1914 - The "Beginning" of "The End

1914 -
The "Beginning"
of "The End"


The appointed times of the nations”
began in 607 B.C.E. and ended in 1914 C.E.




1914 - The Beginning
of "The End"

“The appointed times of the nations”
began in 607 B.C.E. and ended in 1914 C.E.

HOW IS THE "1914" CALCULATION FIGURED ?

(Calculation of 1914)
**************************************
Prophetically referring to Jesus as "Lord,"
King David said:
"The utterance of Jehovah to my Lord is:
'Sit at my right hand
until I place your enemies
as a stool for your feet.'"
(Psalm 110:1)(ASV) compare Acts 2:34-36

This prophecy indicates that Jesus' rulership
would not begin immediately after his ascension to heaven.
Rather, he would wait at God's right hand.
(Hebrews 10:12, 13)

How long would this waiting go on?

When would his rulership begin?

The Bible helps us to find the answers.

The only city in all the earth upon which Jehovah placed his name
was Jerusalem. (1 Kings 11:36)

It was also the capital of a God-approved earthly kingdom
typical of God's heavenly Kingdom. Therefore, the destruction of
Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 607 B.C.E. was very significant.

This event marked the beginning of a lengthy interruption
of God's direct rule over his people on earth.

Some six centuries later, Jesus indicated that this period
of interrupted rule was still in effect, for he said:

"Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations,
until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled."
-Luke 21:24.

During "the appointed times of the nations,"
worldly governments would be allowed to interrupt
rulership approved by God.

That period began with the destruction of Jerusalem
in 607 B.C.E., and Daniel indicated that it would go on
for "seven times." (Daniel 4:23-25)

How long is that?

The Bible shows that three and a half "times"
equal 1,260 days. (Revelation 12:6, 14)

Twice that period, or seven times, would be 2,520 days.

2 x 1260 = 2520 Symbolic Days
or 2520 Literal Years.

By applying "a day for a year" to Daniel's prophecy
and counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E., however,
we arrive at the year 1914 C.E.
-Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6.

Calculation: 607 B.C. + 2520 = 1914 A.D.

*************************************

Noteworthy also is the fact that Jesus would sit
at Jehovah's right hand - until his enemies were
placed as a "footstool" for his feet.

"Thus saith Jehovah,
Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool..."
(Isaiah 66:1) (ASV) -BibleGateway

By ousting Satan and his demons (his enemies)
out of heaven - at the time of his kingdom setup -
and throwing them to the earth (his footstool),
where they are now confined -
fulfills this prophecy.

1914 -
The Kingdom Rule Begins

A key to understanding when Kingdom rule begins
is found in the words of Jesus. “Jerusalem will be
trampled on by the nations,” he said, “until the
appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.”
(Luke 21:24)

Jerusalem was the only city in all the earth
that was directly associated with God’s name.
(1 Kings 11:36; Matthew 5:35)
It was the capital of a God-approved earthly
kingdom. That city was to be trampled on by
the nations in that the rule by God over his people
was to be interrupted by worldly governments.
When would this begin?

The last king to sit on Jehovah’s throne in
Jerusalem was told: “Remove the turban,
and lift off the crown. . . . It will certainly
become no one’s until he comes who has
the legal right, and I must give it to him.”
(Ezekiel 21:25-27)

The crown was to be lifted off the head of that king,
and God’s rulership over His people was to be
interrupted. This happened in 607 B.C.E. when
the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem.

During “the appointed times” that were to follow,
God would not have a government on the earth
to represent his rulership. Only at the end of those
times would Jehovah give the power to rule
to the one “who has the legal right”—Jesus Christ.
How long would that period be?

A prophecy in the Bible book of Daniel states:
“Chop the tree down, and ruin it. However, leave
its rootstock itself in the earth, but with a banding
of iron and of copper . . . until seven times themselves
pass over it.” (Daniel 4:23)

As we will see, the “seven times” mentioned here
are equal in length to “the appointed times of the nations.”

In the Bible, individuals, rulers, and kingdoms are
at times represented by trees. (Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:7, 8;
Ezekiel, chapter 31) The symbolic tree “was visible to the
extremity of the whole earth.” (Daniel 4:11)

Thus, the rulership represented by the tree that was
to be chopped down and banded extended “to the
extremity of the earth,” involving the whole kingdom
of mankind. (Daniel 4:17, 20, 22)

The tree therefore represents the supreme rulership of God,
particularly in its relationship to the earth. This rulership
was expressed for a time through the kingdom that
Jehovah set up over the nation of Israel.

