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AWAKEN ISSUE #3
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THE WATCHTOWER STRETCHES THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZEH
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AND OTHER WATCHTOWER TEACHING ABOUT PYRAMIDS
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The following section has been written by Mr. Rich Griese:
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How knowledgeable are you about the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society?
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I have done some research, have talked to a few JWs and come away more
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confussed about the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society that when I
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started. I would be interested in talking to you about both
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Watchtower theology and its evolution over the years, as well as the
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growth of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society corporation polocies
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and procedures. Maybe we could initially begin with a quick readers
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digest version of original theology, and see where we go from their.
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My understanding of the original theology from reading Studies in
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the Scriptues, by Charles Russell the founder of the Watchtower Bible
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& Tract Society, was that God offeres a eternal reward to all men.
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Man, being imperfect, finds it impossible to attain this eternal
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reward (Due to Adamic sin which we can deal with in more detail at a
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latter date). Christ, as a ransom sacrafice, repaid the Adamic debt.
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And since that debt has been paid all can once again attain this
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eternal reward.
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As to how the eternal reward are collected my understanding of Studies
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in the Scriptures was as follows. The decision to Join God or not would
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be made by all men during the 1000 Millenial reign of Christ.
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Upon Christ's return the world as we know it would be destroyed, and
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all men (with the exception of a select few that will live through
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the end to act as verifiers of the facts) would be killed. Then a new
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process would take place. All humanity would begin to be ressurected
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from the dead, be made "perfect", and be educated in the Ways of God.
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Once made "perfect", and educated the would live for at least 1000
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years in their new form, and at the end of that time would be put to a
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test (similar to the test that brought on Adamic sin). If the test
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is past, that individual would be granted eternal life and would live
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in communion with God forever.
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The purpose of our present life to to accumulte knowledge and
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experience of good and evil, so that we can come to understand that
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without the help of God, human could never achieve a satisfactory
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existence. It is almost like an object lesson in the value in listen
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to God. Except for a few select individuals (which we can discuss
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later) none of us can do anything in this life that will either
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exclude or garantee our eternal reward. All the tests will be
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faced in our ressurrected life, after we have been made "perfect" and
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have come to a full knowledge of God.
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This original theology is quite different than current dogma.
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Early Watchtower theology included looking for clues for the end of
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time in the "Great Pyrimid". The Watchtower has been able to do
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amazing things in their history, including streching the size of the
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structure 41 inches in one direction from 3416 to 3457 inches. Of
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course the changes in dates "just happened" to re-enforce the time
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that the world was supposed to end. In fact both of these figures are
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wrong, the length of this particular measure is 3384.904 inches. Yet
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it is interesting that different editions can use the exact same words
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except different numbers for the measure of the pyrimid.
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From the Watchtower published book called Studies in the Scriptures,
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Vol 3 (early edition) Russell :
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"... This measure is 1542 inches, and indicates the year B.C. 1542,
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as the date at that point. Then measuring down the "Entrance Passage"
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from that point, to find the distance to the entrance of the "Pit",
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representing the great trouble and destruction with which this age is
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to close, when evil will be overthrown from power, we find it to be
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3416 inches, symbolizing 3416 years from the above date, B.C. 1542.
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This calculation shows A.D. 1874 as marking the beginning of the
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period of trouble; for 1542 years B.C. plus 1874 years equals 3416
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years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses that the close of 1874 was the
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chronological beginning of the time of trouble such as was not since
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there was a nation-..."
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Studies in The Scriptures, Vol 3 (1923 edition) Russell :
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"... This measure is 1542 inches, and indicates the year B.C. 1542,
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as the date at that point. Then measuring down the "Entrance Passage"
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from that point, to find the distance to the entrance of the "Pit",
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representing the great trouble and destruction with which this age is
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to close, when evil will be overthrown from power, we find it to be
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3457 inches, symbolizing 3457 years from the above date, B.C. 1542.
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This calculation shows A.D. 1915 as marking the beginning of the
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period of trouble; for 1542 years B.C. plus 1915 years equals 3457
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years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses that the close of 1914 was the
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chronological beginning of the time of trouble such as was not since
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there was a nation-..."
