The Arrogance of their Heart has Deceived the WT. Part 2

I am continuing to score the NWT in three areas by comparing the Original Greek in the KIT to how the NWT rendered the verse in English. The three areas: 

(1) Accurate Translation from Greek? 

(2) Devoid of Sectarian Religious Bias?

(3) Man Made or God Breathed? 

All ITALICS are mine.

The Greek word used for “all things” in Colossians is exactly the same Greek word used in Heb. 3:4, “For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of all things,” and John 1:3 “Through Him (Jesus) all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.” All these verses are clear proof that Jesus created all things and is, therefore, God.

WT doctrine holds that Jesus did not create all things. The WT says that Jehovah created Jesus and then gave Jesus the “blue prints” to create all other things with God providing the power.

What is the WT to do with Colossians, where scripture tells us—not once or twice but four times—that Jesus created all things? Simple, change Colossians! The WT adds the word “other” four times before the word “things” and so the changed verse reads:

Colossians 1:16-17 “because by means of him all (other) things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, . . . All (other) things have been created through him and for him. Also, he is before all (other) things and by means of him all (other) things were made to exist.” (NWT) It should be noted that the newest version of the NWT has dropped the brackets around the word "other" so today's JW thinks the word "other" is in the original Greek text.

With the word “other” added, the verses neatly go along with the WT teaching that Jesus made all things other than himself. However, in the original Greek, the word “other” is not there.

Question: Does the WT conform their doctrine to the Bible or change the Bible to conform to their doctrine?

One last verse to confirm that the WT’s doctrine—that Jehovah created Jesus, then Jesus (the master workman) created everything else with “blue prints” from Jehovah—violates scripture.

Isaiah 44:24 reads, “. . . I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, And spreading out the earth all alone.” Isaiah is saying quite clearly that Jehovah God created everything, “all alone,” “by Myself.” Apparently the WT wasn’t listening. The WT’s version of creation—the big God, Jehovah and the little god, Jesus working together to form creation—does not even get off the ground because of Isaiah 44:24. 

       My Score Card for Colossians 1:16-17

John 14:14

Here Jesus is instructing his disciples to direct their prayers to Him and in His name. The clear teaching is that Jesus can be prayed to and we can ask Him to answer our prayers. In the OT the phrase, “call upon the name of the Lord,” is used time and again and means that we can worship, adore, and pray to God. Psalm 116:4 says, “Then I called upon the name of the LORD: ‘O LORD, I beseech Thee, save my life!’” Now look at I Corinthians 1:2, “to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:” Paul was well versed in Jewish doctrine and knew the significance of Psalm 116:4 and yet he applied that phrase to Jesus. It is clear—prayer can be directed to Jesus. John 14:14 is a stinging rebuke of WT doctrine that holds that Jesus is a created being and thus not worthy to accept prayer.

The WT solution to this problem is simple—Change John 14:14 to, “If you ask anything in my name I will do it.” (NWT)

The WT has left out one little word – “Me.” Why? Because with the change, it looks like Jesus is just telling His disciples to ask in His name—not to ask Him in His name. The changed verse now neatly fits into WT doctrine. However, John 14:14 in the WT’s own “Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures” (WHICH IS ABOVE) states, on the Greek side, the left side, “if ever anything you should ask me in the name of me this I shall do.”

      My Score Card for John 14:14.

Click here for Part 3 where I will score two more verses.

The Arrogance of their Heart has Deceived the WT. Part 1

According to the English Oxford Online Living Dictionary, "EPIC FAILURE is a complete failure or misadventure, especially in an undertaking expected to proceed smoothly.” From the Bible, Daniel was thrown into the Lions den to be devoured but he was not. Instead his accusers were thrown in and they WERE devoured. That was an EPIC FAILURE (See Daniel Chapter 6). Also from the Bible the story of Mordecai, Haman and Esther from the Book of Esther. Haman plotted to have Mordecai hung. But it was Haman who was hung instead. EPIC FAILURE. That brings us to the Governing Body (GB) of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Remember these are the people that are the “sole interpreters of the Bible.”

In 1969 the GB decided to publish The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures (KIT). The purpose of publishing this Interlinear was stated on page 5 of the KIT.

