bats in the belfry:
Well, thanks. :-) I was a witness for almost 30 years, and I am only 32 years old. :-D Pioneered 10 yrs and grauated mts some years ago. Very happy to be out. Live in Sweden, sorry for my broken english.
Wester
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1914: Still Important to Watchtower in 2012
by leavingwt in.
98 years later, the 1914 date is still important to the watchtower organization.. .
below is a screenshot of a portion of page 19 from the may 15, 2012 watchtower magazine.. .
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1914: Still Important to Watchtower in 2012
by leavingwt in.
98 years later, the 1914 date is still important to the watchtower organization.. .
below is a screenshot of a portion of page 19 from the may 15, 2012 watchtower magazine.. .
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Wester
Yes, and the Seventh-day Adventists invented the doctrine of an "investigative judgment" starting that year. So 1944 should have been a 2014 for that church in a way...
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1914: Still Important to Watchtower in 2012
by leavingwt in.
98 years later, the 1914 date is still important to the watchtower organization.. .
below is a screenshot of a portion of page 19 from the may 15, 2012 watchtower magazine.. .
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Wester
This whole issue is very much the same as the issues surrounding the doctrine of "investigative judgment" for the Seventh-day Adventists. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigative_judgment )
Not strange, since the doctrines share about the same origin.
Does anyone know if there were any controversies concerning this, in the 7day-church, in 1944?
It is obviously possible for a church to cling on to a date long ago passed. From Wikipedia: according to "a 2002 worldwide survey, local church leaders estimated 86% of church members [still] accept the doctrine".
(First post at the forum, happy to be here.)