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Ein auf 1914 datierter Druck von The Time Is at Hand liest bereits 'near the end of A.D. 1915' und 'will end in A.D. 1915', wo die Ausgabe von 1889 1914 las; ein Druck, der das Vorwort vom Oktober 1916 trägt, behält den Wortlaut mit 1915 bei.

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Ein auf 1914 datierter Druck von The Time Is at Hand liest bereits 'near the end of A.D. 1915' und 'will end in A.D. 1915', wo die Ausgabe von 1889 1914 las; ein Druck, der das Vorwort vom Oktober 1916 trägt, behält den Wortlaut mit 1915 bei. Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), 1914Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, 1. Oktober 1916

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: Russells Vorwort von 1916: 'Our mistake was evidently not in respect to the ending of the Times of the Gentiles; we drew a false conclusion, however, not authorized by the Word of the Lord.'

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Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1914 · pp.99, 101 · C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association, Brooklyn (copyright 1889 Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society)

“will be accomplished near the end of A.D. 1915. ... which will end in A.D. 1915, with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership”

Same two sentences as the 1889 edition, with 'by the end of A.D. 1914' altered to 'near the end of A.D. 1915' and 'will end in A.D. 1914' altered to 'will end in A.D. 1915'.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. OCR text of the 1914-dated printing opened; both altered sentences confirmed. A later printing (Digital Library of India scan, DLI 2015.173447, with the 1916 Author's Foreword) carries the same 1915 wording. I did NOT find any edition changing 'end' to 'begin' in these sentences; that specific claim is unverified.

Herkunft des Scans. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org (University of Illinois library copy; title page dated 1914). Public domain.

Untermauert durch. src-sits2-1916-1001-foreword

Notes. The 1914 printing's 'Thirdly' item (p. 77) still reads 'some time before the end of A. D. 1914'; only pp. 99 and 101 and the chart were changed to 1915, so the revision was partial (confirmed by the independent source auditor).

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-sits2-1914-00-p99-p101-1915

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, “Author's Foreword”

1. Oktober 1916 · pp.i-iv (foreword) · C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association

“The author acknowledges that in this book he presents the thought that the Lord's saints might expect to be with Him in glory at the ending of the Gentile Times. This was a natural mistake to fall into ... Our mistake was evidently not in respect to the ending of the Times of the Gentiles; we drew a false conclusion, however, not authorized by the Word of the Lord.”

Russell's own 1916 acknowledgement that the expectation of the Church's glorification by October 1914 was mistaken, while maintaining that the Gentile Times ended in 1914.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, Author's Foreword

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Foreword text opened in the DLI scan OCR; signature block 'Charles T. Russell, Brooklyn, N.Y., October 1, 1916' present.

Herkunft des Scans. Internet Archive / Digital Library of India (State Central Library, Hyderabad copy; DLI catalogue date 1927). Public domain.

Untermauert durch. src-jv-1993-00-p133-1874

Notes. OCR is noisy in places.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-sits2-1916-1001-foreword

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