Teachings and History of Jehovah’s Witnesses

INTRODUCTION In 1894 Pastor Charles T. Russell, the first president of the Watch Tower Society and founder of the movement

INTRODUCTION The subject of Christ’s second coming has arrested the attention of Christians throughout the centuries, especially in times of

Historical writer Johnson observed that in the post-apostolic period it became the case that, along with the Bible, “the sacraments

On 6 January 1917, Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford,1 for some years Russell’s personal lawyer, was chosen president of the Watch

It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. —

It’s interesting to note how Jehovah’s Witnesses today often minimize what the Watchtower Society said about 1975 in the years

__ Source: Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence – April, 1882

1831: William Miller begins preaching Christ’s return in the fall of 1843. 1842: Miller and followers begin publishing a journal, The Midnight Cry.

The June 2012 “Awake!” Citation of Ephraim Stern The Watchtower Society (WTS) rests its authority on its position that after the Kingdom government of God restored its