Failed Watchtower Prophercies
Jehovah's Witness Predictions that Did Not Come True
The Watchtower has made many predictions about important events that failed to come true. Will this zero percent accuracy rating continue?
The Watchtower Bible Tract Society, the organization for the Jehovah's Witnesses, has made many prophecies. The accuracy rating for the predictions of the Watchtower has been a solid zero percent.
The Biblical test for a false prophet only matters to Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christians, but the bizarre prophecies that failed to come true are interesting by themselves. These predictions announced the dates of Armageddon, the Second Coming, and the Resurrection.
When Did Armageddon Happen?
The Watchtower issued a prophecy that thebattle of Armageddon would be in 1914 and in 1915. Both dates passed without any major battle being fought on that ancient site in the Middle East. The Watchtower failed in this prediction and continues a zero percent accuaracy rating. Jehovah's Witnesses now believe that Armageddon could happen at any minute, which is in line with the standard Christian belief about the battle that will take place on the end of the world.
The Failed Watchtower Propehcies of the Second Coming
Many Christians eagerly await the return of Christ that will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity. Most Christian denominations are careful not to give dates and keep the expectations high. The Watchtower made confident predictions to its followers about when Christ would return. These dates came and the prophecies failed to come to pass.
The dates that Watchtower has given Jehovah's Witnesses for the Second Coming are 1874 and 1914. The start of World War I may have been considered the last great War at the time, but the war itself did not usher in 1,000 years of peace and prosperity that should have accompanied the Millennium.
The Failed Watchtower Prophecies of the Resurrection of Ancient Prophets
The Watchtower continued its practice of making spectacular prophecies that failed has told the Jehovah's Witnesses to expect the resurrection in 1874 and again in 1926. Evidence of dead people returning to life, stories of reincarnation notwithstanding, has not been found. This belief also had to return to a less definitive statement about the possibility of it happening at any time.
Do the Failed Prophecies of the Watchtower Matter?
The zero percent accuracy rating of the Watchtower prophceiss only matter for people who are concerned about the state of the souls of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Because no one can prove with absolute certainty that there is an afterlife, the real test should be the actions of the religion itself and whether or not the practice of the faith makes Jehovah's Witnesses better people.
Failed Watchtower Prophecies are interesting for those who like the strange and bizarre, but the predictiions themselves will stop, or the Watchtower will change to making predictions based on the directions of current events. The latter move will result in the Watchtower at least making some accurate predictions.
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Prophecies of the Watchtower Society of Jehovah's Witnesses
