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Prophecy (book), “Prophecy”

1929pp. 65-66Source ID src-prophecy-1929-presence-1874Accessed 19 September 2026
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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'.

Provenance and verification note for Prophecy (book), Prophecy

Confidence note. Scan OCR opened; wording and page confirmed.

Scan provenance. Internet Archive item 'prophecymanymyst00ruth' (library scan of the 1929 book); OCR text downloaded and searched.

Corroborated by. src-w-1922-1101-presence-1874

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-prophecy-1929-presence-1874