The Watchtower (study edition), “Holy Spirit's Role in the Outworking of Jehovah's Purpose”
“He evidently meant that the lives of the anointed who were on hand when the sign began to become evident in 1914 would overlap with the lives of other anointed ones who would see the start of the great tribulation.”
The 'overlapping generation' explanation of Matthew 24:34.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower (study edition), Holy Spirit's Role in the Outworking of Jehovah's Purpose
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