“Sincere searchers for eternal, life-giving truth desire an accurate understanding of the faith-inspiring Greek Scriptures, an understanding that will not be confused by sectarian, denominational religious teachings but that is fortified by the knowledge of what the original language says and means. To aid such seekers of truth and life is the purpose behind the publishing of the KIT. Its literal interlinear English translation is specially designed to open up to the student of the Sacred Scriptures what the original koine Greek basically or literally says, without any sectarian religious coloration."

"The word-for-word interlinear translation and the New World Translation (NWT) are arranged parallel on the page, so that comparisons can be made between the two readings and the accuracy of any modern translation can be determined."

The WT and all its devotees sincerely believe that the NWT is the world’s most accurate translation. They say this has been confirmed by none other than Alex Trebeck and the hit TV show “Jeopardy.” (See my blog here that exposes this as a lie born on the internet and fueled by the WT and all their door-knockers.)

So the WT’s arrogance lead them to the conclusion that by publishing the KIT it would allow all “seekers of truth” to see the superiority of the NWT by comparing the NWT with the original Greek.

So let’s look at a few verses and see if: 

(1) the NWT is the “most accurate translation” as the Witnesses claim and 

(2) the NWT is devoid of any sectarian religious coloration as the GB claims    

       the KIT will show and 

(3) the KIT will prove the detractors of the NWT wrong when they state that 

       "The Watchtower Bible is merely a man made book published to promote 

        its false teachings."

John 1:1

Here the WT has inserted the word “a” in front of god. WHY? The WT explains that “the God” refers to Jehovah, the Almighty, however, “god” without “the” as a prefex could or could not refer to Jehovah. So the WT has a God (big “G”), Jehovah, and another god (little g), Jesus. Guess they forgot about Isaiah 43:10b, “Before me no God was formed, And after me there has been none.” That is why the verse is properly translated, “and the Word was God” (big G).

My Score Card for John 1:1.

Click here for Part 2 where I score two more verses.

Holy Spirit. What the WT Teaches. What the Bible Teaches. One and the Same?????

The Holy Spirit According to the WT

In their book Aid to Bible Understanding under Holy Spirit you are directed to "Spirit." We find here the WT's definition for Holy Spirit on pages 1542-1543 under the subtitle "GOD'S ACTIVE FORCE; HOLY SPIRIT. Not a Person."

"The scriptures themselves unite to show that Good's holy spirit is not a person but is God's active force by which he accomplishes his purpose and executes his will."

“The holy spirit is not God and it is not a part of a Trinity. . . . To a certain extent, it can be likened to electricity.” (Should You Believe in the Trinity, WTBTS, 1989)


The Holy Spirit According to the Bible

WT’s Different Spirit Is Not God, however:

The Holy Spirit is God which can clearly be seen in Acts 5:3-4 where Peter confronts Ananias as to why he lied to the Holy Spirit and tells him that he had “not lied to men but to God.” It is a clear declaration that lying to the Holy Spirit is lying to God.

The Holy Spirit is God because He possesses the characteristics of God. For example, His omnipresence is seen in Psalm 139:7-8, “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”

The Holy Spirit is God because he possesses the characteristic of omniscience in I Cor. 2:10-11. “But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.”

Consider John 14:26, I am using the KIT (purple cover which you download here, which really drives home my point: “But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name that one will teach YOU all things and bring back to YOUR minds all the things I told YOU.”

The relative pronoun which conveys the thought that the “holy spirit” is not a person but an impersonal power since in modern English whom is used to designate a person and which to designate a thing. John did not intend to say that the helper whom the Father would send was “a thing” or “impersonal force” is made clear by the demonstrative pronoun John did use—ekeinos (see the KIT). Ekeinos is the masculine singular form of that one. If John wanted to say that the Holy Spirit is neutral (neither masculine nor feminine,) he would have used ekeino for that one. The meaning is clear—John wanted to say that one, that person, will teach you all things. The WT does the same thing in John 15:26. John writes ekeinos (masculine) and the WT writes which.

John states a third time that the Holy Spirit is ekeinos (masculine) at John 16:13 and 14, however, the WT misses this one and makes the Holy Spirit a he and not an it. It reads in the KIT “However, when that one (ekeinos) arrives, the spirt of the truth, HE will guide YOU into all the truth, for HE will not speak of HIS own impulse, but what things HE hears HE will speak, and HE will declare to YOU . . .That one will glorify me because HE will receive from what is mine and will declare it to YOU.”

