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Subject: Verification on Charles Taze Russell |
Bible Note: "As to 1914 being a crucial date? It may be to the Jehovah's Witnesses today, but it was not to Russell in his day. You see what Russell believed was to ccur what the Witnesses now believe occurred are apples and oranges." I agree that the Watchtower radically changed its position on many things that Russell taught, but since Russell declared that 1914 was the end of this age and the establishment of a perfect paradise under the reign of the conquering Christ, how can you say that the year is not a crucial one? You also wrote: 'In his foreword to his study on chronology "The Time is at hand" he stated: '"This Volume makes no claim to infallibility, and no claim of any direct inspiration from God in the interpretation of His Word. On the contrary, it does claim that the Divine Revelation is the Bible. Its endeavor has been to collate the Bible evidences and to offer suggestions in respect to their significance. "' But what you fail to mention is that this "foreword" was actually written "afterward." At the writing of this introduction, on October 1, 1916, it was patently obvious that the "time at hand" was not two years prior. Regarding the quote you gave, he seemed pretty sure of it in 1892, referring to the dates as being "fixed" and clearly revealed in Scripture as being the end. According to Russell in 1892, 1914 was certainly the eviction date. In 1916, well, 1914 is certainly the BEGINNING of the eviction. Hindsight re-interpretation is not terribly impressive. "All of Christedom believe that someday the Kingdom of God will replace the kingdoms of this world, this is what the scriptures tell us as Messiah reigns." But none of us say that Jesus has already returned. "Was Russell a false prophet? Not at all, at least not by the scriptural definition, he did not prophecy, he simply attemptred to interpret prophecies already stated in scripture. he erred and recognized that and admitted as such." I don't see any admission of error, but rather an assertion that he never definitively took a stand on the timing of "the time at hand," which is clearly not true. --Joe! |