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LIGHT - BOOK TWO
The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to him to point out to his servants the things it is necessary to have done speedily ... the time is at hand - Rev 13
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J.F. Rutherford
72 books11 followersJoseph Franklin Rutherford, also known as Judge Rutherford, was the second president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (Jehovah's Witnesses) from 1917 until his death in 1942. His appointment was disputed by the Society's board of directors, 4 of which accused him of an autocratic leadership style. This controversy lead to a schism in the Bible Students movement. In 1918 Rutherford and seven other Watch Tower executives were imprisoned briefly on charges of sedition. Following his release from prison, Rutherford began a major reorganization of Bible Student activities.
At a May, 1919 convention in Ohio he announced the publication of a new magazine, The Golden Age (later renamed Awake!). In 1920, Rutherford published a booklet, Millions Now Living Will Never Die, and a year later published his first hardcover book, The Harp of God. This was followed by a further nineteen hardcover books, each with one-word titles, such as Creation (1927), Jehovah (1934) and Children (1941). His publications reached a total printing of 36 million copies.
In 1925 he gained full control over what doctrines would be taught in Watch Tower Society publications, overruling the refusal by the five-man Editorial Committee to publish his article, "Birth of the Nation", which contained significant doctrinal changes. At a 1931 Bible Student assembly in Columbus, Ohio Rutherford proposed a new name for the organization, Jehovah's witnesses, to differentiate them from the proliferation of other groups that followed Russell's teachings.
Rutherford died at Beth Sarim on January 8, 1942 at the age of 72. Cause of death was "uraemia due to carcinoma of the rectum due to pelvic metastasis."
At a May, 1919 convention in Ohio he announced the publication of a new magazine, The Golden Age (later renamed Awake!). In 1920, Rutherford published a booklet, Millions Now Living Will Never Die, and a year later published his first hardcover book, The Harp of God. This was followed by a further nineteen hardcover books, each with one-word titles, such as Creation (1927), Jehovah (1934) and Children (1941). His publications reached a total printing of 36 million copies.
In 1925 he gained full control over what doctrines would be taught in Watch Tower Society publications, overruling the refusal by the five-man Editorial Committee to publish his article, "Birth of the Nation", which contained significant doctrinal changes. At a 1931 Bible Student assembly in Columbus, Ohio Rutherford proposed a new name for the organization, Jehovah's witnesses, to differentiate them from the proliferation of other groups that followed Russell's teachings.
Rutherford died at Beth Sarim on January 8, 1942 at the age of 72. Cause of death was "uraemia due to carcinoma of the rectum due to pelvic metastasis."
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November 20, 2016
The second book of Light, being a continuation of the first book, no longer possessed the novelty of both visual art and written content. (Granted, it still had great, eschatological pictures.) Worse, however, is the fact that most of the content already covered in the first book was only repeated in the second, making this book superfluous. Although Rutherford attempts to make sense of the second half of Revelation, he uses more pagan references such as the Encyclopedia Britannica rather than the Bible. Furthermore, he imprecates upon the hypocrisy that the 'Roman Catholic Christendom' possesses, but fails to see the hypocrisy he manifests through the text.
On page 295, he states that 'more than 50 years ago, some good, honest, Christian people called Adventists published an interpretation of the foregoing prophecy of Daniel which in substance states that the terrible image that Daniel saw represented the successive world powers ... '
Saying that Adventists are good and honest Christians because they are Adventists is just as hypocritical as saying that all Roman Catholics are bad and Satanic. It is the kind of irrational logic found in Rutherford's lesser work (such as Light) that makes this book mere pabulum.
Avoid this at all costs.
On page 295, he states that 'more than 50 years ago, some good, honest, Christian people called Adventists published an interpretation of the foregoing prophecy of Daniel which in substance states that the terrible image that Daniel saw represented the successive world powers ... '
Saying that Adventists are good and honest Christians because they are Adventists is just as hypocritical as saying that all Roman Catholics are bad and Satanic. It is the kind of irrational logic found in Rutherford's lesser work (such as Light) that makes this book mere pabulum.
Avoid this at all costs.
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