19 November 2008, 11:59 am
It is well-known that the Witnesses teach that we are in the very end of the "last days" spoken of in the New Testament. They have taught this for some time. For example, in the May 22, 1969 Awake, page 15 states "If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things." The same article adds "Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers." Interestingly, the teenagers to whom this article was directed are now almost 60 years old! So, what about today? For example, would it betray a lack of faith for a 25 or 30 year-old Witness to contribute to a 401(k) plan? Should he put this money in the contribution box instead? To a Witness, what is the likelihood that such a young person will retire in "this system of things"? For a 25 year-old to retire at age 65 would mean that "this system of things" would still be going in the year 2048--a full 134 years after the “last days” began in 1914, and 128 years after Watchtower President J.F. Rutherford published a book titled “Millions Now Living Will Never Die.” @anewme: Thank you for responding. Do you mean that JWs no longer believe that we are in the end of the "last days"? Also, can you point me to a WT publication where the WT leaders humbly apologized for being wrong in discouraging its young people from pursuing careers and education? I have not found such an article. Finally, do you think it shows lack of faith for a young JW to contribute to a 401(k) retirement plan?... Read More »
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