ClaimPredictions and datesverified1960sStrong implication

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Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God (1966) sagte, 'six thousand years from man's creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E.', und es wäre 'appropriate', wenn Gott dieses siebte Jahrtausend zu 'a sabbath period of rest and release' machen würde.

Claim ID claim-predictions-1966-life-everlasting-1975Concerns 1966Starke Andeutung

Die Aussage und ihre Belege

Starke Andeutung · 1966 Geprüft

Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God (1966) sagte, 'six thousand years from man's creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E.', und es wäre 'appropriate', wenn Gott dieses siebte Jahrtausend zu 'a sabbath period of rest and release' machen würde. Source: Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God (book), 1966Source: The Watchtower, 15. April 1967

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: Der Wachtturm vom 15. März 1980, S. 17: Die Ausführungen des Buches bedeuteten, dass 'considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975'; Verkündiger des Königreiches Gottes, S. 104, berichtet, F. W. Franz habe auf einem Kongress 1966 gesagt: 'It could. But we are not saying'.

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Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God (book), “Chapter 1, pars. 41-43”

1966 · pp.29-30 · pars. 41-43 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York

“According to this trustworthy Bible chronology six thousand years from man's creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E. ... How appropriate it would be for Jehovah God to make of this coming seventh period of a thousand years a sabbath period of rest and release, a great Jubilee sabbath”

Paragraph 42 adds 'six thousand years of man's existence on earth will soon be up, yes, within this generation'. The 'how appropriate' sentence is par. 43 on p. 30 (not p. 35 as sometimes cited); the p. 35 chart was not checked.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for Life Everlasting—in Freedom of the Sons of God (book), Chapter 1, pars. 41-43

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Scan opened and page header '30 LIFE EVERLASTING' confirmed; host is unofficial, so cite alongside w1980 3/15 p.17 and jv p.104, which quote/describe the book.

Herkunft des Scans. Unofficial archive (Watchtower Wayback) OCR'd PDF of the 1966 book (Acrobat paper-capture, 2008). Lending copies also exist on archive.org (lifeeverlastingi00watc) but are access-restricted. Copyright 1966; short quotation only.

Untermauert durch. src-w-1980-0315-p17-18, src-jv-1993-00-p104-1975

Notes. Not on wol.jw.org.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-li-1966-00-p29-30-1975

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “Mankind's Millennium Under God's Kingdom—Why Literally So”

15. April 1967 · p.236 · par. 25 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“According to a more recent calculation of the Bible timetable, six thousand years of man's existence will end in the latter half of the year 1975, which is well within this century. The Bible millennium is ahead of us”

Contrasts Ussher's 1996 date with the Society's 1975 calculation.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watchtower, Mankind's Millennium Under God's Kingdom—Why Literally So

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened on wol; page marker 236 precedes the sentence.

Untermauert durch. src-li-1966-00-p29-30-1975

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1967-0415-p236-1975

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