February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916 Charles Taze Russel l

The first president of what is now the Watchtower Society of the Jehovah's Witnesses,

1874-

calculated 1874 to be the year of Christ's Second Coming, and until his death taught that Christ was invisibly present, and ruling from the heavens from that date prophesied.

1874 was considered the end of 6,000 years of human history and the beginning of judgment by Christ.

Russell proclaimed Christ's invisible return in 1874, 

the resurrection of the saints in 1875,

predicted the end of the "harvest" and a rapture of the saints to heaven for 1878

the final end of "the day of wrath" in 1914.

1874 was considered the end of 6,000 years of human history and the beginning of judgment by Christ.

1914 - Jehovah's WitnessesThe "Second Coming" is important in the doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses, although they do not use this term. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Christ's visible (to humans) return will be at Armageddon. They believe that 1914 marked the beginning of Christ's invisible presence (Matt. 24:3 gr. "parousia") as the King of God's Kingdom (Psalm 110; Revelation 12:10), and the beginning of the last days of the human ruled system of society. They believe the signs Christ revealed about his return in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 began to occur starting in 1914. In a parallel biblical account at Revelation 6, they believe the ride of the symbolic four horsemen began in the same year, and that the first rider on the white horse depicts the Christ. He goes forth to complete his conquest of the earth, while the rule by human leaders continues for a short while until they meet their end at Armageddon by the power of the Christ (Revelation 19:11–21).

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Watch!

Jesus has come and he will come again!

The Judgment on the Nation of Israel.

The end of the generation

V. 30 All these things

V. 30 This Generation -

A generation is a 40 year period

This adulterous and sinful generation Mark 8:38

Mark 8:38 CSB

38 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Fullness of the Gentiles

Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 11)

Romans 11:25–26 25 I don’t want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited: A partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,

Is Jesus a true Prophet?

Than his works must be true!

The Stars

Figurative - R.C. Sproul

Isa 13:10 “10 Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine.”

Judgement on Babylon

The Works of Josephus: New Updated Edition Chapter 5: The Great Distress the Jews Were in upon the Conflagration of the Holy House. Concerning a False Prophet, and the Signs that Preceded This Destruction

a few days after that feast, on the twenty-first day of the month Artemisius [Jyar], (297) a certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared; I suppose the account of it would seem to be a fable, were it not related by those that saw it, (298) and were not the events that followed it of so considerable a nature as to deserve such signals; for, before sunsetting, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen (299) running about among the clouds, and surrounding of cities. Moreover at that feast which we call Pentecost, as the priests were going by night into the inner [court of the] temple, as their custom was, to perform their sacred ministrations, they said that, in the first place, they felt a quaking, and heard a great noise, (300) and after that they heard a sound as of a great multitude, saying, “Let us remove hence.”

2 Kings 6:17 “17 Then Elisha prayed, “Lord, please open his eyes and let him see.” So the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw that the mountain was covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”

Illustration

Joe 2:28–3 “28 After this I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions. 29 I will even pour out my Spirit on the male and female slaves in those days. 30 I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 32 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, for there will be an escape for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as the Lord promised, among the survivors the Lord calls.”

Gods Judgment on the end of the age

Fig Tree- The last to bloom in the Spring

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Work!

We learn the practical duties that we should be involved in.

Are you a child? - Put you Faith in Jesus for the Forgiveness of you sin and Obey you parents, do well at your school work- be servent leader by help those who are weak around you.

Are you a teen? Put you Faith in Jesus for the Forgiveness of you sin Strive to understand what you will do with your future and, work hard, be a man or women of God and be a light in the dark halls of these schools and cologes

Are you an employee- Work hard and

Are you a mother-Put you Faith in Jesus for the Forgiveness of you sin- Raise your children to know and Obey God! Pray for them!

Are you a wife? Put you Faith in Jesus for the Forgiveness of you sin- Strive to be a Godly help mate for your husbands. Pray for Him!

Are you a father? Put you Faith in Jesus for the Forgiveness of you sin- Lead your children by example. Be come the man that you want them to be! Pray for them!

Are you a husband? Put you Faith in Jesus for the Forgiveness of you sin- Lay your life down for your wife! Wash her is God’s Word! Pray for her!

Are you a follower of Jesus? Than be a dedicated member of the Church- Attend- Serve- Give- Encourage- Rebuke-

When I say we are work we have to understand our role in the building up of Gods Kingdom.

V.27 Angels

Messanger - To all the earth!

Son of Man Does not Know?

V. 32- Limitation on His humanity but without demising his Divinity.

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V.34- DONT SLEEP Be on Guard! Be a Men on Mission! Be a Women of the Word!

Procrastination is the assassination of motivation