Regardless, Charles Taze Russell was definitely never a member of the Freemasons, nor of any of man's secret societies. Despite all the wild imaginative assumptions that many present as alleged proof that he was a member of the Freemasons, no one has presented any actual proof at all that he was a Mason, but we do have a lifetime of his works that overwhelmingly demonstrate that he was not a member of the Freemasons. It is inconceivable that any man would spend approximately 46 years of life, his entire fortune, etc., sabotaging something that he is alleged to have been secretly supporting.
Russell did on a few occasions draw some parallels to the Bible and what he supposed to be teachings of the Freemasons. He did the same thing with others, such as the Catholics, the Baptists, Methodists, the Odd-fellows, etc.
Likewise, Russell and the Bible Students rented meeting rooms from many different organizations, not just from the Freemasons. Bible Students still do this today.
Nevertheless, many statements Russell made concerning the Freemasons actually showed that he had some misconceptions about the Freemasons. For instance, in one article, appears to believe that all Masons are Knights Templar, and that all Freemasons are Christian. Later, in a sermon, he still seems to think of all Masons as being Christian, and refers to them as Masonic friends and even brethren, similar to the way he did with Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, etc. In that same sermon, he seems to present the Knights Templar as being of a higher order of Freemasons.
For much of my research related to Russell and the Freemasons, one might see:
http://rlctr.blogspot.com/2016/12/freemasons.html
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Here's PROOF that Charles Taze Russell Was NOT a Pennsylvania Freemason
by AndersonsInfo inno, charles taze russell was not a pennsylvania freemason!.
this is the answer i received in a letter: .
"after a search of our records, we determined that the three russell's were not members of our organization.
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Here's PROOF that Charles Taze Russell Was NOT a Pennsylvania Freemason
by AndersonsInfo inno, charles taze russell was not a pennsylvania freemason!.
this is the answer i received in a letter: .
"after a search of our records, we determined that the three russell's were not members of our organization.
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From Wikipedia:
Miller was an active Freemason until 1831.[18][19][20] Miller resigned his Masonic membership in 1831, stating that he did so to "avoid fellowship with any practice that may be incompatible with the word of God among masons".[21] By 1833 he wrote in a letter to his friends to treat Freemasonry "as they would any other evil".[22] -
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Here's PROOF that Charles Taze Russell Was NOT a Pennsylvania Freemason
by AndersonsInfo inno, charles taze russell was not a pennsylvania freemason!.
this is the answer i received in a letter: .
"after a search of our records, we determined that the three russell's were not members of our organization.
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Brother Russell never referred to Miller as "father Miller", although an article written by J. C. Sunderlin which appeared in the Watch Tower in May of 1883 does have the that phrase several times.
http://mostholyfaith.com/Beta/bible/Reprints/Z1883MAY.asp#Z3:27 -
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Here's PROOF that Charles Taze Russell Was NOT a Pennsylvania Freemason
by AndersonsInfo inno, charles taze russell was not a pennsylvania freemason!.
this is the answer i received in a letter: .
"after a search of our records, we determined that the three russell's were not members of our organization.
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Is there no way to delete this? Was accidentally submitted before I had finished.
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CT Russell, he loved and supported genocidal militants.
by lastmanstanding ini have the first volumes of the watchtower from the 1800's to the 1900's.. .
i will highlight vol.
2 january 15, 1892 to help the reader understand the truth regarding russell and his supposed appointment as, what the watchtower this year referred to, "he certainly was that minister" ...making vague reference to his being called "the laodicean minister" (found on his tombstone).
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OrphanCrow: Russel's 1914 "prophecy"
Russell was not a prophet, and his conclusions and expectations regarding 1914 were NOT prophecies. Thus, there was no Russell's 1914 "prophecy". He never claimed that his expectations and conclusions were without error, and certainly never claimed anyone had to accept his conclusions in order to be a Christian, to be associated with the Bible Students, etc.
http://rlctr.blogspot.com/2016/12/prophet_17.html
OrphanCrow: had more to do with the anticipated Balfour Declaration than it had to do with any invisible arrival of Christ
Russell was not at all expecting "any invisible arrival of Christ" in 1914. However, Russell was expecting the actual kingdom to be restored in Jerusalem around 1914 or shortly thereafter, and that the kingdom would slowly spread to other nations. While he did not set any date for the end of the time of trouble, I am sure that he did not think it would last more than 100 years. He did not realize that there there would be a period of time related to the restoration of Israel before Israel recognizes Jesus as their King. I do not see this happening until after Satan is abyssed. (Revelation 20:3) I am not sure exactly how all these prophecies fit together, but evidently the sons of God of this age are revealed before the actual restoration of the Kingdom in Jerusalem. Then there is to be a period of chastisement of Israel before the new covenant is actually concluded. -- Ezekiel 16:44-63.
