According to the Watchtower CD Library, did Jerusalem fall in 607 or 587?

This is an investigation through the Watchtower CD Library to see if their chronologies are consistent.

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• 587
• 586
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• desolation
• destruction
• Jerusalem
• Jehovah's
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[nibornagrom]

It's interesting that this video has been completely rebuffed regarding it's facts, but as is the fate of such misinformation, it will remain without the apologist apologies.

[entrsnm3]

@nibornagrom how so?

[nibornagrom]

@entrsnm3

Mike, it is clear the Watchtower Lit. consistently promulgates the formula I keep repeating.

Reliable Absolute date: 539bce

Jews let go. 537bce

70 yrs. desolation Jer. 25:12

537 + 70 yrs. = 607 bce

If the year 539 bce is reliable, which you seem to agree with, then the calculation is easy regardless of secular study.

All you have to do is support only the Bible and let go of your doubts about it's accuracy, which can be the only thing holding you back from seeing the facts.

[entrsnm3]

@nibornagrom Robin, regardless of whether you agree with the lengths of reigns as presented in the WT CD Library or not is irrelevant to me. I fully admit that the WT itself has its own doubts about some of the reigns. Nevertheless, my point was to simply add the lengths as provided by the CD Rom together and come to an answer for the destruction of Jerusalem.

Why why in the world would you think that I am doubting the Bible's accuracy??

[nibornagrom]

@entrsnm3

Your term "Kingship language"; Where did you get that? Interesting!

I stand by my statements regarding Revelation and your argument.

10 Minutes isn't enough to cover the entire subject, but Eph. does not prove your point and Revelation proves mine. That is all I'm saying.

There is no over-riding reason Jesus had to be made King in the 1st Century.

1 Corinthians 15:24-28 clearly proves Jesus in the 1st Cent. could not have received the kingship.

[entrsnm3]

@nibornagrom If you don't mind, please refer your comment to the relevant video. Not sure if you put it here on accident. I'll respond to this there.

[theapologeticfront]

@JUMONGI2010 Did you watch the video I asked you to watch? The desolation occurred in 586/587, as all biblical and historical data support. If the 70 years begins in 607, then you have it ending in 537. Yet, this can't be because in Jer. 25:12 you have the seventy years ending when the king of babylon is punished. When did that happen? 539, not 537. If you watch the video I referenced, this is spelled out in more detail.

[JUMONGI2010]

Yes the prophecy proved very true. It had more to do with jerusalem remaining desolent then the destruction of babylon. The jews returned to jerusalem in 607 before that no one occupied that town and did not for 70 years. while cyrus conquered babylon in 609 bc he not not immediatly release the jews. But anyway instead of trying to discredit the year 607 as a christian you should defend the bible and explain when jerusalem became desolent. What year do do believe it became desolent

[theapologeticfront]

@JUMONGI2010 not true. Watch my video "did the 70 year prophecy end in 537" and you'll see how your application of the 70 years does not work.

[JUMONGI2010]

You going through all this trouble and articles when you just have to look at the bible and save time. Just as the bible fortold that the jews would be taken captive it prophecied how long they Jerusalem would be desolent. 70 years (jer 25:12). 537 - 70 = 607 not 587 there video could have been just 2 minutes not 10

[nibornagrom]

@entrsnm3

My mistake. Appreciate the heads up.