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Benton D Struckcheon

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11. Hundred years since 1914?
Sun Jan 5, 2014, 11:10 AM
Jan 2014

The Jehovah's Witnesses originally thought 1914 would be the start of God's Kingdom on Earth:

The book taught that God's dealings with humanity were divided dispensationally, each ending with a "harvest," that Christ had returned as an invisible spirit being in 1874[25] inaugurating the "harvest of the Gospel age," and that 1914 would mark the end of a 2520-year period called "the Gentile Times,"[26] at which time world society would be replaced by the full establishment of God's kingdom on earth.


1914 was of course the start of WWI, and at this point that year is more or less by consensus recognized as the start of the slaughter that didn't end until 1945, the break between the wars being thought of these days (as predicted by a few prescient folks in 1918, Keynes among them) as a mere truce.
So maybe someone out there is figuring the 100 year anniversary is going to be the start of another round of not-so-good stuff.

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Ah, that's news to me. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1
Thanks Tumbulu Dec 2013 #6
I looked hermetic Dec 2013 #2
Thanks Tumbulu Dec 2013 #5
nuthin' but a tough winter NJCher Dec 2013 #3
Thanks, super dry so far Tumbulu Dec 2013 #4
Interesting. murielm99 Dec 2013 #7
So, maybe this person fears great finacial insecurity Tumbulu Dec 2013 #8
Prices have been better than ever for the last few years, too. murielm99 Dec 2013 #10
Stuff like this has been going on SheilaT Dec 2013 #9
Hundred years since 1914? Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2014 #11
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