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1925 and Beth-Sarim
« Des millions d’hommes actuellement vivants ne mourront jamais » a été le message le plus largement diffusé du mouvement dans les années 1920. Sa date était 1925. Le dossier de ce qui a été publié avant, pendant et après cette année-là est d’une rare complétude.
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we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death, being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity ... Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old
that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925. Then ... we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.
Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1920), de Rutherford, disait 'we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death' et 'we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old', et tirait le titre du livre de cette date. Source: Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920Source: Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920
Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Proclaimers p.78 cite la phrase et dit : 'The year 1925 came and went. Some abandoned their hope.' ; Annuaire 1975 p.146 : 'The faithful men of old times... had not been resurrected'.
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1920 · pp.88-90 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death, being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity ... Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old”
Seventy jubilees of fifty years from 1575 B.C. are said to end 'in the fall of the year 1925, at which time the type ends and the great antitype must begin'.
Note de provenance et de vérification for Millions Now Living Will Never Die, The Jubilee / Earthly Rulers sections
Note sur la fiabilité.Both scans' OCR opened; running headers '88', '90' visible around the passage.
Provenance de la numérisation.Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan; also Library of Congress Harry Houdini Collection copy at https://archive.org/details/millionsnowlivin00ruth. Public domain.
1920 · p.97 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925. Then ... we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.”
The book's title claim is explicitly derived from the 1925 expectation.
Note de provenance et de vérification for Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Concluding argument
Note sur la fiabilité.Wording confirmed in scan OCR; page 97 is the standard citation (not read from a header). Page 97 is confirmed by the following "98" page header in the scan.
Provenance de la numérisation.Internet Archive (daveignatius); public domain.
Au fil des années suivantes, la date a été affirmée avec plus de fermeté, et non moins.
The physical facts show beyond question of a doubt that 1914 ended the Gentile times ... The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel.
Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees. Just exactly what will happen at that time no one can tell to a certainty; but we expect such a climax in the affairs of the world that the people will begin to realize the presence of the Lord and his kingdom power.
The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.
Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : L’Annuaire 1975 p.146 dit que les membres 'read into it that it was a certainty' plutôt qu’une 'probability'.
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1 septembre 1922 · p.262 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The physical facts show beyond question of a doubt that 1914 ended the Gentile times ... The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel.”
Adds that 'even before 1924 the great crisis will be reached and probably passed'.
15 juillet 1924 · p.211 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.”
Preceded by 'Let no one now be deceived by calculations as to just when the Lord will cease his work with the Church on earth.'
En avril 1923, la Société a démenti que des orateurs itinérants aient reçu pour instruction de cesser de parler de 1925 et a déclaré : 'Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees.' Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 avril 1923
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1 avril 1923 · p.106 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees. Just exactly what will happen at that time no one can tell to a certainty; but we expect such a climax in the affairs of the world that the people will begin to realize the presence of the Lord and his kingdom power.”
Denies that pilgrims were told to cease talking about 1925.
Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, Questions and answers (on reports that pilgrims were told to stop talking about 1925)
Note sur la fiabilité.Issue header 'APRIL 1, 1923' and page markers 105/106 precede the passage in the scan OCR.
Provenance de la numérisation.Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1923 volume; public domain.
Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source.src-wt-1923-0401-p106-1925
The resurrection of the patriarchs, the heavenly change of the anointed and the end of the work. The 1975 Yearbook records that ‘the faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth’, and that some ‘prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection’. A 1991 life story: ‘In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925 … “If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?”’Source: 1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1975Source: The Watchtower, 1 novembre 1991
Avant et après, au cours d’une même année
1 January 1925
‘This may be accomplished. It may not be.’
The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. ... Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year
L’année une fois commencée, la revue qui avait qualifié 1925 de date « définitivement fixée » exhortait désormais les lecteurs à ne pas être « si profondément préoccupés par ce qui pourrait se produire au cours de cette année ».
