And Jehovah's Witnesses "preaching" in the coastal regions of the United States and Canada used such powerful equipment that "Thanks to the marine acoustics, the reports were often heard for kilometers" (SB 1.10.1991. – P. 23). In the cities "At first, To attract people's attention, we played music, and then a biblical report" (SB 1.10. 1994. – P. 23). No less indignation of people was caused by the principle of door-to-door propaganda. used by Jehovah's Witnesses to this day. The obtrusiveness of the "preachers" led to the fact that they were sued for this to the court (18.838). In the early 30s, in the 1st volume of the book "Evidence" ("Vindication. WTB&TS. 1931.) F. Rutherford formulates the doctrine of "gradual revelation." According to it, as "the end of the world approaches, biblical prophecies will become increasingly clear to "true Christians." Pro rata With this doctrine, it became possible to easily abandon the old interpretations Bibles and it is just as easy to create new ones (15, 57). With the beginning of World War II Rutherford stated that it would gradually develop into Armageddon (10, 69). Jehovah's Witnesses began to actively spread this "Bible message," This led to an increase in panic among the population. Therefore, the activity of The Watch Tower Society was banned as in Nazi Germany, and in liberal Canada (SB 1.03.1994 – p. 25). During the Warrior Witnesses Jehovahs in the United States expressed their attitude towards their country by spitting on the American flag, tore it to shreds and trampled it into the ground. But, it must be said that this At the suggestion of adults, only children who are not allowed by age to bring to criminal responsibility. During World War II, about 3,500 Jehovah's Witnesses of military age preferred to wait in prison for what was promised Rutherford of the end of the world, rather than fight fascism at least on an alternative service, orderlies in the rear (16, 231; 17, 349; 18; 1424). In Canada and, apparently, The United States has established a system to hide "young Christians" from the draft to the army (SB 1.03.1994 - P.25) "... Those who were over 25 years old began to be released conditionally" (SB 1.12.1992. - P.22) J. F. Rutherford did not live to see the end of the World War II, without waiting for a new failure of his prophecies. He died on January 8, 1942, at the House of Princes on the California coast. But Rutherford left behind a rigidly structured organization that carried out control over more than 115,000 Jehovah's Witnesses (15, 68; 16,231).

The successor of J. F. Rutherford was Nathan Homer Knorr. He was born on April 23 1905 in a town with a biblical name - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. At the age of 16, he left the Reformed Church,[13] to which he belonged his family, and began attending Bible Student meetings in a nearby town Alletown. At the age of 18, N. Knorr became a full-time preacher and soon is hired at the headquarters of the Watch Tower Society. In 1932 he was appointed chief manager of the press department, in 1931 he became the head of the press department. one of the directors of the New York Corporation, and in 1940 vice president "Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania." In five days after the death of J. F. Rutherford - January 13, 1942 Nathan Homer Knorr is elected the third president of the Society (15, 67; 16, 231). During of his reign, three important projects were carried out, which are still bear abundant fruit for Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1943 in South Lansing (New York City area) was founded the so-called "Gilead Bible School, preparing professional leadership and missionary personnel for work in the U.S. and abroad. A prerequisite for the admission of a candidate to the school was his full-time missionary work for at least two years. Years. Initially, the class was taught for 5 months, and now it is within 10 months. In 1961, the Bible School of Gilead was translated closer to the headquarters - in Brooklyn (15, 68, 69). Currently in Germany it operates a branch, Gilead Supplemental School. Apparently, with admission to Watch Tower Society's schools, preference is given to marital Couples. For example, 48 graduates of the 1992 Bible School of Gilead represented 24 married couples, and 24 graduates of the Additional School had consists of 11 married couples (SB 1.12.1992.—pp. 19-20).

The second important work of N. Knorr was the organization of the "Schools of Theocratic Ministries". In 1943, their activities began at each local meeting. Initially, only men were allowed to participate, and since 1958 - women as well (15, 68). For the Schools of Theocratic Ministry, for 10 years, textbooks that provide information about the doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses and methods of work Society and its history. But the main emphasis is on weekly classes of this school is based on teaching Jehovah's Witnesses the most effective methods propaganda of their ideas among the population. The main textbook in this case is a specialized magazine, Our Kingdom Ministry, which is not intended for for wide distribution. Because the main thing for a "publisher" is to quit conversation with a person, then he is recommended, for example,

“... prepare and use the introduction summarized in "Our Kingdom Ministry" or the brochure How to Start and Continue a Conversation on biblical theme" (SB, 15.09.1994.— P. 14). Among the topics of classes at the School of Theocratic There are also such services: "Gestures", "Fear (excitement) when performing", "Sentence construction", "Evidence (argumentation)", "Necessary Quality of Evidence", "Refutation of the Opponent's Arguments", "Various methods of ending speech" (11, 92).

