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Im November/Dezember 1928 verwarf der Watch Tower die Pyramidenlehre und erklärte, es gebe 'no justification for applying any of these texts to the pyramid of Gizeh' (keine Rechtfertigung dafür, einen dieser Texte auf die Pyramide von Gizeh anzuwenden), und Ägypten 'always represents Satan's organization' (stelle stets Satans Organisation dar).

Claim ID claim-doctrine-pyramid-1928-repudiatedConcerns 1. Dezember 1928Ausdrückliche Aussage

Die Aussage und ihre Belege

Ausdrückliche Aussage · 1. Dezember 1928 Geprüft

Im November/Dezember 1928 verwarf der Watch Tower die Pyramidenlehre und erklärte, es gebe 'no justification for applying any of these texts to the pyramid of Gizeh' (keine Rechtfertigung dafür, einen dieser Texte auf die Pyramide von Gizeh anzuwenden), und Ägypten 'always represents Satan's organization' (stelle stets Satans Organisation dar). Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1. Dezember 1928Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (1993), 1993Source: The Watchtower, 15. Mai 1957Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 15. November 1928 (unverified)

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: w57 5/15, Abs. 17 und jv S. 201 stellen die Artikel von 1928 als die Korrektur dar.

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Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “The Altar in Egypt (part 2)”

1. Dezember 1928 · pp.355-362 (issue Vol. XLIX No. 23; quoted passage c. p. 356) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“There is therefore no justification for applying any of these texts to the pyramid of Gizeh. … It is impossible to fit the literal pyramid of Gizeh to the prophet's description; but the position and condition of the remnant of God exactly fit the prophetic description”

Reads Isaiah 19:19-20 as applying to the anointed remnant; says 'Egypt always represents Satan's organization' and Pharaoh 'is symbolical of the Devil himself'. The issue's study schedule confirms part 1 was in the 15 Nov 1928 issue.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, The Altar in Egypt (part 2)

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Scan OCR opened; wording and issue confirmed; exact page approximate (OCR token '856' = p. 356 near the passage).

Herkunft des Scans. Internet Archive item 'w_E_19281201' (single-issue scan); OCR text downloaded and searched.

Untermauert durch. src-jv-1993-ch14-pyramid, src-w-1957-0515-pyramid

Notes. The often-quoted 'Satan's Bible' phrase is not in this issue's OCR; it may be in part 1 (15 Nov 1928), which was not opened.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1928-1201-altar-in-egypt-pt2

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (1993), “Chapter 14 — “They Are No Part of the World””

1993 · pp.188-201 · p. 201 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“For some 35 years, Pastor Russell thought that the Great Pyramid of Gizeh was God's stone witness, corroborating Biblical time periods. (Isa. 19:19) But Jehovah's Witnesses have abandoned the idea that an Egyptian pyramid has anything to do with true worship. (See “Watchtower” issues of November 15 and December 1, 1928)”

The organisation's own summary.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (1993), Chapter 14 — “They Are No Part of the World”

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording and page confirmed.

Untermauert durch. src-w-1928-1201-altar-in-egypt-pt2

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-jv-1993-ch14-pyramid

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “Appreciating Basic Christian Publications”

15. Mai 1957 · pp.311-317 (par. 17 on p. 316) · par. 17 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“First, Egypt was a Devil-ruled pagan country, not a place for divine revelation; second, God does not accomplish his work through the type of slave labor that built the pyramids; third, Christians are told that they must live by faith, not by sight”

Points a reader is told to draw from the 15 Nov and 1 Dec 1928 issues when someone raises the Great Pyramid.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, Appreciating Basic Christian Publications

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording confirmed (page within 311-317 not separately checked).

Untermauert durch. src-jv-1993-ch14-pyramid

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1957-0515-pyramid

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Ungeprüft

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “The Altar in Egypt (part 1)”

15. November 1928 · pp.339-345 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

Part 1 of the repudiation of the Great Pyramid; secondary sources attribute to it the statement that the pyramid was built under Satan's direction ('Satan's Bible').

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, The Altar in Egypt (part 1)

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Not opened — no archive.org scan for 15 Nov 1928 (only 1 Nov, 1 Dec and 15 Dec 1928 issues are present as w_E_1928* items). Existence and date confirmed by the 1 Dec 1928 issue's study schedule and by jv p. 201.

Untermauert durch. src-w-1928-1201-altar-in-egypt-pt2, src-jv-1993-ch14-pyramid

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1928-1115-altar-in-egypt-pt1

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