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In The Watchtower of 1 May 2007 the organisation stated that no date can be set for the end of the heavenly calling, and that a person who begins to partake of the Memorial emblems “should not be judged”.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-chg-heavenly-call-2007-no-dateConcerns 1 May 2007Explicit statement
Explicit statement · 1 May 2007 Verified

In The Watchtower of 1 May 2007 the organisation stated that no date can be set for the end of the heavenly calling, and that a person who begins to partake of the Memorial emblems “should not be judged”. The Watchtower, 1 May 2007

The organisation’s position or later explanation: The answer explains the change by noting that “some Christians baptized after 1935 have had witness borne to them that they have the heavenly hope”.

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Primary JW publication Verified

The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

1 May 2007 · pp.30-31 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Hence, especially after 1966 it was believed that the heavenly call ceased in 1935. … Thus, it appears that we cannot set a specific date for when the calling of Christians to the heavenly hope ends.”

The answer sets out three successive positions: that the heavenly call ended in 1931 (on the basis of the “denarius” reading of Matthew 20 published in The Watchtower of 15 November 1933), then that it ended in 1935, and finally that no date can be given.

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Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Document opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026; the wording was read in full and the page number taken from the library's own page markers.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-d-w-2007-0501-qfr-heavenly-call

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