New events for year 1925

Author: Włodzimierz Bednarski

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“New events for year 1925

In a few months after the expected 1925, the new teaching of “the 1914 generation” emerged (in 1926). It has been kept until November 1995 when it got discarded and modified. This topic does not directly relate to our main one, therefore we recommend to pursuit this subject on an individual basis with the help of available studies.

In this place we will discuss some new teachings of the Watchtower Society associated with 1925 or introduced at the time.

The Watchtower Society organization tried to combine as many events with that date as possible to hide its former meaning and to erase issue of “millions who will not die” from the memory of publishers. Some of the new events had an invisible nature (e.g. the kingdom introduced in heaven since 1914), therefore they were hard to check by regular publishers. But in contrast, the previous promises were intended as clearly palpable!

Grace returns to the Jews

As we examine the evidence we shall see that 1925 A.D. is another marked date in favor of the Jews. It was in 1925, in the spring of the year, that the great Jewish university was dedicated at Jerusalem. Other evidence relating to 1925 is here considered. (Life 1929 p. 158).

This teaching was abandoned by the Watchtower Society as early as in 1932.

Proclamation of truth

From 1925 forward there has been the greatest proclamation of truth concerning Jehovah's government ever made on earth. That government means the restitution of man. The proclamation goes grandly on, and when that work is done restitution of the people must begin. (Life 1929 p. 170).

The kingdom rules in heaven since 1914

Back, however, to the meaningful year of 1925. The long misunderstood vision of Revelation 12:1-17 was cleared up. The March 1, 1925, issue of the Watch Tower magazine cleared away the idea that the birth of the man-child by the “woman” in heaven pictured the birth of the papacy from an apostate religious system during the fourth century. Rather, the bringing forth of the man-child portrayed the birth of God’s Messianic kingdom from his “woman,” his wifelike heavenly organization. This took place in the heavens at the end of the Gentile Times, “the appointed times of the nations,” in the autumn of 1914 C.E. The earthly part of Jehovah’s spiritual organization was thrilled at this revelation! (The Watchtower May 1, 1981 pp. 26-27).

We can read out of the paragraph, that instead of the (visible) earth phase of the kingdom, the Watchtower Society introduced an invisible celestial kingdom. What’s more, this present Kingdom “born” in 1914, previously was identified with the papacy! Not surprising such a sudden shift in Watchtower Society’s teaching could successfully divert the followers from the “Millions Campaign” and the expectations for 1925. So it was:

This brother had learned that Nathan Knorr, who became a member of the Governing Body, readily accepted points in the 1925 Watch Tower article “Birth of the Nation,” even though some others questioned them. (The Watchtower November 15, 2014 p. 10).

Interestingly enough, only in 1925 it was noticed that the kingdom was “born” almost eleven years earlier, in 1914!

Satan casted out of heaven

It was about 1925 that the faithful discerned the fact that the kingdom had begun and that Satan had been cast out of heaven and must now confine his operations to the earth. (Light 1930, Vol. 2, p. 309).

We see then, instead of peace on the earth, the Watchtower Society introduced an idea of a war against Satan in heaven and of casting him out of it.

Jehovah’s organization and Satan’s organization

1925: It was clearly discerned that there are two distinct and opposing organizations—Jehovah’s and Satan’s. (The Watchtower June 15, 1987 p. 19).

Another publication is dating differently the mentioned event:

In this regard, in 1922, The Watch Tower pointed out that there are two organizations at work, Jehovah’s and Satan’s... (God’s Kingdom Rules! 2014 p. 54).

Publishers pouring out of the bowl

„And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun; and to him it was given to burn men with fire.” (Vs. 8, Diag.) It was at the Indianapolis convention, August 29, 1925, that God's people began to have something to do with the pouring out of this bowl. The Lord, by his deputies, had directed the preparation and adoption there of the proclamation or resolution designated “Message of Hope”. (Light 1930, Vol. 2, p. 29).

In August, 1925, at a general convention of God's people assembled at Indianapolis, a resolution “Message of Hope” was unanimously adopted which, together with the supporting discourse, “A Standard for the People,” was heralded by word of mouth and by radio and by the printed copies to millions of people throughout the earth. (Light 1930, Vol. 1, p. 129).

The Watchtower Society, instead of giving the “millions” the promised “eternal life”, gave them a resolution!

Persecution

Since 1925 there has been no abatement of the oppression of the masses of the people, but the ‘sun of Satan’, or ruling class, has continued to scorch them. The people are in the furnace of affliction and injustice and cruelty, and fire is kindled and administered by that body of rulers of this day of Christendom. It continues to burn, and that “sun” company is burning itself out. (Light 1930, Vol. 2, p. 30).

The Holy Spirit poured out

In the year 1925, at the convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, not only were many baptized, but also a very vital talk was given. It was entitled “The Holy Spirit Poured Out,” and it made a present-day application of Joel 2:28, 29. Thousands more than ever before were reported as partaking of the bread and the wine at the annual celebration of the Lord’s Supper. (Pages 339-344 of Watch Tower, November 15, 1925) So, during these “last days” since the war-torn year of 1914 holy spirit has been poured out in a specially marked manner to prove that Jehovah is a faithful Time-Keeper and an infallible Prophet. (The Watchtower October 1, 1980 p. 30).

For the publishers it was an invisible and unascertainable event.

Armageddon

In The Watch Tower, the official magazine published and distributed by Jehovah’s witnesses, there appeared in its issue of July 15, 1925, the leading article entitled “The Remnant.” This article set forth for the first time that Armageddon is not a disorganized “time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation,” or a violent, anarchistic battle between capital and organized labor, but is a universal fight between Jehovah God and the entire organization of Satan the Devil in heaven and on earth. (The Watchtower December 1, 1961 p. 721).

In 1926 another brilliant flash of light revealed that the war of Armageddon was not to be a social revolution, as Bible Students once thought. Rather, it would be a war in which Jehovah will demonstrate his power so clearly that all people will be convinced that he is God.—Revelation 16:14-16; 19:17-21. (The Watchtower May 15, 1995 p. 18).

After nothing happened in 1925, neither anarchy nor revolution broke out, the Watchtower Society simply changed its Armageddon concept.

God declared as a Refuge

Fearlessly, in open public, the anointed remnant of the spiritual Israel of God have declared Jehovah to be their refuge, especially from the year 1925 onward. (The Watchtower December 15, 1974 p. 759).

Divine Name

After 1925 passed, the holy ones no longer served God with an immediate, explicit deadline in view. Rather, the sanctification of Jehovah’s name was paramount. (Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy! 1999 p 304).

Already, back in the year 1925, the Christians embracing that designation for themselves had begun to perceive that the time had come for the one true and living God to “make him a name.” (2 Sam. 7:23, AV) (The Watchtower November 1, 1971 p. 651).

From the year 1925 onward they began to discern that the time had come for the Most High God to make a name for himself. (The Watchtower December 15, 1972 p. 751).

These three statements about Jehovah’s name slightly differ.

Stating what God will or will nor do

Back in 1925, the May 1 Watch Tower said: “We should not arbitrarily say what God will or will not do. . . . [But] we are led to the conclusion that the members of the Church [anointed Christians] will be glorified before the resurrection of the ancient worthies [faithful pre-Christian witnesses].” (The Watchtower May 15, 1997 p. 20).

A stream of new light

The trickle published in 1919 was “ankle” deep, so to speak, by 1922, then an increased depth of spirituality and vision was had by 1925, followed by the great flood of new light published by 1928, to be capped by 1931 with the overwhelming flow of Biblical enlightenment. (The Watchtower July 15, 1960 p. 441).

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