The symbolic tree was cut down, and bands of iron
and copper were placed upon the stump in order to
prevent its growth. This indicated that God’s
representative rulership on earth was to cease
its operation, as happened in 607 B.C.E.—
but not indefinitely.

The tree would remain banded until “seven times”
had passed. At the end of that period, Jehovah
would give rulership to the legal heir, Jesus Christ.
Clearly, the “seven times” and “the appointed times
of the nations” refer to the same time period.

The Bible helps us to determine the length of the
“seven times.” It equates 1,260 days with “a time [one time]
and times [two times, plural] and half a time”—
a total of three and a half “times.” (Revelation 12:6, 14)

This means that twice that number, or seven times,
is 2,520 days.

When we count 2,520 literal days from 607 B.C.E.,
we come to 600 B.C.E. However, the seven times
lasted much longer than that. They were still in progress
when Jesus spoke of “the appointed times of the nations.”
The seven times, therefore, are prophetic. Hence, we must
apply the Scriptural rule: “A day for a year.”
(Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6)

In that case, the seven times of earth’s
domination by worldly powers without divine
interference amount to 2,520 years.

Counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E.
brings us to 1914 C.E. That is the year when
“the appointed times of the nations,”
or seven times, ended.

This means that Jesus Christ began to rule
as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914.

Mankind is feeling the effects of Satan's confinement
to the earth. After his ousting from heaven - he has
nothing better to do than to afflict mankind in many different ways.
Although we cannot blame him for all our troubles -
mankind has certainly seen an increase in our woes in recent years.

"...woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short."
(Revelation 12:12)(NIV)-BibleGateway

HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT ?

"And there was war in heaven.
Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon,
and the dragon and his angels
fought back.
But he was not strong enough,
and they lost their place in heaven.
The great dragon was hurled down--
that ancient serpent
called the devil, or Satan,
who leads the whole world astray.
He was hurled to the earth,
and his angels with him.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have come the salvation
and the power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down........
Therefore rejoice, you heavens
and you who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short."
(Revelation 12:7-12) (NIV) --BibleGateway



HOW HAS THIS
AFFECTED MANKIND ?

".....the whole world
is under the control
of the evil one."
(1John 5:19) (NIV) -BibleGateway

You may have noticed in the prophecy recorded in Revelation
that the birth of the "Kingdom" is linked to this same time -
when Satan and his demons would be permanently removed
from heaven. Yes - the Kingdom would be set up at the
very time that the heavens would be cleansed of the evil angels.

"The great dragon was hurled down--
that ancient serpent
called the devil, or Satan,
who leads the whole world astray.
He was hurled to the earth,
and his angels with him.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have come the salvation
and the power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down........"
(Revelation 12:7-12) (NIV) --BibleGateway

Do we have any way of knowing
when this happened ?

Yes we do - thanks to Bible Prophecy.

By Bible Prophecy and chronology -
1914 is the year that the Kingdom
was set up in heaven.

It was also the year when Satan and his demons
were thrown out of heaven.

"Then I heard a voice from heaven shout,
'Our God has shown
his saving power,
and his kingdom has come!
God's own Chosen One
has shown his authority.
Satan accused our people
in the presence of God
day and night.
Now he has been thrown out !"
(Revelation 12:10)(CEV)-BibleGateway

(See the Calculations Above)



- 1914 -
The "Beginning"
of "The End"
1914 THE BEGINNING OF THE END ACCORDING TO BIBLE PROPHECY
- 1914 -
The "Beginning"
of "The End"


“The appointed times of the nations”
began in 607 B.C.E. and ended in 1914 C.E.




1914 - The Beginning
of "The End"

“The appointed times of the nations”
began in 607 B.C.E. and ended in 1914 C.E.

HOW IS THE "1914" CALCULATION FIGURED ?

(Calculation of 1914)
**************************************
Prophetically referring to Jesus as "Lord,"
King David said:
"The utterance of Jehovah to my Lord is:
'Sit at my right hand
until I place your enemies
as a stool for your feet.'"
(Psalm 110:1)(ASV) compare Acts 2:34-36

This prophecy indicates that Jesus' rulership
would not begin immediately after his ascension to heaven.
Rather, he would wait at God's right hand.
(Hebrews 10:12, 13)

How long would this waiting go on?

When would his rulership begin?

The Bible helps us to find the answers.

