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1925 and Beth-Sarim
«Millones que ahora viven no morirán jamás» fue el mensaje más difundido del movimiento en la década de 1920. Su fecha era 1925. El registro de lo que se publicó antes, durante y después de ese año es excepcionalmente completo.
Última revisión 19 de septiembre de 2026
Qué se predijo
we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death, being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity ... Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old
that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925. Then ... we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.
El libro de Rutherford Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1920) dijo 'we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death' y 'we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old', y tomó de esa fecha el título del libro. Source: Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920Source: Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1920
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: Proclamadores, pág. 78, cita la frase y dice: 'The year 1925 came and went. Some abandoned their hope.'; Anuario de 1975, pág. 146: 'The faithful men of old times... had not been resurrected'.
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1920 · pp.88-90 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death, being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity ... Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old”
Seventy jubilees of fifty years from 1575 B.C. are said to end 'in the fall of the year 1925, at which time the type ends and the great antitype must begin'.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for Millions Now Living Will Never Die, The Jubilee / Earthly Rulers sections
Nota de confianza.Both scans' OCR opened; running headers '88', '90' visible around the passage.
Procedencia del escaneo.Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan; also Library of Congress Harry Houdini Collection copy at https://archive.org/details/millionsnowlivin00ruth. Public domain.
1920 · p.97 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925. Then ... we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.”
The book's title claim is explicitly derived from the 1925 expectation.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Concluding argument
Nota de confianza.Wording confirmed in scan OCR; page 97 is the standard citation (not read from a header). Page 97 is confirmed by the following "98" page header in the scan.
Procedencia del escaneo.Internet Archive (daveignatius); public domain.
En los años siguientes la fecha se afirmó con más firmeza, no con menos.
The physical facts show beyond question of a doubt that 1914 ended the Gentile times ... The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel.
Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees. Just exactly what will happen at that time no one can tell to a certainty; but we expect such a climax in the affairs of the world that the people will begin to realize the presence of the Lord and his kingdom power.
The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: El Anuario de 1975, pág. 146, dice que los miembros 'read into it that it was a certainty' en lugar de una 'probability'.
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1 de septiembre de 1922 · p.262 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The physical facts show beyond question of a doubt that 1914 ended the Gentile times ... The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel.”
Adds that 'even before 1924 the great crisis will be reached and probably passed'.
15 de julio de 1924 · p.211 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.”
Preceded by 'Let no one now be deceived by calculations as to just when the Lord will cease his work with the Church on earth.'
Declaración explícita · 1 de abril de 1923Verificado
En abril de 1923, la Sociedad negó que se hubiera dicho a los oradores viajantes que dejaran de hablar de 1925 y declaró: 'Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees.' Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 de abril de 1923
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1 de abril de 1923 · p.106 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees. Just exactly what will happen at that time no one can tell to a certainty; but we expect such a climax in the affairs of the world that the people will begin to realize the presence of the Lord and his kingdom power.”
Denies that pilgrims were told to cease talking about 1925.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, Questions and answers (on reports that pilgrims were told to stop talking about 1925)
Nota de confianza.Issue header 'APRIL 1, 1923' and page markers 105/106 precede the passage in the scan OCR.
Procedencia del escaneo.Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1923 volume; public domain.
Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente.src-wt-1923-0401-p106-1925
The resurrection of the patriarchs, the heavenly change of the anointed and the end of the work. The 1975 Yearbook records that ‘the faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth’, and that some ‘prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection’. A 1991 life story: ‘In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925 … “If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?”’Source: 1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1975Source: The Watchtower, 1 de noviembre de 1991
Antes y después, dentro de un mismo año
1 January 1925
‘This may be accomplished. It may not be.’
The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. ... Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year
Ya comenzado el año, la revista que había calificado 1925 de «definitivamente establecido» instaba ahora a los lectores a no estar «tan profundamente preocupados por lo que pueda ocurrir durante este año».
1 September 1925
A ‘selfish’ expectation Satan would ‘inject’
The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work
En septiembre, la expectativa de que la obra terminaría en 1925 se describía como posible reflejo de «una medida de egoísmo», y como un pensamiento que «Satanás intentará inyectar en la mente de los consagrados».
