Well, it's been 50 years since Armageddon occurred.
Seems to me that things haven't really changed all that much. Is it just me or does anyone else seem to think that things have actually got worse???
Armageddon 50th Anniversary
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apostrate
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Beth Sarim
Just another around the corner merry go round.
LoL.
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I dont know how I didnt stumble on this thread earlier.
"" the end is really close now".
As your life passes you by
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blondie
2015 We are convinced that the sign Jesus gave is being fulfilled right now and that the end is coming very soon.
2013 Very soon now, that day will be here, and Jehovah will destroy every part of Satan’s world.
2011 Very soon now, he will begin bringing the earth back to the perfect state he originally purposed.2008 Very soon now, what Jesus called the “great tribulation” will occur.2008 He is ruling there now, in our own time, and very soon he will extend his rule to all the earth and fulfill the magnificent prophecies we have already mentioned.2007 Very soon now this old system of things will end.1987 They now form a people living in genuine peace, and they are preparing for the time, very soon, when the earth will be ruled only by God’s Kingdom.1974 The Bible shows that the bad conditions now laid to overpopulation are a sign that very soon this selfish system of things will be replaced by a government of the world under its one Head, Jesus Christ1970 All its rich promises, its attractive well-paying jobs, its popular activities—all are due to vanish from the earthly scene very soon now.1954 When Christ wields the “rod of iron,” which he will do very soon now, it means that all the kingdoms of this world will be smashed out of existence.1951 Those who long to live under a just and righteous rule in peace and contentment will have their prayers answered, and that very soon now.
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TonusOH
Point this out to a JW, and they will probably tell you that Jehovah is patient and that one thousand years is like a day to him, and a day is like one thousand years.
Then, ask them if "very soon now" means 50 years. Or one thousand. Or anything at all.
Ask them: if the end might not be for another thousand years, why the urgency?
You probably will not get them to understand the problem with saying "very soon now" for a hundred years. At least not right away. Maybe they will understand it... very soon now.
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HereIam60
Of course they do not define "soon" and while still arousing hope, it doesn't really foster anticipation anymore. I recall a video talk some years ago from a convention. Poor Kenneth Cook, probably the least dynamic Watchtower speaker ever, was evidently trying to rouse the audience to a fever pitch of excitement, after describing blessings in the new world he asked, "... When will these promises be fufilled?....SOON! Very Soon!!!.." He looked like he was expecting a tremendous burst of applause...which did not follow...
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Gorb
We are in the last of the last of the last of the last days of this system, a local elder told us.
It was 1995 then.
G.
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Beth Sarim
Theyll just say how God is not slow or something.
And how patient he is
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Rivergang
does anyone else seem to think that things have actually got worse???
Famine was supposed to be one of the signs of the "Time of the End".
Back in 1975, it was estimated that one in three of the world's population was malnourished.
In 2025, that figure is 9.1 %, or less than one in ten. (Despite the world's population having doubled during that time).
I may only be a busted-@$$ electrician, but that does definitely sound to me like a significant improvement!
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budbayview
For me the whole prophecy thing is a philosophical dilemma. One thought, if you extrapolate societies current trajectory to solve our challenges given the breakdown in morality, the family structure, and our general FU attitude towards our fellow man, its bleak. Even 20th-century writers such as, Orwell, Huxley, Bradbury, and Burgess paint bleak outcomes and the father of AI is waring us big time. It’s not difficult to put together a few scenarios where we end ourselves. I can certainly see this, but I have an optimistic nature and can also see a path where we get our collective shite together and go down the utopian road hand in hand.
The philosophical dilemma is the prophecy, that we will fail and our only redemption is that according to the bible, our creator must step in and clean up our mess. The obvious analogy is parenting. When parents solve all their children’s problems for them, “typically”, the children never lean to be responsible. Additionally, keeping in the parental theme, if a parent subjects a young child to negative programming, such as continual patterns of reassuring the child that they never will be successful, it “typically” will be difficult for the child to recover from this negative brain washing. Sorry for the sophomoric psychology analogies, but it makes the point. Further, there is the predestiny argument with these prophecies.
So, I can see humanities problems and I think most would agree, without course correction it doesn’t end well. We have all seen that movie The Terminator of 1984, I love Sci Fi references, they are good predictors of future. If you can think it, it's gonna happen. Remember the Hunter-killer drones? In a short 41 years we go from movie concept to reality. It is the same tech the British/Ukraines used to bomb Russia's nuk bomber fleet. Think about that. That technology used AI to autonomously locate, identify and unleash weapons on a target.
My optimistic side wants to believe that collectivity, we can course correct without “Father” stepping in cleaning up the mess or telling us that we won’t amount to much. In my opinion, the eschatology prophecies just don’t pass the logic test. So that is my philosophical dilemma.