“The End”—What Does it Mean?

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This week's headliner on jw dot org poses the question posted in the title. The Watchtower has certainly had a lot to say about the end. Going back to the beginning in 1878 the WT has been calling for the end. The end was supposed to come in 1914. It didn't. After more than a decade of contemplating their 1914 belly flop the Watchtower hit on the idea to make 1914 the beginning of the end. So, for the past 109 years, the world has supposedly been in its last days. But instead of being in the time of the end, now we are deeeeep in the time of the end.

There are other phrases used in the Bible to mark off a special time. The expression "time of the end" is used exclusively in the prophecy of Daniel. "The Final part of the days" is used in Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Micah, and Hosea. The New World Translation uses the term "conclusion of the system" to translate what Jesus said on the topic.

Since it is obvious that the final part of the days, the time of the end, the last days as well as the conclusion, are periods of time and not a singular day, the more pertinent and vital question is not allowed to be considered. In fact, it is regarded as an act of apostasy to question if the time of the end really began in 1914. The Watchtower has built its house on 1914. It is sacred ground. The foundation must not be disturbed. Any shift of the cornerstone would topple the structure. Besides, the exalted John class surely knows. Jehovah would never let them get it wrong. All JWs instinctively know that if 1914 is wrong then everything will come unglued and fall apart.

Except, the Watchtower has always been wrong about 1914. Never mind the fact that Armageddon did not occur in 1914 and untold numbers of Bible Students and interested persons were stumbled as a result. The stumbling block remains intact. It has only grown larger and larger over the decades as the GB have doubled down. Incredibly, the sanctity of 1914 rests largely on the stitched-together chronology. But as I have proven conclusively, the appointed times of the nations could not possibly have begun in 607 BCE., which is the anchor point for the 2,520 days-turned-years. No matter.

The article cites a sliver of Jesus' comment in Mark regarding no one knowing the day and hour except the Father. But is it the day and hour of the end of the world? Of course not. Read the context. In full, Jesus said: “Concerning that day or the hour nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father. Keep looking, keep awake, for you do not know when the appointed time is. It is like a man traveling abroad who left his house and gave the authority to his slaves, to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to keep on the watch. Keep on the watch, therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether late in the day or at midnight or before dawn or early in the morning, in order that when he comes suddenly, he does not find you sleeping. But what I say to you, I say to all: Keep on the watch." - Mark 13:32-37

If 1914 were the year that Jesus began ruling in his Kingdom then according to his illustration above that would be when the man who had traveled abroad finally returned to inspect his house and reward or punish those left in charge. That is what Jesus charged his slaves to keep on the watch for. That is why for 70 years the WT claimed that the master had come and appointed the faithful slave over all of his belongings and dismissed the evil slave back in the 1914-1919 period. Except, the GB dropped that back in 2013; I suspect due to the information I presented to them in the first edition of Jehovah Himself Has Become King published in 2005.

Sober-minded watchers surely know that the coming of the master for inspection is not the end. It will be the beginning of the time of the end, the conclusion of the system, when Jesus sends out his harvester angels and uproots the weeds, Satan's agents, out from his Kingdom.

The article has a bullet point that says the end will be the end of religions that have failed God. How true that is. And no religious institution has failed Jehovah to the extent of the Watchtower. Sure, they have published millions of Bibles and books and magazines, but they have not been true to God. Laughably, the article quotes Jeremiah 5:31, which says: "The prophets prophesy lies, and the priests dominate by their own authority. And my own people love it that way. But what will you do when the end comes?”

We have to assume that God knows who his people are. Didn't the apostle assure us that Jehovah knows those who belong to him? So, if God refers to a group as "my own people" and since Jehovah's Witnesses call themselves God's own people, the question is directed to Jehovah's Witnesses and its leadership. Since 1914 is a provable lie and there are innumerable lies and fabrications attached to it, I will rephrase the question: What will you do when Christ comes and the end begins?


 
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Robert When you watch the leaked annual meeting..you're gonna have a field day.. In less than 15 minutes Governing body member Jeoffry Jackson Mark Sanderson and David Splaine chuckle as they dismantle 100 yrs of long held truths... 1. We don't know how long the tribulation will last. 2. Everyone will have a chance to survive Armageddon up until the last second because the preaching will continue through the great tribulation..and half a dozen others examples of "New Light'
 
Robert When you watch the leaked annual meeting..you're gonna have a field day.. In less than15 minutes Governing body member Jeoffry Jackson Mark Sanderson and David Splaine chuckle as they dismantle q100 yrs of long held truths... 1. We don't know how long the tribulation will last. 2. Everyone will have a chance to survive Armageddmn up until the last second because the preaching will continue through the great tribulation..and half a dozen others examples of "New Light'
They have part one up as November JW Broadcast. What you are talking about must be part two next month.
 