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CT Russell, he loved and supported genocidal militants.
by lastmanstanding ini have the first volumes of the watchtower from the 1800's to the 1900's.. .
i will highlight vol.
2 january 15, 1892 to help the reader understand the truth regarding russell and his supposed appointment as, what the watchtower this year referred to, "he certainly was that minister" ...making vague reference to his being called "the laodicean minister" (found on his tombstone).
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OrphanCrow: Russell taught a Zionist doctrine.
Russell taught the Bible prophecies show that Israel was to be restored, if that is what is meant. Although the Jewish Zionist movement is built on these doctrines of the Bible, the doctrine itself is not a "Zionist doctrine". Russell did believe that divine providence was using the Zionist movement as one of the means to fulfill the prophecies of the Bible.
OrphanCrow: A dual covenant doctrine of salvation whereby all would be saved - Jew and Gentile alike.
I did a digital search of Russell's works for "dual covenant", and found nothing. I am not sure what is meant by this term. Russell believed that Israel is to be restored first under the New Covenant, and that all Gentiles will be restored under the New Covenant. I do not agree with all of Russell's conclusions, but my own conclusions are similar, although I believe that believers in this age are justified and consecrated by tasting of the powers -- the New Covenant -- of the age to come. -- Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 6:5; 10:29.
OrphanCrow: Jesus came for all. (but especially for Chuckie)
1 Timothy 4:10 - For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
1 John 2:2 - And he [Jesus] is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
1 John 4:9-10 - By this was God's love revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him. [10] In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Yes, the Bible does teach that that the "one God" (1 Corinthians 8:6) sent Jesus to save all from the condemnation in Adam (Romans 5:12-19; 1 Timothy 2:5,6), but especially those who now believe, for these become the seed of Abraham and will have a part in judging and blessing the world in the age to come.
Russell, however never spoke of special salvation peculiar to himself.OrphanCrow: The Jewish homeland figured prominently in Russell's doctrines
Russell did believe that the restoration of Israel figures prominently in the Bible prophecy. Nevertheless, he did not assume authority to refuse association with any Christian who did not accept his conclusions. I do believe that prophecies are being fulfilled in Israel in preparation for their acceptance of Jesus and the new covenant.
http://christianquestions.com/current-events/771-israel-gods-chosen-or-obsolete/
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CT Russell, he loved and supported genocidal militants.
by lastmanstanding ini have the first volumes of the watchtower from the 1800's to the 1900's.. .
i will highlight vol.
2 january 15, 1892 to help the reader understand the truth regarding russell and his supposed appointment as, what the watchtower this year referred to, "he certainly was that minister" ...making vague reference to his being called "the laodicean minister" (found on his tombstone).
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lastmanstanding: You know, nobody here is falling for your crap,
I have no reason to believe that the facts I presented are "crap".
lastmanstanding: no matter how many paragraphs you cut and paste.
Not sure at all what this is referring to, since, except for a quote from Russell, I see nothing in what I presented that was "cut and paste."
lastmanstanding: If you cared to look back, I posted links to the photographs of the actual bound volumes in my possession that I took just the other night.
So, I posted a link to the entire article. One can see that there is nothing in that article or anything else that Russell ever said that says that Russell loved and supported genocidal militants.
lastmanstanding: Everyone can read for themselves what Russell said and get the understanding of what he meant as he fawned over the German military machine and the German government. it’s right there in black and white.
Precisely, he was discussing the fulfillment of Bible prophecies related to what the Bible foretells was about to come about.
lastmanstanding: ... so Reslight dood, or Warwick, take your pick, you can take your propaganda elsewhere.
Irrelevant. I do not view presenting the facts to be propaganda, but I guess that depends on what one means by "propaganda."
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CT Russell, he loved and supported genocidal militants.
by lastmanstanding ini have the first volumes of the watchtower from the 1800's to the 1900's.. .
i will highlight vol.
2 january 15, 1892 to help the reader understand the truth regarding russell and his supposed appointment as, what the watchtower this year referred to, "he certainly was that minister" ...making vague reference to his being called "the laodicean minister" (found on his tombstone).
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It is well nigh impossible to puncture JWs indifference towards the life and teachings of their founder
Russell was never a member of the JWs. He preached against such authoritarian sectarianism, and he preached against the kind of message that the JWs preach. He was definitely not the founder of the JW organization.
They can barely comprehend that what he declared for 1914 and what actually transpired were two starkly different things
Most people (both JWs and non-JWs) know very little about Russell and what he was expecting for 1914. Most do not know that he rejected his earlier views in 1904, when he came to realize that the ending of the Gentile Times would not bring the end of the time of trouble, but rather the beginning of the time of trouble. Some quotes from Russell in 1904 and after 1904 regarding the beginning of the time of trouble:
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CT Russell, he loved and supported genocidal militants.
by lastmanstanding ini have the first volumes of the watchtower from the 1800's to the 1900's.. .
i will highlight vol.
