The needle has been stuck on the record for over 130 years - thanks to Mr. Russell and his successive cohorts:
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11, paragraph 19 - “As this system nears its end,....”
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13, paragraph 5 - “Do my actions show that I truly believe that
these are the last days and that the end of Satan’s rule is near?”
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16, paragraph 16 – “Remember, someday the Memorial we observe
will be the final one.”
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19, paragraph 11 - “All of us can have a share in supporting the
work that Jehovah is accomplishing in these last days.”
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22, paragraphs 1 & 2 - “WE LIVE in a time of human history
that is truly unique...Yet, the inspired Scriptures also foretold
that in our day,.....“In the last days........”
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26, paragraphs 19 & 20 - “After some 6,000 years of human
misery, Satan’s world is coming to its end........our ranks are
growing every year. This is evidence that God’s Kingdom reigns and
will soon bring to earth unimaginable blessings.”
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27, paragraph 2 - “These last days are a time of moral chaos.”
(“last days” are repeatedly mentioned in this article)