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This week's headliner on jw dot org poses the question posted in the title. The Watchtower has certainly had a lot to say about the end. Going back to the beginning in 1878 the WT has been calling for the end. The end was supposed to come in 1914. It didn't. After more than a decade of contemplating their 1914 belly flop the Watchtower hit on the idea to make 1914 the beginning of the end. So, for the past 109 years, the world has supposedly been in its last days. But instead of being in the time of the end, now we are deeeeep in the time of the end.

There are other phrases used in the Bible to mark off a special time. The expression "time of the end" is used exclusively in the prophecy of Daniel. "The Final part of the days" is used in Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Micah, and Hosea. The New World Translation uses the term "conclusion of the system" to translate what Jesus said on the topic.

Since it is obvious that the final part of the days, the time of the end, the last days as well as the conclusion, are periods of time and not a singular day, the more pertinent and vital question is not allowed to be considered. In fact, it is regarded as an act of apostasy to question if the time of the end really began in 1914. The Watchtower has built its house on 1914. It is sacred ground. The foundation must not be disturbed. Any shift of the cornerstone would topple the structure. Besides, the exalted John class surely knows. Jehovah would never let them get it wrong. All JWs instinctively know that if 1914 is wrong then everything will come unglued and fall apart.

Except, the Watchtower has always been wrong about 1914. Never mind the fact that Armageddon did not occur in 1914 and untold numbers of Bible Students and interested persons were stumbled as a result. The stumbling block remains intact. It has only grown larger and larger over the decades as the GB have doubled down. Incredibly, the sanctity of 1914 rests largely on the stitched-together chronology. But as I have proven conclusively, the appointed times of the nations could not possibly have begun in 607 BCE., which is the anchor point for the 2,520 days-turned-years. No matter.

The article cites a sliver of Jesus' comment in Mark regarding no one knowing the day and hour except the Father. But is it the day and hour of the end of the world? Of course not. Read the context. In full, Jesus said: “Concerning that day or the hour nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father. Keep looking, keep awake, for you do not know when the appointed time is. It is like a man traveling abroad who left his house and gave the authority to his slaves, to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to keep on the watch. Keep on the watch, therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether late in the day or at midnight or before dawn or early in the morning, in order that when he comes suddenly, he does not find you sleeping. But what I say to you, I say to all: Keep on the watch." - Mark 13:32-37

If 1914 were the year that Jesus began ruling in his Kingdom then according to his illustration above that would be when the man who had traveled abroad finally returned to inspect his house and reward or punish those left in charge. That is what Jesus charged his slaves to keep on the watch for. That is why for 70 years the WT claimed that the master had come and appointed the faithful slave over all of his belongings and dismissed the evil slave back in the 1914-1919 period. Except, the GB dropped that back in 2013; I suspect due to the information I presented to them in the first edition of Jehovah Himself Has Become King published in 2005.

Sober-minded watchers surely know that the coming of the master for inspection is not the end. It will be the beginning of the time of the end, the conclusion of the system, when Jesus sends out his harvester angels and uproots the weeds, Satan's agents, out from his Kingdom.

The article has a bullet point that says the end will be the end of religions that have failed God. How true that is. And no religious institution has failed Jehovah to the extent of the Watchtower. Sure, they have published millions of Bibles and books and magazines, but they have not been true to God. Laughably, the article quotes Jeremiah 5:31, which says: "The prophets prophesy lies, and the priests dominate by their own authority. And my own people love it that way. But what will you do when the end comes?”

We have to assume that God knows who his people are. Didn't the apostle assure us that Jehovah knows those who belong to him? So, if God refers to a group as "my own people" and since Jehovah's Witnesses call themselves God's own people, the question is directed to Jehovah's Witnesses and its leadership. Since 1914 is a provable lie and there are innumerable lies and fabrications attached to it, I will rephrase the question: What will you do when Christ comes and the end begins?


What you say is true, and I can only thank our incredible God Jehovah for allowing me to clearly see the lies that the WT keeps saying. We really are fortunate in that sense to be blessed enough by our wonderful creator to be more prepared mentally for what is about to come, if you can even be prepared for such a thing as that. We are truly blessed to know the things we do. I love Jehovah and his son Jesus Christ.
 
