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De 1889 (Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 2) au Watch Tower de 1922 et à Prophecy de Rutherford (1929), les publications de la Watch Tower ont enseigné que la seconde présence du Christ avait commencé en 1874.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-presence-1874-taught-1889-1929Concerns 1889Déclaration explicite

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Déclaration explicite · 1889 Vérifié

De 1889 (Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 2) au Watch Tower de 1922 et à Prophecy de Rutherford (1929), les publications de la Watch Tower ont enseigné que la seconde présence du Christ avait commencé en 1874. Source: Millennial Dawn / Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 2 — The Time Is at Hand, 1889Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 novembre 1922Source: Prophecy (book), 1929Source: The Watchtower, 1 janvier 1955

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : The Proclaimers book (1993) p. 133 acknowledges Russell 'came to be persuaded that Christ's invisible presence had begun in 1874'.

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Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

Millennial Dawn / Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 2 — The Time Is at Hand, “Study V, closing paragraph (introducing Study VI on 1874)”

1889 · p.170 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“The next chapter will present Bible evidence that 1874 A. D. was the exact date of the beginning of the “Times of Restitution,” and hence of our Lord's return.”

Follows the statement that the Gentile Times end in 1914; the running head 'Manner of the Second Advent. 171' follows the sentence, placing it on p. 170.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Millennial Dawn / Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 2 — The Time Is at Hand, Study V, closing paragraph (introducing Study VI on 1874)

Note sur la fiabilité. Scan OCR opened; wording confirmed; page inferred from adjacent page header (170).

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive item 'TheTimeIsAtHandByCharlesTazeRussell' (file '1889_The_Time_Is_At_Hand_1st_Ed'); OCR text downloaded and searched. Public domain.

Corroboré par. src-jv-1993-ch10-1874-1914, src-w-1955-0101-early-voices-1874

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-ss2-1889-time-is-at-hand-1874

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “(articles in the 1 November 1922 issue, Vol. XLIII No. 21)”

1 novembre 1922 · pp.c. 333 (cited by secondary sources; OCR page numbers not legible) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Since he has been present from 1874, it follows, from the facts as we now see them, that the period from 1874 to 1914 is the day of preparation.”

Same issue also states 'Since 1874 the King of glory has been present; … Since 1914 the King of glory has taken his power and reigns.' The 15 Nov 1922 issue adds: 'According to all the Scriptural evidence, Jesus was due to make his second appearance in 1874.' (The sentence 'Jesus was due to make his second appearance in 1874' is preceded in the OCR by a 1 December 1922 token, so its issue is not confirmed.)

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, (articles in the 1 November 1922 issue, Vol. XLIII No. 21)

Note sur la fiabilité. Scan opened; wording and issue (1 Nov 1922) confirmed from the volume's issue headers. Exact page could not be read from the OCR — treat 'p. 333' as secondary.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive item (bound 1922 volume, 'faithmagazines' collection); OCR text downloaded and searched; issue headers located.

Corroboré par. src-prophecy-1929-presence-1874

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-w-1922-1101-presence-1874

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

Prophecy (book), “Prophecy”

1929 · pp.65-66 · J. F. Rutherford · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“The Scriptural proof is that the second presence of the Lord Jesus Christ began in 1874 A.D.”

The sentence runs across the p. 65/66 break ('This proof [66] is specifically set out in the booklet entitled Our Lord's Return'); the book's index lists 'Dates, 1874 A.D., 65'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Prophecy (book), Prophecy

Note sur la fiabilité. Scan OCR opened; wording and page confirmed.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive item 'prophecymanymyst00ruth' (library scan of the 1929 book); OCR text downloaded and searched.

Corroboré par. src-w-1922-1101-presence-1874

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-prophecy-1929-presence-1874

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

The Watchtower, “Part 1—Early Voices (1870-1878)”

1 janvier 1955 · pp.4-8 · p. 6 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“This was the clue that led this group to advocate an invisible presence of Christ, claiming it began in the fall of 1874.”

Historical series on the origins of the movement (the Diaglott rendering 'presence').

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watchtower, Part 1—Early Voices (1870-1878)

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording confirmed; p. 6 from page marker (a summary had said p. 5).

Corroboré par. src-jv-1993-ch10-1874-1914

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-w-1955-0101-early-voices-1874

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