Posts by processor

As announced earlier, there will be no more regular issues of The Witchtower. However, I will post articles to http://www.svhelden.info/witchtower (not set up yet).

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Are there any Watchtower prophesies that came true?

by TTWSYF in

i know that the failed predictions of amageddon for 1914, 1918, 1925, during wwii, and 1975 have been well documented here and other places, but are there any [documented] 'prophesies' that actually came true?.

dc.

processor

Sorry Processor, but that prophecy came from the "Marconi wireless experts," not the Watchtower

As if they had invented their other prophecies by themselves ;) All copied from adventists, from George Storrs, later stolen from spiritist Johannes Greber ...

... but you're right, of ccourse.

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Are there any Watchtower prophesies that came true?

by TTWSYF in

i know that the failed predictions of amageddon for 1914, 1918, 1925, during wwii, and 1975 have been well documented here and other places, but are there any [documented] 'prophesies' that actually came true?.

dc.

processor

There was ONE prophecy that came true ;)

The Golden Age, October 15, 1919:

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Today there are "wireless telephone systems making long-distance conversation possible to any part of the world". Still, this is not available "at nominal cost", but wait another 10 years and we'll have that.

So, the prophecy was fulfilled, and here we see clearly what the WTS means with "in a very few years, at most".

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1984 WT cover -- Watchtower's Final Failed Prediction?

by FatFreek 2005 in

the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.

will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?

some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.

processor

On average, they lived some 92.5 years where the average U.S. citizen lives to 78.3.

You're making a mathematical error here.

These people were on average 81 years old (and still alive) when the picture was taken. So, of course THEIR average lifetime will be higher than 78.3 years. You can also take 20 other people who are already 80 years old - their average lifetime must of course be higher than 80 years.

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1984 WT cover, 1914 Gen That Will Not Pass -- How many of 16 alive today?

by FatFreek 2005 in

those people on that cover were supposed to represent a group of people that would still live on into the new order.

in your best guess, how old were most of those 16 people at the time the photo was taken, and how many do you suppose are still alive today?.

remember, that wt was printed in 1984, nearly 27 years ago.

processor

BTW, some of these people (4, 8 and 12?) are also shown in the Revelation book.

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1984 WT cover, 1914 Gen That Will Not Pass -- How many of 16 alive today?

by FatFreek 2005 in

those people on that cover were supposed to represent a group of people that would still live on into the new order.

in your best guess, how old were most of those 16 people at the time the photo was taken, and how many do you suppose are still alive today?.

remember, that wt was printed in 1984, nearly 27 years ago.

processor

A German Bethelite actually thinks that #12 is Gertrud Pötzinger (wife of Martin, #13). Are you sure that is is Mary Hannon?

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The Bethel "Generation of 1914"

by cabasilas in

some older former bethelites may remember these folks from the cover of a 1984 watchtower:.

this was published during a time while the watchtower society was waging war against the "apostasy" that had started in 1980. one of the issues at stake was the year 1914. these older bethelites were photographed to give tangible proof that the "generation of 1914" would not pass away.

now, nearly 27 years later, they likely have all passed away (along with that generation).. there is a listing of some of the names of these bethelites up at a blog article at this link:.

processor

Hannan, George E.: w70 56-61

Birth year not mentioned, but 1914 was his first year at high school

Hannan, Mary: w68 217-221

Birth year also not mentioned, but "high school days were over" in 1915

Herrlinger, Babette: w69 53-56

born 1894

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How Does the Society Select Watchtower and Awake Agenda

by Band on the Run in

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friends

who determines what issues to address in the watchtower and awake?

i don't mean the actual writing.

which topics get lead articles?

processor

Actually, when I wrote my articles for Erbrechet! and The Witchtower, I sometimes accidentally mistypes the year (e. g. opened the May 15, 1985 issue instead of May 15, 1986). I had several cases where this happened, and I found an article about the exactly same topic as in the "correct" year. So, they seem to have some yearly schedule.

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Governing Body photo

by besty in

does anyone with phostoshop skillz care to amend this photo to make it more accurate?

25% of these dudes are dead already..... .

processor

The GB members that passed away are not dead. They are in heaven, drinking wine with Jesus and still participating in governing the Watchtower organization. So the photo is still correct.