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This week's headliner on jw dot org poses the question posted in the title. The Watchtower has certainly had a lot to say about the end. Going back to the beginning in 1878 the WT has been calling for the end. The end was supposed to come in 1914. It didn't. After more than a decade of contemplating their 1914 belly flop the Watchtower hit on the idea to make 1914 the beginning of the end. So, for the past 109 years, the world has supposedly been in its last days. But instead of being in the time of the end, now we are deeeeep in the time of the end.

There are other phrases used in the Bible to mark off a special time. The expression "time of the end" is used exclusively in the prophecy of Daniel. "The Final part of the days" is used in Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Micah, and Hosea. The New World Translation uses the term "conclusion of the system" to translate what Jesus said on the topic.

Since it is obvious that the final part of the days, the time of the end, the last days as well as the conclusion, are periods of time and not a singular day, the more pertinent and vital question is not allowed to be considered. In fact, it is regarded as an act of apostasy to question if the time of the end really began in 1914. The Watchtower has built its house on 1914. It is sacred ground. The foundation must not be disturbed. Any shift of the cornerstone would topple the structure. Besides, the exalted John class surely knows. Jehovah would never let them get it wrong. All JWs instinctively know that if 1914 is wrong then everything will come unglued and fall apart.

Except, the Watchtower has always been wrong about 1914. Never mind the fact that Armageddon did not occur in 1914 and untold numbers of Bible Students and interested persons were stumbled as a result. The stumbling block remains intact. It has only grown larger and larger over the decades as the GB have doubled down. Incredibly, the sanctity of 1914 rests largely on the stitched-together chronology. But as I have proven conclusively, the appointed times of the nations could not possibly have begun in 607 BCE., which is the anchor point for the 2,520 days-turned-years. No matter.

The article cites a sliver of Jesus' comment in Mark regarding no one knowing the day and hour except the Father. But is it the day and hour of the end of the world? Of course not. Read the context. In full, Jesus said: “Concerning that day or the hour nobody knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but the Father. Keep looking, keep awake, for you do not know when the appointed time is. It is like a man traveling abroad who left his house and gave the authority to his slaves, to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to keep on the watch. Keep on the watch, therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether late in the day or at midnight or before dawn or early in the morning, in order that when he comes suddenly, he does not find you sleeping. But what I say to you, I say to all: Keep on the watch." - Mark 13:32-37

If 1914 were the year that Jesus began ruling in his Kingdom then according to his illustration above that would be when the man who had traveled abroad finally returned to inspect his house and reward or punish those left in charge. That is what Jesus charged his slaves to keep on the watch for. That is why for 70 years the WT claimed that the master had come and appointed the faithful slave over all of his belongings and dismissed the evil slave back in the 1914-1919 period. Except, the GB dropped that back in 2013; I suspect due to the information I presented to them in the first edition of Jehovah Himself Has Become King published in 2005.

Sober-minded watchers surely know that the coming of the master for inspection is not the end. It will be the beginning of the time of the end, the conclusion of the system, when Jesus sends out his harvester angels and uproots the weeds, Satan's agents, out from his Kingdom.

The article has a bullet point that says the end will be the end of religions that have failed God. How true that is. And no religious institution has failed Jehovah to the extent of the Watchtower. Sure, they have published millions of Bibles and books and magazines, but they have not been true to God. Laughably, the article quotes Jeremiah 5:31, which says: "The prophets prophesy lies, and the priests dominate by their own authority. And my own people love it that way. But what will you do when the end comes?”

We have to assume that God knows who his people are. Didn't the apostle assure us that Jehovah knows those who belong to him? So, if God refers to a group as "my own people" and since Jehovah's Witnesses call themselves God's own people, the question is directed to Jehovah's Witnesses and its leadership. Since 1914 is a provable lie and there are innumerable lies and fabrications attached to it, I will rephrase the question: What will you do when Christ comes and the end begins?


This video is so important to understanding the scriptures. When you understand what is true, you can never go back to what is false. At least if you value what is true. It is so appropriate that Jehovah uses the illustration of a pregnant woman. Every woman who has experienced pregnancy understands that the woman is alert to watch for physical signs that the birth process is about to begin. In fact, there are false starts to the birth process that fool even the pregnant woman. It’s called “braxton hicks contractions.” But when the real thing starts, the woman knows without any doubt that it isn’t false. Elaborate reasoning isn’t required to convince her. And, there is pain and agony involved even though the end result is joyous.

Revelation 12:1: “Then a great sign was seen in heaven: A woman was arrayed with the sun, and the moon was beneath her feet, and on her head was a crown of 12 stars, and she was pregnant. And she was crying out in her pains and in her agony to give birth.”
 
