How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. Was the 1914 prophecy derived from the book of daniel. Jehovahs witnesses and the holy place view larger image therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through daniel the prophet, standing in a holy placethen there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. The image in the book of daniel bible knowledge, bible prophecy. There is a difference in year andor month of publication. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Questions i have for a jehovahs witness about prophecy and the wts materials. Photo of pay attention to daniels to daniels prophecy. How do people of the jehovahs witness religion interpret. Priced well as its a hard to find book and a great read. He the king of the north will keep thrusting out his. Jehovahs witness changing interpretation of daniels. Water baptism at the district convention of jehovahs witnesses. In this same book moses recorded the first reference in the bible of gods book.
In the bible, trees are sometimes used to represent rulership. By adding 606 years and 1,914 years, we get 2,520 years. During the 1800s, this prophecy was to signify the end of the system of things in 1914. The anonymous authors attempts to give a basic commentary on the biblical book of daniel from a jehovahs witness point of view, using their own devised. Pay attention to daniels prophecy internet archive. Daniel and three young friends, shadrach, meshach, and abednego, are in the babylonian court. Former owners private library stamps inside covers and on title page. You interpret the seven times as representing a period of 2,520 years. Notice how michael is called the archangel, indicating that there is only one who occupies that position. For over 40 years, we have provided clear vinyl books covers to protect our publications.
Simply click on a link to view or download a publication. Daniels prophecy of the seven times is key to the existence of jehovahs witnesses. Again, rife with historical and linguistic inaccuracies, but the pictures are vivid and it does a good job of laying out what the jehovahs witnesses believe. This includes reading the book of the law called dwelling together in unity which is a manual specifically designed to micromanage every aspect of bethel life. In its usual bossy manner, the watchtower society issued its latest attempt at explaining the bible book of daniel with the directive to its followers, pay attention to daniels prophecy. As was shown in the previous issue of the watchman expositor, 1 the watchtower society has a long history of failed prophecies based on their uniquely flawed interpretation of the bible. This evaluation is presented especially for those who have received the book from the witnesses and are. Vinyl that is too soft moves around on the book and feels less secure. The new world translation of the holy scriptures 1984 is published by jehovahs witnesses. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses.
This article looks at whether daniel is prophetic or historic. Reasoning from the scriptures with the jehovahs witnesses ron rhodes. Our official website provides online access to the. Truly, the book of daniel magnifies jehovah god as the. Discuss anything jehovah witness, or watchtower society related. The beliefs of jehovahs witnesses are based on the bible teachings of charles taze russellfounder of the bible student movementand successive presidents of the watch tower society, joseph franklin rutherford, and nathan homer knorr. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses.
Jehovahs witnesses and the holy place the watchmans post. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovah s witnesses. Analysis of the old testament book of daniel, showing how it corresponds to. The image of nebuchadnezzar in these days when prophecy is so rapidly fulfilling before our eyes the implications of daniels words are intensely interesting for serious bible students. Based on what he said, along with the words of daniel and john, jehovahs witnesses pointed to the year 1914, decades in advance, as marking the start of the conclusion of the system of things. Vinyl that is too hard is sharp at the edges and uncomfortable to hold. Much of the book of daniel focuses on the theme of world rulership, a subject that is of paramount concern today. The september 2006 kingdom ministry insert made the following change regarding the 1260 days. Jehovahs witnesses admire the qualities he possessed as a man, but were we to give the honor and credit to pastor russell, we would be saying that the works and success were his. Although some books look like duplicates, they are not.
Decades in advance, bible students proclaimed the year 1914 would be important in bible prophecy. The narrative portionsamong the most vivid in the bibleshow. Text publication download options pay attention to daniels. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. There is this other question that states that this calculation was used in the march 1880 watch tower magazine to identify the year 1914 as the time for the close of the appointed times of the nations also the answer to that question brings out some. Open ms excel and put the opening and closing dates given by the org for the fulfillments of those prophecies in a calculation that gets the number of days and and you will notice that the number of days calculated based on the watchtower fulfillment never. Jehovah witnesses accurate history reliable prophecy. Additionally, at the beginning of the lords day, there was a marked period of three and a half years when the hard experiences of gods people matched the events prophesied herestarting. World powers of daniels prophecy with images bible. Daniel 4, the seven times, and the 2,520 years are explained. The book of daniel and you daniel a book on trial testedbut true. Features a yellow highlighter and fine ballpoint pen. The political identities of these two kings have changed as the battle between them continued for the past 2,000 years and down into our day.