2 january 15, 1892 to help the reader understand the truth regarding russell and his supposed appointment as, what the watchtower this year referred to, "he certainly was that minister" ...making vague reference to his being called "the laodicean minister" (found on his tombstone).
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The article quoted from "Things to Come -- And the Present European Situation", is being distorted to mean something I am sure that Russell himself never intended. Russell never said he "loved" the German Army, nor did he ever say that the German Army was "divine". He definitely did not love and support genocidal militants. He did say that he believed that God's divine providence was overruling what was happening in Germany and Europe, in preparation for the coming trouble and the following blessings. Russell said similar about things that have happened in the U.S. as well as in many other lands. One may read the entire article at:
http://mostholyfaith.com/Beta/bible/Reprints/Z1892JAN.asp#Z19:2
Russell's interest was in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy; the time of the end was to be bring an increase in knowledge, and he was looking for signs of that happening. Nevertheless, as he often pointed out, such knowledge would bring discontent, and thus the "time of trouble", or Armageddon. Russell did not believe in the kind of Armageddon that the JWs preach.
The incidents regarding the Herero and Namaqua took place about 14 years later. I don't know if Brother Russell was even aware of what happened regarding this.
When I look at Russell's Watch Towers, I find that almost on any page there is something related to the times of restitution (restoration) when God is to bless all the families of the earth. These are promises from the Bible; Russell did not make them up.
The only religion Russell believed in, however, was that of Jesus and his apostles, as revealed in the Bible. He did not believe in starting a new religion. Nevertheless, after Russell died, Rutherford rejected the message of the "ransom for all," "glad tidings of great joy that will be for all the people", and replaced it with a message that is almost the opposite of what Russell spent his life preaching and defending. The message of the JWs definitely does not come from Russell, but rather the basic message was developed by Rutherford, and, actually rejects the central message that Russell preached, that Christ died for all, and that all will be saved from Adamic death and come to a knowledge of Christ. The "8 million people 100 years later" who are now preaching a message of "join our organization or you may be eternally destroyed" are definitely not preaching the gospel message that Russell preached. Indeed, it is almost the opposite of what Russell taught.
Russell, however, had received education from private tutors beyond his seventh grade public education. Around 1870, he determined to be non-denominational, and began an indepth study of the Bible, with the aid of many ministers, including George W. Stetson, pastor of the Advent Christian Church in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and George Storrs, editor of the Bible Examiner in Brooklyn, New York. Russell's former private tutoring, his own research and study, including his studies of many works of writings by Christian authors, more than likely gave him an education equivalent to, or beyond, that of a Bachelor's degree.
Russell never claimed to be the faithful and wise servant and he never claimed to be the Laodicean angel. These claims were made by others. Russell's last statement on this was:
"Some of the dear brethren seem to find as much about Brother Russell in the Bible as they find about the Lord Jesus, and I think that is a great mistake. I do not find it there." -- 1910 Convention Report Sermons, page 125.
Russell never claimed to be a prophet; in fact he disclaimed being such many times. He never claimed any special authority to speak for God or Christ. Russell never assumed any authority so as to demand that anyone should not join the military service anywhere in the world. There was no JW organization, no central authority on earth among the Bible Students, in the days of Russell. Russell was never a member of the JW organization, and he preached not only against such authoritarian sectarianism, he also preached against the kind of "second death" dogma that Rutherford developed after Russell died.
In looking at the sites referred to concerning Russell's alleged commending Bible Students for serving in the German army, I am somewhat bewildered. So far I have seen nothing presented that specifically has the German Watch Tower "commending" the Bible Students for serving in the German army. I would like to see specifically what is being referred to in its complete context. Nevertheless, much of the work related to the German edition was left up to others; I am not sure that Russell was aware of what might have been published that might have been different from the English. Russell did not operate the Society as being "Jehovah's visible organization" as the present day "Watchtower" does.
The English Google translation of the page entitled "Annotations of Jehovah's Witnesses" makes very little sense. Nevertheless, the idea that Russell was in some manner creating some "double standard" regarding military service is preposterous. Russell's stance was that it was to each Christian's conscience as to how he should respond regarding military service. He did not seek to reject anyone as being a Christian if they were in the military of any nation. However, he did express his own view that it would best that a Christian should avoid military service if possible as a conscientious objector, or to serve in hospital work; but if one was drafted into the military of any country, one should still hold to Christian values.
Russell, himself, never portrayed any "soldiers" as "monkeys".
