“Millions Now Living May Never Die” offered hope that many will gain life in a paradise earth after the battle of Armageddon. A talk given at the convention of Bible Students at Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A., in 1922 urged listeners to ‘advertise the King and his kingdom.’ This appeal helped the remnant of the bride class to reach more people with the invitation. In 1929...
Note in the 2010 WT that FatFreek quoted, no mention is made about 1925...the year Armageddon was supposed to arrive. It conveniently skips from 1922 to 1929.
Also no mention that WT predicted for nearly 40 years prior to 1914 that 1914 was the year Armageddon would arrive.
And, as correctly pointed out, the original title of the campaign was changed from "may" to the more definite "will".
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'No doubt Satan believed the Millennial Kingdom was due to be set-up in 1915...Be that as it may, there is evidence that the establishment of the Kingdom in Palestine will probably be in 1925, ten years later than we once calculated.' (Studies In The Scriptures, Vol 7, The Finished Mystery, p. 128)
"Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection." (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, p. 89)
There can be no more question about 1925 than there was about 1914." (Watchtower, p. 150, May 15, 1922)
"This chronology is not of man but of God . . . of divine origin . . . absolutely and unqualifiedly correct." --Watchtower 7/15/1922, p.217
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And, after the inevitable failure came, here's how WT describes it now:
"They also thought that perhaps — just perhaps — the "ancient worthies" who would serve as princes on the earth during the millennial era would, at the end of that time, somehow be granted heavenly life" (Proclaimers, ch. 12, p. 161)
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This quote is completely dishonest. It makes it appear that this teaching was mere speculation with no definiteness to it.
