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(Accompanies diagram on Page 849).
850.
The date of the letter sent to set up the "disgusting thing"
causing desolation was December 1st 1971. Allowing for a short period
of 9 days for this letter (their
'shifting of responsibilities'
to replace the "constant feature") to reach all Christ's
congregations, it then took a further 295 days to "put in place the
disgusting thing", until October 1st 1972. (Total: 304 days).
This "disgusting thing" continues for 2,300 evenings and mornings,
after which the "sanctuary" will be restored. (Dan 8:13,14).
The 1,335 days also started to count from the beginning of the setting up of the
"disgusting thing" causing desolation. (Dan 12:12). The 3˝
times (or years) of the dashing of the power of the holy people began after the
end of the 1,335 days, and continues until January 19th 1979 (which is also the
end of the 2,300 evenings and mornings). The 1,290 days spoken of in Daniel
12:11 began to count and ran concurrently with the 1,335 days, but were 45
days shorter. Thus those of the anointed "sanctuary" class who
reached the end of the 1,335 days still faithful to God, did prove by their
words and deeds their opposition to this new
'congregational arrangement'
of the "disgusting thing", and are therefore "blessed".
(12:11,12 Moffatt). Note the accuracy: Even using their published
dates of December 1st 1971 to October 1st 1972, the degree of error
in calculation is only one day in every 289 in fulfilment. But this inaccuracy
is further reduced if as supposed the time taken for individual congregations to
receive these instructions and to implement them was fewer than 9 days.
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The following is quoted from the JW book:
'YOUR WILL BE
DONE ON EARTH.' |
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'How was
Jehovah's "sanctuary" cleansed, vindicated or restored to its rightful state
by that date? Examine the official journal of Jehovah's witnesses,
The Watchtower as of that date. Note page 319. That page sets out the
Resolution adopted by the New York company of Jehovah's witnesses on October 5,
1932. It called for a cleansing of the congregational organization, a restoring
of it to the rightful state of Jehovah's sanctuary class. How? By the ridding
of the organization of "elective elders," or elders that had been elected to
the office of eldership by the stretching out of the hands of the members of the
congregation in a popular or democratic election, after the political style of
the ancient Greek states.'
(Pg.215).
'Therefore be it resolved that there is no scriptural
authority for the existence of the elective office of elders in the church
and that henceforth we will not elect any
person to the office of elder; that all of the anointed of God are
elders,* as that term is defined by the Scriptures,
and all are servants of the Most High… A service director who shall be nominated
by us and confirmed by the Society's executive or manager, and which service
director shall be a member of the service committee of this company.' (Pg.216). |
'Prophecy became clearer, and on
page 12 of its issue of January 1, 1921, the Society's official magazine
The Watch Tower pointed out that the League of Nations was the "abomination
that makes desolate" as foretold by Jehovah's prophet Daniel. (Matt 24:15).
The following year a still larger international convention was held, again at
Cedar Point, Ohio.'
(Pg.211).
RESTORING SANCTUARY TO RIGHTFUL STATE.
'...Jehovah
through his visible channel of communication that his sanctuary of anointed
"living stones" had been cleansed, vindicated and justified. It had been
restored to its rightful state as regards the elimination of democratically
elected "elders" and as regards the theocratic appointing of the congregational
overseer. Certainly the twenty-four elderly persons whom the apostle John saw in
his heavenly vision crowned and seated on thrones around the throne of the Most
High God were not "elders" democratically elected by the congregations on
earth below. They were "elders" chosen by the Sovereign of the universe
because of their full Christian growth and proved integrity… Rightly the remnant
of the sanctuary class on earth was brought into accord with this theocratic
rule in Jehovah's due time...'
(Pg.217). |
QUESTION: |
How was it possible that in correcting the untheocratic electing of
'elders'
JWs had 'cleansed' and
'restored'
the "sanctuary"
class of the "abomination that makes desolate", when they erroneously
believe that abomination to be the League of Nations? |
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ANSWER: |
Before Almighty God, I accuse the
"disgusting thing" among the sect of JWs of being the
"abomination that makes desolate",
for they have removed anointed sons of God and put in their place elected
unsealed
'elders' in Christ's congregations
since December 1st 1971. |
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