What are the 'appointed times of the nations'?

APPOINTED TIMES OF THE NATIONS. After discussing the destruction due to come upon the city of Jerusalem, Jesus made the statement: “And Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the appointed times of the nations [“times of the Gentiles,” KJ, RS] are fulfilled. read more

APPOINTED TIMES OF THE NATIONS. After discussing the destruction due to come upon the city of Jerusalem, Jesus made the statement: “And Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the appointed times of the nations [“times of the Gentiles,” KJ, RS] are fulfilled.” read more

It is a historical fact worth noting that, on the basis of the points and evidence above presented, the March 1880 edition of the Watch Tower magazine identified the year 1914 as the time for the close of “the appointed times of the nations” (and the end of the lease of power granted the Gentile rulers). read more

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Although there is no scriptural justification for the Watchtower’s teaching that the appointed times of the nations began in 607 B.C.E., Russell was right as regards the expiration of the appointed times of the nations would result in the utter destruction of the present system. read more