Posted by AF [AF] on October 24, 1999 at 09:15:41 {f8eW6hUOe21EwaxRomAMdaOt1gg/Zk}:
In Reply to: "We won't be coming..." posted by Duncan on October 23, 1999 at 20:02:54:
This was definitely cooked up by Watchtower headquarters. The same thing was said in the New York area where I was a young JW at the time, and it caused much excitement. I've discussed this with a number of ex-JWs from all over the world since then, and the older ones all remember the same thing being said.
There was a 1967 circuit assembly talk given in Wisconsin by a DO, where the speaker said straight out, "Armageddon is coming by 1975!" I remember that being given in New York too. The taped talk is available at www.freeminds.org.
AF