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The following quotes were found in the WT publication
"Berean Bible Teacher's Manual" found as the last half of the "Holy
Bible, Bible Student's Edition". If anyone has a copy of the "Studies
in the Scriptures" books, then they've seen this advertised in the back.
Anyhow, the "Berean Bible Teachers' Manual"
was also referred as "Berean Studies of the Divine Word", and it has
a commentary on almost the entire Bible. It's copyright 1909, and is written
mostly by C.J. Woodworth.
"TWENTY TIME PROOFS
That the Kingdom of Evil Will Cease And the
Earthly Phase of the Kingdom of God be Established in 1914-1915
Gen 15:9 The ages of the animals offered by
Abraham regated eleven years, which, applied prophetically, on the scale of
a year for a day, equal 3960 years, the length of time from the date of the
Abrahamic covenant, 2045 B.C., to A.D. 1915
Isa 40:2 One of the prophecies showing that
the Jewish and Gospel ages would be of equal length and that the Gospel age
would end therefore in 1914 Jer. 16:18 Another of the prophecies showing that
the Jewish and Gospel ages would be of equal length and that the latter would
end in 1914
Zech 9:12 Another of the prophecies showing
that the Jewish and Gospel ages would be of equal length and that the latter
would end in 1914
Num 9:11 The fact that Christ was slain at the
full moon (symbol of Israel under the Law Covenant), typified that it was the
turning point between two equal periods of Jewish history. This foreshadows
Israels' rehabilitation in A.D. 1915
Gen 25:24 The fact that Esau, type of fleshly
Israel and Jacob, type of spiritual Israel, were twins, typified that the length
of the Jewish and Gospel ages would be equal. This would bring the full end
of the Gospel Age in A.D. 1914
Lev 26: 18 The Jewish people were promised,
under certain conditions, a special chastisement of "Seven Times"
otherwise called "The times of the Gentiles". These "Seven Times",
or 2520 literal years, began with the overthrow of Israel's typical kingdom
in the days of Zedekiah, 606 B.C. and will therefore end in A.D.1914
Dan 4:16 Nebudchadnezzar's seven years of insanity,
typified the times of the Gentiles, 2520 years, ending in 1914.
2 Chr 36:22 The decree of Cyrus, 536 B.C., 605
years prior to Israel's complete overthrow as a people, typifies Christendom's
overthrow in 1914, 605 years after the transfer of the Papal residence from
Rome to Avignon.
Ezra 4:24 Ezra's resumption of work upon the
temple, 521 B.C., 590 Years prior to Israel's complete overthrow typified Christendom's
overthrow in 1914, 605 years after the publication of Marsiglio's 'Defensor
Pacis'
Ezra 6:15 Completion of rebuilding of the temple,
521 B.C., 586 years prior to Israel's overthrow, typified Christendom's overthrow
in 1914, 586 years after the death of Marsiglio
Ezra 7:7 Dedication of the temple, 467 B.C.,
536 years prior to Isreal's overthrow, typified Christendom's overthrow in 1914,
536 years after the schism in the Papacy, when two popes were on the throne
at the same time; Wycliffe's turning point
Neh 2:8 Nehemiah's commission, 454 B.C., 523
years prior to Israel's overthrow, typified Christendom's overthrow in 1914,
523 years after Huss became acquainted with Wycliffe's works and continued the
reformation
Dan 9:25 The point 405 B.C., 474 years prior
to Israel's overthrow, marked by Daniel's setting apart of the 'seven weeks'
from the 'sixty and two weeks', typified Christendom's overthrow in 1914, 474
years after the invention of printing.
1 Ki. 12:16 The division of the kingdom of Israel
into the ten-tribe and the two-tribe Kingdoms, 393 years prior to Zedekiah's
overthrow, foreshadows Christendom's overthrow in 1914, 393 years after Luther's
excommunication.
2 Ki. 20:1 The sickness of Hezekiah, 125 years
before Zedekiah's overthrow, foreshadows Christendom's overthrow in 1914, 125
years after the French Revolution
2 Chron 33:15 Manasseh's reformation, 68 years
before Zedekiah's overthrow, foreshadows Christendom's overthrow in 1914, 68
years after the formation of the Evangelical Alliance
2 Chr 34:3 The beginning of Josiah's seeking
after God, 45 years before Zedekiah's overthrow, foreshadows Christendom's overthrow
in 1914, 45 years after the editor of Zion's Watch Tower began the search for
what is now "Present Truth"
2 Ki. 22:3 The finding of the book of the Law
by Josiah, 35 years before Zedekiah's overthrow, foreshadows Christendom's overthrow
in 1914, 35 years after the founding of Zion's Watch Tower
Ezek 21:25 the overthrow of Zedekiah, 3520 years
after the fall in the Garden of Eden, foreshadows the complete wiping out of
the fall 3520 years later in 2914 A.D., and since the Millennium is a period
of a thousand years duration, this proves that the Millennium proper begins
with the close of the year 1914."
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