Watchtower: Christ is Coming Very Soon by Doug Mason - 2010

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Christ is coming very soon

Whiston 2

Charles Wesley 4

Joshua Spalding 7

John Aquila Brown 10

William Miller 16

D. T. Taylor 20

Joseph Seiss 29

Rev. E. B. Elliott 39William Thurman 47

Jonas Wendell 53

Nelson Horatio Barbour 54

J. H. Paton 57

Charles Taze Russell 64

John and Morton Edgar 89

John Franklin Rutherford 97

©2010 Doug Mason

[email protected]


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I composed this file in response to a Jehovah’s Witness’s comment that people had

“looked forward to 1914”.

It was my intention to use original material to show:

• Russell taught that Christ’s parousia (presence) had taken place in 1874.

• He taught there would be a 40-year harvest ending in 1914. During that harvest

period, there would be unbelievable trouble in the world and that the church

would be glorified.

• He taught that Gentile domination of Jerusalem would cease in 1914, and that

God’s kingdom would be ushered in at that time under the auspices of the Jews,

and it would bring peace to the world.

I wanted to use original material to show that such ideas had previously been

promoted by many others, with vigour. Russell was just one of a horde of prophetic

interpreters, with each giving their own definite date for Christ’s coming and for

the return of the Jews to God’s favour.

I hoped this might help them gain a better perspective on their own actions, in that

what they were doing was nothing new and would form just another part of the

long history of failed expectations.

I wanted to demonstrate that others after Russell continued to promote the same

messages, including Rutherford throughout the 1920s.

The material is indicative only, as so much more could have been presented, such

as the views of the innumerable splinter groups that formed following Russell’s

death in 1916. However, I constrained myself to material relevant to my Witness

friend’s initiating comment.

The material is referenced chronologically, according to the date of the person’s

views.

If there is relevant material that could be included, please let me know.

Doug

January 2010


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