Question on the generation teaching

by expatbrit 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • avengers
    avengers

    A "generation" is 70 years. Add 1914 to it and voila: 1984.

    This is the year in which the "New World order" was established.

    Too bad th GB missed this, because now they have to retract their "generation" story......Again!

    LMHO

    1984


    In 1984, Winston Smith lives in London which is part of the country Oceania. The world is divided into three countries that include the entire globe: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Oceania, and both of the others, is a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censors everyone?s behavior, even their thoughts. Winston is disgusted with his oppressed life and secretly longs to join the fabled Brotherhood, a supposed group of underground rebels intent on overthrowing the government. Winston meets Julia and they secretly fall in love and have an affair, something which is considered a crime. One day, while walking home, Winston encounters O'Brien, an inner party member, who gives Winston his address. Winston had exchanged glances with O'Brien before and had dreams about him giving him the impression that O'Brien was a member of the Brotherhood. Since Julia hated the party as much as Winston did, they went to O'Brien?s house together where they were introduced into the Brotherhood. O'Brien is actually a faithful member of the Inner-Party and this is actually a trap for Winston, a trap that O'Brien has been cleverly setting for seven years. Winston and Julia are sent to the Ministry of Love which is a sort of rehabilitation center for criminals accused of thoughtcrime. There, Winston was separated from Julia, and tortured until his beliefs coincided with those of the Party. Winston denounces everything he believed him, even his love for Julia, and was released back into the public where he wastes his days at the Chestnut Tree drinking gin.

    (I'm just messing, so don't mind me)

  • pudd
    pudd

    So, from the time of the destruction of Jerusalem to 1914 when war broke out in heaven (ridiculous if you ask me) God didn't have an earthly organization representing him?

    Why? Do the jws offer any reason for this? I can not understand why God would leave us alone for all that time. Did I miss the read where the jws explain why God abandoned us for all that time? It seems rather cruel.

    I remember asking an elder this same question. After a confused look that said "why are you even thinking about things like this" !? His answer was that Jehovah has always used individuals throughout history to accomplish his purpose but in this time of the end it was necessary for a more structured organization!

  • funkyderek
    funkyderek
    Damn, I'm agreeing with ya again!

    Isn't that one of the signs of the end?

  • Love_Truth
    Love_Truth

    Derek,

    Touche, you got me!

    That wuz my off the top of the head response, though.

    Like I said, I'm not fond of interpreting prophecy- It's all conjecture.

    Cheers.

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