Is this quote from Charles Taze Russell true?
"Our Lord, the appointed King, is now present since October 1874, A.D., according to the testimony of the prophets, to those who have ears to hear it: and the formal inauguration of his kingly office dates from April 1878, A.D."
(Studies in Scriptures Vol. IV 1897 p. 621)
2007-08-08 19:40:44 · 4 answers · asked by jethrojimbob 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
achtung_heiss: If this quote is true, you are either dodging the question, or being dishonest.
2007-08-09 04:14:11 · update #1
Few Jehovah's Witnesses have any of the "Studies in the Scriptures" volumes, so it seems unlikely that many will be able to verify a quote for the questioner. These publications went out of print many decades ago because they do not accurately teach what Jehovah's Witnesses believe.
Jehovah's Witnesses follow Christ and the Bible.
Jehovah's Witnesses have never pretended to be followers of C.T. Russell any more than they pretended to be followers of Paul or Apollos or Cephas or of ANYONE but Christ Jesus. When seven million Jehovah's Witnesses preach from door to door each month, they work to preach the "good news about the Christ".
(1 Corinthians 1:12-17) What I mean is this, that each one of you says: “I belong to Paul,” “But I to Apollos,” “But I to Cephas,” ...Paul was not impaled for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? ...Christ dispatched me, not to go baptizing, but to go declaring the good news
(Philippians 1:26,27) That your exultation may overflow in Christ Jesus... Only behave in a manner worthy of the good news about the Christ
Jehovah's Witnesses are students of the bible. They well know that some of their early brothers made mistakes, just as Noah and Moses and David and Peter and Paul made mistakes. Yet the totality of what each Witness has learned from the bible makes him feel as Peter did:
(John 6:67,68) Jesus said to the twelve: “You do not want to go also, do you?” Simon Peter answered him: “Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life
Thus, Jehovah's Witnesses are able to appreciate their spiritual heritage while recognizing that their spiritual forebears were imperfect. Russell wrote many intelligent analyses of bible topics, but he also was imperfect. Demeaning a man dead nearly a century seems dishonest and picayune.
(Philippians 3:12) Not that I have already received it or am already made perfect, but I am pursuing to see if I may also lay hold on that
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2007-08-09 00:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Looks like an error if the quote is accurate
2007-08-09 08:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by WhatIf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the code found in Daniel, the date was 1914.
2007-08-09 02:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he would have been stoned to death one time in history for his lies.
2007-08-09 02:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by parkituse j 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