Lastly, consider Ephesians 4:30, “Also, do not be grieving God’s holy spirit, with which YOU have been sealed for a day of releasing by ransom.” How can you grieve an impersonal force—i.e. an electrical current? Yet the WT uses which instead of whom.  In light of John 14:26 it should read whom and not which. As usual, the WT changes scripture to align with its doctrine instead of changing its doctrine to align with scripture.

What is LEFT OUT is as important as what is PUT IN!

In 1969 The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures (KIT) was printed by the WT and its impact has led many JW's to leave the organization and into the arms of Jesus. In the '85 reprint of the KIT the WT tried to lessen this impact by making a few changes but the stream of JW's leaving the WT and turning to Jesus continued. Now the WT has put the '85 KIT on its web site but with significant changes. This blog is about the changes in the KIT from 1969 to 1985 to the KIT presently available at JW.ORG.

Why the changes? On page 5 of the '69 KIT (which I have reproduced below) the WT states their PURPOSE for writing this Bible and a TEST to see if the WT has fulfilled the stated purpose. You can read for yourself the PURPOSE and the TEST. However before continuing, I would suggest downloading a free PDF copy of the '69 KIT here, and follow in it as you read this blog.

Before looking at the PURPOSE and the TEST, you need to read below, 'How the KIT is laid out.' Now read . . .

The Purpose. Here is my paraphrase: "To help sincere searchers for truth understand the original Greek Scriptures without sectarian, denominational teachings influencing the translation."

The Test. Here is my paraphrase: "The WT  put their NWT parallel (across) from the Original Greek (God breathed, where it is impossible for God to lie) side. One could read the Greek then read the NWT and determine--Is the translation faithful to the God breathed Greek OR has it been ALTERED because of sectarian, denominational religious teachings."

Examples of the WT Altering Scripture. I have blogged about the WT's habit of altering the Bible instead of their doctrine whenever there is a conflict between the Bible and their doctrine. Read any in my eight (8) part series entitled "Presto Change-O!" Part 1 is here.

By using the KIT a JW can be shown that the WT HAS altered their Bible. The JW is taught that the WT religiously bases all its doctrines and practices on the Bible and only the Bible. What  you show the JW with the KIT will leave the Witness hopefully pondering this Question: Will I follow the Bible or the WT?

Powerful?? Yes!! And the WT knows it. That is why in '85, when the WT reprinted the KIT, they made some minor but significant changes. Look at page 5 of the '85 KIT below. In RED are the words left out of the '85 KIT but were included in the '69 KIT.

"Sincere searchers for eternal, life giving truth desire an accurate understanding of the faith-inspiring Greek Scriptures, an understanding that will not be confused by sectarian, denominational religious teachings but that is fortified by the knowledge of what the original language says and means. The purpose behind the publishing of The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures is to aid such seekers of truth and life. Its literal interlinear English translation is specially designed to open up to the student of the Sacred Scriptures what the original koine Greek basically or literally says. without any sectarian religious coloration."

Since the WT practices ALTERING scripture because of their denominational religious teachings they decided to leave the reference to sectarian coloration out of the 1985 edition. No sense pointing out something that will put the WT in bad light and may cause the door-knocker to question the WT's impartiality in translating sacred scripture.

Today, if you go to the WT's official web site you will be able to find the '85 KIT. Well, not the entire '85 KIT. The WT has decided to place SOME of the '85 KIT on it's site. You can find it here. Look at this ABRIDGED '85 KIT and compare it with the COMPLETE '85 KIT that you can download here.

Two Questions Need to be Answered.

#1. What has been left out of the JW.ORG '85 KIT?