The only city in all the earth upon which Jehovah placed his name
was Jerusalem. (1 Kings 11:36)

It was also the capital of a God-approved earthly kingdom
typical of God's heavenly Kingdom. Therefore, the destruction of
Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 607 B.C.E. was very significant.

This event marked the beginning of a lengthy interruption
of God's direct rule over his people on earth.

Some six centuries later, Jesus indicated that this period
of interrupted rule was still in effect, for he said:

"Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations,
until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled."
-Luke 21:24.

During "the appointed times of the nations,"
worldly governments would be allowed to interrupt
rulership approved by God.

That period began with the destruction of Jerusalem
in 607 B.C.E., and Daniel indicated that it would go on
for "seven times." (Daniel 4:23-25)

How long is that?

The Bible shows that three and a half "times"
equal 1,260 days. (Revelation 12:6, 14)

Twice that period, or seven times, would be 2,520 days.

2 x 1260 = 2520 Symbolic Days
or 2520 Literal Years.

By applying "a day for a year" to Daniel's prophecy
and counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E., however,
we arrive at the year 1914 C.E.
-Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6.

Calculation: 607 B.C. + 2520 = 1914 A.D.

*************************************

Noteworthy also is the fact that Jesus would sit
at Jehovah's right hand - until his enemies were
placed as a "footstool" for his feet.

"Thus saith Jehovah,
Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool..."
(Isaiah 66:1) (ASV) -BibleGateway

By ousting Satan and his demons (his enemies)
out of heaven - at the time of his kingdom setup -
and throwing them to the earth (his footstool),
where they are now confined -
fulfills this prophecy.

1914 -
The Kingdom Rule Begins

A key to understanding when Kingdom rule begins
is found in the words of Jesus. “Jerusalem will be
trampled on by the nations,” he said, “until the
appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.”
(Luke 21:24)

Jerusalem was the only city in all the earth
that was directly associated with God’s name.
(1 Kings 11:36; Matthew 5:35)
It was the capital of a God-approved earthly
kingdom. That city was to be trampled on by
the nations in that the rule by God over his people
was to be interrupted by worldly governments.
When would this begin?

The last king to sit on Jehovah’s throne in
Jerusalem was told: “Remove the turban,
and lift off the crown. . . . It will certainly
become no one’s until he comes who has
the legal right, and I must give it to him.”
(Ezekiel 21:25-27)

The crown was to be lifted off the head of that king,
and God’s rulership over His people was to be
interrupted. This happened in 607 B.C.E. when
the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem.

During “the appointed times” that were to follow,
God would not have a government on the earth
to represent his rulership. Only at the end of those
times would Jehovah give the power to rule
to the one “who has the legal right”—Jesus Christ.
How long would that period be?

A prophecy in the Bible book of Daniel states:
“Chop the tree down, and ruin it. However, leave
its rootstock itself in the earth, but with a banding
of iron and of copper . . . until seven times themselves
pass over it.” (Daniel 4:23)

As we will see, the “seven times” mentioned here
are equal in length to “the appointed times of the nations.”

In the Bible, individuals, rulers, and kingdoms are
at times represented by trees. (Psalm 1:3; Jeremiah 17:7, 8;
Ezekiel, chapter 31) The symbolic tree “was visible to the
extremity of the whole earth.” (Daniel 4:11)

Thus, the rulership represented by the tree that was
to be chopped down and banded extended “to the
extremity of the earth,” involving the whole kingdom
of mankind. (Daniel 4:17, 20, 22)

The tree therefore represents the supreme rulership of God,
particularly in its relationship to the earth. This rulership
was expressed for a time through the kingdom that
Jehovah set up over the nation of Israel.

The symbolic tree was cut down, and bands of iron
and copper were placed upon the stump in order to
prevent its growth. This indicated that God’s
representative rulership on earth was to cease
its operation, as happened in 607 B.C.E.—
but not indefinitely.

The tree would remain banded until “seven times”
had passed. At the end of that period, Jehovah
would give rulership to the legal heir, Jesus Christ.
Clearly, the “seven times” and “the appointed times
of the nations” refer to the same time period.

The Bible helps us to determine the length of the
“seven times.” It equates 1,260 days with “a time [one time]
and times [two times, plural] and half a time”—
a total of three and a half “times.” (Revelation 12:6, 14)

This means that twice that number, or seven times,
is 2,520 days.