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Of course all JWs know the date 1914 as the date who's "Generation"
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will by no means pass away before the "New System" comes. Of course
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that makes this "Generation" 77 years old. Is the Watchtower running
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out of time? What will they come up with next?
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Most JW do not even know about this information, the only date that is
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important to a JW is the date the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society is
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currently pushing. The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society has had lots
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of experience setting and changing date, and are much harder to catch
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these days. They have become much more nebulas about their dates.
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These days they are simply saying that Armegedon is very, very close.
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Rich Griese
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Mr. Griese has researched the Watchtower's teachings. In future
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issues of AWAKEN, we will bring you more results from his findings.
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Right now I would like to add to Mr. Griese's finding with the
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following quotes from other Watchtower publications. Please note
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that Jehovah's Witnesses get all their doctrine from the Watchtower
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Bible and Tract Society via their publications.
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THE WATCH TOWER magazine, 06/05/1922, page 187 :
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"The chronology of present truth might be a mere happening if it were
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not for the repitions on the two great cycles of 1845 and 2520 years,
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which takes it out of the realm of chance and into that of certainty.
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If there were only one or two corresponding dates in these cycles,
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they might possibly be mere coincidences, but where the agreements
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of dates and events come by the dozens, they cannot possibly be by
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chance, but must be by the design or plan of the only personal Being
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capable of such a plan - Jehovah himself; and the chronology itself
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must be right.
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In the passages of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh the agreement of one
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or two measurements proves that the same God designed both pyramid
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and plan - and at the same time proves the correctness of the
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chronology.
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The agreement of the chronology with certain measurements of the
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Tabernacle and the Temple of Ezekiel further stamps the chronology
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as true.
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It is on the basis of such and so many correspondencies - in
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accordance with the soundest laws know to science - that we affirm
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that, Scripturally, scientifically and historically, present-truth
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chronology is correct beyond a doubt. Its reliability has been
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abundantly confirmed by the dates and events of 1874, 1914, and
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1918. Present-truth chronology is a secure basis on which the
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consecrated child of God may endeavor to search things to come"
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THE WATCH TOWER magazine, 05/15/1925, page 148:
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"The great Pyramid of Egypt, standing as a silent and manimate
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witness of the Lord, is a messenger; and its testimony speaks
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with great eloquence concerning the devine plan (Isaiah 19:19)"
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So we see that the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of
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Pennsylvania was preaching about Pyramids up to 1925. You should
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also note that the Watchtower "stated" in no uncertain terms that
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GOD desiged the Great Pyramid of Gizeh. I bet you that no Jehovah's
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Witness has ever called on you to tell that they once preached such things.
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Most if not all Jehovah's Witnesses do not know this. Most don't even
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know that the founder of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of
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Pennsylvania asked to be and was buried under a huge pyramid shaped
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tombstone.
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Please share the info found in these issues of AWAKEN with other
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members of the faith to which you belong. Consider using this
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info within publications issued to members of your faith. One
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example is to use this info within Church bulletins. People need
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to become informed about the Watchtower and it's teachings. Why ?
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Jehovah's Witnesses go door to door preaching whatever the
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Watchtower has told them to preach. They are trained weekly to
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respond to any and all objections to their preaching. They are
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told by the Watchtower that the Watchtower is the only TRUTH
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and that the Watchtower is the only TRUE religion. They are
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told by the Watchtower that all other faiths, teach
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false teachings because all other faiths are agents of SATAN.
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They have no qualms attacking any and all aspects your belief
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system, when they come on their un-asked for visits. They are
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trained to SELL you on the Watchtower's teachings, just as they
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themselves had been SOLD.
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By becoming informed about the Jehovah's Witnesses, one will be
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better prepared to decide whether one should get invloved with
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this group.
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Copyright (c) 1991 by Vince Banial, Toronto Ontario Canada.
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This material cannot be incorporated into any book without the
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empress and written permission of Vince Banial. This file may be
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freely uploaded to any BBS, as long as it remains unchanged.
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