1 September 1925
A ‘selfish’ expectation Satan would ‘inject’
The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work
En septembre, l’attente de voir l’œuvre s’achever en 1925 était décrite comme reflétant peut-être « une part d’égoïsme », et comme une pensée que « Satan cherchera à injecter dans l’esprit des consacrés ».
Réinterprétation ultérieure · 1 janvier 1925Vérifié
Le 1er janvier 1925, La Tour de Garde reconnaissait que 'many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year', ajoutant 'This may be accomplished. It may not be', et que les chrétiens 'should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year'. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 janvier 1925
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1 janvier 1925 · p.3 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. ... Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year”
Réinterprétation ultérieure · 1 septembre 1925Vérifié
En septembre 1925, La Tour de Garde présentait l'attente selon laquelle l'œuvre de l'Église s'achèverait cette année-là comme reflétant peut-être 'a measure of selfishness', et avertissait que 'Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work'. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 septembre 1925
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1 septembre 1925 · pp.259-262 · pars. 10, 25-26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work”
Reframes the 1925 expectation as partly 'selfish' and as a satanic temptation to negligence.
Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'
Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Proclaimers p.633 : 'They certainly did not err in believing that God would without fail do what he had promised. But some of their time calculations and the expectations that they associated with these gave rise to serious disappointments.'
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
15 août 1926 · p.246 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'”
Compares the 1925 disappointment with the discouragement of 1918.
Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, (study article on Isaiah 49)
Note sur la fiabilité.Page markers 246/247 bracket the passage in the OCR.
Provenance de la numérisation.Internet Archive single-issue scan (uploader Paul.bond.faith); public domain.
Notes.The separate 1926 statement 'Some anticipated that the work would end in 1925, but the Lord did not so state' (cited as w1926 p.232) was NOT located in any scan opened; unverified.
Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source.src-wt-1926-0815-p246-forgotten
Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1975 · p.146 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The year 1925 came and went. Jesus' anointed followers were still on earth as a class. The faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth. ... 'Instead of its being considered a "probability," they read into it that it was a "certainty," and some prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection.'”
Quotes Anna MacDonald: '1925 was a sad year for many brothers. Some of them were stumbled; their hopes were dashed.'
1993 · pp.631-633 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“This later led to the idea—sometimes stated as a possibility, sometimes more firmly—that since the seventh millennium of human history would begin in 1975, events associated with the beginning of Christ's Millennial Reign might start to take place then. ... some of their time calculations and the expectations that they associated with these gave rise to serious disappointments. Following 1925, meeting attendance dropped dramatically in some congregations in France and Switzerland. Again, in 1975, there was disappointment”
Adds that after 1975 'some withdrew from the organization. Others ... were disfellowshipped', and that 'the number who defected was relatively small'.
Note de provenance et de vérification for Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), Chapter 28, Testing and Sifting From Within — 'Were Their Expectations Correct?'
Note sur la fiabilité.Opened on wol; page marker 633 precedes the quoted sentences.
1980 · p.62 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die had been widely used in the French field since 1921, and on the basis of its contents, much was expected of 1925. But when 1925 came and went without the anticipated happenings coming to pass, those on the outside who had read the book made fun of the brothers.”
Country history; adds that 1925 'sparked off even greater difficulties within the organization'.
1 novembre 1991 · p.26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925. ... 'If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?' ... The year 1925 came and went, and nothing happened.”
Beth-Sarim : une maison pour les princes qui devaient revenir
The expectation did not end in 1925. On 24 December 1929 a deed, printed in The Golden Age the following March, conveyed a house in San Diego to the Society to hold ‘perpetually in trust’ for David, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Joseph, Samuel and other faithful men of Hebrews 11, ‘as representatives of God’s kingdom on earth’. Salvation (1939) repeated the purpose.Source: The Golden Age, 19 mars 1930Source: Salvation (book), 1939
the said WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title perpetually in trust for the use of any or all of the men above named as representatives of God's kingdom on earth ... Any persons appearing to take possession of said premises shall first prove and identify themselves ... as the person or persons described in Hebrews chapter eleven
The title to Beth-Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth.
