The Bible said there were two things that were going to happen. The City/Temple is going to lie in desolation for 70 years – Daniel 9:2 The nations (not just the Jews) are going to serve under the king of Babylon for 70 years – Jeremiah 25:11 Historical evidence proves that both of these prophesies…
Tag: 607 vs 587
Was Jerusalem Destroyed in 607BC, or 586BC? [and the 70 Years explained]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are adamant that Jerusalem was destroyed in 607BC [1], however, this contradicts both the Bible and archeological evidence. To accept 607BC as the date of Jerusalem’s destruction is to blatantly ignore thousands of credible scholars, historians, archeologists, and even the Bible. The first date a Jehovah’s Witness will use to establish the date…
Did Jerusalem Fall in 607BC or 587BC? [Evidence from JW Publications and the Bible]
In order for Jehovah’s Witnesses to be able to make sense of the 1914 date, the fall of Jerusalem needs to have happened in 607BC. The problem is that all evidence of Jerusalem destruction points to the date 587BC. The Bible also lines up with the date 587BC. But many still ask “Did Jerusalem fall…