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1914

La date la plus connue de l’enseignement des Témoins était à l’origine celle pour laquelle tout devait être terminé. Voici ce que disait le texte de 1889, ce que sont devenues les mêmes phrases en 1914, et ce que l’organisation dit aujourd’hui de la signification de 1914.

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Ce qui a été prédit

The Time Is at Hand (1889), the second volume of C. T. Russell’s Millennial Dawn, listed what the end of the ‘Gentile Times’ in 1914 would prove. Among them: that God’s Kingdom ‘will have obtained full, universal control, and that it will then be “set up,” or firmly established, in the earth’, and that ‘some time before the end of A.D. 1914 the last member of the divinely recognized Church of Christ … will be glorified with the Head’. Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand (Millennial Dawn vol. 2), first edition, 1889

we consider it an established truth that the final end of the kingdoms of this world, and the full establishment of the Kingdom of God, will be accomplished by the end of A.D. 1914.

Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”, 1889, pp. 98-99 Vérifié Open scan (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

the 'battle of the great day of God Almighty' (Rev. 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced.

Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”, 1889, p. 101 Vérifié Open scan (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)
Déclaration explicite · 1889 Vérifié

La première édition de The Time Is at Hand (1889) affirmait comme 'an established truth' que la fin définitive des royaumes de ce monde et l’établissement complet du Royaume de Dieu 'will be accomplished by the end of A.D. 1914'. Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, 1889

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Des tirages ultérieurs ont modifié la phrase en 'near the end of A.D. 1915' ; l’avant-propos de Russell de 1916 qualifiait l’attente de la glorification de l’Église de 'natural mistake' ; Proclaimers p.133-135 décrit les premières attentes comme n’étant pas toutes exactes.

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1889 · pp.98-99 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“we consider it an established truth that the final end of the kingdoms of this world, and the full establishment of the Kingdom of God, will be accomplished by the end of A.D. 1914.”

Follows a passage saying these things had been preached for eleven years and that Communism, Socialism and Nihilism showed the present powers being shaken.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording confirmed in the first-edition OCR text between page headers 97 and 101.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive community upload (daveignatius); public domain.

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Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-sits2-1889-00-p99-full-establishment

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Déclaration explicite · 1889 Vérifié

Le même volume de 1889 disait que la 'battle of the great day of God Almighty' allait 'end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership', et qu’avant la fin de 1914 les derniers membres de l’Église seraient glorifiés et que le temps de détresse allait 'end at that date'. Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, 1889Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand (Millennial Dawn vol. 2), first edition, 1889

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Des tirages ultérieurs portent 'will end in A.D. 1915'. La position actuelle est que 1914 a marqué le COMMENCEMENT des derniers jours et l’intronisation invisible du Christ.

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1889 · p.101 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“the 'battle of the great day of God Almighty' (Rev. 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced.”

Same sentence says the Kingdom was due 'to begin the exercise of power in A.D. 1878'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles

Note sur la fiabilité. Page header 'Times of the Gentiles. 101' immediately precedes the passage in the first-edition OCR text.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive community upload (daveignatius); public domain.

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Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-sits2-1889-00-p101-battle

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand (Millennial Dawn vol. 2), first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1889 · pp.76-78 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Firstly, That at that date the Kingdom of God ... will have obtained full, universal control, and that it will then be 'set up,' or firmly established, in the earth. ... Thirdly, It will prove that some time before the end of A.D. 1914 the last member of the divinely recognized Church of Christ ... will be glorified with the Head”

Russell lists seven things that the end of the Gentile Times in 1914 would 'prove', including that the time of trouble 'will reach its culmination and will end at that date' (Sixthly, p. 78).

Note de provenance et de vérification for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand (Millennial Dawn vol. 2), first edition, Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened the OCR text of the first-edition scan; page header 'Times of the Gentiles. 77' and '78 The Time is at Hand.' bracket the passage.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive, community upload (daveignatius, '1889 The Time Is At Hand 1st Ed'); full text file 1889_The_Time_Is_At_Hand_1st_Ed_djvu.txt. Public domain (pre-1929 US publication).

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Notes. OCR renders 1914 as '1 91 4' in places.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-sits2-1889-00-p77-seven-proofs

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Attribué à Dieu

Lorsque des lecteurs ont écrit en 1894 pour demander si la chronologie pouvait être erronée, la réponse a été catégorique.

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.

Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “Can It Be Delayed Until 1914? (editorial reply to readers)”, 15 July 1894, pp. 226 (standard citation); Reprints pp. 1676-1677 (the passage falls under the [1676] marker) Vérifié Open scan (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)
Déclaration explicite · 15 juillet 1894 Vérifié

En juillet 1894, Zion's Watch Tower a dit aux lecteurs qui doutaient de la date de 1914 : 'They are, we believe, God's dates, not ours', ajoutant que 'the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble'. Source: Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 15 juillet 1894

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Proclaimers (1993) p. 135 reconnaît que les premiers Étudiants de la Bible 'first thought that global troubles culminating in anarchy... would precede that date', et ajoute : 'But then, ten years before 1914, the Watch Tower suggested that worldwide turmoil that would result in the annihilating of human institutions would come right after the end of the Gentile Times.'

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

15 juillet 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.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, Can It Be Delayed Until 1914? (editorial reply to readers)

Note sur la fiabilité. 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.

Provenance de la numérisation. 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.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-zwt-1894-0715-gods-dates

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Ce que les fidèles étaient encouragés à attendre

The glorification of the Church to heaven by October 1914 and the end of the ‘time of trouble’ by that date. Russell’s 1916 foreword acknowledged that ‘the thought that the Church would all be gathered to glory before October, 1914, certainly did have a very stimulating and sanctifying effect upon thousands’. Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, 1 octobre 1916

Ce qui s’est produit

The First World War began in 1914. No visible Kingdom was established and the Church was not glorified. Late in 1914, asked whether the Kingdom might be delayed ‘five, ten or even twenty-five years’, The Watch Tower replied: ‘we are not a prophet; we merely believe that we have come to the place where the Gentile times have ended.’ Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 novembre 1914

First edition, 1889

‘… by the end of A.D. 1914’

we consider it an established truth that the final end of the kingdoms of this world, and the full establishment of the Kingdom of God, will be accomplished by the end of A.D. 1914.

Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”, 1889, pp. 98-99 Vérifié Open scan (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

Deux pages plus loin (p. 101), la même édition disait que la bataille du grand jour du Dieu tout-puissant « prendra fin en l’an 1914 ».

Printing dated 1914

‘… near the end of A.D. 1915’

will be accomplished near the end of A.D. 1915. ... which will end in A.D. 1915, with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership

Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”, 1914, pp. 99, 101 Vérifié Open scan (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

Ces mêmes phrases portent désormais 1915. En octobre 1916, Russell a qualifié l’attente antérieure d’« erreur naturelle ». Nous n’avons trouvé aucune édition qui aurait remplacé « prendra fin » (end) par « commencera » (begin), une affirmation souvent répétée par les critiques ; nous ne la reprenons pas.

Résultat · 1914 Vérifié

Un tirage de The Time Is at Hand daté de 1914 porte déjà 'near the end of A.D. 1915' et 'will end in A.D. 1915' là où l’édition de 1889 portait 1914 ; un tirage comportant l’avant-propos d’octobre 1916 conserve la formulation de 1915. Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), 1914Source: Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, 1 octobre 1916

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Avant-propos de Russell de 1916 : 'Our mistake was evidently not in respect to the ending of the Times of the Gentiles; we drew a false conclusion, however, not authorized by the Word of the Lord.'

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1914 · pp.99, 101 · C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association, Brooklyn (copyright 1889 Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society)

“will be accomplished near the end of A.D. 1915. ... which will end in A.D. 1915, with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership”

Same two sentences as the 1889 edition, with 'by the end of A.D. 1914' altered to 'near the end of A.D. 1915' and 'will end in A.D. 1914' altered to 'will end in A.D. 1915'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles

Note sur la fiabilité. OCR text of the 1914-dated printing opened; both altered sentences confirmed. A later printing (Digital Library of India scan, DLI 2015.173447, with the 1916 Author's Foreword) carries the same 1915 wording. I did NOT find any edition changing 'end' to 'begin' in these sentences; that specific claim is unverified.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org (University of Illinois library copy; title page dated 1914). Public domain.

Corroboré par. src-sits2-1916-1001-foreword

Notes. The 1914 printing's 'Thirdly' item (p. 77) still reads 'some time before the end of A. D. 1914'; only pp. 99 and 101 and the chart were changed to 1915, so the revision was partial (confirmed by the independent source auditor).

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-sits2-1914-00-p99-p101-1915

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, “Author's Foreword”

1 octobre 1916 · pp.i-iv (foreword) · C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association

“The author acknowledges that in this book he presents the thought that the Lord's saints might expect to be with Him in glory at the ending of the Gentile Times. This was a natural mistake to fall into ... Our mistake was evidently not in respect to the ending of the Times of the Gentiles; we drew a false conclusion, however, not authorized by the Word of the Lord.”

Russell's own 1916 acknowledgement that the expectation of the Church's glorification by October 1914 was mistaken, while maintaining that the Gentile Times ended in 1914.

Note de provenance et de vérification for Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, Author's Foreword

Note sur la fiabilité. Foreword text opened in the DLI scan OCR; signature block 'Charles T. Russell, Brooklyn, N.Y., October 1, 1916' present.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive / Digital Library of India (State Central Library, Hyderabad copy; DLI catalogue date 1927). Public domain.

Corroboré par. src-jv-1993-00-p133-1874

Notes. OCR is noisy in places.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-sits2-1916-1001-foreword

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Réinterprétation ultérieure · 1914 Vérifié

À la fin de 1914, alors que les temps des Gentils étaient tenus pour achevés mais que le Royaume n’était pas visiblement établi, La Tour de Garde a répondu à la question de savoir si le Royaume pouvait être retardé de 'five, ten or even twenty-five years' : 'we are not a prophet; we merely believe that we have come to the place where the Gentile times have ended'. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 novembre 1914

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The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “The Expectations of the Church (section)”

1 novembre 1914 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“may it not be that the kingdom will not be ushered in for five, ten or even twenty-five years? Our reply is, we are not a prophet; we merely believe that we have come to the place where the Gentile times have ended.”

Late-1914 discussion of what to expect now that the Gentile Times were believed to have ended; commonly cited as 1 November 1914, p. 329.

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, The Expectations of the Church (section)

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording confirmed in the 1914 bound-volume OCR; the passage lies between the NOVEMBER 1, 1914 and NOVEMBER 15, 1914 issue headers and under Reprints marker 5567, so the issue is confirmed as 1 November 1914 (confirmed by the independent source auditor). The page number (329, standard citation) is not legible in the scan.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1914 volume. Public domain.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-wt-1914-00-not-a-prophet

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Les dates de cette section étaient également présentées comme confirmées par les mesures de la Grande Pyramide de Gizeh. L’une de ces mesures a été discrètement révisée entre deux tirages, avant l’arrivée de 1914 ; voir la page sur Russell.

Une révision en 1904

Ten years before the date, The Watch Tower changed one part of the expectation. In July 1904 it announced that the ‘anarchistic culmination’ of the time of trouble would come after October 1914, ‘very speedily thereafter’, rather than before it. The organisation’s own 1993 history records this. What did not change in 1904 was the expectation that the Church would be glorified by 1914 (which Russell called ‘a natural mistake’ in 1916) or, in the book, that the trouble ‘will end in A.D. 1915’. Source: Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 juillet 1904 Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993

he Hamilton Times of the next day, and thus reached many more than were able to hear it. The “truth” people all looked and felt joyful in the Lord, and, as our train pulled away from the station, about fiftv of U3 joined in singing, “God be with you till we meet again.” UNIVERSAL ANARCHY— JUST BEFORE OR AFTER OCTOBER. 1914 A. D. What seems at first glance the veriest trifle and wholly un¬ related to the matter, has changed our conviction respecting the time when universal anarchy may be expected in accord with the prophetic numbers. We now expect that the anarch¬ istic culmination of the great time of trouble which will pre¬ cede the Millennial blessings will be after October, 1914, A. D. — very speedily thereafter, in our opinion — “in one hour,” “suddenly.” Our readers familiar with the presentation of the subject given in Millennial Dawn will recall that the date, October, 1914 A. D.,

Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “Universal Anarchy—Just Before or After October, 1914 A.D.”, 1 July 1904, pp. 197 (Reprints p. 3389), as commonly cited; page not read from the scan Vérifié Open scan (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

Similarly, they also first thought that global troubles culminating in anarchy (which they understood would be associated with the war of 'the great day of God the Almighty') would precede that date. (Rev. 16:14) But then, ten years before 1914, the Watch Tower suggested that worldwide turmoil that would result in the annihilating of human institutions would come right after the end of the Gentile Times.

Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, “Chapter 10, Growing in Accurate Knowledge of the Truth”, 1993, p. 135 Vérifié Open source (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

Un second déplacement : la date de la présence, de 1874 à 1914

Russell taught that Christ’s invisible presence had begun in 1874. The organisation kept teaching this after 1914: ‘the Lord’s second presence began in 1874’ (1922). By 1943 the chronology that produced 1874 had been replaced: The Truth Shall Make You Free (1943) dates the Kingdom’s birth to 1914 and does not mention 1874. The organisation’s own history says the chronology behind 1874 was ‘flawed’ and that ‘a clearer understanding of Biblical chronology was published in 1943’. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 mars 1922 Source: The Truth Shall Make You Free (book), 1943 Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), 1993

Déclaration explicite · 1 mars 1922 Vérifié

L’organisation a enseigné que la présence invisible du Christ avait commencé en 1874 (et non en 1914), depuis l’époque de Russell jusque dans les années 1940 : La Tour de Garde du 1er mars 1922 présentait comme un 'indisputable fact' le fait que 'the Lord's second presence began in 1874', et le numéro du 1er avril 1923 disait 'his second presence was due in 1874'. Proclaimers (1993) fait remonter la chronologie corrigée au livre de 1943 The Truth Shall Make You Free. Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 mars 1922Source: The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, 1 avril 1923Source: Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), 1993Source: The Truth Shall Make You Free (book), 1943

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : jv p.133 fn. i attribue la date de 1874 à une chronologie 'flawed because of relying on an inaccurate rendering of Acts 13:20' et dit que 'a clearer understanding... was published in 1943'.

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The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “(article reviewing Russell's role; 'The indisputable facts')”

1 mars 1922 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“The indisputable facts, therefore, show that the 'time of the end' began in 1799; that the Lord's second presence began in 1874; that the harvest followed thereafter”

Shows the Society still taught an 1874 invisible presence eight years after 1914. Study questions in the same volume ask 'How has God confirmed the dates 1874, 1914 and 1918?'

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, (article reviewing Russell's role; 'The indisputable facts')

Note sur la fiabilité. Wording confirmed; nearest page header reads 'March 1, 1922'. Page number not legible (the task's '1 Nov 1922 p.333' reference was not the passage located; treat that citation as unverified).

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1922 volume. Public domain.

Corroboré par. src-jv-1993-00-p133-1874, src-wt-1923-0401-p106-1925

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-wt-1922-0301-presence-1874

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The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “Questions and answers (on reports that pilgrims were told to stop talking about 1925)”

1 avril 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.

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, Questions and answers (on reports that pilgrims were told to stop talking about 1925)

Note sur la fiabilité. Issue header 'APRIL 1, 1923' and page markers 105/106 precede the passage in the scan OCR.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive upload by Veillez.org of the 1923 volume; public domain.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-wt-1923-0401-p106-1925

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Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), “Chapter 10, Growing in Accurate Knowledge of the Truth”

1993 · pp.133 (and footnote i) · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York

“From Mr. Barbour ... Russell also came to be persuaded that Christ's invisible presence had begun in 1874. ... [fn. i] A clearer understanding of Biblical chronology was published in 1943, in the book 'The Truth Shall Make You Free,' and it was then refined the following year”

Official account that the 1874 presence date rested on flawed chronology corrected in 1943-44. The chapter also records early expectations that 1914 would bring the Church's glorification and that 'months and then years passed, and the Bible Students did not receive their heavenly reward as they had anticipated.'

Note de provenance et de vérification for Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), Chapter 10, Growing in Accurate Knowledge of the Truth

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened on wol; page marker 133; footnote i read in full.

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Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-jv-1993-00-p133-1874

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The Truth Shall Make You Free (book), “Chapters 'Seven Times' and on the Kingdom's birth”

1943 · pp.239-241, 300-302 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

“the 'times of the Gentiles' ... would continue and extend to the fall of A.D. 1914. ... the Government at its birth in A.D. 1914 ... Christ's coming to the temple in 1918 was entirely unexpected, even to his devoted faithful followers.”

1943 chronology places the end of the seven times and the Kingdom's birth in 1914 and Christ's coming to the temple in 1918; the book does not mention 1874 (grep found no occurrence). Proclaimers (p. 133 fn. i) identifies this book as where 'a clearer understanding of Biblical chronology was published in 1943'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Truth Shall Make You Free (book), Chapters 'Seven Times' and on the Kingdom's birth

Note sur la fiabilité. Passages and page markers (239-241, 300, 302) read in the OCR. The claim that this book is where the presence date moved from 1874 to 1914 rests on jv p.133 fn. i plus the absence of 1874 here; a sentence explicitly saying 'presence began in 1914' was not found.

Provenance de la numérisation. Internet Archive / Digital Library of India scan. Copyright 1943; short quotation only.

Corroboré par. src-jv-1993-00-p133-1874

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-tf-1943-00-p239-241-p300-302

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Comment l’organisation décrit 1914 aujourd’hui

The 2,520 years began in October 607 B.C.E. ... The period ended in October 1914. At that time, 'the appointed times of the nations' ended, and Jesus Christ was installed as God's heavenly King.

What Does the Bible Really Teach? (book), Appendix, “1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy”, 2005, pp. 215-218 Vérifié Open source (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)
Réinterprétation ultérieure · 2005 Vérifié

L’enseignement officiel actuel est qu’en octobre 1914 'the appointed times of the nations ended, and Jesus Christ was installed as God's heavenly King' — un événement invisible marquant le commencement, et non la fin, des derniers jours. Source: What Does the Bible Really Teach? (book), Appendix, 2005Source: The Watchtower, 1 novembre 1995

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : Il s’agit de l’explication actuelle de l’organisation elle-même.

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What Does the Bible Really Teach? (book), Appendix, “1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy”

2005 · pp.215-218 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York

“The 2,520 years began in October 607 B.C.E. ... The period ended in October 1914. At that time, 'the appointed times of the nations' ended, and Jesus Christ was installed as God's heavenly King.”

Opens: 'Decades in advance, Bible students proclaimed that there would be significant developments in 1914.' Current official framing of 1914 as an invisible enthronement.

Note de provenance et de vérification for What Does the Bible Really Teach? (book), Appendix, 1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened both the jw.org page and wol doc 1102005159; page marker 217 for the quoted sentence.

Corroboré par. src-w-1995-1101-p10-21-generation

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-bh-2005-00-p215-218-1914

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The Watchtower, “Saved From a 'Wicked Generation' / A Time to Keep Awake”

1 novembre 1995 · pp.10-21 · second article, par. 6 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Jehovah's people have at times speculated about the time when the 'great tribulation' would break out, even tying this to calculations of what is the lifetime of a generation since 1914. ... Rather than provide a rule for measuring time, the term 'generation' as used by Jesus refers principally to contemporary people of a certain historical period, with their identifying characteristics.”

Redefines 'this generation' as the wicked contemporaries of the last days; first article (doc 1995804) sets out the lexical argument.

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watchtower, Saved From a 'Wicked Generation' / A Time to Keep Awake

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened on wol; page marker 17 for the quoted paragraph.

Corroboré par. src-w-2008-0215-p23-24-generation

Notes. Note the framing 'Jehovah's people have at times speculated' where the calculations were published by the organisation itself (w84 5/15; rs p.97).

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-w-1995-1101-p10-21-generation

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L’attente formulée en 1889 était la fin visible de toute domination terrestre pour 1914. L’enseignement actuel est une intronisation invisible en 1914, qui a ouvert une période longue aujourd’hui de plus d’un siècle. Les deux sont des déclarations de l’organisation elle-même ; le lecteur peut les comparer.

