Posted by The Liberal Elder [TheLiberalElder] on April 09, 1999 at 10:39:26 {qzNMJDwJ.2ONOMIVMLL2w1IXqCKa5s}:
In Reply to: *Thoughts on reform posted by truwitness on April 08, 1999 at 12:32:53:
I don't believe that I ever used the word "lie."
Be that as it may, please consider one example:
"The date of the close of that 'battle' is definitely marked in Scripture as October, 1914. It
is already in progress, its beginning
dating from October, 1874."
--Watchtower 1/15/1892, p.1355
"We see no reason for changing the figures - nor could we change them if we would. They
are, we believe, God's dates, not ours. But bear in mind that the end of 1914 is
not the
date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble."
(C. T. Russell, WatchTower 7/15/1894, p 266; p 1677 reprints)
"We did not say positively that this would be the year."
--Watchtower 11/1/1914, p.5565
Would this meet the definition of a "lie?"
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