![]() ![]() Does it mean that the attack of Gog of Magog is going to be made on Jehovah's witnesses to wipe them out, then Gog himself will be put out of action? It could. Does it mean that Babylon the Great is going to go down by 1975? It could. 'Does it mean that Armageddon is going to be finished, with Satan bound, by 1975? It could! It could!Īll things are possible with God. Surely it was one of the outstanding blessings to be carried home!". "The new book compels us to realize that Armageddon is, in fact, very close indeed," said a conventioner. Discussion of 1975 overshadowed about everything else. ![]() Showing that 6,000 years of man's existence end in 1975. "It did not take the brothers very long to find the chart beginning on page 31, That have to do with the "time of the end"." Awake! 1966 Oct 8 pp.19-20 It means that within a relatively few years we will witness the fulfilment of the remaining prophecies In what year, then, would the first 6,000 years of man's existence and also the first 6,000 years of Gods rest day come to an end? ![]() "Does God's rest day parallel the time man has been on earth since his creation? Apparently so. Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God p.35 Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God 1966 pp.26-30 It would not be by mere chance or accident but would be according to the loving purpose of Jehovah God for the reign of Jesus Christ, the 'Lord of the Sabbath,' to run parallel with the seventh millennium of man's existence." Yet ahead of it what the last book of the Holy Bible speaks of as the reign of Jesus Christ over earth for a thousand years, It would also be most fitting on God's part, for, remember, mankind has Of rest and release, a great Jubilee sabbath for the proclaiming of liberty throughout the earth to all its inhabitants! How appropriate it would be for Jehovah God to make of this coming seventh period of a thousand years a sabbath period So in not many years within our own generation we are reaching what Jehovah God could view as the seventh day So six thousand years of man's existence on earth will soon be up, yes, within this generation. "The published timetable resulting from this independent study gives the date of man's creation as 4026 B.C.E.Īccording to this trustworthy Bible chronology six thousand years from man's creation will end in 1975,Īnd the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E. The idea that 1975 would culminate in the end of the world was introduced in 1966. In 1974 a high of over 1 in 5 Bible studies progressed to baptism, compared with just 1 in 30 since the year 2000. There can be no denying the sensational results of the 1975 teaching when comparing the conversion rate of Bible Studies prior to and after 1975. years later another test came our way, you see, back then some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things." when I was about your age, I had just become a new father. "I never thought this system would last so long, and I certainly never thought I would be a grandfather. The 2017 Regional Convention video "Don't Give Up," whilst careful not to mention 1975, refers to it when saying: This happened because Armageddon's arrival around 1975 was used to recruit followers. However, there were many who stopped serving Jehovah when the present system of things did not end in 1975." 2003 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses pp.162-163 When the great tribulation did not come in 1975, a few left the organization and between 19, there was a slight decrease in publishers." 2012 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses pp.142-143 But expectations regarding the year 1975 proved to be a test of faith for some brothers. There was a steady increase in publishers from the mid-1960's till the mid-1970's. Evidently some were very strong on the 1975 date, and so a good foundation was not laid."" 1988 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses pp.189-190 The Society's letter of April 4, 1977, stated: "We hope the brothers are careful in their teaching. This downward trend was to continue for over three years, bottoming out in a 26-percent decrease in publishers, from 32,693 in August 1975 to 24,285 in November 1978. However, the first few months of the 1976 service year began with a marked decrease in publishers and home Bible studies. The "marked decrease" in Jehovah's Witnesses occurred in countries all around the world. *1976 Service year reports figures from Sept to Dec 1975 ![]()
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