This video is so important to understanding the scriptures. When you understand what is true, you can never go back to what is false. At least if you value what is true. It is so appropriate that Jehovah uses the illustration of a pregnant woman. Every woman who has experienced pregnancy understands that the woman is alert to watch for physical signs that the birth process is about to begin. In fact, there are false starts to the birth process that fool even the pregnant woman. It’s called “braxton hicks contractions.” But when the real thing starts, the woman knows without any doubt that it isn’t false. Elaborate reasoning isn’t required to convince her. And, there is pain and agony involved even though the end result is joyous.

Revelation 12:1: “Then a great sign was seen in heaven: A woman was arrayed with the sun, and the moon was beneath her feet, and on her head was a crown of 12 stars, and she was pregnant. And she was crying out in her pains and in her agony to give birth.”
I agree, Jehovahs use of illustrations really helps us to see that only those who he wants to bless with the holy spirit, those who truly value what is true, as you say, will understand what he means by them.
As I said before we are truly blessed by an amazing creator to be able to prepare ourselves. Think of the many people who don't believe in Jehovah or his son who will be hiding under the mountains looking for the Governments of the world to save them, or to those who look to man to provide the answers that are found within the scriptures. Only holy spirit can open the eyes of those who value truth, and to help us understand the scriptures, nothing else. I don't know how the pregnancy ties into the video but you are correct, when that water breaks you know its the real thing for sure.
 
I agree, Jehovahs use of illustrations really helps us to see that only those who he wants to bless with the holy spirit, those who truly value what is true, as you say, will understand what he means by them.
As I said before we are truly blessed by an amazing creator to be able to prepare ourselves. Think of the many people who don't believe in Jehovah or his son who will be hiding under the mountains looking for the Governments of the world to save them, or to those who look to man to provide the answers that are found within the scriptures. Only holy spirit can open the eyes of those who value truth, and to help us understand the scriptures, nothing else. I don't know how the pregnancy ties into the video but you are correct, when that water breaks you know its the real thing for sure.
Sometimes I‘m not clear enough. When I wrote about the pregnancy illustration it was the result of thinking of the 1914 deception and how even pregnant women can be deceived by their own body. And, yet braxton hicks contractions are nothing like real birth pains. Real birth pains involve agony and all doubt as to whether “this is it” is erased when the real thing starts.
 
As a follow-up to the article, one of the bullet points says: THE END IS NOT TRIGGERED BY HUMANS OR BY DEBRIS HURTLING THROUGH SPACE.

Actually, the end is "triggered by humans." But because the prophets of Bethel have deluded themselves into believing that the time of the end began in 1914, they have no reliable point of reference. And to deepen their befuddlement, "the end" of which they speak is not the end of the world. It is the time of the end, a short period of time following the Devil's ouster from heaven that culminates in the absolute end of Satan's dominion. To be more correct, humans trigger events on Earth; however, Satan and the demons are the real movers and they will be responding to the angelic forces moving against them.

Regarding the beginning of the end, Daniel 11:40 states: "In the time of the end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing, and against him the king of the north will storm with chariots and horsemen and many ships; and he will enter into the lands and sweep through like a flood. He will also enter into the land of the Decoration, and many lands will be made to stumble."

According to the official explainers, the time of the end began in 1914. Germany was the king of the north and Britain and the US were the King of the south. (At least they were half right). Oddly, supposedly the pushing began after the First World War and came in the form of the punitive Treaty of Versailles. But the pushing didn't end there. No, after WW2 the pushing commenced anew. Only this time the king of the north was the USSR and the Cold War was the symbolic pushing. Except, the Nazis were said to have fulfilled the flooding over with a great military. Then the pushing begins again? Rinse and repeat? Then the USSR sweeps through like a flood in the form of Soviet expansion. But wait, there's more!

According to the latest update in the May 2020 edition of the Watchtower Russia is the new king of the north and the "pushing" between the two rival kings is reflected in the current hostilities between NATO and Russia. The end of paragraph six states:

They have also engaged with the king of the south in cyber warfare. The kings have accused each other of using destructive computer programs in an effort to damage their economies and political systems. And as foretold by Daniel, the king of the north continues his attack on God’s people.
Hilariously, the GB apparently believes the Russia collusion hoax concocted by MI6 and peddled by the media, claiming Putin hacked the Democratic party's servers to tip the election to Trump.

So, to recap: The time of the end began in 1914. Immediately war broke out. Then the pushing. Then WW2 and more stormtroopers flooding, followed by more pushing. Then a period when the seers did not know who the king of the north was. Then in 2020 new light flashed and illuminated Russia as the new king of the north, followed by more pushing. No wonder Jehovah posed the unsettling question: "But what will you do when the end comes?"