Un acte daté du 24 décembre 1929, publié dans L'Âge d'Or du 19 mars 1930, cédait la maison de San Diego appelée Beth-Sarim à J. F. Rutherford sa vie durant, puis à la Watch Tower Society 'perpetually in trust' pour David, Gédéon, Barak, Samson, Jephté, Joseph, Samuel et 'other faithful men' d'Hébreux 11, dont on attendait le retour pour prendre en charge les affaires de la terre ; les prétendants devaient 'prove and identify themselves' auprès de la Société. Source: The Golden Age, 19 mars 1930
Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Proclaimers p. 89 : la maison 'was built with funds that were a direct contribution for that purpose' et a été vendue quelques années après la mort de Rutherford parce qu'elle 'had fully served its purpose'.
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19 mars 1930 · pp.405-407 · R. J. Martin · Golden Age Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“the said WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title perpetually in trust for the use of any or all of the men above named as representatives of God's kingdom on earth ... Any persons appearing to take possession of said premises shall first prove and identify themselves ... as the person or persons described in Hebrews chapter eleven”
Deed dated 24 December 1929 names David, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Joseph and Samuel as expected occupants; Martin adds that 'when David and Joseph or some of the other ancient worthies return they will have it'.
Note de provenance et de vérification for The Golden Age, (defence of Rutherford and publication of the Beth-Sarim deed) by R. J. Martin
Note sur la fiabilité.Page numbers 406 and 407 and 'March 19, 1930' header visible in the OCR; deed text read in full.
Provenance de la numérisation.Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan of the issue. Copyright status: 1930 US periodical, likely public domain if not renewed; quote kept short.
Salvation (1939) indiquait que le titre de propriété de Beth-Sarim était détenu 'in trust... thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth', et que la maison avait été construite comme 'tangible proof' de la croyance que les hommes fidèles d'autrefois 'will soon be resurrected'. Source: Salvation (book), 1939
Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : La Tour de Garde du 15 décembre 1947 (citée dans Proclaimers p. 89) : la foi dans le retour des princes 'is based, not upon that house Beth-Sarim, but upon God's Word of promise'.
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1939 · pp.311-312 · J. F. Rutherford · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The title to Beth-Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth.”
Also says the house was built 'as a testimony to the name of Jehovah' and that 'if and when the princes do return and some of them occupy the property, such will be a confirmation of the faith'.
Note de provenance et de vérification for Salvation (book), Chapter: God's Government, section 'Beth-Sarim'
Note sur la fiabilité.Page markers 311/312 bracket the passage in the OCR.
Provenance de la numérisation.Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan; a library lending copy also exists (salvation0000jfru). Copyright: 1939 US book; short quotation only.
The house was sold after 1947. The organisation’s history quotes The Watchtower of 15 December 1947: it ‘had fully served its purpose and was now only serving as a monument quite expensive to keep; our faith in the return of the men of old time … is based, not upon that house Beth-Sarim, but upon God’s Word of promise.’Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), 1993
Comment l’organisation a décrit 1925 par la suite
The 1993 history: ‘The year 1925 came and went. Some abandoned their hope.’ The 1975 Yearbook: ‘Instead of its being considered a “probability,” they read into it that it was a “certainty.”’ In 1984 a Governing Body member, Karl Klein, recorded in a published life story that Rutherford, ‘regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925 … once confessed to us at Bethel, “I made an ass of myself.”’ That is a reported oral remark, published by the organisation; it is not a Rutherford publication.Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), 1993Source: The Watchtower, 1 octobre 1984
Explication de l’organisation · 1 octobre 1984Vérifié
Un récit de vie paru dans La Tour de Garde en 1984, dû à Karl Klein, membre du Collège central, rapporte que Rutherford, 'regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925', a dit un jour au Béthel : 'I made an ass of myself.' Source: The Watchtower, 1 octobre 1984
Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Il s’agit là du récit d’une publication officielle elle-même.
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1 octobre 1984 · pp.24 (footnote b; the online library prints footnotes after the last page marker) · footnote b · Karl F. Klein · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925, he once confessed to us at Bethel, 'I made an ass of myself.'”
