Posted by 5GJW [5thGenerationJW] on March 29, 1999 at 18:03:18 {ZX9D1q7/.63aJj79u9vQMWZlo6QIt25t6}:
In Reply to: *****Known to be Untrue posted by ~gc~ on March 29, 1999 at 16:12:57:
Hi gc,
You said:
>What I can't seem to grasp, and I need some help here, is why saying "they anticipated that Christ would receive Kingdom power in 1914." is a lie? They did anticipate it.
Here is something I just found in an old book called "The Parousia of Our Lord Jesus Christ At His Second Advent", a WBTS, Allegheny, Pa. book. Unfortunately, I do not know the date that it was published, the cover page is missing, but it is obviously before 1914. Help me out here AF.
Page 30:
>Let the watchers note critically the prophet Daniel's explanation that it will be "in the days of these kings" (the kingdoms represented in the feet and toes of the image-the divisions of Papal Rome) that the God of heaven will set up his kingdom. God began the selection of his Kingdom class in the days of Civil Rome-represented by the legs of iron: he has continued the selection ever since, and the setting up or bringing of his Church (Kingdom) into power comes toward the close of Gentile power, but before it ends; for it is to be "in the days of these kings" and not after their days.
Page 46:
>As we have just shown, we are now in this time in which the Kingdom of God is exerting its force against the kingdoms of the world: the King himself is present, must be present before he could destroy present kingdoms and take their power; �
Page 60:
>Furthermore, we note a beautiful analogy here; for, thus considered, our Lord's resurrection a few days after taking of office as King in typical Israel corresponds to or parallels the resurrection of the Church, "the body of Christ" a few days after his taking to himself honor and glory and power as the King of nations in the Spring of 1878.
So Russell was saying that Jesus had received Kingdom power in the Spring of 1878, and was using it against the kingdoms of the world. Jesus would take complete control in 1914, but he was given
kingdom power before then.
5GJW, noting that Russell writes very long sentences