Contrary to the false claims of Rutherford, Russell had no conrol over what Rutherford and his associates did after his death.
Russell's Watch Tower virtually ceased to exist when he died in 1916, as Rutherford, by means of deception, had new by-laws passed which, in effect, destroyed the WTS Russell had created. A new sectarian spirit was prevelant in Rutherford's Watch Tower, leading the vast majority of the Bible Students around the world to reject Rutherford's Watch Tower and Rutherford's "Jehovah's visible organization" dogma.
Russell's Watch Tower having ceased in 1916, Rutherford's new Watch Tower did assume authority to tell Bible Students to refuse service in the military, which led to the arrest of Rutherford and others.
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Charles T Russell -a freemason and the connection to the illuminati...
by dolphman inok, i'm not one for conspiracy theories but lately i've uncovered some interesting facts that i think warrant some attention.. first of all, russell was a freemason.
all the early watchtower and books he authored have freemason symbology and art throughout them.
not a big deal i thought, until i read more about freemasons and the so-called "illuminati", a group of 13 families that supposedly control the world.. supposedly these 13 families, such as the duponts, mcdonalds, kennedys, .
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Having studied Russell's works for more than 55 years, I can confidently say that Russell was definitely not a member of the Freemasons. Except for what many imagine, assume, and/or distort, to make it appear that Russell was a member of the Masons, no one has actually presented anything at all that proves him to be a Mason. On the other hand, we have a life time of his work that, if it were printed in regular size type in regular size books, would probably amount to more 100,000 pages, all of which give overwhelming testimony that he was a not a member of any of man's secret societies. He definitely was not in favor of the alleged conspiracy ideas that are often being attributed to the Freemasons, Illuminati, etc. Indeed, if a Freemason were to seriously study Russell's works, and if a consecrated Christian, such a study would lead him away from the Freemasons; indeed, many Christians have withdrawn from the Freemason after studying what Russell wrote. Russell, however, unlike the JW leadership, never claimed authority to demand that any Christian could or could not be a member of any of man's secret societies, although he did several times give his opinion that such would not serve the best interests of consecration to God and Jesus.
Russell's Biblical study of God's Witness in Egypt has nothing at all to do with any alleged agreement with the Freemasons, astrology, heathen occult practices, etc.
Russell's study of God's witness was only a very small part of his ministry; probably less than 1 or 2 percent of his lifetime work was related to the study of God's Witness in Egypt. Nor did Russell present his study with the dogmatism that prevails with the JWs. He did not seek to disfellowship anyone or otherwise refuse association with anyone simply for disagreeing with his conclusions.
Russell was introduced to the study of God's Witness in Egypt through Nelson Barbour in 1876; it was then that he accepted Barbour's conclusions concerning God's Witness in Egypt; Russell later rejected the measurement of the lower part of the descending passageway, which was based on Smyth's measurement of the roof, as no one had actually measured the floor due to the debris in the passageway.
Rutherford authorized the building of a replica of God's Witness in Egypt in honor of the Watch Tower Society.
I do not know of any "ideologies" that Russell actually "derived" from the Freemasons. Since the Knights Templar claim to be Christians, there may some similarities simply based the usage of the Bible itself. Again, some create imaginary links to this or that between the Freemasons and Russell, when in reality the links presented did not actually exist.
Russell rented halls, auditoriums, meeting rooms, from many different organizations, groups, governments, etc., including Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Odd-Fellows, Rotary Club, Armory halls, schools, and many, many more. Just before his death he gave a talk in a "Christian Church". Comparatively, I would say very few of his talks were done in halls rented from the Freemasons. His rental and usage of such halls/meeting rooms/auditoriums, etc., does not make him a member, or in favor of, what those organizations, groups, etc., may have believed, promoted, taught, etc.
There are thousands of Christians of many different denominations and groups that still believe that the Great Pyramid is God's Witness in Egypt. I am one of such, but, like Brother Russell, I would not be dogmatic about it. Having studied the evidence, I believe that it is too overwhelming to simply ignore. Very few, however, actually take the time to seriously study the evidence; many, however, seem to be very diligent in distorting and misrepresenting the evidence.
Russell's Biblical usage of a "sun of righteousness" symbol (often referred to as "the winged sun symbol") , however, is totally different from his study of the God's Witness in Egypt. The study of God's Witness in Egypt would not all have any thing to do with whether one adopted the Biblical "sun of righteousness" symbol that Russell made use of. Neither, however, have anything to do with the Masons, sun worship, Egyptian idolatry, occult practices, etc.
Russell's interest in Egypt was only in connection with the Bible, which tells many things about Egypt. His interest was not connected with some alleged "Egyptian revival."
For more related to the above, see links to some of my research at:
http://rlctr.blogspot.com/2016/12/gp.html