When we count 2,520 literal days from 607 B.C.E.,
we come to 600 B.C.E. However, the seven times
lasted much longer than that. They were still in progress
when Jesus spoke of “the appointed times of the nations.”
The seven times, therefore, are prophetic. Hence, we must
apply the Scriptural rule: “A day for a year.”
(Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6)

In that case, the seven times of earth’s
domination by worldly powers without divine
interference amount to 2,520 years.

Counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E.
brings us to 1914 C.E. That is the year when
“the appointed times of the nations,”
or seven times, ended.

This means that Jesus Christ began to rule
as King of God’s Kingdom in 1914.



Satan's Confinement to the Earth
Brings Woes
WOE TO THE EARTH LARGE

Mankind is feeling the effects of Satan's confinement
to the earth. After his ousting from heaven - he has
nothing better to do than to afflict mankind in many different ways.
Although we cannot blame him for all our troubles -
mankind has certainly seen an increase in our woes in recent years.

"...woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short."
(Revelation 12:12)(NIV)-BibleGateway

HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT ?

"And there was war in heaven.
Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon,
and the dragon and his angels
fought back.
But he was not strong enough,
and they lost their place in heaven.
The great dragon was hurled down--
that ancient serpent
called the devil, or Satan,
who leads the whole world astray.
He was hurled to the earth,
and his angels with him.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have come the salvation
and the power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down........
Therefore rejoice, you heavens
and you who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short."
(Revelation 12:7-12) (NIV) --BibleGateway



HOW HAS THIS
AFFECTED MANKIND ?

".....the whole world
is under the control
of the evil one."
(1John 5:19) (NIV) -BibleGateway

You may have noticed in the prophecy recorded in Revelation
that the birth of the "Kingdom" is linked to this same time -
when Satan and his demons would be permanently removed
from heaven. Yes - the Kingdom would be set up at the
very time that the heavens would be cleansed of the evil angels.

"The great dragon was hurled down--
that ancient serpent
called the devil, or Satan,
who leads the whole world astray.
He was hurled to the earth,
and his angels with him.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have come the salvation
and the power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down........"
(Revelation 12:7-12) (NIV) --BibleGateway

Do we have any way of knowing
when this happened ?

Yes we do - thanks to Bible Prophecy.

By Bible Prophecy and chronology -
1914 is the year that the Kingdom
was set up in heaven.

It was also the year when Satan and his demons
were thrown out of heaven.

"Then I heard a voice from heaven shout,
'Our God has shown
his saving power,
and his kingdom has come!
God's own Chosen One
has shown his authority.
Satan accused our people
in the presence of God
day and night.
Now he has been thrown out !"
(Revelation 12:10)(CEV)-BibleGateway

(See the Calculations Above)





In 1876 - The "International Bible Students
Declare in Advance - That 1914 Will Be -
A TURNING POINT IN HUMAN HISTORY


It is indeed the year 1914....which marks
the turning point in our time."
- Rene Albrecht-Carrie,
The Scientific Monthly, July 1951

In 1876 - The "International Bible Students
Declare in Advance - That 1914 Will Be -
A TURNING POINT IN HUMAN HISTORY

In 1876 the Bible student Charles Taze Russell contributed
the article "Gentile Times: When Do They End?"
to the Bible Examiner, published in Brooklyn, New York,
which said on page 27 of its October issue,
"The seven times will end in A.D. 1914."
The Gentile Times is the period Jesus referred to as
"the appointed times of the nations." (Luke 21:24)

By Bible Prophecy and chronology -
1914 is the year that the Kingdom was set up in heaven.
*(see above for calculation)


SCHOLARS AGREE
"1914" WAS A TURNING POINT
Even Though the Witnesses were Mocked
For Predicting it.

What is truly amazing is that World War -1
broke out at the exact year - that the Bible's
calculations had pointed to - the year "1914".
This seems too amazing to be just a coincidence.

Even famous politicans, scholars, and historians
have agreed that 1914 is definitely a marking point
in a definite change upon the earth - where "woes"
have become an everyday thing. Many even suggest
that "1914" is when 'peace and security' have left
the earth.

