Hi Vidiot,
while I'm little confused about what you mean exactly ... but regardless, all advice is warmly welcomed.
Rutherford himself as Jesus on the Jordan?
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Vidiot
You posted the exact same image from the OP.
Seemed a bit redundant, sorry.
I’ve probably done something similar from time to time. 😄
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no-zombie
Hi Vidiot,
Actually I did it deliberately, in that I don't know German (and I was guessing many others didn't either) so i translated the OPs text, and provided a link to a copy of the book so that others could verify the drawing for themselves.
Its just many like posting information, leaks and like but without references or proofs, which could make us look a poor researcher ... or worst still, someone who deliberately doctors stuff up just to get others excited over nothing.
If I was a PIMI on this site, I'd certainly spread disinformation. I think its called Counter-Counterinsurgency.
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Vidiot
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NotFormer
Actually no-zombie, your scan showed up a bit better than the first one. It really does look somewhat like Rutherford.
I wonder if he posed for that image? 😸
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no-zombie
Its easy to imagine that the NEW WORLD image of Jesus was based on pictures of JF Rutherford, based on Rutherford's egocentric personality and the fact he was the literal head of the Organization. And even if he didn't commission it directly, I'd be fairly certain, he would have smiled with approval when he saw it in print.
However, I did look at all the photos of Rutherford I could find online and I think that an eager WT artist must have made a composite picture based on a very early image of him in his 20s (having a fuller brushed back hairstyle) with the more intense facial features from a photo when Rutherford was about 40.
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NotFormer
Is the book an actual German edition? If so, how the heck did they get it into Germany (1942, remember?). Or is it an English language edition that happens to be owned by someone who posted about it in German?
ETA: And why stroke his ego in that way in the same year that he was on his deathbed?
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Vidiot
NotFormer - “…why stroke his ego in that way in the same year that he was on his deathbed?”
Either the artist had painted that piece before Rutherford’s terminal diagnosis was common knowledge…
…or the artist was a True Believer, wanted to score some points for the afterlife, and figured The Judge might be inclined to vouch for him.
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FragrantAddendum
how did they get it into germany? 1942?
rutherford was a mason/satanist
he was in bed with the german govt
the stuff with the jws getting persecuted is the same as the russia thing today
putting on an act is what wt leaders do
just like putting on a fake mustache
(sometimes it comes off and you can see behind the disguise)