Comments on: Russell — Founder of the JWs?

By: Defending the Faith | WAJW01 – Watchtower History

Defending the Faith | WAJW01 – Watchtower History — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:25:33 +0000

[...] Russell the Founder of the JWs? Russell — Founder of the JWs? Did Russell Start the [...]

By: Russell’s Disappointment Over 1878

Russell’s Disappointment Over 1878 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:44:21 +0000

[...] Before 1878, Russell and Barbour had expressed that the translation of the saints should be expected in the spring of 1878, using parallels to arrive at that date. The event in the first side of the parallel was the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, which was suggested to find its parallel in 1878, and the thus the suggestion that in 1878 the living saints would be translated. However, from Russell’s later statements attributed to Russell, Russell evidently held some reservations that perhaps they were coming to the wrong conclusions about what to expect for 1878, but he evidently held this to himself until after 1878. Thus, the “disappointment” for Russell was not all that great, whereas, it appears that the disappointment for Barbour was much greater than for Russell. We should note that while Russell retained the basic timeline until his death, his views concerning what happened on what date later changed, as well as his expectations for 1914. We have added to some of our own remarks in double brackets [[...]]. We have also expanded names of the Bible books, and added Biblical citations (Names of book, chapters and verses of quotations given) that were not given in the original publication. Of course, the seven-year period Russell allots for the harvest in this article proved to be a wrong conclusion, but Russell denied that his expectations should be considered “prophecy.” Russell plainly stated that he was not a prophet. Nor did Russell believe himself to be the head of an organization, such at the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ central authority doctrine. [...]

By: Bill Keller: Michael Jackson Now Burning in Hell : Defending the Faith

Bill Keller: Michael Jackson Now Burning in Hell : Defending the Faith — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:32:15 +0000

[...] associated with the Bible Students movement know that the JW organization was not all the “born out of” the mind of Charles Taze Russell. He never believed in such a sectarian religious [...]

By: The Deceptions of David J. Stewart

The Deceptions of David J. Stewart — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:45:05 +0000

[...] at the JWs, presents mostly misinformation concerning Russell (who was never associated with the JW organization). The page is filled with deceptive graphical displays with sentences designed to place in the mind [...]

By: Parousia “Didn’t Happen” in 1874?

Parousia “Didn’t Happen” in 1874? — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:21:24 +0000

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