Posted by Friend [Friend] on November 01, 1999 at 16:01:14 {2gTL9dbN6kI0x47NCfOUOgnjR4Br/g}:
In Reply to: *******Discussion summaries posted by AF on November 01, 1999 at 14:33:16:
AF
The entire point of the Society’s statement was that the parable was being fulfilled right then and there, and therefore could not be fulfilled at a later time, whether that be 11 years later, when the "great tribulation" begins or during the Millennium.Do you disagree with this statement? If so, why?
Regarding the supposed "serious mistake" I hold that the statement in question related to one thing only, that there is a period beyond which application (fulfillment) of the sheep/goat/judgment would constitute an erroneous teaching. It is just that simple. Furthermore I hold that the Society’s teachings today do not apply the fulfillment of the sheep/goat/judgment beyond the period it did in 1984. I hardly see how you can disagree with that. Do you contend that today the Society puts off the fulfillment of the sheep/goat/judgment to time a later than it did in 1984?
Otherwise your statement is easily dismissed as erroneous because in 1984 the Society did in fact teach that the sheep/goat/judgment parable would continue being fulfilled throughout "the conclusion of the system" with judgment thereof (fulfillment) meted out at Armageddon. In that case, then (as of 1984), the parable was applied to the coming years betwixt 1984 and Armageddon.
And, no, I have not forgotten your other "stuff". We will get back to your "stuff" once we have these simple yet basic questions ironed out, if need be.
Friend