Thanks for the next few chapters, wanna.
P. 50 - "As we saw in Chapter 2 of this book, the Bible Students spent decades pointing out that the year 1914 would be significant in fulfilling Bible prophecy. However, at that time they believed that Christ's presence had begun in 1874, that he had begun to rule in heaven in 1878, and that the Kingdom would not be fully set up until October 1914. The harvest would extend from 1874 to 1914 and would culminate in the gathering of the anointed to heaven."
[Then the rationalization that, even though they were wrong and working out details before it was time for holy spirit to guide them to truths about God's purpose, God was still leading them.]
So on p. 50 they admit that the Bible Students believed Jesus had been present since 1874. How does this square with what was said earlier? How could they prepare for something that, to them, already occurred 40 years beforehand?
From my previous post:
P. 16 - "Consider this: Would people have been prepared for the beginning of Christ's presence if they were not able to distinguish Jesus from his Father Jehovah? Surely not!"
The BSs' Arian-esque view of God and Jesus had nothing to do with preparing for the beginning of Christ's presence. Anybody who is acquianted with BS/JW history knows full well that they taught Christ's presence began in 1874, that they only started to believe his presence began in 1874 after the 'fact' in 1876, and that the first hint of Christ's presence having begun in 1914 only popped up in 1930! How can anybody be prepared for something that they missed and were clueless about for 16 more years?
P. 20 - (Caption) "In 1914, the Bible Students began to discern the sign of Christ's invisible presence."
... FALSE!