I do not know when it was but it seems to what I recall Russell did not admit or revise his prediction till late in the year 1914. As the story goes one morning late in 1914 at the breakfast table he made the announcement to the rest of the Bethelittes of his error. I don't think the JW's or the WT deny this. Again though if they are spirit directed, how could Russell have made such a false prophecy? I could be wrong on this one and will be open for correction by anyone else on here.
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I remember as a kid and the WT explainatiion as to why they would not put the relgion on TV was they did not want anything to do with "Babylon The Grape". Things sure change when they have to find other means to recruit new members.
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William Penwell
My understanding is that Russell originally said that Armageddon was going to come in the fall of 1914 but then changed this to the end of the gentile times after his failed prediction.
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SAD HOLY SPIRIT ILLUSTRATION
by GreenhornChristian injust got an email from elder sharing illustration from assembly.
the holy spirit does not seem to be in control as it supposedly was in the 1st century.
it's just lube now.
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William Penwell
Another WT lame illustration. Brings back memories.... barf
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Did it bother you that they taught, "miss a meeting and you'll fall away?"
by Wasanelder Once inhow many times did we hear that if we dont attend meetings we will leave the truth because satan will get ahold of us?
that always bothered me.
i thought, "if my faith isn't able to stand alone what good is it?
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William Penwell
With any mind control cult it is very important to keep that mind conditioning as they know that rational and objective thinking will kick in.
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New Appointments Are Very Fast & All On The CO
by baldeagle inthe week of september 15, 2014 was the congregations cos visit.
the midweek meeting was on tuesday, a very general bland talk was given by the co. in the past we would have had the elders & servants meeting on thursday night, and the other congregation meeting on friday.
as you know the friday meeting is no more.
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William Penwell
I'm sorry, I am still laughing about "records" being a judge of spirituality.
I remember reading on here that some former elders admit they fudged their numbers at the end of the month if they didn't meet the WT minimum numbers.
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JW.org: " One Hundred Years Ago1914"
by rebel8 inhttp://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/.
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the be thou faithful unto death countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end.
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William Penwell
What the WT is not saying is that Russell thought Oct 1st was going to be the end of the system. After the disappointment of the false prophecy he revived his prediction as Oct 1st being the end of the gentile times.
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What makes people so greedy/jealous/unthankful
by hoser inthe owner of the company that i work for was talking to me today about his brother who chose a different line of business and makes more money than him.
he seems to be upset about his choice of work.
but when when i look around this guys yard he has done very well for himself but apparantly not as well as his brother.
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William Penwell
My experience when it comes to $$$$ all these pious hierocrats would do anything for it.
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Video of JW's street witnessing using a tablet ... getting owned by BIble users
by wannabefree ini came across this video ... and watched it ... why?
i don't know really, but i found it intersting.. especially interesting was how these men used the bible, they knew their message, they used an actual hard copy bible that has obviously been studied, and the older jw man, well, he was using a tablet.
it seemed cumbersome compared to using the actual bible.
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William Penwell
You would think they would hae a hard copy of the bible around just in case they need to fall back on it for reference or in case of a tablet failure. Otherwise I do not see anything wrong with using a tablet.
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What does the building of Warwick HQ have to do with the Society's expectation of the end?
by Apognophos inthis topic is a couple years late, but i just wanted to get this off my chest.
i don't understand why people say that the society starting a project that won't finish until 2017 means that the end can't come until then, or that they don't expect the end before then.
this isn't a very logical line of thought.
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William Penwell
I was not supposed to graduate high school in this system and just retired from my job of 35 years.