In the classroom, various probable situations are played out in roles, ways of conducting conversations with people of different ages, different educational and social level. Thus, every person who has encountered a Witness Jehovah, should know that the words, intonations, and gestures of these people are well learned and rehearsed roles of scripts created by apparently professional psychologists of the Society. It is not for nothing that The Watchtower calls upon all the Witnesses Jehovah "... to be skillful, adapting their presentations (so in the text, — G.D.) and arguments for various beliefs of people" (SB 15.06.1994. – P. 27. The third most important activity of Nathan Knorr was the publication of his own translation of the Bible. Since the teachings of Russell and his followers are significantly different from Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses were required to have A Bible that confirms the dogmas of their teachers. And it appeared. In the middle In the 40s, the Translation Committee began to work at the headquarters of the Society New World. In 1950, an English translation of the New Testament was published, called "The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures," and during the 1950s, five volumes of translations of the books of the Old Testament, entitled "Translation of the of the New World of the Hebrew Scriptures." In 1961, these publications were merged into the one-volume New World Translation of Holy Skriptures. WTB&TS 1961) Names of the members of the New Translation Committee Peace was not disclosed. And they themselves said that they wanted their names to remain in secret even after their deaths. (Jehovas Witness in the Divine Purpose. WTB&TS 1959. - P. 258. Cm. 16, 223). But still it became known that the work of the "translators" was headed by Frederick Franz, vice president of the Watch Tower Society (14, 43), who became the next president after the death of N. Knorr. In general, the topic of qualities The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures deserves a separate discussion, which will be continued in our next work. Here are just a few examples of how the "translators" distorted several texts of the Bible.  

Synodal Bible Translation (1) Translation of the New American Standard Bibles (2) New World Scripture Translation In. 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In the beginning was, the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (Quoted by 15, 116) In. 8:58 Jesus said to them; truly, truly I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Jesus said to them; truly, truly I tell you; before Abraham was, I am. ... before it came into existence Abraham, I Was (Quoted by 13:75) Lux. 23:43 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise. And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say you; today you will be with Me in paradise. And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you today: you will be with me in paradise. (Quoted from SB 15, 06. 1995.—P. 6)

The first two texts in the version of Jehovah's Witnesses "confirm" their teaching that Jesus Christ is a created being, i.e. they return to the Arian heresy of the IV century. And the third text in their version fits quite well the concept that the soul, in the Christian understanding, does not exist and paradise will appear only after Armageddon. Currently Jehovah's Witnesses some 72 million copies of the New World Translation of the Sacred Scriptures", which has already been translated into 18 languages and is already being translated into 12 more (SAT, 15.05.1994.—P. 3). It must be said that the alteration of the Bible by supposedly completely unique and absolutely accurate "in-house translations" is one of the the most important signs of the anti-Christian position of the organization. Except the Witnesses Jehovah's "original" own translations of the Bible were created by sects: Mormons ("Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"). "International The Way", "The Christadelphians". All of them originate from the United States (13, 17).

But let us return to the activities of N. Knorr. With the coming to power, he, in order not to distracted from important matters, from the pages of the book "The Truth Will Free You" announced:

"From the creation of Adam to the end of 1913, 5971 years passed. Therefore 6 thousand years of human history are coming to an end [14], and we are approaching terrible events of which the times of Noah were a type" (quoted by 12:34).