The Major Omissions: 

• The actual '85 KIT has two columns, as explained above. In the JW.org '85 KIT the WT has deleted the narrow right-hand column, the NWT  column. So the sincere seeker cannot easily compare the original Greek with the NWT  and determine if the translation has been the victim of religious coloration. Exactly what the WT wants.
• BY WAY OF EXPLANATION pages 5 and 6. This gives the reason the KIT was printed and how to determine if religious coloration has affected the translation. Exactly what the WT wants to avoid.
• FORWARD pages 7-12. This contains a number of embarrassments for the WT. Such as God's name is not Jehovah, which they admit on page 12 and I blogged about here. Also, they have stated a rule (on page 11) for inserting Jehovah 237 times in place of Kyrios or Theos in the NT but did not apply their "Rule" in some interesting verses which I blogged about here. On page 9 the WT deleted from the '85 version one very significant sentence. Here is the '85 text with the deleted '69 sentence in RED. "The Greek text that we have used as the basis for our New World Translation is the widely accepted Westcott and Hort text (1881) by reason of its admitted excellence. Where we have varied from the reading of the Westcott and Hort text, our footnotes show the basis for our preferred reading." The WT failed to provide the footnotes for the varied reading in the following: Colossians 1:16-17 and John 14:14 and Revelation 5:10 and 2 Peter 1:1. Click on any of the preceding verses to learn why the WT failed to provide their reason for their varied reading.
• ALL FOOTNOTES that occur at the bottom of various pages throughout the NT. The most embarrassing is Romans 10:9 which I blogged about here and here.

#2. Why has this material been left out?

FIRST, as explained above, the WT is attempting to remove the evidence that their New World Translation has been significantly influenced by sectarian, religious, denominational coloration. 

AND the WT is attempting to remove the evidence that shows whenever the Bible is in conflict with their doctrine, they change the Bible to align with their doctrine instead of changing their doctrine to align with the Bible.

Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Ordained by God!

First, to establish the fact that the WT is a False Prophet see my six (6) part series, "A Prophet Was NOT Among Them!" Part 1 is here.

I Corinthians 11:19 reads, “For there must be heresies among you in order that they which are approved may be made manifest.” Did you catch that?  There must be heresies among you! You might say, “Well, what do you mean? Why couldn’t the Lord leave them out? Why do we have to have this trouble of false prophets?  The Lord didn’t have to let them happen.” But Holy scripture states: “there must be heresy.” Why? “In order that they which are approved (true believers) may be made manifest (evident).”  God says if you have a heresy, then that heresy becomes a magnet that pulls away the false disciples and leaves the genuine disciples.  

God is saying that False Prophets will have converts, taken from Christian churches, who will join with them. By allowing False Prophets to attract people who are physically, but not spiritually in the true church, God separates the genuine believer from the false believer. Not every false believer will be attracted by the False Prophet, for we know that "tares are sown among the wheat." But generally speaking, false prophets ARE ORDAINED of God to become the attractors or the magnets that draw the ungodly to themselves. It’s a part of God’s judgment.  2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 states “For God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.” God actually allows the delusion to happen; WHY?

“In order that they (false believers) might be judged who believe not.” God wants that delusion, because it becomes the point of attachment for those who reject Jesus Christ, and it obviously separates them from the wheat (the true believers). And so they ARE ORDAINED for judgment.

The definitive work on this subject can be found here, at Grace to You.

AN ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT SUPPORTS GOD’S NAME a 4’51” video at JW.ORG

You can find this video at JW.ORG or simply click here.

The WT starts this video patting themselves on the back by stating, “The New World Translation, released in 1950, was unique in that it restored the divine name, Jehovah, 237 times in the New Testament AND Why did the divine name need to be restored?”

At 43” Izak Marais, “The oldest copies we have available did not use the divine name in the Christine Greek Scriptures. They used substitutes like God or Lord.”

At 53” Franz Schredl, “very early on the copyists of those original manuscripts they simply replaced, they got into the practice of replacing God’s name. We know that this is not a translation because one (referring to the word God) is a name and the other (Lord) is a title, it is not even a synonym for Jehovah.”

At 1’14” Mark Noumair tells us that Jehovah’s name was used 7,000 times in the Hebrew Scriptures, thus "the disappearance in the Greek Text is inconsistent."

At 2’16” Mark Noumair goes on to tell us that fragments were published in 1944 from the Greek Septuagint--Papyri 4 Fouad 266 collection. And in those fragments there was the divine name. "This was clear proof that the divine name was originally there."

At 3’07” The Announcer states, "After obtaining permission, pictures of 12 of the fragments were published in the forward of the New World Translation." Because of this finding . . .

At 3’42” Franz Schredl states, “That the eternal name of God has to be revealed, it cannot no longer be hidden, it should be shown to everyone who wants to worship Jehovah.”

