"So it was in 1914 that Jesus returned invisibly,
without public fanfare and with only his
faithful servants being aware of his return." –Watchtower 1991 5/15 p.9
Look! He
is coming with the clouds, and every
eye will see him, and those who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief because
of him.- Revelation 1:7
“Jesus
Christ, came to inspect the spiritual temple in the spring of 1918.” -Watchtower 1993 5/1 p.15
At that time if anyone
says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will
perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I
have told you ahead of time. So if
anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do
not believe it. For as lightning that
comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the
Son of Man.- Matt. 24:23-27
The Jehovah's Witnesses are one of two major groups that sprang up from William Miller's failed prediction of the return of Jesus Christ in 1844. The other major group that formed from the Millerites was the Seventh Day Adventists. The failure of Miller's prediction has come to be known as "the Great Disappointment." There were thousands of true believers who had given up everything they had fully expecting to be taken up with Jesus back in 1844. Much like the recent failed prediction of Harold Camping.
ReplyDeleteThe JWs are still around after numerous failed predictions of the second coming. I think the most recent was 1975. Since then they have given up on setting the date and reverted to an "any day now" policy. That one is nice and convenient because it never expires.
The JWs are not without scandals. Child abuse, sadistic mind control tactics, sex scandals, money scams, general bad behavior.
Watchtower society false prophets declare Armageddon end of world in 1874, 1878, 1881, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1975, and 1984....
---Danny Haszard FMI www.dannyhaszard(dot)com