BELIEFS CLARIFIED
Jehovah’s Witnesses: yb75 147-149; w72 498-505; w72 644
List by Year
1872, Lord’s return: jp 15; w34 11
1881, Elijah class: ns 299
1883, Elisha class: ns 299
1919, Elijah and Elisha dramas: w37 126
1920, preaching “this good news of the kingdom”: fm 316; bf 463; ns 322; jp 100; rm 310
1921, “disgusting thing” (Mt 24:15): w71 718, 723
image of wild beast: w70 689; fm 316
Satan’s visible organization: w65 396; w41 91; w34 84; jh 72
1922, Jehovah and his messenger of the covenant inspect spiritual temple (Mal 3:1-3): ka 234; w66 756, 759; jp 101; w58 222; w46 43; w44 234; tf 302; w41 140; w40 233; w36 87; w35 310; v-1 27; w30 374
1923, parable of pounds and talents: w39 302
parable of sheep and goats: w84 2/1 24; w81 5/1 25-26; w81 7/15 21; w80 2/15 19; w79 10/1 26; w69 755; w66 117; w65 489; ns 332; jp 104-105, 140; w58 222; w44 10; w43 342; w42 374
parable of wise and foolish virgins: w39 302
1924, Satan’s binding: w30 232
1925, Armageddon: w66 730; bf 563; w61 721; w57 669
birth of Kingdom: w84 1/1 10-11; w81 5/1 26-27; jp 107-109; nh 226; w52 475; w51 435; rm 311; w49 216, 310; w44 10; w40 317; w35 119; w30 233, 343; lt-1-30 242
name of Jehovah: w81 5/1 27; w71 651; fm 107; w67 54; bf 465; jp 107; w44 10; w42 148, 185
Satan hurled down to earth: w71 469; jp 108-109; w40 317; lt-2-30 309
1926, Eighth World Power: w71 718; w70 689
1927, faithful and discreet slave: fm 112
rainbow covenant: w33 311; pp 203
resurrection of anointed: pa 192
1928, issue between Jehovah and Satan: jp 118-119; w34 88; jh 85-86
pagan origin of Christmas: yb75 147
1929, Armageddon survivors: w36 136
Ezekiel’s chariot vision: w72 154; kj 53
integrity: w35 149
Jehovah’s vindication: w44 10; w36 375; w34 308-309
1930, man of lawlessness: pp 268
1931, man with writer’s inkhorn: w85 3/1 14; uw 103; w80 2/15 20; w72 47; kj 171-172; fm 113; w66 118, 375; li 361-363; ns 332; w58 222; sr55 211-212; w43 342; w40 237; w37 83
Mordecai and Esther drama: w37 83-84; pr32 54; w31 168
1932, cleansing of temple: w37 84; ch 308; w35 236
Jonadab class: w85 3/1 14; w84 2/1 24; w80 2/15 20; w65 489; jp 140; w43 342; s 68; w32 231-232
regathering of Jews to Palestine: w84 9/15 10-11; w66 119; w63 178; w49 252; v-2 258, 267
1934, dedication seen necessary for “other sheep”: w67 729; w66 119-120; li 147; w65 472, 490; bf 677; w34 249-250
1935, flag salute: yb75 168-169
“great crowd” (Re 7:9): w85 3/1 14; w84 2/1 24; w84 2/15 18-19; w84 9/15 17-18; w83 7/1 22; w83 9/1 12; w83 10/1 16; uw 103-104; w81 5/1 26; w81 7/15 21; w80 2/15 20-21; w80 7/15 27; w79 10/1 27-28; w78 3/1 27; hs 132; sl 332-333; yb75 156; ka 266-269; w72 50, 720-722; pm 78-79; kj 178, 307; w69 755; fm 199; w66 121, 376; li 149-150, 363-364; w65 490; w61 382-383, 660; ns 331, 363; jp 140; w58 222; w55 394; sr55 180; w43 344; w42 374; w40 4, 237; s 107, 166; w37 84, 87; w36 260; w35 227-236, 243-252
1936, Jesus did not die on cross: yb75 148-149; ch 27; g36 11/4 72
1937, pre-Christian witnesses: w67 54-55; w37 86
1938, congregation organization made thoroughly theocratic: w85 3/1 18; yb73 116; w71 693; w71 719, 724-725; kj 330; li 181-182; w65 351-352, 428-429; w61 147-148; w38 163-171, 179-187
procreation mandate: jp 145; w58 223; w43 345; w38 307-314, 323-333