At 4’07” Izak Marais, “knowing his name is essential to know Jehovah himself.”

At 4’24” Franz Schredl, “this is why this bible translation is so beautiful because it brings us closer to Jehovah, Jehovah is not just a Lord somewhere which could apply to any one but he is Jehovah our God. He extends his hands to us and says well, “I am Jehovah, call me by that name.” (It is positively impossible for God's name to be Jehovah. See my blog here, "Is God's Name Jehovah?")

MY COMMENTS. In the video, Franz Schredl says that we should not use God ("it is a name not a translation") or Lord ("it is a title not a translation.") BUT, according to the WT, it is OK to use a totally made-up word, Jehovah, for God's name. If you think God's personal name is Jehovah, you should read my blog, "Is God's Name Jehovah" here.

The WT has inserted Jehovah 237 times in the NT. They could have inserted it two more times but didn't. WHY? Let's  See!

#1 Hebrews 1:10-12 (NWT), "At the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; and just like a garment, they will all wear out, and you will wrap them up just as a cloak, as a garment, and they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will never come to an end."

Psalm 102:25-27 is quoted by the author of Hebrews. The Psalm is definitely about Jehovah God and uses His name throughout. Further, the author of Hebrews is directly quoting from the Septuagint. Jehovah's Witnesses claim that, in the time of the New Testament, the Septuagint used the divine name and not the word "Lord" when referring to God. They insist that the practice of using the word "Lord" in place of God's name only came later. So why leave this reference to Psalm 102 as "Lord" and not Jehovah? The reason is obvious. The author of Hebrews is applying this verse to Jesus. It is saying that Jesus is the "Lord" referred to in Psalm 102. To translate it as Jehovah would be to admit the obvious truth that the book of Hebrews is claiming Jesus to be Jehovah God. If they were consistent in their practice, they would have to admit that this passage teaches the full deity of Christ and points to the doctrine of the Trinity. But that is exactly what they are trying to deny, so they selectively leave the word as "Lord" here, even though their own textual theory would insist that it should be "Jehovah." 

THUS, it becomes clear that the real reason for selectively changing the word "Lord" into "Jehovah" is a doctrinal agenda rather than an actual concern for the original form of the text. (Thanks to CARM.ORG for the information related to this topic. Go here for the entire article.)

#2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Isaiah 45:22-23. Reads, “Turn to me and be saved all you [at the] ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no one else. By my own self I have sworn—out of my own mouth in righteousness the word has gone forth, so that will not return—that to me every knee will bend down, every tongue will swear, saying, ‘Surely in Jehovah there are full righteousness and strength.’”

Now Look at Romans 14:11, “for it is written: “’As I live’ says Kupios (Lord) ‘to me every knee will bend down, and every tongue will make open acknowledgment to God.’”

The WT has jumped in and changed Kupios to Jehovah and the verse now reads, “for it is written: “’As I live’ says Jehovah, ‘to me every knee will bend down, and every tongue will make open acknowledgment to God.’”

Philippians 2:9-11, “For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name, so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Kupios (Lord) to the glory of God the Father.” I have blogged about this before here.

Philippians is also a quote from Isaiah 45:22-23, however, the WT did not rush in and change Kupios to Jehovah. Why? Because Philippians would then read, “that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Jehovah to the glory of God the Father.”

Whoa! Jesus is Jehovah! Not according to the WT. What to do? Simple—Ignore the rule for inserting the name Jehovah into the NT in this instance AND not a single JW will be the wiser. Why? (1) The WT will never point out this inconsistency AND (2)  a JW will never find this out on their own. Why? (1) Because JW's have a fatal character flaw that prevents them from finding out the truth--I have blogged about this flaw here AND (2) Because the WT has made this comment about JW’s and studying the Bible, “Heavy research is not necessary. The Watch Tower has done it for you. The most beneficial study you can do is to read The Watchtower or Awake! or a new book by the organization.” The Watchtower, June 1, 1967, p. 338.

1914—The Generation That Will Not Pass Away

Why is 1914 such an important date to the WTBTS? As you read the eight (8) quotes at the bottom of this blog, you will see that the Governing Body has put their collective heads together and staked their Prophetic Reputation on the statement that, "Some who saw the events of 1914 will also see the complete destruction of the present wicked world." Reasoning from the Scriptures (1989) p. 200.

