Jehovah's Witnesses Why do U think that itwas SO Wise 4 tHE Society 2 use tHE Year 539BC as an ABSOLUTE DATE ?

Question

Remember that Brother Russel and his IMMEDIATE Associates Decided after an (EXTREMLY) Extensive Bible Study that the "Worldly" Date of 539 B.C.E. was tHE "Foundation" 4 Understanding the END of the "Gentile Times" in tHE Year 1914 ! ! !

Why was the year 539 B.C.E. So (CRITICAL) to having an "Accurate" Understanding of Bible Chronology and Utimately tHE year 1914 ???

Answer 1

It would seem that the questioner refers to the "Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society" in its longtime role as the legal entity listed as publisher of most Jehovah's Witness publications before 2005.

Interesting aspects of bible chronology are discussed at length at this website:
http://jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/607/

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_10.htm

Answer 2

The cuneiform tablets found by archaeologists, though not giving details concerning the exact manner of the conquest, do confirm the sudden fall of Babylon to Cyrus. According to the Nabonidus Chronicle, in what proved to be the final year of Nabonidus’ reign (539 B.C.E.) in the month of Tishri (September-October), Cyrus attacked the Babylonian forces at Opis and defeated them. The inscription continues: “The 14th day, Sippar was seized without battle. Nabonidus fled. The 16th day, Gobryas (Ugbaru), the governor of Gutium and the army of Cyrus entered Babylon without battle. Afterwards Nabonidus was arrested in Babylon when he returned . . . In the month of Arahshamnu [Marchesvan (October-November)], the 3rd day, Cyrus entered Babylon.” (Ancient Near Eastern Texts, p. 306) By means of this inscription, the date of Babylon’s fall can be fixed as Tishri 16, 539 B.C.E., with Cyrus’ entry 17 days later, occurring on Marchesvan 3.

Aryan world domination begins. By this victory Cyrus brought to an end the domination of Mesopotamia and the Middle East by Semitic rulers and produced the first dominant world power of Aryan origin. The Cyrus Cylinder, a cuneiform document historians consider to have been written for publication in Babylon, is strongly religious, and in it Cyrus is represented as ascribing the credit for his victory to Marduk, the chief god of Babylon, saying: “He [Marduk] scanned and looked (through) all the countries, searching for a righteous ruler willing to lead him . . . (in the annual procession). (Then) he pronounced the name of Cyrus (Ku-ra-as), king of Anshan, declared him (lit.: pronounced [his] name) to be(come) the ruler of all the world. . . . Marduk, the great lord, a protector of his people/worshipers, beheld with pleasure his (i.e. Cyrus’) good deeds and his upright mind (lit.: heart) (and therefore) ordered him to march against his city Babylon (Ká.dingir.ra). He made him set out on the road to Babylon (DIN.TIRki) going at his side like a real friend. His widespread troops—their number, like that of the water of a river, could not be established—strolled along, their weapons packed away. Without any battle, he made him enter his town Babylon (Su.an.na), sparing Babylon (Kádingir.raki) any calamity.”—Ancient Near Eastern Texts, p. 315.

Answer 3

if you want some insight on the dates...please go here and listen to a live recording of an judicial committee meeting of a disasociation from the jw's he mentions these dates and different ways to come to that conclusion.

http://www.jwinfoline.com/Page/audio.htm

its under the heading "specialty tapes"

Judicial Committee Meeting with Rick and Laverne Townsend Listen as Rick and Laverne discuss the Watchtower's failed 1975 prophecy at their committee meeting

Answer 4

No clue, bu you really need to learn how to use CAPITALIZATION appropiately. Your question looks like it was typed by a 10 year old.

Answer 5

Why do U keeping ASKing tHIS Question?