Read this as a preamble:
"It is the Watchtower's duty to provide consistent, objective, incontrovertible evidence for their explanation of 1919. It is not good enough to work from possibilities and assumptions.
The Bible does not say that the Jews entered Egypt in the 7th month. The Bible does not say that Jerusalem fell in the 7th month. The WTS has a duty of care, a responsibility to discharge information with honesty and openness. We expect that of our secular authorities. Religious authorities should not have a lower standard."
"The Watchtower Society’s claim that it is appointed by God as his earthly representative rests on its claim that its appointment occurred in 1919 CE. To arrive at that date, and the significance that the Society ascribes to
To arrive at that date, and the significance that the Society ascribes to it, requires a chronological journey spanning more than 2,500 years.
If a person does not understand or agree with the statements made regarding dates of events in the 6th century BCE, then that person has no justification for devoting their life, their energy, their commitment to the Watchtower Society."
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"To arrive at these dates of the early 20th century, the Watchtower starts with the date of the Fall of Babylon, which is generally agreed with as 539 BCE. The story then moves slightly forwards in time to the return of Exiles from Babylon.
Without providing any objective justification, the Watchtower assigns October 537 BCE to the moment when Jews assembled at the site of the destroyed Jerusalem.
Further, without any direct statement from Scripture, it says this moment marked the end of Jeremiah’s decreed “70 years”.