Reinterpretación posterior · 1 de enero de 1925Verificado
El 1 de enero de 1925, The Watch Tower reconoció que 'many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year', y añadió 'This may be accomplished. It may not be', y que los cristianos 'should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year'. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 de enero de 1925
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1 de enero de 1925 · p.3 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. ... Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year”
Reinterpretación posterior · 1 de septiembre de 1925Verificado
Para septiembre de 1925, The Watch Tower describió la expectativa de que la obra de la iglesia quedaría terminada ese año como algo que quizá reflejaba «cierta medida de egoísmo», y advirtió que «Satanás tratará de inyectar en la mente de los consagrados la idea de que 1925 debería ver el fin de la obra». Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 de septiembre de 1925
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1 de septiembre de 1925 · pp.259-262 · pars. 10, 25-26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work”
Reframes the 1925 expectation as partly 'selfish' and as a satanic temptation to negligence.
Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: Proclamadores, pág. 633: 'They certainly did not err in believing that God would without fail do what he had promised. But some of their time calculations and the expectations that they associated with these gave rise to serious disappointments.'
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15 de agosto de 1926 · p.246 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'”
Compares the 1925 disappointment with the discouragement of 1918.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, (study article on Isaiah 49)
Nota de confianza.Page markers 246/247 bracket the passage in the OCR.
Procedencia del escaneo.Internet Archive single-issue scan (uploader Paul.bond.faith); public domain.
Notes.The separate 1926 statement 'Some anticipated that the work would end in 1925, but the Lord did not so state' (cited as w1926 p.232) was NOT located in any scan opened; unverified.
Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente.src-wt-1926-0815-p246-forgotten
Publicación primaria de los testigos de JehováVerificado
1975 · p.146 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The year 1925 came and went. Jesus' anointed followers were still on earth as a class. The faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth. ... 'Instead of its being considered a "probability," they read into it that it was a "certainty," and some prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection.'”
Quotes Anna MacDonald: '1925 was a sad year for many brothers. Some of them were stumbled; their hopes were dashed.'
1993 · pp.631-633 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“This later led to the idea—sometimes stated as a possibility, sometimes more firmly—that since the seventh millennium of human history would begin in 1975, events associated with the beginning of Christ's Millennial Reign might start to take place then. ... some of their time calculations and the expectations that they associated with these gave rise to serious disappointments. Following 1925, meeting attendance dropped dramatically in some congregations in France and Switzerland. Again, in 1975, there was disappointment”
Adds that after 1975 'some withdrew from the organization. Others ... were disfellowshipped', and that 'the number who defected was relatively small'.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), Chapter 28, Testing and Sifting From Within — 'Were Their Expectations Correct?'
Nota de confianza.Opened on wol; page marker 633 precedes the quoted sentences.
1980 · p.62 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die had been widely used in the French field since 1921, and on the basis of its contents, much was expected of 1925. But when 1925 came and went without the anticipated happenings coming to pass, those on the outside who had read the book made fun of the brothers.”
Country history; adds that 1925 'sparked off even greater difficulties within the organization'.
1 de noviembre de 1991 · p.26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925. ... 'If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?' ... The year 1925 came and went, and nothing happened.”
Beth-Sarim: una casa para los príncipes que regresarían
The expectation did not end in 1925. On 24 December 1929 a deed, printed in The Golden Age the following March, conveyed a house in San Diego to the Society to hold ‘perpetually in trust’ for David, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Joseph, Samuel and other faithful men of Hebrews 11, ‘as representatives of God’s kingdom on earth’. Salvation (1939) repeated the purpose.Source: The Golden Age, 19 de marzo de 1930Source: Salvation (book), 1939
the said WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title perpetually in trust for the use of any or all of the men above named as representatives of God's kingdom on earth ... Any persons appearing to take possession of said premises shall first prove and identify themselves ... as the person or persons described in Hebrews chapter eleven
The title to Beth-Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth.
Declaración explícita · 24 de diciembre de 1929Verificado
Una escritura fechada el 24 de diciembre de 1929, publicada en La Edad de Oro del 19 de marzo de 1930, transfirió la casa de San Diego llamada Beth-Sarim a J. F. Rutherford de por vida y después a la Sociedad Watch Tower «a perpetuidad en fideicomiso» para David, Gedeón, Barac, Sansón, Jefté, José, Samuel y «otros hombres fieles» de Hebreos 11, de quienes se esperaba que regresaran y se hicieran cargo de los asuntos de la Tierra; los reclamantes debían «demostrar quiénes son e identificarse» ante la Sociedad. Source: The Golden Age, 19 de marzo de 1930
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: Proclamadores, pág. 89: la casa «se construyó con fondos que fueron una contribución directa para ese fin» y se vendió pocos años después de la muerte de Rutherford porque «ya había cumplido plenamente su propósito».
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19 de marzo de 1930 · pp.405-407 · R. J. Martin · Golden Age Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“the said WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title perpetually in trust for the use of any or all of the men above named as representatives of God's kingdom on earth ... Any persons appearing to take possession of said premises shall first prove and identify themselves ... as the person or persons described in Hebrews chapter eleven”
Deed dated 24 December 1929 names David, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Joseph and Samuel as expected occupants; Martin adds that 'when David and Joseph or some of the other ancient worthies return they will have it'.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for The Golden Age, (defence of Rutherford and publication of the Beth-Sarim deed) by R. J. Martin
Nota de confianza.Page numbers 406 and 407 and 'March 19, 1930' header visible in the OCR; deed text read in full.
Procedencia del escaneo.Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan of the issue. Copyright status: 1930 US periodical, likely public domain if not renewed; quote kept short.
El libro Salvation (1939) declaró que el título de propiedad de Beth-Sarim se mantenía «en fideicomiso... para quedar después para siempre a disposición de los mencionados príncipes en la tierra», y que la casa se construyó como «prueba tangible» de la creencia de que los hombres fieles de la antigüedad «pronto serán resucitados». Source: Salvation (book), 1939
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: La Atalaya del 15 de diciembre de 1947 (citada en Proclamadores, pág. 89): la fe en el regreso de los príncipes «no se basa en esa casa, Beth-Sarim, sino en la Palabra de promesa de Dios».
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1939 · pp.311-312 · J. F. Rutherford · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The title to Beth-Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth.”
Also says the house was built 'as a testimony to the name of Jehovah' and that 'if and when the princes do return and some of them occupy the property, such will be a confirmation of the faith'.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for Salvation (book), Chapter: God's Government, section 'Beth-Sarim'
Nota de confianza.Page markers 311/312 bracket the passage in the OCR.
Procedencia del escaneo.Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan; a library lending copy also exists (salvation0000jfru). Copyright: 1939 US book; short quotation only.
The house was sold after 1947. The organisation’s history quotes The Watchtower of 15 December 1947: it ‘had fully served its purpose and was now only serving as a monument quite expensive to keep; our faith in the return of the men of old time … is based, not upon that house Beth-Sarim, but upon God’s Word of promise.’Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), 1993
Cómo describió después la organización 1925
The 1993 history: ‘The year 1925 came and went. Some abandoned their hope.’ The 1975 Yearbook: ‘Instead of its being considered a “probability,” they read into it that it was a “certainty.”’ In 1984 a Governing Body member, Karl Klein, recorded in a published life story that Rutherford, ‘regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925 … once confessed to us at Bethel, “I made an ass of myself.”’ That is a reported oral remark, published by the organisation; it is not a Rutherford publication.Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), 1993Source: The Watchtower, 1 de octubre de 1984
Explicación de la organización · 1 de octubre de 1984Verificado
Una biografía publicada en La Atalaya de 1984 por Karl Klein, miembro del Cuerpo Gobernante, cuenta que Rutherford, 'regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925', dijo una vez en Betel: 'I made an ass of myself.' Source: The Watchtower, 1 de octubre de 1984
La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: Este es el relato de una publicación oficial.
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1 de octubre de 1984 · pp.24 (footnote b; the online library prints footnotes after the last page marker) · footnote b · Karl F. Klein · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925, he once confessed to us at Bethel, 'I made an ass of myself.'”
Footnote to Klein's recollection of J. F. Rutherford; a Governing Body member's published account.
Nota de procedencia y verificación for The Watchtower, 'Jehovah Has Dealt Rewardingly With Me' (life story of Karl F. Klein)
Nota de confianza.Opened on wol; the footnote text sits under page marker 28. The common citation 'p. 24' is where the footnote reference is usually placed in the print edition; page not independently confirmed as 24.
Notes.It is a recollection of an oral remark, reported in an official publication; present it as such.
Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente.src-w-1984-1001-p24-28-ass-of-myself
“Members read certainty into a probability.” The organisation’s explanation. The 1923 and 1924 texts above used ‘definitely settled’ and ‘definitely and clearly marked’, and in 1923 the Society denied that speakers had been told to stop talking about 1925.Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 de abril de 1923
“Disclaimers were published too.” True: the July 1924 statement said it would be ‘presumptuous’ to assume what the Lord would do that year, in the same sentence that called the date ‘definitely and clearly marked’. Both halves are quoted here.Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 15 de julio de 1924
Confianza. Todas las citas de 1920 a 1930 se leyeron en escaneos de dominio público; el libro de 1939 en un escaneo de biblioteca; los elementos de 1947 (según se citan en 1993), 1975, 1984 y 1993 en la Biblioteca en Línea Watchtower. Una frase de 1926 («el Señor no dijo tal cosa») y una página de un libro de 1959 que los críticos citan a menudo no pudieron abrirse y no se utilizan. Calificación: predicción explícita.
