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Gegen die Verteidigung 'we never claimed to be prophets': Der Wachtturm vom 1. April 1972 fragte, 'does Jehovah have a prophet... to declare things to come?', antwortete 'in the affirmative' und bezeichnete diesen Propheten als 'not one man, but... a body of men and women... known as Jehovah's Christian witnesses'; und 1894 nannte die Gesellschaft die Chronologie von 1914 'God's dates, not ours'.

Claim ID claim-predictions-defence-never-claimed-prophetsConcerns 1. April 1972Zusammenhang
Zusammenhang · 1. April 1972 Geprüft

Gegen die Verteidigung 'we never claimed to be prophets': Der Wachtturm vom 1. April 1972 fragte, 'does Jehovah have a prophet... to declare things to come?', antwortete 'in the affirmative' und bezeichnete diesen Propheten als 'not one man, but... a body of men and women... known as Jehovah's Christian witnesses'; und 1894 nannte die Gesellschaft die Chronologie von 1914 'God's dates, not ours'. The Watchtower, 1. April 1972Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 15. Juli 1894

Die Position der Organisation oder ihre spätere Erklärung: Seit 2017 lautet der Standpunkt: 'The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible'; The Watch Tower von 1914 sagte ebenfalls 'we are not a prophet'.

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Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

The Watchtower, “'They Shall Know that a Prophet Was Among Them'”

1. April 1972 · p.197 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“So, does Jehovah have a prophet to help them, to warn them of dangers and to declare things to come? These questions can be answered in the affirmative. ... This 'prophet' was not one man, but was a body of men and women. ... Today they are known as Jehovah's Christian witnesses.”

The article says the only way to prove the claim 'is to review the record'.

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Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Opened on wol; page marker 197.

Notes. The often-quoted form 'Do you believe Jehovah has a prophet...' is not the exact wording; the actual sentence is 'So, does Jehovah have a prophet...'.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-w-1972-0401-p197-prophet

Primärveröffentlichung von Jehovas Zeugen Geprüft

Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “Can It Be Delayed Until 1914? (editorial reply to readers)”

15. Juli 1894 · pp.226 (standard citation); Reprints pp. 1676-1677 (the passage falls under the [1676] marker) · C. T. Russell (editor) · Tower Publishing Co., Allegheny, Pa.

“our readers are writing to know if there may not be a mistake in the 1914 date. ... We see no reason for changing the figures—nor could we change them if we would. They are, we believe, God's dates, not ours. But bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble.”

Reply to readers who, seeing labour unrest, doubted conditions could last until 1914.

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Hinweis zu Herkunft und Überprüfung

Hinweis zur Vertrauensangabe. Wording and 'July 15, 1894' issue header confirmed in the scan OCR; Reprints marker [1676] precedes the passage. Original page number 226 is the standard citation but not read from the scan.

Herkunft des Scans. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1894 volume (Reprints pagination visible, e.g. '[1676]'). Public domain.

Notes. Important: the sentence explicitly says 1914 was expected to be the END of the time of trouble.

Abgerufen. 19. September 2026 · Quellenkennung. src-zwt-1894-0715-gods-dates

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