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The Finished Mystery (1917) affirmait que 'the Spring of 1918 will bring upon Christendom a spasm of anguish greater even than that experienced in the Fall of 1914', que 'in the year 1918... God destroys the churches wholesale and the church members by millions', et que 'even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920'.

Claim ID claim-predictions-1917-finished-mystery-1918-1920Concerns 1917Déclaration explicite
Déclaration explicite · 1917 Vérifié

The Finished Mystery (1917) affirmait que 'the Spring of 1918 will bring upon Christendom a spasm of anguish greater even than that experienced in the Fall of 1914', que 'in the year 1918... God destroys the churches wholesale and the church members by millions', et que 'even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920'. The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), 1917The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), 1917The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), 1917

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Proclaimers p.632 range ces déclarations parmi des 'hopes and expectations that have been ridiculed by critics' mais 'rooted in a keen desire to see the fulfillment of... the unfailing promises of God'.

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Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), “Commentary on Revelation 1:9-10 region (Parallel Dispensations)”

1917 · p.62 · C. J. Woodworth and G. H. Fisher (eds.), issued as posthumous work of C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association / Peoples Pulpit Association

“prove that the Spring of 1918 will bring upon Christendom a spasm of anguish greater even than that experienced in the Fall of 1914. Reexamine the table of the Parallel Dispensations in STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES, Vol. 2, pages 246 and 247; change the 37 to 40, 70 to 73 and 1914 to 1918”

Reworks Russell's 1914 parallels forward to 1918.

Numérisation de l’original

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording confirmed in the Gutenberg text and in the 1918-edition scan OCR; page 62 is the standard citation and was not read from a page header (supported).

Provenance de la numérisation. Project Gutenberg eBook #46016 (public domain transcription); 1918-edition scan also at https://archive.org/details/TheFinishedMystery (daveignatius).

Corroboré par. src-fm-1917-00-p485-churches-1918

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-fm-1917-00-p62-spasm-1918

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), “Commentary on Ezekiel 24:25-26”

1917 · p.485 · C. J. Woodworth and G. H. Fisher (eds.) · International Bible Students Association

“Also, in the year 1918, when God destroys the churches wholesale and the church members by millions, it shall be that any that escape shall come to the works of Pastor Russell to learn the meaning of the downfall of 'Christianity.'”

Ezekiel commentary section of the book.

Numérisation de l’original

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording confirmed in the 1918-edition scan OCR; running header '484 The Finished Mystery' appears shortly before the passage, consistent with p. 485.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan of the 1918 printing; text also in Project Gutenberg #46016.

Corroboré par. src-fm-1917-00-p62-spasm-1918

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-fm-1917-00-p485-churches-1918

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), “Commentary on Revelation 16:20”

1917 · p.258 · C. J. Woodworth and G. H. Fisher (eds.) · International Bible Students Association

“And every island fled away.—Even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920. And the mountains were not found.—Every kingdom of earth will pass away, be swallowed up in anarchy.”

Verse-by-verse commentary; elsewhere (Rev. 11:13 comment) the book says 'We anticipate that the "earthquake" will occur early in 1918, and that the "fire" will come in the fall of 1920.'

Numérisation de l’original

Note de provenance et de vérification

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording confirmed in the Project Gutenberg transcription; the 1918-edition OCR is illegible at this passage; page 258 is the standard citation.

Provenance de la numérisation. Project Gutenberg #46016; also archive.org TheFinishedMysteryTextVersion (daveignatius).

Corroboré par. src-fm-1917-00-p62-spasm-1918

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-fm-1917-00-p258-republics-1920

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