If we proceed from the above calculations of N. Knorr, it turns out that 6000 years were supposed to expire in 1972. But such a distant date of Armageddon did not arouse a surge of enthusiasm among the rank and file of Jehovah's Witnesses, and therefore it was constantly updated. Subtle hints were given that the end of the world will come in 1958, then in 1960, then in 1961 (16,232). Nathan Knorr was more prudent than his predecessors, so the Witnesses Jehovah's extensive propaganda campaigns, similar to those that took place the day before 1914 and 1925, were not held, but for agitation and recruitment of supporters These "probable dates" were used very actively. (shortly after the arrival of N. Knorr introduced one more innovation: all the books, articles and pamphlets of the Society Watchtowers have become anonymous. This is. On the one hand, it made it possible the Society's leadership to inculcate among the rank-and-file Jehovah's Witnesses the idea that that the author of all publications is Jehovah himself, and the Governing Body — the authority that transmits his words. On the other hand, there is a wall of anonymity did not allow criticizing the authors of publications of dubious quality. Along apparently, N. Knorr also introduced the principle of collective authorship, But even in this case, the publication was anonymous. Spokesperson N. Norra—U. Gless reaffirmed this at the headquarters meeting on June 6, 1962 press conference, informing that before handing over the text of the publication, In the Printing Department, it passes through several hands, which achieves a high degree of anonymity (16,232).

Nathan Knorr, who began his career in the Press Department, throughout the of his presidency, he paid main attention to increasing the number of circulation of publications published by the Society. Thus, in The Watchtower of 1.01.1962 It was reported that the circulation of this edition reached 3,850,000 copies per year. 62 languages. The magazine "Awake!" of 22.06.1962 reported 3,600,000 copies of its circulation in 25 languages. In 1961, Jehovah's Witnesses distributed 5,851,105 copies of various books and 13,084,075 booklets. Such activity Society led to its significant growth. If in 1942 the Witnesses Jehovah was active in 54 lands, up from 185 in 1961. Their numbers also increased: in 1942, there were about 115,000 in the world "Jehovah's Witnesses", and in 1961 - 884,587. Total number of local 21,557 (16. 234-235). The reason for this growth of the "Society" Watchtower. of the Bible and Tracts" was primarily carried out by the on the initiative of N. Knorr, an educational program aimed at preparing qualified missionaries. N. Knorr was strong in organizational activities, But in matters of doctrine, unlike his predecessors, he was much more weaker. The main place of the "ideologist" of the Society was taken by Frederick William Franz. He was 12 years older than Knorr and served as vice president. President was engaged in increasing circulation, organizing congresses, building programs, but the content of publications, the topics and plans of the congresses were determined by Frederick Franz. Its influence especially increased after its completion in 1961 works on the "translation" and revision of the Bible. Released from the Committee New World translation, he plunged into the ocean of prophecy and "biblical calculations." In 1966, Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Son's of God. WTB&TS. Toronto. 1966). the author of which is considered to be F. Franz (14, 43). The book said: "In the twentieth century independent study (of the Bible) was continued and, since it did not follow blindly behind some traditional chronological calculations of the Christian target... A graph was drawn up that determined the date of human creation - 4026 B.C.E. chronology of 6000 years of human existence will end in 1975..." (Life Everlasting... p. 29-30. Quoted by 14, 44).

In support of the "biblical calculations" the book cited "Table significant dates" of human history. To show the grounds by which was guided by F. Franz, we will cite the last lines of this table (Life Everlasting... p. 35. Cit. 14:44).

Years A.D. Years from "creation" Events 1957 5982 (October). Russia launches the first space satellite that frightened World. 1962 5987 (October 11). Pope John XXIII opens II The Vatican Council. 1963 5988 Pala: John XXIII promulgates encyclical at Council "Peace on Earth", in which he commends the United Nations Nations, on June 3, he dies, despite a blood transfusion. 1964 5989 (May). Spy satellites and astronauts increase tensions in the world. 1965 5990 (October 4) Pope Paul VI visits the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, approves of its activities and meets with the President of the United States. On December 8, he closes the Second Vatican Council. 1966 5991 The threat of World War III is becoming more and more ominous wars between the "kingdom of the north" and the "kingdom of the south" (Dan. 11:5-7,40). Continues the spread of the organization of Jehovah's Christian Witnesses. In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 22 begins an international series of regional "God's Sons of Liberty" congresses. Book "Eternal Life in the Freedom of the Sons of God" It was released on June 25, 1966 [15]. 1975 6000 The end of the sixth thousand-year human day existence (at the beginning of autumn). 2975 7000 End of the Seventh Thousand-Year Human Day existence (at the beginning of autumn).

Speaking at a congress in Toronto in June 1966, Franz exclaimed: