He was imprisoned briefly in 1918 for preaching against military service. Rutherford continued Russell’s authoritarian leadership style. Russell was succeeded as president in 1917 by his legal assistant, Joseph Franklin Rutherford. Their contents formed the basis of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ unchristian theology.
JEHOVAH WITNESS BELIEFS ON DEATH SERIES
From 1886 until his death in 1916, Russell wrote a series of books called Studies in the Scriptures.
Zion’s Watch Tower and Tract Society was incorporated in 1884 with Russell as president. In 1879, Russell founded the monthly publication Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence which were used by study groups he established. He published his views in several books and began lecturing in 1878. In 1870, Charles Taze Russell began an independent Bible study, focusing on the second coming of Christ and biblical chronology. This Belief Bulletin presents basic Jehovah’s Witnesses’ history and doctrines and provides a biblical analysis and response. Key Publications: PERIODICALS: The Watchtower (22 million in 126 languages), Awake! (19 million in 81 languages) BOOKS: Reasoning from the Scriptures (Reasoning)-1985, Insight on the Scriptures-2 Volumes ( Insight)-1988, Mankind’s Search for God-1990, Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life ( Knowledge)-1995, Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses-(published annually) BIBLE TRANSLATIONS: The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures-1964, The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ( NWT)-1984 World and USA Headquarters: “Bethel”, 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York 11201-2483Ĭanadian Headquarters: Box 4100, Halton Hills, Ontario L7G 4T4Īctive Participants: (“Publishers”), 2007 Worldwide: 6,957,852 in 235 countries New members baptized: 298,304, Attendance at the annual Memorial of Christ’s death: 17,672,443 Total volunteer hours spent in public Bible educational work 1.4 billion Average weekly home Bible courses taught: 6,561,426 Congregations (Kingdom Halls): 101,376 U.S.A.: Active members: 1,084,005 Baptisms: 37,743 Congregations: 12,588 Canada: Active membership: 111,963 Baptisms: 2,598 Congrgations: 1,328. Official Names: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., International Bible Students Association, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvaniaįounder: Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916)
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