the 2014 yearbook has a scan of the 1914 countdown card.
it does not say whether this was published by the watchtower or independently, so please let me know if you have any further information about it.
in typical offensive fashion, the yearbook blames the members rather than themselves for the false expectations held for 1914.. some bible students even carried a countdown card so that they could mark off each passing day.
Hm. I've never seen this before either. Could Barbara Anderson help?
Blaming the members again, yes.
One example of how a lot of heads were messed with at the time as 1914 approached:
'We're not positive, but it is proven, but it's up to you whether you accept or reject the facts, and anyway events seem to be fulfilling our expectations.' What's a loyal Bible Student supposed to think?
the official theme is :.
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"keep on, seeking first the kingdom" matthew 6:33.
The Official Theme is :
"Keep on, seeking first the Kingdom"
They seek it here, they seek it there,
Those Dubbies seek it everywhere,
And no sign of, a century on,
That damned, elusive Armageddon!
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(Hi Punk :-) )
according to the daniel's 70 weeks propercy, it ibegins from the going forth of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem.
as per the bible writer nehemiah, the word went forth to rebuild the walls around jerusalem iin the month of nisan,* in the 20th year of artaxerxes the king.nehemiah 2:1.. therefore the propercy begins in the month of nisan (march/april).
propercy begin .
"The decree [of Artaxerxes to Nehemiah] was given in 444 B.C. based on the following: 1) 'In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' (Neh. 2:1); 2) Artaxerxes ' accession was in 465 B.C.
Josh McDowell is a year out (I was surprised - I have that book and never noticed LOL). Artaxerxes I's accession was 465 BCE, Year 1 was 464 BCE and Year 20 was 445 BCE. It's astronomically fixed.
according to the daniel's 70 weeks propercy, it ibegins from the going forth of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem.
as per the bible writer nehemiah, the word went forth to rebuild the walls around jerusalem iin the month of nisan,* in the 20th year of artaxerxes the king.nehemiah 2:1.. therefore the propercy begins in the month of nisan (march/april).
propercy begin .
Propercy Begin March / April 455 BCE
Also, the 20th year of Artaxerxes I was 445 BCE, not 455 BCE.
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are neck ties no longer needed in field service?check out the top photo on jw.org!..petra
hello, some of you old friends and not so much.
i'm wondering why my 13 year-old account from beliefnet is in your database.. interesting.... so that's how you get your numbers for "members".
from other forums.. lol.
is this where Beliefnet went?
i'm sorry but can someone here explain what this is about.
i saw someone on here called scholar on here saying that it somehow destroyed both coj and hermann hunger but how?
how does rolf furuli know that it was tampered with?
It depends on the tablet.
i'm sorry but can someone here explain what this is about.
i saw someone on here called scholar on here saying that it somehow destroyed both coj and hermann hunger but how?
how does rolf furuli know that it was tampered with?
Yes, various kinds of errors come up on other tablets too. They are not uncommon. On VAT 4956, for example, there are a range of them - words missing, repetition (dittography), ones that we would now call 'typos' ...
the wt branches in switzerland and austria were sold and now they are being develop into apartment buildings.. check the projects on the following links:.
switzerland: http://www.vbarch.ch/aktuelles (7th picture from top).
austria: http://www.wvg.at/projekte/13g40.
i'm sorry but can someone here explain what this is about.
i saw someone on here called scholar on here saying that it somehow destroyed both coj and hermann hunger but how?
how does rolf furuli know that it was tampered with?
LOL @ Kurt.
Are those two diary lines at all significant?
PP - There are 30-40 observations on the tablet which, taken together, cannot fit any other year than 568/7 BCE. The two problematic ones (Obverse, Lines 3 and 14) contain observations of the Moon relative to beta Virginis. Unfortuntately, these observations are a day out from what they should be. Either those observations were allocated to the wrong day, or they confused gamma Vir. with beta Vir. (interestingly, a similar error with the same stars occurred before on an earlier tablet). Those who want to undermine the credibility of VAT 4956 applying to 568/7 BCE home in on these two errors as if they alone overturn its entire dating.