"It is indeed the year 1914....which marks
the turning point in our time."
- Rene Albrecht-Carrie,
The Scientific Monthly, July 1951

"A world mesmerized by science and progress
MOCKED the mysticism of religious sects which had
long predicted that THE WORLD WOULD "END"
in the year 1914; fifty years later, the world isn't so sure
that it didn't end in 1914."
-The Great Ideas Today, Britannica Great Books,
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1963, pp. 107, 108

"In 1914 - the world, as it was known
and accepted then, CAME TO AN END."
-James Cameron, 1914, published in 1959

"Civilization entered on a cruel and perhaps
terminal illness in 1914."
- Frank Peters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
January 27, 1980

"...something of great value,
something vaster even than the peace of Europe,
HAD COME TO AN END on August 4, 1914."
-A War Imagined, Samuel Hynes, Atheneum,
New York, 1991, p. xi

"The last completely 'normal' year in history
was 1913 - the year before World War I began."
—Editorial in the Times-Herald,
Washington, D.C., March 13, 1949.

"The whole world really blew up about World War I
and we still don't know why. Before then, men thought
that utopia was in sight. There was peace and prosperity
before 1914. Then everything blew up. We've been in
a state of suspended animation ever since . .
More people have been killed in this century
than in all of history."
—Dr. Walker Percy,
American Medical News, November 21, 1977.

German statesman Konrad Adenauer wrote:

"Security and quiet have disappeared
from the lives of men since 1914."
—German statesman Konrad Adenauer is quoted
The West Parker, Cleveland, Ohio, January 20, 1966.

"Thoughts and pictures come to my mind...
thoughts from before the year 1914
when there was real peace, quiet and security
on this earth - a time when we didn't know fear...
Security and quiet have disappeared
from the lives of men since 1914."
-Konrad Adenauer,
Former U.N. General Secretary, 1965

"If ever there was a year that marked THE END
OF AN ERA and the beginning of another, it was 1914.
That year brought to AN "END" the old world with its
sense of security and began a modern age whose chief
characteristic is insecurity on a daily basis."
-Rowse,
Oxford Historian and Biographer, June 28, 1959

"Ever since 1914, everybody conscious of trends
in the world has been deeply troubled by what has
seemed like a fated and predetermined march toward
ever greater disaster. Many serious people have come
to feel that nothing can be done to avert the plunge
toward ruin."
—Bertrand Russell,
The New York Times Magazine, September 27, 1953.

"In 1914 the world lost a coherence
which it has not managed to recapture since...
This has been a time of extraordinary
disorder and violence, both across
national frontiers and within them."
- The Economist, London, August 4, 1979

"Contrary to its promise,
the twentieth century
became mankind's most bloody
and hateful century of
hallucinatory politics and
of monstrous killings.
Cruelty was institutionalized
to an unprecedented degree,
lethality was organized on a
mass production basis.
The contrast between the scientific
potential for good and the political
evil that was actually unleashed
is shocking. Never before in history
was killing so globally pervasive,
never before did it consume so many
lives, never before was human
annihilation pursued with such
concentration of sustained effort
on behalf of such arrogantly
irrational goals."
-Zbigniew Brzezinski, Out of Control:
Global Turmoil
on the Eve of the 21st Century,
[New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.]
1993 p. 5

"...something of great value,
something vaster even than the peace of Europe,
HAD COME TO AN END on August 4, 1914."
-A War Imagined, Samuel Hynes, Atheneum,
New York, 1991, p. xi


CHRIST 's KINGDOM WAS SET UP
--- WHEN ---
SATAN WAS CAST OUT OF HEAVEN


According to The Scriptures -
when Satan and his companion demons
were cast out of heaven - is the exact same time
that Christ's Kingdom was set up in heaven.

Verse seven (7) of the 12th Chapter of Revelation -
tells of how a war broke out in heaven between the
arch-angel Michael and the devil. Michael wins the battle,
and both Satan and his demon followers are thrown
out of heaven and cast down to the earth.

Verse ten (10) - goes on to declare that when
this happens, the kingdom of Christ will come into power.
Yes, the casting out of Satan, will be the same time
when Christ takes over Kingly power in his Kingdom.

TROUBLE

Jesus indicated that his presence or "Parousia"
in Kingdom power,would be invisible and therefore
his followers asked for a sign - to let us know when
would that be --

"And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives,
the disciples came near to him, saying,
'Tell us, when shall these be?
and what is the sign of thy presence,
and of the full end of the age?' "
(Matthew 24:3)(Young's Literal Translation)
-BibleGateway

Christ Replied -
"This is going to be TROUBLE
on a scale beyond what the world
has ever seen, or will see again."
(Matthew 24:21)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"...When you see all these things,
you'll know he's at the door."
(Matthew 24:33)(MSG)-BibleGateway