everything on that list, but at the end I am afraid I would run screaming into the kingdom hall.

  • ozziepost
    ozziepost

    Better to run screaming out of the Kingdom Hall!

  • Amazing
    Amazing

    Hi Elsewhere: I seems like there were some retractions, but I can't recall any ... sooooo ... I do think their "New Light" is a form of retraction, because it replaces "Old Light" ... beyone that, I just can't think of anything specific ... being that they are a comic book religion, there is really no need for retracting fiction. - Jim W.

  • Gadget
    Gadget
    What do you think of when you read that list that Blondie has posted?

    I was waiting for the bottom of the list, It just kept on coming. I was always aware of 'new light' coming through, but had no idea that there was so much. How can jw who does a lot of research, ect, not see this?

    Gadget

  • OICU8it2
    OICU8it2

    Wow. Thanks elsewher, Blondie, onacurz

  • blondie
    blondie

    The two years I was still attending but not wanting to were spent researching about 1/2 of those "clarifications." I was stunned at how the WTS could change things that only the year before you could be DF'd for if you expressed a different view.

  • minimus
    minimus

    That was the first that I've heard about the calender issue. What exactly were they promoting or not promoting?

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