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.
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.
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.
There was ONE prophecy that came true ;)
The Golden Age, October 15, 1919:
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".
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.
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.
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.
BTW, some of these people (4, 8 and 12?) are also shown in the Revelation book.
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.
A German Bethelite actually thinks that #12 is Gertrud Pötzinger (wife of Martin, #13). Are you sure that is is Mary Hannon?
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:.
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
who determines what issues to address in the watchtower and awake?
i don't mean the actual writing.
which topics get lead articles?
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.
does anyone with phostoshop skillz care to amend this photo to make it more accurate?
25% of these dudes are dead already..... .
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.
a bit late, the new - and last monthly - issue of the witchtower is available for download now.. .
the modern jeroboam class in action: who is the greater jeroboam, and how did he make bethel a center of false worship?.
perfect health how to achieve?
does this mean the witchtower magazine will go to Bi monthly?
No. Actually I'm not planning to create ANY regular issues. I simply don't have the time to create a complete 16-page magazine in two languages every month. I did it for 3 years now (2 years for English), that is enough.
Whenever I'm in the mood to do so, I might publish single articles in a new blog, http://www.svhelden.info/erbrechet (German) and http://www.svhelden.info/witchtower (English). The blogs are not set up yet though. If there are enough of such articles, I might also compile them into a PDF magazine.
Also, I might publish some other brochures or tracts =) ... There is still an article series "Pay Attention to the Brothers Grimm's prophecy!", explaining the Grimms' fairytales as prophecies. If there is interest, I might at some point translate these into a brochure.
a bit late, the new - and last monthly - issue of the witchtower is available for download now.. .
the modern jeroboam class in action: who is the greater jeroboam, and how did he make bethel a center of false worship?.
perfect health how to achieve?
A bit late, the new - and last monthly - issue of The Witchtower is available for download now.
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