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1914

The Bible foretells the year that Christ began to rule as king of God’s government. It is in this same Bible book of Daniel. (Daniel 4:10-37) There a giant, heaven-high tree is used to represent King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He was the highest human ruler at that time. However, King Nebuchadnezzar was forced to know that someone higher was ruling. This one is “the Most High,” or “the King of the heavens,” Jehovah God. (Daniel 4:34, 37) So, in a more important way, this heaven-high tree, comes to represent the supreme rulership of God, particularly in its relationship to our earth. Jehovah’s rulership was expressed for a time through the kingdom that he set up over the nation of Israel. Thus the kings of the tribe of Judah who reigned over the Israelites were said to “sit upon Jehovah’s throne.”—1 Chronicles 29:23.
According to the Bible account in Daniel chapter four, the heaven-high tree was cut down. However, the stump was left, and bands of iron and of copper were put on it. This would keep the stump from growing until it was God’s time to remove the bands and let it start growing again. But how and when was God’s rulership cut down?
In due course, the kingdom of Judah that Jehovah had set up became so corrupt that he allowed King Nebuchadnezzar to destroy it, to cut it down. This happened in the year 607 B.C.E. At that time Zedekiah, the last king of Judah to sit on Jehovah’s throne, was told: “Lift off the crown. . . . it will certainly become no one’s until he comes who has the legal right, and I must give it to him.”—Ezekiel 21:25-27.
So God’s rulership, as represented by the “tree,” was cut down in 607 B.C.E. No longer was there a government to represent God’s rulership in the earth. Thus, in 607 B.C.E. a period of time began that Jesus Christ later referred to as “the appointed times of the nations,” or, “the times of the Gentiles.” (Luke 21:24; King James Version) During these “appointed times” God did not have a government to represent his rulership in the earth.
What was to happen at the end of these “appointed times of the nations”? Jehovah was to give the power to rule to the One “who has the legal right.” This One is Jesus Christ. So if we can find out when “the appointed times of the nations” end, we will know when Christ begins to rule as king.
According to Daniel chapter four, these “appointed times” would be “seven times.” Daniel shows that there would be “seven times” during which God’s rulership, as represented by the “tree,” would not be in operation over the earth. (Daniel 4:16, 23) How long are these “seven times”?
In Revelation chapter 12, verses 6 and 14, we learn that 1,260 days are equal to “a time [that is, 1 time] and times [that is, 2 times] and half a time.” That is a total of 3 1/2 times. So “a time” would be equal to 360 days. Therefore, “seven times” would be 7 times 360, or 2,520 days. Now if we count a day for a year, according to a Bible rule, the “seven times” equal 2,520 years.—Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6.
We have already learned that “the appointed times of the nations” began in the year 607 B.C.E. So by counting 2,520 years from that date, we come down to 1914 C.E. That is the year these “appointed times” ended. In that year, World War I began a period of terrible trouble that has continued to our day.


Jesus:
In the year 29 C.E. when Jesus was 30 years of age, he went to John the Baptizer to be baptized by him in the waters of the Jordan River. The Bible states: “After being baptized Jesus immediately came up from the water; and, look! the heavens were opened up, and he saw descending like a dove God’s spirit coming upon him. Look! Also, there was a voice from the heavens that said: ‘This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.’” (Matthew 3:16, 17) After hearing those words of approval, could John have had any doubt that Jesus was God’s Chosen One? By pouring out His holy spirit on Jesus, Jehovah God anointed him, or appointed him, to be the King of His coming Kingdom. Thus, Jesus became Jesus Christ, or Jesus the Anointed One.

Nimshi, you keep saying "prediction". JW's are not prophets, they didn't predict nothing, prophecies are already written in the Bible. They thought it was the end of the world. Oh and I'm studying with JW's for about 4 months now and I think Ive learned more about the Bible in these 4 months and the 10 years as a Catholic and 3 as a Pentecostal. Oh and sure I can explain how the JW's came up with the year 1914. Watch future postings, I will explain. SOON!



Pastor AIO: In this 20th century, beginning with WWI, well over 100,000,000 people have been killed in wars, more than four times as many as in the previous 400 years put together! ONLY IN WARS! Not to mention: street violence, diseases like AIDS and Cancer, etc. Whatever happened in 14th century isn't worst that what we see now. Pastor AIO, Do you believe in the Bible? Are you doubting that we are living in the epoch of "the conclusion of the system of things" that Jesus mentioned? - Mathew 24:3 The disciples of Jesus Christ wanted to know those things. They asked him what "the sign" would be of his presence in Kingdom power and "of the conclusion of the system of things." Jesus answered by detailing world-shaking events and conditions that would combine to show that mankind had entered "the time of the end," "the last days" of this system of things. Have we in this century seen that composite sign? Yes, we have, abundantly so!

You see Nimshi you are right The JW's thought it was the end. There is a calculation u can do using the bible that will bring you the year 1914. JW's where the only ones to see it. They figured the date out and they thought it was the end. But JW's are not prophets. They were wrong about what the year really meant - Mathew 24:36 Just a mistake. But they where right about one thing, this date had to do with the end of days, and history says it all.

Why 1914?

For some 35 years prior to 1914, The Watchtower (now the most widely distributed religious magazine on earth) had been calling attention to 1914 as a year marked in Bible prophecy. These prophecies began to have a remarkable fulfillment in 1914. One of these was Jesus' own prophecy, uttered 1,900 years ago, concerning "the sign" that would appear at the end of the system of things and that would prove that he was invisibly present with kingly power. In answer to his disciples' question about this "sign," he said: "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another. All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress." (Matthew 24:3, 7, In striking fulfillment, the first of the world wars started in 1914, bringing destruction seven times greater than all the 900 wars of the preceding 2,500 years! Pangs of distress have continued ever since. Have you experienced the war destruction, the food shortages, or any of the great earthquakes that have plagued the earth since 1914? If so, you have been an eyewitness of "the sign" of "the time of the end" of this system of things.—Daniel 12:4.

The "pangs of distress" have heightened through World War II, which was four times as destructive as World War I, and on into the nuclear age, fulfilling Jesus' further prophecy: "On the earth anguish of nations, not knowing the way out . . . , while men become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth." (Luke 21:25, 26) The increase in crime and wickedness, in disobedience and delinquency among children, as well as the growth of godlessness and immorality—these alarming developments were also foretold as marking "the last days" of this evil system.—2 Timothy 3:1-5; Matthew 24:12.

Its true 1914 was believed to be the end? But that's when the end really began. Revelation talks about the horses which one represented WAR. What happened in 1914? WWI No war was ever as destructive as this one. After this one all other wars were worst then the previous ones before 1914. Because of these wars hunger and diseases spread making other prophecies noticeable. 1914 clearly mark the end of days.

As far as blood transfusions: due to the JW's, hospitals have been forced to learn to use bloodless surgeries, and guess what now they are saying is the better and safer option. Truth is blood transfusions are the cheap and easy methods. e.g. You need blood, they put it, charge you and is over. The other methods are a lot safer but cost more. That's why they all prefer the transfusions. But GOD, who made us knows best, the greatest Dr of all, tells us to stay away from it.