Īfter raging unchecked throughout history, the affects of pestilence reduced dramatically in the 20th century. The black (bubonic) plague killed 75 million people in Europe between 1347-51 ( ), and up to 200 million over the 14th century ( ).ĭuring the 1800's, five Cholera pandemics killed over 40 million people, with some estimates ranging as high as 100 million deaths. Between 13 Europe suffered a plague on average every 6 years, often affecting over 30% of the population.Plague attributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. ( End Time Visions: The Road to Armageddon p.274) plague killed up to 99% of people in the Northwestern provinces of China. Numerous examples can be pointed to since the time of Jesus.īetween 310 and 312 A.D. Pestilence, another word for an epidemic, has scourged mankind throughout history. It may come as a surprise that the suffering from every single one of these areas has seen significant declines over the last century. This article looks at the facts about pestilence, famine, war, earthquakes and lawlessness since 1914. Rather than appreciate how much safer and more enjoyable life is than in centuries past, it is sad Jehovah's Witnesses are required to wallow in the negative conviction that they are living in the most shocking of times, longingly waiting for this "worldly system" to end. Watchtower's constant claims that humans are suffering through the most difficult living circumstances in all history since 1914 is based on either total ignorance, or carefully crafted deception. The following 55 second video shows the incredible improvement in the areas of child mortality, life expectancy, GDP, women's education, access to water and basic sanitation since the year 1900. Living standards have improved across a vast range of measures. This is due to factors including a lower proportion of war related deaths, medical technology, better distribution of food during famine and greater preparedness for earthquakes. Technological advances since the industrial revolution have resulted in dramatic improvement in the quality of life, readily identifiable by global life expectancy at birth rising from 28.5 years in 1800 to 68 years in 2007 (Riley, Rising Life Expectancy). To belief war, famine, disease and earthquakes are at their worst level ever shows incredible ignorance regarding history, as the statistics below show every single one of these affect humans at a far lower rate than ever before.
It is the Best Time in All History to be Alive "As we endure the last of "the last days," we expect troubles of increasing intensity." Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook May-June 2021 4:1) Because so much time has passed since 1914, we must now be living in the last of "the last days." Examining the Scriptures - 2021 April 22 we are convinced that we are living during "the final part of the days." (Mic. The phrase "last days of the last days" has continued to be used since. This was followed by a flurry of messages from Jehovah's Witnesses to inactive family members to urgently return to the religion.
Undoubtedly, the final part of the final part of the Last Days, shortly before the last day of the Last Days." "we're living in the final part of the Last Days. In the JW Broadcast March 2020, Lett gleefully proclaimed the spread of COVID-19 to be evidence that: 4:1)īecause so much time has passed since 1914, we must now be living in the last of "the last days." Watchtower Study Ed 2019 Oct p.8 In 2019, Watchtower coined the phrase "last of "the last days."" Watchtower quotes Jesus statement that the sign of his presence would include war, pestilence, famine, food shortages and earthquakes “in one place after another.” (Matthew 24:7) and draws on the imagery of Revelation’s Four Horsemen.Įvery time there is a disaster, Jehovah's Witnesses are besides themselves that Armageddon is about to occur. Let’s examine if there has been an increase in these events since 1914. For this reason, the Watchtower finds it necessary to resort to presenting inaccurate and misleading information to support its claims. This section shows these conditions have not become worse since 1914, and in most ways have greatly improved. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the Last Days commenced in 1914, supposedly evidenced by dramatic increases in sickness, famine, war, earthquakes and crime.
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