Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses, Third Edition

by M. James Penton and James M. Penton

Book Overview

Since 1876, Jehovah's Witnesses have believed that they are living in the last days of the present world. Charles T. Russell, their founder, advised his followers that members of Christ's church would be raptured in 1878, and by 1914 Christ would destroy the nations and establish his kingdom on earth. The first prophecy was not fulfilled, but the outbreak of the First World War lent some credibility to the second. Ever since that time, Jehovah's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442616059
• ISBN13: 9781442616059
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher