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The Finished Mystery (1917) afirmou 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', e que 'even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920'.

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Declaração explícita · 1917 Verificado

The Finished Mystery (1917) afirmou 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', e que 'even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920'. Source: The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), 1917Source: The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), 1917Source: The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), 1917

A posição da organização ou explicação posterior: Proclamadores, p. 632, agrupa essas declarações entre 'esperanças e expectativas que foram ridicularizadas pelos críticos', mas 'enraizadas num ardente desejo de ver o cumprimento... das promessas infalíveis de Deus'.

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Publicação primária das Testemunhas de Jeová Verificado

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.

Nota de procedência e verificação for The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), Commentary on Revelation 1:9-10 region (Parallel Dispensations)

Nota de confiança. 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).

Procedência da digitalização. Project Gutenberg eBook #46016 (public domain transcription); 1918-edition scan also at https://archive.org/details/TheFinishedMystery (daveignatius).

Corroborado por. src-fm-1917-00-p485-churches-1918

Consultado em. 19 de setembro de 2026 · Identificador da fonte. src-fm-1917-00-p62-spasm-1918

Publicação primária das Testemunhas de Jeová Verificado

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.

Nota de procedência e verificação for The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), Commentary on Ezekiel 24:25-26

Nota de confiança. Wording confirmed in the 1918-edition scan OCR; running header '484 The Finished Mystery' appears shortly before the passage, consistent with p. 485.

Procedência da digitalização. Internet Archive (daveignatius) scan of the 1918 printing; text also in Project Gutenberg #46016.

Corroborado por. src-fm-1917-00-p62-spasm-1918

Consultado em. 19 de setembro de 2026 · Identificador da fonte. src-fm-1917-00-p485-churches-1918

Publicação primária das Testemunhas de Jeová Verificado

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.'

Nota de procedência e verificação for The Finished Mystery (Studies in the Scriptures vol. 7), Commentary on Revelation 16:20

Nota de confiança. Wording confirmed in the Project Gutenberg transcription; the 1918-edition OCR is illegible at this passage; page 258 is the standard citation.

Procedência da digitalização. Project Gutenberg #46016; also archive.org TheFinishedMysteryTextVersion (daveignatius).

Corroborado por. src-fm-1917-00-p62-spasm-1918

Consultado em. 19 de setembro de 2026 · Identificador da fonte. src-fm-1917-00-p258-republics-1920

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