Table of Contents of
Jehovah's Witnesses: Their Claims, Doctrinal Changes and Prophetic Speculation
by Edmond C. Gruss
Acknowledgments........................................................................................................vii
Publications and Other Information .............................................................................. ix
Preface.........................................................................................................................xi
Introduction ................................................................................................................xiii
1 Watch Tower Claims, Progressive Revelation, and the Interpretation of Scripture ........ 1
2 Jehovah's Witnesses--Proclaimers of God's Kingdom............................................ 21
3 Russell's Bible Students Movement-a Millerite Offshoot ............................................ 24
4 Selected Quotations from Publications Associated with C. T Russell and
Watch Tower Publications for the Years
1876-1889................................................. 41
5 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1890-1899
..... ... 48
6 Who is "that Faithful and Wise Servant"? .................................................................. 53
7 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1900-1914 ......... 62
8 Twenty Time-Proofs..................................................................................................74
9 The Jehovah's Witnesses and 1914........................................................................... 77
10 What Was Predicted for 1914? ............................................................................. 81
11 The "Seven Times" of Daniel 4:16 .......................................................................... 92
12 The Year-Day Theory (Principle)........................................................................... 95
13 Did Jerusalem Fall to Nebuchadnezzar in 607 B.C.? ............................................ 102
14 Jerusalem and the End of the Appointed Times of the Nations"
("Times of the Gentiles"}-Literal or Symbolic? ...................................................... 109
15 The Jehovah's Witnesses and World War I .......................................................... 112
16 The "Sign" of Christ's Presence in 1914 and "the Last Days" ................................. 123
17 The "Sign" of Christ's Presence in 1914 and "the Last Days"-Continued ................ 138
18 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1915-1919
.... 150
19 The Laodicean Messenger and Period of the Church ............................................ 157
20 The Elijah and Elisha Types ................................................................................. 159
21 The Finished Mystery (1917) .............................................................................. 166
22 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1920-1929
.... 174
23 The Cedar Point Convention, September 5-13, 1922 .......................................... 183
24 1925 and the "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" Fiasco ................................. 185
25 Will God Restore the Jews to Palestine?.............................................................. 198
26 The Great Pyramid of Gizeh: God's Monument or "a Monument of Demonism"? .. 208
27 Beth-Sarim: A Monument to False Prophecy....................................................... 214
28 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1930-1939
... 222
29 The "Man of Sin (Lawlessness)" (2 Thess. 2:3) ................................................... 228
30 The Great Multitude (Company, Crowd) of Revelation 7:9 .................................. 230
31 The "Devil's Calendar ......................................................................................... 233
32 Face the Facts(1938)...........................................................................................236
33 Beth-Shan and the Return of the "Princes............................................................. 239
34 The Olin Moyle Case and His Observations ....................................................... 248
35 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1940-1949
... 251
36 "Peace-Can It Last?" "Peace and Security" (1 Thess. 5:3)-A Final Sign?
.............. 261
37 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1950-1959
... 272
38 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1960-1969
... 278
39 The "Superior Authorities" ("Higher Powers") of Romans 13:1-7.......................... 284
40 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1970-1979
... 289
41 The 1975 Fiasco ................................................................................................ 294
42 The Basis for the 1975 Fiasco ............................................................................ 306
43 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1980-1989
... 314
44 Selected Quotations from Watch Tower Publications for the Years 1990-2000
... 317
45 The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats .............................................................. 321
46 Speculation on "This Generation" (Matt. 24:34) ................................................... 324
47 Other Doctrinal Changes:..................................................................................... 331
Satan-a.k.a. Lucifer? ............................................................................................... 331
The "Day of the Lord Jehovah"-When? .................................................................... 332
The Resurrection of the People of Old Testament Sodom ......................................... 333
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream (Dan. 2:31-35) ................................................................ 334
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Plant) (Matt. 13:31-32)....................................... 334
Vaccination, a Violation of God's law?..................................................................... 335
The Pleiades, God's Dwelling Place? ....................................................................... 336
48 Conclusion: What Does the Record Show? ........................................................ 340
Selected Bibliography ............................................................................................. 356
Sources of Information.............................................................................................357