He said he thought it would be funny to name his religious vehicle the jehovahs witness. Pay attention to daniels prophecy watchman fellowship, inc. Watchtower chronology and daniels 70 weeks 4jehovah. Chapters 10 through 12 of the book of daniel tells of daniels prophecy concerning the ongoing enmity between the king of the north and the king of the south. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem until messiah the leader, there will be 7 weeks, also 62 weeks. Then god also said of daniel leave the book shut up till the appointed time. You also must read the bible during your 1st year and. You arrive at this conclusion by drawing upon the 12th chapter of.
Our official website provides online access to the bible, biblebased publications, and current news. The more recent publications are used by jehovahs witnesses for their ministry and for their own personal study to understand jehovahs witnesses doctrine. Fully documented with photocopies of statements from rare watchtower publications, this book reveals many facts the watchtower society tries to hide from jehovahs witnesses and investigators of this religion. The period of december 1914 to jun 21st 1918 could be anywhere between 1268 and 1298 days. This publication contains a commentary of daniel, along with a series of interpretations of the 1260, 1290, 35, and 2300 days. This is used to determine that jesus started ruling in 1914 and subsequently chose the watchtower organization in 1919 to be his sole means of salvation before the battle of armageddon.
The bible book of daniel is used as a key source of proof that the bible is inspired, based on the claim it contains remarkably accurate prophecy. Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 6, 2017. This suggests that resurrected ones of the 24elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today. This thread was began in the hopes of receiving some answers from a jehovahs witness about the prophecies of daniel and revelation, as well as specific materials published by the wts, at jw dot org beginning with, and not limited to, the nwt, new world translation, the kit, kingdom interlinear. During their three years of training in court life, the youths maintain their integrity to god. The changing watchtower interpretation of bible prophecy. Jehovahs witnessesofficial website bible prophecy, scripture. Jehovahs witness stunned at irrefutable verses that prove jesus is god. The predictions for 1925 and 1975 dont even get a mention. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Since 1976 all doctrinal decisions have been made by the governing body of jehovahs witnesses, a group of elders at the denominations headquarters. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Every scriptural evidence indicates that michael is the name borne by gods only begotten sonthe human, jesus christin the spirit realm.
The pay attention to daniels prophecy book identifies the british empire as the little horn that emerges to become the king of fierce countenance. While i agree we should pay attention to daniels prophecy as found in holy writ, im afraid i cant agree to pay attention to the watchtowers sorry. The jehovahs witnesses beliefs and interpretations regarding the prophecies in the book of daniel and their application to the modern world. Watchtower books publications of jehovahs witnesses. How daniels prophecy fortells the messiahs arrival plus some extra reference material from chapter 4 of the pay attention to daniels prophecy. The publications of jehovahs witnesses are organized into the year that the works were published, and in descending order. In recent years, we have used vinyl specially formulated for clarity, softness and coldcrack resistance. Watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. Highlights from the book of daniel watchtower online library. A lightweight bag with three pockets to keep literature neat and tidy. The pay attention to daniels prophecy book claims that the prophecy in the seventh chapter of daniel, regarding the three horns of the beast that are plucked out, took place long ago over a span of more than two centuries, beginning with the british defeat of the spanish armada in. Pay attention to daniels prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york. That is god was saying he would still send the prophet to open up the book again in.
Daniel makes known the dream and then interprets it. Pages 215218 of the jehovahs witness book what does the bible really teach. One problem with that view is that the prophecy presents the king of fierce countenance as coming on the scene during the time of the end. Why do jehovahs witnesses believe jesus is the angel. In that section nebuchadnezzars dream of the great tree which was cut down and banded in iron until 7 times passed over it, recorded for us in daniel chapter 4, is interpreted as. The year that shocked the world 1993 the societys latest history book jehovahs witnesses, proclaimers of gods kingdom, 1993 note. The society is releasing at its 1999 gods prophetic word district conventions a new book that reinforces the label of false prophet that christians have. At the end of this book there is a chronological section called notable dates. The prophetic portions of daniel build faith by showing that jehovah knows the course of history centurieseven millenniumsin advance. Oct 9, 2016 heres another link in relation to todays text discussion.
This book, published by the world headquarters of the jehovahs witness sect, contains, as do any of their publications of this nature, a plethora of highly questionable and bogus chronology. Daniel 9s 70 weeks prophecy is significant because it not only proclaims when jesus, the messiah, would come to earth to make an end of sin to bring in everlasting righteousness to anoint the most holy place but it also proclaims how long god would continue to work strictly with the. The book is designed to be one of the primary books used by jehovahs witnesses in their doortodoor preaching work as they introduce prospective converts to their beliefs. Discuss anything jehovahs witness or watchtower society related and meet new friends. In 1988, the revelation book went back to the 1969 interpretation.