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Charles Taze Russell was a non-sectarian Christian who sought to revive Biblical teachings. He did not attempt to start any new religion, as he believed that the religion of Jesus and the apostles was sufficient. The only authority he believed necessary for the church was Jesus, the apostles and the prophets (in other words, the Bible). He disclaimed any special authority for himself or for his original Watchtower Society (which Rutherford virtually destroyed within a few weeks after Russell died).
Russell was therefore never a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization; he preached against the idea of any man or body of men claiming divine authority over other Christians. He also preached against the idea that God would eternally destroy millions of people who are still blinded by Satan, and who therefore never have received the enlightment of the truth. The "bad tidings of great woe that will be for most of the people" that is preached by the Jehovah's Witnesses is almost the opposite of the "good news of great joy that will be for all the people" that Russell preached. Russell should definitely therefore not be considered the founder of that in which he did not believe, and which he preached against.
Russell was never a member of the Masons, and he discouraged the idea that a Christian should join the Masons, or any other of man's secret organizations. Russell believed that the Great Pyramid is God's Witness in Egypt; as such, he was not promoting the Masons, or any occult practices, etc. That Great Pyamid, he believed, belonged to God, not the Masons, or anyone else who may have perverted its meaning. Russell did NOT use the Great Pyramid as the basis for any teaching, but only for corroboration of what is already taught in the Bible itself.
The only "prophecies" that Russell believed in are the prophecies of the Bible itself; Russell never claimed to be a prophet, and he disclaimed many times that he was a prophet, or that any of his conclusions regarding 1914 or any other date were "prophecies".
See:
Focus on Charles Taze Russell
ctr.rlbible.com
Russell was therefore never a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization; he preached against the idea of any man or body of men claiming divine authority over other Christians. He also preached against the idea that God would eternally destroy millions of people who are still blinded by Satan, and who therefore never have received the enlightment of the truth. The "bad tidings of great woe that will be for most of the people" that is preached by the Jehovah's Witnesses is almost the opposite of the "good news of great joy that will be for all the people" that Russell preached. Russell should definitely therefore not be considered the founder of that in which he did not believe, and which he preached against.
Russell was never a member of the Masons, and he discouraged the idea that a Christian should join the Masons, or any other of man's secret organizations. Russell believed that the Great Pyramid is God's Witness in Egypt; as such, he was not promoting the Masons, or any occult practices, etc. That Great Pyamid, he believed, belonged to God, not the Masons, or anyone else who may have perverted its meaning. Russell did NOT use the Great Pyramid as the basis for any teaching, but only for corroboration of what is already taught in the Bible itself.
The only "prophecies" that Russell believed in are the prophecies of the Bible itself; Russell never claimed to be a prophet, and he disclaimed many times that he was a prophet, or that any of his conclusions regarding 1914 or any other date were "prophecies".
See:
Focus on Charles Taze Russell
ctr.rlbible.com