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Confiance. Toutes les citations antérieures à 1930 figurant sur cette page ont été lues dans une première édition ou dans un scan d’époque sur l’Internet Archive (documents du domaine public) ; les éléments de 1943, 1993 et 2005 ont été lus dans la bibliothèque en ligne de l’organisation ou dans un scan de bibliothèque. Le tirage de 1914 et l’avant-propos de 1916 ont été ouverts séparément. Évaluation : prédiction explicite, avec une réinterprétation ultérieure.

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand (Millennial Dawn vol. 2), first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1889 · pp.76-78 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Firstly, That at that date the Kingdom of God ... will have obtained full, universal control, and that it will then be 'set up,' or firmly established, in the earth. ... Thirdly, It will prove that some time before the end of A.D. 1914 the last member of the divinely recognized Church of Christ ... will be glorified with the Head”

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1889 · pp.98-99 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“we consider it an established truth that the final end of the kingdoms of this world, and the full establishment of the Kingdom of God, will be accomplished by the end of A.D. 1914.”

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, first edition, “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1889 · p.101 · C. T. Russell · Tower Publishing Co. / Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“the 'battle of the great day of God Almighty' (Rev. 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership, is already commenced.”

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

15 juillet 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.”

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Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, “Universal Anarchy—Just Before or After October, 1914 A.D.”

1 juillet 1904 · pp.197 (Reprints p. 3389), as commonly cited; page not read from the scan · C. T. Russell · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“he Hamilton Times of the next day, and thus reached many more than were able to hear it. The “truth” people all looked and felt joyful in the Lord, and, as our train pulled away from the station, about fiftv of U3 joined in singing, “God be with you till we meet again.” UNIVERSAL ANARCHY— JUST BEFORE OR AFTER OCTOBER. 1914 A. D. What seems at first glance the veriest trifle and wholly un¬ related to the matter, has changed our conviction respecting the time when universal anarchy may be expected in accord with the prophetic numbers. We now expect that the anarch¬ istic culmination of the great time of trouble which will pre¬ cede the Millennial blessings will be after October, 1914, A. D. — very speedily thereafter, in our opinion — “in one hour,” “suddenly.” Our readers familiar with the presentation of the subject given in Millennial Dawn will recall that the date, October, 1914 A. D.,”

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, 1914 printing ('1,452,000 Edition'), “Chapter IV, The Times of the Gentiles”

1914 · pp.99, 101 · C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association, Brooklyn (copyright 1889 Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society)

“will be accomplished near the end of A.D. 1915. ... which will end in A.D. 1915, with the complete overthrow of earth's present rulership”

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Studies in the Scriptures, Series II: The Time Is at Hand, later printing with Author's Foreword dated 1 October 1916, “Author's Foreword”

1 octobre 1916 · pp.i-iv (foreword) · C. T. Russell · International Bible Students Association

“The author acknowledges that in this book he presents the thought that the Lord's saints might expect to be with Him in glory at the ending of the Gentile Times. This was a natural mistake to fall into ... Our mistake was evidently not in respect to the ending of the Times of the Gentiles; we drew a false conclusion, however, not authorized by the Word of the Lord.”

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The Truth Shall Make You Free (book), “Chapters 'Seven Times' and on the Kingdom's birth”

1943 · pp.239-241, 300-302 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

“the 'times of the Gentiles' ... would continue and extend to the fall of A.D. 1914. ... the Government at its birth in A.D. 1914 ... Christ's coming to the temple in 1918 was entirely unexpected, even to his devoted faithful followers.”

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Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, “Chapter 10, Growing in Accurate Knowledge of the Truth”

1993 · p.135 · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

“Similarly, they also first thought that global troubles culminating in anarchy (which they understood would be associated with the war of 'the great day of God the Almighty') would precede that date. (Rev. 16:14) But then, ten years before 1914, the Watch Tower suggested that worldwide turmoil that would result in the annihilating of human institutions would come right after the end of the Gentile Times.”

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Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), “Chapter 10, Growing in Accurate Knowledge of the Truth”

1993 · pp.133 (and footnote i) · Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York

“From Mr. Barbour ... Russell also came to be persuaded that Christ's invisible presence had begun in 1874. ... [fn. i] A clearer understanding of Biblical chronology was published in 1943, in the book 'The Truth Shall Make You Free,' and it was then refined the following year”

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