Hello everyone. Today, I have some good news.
Hart publishers, a company set up by James Penton this year has obtained the rights to „The Gentile
Times Reconsidered“ by Carl Olof Jonsson. This book has been out of print for some time.
And used copies have been selling for hundreds of dollars online.
As more and more Jehovah's Witnesses wake up to the reality of the organization
and the falsehood of its teachings, it appears this book is more in demand than ever.
Fortunately, we have obtained the rights from the author to republish the fourth edition.
And here it is.
Why would a Jehovah's Witness be interested in this book?
Well, fundamental to the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses and to the message of the good news,
that they preach, is the belief that Christ's kingdom was set up invisibly in heaven in 1914.
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that we are now in the presence of christ and have been since that year.
They believe that that year marked the beginning of the last days and they use
it as a means to calculate the length of the last days using Matthew 24:34 where Jesus talks
about a generation that would not pass away. Currently they have reworked the generation
doctrine to the point of absurdity. And now speak of an overlapping generation
which is really two distinct generations with lifetimes that overlap each other.
But that's another subject, which I have already explained in one of my videos.
If you're interested, you can follow this link. The reason this book is so timely, is that
witnesses are coming to see, that the doctrine of Christ's invisible presence isn't biblical.
That doctrine is based upon the organization's interpretation
of a prophecy found in Daniel chapter 4. They believe, that the prophecy had
two fulfillments: One in Daniel's day and another in our day.
The entire thing is based on a mathematical calculation that counts
2520 years from 607 B.C.E. until 1914 C.E. . If they are wrong about the starting date,
they are wrong about the ending date. Does it really matter,
if the starting date is wrong? You tell me.
For over 100 years, Witnesses have been preaching the good news of the kingdom,
that was established in 1914.
If they're wrong about 1914, then they have been preaching a false good news for the past century.
That doesn't sound good, does it? The Governing Body claims to have
received authority from Jesus Christ to govern over the flock of god.
That authority was given to them, again they claim, when Jesus returned to his temple in 1919.
So, if Jesus wasn't enthroned in 1914, then he didn't come to his temple in 1919.
And if he didn't come to his temple in 1919, then he didn't appoint a faithful and discreet slave.
In other words: The authority of the governing body, is completely bogus.
So, if someone asks: Does it really matter,
whether they got the calculation of 1914 right or not? The answer is a resounding: Yeah!
Jehovah God gets very upset with you, if you preach a false good news.
As a matter of fact, Paul told the Galatians, that if someone does that,
they will be cursed by god. Check it out at Galatians 1:6-9.
If the Governing Body is wrong about 1914, then they weren't appointed in 1919.
That means, millions of Jehovah's Witnesses have been faithfully
obeying the interpretations of men, that have no right whatsoever to lord it over the flock.
These men have been telling people to shun their loved ones,
to refuse medical treatments, to report in to the elders every month, to tell them how much time
they spend preaching, to donate funds and build kingdom halls, which are later sold for profit.
Any authority the Governing Body claims to have goes up in smoke,
if they were not appointed by Jesus in 1919. That is, why this book is so important for
every Jehovah's Witness to read. Here's the table of contents.
The introduction explains, how the author came to do this research and gives reproductions of
its correspondence with the Governing Body, which was fully aware of all his findings.
Judge for yourself, if the reaction was that of people, who love truth, or people, who have an
agenda they must protect at all costs. In chapter 1, Jonsson demonstrates,
that the doctrine did not begin with Jehovah's Witnesses, but predates them by many decades.
And it can be argued even by centuries. Chapter 2, 3 and 4 take a detailed scholarly
approach to analyzing all the available data and leave no doubt, that the date 607
was not the year witnesses claimed to be the start of the gentile times.
Witnesses assert, that the Babylonians took all the Jews out of the land of Israel and
into captivity in Babylon in 607. But all the evidence shows, that
that happened 20 years later in 587 B.C.E. . So, if the start date for the 1914 calculation
is off by 20 years, then even if the interpretation of Daniel 4 is correct,
something which in itself is very dubious, the end date would be 1934.
That messes everything up for Witnesses.
And in these three chapters the author also uses highly accurate Babylonian records of astronomy
to prove the accuracy of the date scholars set for the time of the exile, 587.
You might find it interesting, that you can now download an app to your phone,
which will allow you to corroborate the astronomical data all by yourself.
Having established beyond any doubt, that 607 is the wrong year,
the author Jonsson then examines the bible record.
We know the bible says, that the desolation would be 70 years.
And we also know that the bible can't be wrong about that.
So how does that reconcile with only a 50-year exile in Babylon,
which is what archaeology says, happened?
The Bible says: „… Let God be found true though every man be found a liar…“ (Romans 3:4 BSB)
That means, that the interpretation of the Watchtower, Bible and Tract Society
must be wrong. And chapter 5 proves that. In chapter 6, Jonsson analyzes the actual
seven times interpretation of the organization, which is based on a single verse in Luke 21:24,
where Jesus speaks of the times of the gentiles. The organization's highly self-serving
interpretation of that single verse is the basis for their entire 1914 doctrinal teaching.
In chapter 7, we see hard evidence of the intellectual dishonesty practiced
by the organization and their attempts to overcome the evidence against the doctrine.
It is truly disturbing for those of us, who love truth, to see people we looked up to for so many
years, so flagrantly disregard hard evidence and twist things to suit their own agenda.
This book really is a must-have for every Jehovah's Witness, though many will be reluctant
to buy it, for fear of repercussions from the elders of the congregation.
This 390 page book also contains a scripture index and a general index
to make it easier for you to find any information you might seek.
It is now available on amazon.com as well as on the bookstore we support
books.friesenpress.com/store. I will put a link to this book
store in the description field of this video. I am sure, you will enjoy reading this book
and find it very enlightening. Thank you so much for your support.