Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Prophecy History prepared by: Mark Edward Sohmer [email protected] The latest version of this document is available at: http://www.sohmer.net/media/wt_prophecy.pdf Unless otherwise noted, all images are actual reproductions from authentic Watchtower Bible and Tract Society literature. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society claims to be a prophet like Ezekiel and other Biblical prophets. The Bible gives us a test for false prophets in Deuteronomy 18:20-22. “However, the prophet who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded him to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die. And in case you should say in your heart: ‘How shall we know the word that Jehovah has not spoken?’ when the prophet speaks in the name of Jehovah and the word does not occur or come true, that is the word that Jehovah did not speak. With presumptuousness the prophet spoke it. You must not get frightened at him” (Deuteronomy 18:20-22, New World Translation.) Results of testing the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society against Deuteronomy 18:20-22: + 1000 year reign of Christ (millennium) to begin in 1873 + 1000 year reign of Christ (millennium) to begin in 1874 + By 1914, Jesus has full control. Gentile governments overthrown. World-wide anarchy. Full establishment of Kingdom of God in the Earth. God’s Kingdom replaces man’s governments. + In 1918 God will destroy the “churches wholesale” and “church members by millions” + Fall of 1920 will bring “world-wide all embracing anarchy” + 1925 will bring the resurrection of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and other Patriarchs + 1940: Armageddon was very near, “remaining months” + 1000 year reign of Christ (millennium) to begin in 1975 + 1999: Christian missionary work to be completed by end of 20th Century “Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world” (1 John 4:1, New World Translation.) The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society claims to be a prophet like Ezekiel and other Biblical prophets. The Watchtower, March 15, 1972 The Watchtower, April 1, 1972 The Watchtower, April 1, 1972 The Watchtower, January 15, 1959 The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah, 1971 edition The Nations Shall Know That I Am Jehovah, 1971 edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1873 The Time is at Hand, 1916 edition, p. 2 (forward) The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1874 The Watchtower, October, 1890 The Battle of Armageddon, 1912 edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1914 The Time Is at Hand, 1907 edition The Time Is at Hand, 1907 edition The Time Is at Hand, 1907 edition The Time Is at Hand, 1908 edition The Time Is at Hand, 1915 edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1918 The Finished Mystery, 1917 edition The Finished Mystery, 1917 edition The Finished Mystery, 1917 edition The Finished Mystery, 1917 edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1920 The Finished Mystery, 1917 edition (The 1926 edition reads: “in the end of the time of trouble.”) The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1925 Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920 edition Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920 edition Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920 edition The Golden Age, March 16, 1921 The Watchtower, July 15, 1922 The Watchtower, September 1, 1922 The Watchtower, April 1, 1923 Vindication I, 1931 Edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society was so sure that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and other patriarchs would be resurrected in 1925, that a mansion was built for them by the organization in San Diego, California. The Watchtower, March 15, 1937 Salvation, 1939 edition Salvation, 1939 edition The New World, 1942 edition The following is a reproduction of the deed, dated 1929, proving that the mansion Beth Sarim was built for the purpose of housing the resurrected patriarchs. This deed is recorded in Book 1741, p. 69 at the County Records Office, San Diego County, California. In 1975 the organization claimed that the mansion was never built with the intent of housing the resurrected patriarchs, but merely for Judge Rutherford’s use. 1975 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1974 edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding the 1940’s The Informant, May 1940 The Messenger, 1940 edition The Watchtower, September 15, 1941 The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1975 Life Everlasting - in Freedom of the Sons of God, 1966 edition The Watchtower, May 1, 1967 Kingdom Ministry, March 1968 The Watchtower, August 15, 1968 Awake!, October 8, 1968 Kingdom Ministry, June 1969 Kingdom Ministry, May 1974 The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society prophecies regarding 1999 The Watchtower, January 1, 1989 magazine version The Watchtower, January 1, 1989 bound version The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society regarding false prophets Prophesy, 1929 edition The Watchtower, October 15, 1958 Awake!, October 8, 1968 New World Translation, 1971 edition Aid to Bible Understanding, 1971 edition Paradise Restored to Mankind - By Theocracy, 1972 edition Paradise Restored to Mankind - By Theocracy, 1972 edition The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society regarding errors in the Bible The Watchtower, April 1, 1920 The Watchtower, April 15, 1928.