I artikeln "Why are you looking forward to 1975?" I Vakttornet 15 Augusti, 1968 (börjar på s. 494)
"WHAT about all this talk concerning the year 1975? Lively discussions, some based on speculation, have burst into flame during recent months among serious students of the Bible. Their interest has been kindled by the belief that 1975 will mark the end of 6,000 years of human history since Adam's creation. The nearness of such an important date indeed fires the imagination and presents unlimited possibilities for discussion.
2 But wait! How do we know their calculations are correct? What basis is there for saying Adam was created nearly 5,993 years ago? Does the one Book that can be implicitly trusted for its truthful historical accuracy, namely, the Inspired Word of Jehovah, the Holy Bible, give support and credence to such a conclusion?
35 One thing is absolutely certain, Bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled Bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of man's existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation! (Matt. 24:34) This is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent. This is not the time to be toying with the words of Jesus that "concerning that day and hour nobody knows , neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father." (Matt. 24:36) To the contrary, it is a time when one should be keenly aware that the end of this system of things is rapidly coming to its violent end. Make no mistake, it is sufficient that the Father himself knows both the "day and hour"!
36 Even if one cannot see beyond 1975, is this any reason to be less active? The apostles could not see even this far; they knew nothing about 1975. All they could see was a short time ahead in which to finish the work assigned to them."
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Are we to assume from this study that the battle of Armageddon will be all over by the autumn of 1975, and the long-looked-for thousand-year reign of Christ will begin by then? Possibly, but we wait to see how closely the seventh thousand-year period of man’s existence coincides with the sabbathlike thousand-year reign of Christ. If these two periods run parallel with each other as to the calendar year, it will not be by mere chance or accident but will be according to Jehovah’s loving and timely purposes. Our chronology, however, which is reasonably accurate (but admittedly not infallible), at the best only points to the autumn of 1975 as the end of 6,000 years of man’s existence on earth. It does not necessarily mean that 1975 marks the end of the first 6,000 years of Jehovah’s seventh creative “day.” Why not? Because after his creation Adam lived some time during the “sixth day,” which unknown amount of time would need to be subtracted from Adam’s 930 years, to determine when the sixth seven-thousand-year period or “day” ended, and how long Adam lived into the “seventh day.” And yet the end of that sixth creative “day” could end within the same Gregorian calendar year of Adam’s creation. It may involve only a difference of weeks or months, not years."
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Eller Vakna! 8 Oktober 1966, s. 19-20
"Does God's rest day parallel the time man has been on earth since his creation? Apparently so. In what year, then, would the first 6,000 years of man's existence and also the first 6,000 years of Gods rest day come to an end? The year 1975. It means that within a relatively few years we will witness the fulfilment of the remaining prophecies that have to do with the "time of the end"." Awake! 1966 Oct 8 pp.19-20
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(Hela året 1966 är en Pdf så det blir till att scrolla.)
Vakttornet 1 Maj 1968, s. 272
The immediate future is certain to be filled with climactic events, for this old system is nearing its complete end. Within a few years at most the final parts of Bible prophecy relative to these "last days" will undergo fulfilment."
Vidare säger samma artikel att man inte kan vara helt säker på att året för Harma blir just 1975, dvs de indikerar att det lika gärna kan komma året innan eller året efter men att det kommer nu är säkert och fastställt.
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Vakttornet 15 Mars 1969, s. 171;
"Many schools now have student counselors who encourage one to pursue higher education after high school, to pursue a career with a future in this system of things. Do not be influenced by them. Do not let them "brainwash" you with the Devil's propaganda to get ahead, to make something of yourself in this world. This world has very little time left!Any "future" this world offers is no future! Wisely, then, let God's Word influence you in selecting a course that will result in your protection and blessing. Make pioneer service, the full-time ministry, with the possibility of Bethel or missionary service your goal. This is a life that offers an everlasting future!"
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Det går att hitta hur många artiklar som helst liknande dessa i VTs publikationer mellan 1966 och 1975 där de STARKT antydde att 1975 är så gott som fastställt. Jag kan se hur de kan senare gå tillbaks och påstå att "nej, vi sa ju aldrig..." men det gemene vittnet tog det på allvar och de som inte gjorde det fick lov att hålla det för sig själva. Vad tror ni hade hänt om ett vittne gick ut i församlingen och sa att detta bara är förhastade spekulationer? Denne skulle givetvis ha blivit utesluten om den inte tog tillbaks det och sen höll käften.
Det fräcka är ju att orgen efter fiaskots faktum skyllde på det gemene vittnet! Att de "vart för ivriga"och de 3/4 av vittnena som lämnade orgen åren efter inte var äkta vittnen utan bara ute efter en "belöning"!
Hur vidrig får man bli? Hjälp, jag tror tom satan själv blev imponerad över ledningens ifrånskyllande.
