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Elisabeth

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"Comfort for the Jews"
« on: March 13, 2011, 11:01:42 AM »
I have an old book by Rutherford called "Comfort for the Jews" showing that he once believed natural Israel had a place in the Divine Plan. I imagine that is a rare book and one little known to Witnesses of today!
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Re: "Comfort for the Jews"
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2011, 11:11:16 AM »
I wonder what changed his mind? Considering that the Scriptures clearly teach otherwise and that Pastor Russell gave that wonderful talk at the Hippodrome in NYC in 1910 clearly demonstrating his CORRECT understanding of the Scriptures on the subject!? I wonder if he ever gave any explanation of his complete turn-around on the subject. Does anyone know?
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Re: "Comfort for the Jews"
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2011, 11:47:01 AM »
While he never publicly gave  a comment as to why he truly chnaged his mind, he did give his scriptural reseasoning for it, and it's the same old replacement theology that many denominations and individuals teach, believe and promote.

Rutherford's attitude towards the Jews bordered on anti-semetism, even when he supported the Jews. Truth is the ancient worthies not returning in 1925 as the Judge predicted made "an ass of [him]". Those were the Judges words, not mine.

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Re: "Comfort for the Jews"
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2011, 01:28:55 PM »
That book appears to have been a part of an outreach to the Jews by Rutherford in the midst of the the losses he was taking in membership after he took over.  The Jews, of course, rebuffed his outreach, so he turned on them and adopted replacement theology.  That's a fairly repetitive pattern in his life.

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Re: "Comfort for the Jews"
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2011, 02:00:28 PM »
The Jews have the opportunity to worship Jehovah right now. There are many that are doing so.
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Re: "Comfort for the Jews"
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2011, 02:07:45 PM »
I do have to say it's a very good book, unfortunately it was discarded within a few short years.
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Re: "Comfort for the Jews"
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2011, 05:30:30 PM »
Rutherford's change in reasoning most likely came from "new light." :)
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 04:18:48 PM »
That is a book that I do not have in my Library!
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