Footnote to Klein's recollection of J. F. Rutherford; a Governing Body member's published account.
Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watchtower, 'Jehovah Has Dealt Rewardingly With Me' (life story of Karl F. Klein)
Note sur la fiabilité.Opened on wol; the footnote text sits under page marker 28. The common citation 'p. 24' is where the footnote reference is usually placed in the print edition; page not independently confirmed as 24.
Notes.It is a recollection of an oral remark, reported in an official publication; present it as such.
Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source.src-w-1984-1001-p24-28-ass-of-myself
“Members read certainty into a probability.” The organisation’s explanation. The 1923 and 1924 texts above used ‘definitely settled’ and ‘definitely and clearly marked’, and in 1923 the Society denied that speakers had been told to stop talking about 1925.Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 avril 1923
“Disclaimers were published too.” True: the July 1924 statement said it would be ‘presumptuous’ to assume what the Lord would do that year, in the same sentence that called the date ‘definitely and clearly marked’. Both halves are quoted here.Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 15 juillet 1924
Fiabilité. Toutes les citations de 1920 à 1930 ont été lues dans des scans du domaine public ; le livre de 1939 dans un scan de bibliothèque ; les éléments de 1947 (tels que cités en 1993), 1975, 1984 et 1993 sur la Bibliothèque en ligne Watchtower. Une phrase de 1926 (« le Seigneur ne l’a pas dit ») et une page d’un livre de 1959 souvent citée par les critiques n’ont pas pu être ouvertes et ne sont pas utilisées. Évaluation : prédiction explicite.
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Publication primaire des Témoins de JéhovahVérifié
1920 · pp.88-90 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death, being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity ... Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old”
1920 · p.97 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925. Then ... we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.”
1 septembre 1922 · p.262 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The physical facts show beyond question of a doubt that 1914 ended the Gentile times ... The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel.”
1 avril 1923 · p.106 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees. Just exactly what will happen at that time no one can tell to a certainty; but we expect such a climax in the affairs of the world that the people will begin to realize the presence of the Lord and his kingdom power.”
15 juillet 1924 · p.211 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.”
1 janvier 1925 · p.3 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. ... Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year”
1 septembre 1925 · pp.259-262 · pars. 10, 25-26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work”
15 août 1926 · p.246 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'”
19 mars 1930 · pp.405-407 · R. J. Martin · Golden Age Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“the said WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title perpetually in trust for the use of any or all of the men above named as representatives of God's kingdom on earth ... Any persons appearing to take possession of said premises shall first prove and identify themselves ... as the person or persons described in Hebrews chapter eleven”
1939 · pp.311-312 · J. F. Rutherford · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The title to Beth-Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth.”
1975 · p.146 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The year 1925 came and went. Jesus' anointed followers were still on earth as a class. The faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth. ... 'Instead of its being considered a "probability," they read into it that it was a "certainty," and some prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection.'”
1980 · p.62 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die had been widely used in the French field since 1921, and on the basis of its contents, much was expected of 1925. But when 1925 came and went without the anticipated happenings coming to pass, those on the outside who had read the book made fun of the brothers.”
1 octobre 1984 · pp.24 (footnote b; the online library prints footnotes after the last page marker) · footnote b · Karl F. Klein · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925, he once confessed to us at Bethel, 'I made an ass of myself.'”
1 novembre 1991 · p.26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925. ... 'If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?' ... The year 1925 came and went, and nothing happened.”
1993 · p.78 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“'We may confidently expect,' stated the booklet Millions Now Living Will Never Die, back in 1920, 'that 1925 will mark the return [from the dead] of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old' ... The year 1925 came and went. Some abandoned their hope.”
1993 · p.89 · footnotes · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“A few years after Brother Rutherford's death, the board of directors of the Watch Tower Society decided to sell Beth-Sarim. Why? 'The Watchtower' of December 15, 1947, explained: 'It had fully served its purpose and was now only serving as a monument quite expensive to keep'”
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