"No time to
lose" and "time
is fast
running
out" are phrases that help to inspire Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) to go
door-to-door,
renounce education or employment, and donate work and money to their
Watch
Tower Society.
Between 1873 and
2000 AD
the JW leaders
advocated
up to thirty dates for the occurrence of Armageddon or other "Bible
prophecies"
and were wrong every time! (Investigator 17/37; 50/22; 56/46)
Besides setting
dates
the leaders also
incite
JWs to zeal with numerous stock phrases that imply Armageddon is
imminent.
These include "dangerously near", "about to break", "soon", "act now",
"act
quickly", "time is short", "fast approaching", "draws on apace",
"hastens
on", etc.
Such phrases
make JWs
happy by giving
them
hope, intimidate those who have doubts, and deter "rebellion" in the
ranks
since "rebellious ones" get killed when Armageddon strikes!
The lists below
focus on
two phrases.
"w"
stands for The Watchtower; numerals indicate year, month, day,
and
page.
Time
is fast running
out
Time is fast
running out for
this
wicked world, and it is imperative for all who want to survive this
world's
end to learn what is involved in 'obeying the good news' and thus
escape
destruction. (w1994 10/1 8)
Time is fast running
out for the
present
wicked system of things. As the Israelites increased their march around
the wicked city of Jericho just before its destruction, so now, just
before
Jehovah destroys the present system, he is inviting people to give a
mighty
shout. (w1982 3/1 26)
Time is fast running
out! The
generation
from 1914 has now witnessed the fulfillment of the major part of Jesus'
great prophetic "sign" describing "the conclusion of the system of
things."
The "great tribulation…" is about to break in all its fury over the
entire
earth… Jehovah's hour of reckoning with Satan's world hastens on.
(w1976
11/15 685)
Time is fast running
out before
the
world's greatest war strikes. (w1955 8/1 328)
No
Time To Lose
Nevertheless, world
events make it
evident
that the appointed time is near—dangerously near for many. There is
no time to lose. So take lifesaving
action, and seek out those who
are heeding the global sign of the last days. (w1993 3/1 7)
Those who recall
events
from 1914 are
becoming
ever fewer. Thus, we need to be alert; there is no time to lose.
(Matthew 24:42) All who want to survive the end of Satan's world must
act
now… (w1990 10/15 20)
…there is no
time to
lose…
God's justice
demands that this wicked system will soon be destroyed. (w1989 3/1 29)
Certainly now, when
more
than 57 years
have
passed by since 1919, there is no time to lose. (w1977 12/15
759)
Since the time is
short
before God
takes
action against those ruining the earth, the time is also short in which
to make these changes in your life. You have no time to lose.
(Awake!
1975 12/22 12)
…you have no
time to
lose. You
must
act quickly if you are to stand before Jehovah's executional forces
with
the work of true Christian identification. (w1974 3/15 496)
The day for Jehovah
to
assert his
sovereignty
draws on apace. There is no time to lose. To escape
annihilation
with the enemies of Jehovah's sovereignty we must prove our loyalty to
it… (w1960 7/1 392)
The time is short,
much
shorter than
when
this proclamation began, and there is no time to lose.
Armageddon
draws on apace. It is now almost forty years since Satan was cast out
of
heaven down to this earth. The climax of all ages is fast approaching.
Jehovah's word and name are about to be completely vindicated. (w1956
3/1
474)
There is no
time now
to lose.
The
world is weighed in the balances and is found wanting. Her days are
numbered.
The final day and hour for Armageddon draws near. (w1951 9/15 29)
The
world's end is upon
us. There is no
time to lose.
Your life and the life of others is at stake. So
"preach
the word"! (w1950 12/1 494)
COMMENT
Most of the adults
inspired by the
above
phrases in the 1950s are now dead. They wasted their time disseminating
prophetic nonsense, and suffered what they hoped to avoid — death.
Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses at:
https://ed5015.tripod.com/jwdictionary/