ClaimPredictions and datesverified1910sStrong implication

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Im Oktober 1917 schrieb Der Wachtturm, die Parallele zur jüdischen Ernte 'would establish definitely that the harvest would close... in the spring of A.D. 1918', sodass 'we have only a few months in which to labor'; der Jahresschlussbericht fügte hinzu, dass 'in all probability the Spring of 1918 will mark the beginning of the closing up of all activities of the kingdom class on this side the veil'.

Claim ID claim-predictions-1917-watch-tower-1918-few-monthsConcerns Oktober 1917Starke Andeutung

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Starke Andeutung · Oktober 1917 Geprüft

Im Oktober 1917 schrieb Der Wachtturm, die Parallele zur jüdischen Ernte 'would establish definitely that the harvest would close... in the spring of A.D. 1918', sodass 'we have only a few months in which to labor'; der Jahresschlussbericht fügte hinzu, dass 'in all probability the Spring of 1918 will mark the beginning of the closing up of all activities of the kingdom class on this side the veil'. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, Oktober 1917Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 15. Dezember 1917

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: Nicht eigens behandelt; Proclaimers behandelt 1918 im Rahmen der allgemeinen Erörterung der 'expectations'.

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Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “(article on the parallel between the Jewish and Gospel harvests)”

Oktober 1917 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“The parallel, therefore, would establish definitely that the harvest would close forty years thereafter; to wit, in the spring of A.D. 1918. If this be true, and the evidence is very conclusive that it is true, then we have only a few months in which to labor before the great night settles down when no man can work.”

Builds on 1878 as the start of the harvest and the Great Pyramid measurements.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, (article on the parallel between the Jewish and Gospel harvests)

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Wording confirmed; nearest legible page header is 'October 1, 1917'. Commonly cited as 15 October 1917 (Reprints 6149); exact issue supported, not verified.

Herkunft des Scans. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1917 volume. Public domain.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-wt-1917-1000-harvest-closes-1918

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “Annual report of the Society's activities for 1917”

15. Dezember 1917 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“We count this as another one of the strong proofs that the harvest is nearing the end, and that in all probability the Spring of 1918 will mark the beginning of the closing up of all activities of the kingdom class on this side the veil.”

Said of the publication of Volume Seven (The Finished Mystery) in the year-end report.

Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, Annual report of the Society's activities for 1917

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Wording confirmed in the 1917 bound-volume OCR; the DECEMBER 15, 1917 issue header precedes the passage and Reprints marker 6183 follows it (the passage is on R6182).

Herkunft des Scans. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1917 volume. Public domain.

Untermauert durch. src-wt-1917-1000-harvest-closes-1918

Notes. The same volume prints a reader letter: 'it is thought that 1918 may be the year that the church will be taken from the world' (member expectation).

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-wt-1917-1215-annual-report-1918

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