The 21th century is already the third century in which Jehovah’s Witnesses expect the end of this world. Every year the Watchtower Society publishes a Yearbook with a Yeartext. The Yeartext for 2004 is: Read more…

Jehovah’s Witnesses have long claimed that earthquakes have been far more frequent and severe in the 20th century than previously, and have caused far more deaths and damage. An examination. Read more…

After the failed prophecy of 1975 JW’s claimed that Armageddon would come before the year 2000. Read more…

After switching Jesus’ “return” from 1874 to 1914 the WTS writers began to claim that their early Bible Students had anticipated 1914 as the date of Christ’s “presence” from their beginnings! Read more…

Perhaps the most frequently repeated lie in the Watchtower publications is that from 1876 onwards they forecasted that 1914 marked the START of “the conclusion of the system of things” Read more…

The ‘1975′-prophecy and its impact among Dutch Jehovah’s Witnesses Read more…

Carl Olof Jonsson

(From: Investigator No. 30 1993 May)
 

To apocalyptic movements the “end” has always been at hand. Without doubt this has been the key to their success.  How many people wouldn’t like our world of endless problems to disappear and be replaced by a better one?  Any movement that is able to keep such expectations alive has a guaranteed increase. Read more…