Watchtower History

WATCHTOWER HISTORY VIDEOS

We have decided to include links to these videos since they mostly relate to the changes in the Watch Tower Society after Russell died. Many do not realize how drastic the changes were. Very insidiously, Rutherford did away with the ransom for all and changed it to exclude many unregenerated people from the ransom, as well as to create his Armageddon doctrine that basically states that everyone who does not join the organization he created would be eternally destroyed in Armageddon.

Watchtower and Pandemics - Then and Now 

WT's 1st Trumpet Blast at the 1922 Cedar Point Convention

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 (Our note: Russell never originated any "prophecies"; he did not view his expectations to be "prophecies".)

Judge Rutherford's Death Threat

Watchtower's Secret Newspaper -- Relates some conflict between the editor of the St. Paul Enterprise and some who had taken control of the Watch Tower Society after Russell's death.

The Man Who Dared Disfellowship Judge Rutherford

Part 1 *  Part 2 Regarding George Fisher; The Finished Mystery, Birth of a Nation; Love; Replacement Theology; Editorial Board Dissolved; Fisher's charges against Rutherford; Rutherford's response

Watchtower's Sheep and Goats - Trumpet 2
Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

When JWs Celebrated Birthdays

Part 1 * Part 2

Miracle Wheat, Finished Mystery, & 1925
Part 1 * Part 2

The Watchtower's Two Witness Rule History

Part 1 * Part 2

The History of Watchtower Neutrality
Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6

When Watchtower Celebrated Christmas

WT-History Interview - Matt & Jeff

Part 1 * Part 2

The Unknown 1st President of the Watchtower. Who Was William H. Conley?

Intolerance, Machine Guns, & Watchtower?

Stories Behind Beth-Sarim

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6 * Part 7 * Part 8

Miracle Wheat and More: Who Was John A. Bohnet?

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 

Interview with Watchtower Historian Rud Persson

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

What Was Watchtower's Third Trumpet? Indictments, Accusations & Prohibition

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6 * Part 7 * Part 8

The Watchtower and the Ku Klux Klan

Advent Christians & Watchtower - Interview with David Dean

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

WT History Reviews Faith In Action

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6 * Part 7

(Pyramid Monument Update) Part 7.1 * Part 7.2 * Part 7.3

Part 8 * Part 9 * Part 10 * Part 11 * Part 12

Who Are Paul and Jeff? -- Paul and Jeff speak of some of their own history as related to the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Watchtower and the Cross

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

WT History Interviews Professor M. James Penton

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

The Man Who Dared Disfellowshiped Rutherford (Revisted)

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6

Peter Gregerson, Ray Franz & Crisis of Conscience

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4

Peter Gregerson: IS the Watchtower God's Only Organization? 

Peter Gregerson: The Golden Rule

The History of the Watchtower Disfellowshiip Doctrine

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6  * Part 7 * Part 8 * Part 9 * Part 10 * Part 11 * Part 12 

Watchtower's Message of Hope? The Fourth Trumpet & 1925 Failure

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6

WT History Interview with Dr Jerry Bergman

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3

How did the Jehovah's Witnesses Stand Firm Against the Nazis?

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6 * Part 7 

How did the Jehovah's Witnesses Back Down Against the Nazis?
Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6 * Part 7 * Part 8 * Part 9 * Part 10 * Part 11 * Part 12

Will the Real Jehovah's Witnesses Please Stand Up?

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6 * Part 7 * Part 8

Who Vindicates Jehovah's Name?

Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5 * Part 6

Watchtower History Channel Videos 

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