The definitive work on this subject can be found here.

In the WT book, The Truth that leads to Eternal Life (1968) page 95, it states concerning 1914, "there are people still living who were alive in 1914 and saw what was happening then and WHO WERE OLD ENOUGH (in 1914) THAT THEY STILL REMEMBER THOSE EVENTS." As of 2017 "this 1914 generation" is at a minimum 103 years old. According to The Centurian, which is here, there are about 450,000 people in the world 100+ years of age. 

A recent article in Psychology Today, which is here, states that adults have no memories early than age six, which means that the 1914 generation, "WHO WERE OLD ENOUGH (in 1914) THAT THEY STILL REMEMBER THOSE EVENTS," had to be at least six years old and are now 110+ years old. (It is estimated that there are between 150 and 600 people in the world 110+ years old. Go here for more information.)  

No doubt the WTBTS will, in the near future, be doing the WT Shuffle (a technique employed by the WT which basically says "then we said it, now we don't.") As time goes on and the 1914 generation disappears from the earth, the WT Shuffle could take one of many different forms; (1) edit publications, example here; or (2) blame individual JW's, example here; or (3) fall back to one of their formerly used excuses for a False Prophecy, explained here; or maybe they will use the "old reliable" excuse, ie "New Light," explained here. 

RED is my emphasis.

"He (Jesus) shows the beginning of this time and how the troubles increase, and mentions some of the sorrows to fall on the world, during the time of trouble. The length of time is indicated by him when he said, "Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur." (Matt. 24:34) The actual meaning of these words is, beyond question, that which takes a "generation" in the ordinary sense, as at Mark 8:12 and Acts 13:36, or for those who are living at the given period. So it was on this generation that the accumulated judgments were to fall. (Matt. 23:36) This therefore means that from 1914 a generation shall not pass till all is fulfilled, and amidst a great time of trouble." Watchtower, 1951 July 1 p. 404.

"The Bible does speak of a man's days as being threescore and ten or fourscore years; but it assigns no specific number of years to a generation.-Ps. 90:10. Some persons living in A.D. 1914 when the series of foretold events began will also be living when the series ends with Armageddon. All the events will come within the span of a generation. There are hundreds of millions of persons living now that were living in 1914, and many millions of these persons could yet live a score or more years. Just when the lives of the majority of them will be cut short by Armageddon we cannot say. Watchtower, 1952 Sep. 1 pp. 542-543.

"Some of the generation that DISCERNED the beginning of the time of the end in 1914 will still be alive on earth to witness the end of this present wicked system of things at the battle of Armageddon." Rev. 16:14, 16. Watchtower, 1968 May 1 p. 272.

“At this writing, in the United States alone there are more than 10,000,000 persons still living who were old enough to observe "a beginning of pangs of distress" in 1914-1918. Some of these may still survive quite a number of years. Yet Jesus assures us that, before "this generation" passes away, he will come as ‘Son of man’ to execute judgment on Satan's system of things. (Matthew 24:8, 21, 37-39)" Let Your Kingdom Come (1981) p. 140.

"The countdown that has proceeded for some six millenniums now nears its zero hour. So close is it that people who were alive in 1914, and who are now well along in years, will not all pass off the scene before the thrilling events marking the vindication of Jehovah's sovereignty come to pass." Survival into a New Earth (1984) p. 184.

"The early members of this group are now in their 60's or 70's or older. Jehovah did not allow the in-gathering of this group to begin too soon. The "great crowd," including many of the earliest members thereof, will survive into the new earth." Survival into a New Earth (1984) p. 185.

"Prophetic information in the Bible about our day details the following: ...The survival of at least some of the generation that saw the beginning of "the conclusion of the system of things." True Peace And Security (1986) p. 70.

“Likewise today, most of the generation of 1914 has passed away. However, there are still millions on earth who were born in that year or prior to it. And although their numbers are dwindling, Jesus' words will come true, "this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." This is yet another reason for believing that Jehovah's thief-like day is imminent." Awake! 1988 Apr 8 p. 14.

The group, on the cover of the Watchtower of May 15, 1984, to symbolize the "1914 Generation That Will Not Pass Away," have ALL passed away. Let us pray the WTBTS does the same when this False Prophecy is exposed with the passage of time.