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Publicación primaria de los testigos de JehováVerificado
1920 · pp.88-90 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“we may expect 1925 to witness the return of these faithful men of Israel from the condition of death, being resurrected and fully restored to perfect humanity ... Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old”
1920 · p.97 · J. F. Rutherford · International Bible Students Association
“that 1925 shall mark the resurrection of the faithful worthies of old and the beginning of reconstruction, it is reasonable to conclude that millions of people now on the earth will be still on the earth in 1925. Then ... we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.”
1 de septiembre de 1922 · p.262 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The physical facts show beyond question of a doubt that 1914 ended the Gentile times ... The date 1925 is even more distinctly indicated by the Scriptures because it is fixed by the law God gave to Israel.”
1 de abril de 1923 · p.106 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Our thought is, that 1925 is definitely settled by the Scriptures, marking the end of the typical jubilees. Just exactly what will happen at that time no one can tell to a certainty; but we expect such a climax in the affairs of the world that the people will begin to realize the presence of the Lord and his kingdom power.”
15 de julio de 1924 · p.211 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in the Scriptures, even more clearly than that of 1914; but it would be presumptuous on the part of any faithful follower of the Lord to assume just what the Lord is going to do during that year.”
1 de enero de 1925 · p.3 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The year 1925 is here. With great expectation Christians have looked forward to this year. Many have confidently expected that all members of the body of Christ will be changed to heavenly glory during the year. This may be accomplished. It may not be. ... Christians should not be so deeply concerned about what may transpire during this year”
1 de septiembre de 1925 · pp.259-262 · pars. 10, 25-26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The end of 1925 is about here. Some have expected to see the work of the church in the flesh completed this year. ... It is to be expected that Satan will try to inject into the minds of the consecrated the thought that 1925 should see an end of the work”
15 de agosto de 1926 · p.246 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Again in 1925 many said: 'The ancient worthies have not returned; and some who seem to be saints are still on the earth: surely the Lord hath forgotten us.'”
19 de marzo de 1930 · pp.405-407 · R. J. Martin · Golden Age Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“the said WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY shall hold said title perpetually in trust for the use of any or all of the men above named as representatives of God's kingdom on earth ... Any persons appearing to take possession of said premises shall first prove and identify themselves ... as the person or persons described in Hebrews chapter eleven”
1939 · pp.311-312 · J. F. Rutherford · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“The title to Beth-Sarim is vested in the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in trust, to be used by the president of the Society and his assistants for the present, and thereafter to be for ever at the disposal of the aforementioned princes on the earth.”
1975 · p.146 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The year 1925 came and went. Jesus' anointed followers were still on earth as a class. The faithful men of old times—Abraham, David and others—had not been resurrected to become princes in the earth. ... 'Instead of its being considered a "probability," they read into it that it was a "certainty," and some prepared for their own loved ones with expectancy of their resurrection.'”
1980 · p.62 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“The book Millions Now Living Will Never Die had been widely used in the French field since 1921, and on the basis of its contents, much was expected of 1925. But when 1925 came and went without the anticipated happenings coming to pass, those on the outside who had read the book made fun of the brothers.”
1 de octubre de 1984 · pp.24 (footnote b; the online library prints footnotes after the last page marker) · footnote b · Karl F. Klein · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“Regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925, he once confessed to us at Bethel, 'I made an ass of myself.'”
1 de noviembre de 1991 · p.26 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
“In 1924 the grown-ups talked a lot about 1925. ... 'If the Lord takes us away, what will become of our children?' ... The year 1925 came and went, and nothing happened.”
1993 · p.78 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“'We may confidently expect,' stated the booklet Millions Now Living Will Never Die, back in 1920, 'that 1925 will mark the return [from the dead] of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old' ... The year 1925 came and went. Some abandoned their hope.”
1993 · p.89 · footnotes · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
“A few years after Brother Rutherford's death, the board of directors of the Watch Tower Society decided to sell Beth-Sarim. Why? 'The Watchtower' of December 15, 1947, explained: 'It had fully served its purpose and was now only serving as a monument quite expensive to keep'”