1939, neutrality: w71 719-720; w64 368; w39 323-333
1941, issue of universal domination: jp 193; w55 649; wl 219-220; w41 245-246
1943, meaning of name Jehovah: tf 33-34
parable of prodigal son: w65 489; w43 323-332, 339-348
1944, Governing Body: w71 755, 757; w44 315, 328
1945, sanctity of blood: yb75 222-223; w72 501; li 35, 340; w64 368; w45 198-200
1950, New World society: jp 253; sr55 273; w50 413-418
princes in new system of things: yb75 213-214; w66 121; jp 252; w58 223; w52 503; w50 365
1951, use of term “religion”: yb75 225; w51 191; rm 8-10
1952, dedication rather than consecration of oneself: w64 122-123; w52 306-309
need of disfellowshipping: yb75 225-226; w52 131-145
1953, “desirable things of all the nations” (Hag 2:7): jp 267; w58 223; sr55 264-265; w53 625-638
Gog of Magog: bf 571; ns 369-370; jp 265; w58 223; sr55 316; w53 580-583, 596-607
1961, Elijah and Elisha dramas: ns 292-372
1962, “superior authorities” (Ro 13:1): yb75 238; w67 333; w66 608; w62 681-695, 713-723
1963, Babylon the Great: w63 698; bf 498-505
1968, drug abuse: w68 63-64
1970, first-century disgusting thing (Da 9:27; Mt 24:15): w70 46-48
great tribulation: w70 41-56
great tribulation begins: w70 52-53
great tribulation cut short (Mt 24:22): w70 52-54
“wars and reports of wars” (Mt. 24:6; Lu 21:9): w70 43-44
1971, Daniel 8:10-14, 24-26: w71 714, 719-728
elder arrangement: yb75 247-249; w74 407-408; w71 603; w71 688-694
elders are overseers: w71 689-691, 695
1972, conscience: w81 11/15 28; w72 556-561
conscience and employment: w81 11/15 28; w72 591-600
fornication (porneia) as grounds for divorce (Mt 5:32; 19:9): w72 766-768
Jehovah’s great spiritual temple: w72 606-607, 709-723; pm 84-91
1973, tobacco and other harmful addictives: w73 338-343
1974, fornication (porneia) as grounds for divorce: w74 703-704
1975, legislative and judicial aspects of conscience: w81 11/15 28; w75 211-212
1976, conscience linked with faith and love: w81 11/15 29; w76 528-533
“the Assyrian, the rod” (Isa 10:5): w76 42
vine of John 15 not same as olive tree of Romans 11: w76 31-32
1977, funeral for disfellowshipped: w77 347-348
1978, fornication (porneia) as grounds for divorce: w78 2/15 31-32
unnatural sex within marriage: w78 2/15 30-32
why Jehovah allowed Benjamin to defeat Israel (Jg 20): w78 2/1 15-16; w61 127
1979, “crown of life” (Jas 1:12): w79 7/1 30
intrauterine device (IUD) as birth control: w79 5/15 30-31
“keys of the kingdom” (Mt 16:19): w79 10/1 16-29
“shepherds” in Hebrew Scriptures (Jer 25:34-36): w79 9/15 27-28
1980, antitypical Festival of Booths: w80 2/15 15-16, 18-24; w80 4/15 30
sacred service: w80 8/15 21-26, 30-31; w80 12/15 29
1981, disfellowshipped family members and relatives: w81 9/15 27-31
ministers: w81 3/15 14-29
ordination: w81 3/15 15-16
1983, fornication (porneia) as grounds for divorce: w83 3/15 31
guns, violence: w83 7/15 25
John 11:25, 26, embraces great crowd: w83 10/1 31
1984, figurative heart: w84 9/1 4-7; w84 12/15 30
sheepfolds of illustration of “fine shepherd” (Joh 10:1-16): w84 2/15 10-20, 31
weeds in illustration of wheat and weeds (Mt 13:38): w84 3/1 31; w78 12/15 20
1985, “other sheep” declared righteous as friends of God: w85 12/1 13-18; w85 12/15 30