1874 Coming of Christ
1878 Resurrection (they then taught that they did take place but were invisible)
1881 Close of favor to Gentiles
1889 "The battle of the great day of God Almighty, which will end in A.D. 1914 with the
complete overthrow of earth's present rulership is already commenced." (Time is at
Hand, p.101)
1906 Russell (1st JW President) said: These truths I present as God's mouthpiece. I admit
to being the 'faithful and wise servant' foretold in Matthew 24. (Watchtower 7/15/06,
p.229, Watchtower 12/1/16.)
1913 "Some have a strong desire to worship God, others have a weak desire, and others
have no desire at all. The difference is due to the shape of the brain." (Watchtower
3/15/13, p.84).
1914 Armageddon does not take place
1915 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob not resurrected
1917 "In the year 1918, WHEN GOD DESTROYS THE CHURCHES WHOLESALE AND
THE CHURCH MEMBERS BY THE MILLIONS, it shall be that any escape shall come
to the works of Russell…" "World War I will close about October 1, 1917." (Finished
Mystery, p. 485, 268).
1918 Christendom and its churches not destroyed
1918 "We may confidently expect that 1925 will make the return of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, then the condition of human perfection."
(Millions Now Living Will Never Die, p. 89).
1920 The republics did not disappear
1925 Establishment of Kingdom. After 1925 people could call up Abraham in Jerusalem and have their loved ones resurrected. (Way to Paradise)
1929 "The Scriptural proof is that the second presence of Jesus began in 1874."
(Prophecy, p.65).
1943 Franz (current President) said, "JEHOVAH IS THE EDITOR OF THE
WATCHTOWER (Moyle vs. WT). Franz said he was a Hebrew and Greek scholar,
but could not translate Gen. 2:4 before the judge. He also claimed he was offered a
Cecil Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship Trust's president stated, "I have
checked our records and do not find Frederick Franz was elected to a Rhodes
Scholarship."
1943 "Man cannot by airplane or rockets or other means get above the air envelope which
is about our earthly globe and in which man breathes." (Truth Shall Make You Free,
p. 285).
1950 The New World Translation Bible
1966 "1975 (in early autumn) will be the end of the 6th 1,000-year day of man's existence. It
would not be by mere chance or accident but would be according to the loving
purpose of Jehovah God for the reign of Jesus Christ to run parallel with the seventh
millennium of man's existence." (Everlasting Life in Freedom, p.30).
1966 "Six thousand years from man's creation will end in 1975, and the seventh period of a
thousand years of human history will begin in the fall of 1975 C.E." (Life Everlasting in
Freedom of the Sons of God, p. 29).
1968 "The battle of Armageddon will be all over by the autumn of 1975. It may involve only
a difference of weeks or months, but not years." (Why Are You Looking Forward to 1975, Watchtower 8/15/68)
1972 "Jehovah's Witnesses are the only true prophets of God." (Watchtower 4/1/72)
1975 End of the world does not come