Kingdom and Prophecy Teachings
Questions about 1914, 144,000, and prophetic interpretations
5 questions
All historians and archaeologists date the destruction of Jerusalem to 587/586 BCE, not 607 BCE. This makes the 1914 calculation incorrect by 20 years....
The Watchtower taught that the calling of the 144,000 ended in 1935, yet the number of partakers has been steadily increasing....
The Watchtower strongly implied that Armageddon would come in 1975, leading many to sell homes and quit jobs. How do you explain this failed prediction?...
The text clearly states the 144,000 are from the tribes of Israel, not from all nations as the Watchtower teaches....
Jesus clearly stated His kingdom is not of this world, yet the Watchtower teaches about an earthly kingdom established in 1914....