 
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The GB would be better advised to turn off the TV and seek reliable information from sources not controlled by the British Empire's intelligence spooks. If anyone thinks the mainstream media does an independent journalistic investigation and is not handed a script you are to be pitied.

 

Isaiah59:​

14 And justice was forced to move back,+ and righteousness itself kept standing simply far off.+ For truth has stumbled even in the public square, and what is straightforward is unable to enter.+ 15 And the truth proves to be missing,+ and anyone turning away from badness is being despoiled.+And Jehovah got to see, and it was bad in his eyes that there was no justice.+

Read more> https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/bi12/books/isaiah/59/#v23059014
 
Continuing on, the second to last paragraph cites an illustration of Jesus, stating:
Note that the upcoming “day of judgment and of destruction” is compared with the destruction of “the world” of Noah’s time. What world was destroyed? Our planet survived; it was “the ungodly people”—God’s enemies—who “suffered destruction.” During God’s upcoming “day of judgment,” those who choose to be God’s enemies will likewise be destroyed. But God’s friends will be preserved, as were Noah and his family.—Matthew 24:37-42.
Jehovah's Witnesses are laboring under the delusion that the unknowable day and hour of the Lord's coming is Armageddon. It is not. In context, Jesus said: “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. For as they were in those days before the Flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they took no note until the Flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken along and the other abandoned. Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken along and the other abandoned. Keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming."

In his illustration, Jesus did not indicate that those abandoned would be immediately destroyed. It is simply the moment of decision and selection of the chosen. Like his other illustrations having to do with the conclusion, Jesus was emphasizing that a decisive separation would take place. In the 13th chapter of Matthew Jesus likened it to a harvest. The weeds are uprooted and bundled up but not immediately thrown into the fire. The wicked ones are given time to contemplate their fate. That is where the weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.

Of course, for decades the Watchtower has peddled the nonsensical notion that the harvest took place during WW1. Supposedly the weedlike parishioners of Christendom were bundled up and removed from the Bible Students. And apparently, successive generations of weeds are continually being bundled up. Strange.
 
Jehovah's Witnesses are laboring under the delusion that the unknowable day and hour of the Lord's coming is Armageddon.
Yes! Thanks to our understanding that 1914; this revealed mystery of lawlessness is an artfully contrived false story, because of this we know Mt Zion that the nations stream up to has not as Watchtower claims been fulfilled but is about to take place!
 
Yes! Thanks to our understanding that 1914; this revealed mystery of lawlessness is an artfully contrived false story, because of this we know Mt Zion that the nations stream up to has not as Watchtower claims been fulfilled but is about to take place!
US announces 345 million for Taiwan weapons....So that's arming Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.. Those poor U.S tax payers who are suffering on many fronts! https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-taiwan-weapons-package-worth-up-345-million-2023-07-28/
 
Yes! Thanks to our understanding that 1914; this revealed mystery of lawlessness is an artfully contrived false story, because of this we know Mt Zion that the nations stream up to has not as Watchtower claims been fulfilled but is about to take place!
I wonder if the duration of the tribulation is the time taken by our Christ Michael to expel Satan and his demons to the earth resulting in the severing of the KOTN's head? After which His attention is turned to gathering His chosen/offspring who Satan wages war with for bearing witness to Christ?
 
I wonder if the duration of the tribulation is the time taken by our Christ Michael to expel Satan and his demons to the earth resulting in the severing of the KOTN's head? After which His attention is turned to gathering His chosen/offspring who Satan wages war with for bearing witness to Christ?
Maybe its in here? https://e-watchman.com/king-north-successful/
 
I wonder if the duration of the tribulation is the time taken by our Christ Michael to expel Satan and his demons to the earth resulting in the severing of the KOTN's head? After which His attention is turned to gathering His chosen/offspring who Satan wages war with for bearing witness to Christ?
I didn't know Mark Twain was a prophet? “Mark Twain warned us long ago how the war psychology can creep into people’s hearts and his words are worth pondering in full: “The loud little handful--as usual--will shout for the war. The pulpit will--warily and cautiously--object--at first; the great, big, dull bulk of the nation will rub its sleepy eyes and try to make out why there should be a war, and will say, earnestly and indignantly, 'It is unjust and dishonorable, and there is no necessity for it.' Then the handful will shout louder. ... Before long you will see this curious thing: the speakers stoned from the platform, and free speech strangled by hordes of furious men who in their secret hearts are still at one with those stoned speakers--as earlier--but do not dare say so. And now the whole nation--pulpit and all--will take up the war-cry.... Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.” https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/neocon-central-targets-china-for
 
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