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Historical Watchtower Publications

JWfacts.com is filled with Watchtower quotes. Readers of this site are usually shocked by a lot of the information and reluctant to accept that it is accurate. It is important to verify for yourself that the quotes appearing here are exactly as they appear in Watchtower publications, and also that they have not been taken out of context.

The best place to access Watchtower publications are on the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses at jw.org. There is a "Library" menu tab, or it can be accessed from wol.jw.org.

It is not possible to access all Watchtower publications at jw.org. Surprisingly, not even Studies in the Scriptures are available. These are the original series of books published by the founder, Pastor Russell and are a critical part of Watchtower history; the information contained within them are the "spiritual food" Jesus examined when choosing Watchtower as the organization to represent him, based on being the only religion teaching the "truth." (A cynical person may be tempted to say that the original teachings are hidden due to being of embarrassment and contradictory to present teachings.) For this reason it is necessary to look elsewhere for a large portion of Watchtower publications.

An incredible resource is the "Internet Archive". This has scans of millions of books across all manner of subjects, including Watchtower publications.

The most comprehensive sites to download Watchtower publications, as of September 2024, are AvoidJW.org and JWS Online Library. These sites contain almost all Watchtower publications that have been released to the public.

Secondhand printed copies of Watchtower publications can be purchased on Ebay though older ones can command high prices.

A lot of the research for jwfacts.com was done in the library of the Parramatta congregation, which carried many of the original Watchtower publications. Some Kingdom Halls and Bethel Branches may still carry copies of old publications, but most destroyed their libraries after the year 2000.

The best aid in knowing what publications to search for is the comprehensive list of Watchtower publications found at List of Watch Tower Society publications found on Wikipedia.

The following publications are hosted in PDF format on jwfacts.com and can be downloaded for free.

Millions Now Living will Never Die - 1925

This series of books and booklets discussed that 1925 would be the start of the earthly paradise and Jesus rulership, along with the earthly resurrection.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die 1920 33Mb

The Harp of God 1921 1921 edition 18Mb

The Harp of God 1921 1928 edition 13Mb

The Way to God 1924 1924 edition 11Mb

Photo Drama of Creation

Photo Drama of Creation 1914 edition 13Mb

Millenial Dawn

Millenial Dawn was also published under the title Studies in the Scriptures.

Millenial Dawn, Volume 1, The Divine Plan of the Ages 1886 1902 edition 20Mb

Millenial Dawn, Volume 2, The Time is at Hand 1889 1889 edition 7Mb

Millenial Dawn, Volume 3, They Kingdom Come 1891 1891 edition 7Mb

Millenial Dawn, Volume 4, The Day of Vengeance 1897 1897 edition 14Mb

Millenial Dawn, Volume 5, The At-one-ment Between God and Man 1889 1899 edition 22Mb

Millenial Dawn, Volume 6, The New Creation 1904 1904 edition 113Mb

Studies in the Scriptures

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 1, The Divine Plan of the Ages 1886 1913 edition 57Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 1, The Divine Plan of the Ages 1886 1923 edition 40Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 2, The Time is at Hand 1889 1891 edition 46Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 2, The Time is at hand 1889 1911 edition 19Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 2, The Time is at Hand 1889 1915 edition 14Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 2, The Time is as Hand 1889 1923 edition 40Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 2, The Time is as Hand 1889 1927 edition 31Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 3, Thy Kingdom Come 1891 1911 edition 30Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 3, Thy Kingdom Come 1891 1923 edition 43Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 4, The Day of Vengeance 1897 1911 edition 21Mb Later renamed The Battle of Armageddon.

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 4, The Battle of Armageddon 1897 1923 edition 77Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 4, The Battle of Armageddon 1897 1927 edition 53Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 5, The At-one-ment Between God and Man 1891 1911 edition 16Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 5, The At-one-ment Between God and Man 1891 1923 edition 69Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 6, The New Creation 1904 1923 edition 27Mb

Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7, The Finished Mystery 1917 1918 edition 20Mb This includes pages from the 1917 edition that were deleted from the 1918 edition.

Studies in the Scriptures was reprinted several time with different covers. The following examples are from my personal collection.

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