1914 Generation Redefined

[arleneveronica08]

Has anyone heard the details of the new information at the October 2009 JW General Meeting that redefined the 1914 generation as a generation who would "overlap" with another younger generation of anointed ones--with the younger generation being the ones who would see the Great Tribulation. I heard bits and pieces of this from some.

I guess this is one way to "stretch" the generation and increase the urgency of the end times, especially since most of that 1914 generation are gone or at least very old now. It will be curious to see how this "new light" is handled in future WTs, and how the rank and file JW will digest this.

[gkchesterton]

Dec 16, 2009 18:26:54 GMT -5 arleneveronica08 said:

Has anyone heard the details of the new information at the October 2009 JW General Meeting that redefined the 1914 generation as a generation who would "overlap" with another younger generation of anointed ones--with the younger generation being the ones who would see the Great Tribulation. I heard bits and pieces of this from some.

I guess this is one way to "stretch" the generation and increase the urgency of the end times, especially since most of that 1914 generation are gone or at least very old now. It will be curious to see how this "new light" is handled in future WTs, and how the rank and file JW will digest this.

I haven't heard a thing about it. Do you have a link?

[arleneveronica08]

This is the link I was given and it seems interesting...What do you think?

www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/182601/1/Notes-From-the-Annual-Meeting-Oct-3-2009

[gkchesterton]

Sorry, I had read that and forgotten. It is one of those "they had to change it sometime" so I fuzzed it out. This hasn't appeared in a Watchtower article yet though, has it?

They have to do something because the numbers are running the wrong way. I really don't think this will cause a huge shake up because everyone _knew_ it was coming in one way or another.