LAST DAYS
What does Jehovah’s Witnesses think of the “last days” and what does the Bible really say?
Armageddon is coming in 1975
The history of 1975 hypothesis It was the founder of the Bible students (as Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) was called before) Charles Taze Russel that in 1889 wrote that 6,000 years could be connected to the 1,000-year kingdom (The Times Is at hand, chapter 2). He had this idea late in 1800. In 1904 Russel wrote…
Gog of Magog
Where does the Bible say about Gog of Magog? Gog of Magog is mentioned in two main passages in the Bible. In the Hebrew Scriptures we find it mentioned in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 and in the Greek Scriptures at Revelation 20:7-10. These texts describe Gog and his actions in prophetic contexts, but with…
The King of the North
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that the prophecy about the King of the North, described in Daniel chapter 11, points to an end-time conflict between political powers that oppose God’s Kingdom. They interpret the verses as an ongoing fulfillment in which the King of the North represents various great powers in the world…
Jehovah’s Witnesses Time Calculations – 1914
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jesus began ruling in heaven in 1914, he inspected Christians from 1914 to 1919 and in 1919 appointed “the faithful and discreet slave” to provide spiritual food for his servants on earth. JW call this “slave” the Governing Body. This board claims that they have been given…
When Is Satan Hurled Down To The Earth?
Revelation 12:7, cf. verse 9, states that “And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels battled with the dragon [Satan], … he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him…”. The New Jerusalem “gave birth” to a son who will “shepherd all the nations with an iron…
This Generation
What Jehovah’s Witnesses teach The Bible Students (as Jehovah’s Witnesses were formerly called) were very concerned about the end and created a sense of urgency since the end could come at any time. The Bible Students focused on a statement in Luke 21:24 that the appointed times of the nations will end and then they…
